Chapter 1021

"... Haven't you learned from your last lesson yet?"

Lei Mu, with a hint of regret, suddenly raised her fist, "Dog's Bite Crimson Lotus!"

Terrifying magma instantly transformed into a massive dog head, roaring as it surged toward Chi Tong.

Chi Tong's body tensed tightly; at the moment the giant dog head neared her, she sidestepped with a swift whoosh and appeared before Lei Mu.

"Instant Blade!"

In a single breath, Chi Tong unleashed twenty-eight slashes.

Yet this time, Lei Mu didn't even elementalize—she simply coated her entire body in Armament Haki and blocked all twenty-eight slashes.

Lei Mu closed in, her fist pressing against Chi Tong's forehead, her expression calm, "You're already dead!"

Chi Tong said nothing, silently lowering the blade in her hand.

Clearly, she agreed with Lei Mu's words.

If Lei Mu had turned her palm into magma, Chi Tong would truly have been dead just then.

A sharp tearing sound suddenly rang out; an eight-meter-tall giant bear appeared silently behind Chi Tong and reached out with a swift swipe toward Lei Mu.

"... Hit!"

Seeing this, Hei Tong, seated atop the Fangtooth Wolf King in the distance, her eyes sparkled with delight.

"What do you mean!"

A single finger pressed against her back; Lei Mu's voice was flat, unrippled.

Hei Tong's body stiffened, then a bitter smile appeared on her face as she plopped down directly onto the Fangtooth Wolf King.

"Fine! I lost again."

Lei Mu flipped over and dropped straight off the Fangtooth Wolf King.

She turned her head and saw Su Han in the distance; her eyes lit up with joy, and she strode forward toward him at once.

She bowed to Su Han in a maid's salute.

"Master, you've arrived!"

Su Han nodded, glanced at Lei Mu, then frowned, "Your power increase has been minimal!"

Su Han keenly sensed that Lei Mu's current combat level remained at Master Intermediate... at best, barely touching the threshold to Advanced.

This pace of breakthrough was already fast compared to ordinary Master-tier cultivators, but Su Han found it too slow.

After all, Lei Mu consumed the Lava Fruit—and even the evolved version.

The development path of this fruit is extremely clear, and its potential is immense.

Without exaggeration, Lei Mu should have encountered no bottlenecks on her path to becoming a Great Master of Daqianuo.

"Perhaps it's because she hasn't been in combat recently! That's why her combat growth has slowed so much!"

La Mu softly explained; having lived side by side with Lei Mu, she naturally understood Lei Mu's key issue well.

"... That makes sense!"

Su Han's brow furrowed as he recalled Wugeng Liuli—Liuli had also hit a bottleneck, and only broke through after entering the One Piece world and clearing the Marine Supreme Combat instance.

"Should I send Lei Mu back to the One Piece world for training again, and have La Mu go protect her?"

This thought flashed through Su Han's mind, but in the end, he shook his head and abandoned it.

The main reason is that Lei Mu's current strength is barely comparable to a Marine Admiral—and even then, not a standout one.

Going alone would be far too dangerous.

Adding La Mu would certainly be... enough, but then the purpose of training would be lost.