Chapter 129

Compared to when he fought Kizaru a year and a half ago, their captain has grown much stronger.

How could a pirate with a bounty of just five hundred million in his prime possibly be his match…

At that very moment.

The terrifying force within Luo En's jet-black right fist erupted violently, instantly overwhelming Kijiro's punch—and before Old Cai's eyes, which bulged as if about to pop, Luo En landed a single punch that sent the massive Kijiro flying!

"!!!!"

"He actually knocked the boss flying with one punch…"

Old Cai, wielding the Yong Dao, trembled as he stared at the black-clad youth standing calmly a short distance away, cold sweat pouring down his face. "Where the hell did this guy come from?"

Kijiro, slammed hard onto the unyielding Jade Ice Bed, opened his eyes again to see Luo En not having moved an inch, and a flicker of shock appeared in his gaze.

"What terrifying strength… Could this guy have the special bloodline of a Giant?"

Although he now understood the mysterious youth's power, Kijiro had no intention of surrendering.

He stomped his foot and shot forward like a cannonball, reaching the black-clad youth in an instant, slamming his hardened Armament Haki-flattened head downward—before even drawing near, a powerful shockwave crushed toward Luo En.

"Eight Impact Fist: Warhead Collision!"

Gazing at the incoming attack about to strike him.

Luo En's mind wasn't thinking about dodging, retreating, or countering—he was thinking.

Could my punch now flatten his flattened head into a cone again?

Probably no problem.

Just need to mind the angle.

As he pondered, Kijiro's hardened, flattened head arrived before him.

Luo En raised his jet-black arm, like steel, and struck with twice the speed of before, landing squarely on Kijiro's black flattened head.

Boom!

With a deafening crash, a furious wind surged outward.

After Luo En unleashed the terrifying strength of his body's full 3,000 points of Qi, Kijiro's black flattened head began to change—like molten steel, it reshaped itself back into a pointed cone.

"Eh? Eh? Eh?!!!!"

Old Cai, witnessing this, nearly popped his eyes out.

Konis, Luo Bin, and Bonny were also stunned.

The flattened head… could it really be punched back into a pointed head again?

Luo En's even heavier punch this time not only reshaped Kijiro's flattened head back into a pointed cone but also knocked him unconscious, sending him flying once more to crash into an ice peak.

The newly restored pointed head pierced straight through the solid ice peak, embedding Kijiro, still unconscious, diagonally into it, forming an extraordinarily unique sight.

…………

Half a day later.

On this emerald, crystalline ice continent.

Kijiro, now restored to his pointed head, bowed with Old Cai and the entire Eight Treasures Navy before Luo En and the others.

"This kindness is beyond repayment—even ten thousand deaths could not repay it! From this day forward, Lord Luo En is the great benefactor of the Kijiro Clan and the Eight Treasures Navy! Whatever you command, I, Kijiro, will die without hesitation!"

Kijiro, kneeling on the ice, bowed his head to Luo En.

Luo Bin, Konis, and Bonny listened to the words of this once-five-hundred-million-berry pirate, filled with gratitude, and watched him and his men kneel in a dark, sprawling mass—deeply moved.

"Die without hesitation?"

Luo En, hearing this, smiled and tapped his foot against the crystal-clear, water-like ice. "What if I told you I want the treasure buried beneath it?"

Kijiro froze for an instant, a flicker of conflict and hesitation crossing his eyes—but then he hardened his resolve.

He looked up at Luo En, solemnly saying: "If Lord Luo En desires it, I shall open this Jade Ice Bed and give you all the treasure."

Compared to the great kindness of restoring his pointed head, this treasure meant nothing!

Thinking this, Kijiro immediately hardened his pointed head with Armament Haki, concentrating all his immense strength into its sharp tip, then slammed his black cone downward into the incredibly hard ice.

Boom!

The earth trembled.

Cracks radiated from the point where the cone struck the smooth emerald ice, then exploded open.

A massive fissure, hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters deep, appeared across the thick ice.

Before everyone's eyes lay countless treasures glowing with radiant light.

"Wahhh!!"

Bonny, in her little girl form, instantly saw her eyes turn into Beri symbols.

Konis and Luo Bin also showed expressions of astonishment.

"There's this much treasure buried beneath…?"

"Just how much money is down here?"

As far as the eye could see, within a hundred-meter radius, gold and silver treasures lay piled in thick layers.

Luo En stood atop the glittering treasure and looked at Kijiro before him. "I don't need it all—but when I leave this island, I'll take some."

Old Cai and the Eight Treasures Navy all looked at Luo En with tear-bright eyes, filled with profound gratitude and reverence.

Some were moved to tears.

Lord Luo En… what a man of such noble virtue…

Kijiro, hearing this, grew anxious: "This—this won't do! Your kindness to me is so great that giving you all the treasure here still wouldn't repay it—yet you take only a portion…?"

"Then help me with one more favor."

Luo En pointed at the little sea cow, Xiao Qi, who was playing with gold coins. "That's my disciple—a Kung Fu Sea Cow from Alabasta, named Xiao Qi. For the next few months, you'll teach him boxing."

Kijiro froze, staring at the tiny sea cow clad in a thick steel vest.

Hearing the two of them talk, Little Seven looked over this way, its little eyes shining brightly as it stared at Green Pepper, its tail wagging furiously.

"Eh? Master! Is this amazing old man really going to teach me fist techniques?"

Hearing its words, Green Pepper, Old Cai, and the others were all stunned.

A sea cow… was talking?

Luo En looked at Little Seven and smiled: "Throw a full-strength punch and show them."

"Got it!"

Little Seven said, its expression turning serious as it began to draw back its fist.

Then, a sight appeared that left Green Pepper, Old Cai, and a whole crowd of Eight Treasure Water Force marines dumbstruck, their eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.

They saw armed-color Haki surge forth on that sea cow's drawn-back right fist, instantly turning its tiny fist a steel-like jet-black.

With a serious expression, it threw a punch straight ahead.

Boom!

The air in front of it exploded with a roar; along with the fierce fist force, a violent shockwave surged forward, blasting all the gold coins scattered across the ground within a dozen or so meters ahead into the air!

"…………Eh??!!!"

The Eight Treasure Water Force marines behind Old Cai widened their eyes, gaped their mouths, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor in shock.

A sea cow could actually master armed-color Haki and fist techniques?!!!

Luo En looked at the equally dumbfounded Green Pepper, Old Cai, and the others and smiled: "How about it?"

"Since His Excellency Luo En has spoken, then naturally there's no problem. This old man will certainly teach everything he knows without holding back!"

Green Pepper came back to his senses and assured Luo En.

After Luo En took four-tenths of all the treasure here, he left this Ice Continent with Luo Bin, Konis, and Bonney.

Kung Fu Sea Cow Little Seven, meanwhile, stayed by Green Pepper's side, learning Iron Head Skill and Eight Impact Fists from him.

………………

Soon, several months passed.

After Luo En and the others finished touring the remaining islands of the Outer West Sea, they returned to Flower Island and picked up Little Seven, who had already learned Eight Impact Fists, Iron Head Skill, and quite a few other fist techniques, from the Green Pepper family.

At the end of Sea Circle Calendar 1516, the Voyager departed the West Sea.

At the beginning of Sea Circle Calendar 1517, it arrived at the North Sea.

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118, The Floating Island Drifting in the North Sea Night Sky

Sea Circle Calendar 1517.

In East Sea Windmill Town, Ace bid farewell to Luffy, Makino, and the bandit Dadan, and set out to sea alone, beginning his own adventure.