"Smoking is prohibited indoors!"
Luo Yu smiled faintly, and the Conqueror's Haki dormant within him erupted like a tidal wave.
The floor beneath his feet cracked in response, and the force surged towards Smoker, Hina, and the others.
At the same time, the Gravity Training Room, which was integrated with the ship's cabin, had its crimson display screen jump directly to 3.
Starting with three times the gravity, it felt as if a heavy burden was pressing down on them.
Most importantly, through the system's explanation, Luo Yu discovered that this Gravity Training Room was simply a modified version, capable of absorbing his Conqueror's Haki and applying it comprehensively throughout the cabin.
It could be said that the combination of gravity and the impact of Conqueror's Haki made everyone in the cabin feel as if they were being crushed by Mountain.
Their bodies couldn't support it first, and they crashed to the ground.
Under the release of immense power, the specially made, thick deck of the warship cracked with a series of pops, and cracks spread out like a spiderweb.
Looking around, the five people who had stepped onto the ship's deck seemed to be squeezed by an invisible force, pressed firmly against the deck.
Smoker and Hina's cigars and cigarettes had long since been bitten in half.
If their tongues were not quick, they probably would have been caught in the crossfire.
Feeling the enormous pressure applied to their bodies, not to mention Koby and the others, even Smoker and Hina had trouble turning over, let alone speaking.
Coupled with waves of Conqueror's Haki assaulting their minds.
In Luo Yu's words, it was like being pressed under the Five Finger Mountain, with the sound of the Tang Monk's chanting in their ears![T/N: referencing the Monkey King's imprisonment under the Five Finger Mountain in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.]
Both body and mind were being ravaged.
At the same time, the crimson numbers on the gravity display screen continued to climb.
The escalating pressure made it feel as though someone wanted to crush them.
The thick floorboards were gradually compressed, forming a human-shaped indentation.
Bones seemed unable to bear the strain, producing a series of cracking sounds as if they were about to shatter.
The sound echoed across the silent deck, sending shivers down their spines.
Crocodile, Jabura, and the others were completely dumbfounded.
Was this really a shortcut to awakening Haki?
It felt more like a massive death trap.
Their instincts screamed that if Luo Yu exerted just a little more force...
...these navy officers, gambling with their lives, would absolutely be crushed to pieces, right?
"I can't... I can't hold on anymore!"
Spandam's eyes rolled back, and his body went limp. He immediately fell backward.
If Jabura and the others hadn't quickly reached out to support him, he probably would have already been foaming at the mouth and sprawled on the ground.
The battleship they were on had indeed moved away from Luo Yu and the others beforehand.
Most of the Conqueror's Haki, released outwards, was channeled into the ship's cabins with precise control of his mental energy, with only a small portion spilling out.
Otherwise, after that display, the navy soldiers transferred to another battleship would likely have already been lying on the ground.
Just, feeling the invisible pressure Emitting from Cabin, everyone present still felt a suffocating sensation, as if their hearts were being clutched by an invisible hand.
However, at this moment, whether it was CP9 or Crocodile and the others, they were enduring the discomfort, staring fixedly at Luo Yu.
They desperately wanted to know what Luo Yu would do facing subordinates who seemed ready to be crushed at any moment.
The most important thing was, was this truly the Conqueror's Haki they knew?
How could it be so monstrous!
"Still not enough?" Luo Yu's eyebrows couldn't help but raise, and after taking a swig of the local liquor, he said with a smile.
"Looks like you're just a hair's breadth from death. I hope you can survive this!"
Everyone present felt their scalps tingle.
Was He going straight for the kill?
As if the current situation wasn't bad enough already.
"Buzz!"
The air vibrated violently, and an invisible pressure intensified once more.
In the ten-times Gravity Training Room, the original three times gravity instantly surged to five times.
The five people within the cabin were immediately crushing the deck beneath them.
Five screams erupted simultaneously.
Crocodile and the others' pupils contracted, and their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
The shortcut to Haki they'd been suspecting… it actually worked!
Thin layers of Armament Haki, like a breached dam, surged from the five individuals, instantly covering their bodies.
This Haki appeared as weak as smoke, but at this moment, it enhanced their bodies' ability to withstand pressure.
Seeing this, Luo Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief while quickly dissipating the fivefold gravity in the Gravity Training Room and his released Conqueror's Haki.
Indeed, the ancients(novel writers) were right!
The system's products were always top-notch!
Death does indeed increase the chances of awakening Haki.
But Luo Yu believed that without the assistance of this Gravity Training Room, even being crushed and revived ten times wouldn't be enough to achieve it!
According to the system, this was an essential artifact for the awakening of a strong person's power.
The sudden dissipation of the mental shock and the five times the gravity applied to their bodies jolted Ain and the others awake from their daze.
They completely disregarded the fatigue, soreness, and drenched clothes that covered their bodies.
Looking at the weak Haki that was instinctively wrapping around their bodies for protection after struggling through life and death, Ain was completely dumbfounded.
"I...I succeeded?"
"I only remember being pressed against the deck and almost being crushed, then my brain seemed to explode, and a new power surged within me. It felt incredibly smooth, like silk!"
"So, this is Conqueror's Haki?"
Ain murmured to herself.
Smoker and the others also looked bewildered.
Looking at the weak Armament Haki clinging to their bodies.
Only short fragments remained in their memories.
To sum it up, they were pinned to the floor, screaming, and then the Haki leaked out!
This entire process, when they thought about it, gave them a strange sense of pleasure.
They never expected the awakening of Haki to be so smooth!
"Mr. 0, didn't you say that Haki was difficult to awaken? How did they manage to awaken it in just two or three minutes?" Mr. 1 couldn't contain his curiosity, staring intently at Smoker and the others, and blurted out the question.
"If I could, I'd also like to be rubbed on the deck, letting my Haki awaken as smoothly as silk!"
Crocodile and the members of CP9 all had grim expressions.
That statement sounded a bit strange, indeed.
However, seeing that in just two or three minutes, they were able to awaken the Haki they had struggled to master, as smoothly as silk...
Who wouldn't want to be rubbed on the deck for such a result?
If Luo Yu were to ask right now, "Who wants to give it a try?" even Crocodile, one of the Shichibukai, would probably be tempted to nod in agreement.