Twenty days passed in a flash.
Inside the cabin of the Falling Star God Meteor, Luo Chen opened his eyes, and a powerful aura overflowed.
A breeze stirred within the room, blowing up the tables, chairs, and the dust settled on the floor.
A system panel appeared on his retina.
[Host: Luo Chen]
[Taijutsu: Lv11 (Weak Emperor Level ≈ 4 Billion Bounty Pirate)]
[Skills: Conqueror's Seal, Observation Killing, Divine Departure, Conqueror's Haki (Enchantment 2), Swordsmanship (No-Sword Realm), Observation Haki (Enchantment 1), Armament Haki (Enchantment *1), Marine Six Styles - Soru, Marine Six Styles - Geppo]
[Ninjutsu: Chibaku Tensei, Impure World Reincarnation, Kamui, Shinra Tensei, Tengai Shinsei, Susanoo, Sage Mode, Flying Thunder God Technique, Wood Release Collection]
[Cultivation Points: 1,450,000]
[Next Stage Cumulative Recharge Reward Standard: 300 Billion Berries]
"With this, I should truly be invincible, right?"
Luo Chen looked at his own strength panel, a smile appearing on his face.
Having been in seclusion for over half a month, the ten million cultivation points exchanged from the World Government's one hundred billion Berries were completely exhausted.
Whitebeard's nine billion Berries were exchanged for nine hundred thousand cultivation points.
In the Big Mom Pirates' treasury, he found treasures worth about fifty billion Berries.
He also exchanged those for five million cultivation points.
With a total of nearly sixteen million cultivation points, Luo Chen had consumed fifteen million.
The improvement in his strength could be described as a qualitative change across multiple dimensions.
"Upgrading Taijutsu from Lv10 to Lv11 consumed 3.2 million cultivation points."
"If I hadn't learned various skills and Haki enchantments, it would have been enough to reach Lv12, but the time required was too long."
Luo Chen had asked the leather-clad female teacher.
Raising Taijutsu from Lv11 to Lv12 required 6.4 million cultivation points.
It would take at least a month of time in the outside world.
With such a long duration, he was worried the World Government would attack before he could break through.
It was better to improve his strength in a shorter time by learning new skills, swordsmanship, and Haki enchantments.
During his seclusion, Luo Chen spent 400,000 cultivation points to learn a new skill—Conqueror's Seal.
This ability was specifically designed to counter the immortal bodies of the God's Knights and the Five Elders.
The so-called immortality was actually the soul being stored in the "Phantom Room." As long as the soul remained imperishable, the physical body could rapidly recover regardless of the injury.
The principle behind this should be related to Imu's ability or the special rules of the "Phantom Room."
Conqueror's Seal involved infusing Conqueror's Haki into the enemy's body to form a sealing layer.
The seal could sever the connection between the soul in the "Phantom Room" and the physical body.
Although it couldn't kill the soul body inside the "Phantom Room."
It could prevent the physical body from recovering under the soul's influence after being destroyed.
It was equivalent to cutting off the link between the soul and the body.
Luo Chen learned the "Conqueror's Seal" ability from the projection of "The Pirate King's Left Arm," Jabba.
"I wonder how the ordinary-sized Jabba managed to get a female giant pregnant."
Luo Chen had asked Jabba's projection at the time.
However, the projection did not give an answer.
"I'll visit the giant kingdom of Elbaf in the future," Luo Chen thought, gathering his thoughts.
He focused his mind on the text for [Observation Haki (Enchantment *1)].
[Observation Haki (Enchantment *1)]
[Enchantment Passive: Observation Haki effect strengthened by 10%.]
[Enchantment 1 — Spirit Vision Eye: Can see through the physical shell and peer into the soul.]
Spirit Vision Eye—this enchantment trait alone was worth a full ten billion Berries.
If one were to call it expensive, it was actually acceptable.
Just the passive 10% enhancement to Observation Haki was worth more than ten billion Berries.
Luo Chen's current Observation Haki was very strong, arguably top-tier in the world.
Strengthening it by 10% on top of that was a huge improvement.
The duration of his future sight was also extended by 10%.
Moreover, the [Spirit Vision Eye] enchantment trait was designed to be used in conjunction with an enchantment trait of Conqueror's Haki.
[Conqueror's Haki (Enchantment *2)]
[Enchantment Passive: Conqueror's Haki effect strengthened by 30%.]
[Enchantment 1 — Soul's Lament: Conqueror's Haki can damage the soul.]
[Enchantment 2 — Conqueror's Domain: Within the domain, those with weaker Haki cannot activate Devil Fruit abilities.]
Luo Chen had applied two enchantments to his Conqueror's Haki.
The first enchantment trait increased Conqueror's Haki intensity by 10%.
The second enchantment trait increased Conqueror's Haki intensity by 20%.
These two traits directly increased the intensity of Luo Chen's Conqueror's Haki by one-third.
He had felt Red-Haired Shanks' Conqueror's Haki during the Summit War.
Now, his Conqueror's Haki definitely surpassed the other party's.
"After enchanting one trait, I was about the same as Red Hair."
"After enchanting the second trait, I directly surpassed Shanks."
"There is still a certain distance from Imu."
Luo Chen recalled the Conqueror's Haki Imu erupted with during the attack on Mary Geoise.
The feeling it gave him was much stronger than Shanks.
It was also stronger than his current self.
"If I enchant it one more time, my Conqueror's Haki probably won't be weaker than Imu's."
Haki enchantment followed a stepped progression path.
Only after enchanting [Soul's Lament] could Luo Chen unlock the subsequent [Conqueror's Domain] enchantment option.
The prices for the two were also different.
[Soul's Lament] cost 2 million cultivation points, which was 20 billion Berries.
It was double the cost of the Observation Haki enchantment, [Spirit Vision Eye].
[Conqueror's Domain] was double the cost of [Soul's Lament] again, a full 4 million cultivation points.
"With 'Conqueror's Domain,' I no longer have to worry about being besieged."
A smile appeared on Luo Chen's face.
Anyone with Conqueror's Haki weaker than his would be unable to use their Devil Fruit abilities.
In other words, aside from Imu, no one could use Devil Fruit powers in front of him.
"The fruit abilities of the three Admirals are effectively useless."
"It's hard to say about the Five Elders and the God's Knights; those guys can probably have their bodies occupied by Imu."
"With Imu assisting them with Conqueror's Haki, they should still be able to use their fruit abilities."
"Unless my Conqueror's Haki surpasses Imu's."
Luo Chen recalled Joy Boy, the enemy Imu feared most in the original story.
Eight hundred years ago, this person sealed his own Conqueror's Haki within a rope knot.
Eight hundred years later, the knot was untied, and Joy Boy's sealed Conqueror's Haki was released.
It directly knocked the Five Elders, who had teleported remotely, out of their monster forms and back to their original forms, sending them back to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
Even Imu in the Room of Flowers was forced to kneel by the shock of Joy Boy's Haki.
"Joy Boy... his Conqueror's Haki must surpass Imu's."
"As for sealing Haki in a rope knot, he probably used the technique of Conqueror's Seal as well."
"I can also seal Haki in a rope knot now, but the effect definitely wouldn't be that strong."
Luo Chen couldn't help but sigh; there is always a mountain higher.
Joy Boy gave him the feeling of being stronger than Imu.
And Imu was stronger than Rocks.
Below Rocks were powerhouses like prime Whitebeard, Pirate King Roger, prime Garp, and Red-Haired Shanks.
"Taijutsu improved, Haki enchanted, swordsmanship broke through to the No-Sword Realm, plus numerous ninjutsu."
"Right now, I should be within the 'Great Realm' of Rocks, Imu, and Joy Boy."
Rocks, Imu, Joy Boy.
The strength of these three clearly exceeded other top-tier powerhouses by a dimension.
Imu and Joy Boy were both figures from hundreds of years ago; describing them as myths and legends would not be an exaggeration.
Rocks, although a powerhouse of the current era, had a record of killing Admirals.
Moreover, Rocks had forcibly broken into the Holy Land and retreated safely after seeing Imu.
These battle records were something prime Whitebeard, Roger, prime Garp, Shanks, and the others could not compare to.
"For now, let's categorize Rocks, Imu, and Joy Boy in the God Level."
"My comprehensive strength has also stepped into this level."
"The Four Emperors and Admirals below the God Level are not worth looking at."
God Level was Luo Chen's positioning for his current strength.
Within the God Level, there were also gaps in strength.
Rocks, Imu, and Joy Boy were at three different stages.
Using a vivid metaphor: Rocks was early God Level, Imu was mid God Level, and Joy Boy might be late God Level.
Of course, this was all Luo Chen's current estimation.
Rocks and Joy Boy were long dead.
Imu also rarely took action.
To know the truth, one would only know after a real fight.
"I only have a little over a million cultivation points left; I can't improve much."
"Time to come out of seclusion."
"I'll go see the wealthiest man in the world, the Golden Emperor, Gild Tesoro."
Luo Chen stood up from the chair and moved his body, which had been sitting for more than twenty days.
He looked at the edge of the square table, where a long sword wrapped in a matte black scabbard emitted a sharp intent, like a peerless swordsman.
Mumei, one of the 12 Supreme Grade Blades, trembled slightly, its sharpness blossoming.
Then, the sword actually flew up slowly and voluntarily landed in Luo Chen's hand.
"Surpassed Hawkeye's No-Sword Realm."
"Now, no one can use swords in front of me."
Luo Chen wore "Mumei" at his waist, pushed the door open, and walked outside.
...
Arriving on the deck of the Falling Star God Meteor, Luo Chen's eyes widened slightly.
He rubbed his eyes, somewhat doubting the scene before him.
Whole Cake Island was completely gone.
Replacing it was an island with an architectural style resembling an ancient imperial city.
Luo Chen cast Shinra Tensei, his body rising slowly into the air to overlook it from a height.
The panoramic view of the island came into sight.
The entire island was cut into countless regular squares by straight, knife-like avenues.
All the streets were paved with huge, flat bluestone slabs.
The road surface was exceptionally clean, with deep open canals hugging the roadsides, the clear flowing water taking away all dust.
In the squares divided by the streets were buildings arranged as neatly as military formations.
The buildings were mostly two to three stories high, with steady blue-gray brick walls and dark ochre wooden frames as the main body.
Vermilion pillars and lintels, along with dark gold simple window lattices, were the only bright embellishments.
On both sides of the roads, various green plants and flowers added a bit of vitality and relaxation to the solemn island.
"Who built this? Hancock?"
The architectural style of the Amazon Lily Kingdom was biased towards Chinese style.
It was hard for Luo Chen not to suspect that the transformation of Whole Cake Island came from Hancock's hand.
Of course, Hancock probably gave the idea.
The specific construction was still done by professional construction workers.
He looked around; the construction of the entire island was basically completed.
Only the tall walls at the edge of the island were still being built.
The entire island was surrounded by high walls, and several ports were built, where quite a few construction ships were docked.
Luo Chen cast his gaze toward the center of the island.
An octagonal, nine-story black stone tower pierced the clouds, like a needle calming the sea.
An object resembling an armillary sphere was placed at the top of the tower.
Surrounding the black tower was a palace complex; the plaque on the highest palace read "Heaven Meteor Pavilion."
In front of the palace complex, a huge, square, trapezoidal platform with steep walls was also built.
"Looks just like an imperial city..." Luo Chen muttered.
He flew toward the Heaven Meteor Pavilion below the black tower.
Unsurprisingly, there must be someone there.
The black tower and Heaven Meteor Pavilion were the core buildings of the entire island.
...
Just as he arrived above the Heaven Meteor Pavilion.
Boa Hancock ran out from inside, dressed in a purple cheongsam, slender and sexy.
She raised her beautiful head, a smile blossoming on her stunning face.
Luo Chen landed on the ground and smiled. "You found me?"
During his flight, he felt Observation Haki sweeping over him.
Unsurprisingly, it was Hancock.
She nodded and said, "This concubine uses Observation Haki every day to observe if you have come out of seclusion."
Luo Chen smiled, looking closely at the Heaven Meteor Pavilion and the surrounding palace complex, and asked:
"More than twenty days, the island has a completely new look; it must have taken a lot of effort, right?"
Hancock pulled him toward the building and explained, "It was mainly Robin and Kalifa."
"The two of them contacted many contractors and master designers."
"They also asked Douglas Bullet for help, which is why the island was built in such a short time."
On the first floor of the Heaven Meteor Pavilion, many rooms were built.
There were reception rooms, offices, reference rooms, lounges... fully functional.
Robin was currently inside an office.
She and Kalifa sat by the conference table, and directly in front was an electronic projection screen.
The projection showed a chart of the Totto Land waters, with more than thirty islands marked.
Luo Chen swept his gaze and discovered that Whole Cake Island had already been renamed "Sea-Suppressing Star Hub."
Seeing his arrival, Kalifa and Robin rose from their chairs, revealing smiles.
"You're finally out." Robin's words rarely carried a hint of resentment.
These days, Luo Chen had ignored all matters regarding the island.
Leaving full authority to her.
Under the toil of day and night, Robin found that she had even grown a few white hairs.
"Hard work," Luo Chen thanked her softly.
Recruiting Robin back then saved him a lot of trouble.
Otherwise, he would have been the one handling daily affairs.
Although clones could do it, in terms of knowledge, they were definitely inferior to the well-read Robin.
Kalifa welcomed him, ignoring Hancock's cold gaze, and held Luo Chen's other arm.
She said warmly, "After days of seclusion, you must be very tired. Let me give you a massage tonight."
Kalifa wanted to probe Luo Chen's progress in strength.
And then report it to the Five Elders.
After all, she also knew that since Luo Chen became famous, his strength had improved exceptionally fast.
Almost every few days, there would be a qualitative improvement.
This time, after more than twenty consecutive days of seclusion, it was hard to imagine how much Luo Chen had improved.
Hancock glanced at Kalifa, wrapped Luo Chen's arm into her soft embrace, and smiled charmingly.
"Come to this concubine's place tonight."
Saying that, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she whispered shyly in Luo Chen's ear, "This concubine learned new 'knowledge' from Gloriosa."
Gloriosa was the former-former-former Empress of Amazon Lily.
Now she was the short old woman known as "Granny Nyon."
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