Chapter 978

"Is that really Lu En?!"

"Are you sure you didn't mishear?"

"Or did I imagine it?"

He froze completely.

Lu En?

Severed Red-Haired's arm?

This news made Smoker feel as if he were dreaming.

Too surreal!

Like he'd suffered auditory hallucinations!

"The New World's Four Emperor-level powerhouse, Red-Haired Shanks…"

"A force comparable to Kaido and Xia Luote Luffy, even rivaling Bai Huzi, the man hailed as the strongest in the world. Yet such a powerhouse was severed by Lu En's arm?"

"My god!"

"I must be insane!"

"How is this possible?!"

"Even if Lu En is strong, he couldn't possibly be this powerful."

On this day,

Smoker's entire worldview shattered and collapsed upon hearing the news.

Furthermore,

The entire Luo Ge Town was utterly overturned by the sudden news.

The pirates of Luo Ge Town grew even more terrified.

Each pirate trembled and hid in corners, no longer daring to show themselves.

On this day,

All pirates in the East Blue cowered in fear.

Those arrogant pirates all hid in their hideouts, not daring to move.

The name of Fist Demon Lu En…

Echoed throughout the entire East Blue!

Caused every pirate to tremble in dread.

Merely hearing the name Fist Demon was enough to shatter their courage.

"My heavens!"

"Red-Haired Shanks—he's a Four Emperor-level powerhouse."

"You know what the Four Emperors are, right? If you don't, let me put it more simply: Red-Haired Shanks is a pirate with a bounty of several billion Berries."

"Now you should clearly understand just how powerful Red-Haired truly is."

"Yet such a powerhouse was severed by the Fist Demon, a mere five-year-old! He fled, stripped of his armor, fleeing in terror from the East Blue!"

"Can you believe this?!"

"Who the hell is this monster, Fist Demon Lu En?"

"It's said that even Red-Haired's vice-captain, Ben Beike Man—a pirate with a bounty of over a billion Berries—could only match the Fist Demon Lu En evenly."

"Unimaginable—he's only five years old!"

"…"

The East Blue erupted in massive upheaval.

Countless pirates were filled with dread.

Down to the common folk,

The civilians of island after island learned the news.

They were deeply shaken.

A flurry of discussions erupted around this event.

Meanwhile,

The news reached the Ichinichi Dojo in Shimotsuki Village.

Tap-tap-tap—

Hurried footsteps rushed toward the dojo entrance.

"Master!"

"Master!"

"There's a rumor circulating outside about Mr. Lu En."

A sword-disciple arrived before Geng Geng Silang and urgently relayed the news as he heard it.

"Lu En?"

"What news?"

Geng Geng Silang asked with a curious smile.

Although he had met Lu En only once…

He held an extremely deep impression of Lu En.

After all,

Lu En was the most terrifying prodigy he had ever witnessed in his life!

Naturally, Geng Geng Silang could not help but remember such a prodigy vividly.

Next to Geng Geng Silang,

Kuina also regarded this sword disciple with some curiosity.

The name of Fist Demon Lu En…

She too felt it thunderous in her ears.

This was the first time she had felt such intense defeat from someone her own age.

Therefore,

she felt an inexplicable emotional attachment to Lu En.

Whenever anything concerned Lu En, Kuina paid special attention.

So,

she sat quietly beside Geng Geng Silang, listening to the sword disciple's words.

"Mr. Lu En fought to a draw with the vice-captain of the Red-Haired Pirates! He is a sea pirate with a bounty of over one billion Berries!"

"Even more terrifying is…"

"He severed the arm of the Red-Haired Pirates' captain, Red-Haired Shanks!"

"Red-Haired Shanks is a powerhouse ranked among the Four Emperors of the New World."

"His bounty is close to three billion Berries!"

The disciple said with a tone of shock.

"W-what?!"

"What did you say?"

At this moment,

even Geng Geng Silang, usually so composed, was utterly thrown off balance.

Red-Haired Shanks…

He was the very top pirate of the Grand Line!