Chapter 940

Lu En thought.

He could not overcome Ben Beike Man, and he was confident that the other could not overcome him either.

So.

The outcome of this battle was already obvious.

Neither of them won.

No victor!

And no loser!

At this moment,

Feeling his body's weakness, Ben Beike Man's face darkened, his eyes coldly fixed on Lu En with wary suspicion.

Huh!

He exhaled heavily, his voice low and complex: "I never expected that you, at only five years old, could fight me to this extent."

"This, indeed, exceeded my original expectations."

"It forces me to admit one fact."

"Punch Demon…"

"You, truly are an extraordinary monster!"

If not for experiencing it firsthand, Ben Beike Man might never have believed it in his lifetime.

One day,

He, a Huangfu-level powerhouse, would be locked in a stalemate with a mere five-year-old brat.

Both evenly matched!

Equal in strength!

Neither could claim victory.

"You flatter me."

"You're not bad either."

A faint smile appeared on Lu En's pale face.

To be evenly matched with a Huangfu-level powerhouse…

For this result, he naturally felt no dissatisfaction.

He was already satisfied.

From holding his own against Doflamingo, to now holding his own against a Huangfu-level powerhouse,

Lu En had spent no more than a month or so.

In such a short time, his strength had undergone a dramatic leap.

As for this,

How could he be dissatisfied?

"Next target…"

"The Four Emperors-level powerhouse!"

"The Marine Admiral-level powerhouse!"

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly, thinking to himself.

He had already sensed it.

He was drawing immeasurably close to the level of the Four Emperors and Admirals.

One could say.

Right now, he too was a Huangfu-level powerhouse!

Sea's top tier combat power!

Infinite proximity to Admirals,

Infinite proximity to the Four Emperors.

With Lu En's rate of advancement, he was confident that within about half a year, he could officially stand on equal footing with Admiral- and Four Emperor-level powerhouses.

This was no exaggeration.

Lu En was extremely confident.

"That day won't be far off."

His gaze flickered, his thoughts drifting.

As Lu En pondered,

Ben Beike Man spoke again: "Let this battle end here."

"Agreed."

Lu En gave Ben Beike Man a deep look and nodded in assent.

To fight further…

Would only add to their injuries.

He already knew.

His strength was on par with Ben Beike Man's; fighting on would still yield no victor.

If so,

It was better to conserve some strength.

"To be evenly matched with a five-year-old brat? How ironic!"

"If this gets out…"

"I've lost face completely."

Ben Beike Man let out a bitter laugh.

But then he thought again…

Drawing even with the Fist Demon doesn't seem like such a disgrace.

After all,

How many top-tier powerhouses have fallen to the Fist Demon's hands across this entire sea?

To split the victory with such a monster isn't perfectly normal?

"Red Hair, everything now rests on you alone."

"As for me…"

"I can't send you any reinforcements."

"I didn't expect the Fist Demon to be this strong. In a one-on-one fight, I couldn't defeat him—I ended up mutually wounded."

Ben Beike Man sighed helplessly.

He found a spot on the harbor shore and lay down, his back pressed against the earth, feeling the cold touch seeping from the ground; his wounds sent sharp, agonizing pains through his body, making him gasp in pain.

Fighting through the searing pain, he stared fixedly at the battlefield ahead.

The fate of the Red Hair Pirates…

Will be decided by their captain, Red Hair!

As for him?

He was powerless now.

His battle with the Fist Demon Lu En had drained every ounce of Ben Beike Man's strength.

At this moment,

if he rashly intervened in Red Hair's battlefield, even the residual shockwaves would likely worsen his injuries.

Ben Beike Man would never do something so suicidal.

On the other side,

Lu En also lay flat on a harbor shore, quietly watching the battlefield near Captain Kapu.

At the same time,

as Lu En and Ben Beike Man both ceased their attacks,

it was officially declared…

The battle between Lu En and Ben Beike Man had come to a close.

Ending in a draw!

This outcome delivered an overwhelming psychological shock to all onlookers.