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At this moment, after resolving the issue with Cocoyasi Village, Lu En and the others, with their pirate group established, were on their way to Loguetown, the town known as "the beginning and the end," where the Pirate King was born, and where he was executed.
On board the Going Merry.
"Oh, no!" Nami had just bought a newspaper from the News Coo. After complaining about the price increase again, she looked at the two bounties that fell out of the newspaper and was startled.
"Lu En! Luffy! You've been given bounties!" Nami shrieked in alarm.
"What? I've been given a bounty?!" Luffy, who was still sitting in his exclusive "first-class" seat, immediately rushed over excitedly. "Look, everyone! I have a bounty! 45,000,000 Berries!" Luffy excitedly held up his bounty poster, showing it to his companions.
For a pirate, nothing could showcase a pirate's strength and fame better than a bounty. Luffy had always dreamed of a high bounty. Zoro and Sanji also felt their fighting spirit ignite. Bounties were an affirmation of a pirate's strength. Since they were pirates, they naturally wanted to obtain super high bounties.
"Huh? Is Lu En's bounty 10 million? That's quite low, huh." Luffy, who was bad at math, grinned, holding up Lu En's bounty poster. "10 million? Lu En? How is that possible?" Sanji, Usopp, and Zoro all expressed disbelief. They had all witnessed Lu En's strength. He was far stronger than Luffy. How could Lu En's bounty be so low compared to Luffy's?
"Let me see." Sanji took Luffy's bounty poster, then Lu En's, and carefully examined them. "Ten, hundred, thousand... ten million, hundred million..." Sanji looked at the numbers on Lu En's bounty poster, his face gradually turning pale with sweat.
"Idiot! This isn't ten million Berry!" Sanji looked horrified. "This is one hundred million Berry!!!" Sanji cried out in shock. "What?! One hundred million Berry?!" Hearing this terrifying number, Usopp was so scared his eyes crossed. "One hundred million, one hundred million, one hundred million Berry?!" Nami also pursed her red lips, her face filled with disbelief.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. What was the concept of one hundred million Berry?! Arlong's 20 million Berry was the highest bounty in the East Blue. In the East Blue, anything over 10 million Berry was considered a legend.
Nami had never heard of any pirate in the East Blue whose bounty reached one hundred million Berry. Looking at Lu En, Nami's beautiful eyes were also filled with worry. This bounty, Lu En, she feared he would be targeted by powerful Marines or pirates.
"One hundred million Berry?!" Luffy's eyes widened, and he cried out in surprise. Lu En's bounty was actually so much higher than his? Luffy looked at Lu En's bounty poster with a hint of envy, then clenched his fists to encourage himself. Luffy would naturally not envy his comrades, but would see this as motivation. He also wanted to obtain a super high bounty! To catch up to Lu En!
"Has it finally arrived? One hundred million Berry?" Lu En took his bounty poster from Sanji's hand, a slight curve forming at the corner of his lips. This was his first bounty, and he was quite satisfied with such a high one. "Capacity has increased, Conqueror's Haki strength increased." A line of light screen appeared. Sure enough, the amount of a pirate's bounty could be used to enhance one's capacity, thereby enhancing Haki.
Seeing Sanji, Usopp, and Luffy's exaggerated reactions, Lu En's lips curled slightly. This feeling was quite good. The process of increasing bounty, thereby acquiring capacity and strengthening Haki, was very compatible with the Beast Haki system. A higher bounty would naturally attract stronger Marines and pirates who wanted to step on the high bounty, thereby becoming famous pirates in the sea. Those who could survive in this "fostering" process could possess stronger Haki.
"One hundred million Berry." Hearing this astonishing number, Zoro's eyes became serious. As a former bounty hunter, Zoro knew very well what this bounty represented. Let alone the weakest sea of the East Blue, even in the Grand Line, this bounty could be called a great pirate. With such a bounty, what they would face in the future would no longer be branch Marines, or some minor characters. Instead, it would be Marine Headquarters! And those powerful pirates!
Zoro felt the recovery of his body after a period of tempering. Although he still felt some soreness, he could continue to train. "Zoro, where are you going?" Luffy saw Zoro stand up and walk towards the ship's cabin, and asked curiously. "To train." Zoro's gaze was firm. He had promised Lu En, and also Luffy. He would never lose again! He would soon face enemies much stronger than before. He had to cherish every second and train harder.
"I'll go with you." Lu En understood Zoro's thoughts and also chuckled. "I'll go too! I want to learn Haki!" Luffy also shouted loudly, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. Lu En's one hundred million Berry bounty ignited Luffy's fierce fighting spirit.
"Today's meal is almost finished. I'll go train too." Sanji took a deep breath, and said seriously. (bfbb) Truly. Lu En and the others, letting him embark on the path of chasing dreams. Although he was a chef, he also had to do his part for his companions.
"Ho! Brothers! Follow Lu En and learn Haki!" Luffy grabbed Zoro and Sanji, shouting excitedly. Zoro and Sanji's mouths twitched slightly, and they looked at Luffy with enthusiasm. If they didn't cooperate, Luffy wouldn't let them off. Zoro and Sanji could only cooperate and raise their fists. "Oh, oh!" But Zoro and Sanji's eyes also flickered with light. Haki, they must learn! For their dreams and ambition! And also for their companions!
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"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" Along with three loud thuds, Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro were pounded into the wall by Lu En, half-buried and unable to get out for a long time. "So painful! Zoro, quickly save me!" Luffy's head was smashed into the wall. It was made of rubber, very elastic, and somewhat hard to pull out.
"I'm impressed." Sanji gasped heavily, pulling Luffy's head out of the wall. "Hiss, hiss, hiss! Lu En, how do you feel stronger again?" Luffy's fangs gnashed, looking at Lu En in surprise. "Indeed, stronger than before." Zoro's eyes were filled with unparalleled solemnity.
His injuries were almost healed, plus the addition of eyebrow curling. As a result, in front of Lu En, he still had no power to retaliate. "Haki hitting the body is no joke." Sanji's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he rubbed his leg. This was because it hurt. "You three, remember clearly the feeling of Haki hitting your body."
Lu En looked at the three Luffy, who were already at their limits, and said: If you want to learn Haki, you still have to rely on yourselves. However, Lu En's training was not over. Subsequently, Lu En, bearing a terrifying burden, began to train. His physique, under the effect of his Superhuman*Demonic Beast Physique, continuously strengthened.
SuperhumanDemonic Beast Physique, formed by the fusion of Luffy's Superhuman Physique and Zoro's Demonic Beast Physique. In terms of pure muscle and bone repair speed, the current Lu En is about twice that of Zoro. Moreover, this gap is still widening.
This is because the SuperhumanDemonic Beast Physique also has a terrifying absorption capacity beyond Luffy's Superhuman Physique. The stronger the physique, the stronger the absorption capacity, and the stronger Lu En's ability to repair muscles and bones.
Combining the strong absorption capacity of the Transcendent Superhuman Physique, Lu En's physique strengthening speed is about five times that of Luffy and Zoro combined!
This entry, as Lu En had initially expected, rapidly strengthened his physique at an extremely terrifying speed. Just a few days of training allowed Lu En's Superhuman*Demonic Beast Physique to increase by one deep purple-level entry,
and the speed of its strengthening was incredibly astonishing. Moreover, as Lu En's physique strengthened, Lu En's absorption speed would increase even further, repairing muscles and bones faster. Lu En could also increase his training intensity, forming a virtuous cycle.
Superhuman*Demonic Beast Physique, the speed of physique strengthening, not only did not decrease as Lu En's physique strengthened, but it also became faster! Furthermore, in the process of Lu En strengthening his physique, he could also activate the "Born of the Sea" entry, continuously strengthening his Haki.
This clear and distinct feeling of becoming stronger was incredibly beautiful. In his previous life on Earth, effort didn't necessarily guarantee rewards. But now, as long as he worked hard to train, he could clearly feel himself getting stronger. Lu En was completely immersed in his training.
Looking at the already so strong Lu En, and then at the diligently training Zoro, Zoro endured the pain in his body and also picked up a huge barbell, mimicking the action of swinging a sword, and began to train. During the training, the feeling of being hit on the body by Lu En's Haki echoed in his mind. He tried to grasp this feeling and then learned Haki.
"How exactly can I become stronger?" Luffy was lost in thought. His companions were all so diligent. As the captain, he had to become even stronger. In terms of Haki, Luffy also knew that he couldn't learn it in a short time. Luffy was a straightforward person and had a clear understanding of himself.
Even Ace and Sabo, who became blood brothers in childhood, he was the worst among the three in terms of combat talent. Even after eating the Devil Fruit, he still couldn't control the Devil Fruit. And his initial use of rubber abilities could be said to be rare. At first, Luffy often tied himself up with his rubber body.
So Luffy clearly knew that he couldn't learn Haki in a short time, and he wouldn't be able to. Then how to become stronger in a short time, he still had to start with the Devil Fruit. This was his advantage over Lu En and Zoro.
Luffy constantly stretched his arms, and stretched his legs, continuously pondering. "Hmm?" Lu En, who was training his physique, heard this and felt Color Haki. Is he starting to research the power of Gear Second and Gear Third? Lu En secretly thought.
For the use of Gear Second and Gear Third, the requirements for physique were very high. It would cause a huge burden on Luffy's body. In the timeline of Enies Lobby in the original story, Luffy had already traveled most of the first half of the Grand Line and was about to reach Sabaody Archipelago. In that situation, when Luffy used Gear Second and Gear Third, his body completely couldn't handle it.
Still unable to enter the Grand Line, Luffy's physique at present was simply insufficient to support the use of Gear Second and Gear Third. Therefore, Lu En didn't give Luffy any pointers regarding Devil Fruits. In fact, he didn't need to.
Devil Fruit abilities are actually fixed. The so-called concept of "development" was, in later arcs, thrown into the trash by the original author. An ability user only needs their physique to strengthen, and they will naturally be able to unleash stronger power from the Devil Fruit they consumed, until the Devil Fruit awakens, at which point the Devil Fruit ability reaches its peak.
Let Luffy use his Devil Fruit ability on his own, and slowly master the power of Gear Second and Gear Third. This utilization of Devil Fruit ability can also make the ability user's physique stronger.
Because consuming a Devil Fruit changes one's body. Like Luffy, before awakening Nika, he was a rubber man. Continuously using his rubber abilities naturally strengthens his physique.
Therefore, as long as one is an ability user who has consumed a combat-type Devil Fruit, their physique and stamina are far superior to those who have not consumed a Devil Fruit.
This is also why, in the world of pirates where Haki determines the limit of strong individuals, Lu En believed that a powerful Devil Fruit was essential. A powerful Devil Fruit, especially a Mythical Zoan, can grant the user an extremely terrifying stamina limit.
According to later developments, the combat performance of top-tier Logia users like Aokiji and Akainu shows that after awakening, Logia users can very likely possess terrifying stamina. Furthermore, the powerful Devil Fruit ability itself is also very strong. When combined with Haki, the upper limit of combat power will definitely be greater than a pure Haki master!
Like Garp in the Hachinosu Island battle, he clearly had Haki with higher attack power. When fighting Aokiji, he could completely suppress Aokiji, but in terms of stamina and physique, he was still at a disadvantage. Garp launched so many terrifying attacks against Aokiji.
In terms of attack power, because of Haki, even with the Ice-Ice Fruit, Aokiji was much weaker than Garp. But Aokiji could still maintain his footing and continue to clash with Garp through his powerful physique and stamina. And Garp, after only taking one ambush, his combat power rapidly decreased.
In the pirate world, those who possess superhuman physique and endurance are almost all powerful Devil Fruit users. And for Lu En, who possesses the "Born of the Sea" entry, powerful physique means powerful Armament Haki.
And even Haki, although strengthening does not require physique, using Haki requires stamina as fuel. Therefore, a powerful Devil Fruit greatly increases Lu En's combat power limit.
There is no countering relationship between Haki and Devil Fruits, like Seastone countering Devil Fruit users. In reality, they are both forms of power. Haki merely provides the user with the power to attack ability users.
Powerful Haki can overwhelm weak Devil Fruit abilities, but powerful Devil Fruit abilities can also overwhelm weak Haki! Super strong Haki, plus super strong Devil Fruit abilities, can then achieve the highest combat power limit in the world of pirates!
Even a superhuman like Red-Hair or Roger, who didn't consume a Devil Fruit, still had formidable swordsmanship as a supplement to Haki, thereby increasing their combat power limit.
A pure Haki master's combat power limit will certainly fall behind powerful Devil Fruit users, and experts who train both Haki and Devil Fruit abilities. Especially after passing their peak, this gap will widen even further.
Especially Black Arm Zephyr, who is the most typical example. And the Smoke-Smoke Fruit was Lu En's first stepping stone to obtaining powerful Devil Fruits! Lu En trained his physique while using "Born of the Sea" to enhance his Haki, a slight smile curling at the corner of his lips.
Sanji watched Lu En and the others diligently train. He did not continue training. Instead, he quietly closed the training room door, and slowly rolled up his shirt sleeves. Enduring the pain in his body, he went to the kitchen. A chef was his true calling. His companions were all diligently training. As a chef, he had to ensure their nutritional support.
However, while Sanji was cooking, while ensuring the taste, he also recalled the feeling of Lu En's Haki hitting him. He also wanted to become stronger! Nami, meanwhile, occasionally peered through the training room window, watching Lu En's training.
The rest of the time, she observed the climate over the sea with utmost seriousness, ensuring the Going Merry's smooth voyage. Lu En was striving to become stronger. As the navigator, she also had to ensure the smooth progress of the voyage.
Usopp, meanwhile, adjusted the Going Merry's controls according to Nami's instructions. Usopp now served as both shipwright and helmsman. The Going Merry thus sailed smoothly under these circumstances.
In the days Lu En and the others continuously trained and grew stronger, under Nami's almost perfect command, Loguetown was reached!
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