After nearly half a month of training, Ye Jia not only rapidly improved the abilities of various Devil Fruits but also developed the long-range strike effect of his Light Speed Kick.
Its power was even more terrifying than the laser beams fired from his fingers... The Light Speed Kick's power was equivalent to combining ten laser beams and kicking them out!
One can imagine how high the damage it inflicted.
However, it certainly wasn't as powerful as Kizaru's current abilities. After all, Kizaru had trained for most of his life, and Ye Jia had only used less than a month. There was still a certain gap between the two.
But Ye Jia had the advantage of infinite Stamina Pills for replenishment, allowing him to train endlessly. Reaching Kizaru's level was only a matter of time!
In comparison, Ye Jia was more enthusiastic about developing the newly acquired Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
Initially, Ye Jia could barely create a defensive barrier that was roughly the same size as himself with the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, and its defensive power was so weak that even Qiu Li could easily cut it in half with a single strike.
But after Ye Jia's continuous training, development, and research over these past days, he finally achieved something.
Now, his Defense Barrier had astonishingly reached a point where even Qiu Li found it difficult to cut through!
"I surrender. Your Defense Barrier has improved too quickly. I can no longer leave any mark on it."
Qiu Li, while practicing his swordplay, said helplessly.
Qiu Li had been on the ship for half a month and had spent half a month with Ye Jia.
Summing up this period, his evaluation of Ye Jia could only be described with two words: pervert!
That's right, a genuine, blatant, utterly terrifying monster!
Not only did he possess uncanny movement abilities, but also astonishing offensive power. Even Qiu Li was merely an infant before Ye Jia, completely powerless to resist.
But how long had it been? On top of these terrifying abilities, Ye Jia had gained another perverted defensive ability!
Qiu Li had personally experienced the Defense Barrier. Initially, he could easily cut it apart, but as Ye Jia continuously trained, increasing the barrier's thickness and rigidity, and even rapidly expanding its size, Qiu Li could no longer cut through the Defense Barrier.
Now, it had reached a point where even his full-power strike could barely leave a shallow scratch on the Defense Barrier.
What defines a pervert?
This is it!
Of course, there was another point about Ye Jia that made Qiu Li feel terrified—that dark golden item called a Stamina Pill.
Qiu Li had yet to recover from the shock the Stamina Pill had given him.
It could directly replenish a person's stamina!
This existence, which completely overturned Qiu Li's imagination, left him stunned for a long time when he first encountered it.
Especially when Qiu Li took a Stamina Pill and felt it eliminate all fatigue and soreness, instantly invigorating his tired body, Qiu Li was overjoyed.
As a swordsman, he knew very well how important Stamina Pills were to a swordsman.
He could endure repetitive, tedious training but couldn't resist the physiological fatigue and weakness.
With Stamina Pills, it meant he could use his strongest techniques at all times, and constantly recover stamina... repeatedly, his strength could soar in a straight line!
Qiu Li felt somewhat fortunate.
He felt that the most important decision he had ever made in his life was to accept Ye Jia's invitation and join the Reaper Pirates!
"Haha, then you'll have to train faster. The day you can cut through my Defense Barrier, perhaps you'll be qualified to slay a Celestial Dragon!"
Ye Jia laughed heartily.
He wasn't surprised by this result at all.
The Barrier-Barrier Fruit specialized in defense, making it second to none in that regard.
Its offensive capabilities were not outstanding, virtually non-existent. Its only strong point was its ability to reflect enemy attacks. As for other impacts or methods like turning into a paddle to hit people, they might work against small fry, but against opponents of the same level, their usefulness was minimal.
Of course, Ye Jia didn't need the Barrier-Barrier Fruit to have offensive capabilities at all.
The offensive power of his two Logia-type Devil Fruits was already strong enough; there was no need for the Barrier-Barrier Fruit to add icing to the cake.
Ye Jia only needed to continuously develop the Barrier-Barrier Fruit's defensive abilities. With sufficient defense, the Barrier-Barrier Fruit would be a huge help!
And indeed, Ye Jia had only been studying it for half a month, yet the barrier could already be deployed with a proper form, and its rigidity was such that even Qiu Li's full-power strike couldn't leave a mark.
From this, one could imagine how terrifying the Barrier-Barrier Fruit would be if fully developed in the later stages.
It was estimated that even an Admiral-level opponent would find it difficult to shake!
"Dinner's ready, everyone come eat!"
Ye Jia and Qiu Li were training when Gia Manni, wearing a chef's apron, walked onto the deck and called out in a sweet voice.
"Eat?!"
Ye Jia and Qiu Li both stopped their training simultaneously.
They exchanged glances, and immediately, cold sweat poured down, both seeing a hint of terror in each other's eyes.
Ye Jia involuntarily swallowed, he had never been this nervous even when facing a powerful enemy.
"I've made curry rice and a beef feast! You'll definitely love it!"
Gia Manni's eyes narrowed into crescent moons as she smiled.
However, Ye Jia and Qiu Li couldn't smile, almost bursting into tears.
Every time it was mealtime, they remembered the fear of being dominated by Gia Manni's cooking... Those "dishes" that looked "unusual" and were almost impossible for ordinary people to swallow, were like bubbling swamps in the wilderness!
They were simply human-killing weapons!
Ever since Ye Jia and Qiu Li tasted one meal, they had developed a complete fear of Gia Manni's cooking.
"Little Manni, I'm not hungry right now. Qiu Li must be hungry, Qiu Li eats first!"
Ye Jia forced a smile, pushing Qiu Li out without hesitation.
"I, I, I... I'm not hungry either!"
Qiu Li shook his head in horror repeatedly. "Just... just now, I drank some milk, I'm not hungry at all now!"
Neither of them wanted to re-experience that dark food that simply didn't belong to the human world.
Eating that stuff... they would die!
"Captain... is my cooking really that bad...?"
Seeing them push the blame, Gia Manni's eyes welled up, her small mouth pouted, looking on the verge of tears, utterly pitiable.
She was already as beautiful as a porcelain doll, and crying like this immediately made people feel a pang of sympathy, a desire to protect her.
However, Ye Jia and Qiu Li both understood that now was absolutely not the time to give in!
Once they gave in, it meant they would suffer "torture" today!
"I... I... just wanted to make something delicious for you. The Captain is so amazing, and Qiu Li knows both swordsmanship and blade arts, I can't do anything, I only know how to be a burden... Am I particularly useless..Woo woo"
As Gia Manni spoke, she started crying uncontrollably.
She was unleashing her ultimate move!
Ye Jia and Qiu Li exchanged glances, their faces pale, both thinking simultaneously: It's over.
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