Chapter 213

"But…"

She looked at the peach rabbit beside her: "Sister Jiyuan, you're a candidate for Admiral now—aren't you really supposed to stay at headquarters?"

"Just one day, it's no big deal."

The peach rabbit, with her elegant, mature face and figure, held a paper bag in her hand and smiled with narrowed eyes: "Staying at headquarters all the time is unbearable—I need to change my mood. I should thank you for inviting me to shop."

"Sister Jiyuan, has the current situation improved a little compared to before?"

Tina asked curiously.

"The number of pirate crews active in the Grand Line seems to have decreased over the past six months."

"That's hard to say."

Jiyuan shook her head: "The number has indeed dropped slightly, but the quality has improved—making them even more troublesome for us Marines."

"Lately, the ones flooding into the Grand Line are all troublesome types."

As Tina listened to Jiyuan's words, she recalled the pirate crews who had recently gained fame in the Grand Line.

Kid's Pirate Crew, Eustass Kid, Kira.

Hawkins' Pirate Crew, Bajir Hawkins.

Drake's Pirate Crew, Red Flag, X. Drake.

Broadcast Pirate Crew, Sculachiman Ap.

Flame Tank Pirate Crew, Capone Bege.

Broken Monk Pirate Crew, Urki.

These pirate crews are all new forces, each with formidable strength and bounties exceeding one hundred million, worthy of being called Super New Stars.

Their sudden emergence all at once is truly rare.

"Hey, Tina, have you heard a piece of news lately?"

Peach Rabbit Jiyuan glanced around.

Her words snapped Tina out of her thoughts: "What news?"

"A while ago, someone claimed to have seen a ship near the shore in the Sabaody Archipelago that resembled the floating vessel of the Sky Disaster Travelers."

Peach Rabbit looked at Tina.

Tina's eyes widened slightly, her heart stirred with unrest:

"Sister Jiyuan, you mean… that person might be on this island? That can't be right… wasn't the last report saying he was in the East Blue?"

"Calm down—we still can't confirm whether that rumor is true."

Peach Rabbit placed a hand on her shoulder: "Besides accompanying you shopping, I came here specifically to verify this rumor."

【ps: Got something to do today—probably just this update. I'll make it up tomorrow.】

187, Surprised Peach Rabbit and Tina

Luo En strode down the bustling street, wearing a black coat and a tall black hat, walking with calm ease.

His demeanor made him seem more noble than the actual nobles living here.

Along the path he passed, many women couldn't help turning to look at him—but all they saw was his back.

Luo En's eyes were closed; he could not see.

But his Kenbunshoku Haki combined with the Transparent World formed a special domain that covered the entire island, feeding him every detail of its surroundings.

At this moment, he clearly sensed the presence, conversation, scent, and emotions of the two acquaintances two streets away.

Upon hearing one of those acquaintances—Peach Rabbit Jiyuan—speak, Luo En's lips curled slightly.

"So they heard the rumor? No wonder it felt so coincidental."

Luo En walked toward Tina and Peach Rabbit.

"System, how many more days until my eyes' seal is lifted?"

As he walked, Luo En spoke silently in his mind.

【Replying to host: At current progress, 34 days remain.】

"34 days…"

Luo En nodded lightly.

He shifted his thoughts, and a glowing screen appeared in his mind, displaying his current stats.

【Host: Luo En.

Age: 20.

Blood Qi: 4369.

Transparent World: Lv5.

Sun Breathing Technique mastery: 100%.

Swordsmanship: Great Swordsman, perfected.

Power Ultimate Meaning: Lv5.

Ultimate Technique: Transcendent Nuclear Kick—Lv3.

Sealed Rinne Sharingan (sealed…)

Devil Fruit ability: Harmless Flutter Fruit (Stage Two)

Permanent Buff: True Meaning of Thousand Hammerings (binding…)

Lightning Resistance: 50%.

Weapon: Supreme Great Sword Twelve Works—Blood Blade Moon.

Great Sword Twenty-One Works—Lei Qie.

Great Sword Twenty-One Works—Kuroi: Shusui.】

Famous sword: Sakura Ten.

Armament Haki lv8. (Third Stage)

Observation Haki lv7. (Third Stage)

Conqueror's Haki lv6. (Second Stage)

Soru: lv10.

Geppo: lv10.

Rankyaku: lv10.

Special Skills: Mechanical Mastery, Navigation Mastery, Language Mastery, lv2 Healing Art, Purification Art.

Special Noble Phantasms: Gate of Babylon, Endless Wine Gourd, Silver Revolver with Six Bullets a Day…

Special Items: Senzu Beans…】

If two years ago, even a full-power Atomic Leg only managed to grievously wound Kaido,

Luo En was still a step short of an Admiral or an Emperor, at best a quasi-Emperor level.

Then now, two years later.

With both Observation Haki and Armament Haki breaking through their bottlenecks to reach the Third Stage, and his swordsmanship improved once more, Luo En's combat power was that of a genuine Emperor!

If he were to face Admiral Huang Yuan again, then it would be the Admiral's turn to run.

The ability of the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi had also been developed by Luo En to a level approaching the Awakened state of a Devil Fruit.

If the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi's ability could break through that bottleneck, and on top of that the Tenseigan's seal were to be undone…

Luo En's strength would undoubtedly surge once again, truly surpassing Emperor-level combat power, reaching the apex of this sea's combat power pyramid — a level above the Four Emperors!

……

When he walked onto that street.

Tina and Tsuru were in a coffee shop about a hundred meters ahead of him.

Right at that moment.

Luo En's Observation Haki caught a glimpse of the future; he turned his head to the side, toward the diagonally opposite direction.

A few seconds later.

Bang!

The front door of a building not far across from Luo En suddenly blew apart, startling the pedestrians walking there.

The people on the street were alarmed by this sudden commotion and all looked in that direction.

They saw a burly man wearing a collar burst out from the destroyed door, his expression savage and desperate.

"H-Help!!"