Boom!
Before the Marine could turn around to face Lin Xuan again, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head. The next moment, his body was sent flying, crashing hard into a wall on the side of the street.
Immediately after, the three Marines who had tried to rescue the three Celestial Dragons met the same fate—each of them was kicked away by Lin Xuan!
The Marines, who had been on the verge of cheering, instantly fell silent at the sight. Fear quickly spread across their faces as they watched Lin Xuan flash forward, charging straight toward them!
The next moment—
"Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!"
Screams of agony erupted one after another. Just like Uchiha Madara earlier, Lin Xuan weaved through the crowd, sending hundreds of Marines flying one by one!
Watching this scene, Uchiha Madara curled his lips slightly and remarked, "At least you haven't disgraced the reputation of the Sharingan."
With his keen eyesight, how could he not tell that Lin Xuan's current taijutsu and the dynamic visual tracking ability of his dojutsu were all copied from his own techniques?
Moreover, judging from the results, Lin Xuan was using them quite effectively.
In fact, just as Madara had guessed, this set of taijutsu was what Lin Xuan had just learned by observing with his Sharingan.
This was precisely why Lin Xuan had chosen to replicate Uchiha Madara's Sharingan first.
First, the Universal Copy Card could only replicate one ability at a time. If he had to copy all of Madara's ninjutsu individually, wouldn't that cost him a fortune in reputation points?
Thus, the most cost-effective approach was to copy the Sharingan first, then use the Sharingan itself to replicate ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. Only abilities that couldn't be copied with the Sharingan would require the use of the Copy Card.
Besides, the feeling of replicating others' skills just by watching—without spending reputation points—was incredibly satisfying for Lin Xuan.
At this moment, after his brief "workout," the effects of the numerous enhancement items he had consumed earlier were further activated.
By the time he had knocked out all the Marines, his strength had surged once more, reaching thirty times his original level!
What did that mean?
It meant that if Lin Xuan could originally lift only a few dozen pounds with one hand, he could now lift over two thousand pounds!
And this enhancement wasn't limited to strength alone—his speed, reflexes, and overall combat capability had skyrocketed, making him over a hundred times stronger than before!
After dealing with the Marines, Lin Xuan dusted off his hands as if he had just finished some trivial task, then returned to the three enslaved Celestial Dragons.
Pulling on the three "dog leashes," Lin Xuan glanced at the unconscious Marines scattered across the ground and felt a bit bored.
He realized he could no longer gain reputation points from these people.
Just then, he suddenly heard the sound of cannon fire coming from the direction of the port, and his eyes lit up.
Uchiha Madara also noticed the commotion and asked, "Has the so-called elite from the Marine headquarters arrived?"
Lin Xuan grinned. "Let's go see for ourselves!"
With that, they dragged the three Celestial Dragon slaves and strode toward the source of the cannon fire.
As they walked, Uchiha Madara asked Lin Xuan, "Some of them turn black during combat, and their attack power increases dramatically. What's that about?"
Lin Xuan replied, "Oh, that's a unique power in this world called Armament Haki..."
Lieutenant Commander Kurohige struggled to his feet and watched as Lin Xuan and Madara headed toward the port. He snorted coldly. "Admiral Kizaru will definitely take care of you!"
He made no move to stop them, instead leading his battered troops to follow closely behind, ensuring they wouldn't escape.
Meanwhile, at the port, a Marine headquarters warship was rapidly approaching.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As soon as it arrived, the ship opened fire. Massive cannonballs blasted toward the pirate ships attempting to flee, blowing them to pieces!
The warship plowed through all obstacles, quickly closing in on the island.
Whoosh!
From the deck, a middle-aged man in a yellow-striped suit and a Justice cloak suddenly leaped into the air, landing gracefully on a cannonball mid-flight. Riding the projectile, he soared straight to the shore.
Some sharp-eyed pirates immediately recognized the wrinkled, somewhat sleazy-looking man and gasped in horror.
"Oh my god! It's Kizaru!"
"Admiral Kizaru from Marine headquarters is here in person!"
"We're done for! We're all doomed!"
The pirates wailed as if the apocalypse had arrived.
In reality, Kizaru didn't even glance at them.
After landing on the shore, he elegantly pulled out a Den Den Mushi and dialed a number.
"Moshi moshi, Sentomaru, this is Borsalino. I've arrived. Please respond."
Kizaru spoke into the snail, but after a long pause, there was no reply.
Puzzled, he tried again. "Hello? This is Borsalino. Is anyone there? How strange—it's connected..."
Suddenly, an angry voice erupted from the other end: "Borsalino! You picked up the wrong Den Den Mushi again!"
The voice belonged to none other than Fleet Admiral Sengoku!
Kizaru's face froze in embarrassment. Flustered, he quickly hung up and fished out another Den Den Mushi from his pocket.
Just then, he noticed a group of pirates nearby who had witnessed his blunder. They were all staring at him, dumbfounded.
Their shocked expressions seemed to scream: The legendary Admiral Kizaru… is actually an idiot who can't even use a Den Den Mushi properly?!
And judging by Sengoku's furious roar, this wasn't the first time it had happened!
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