Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Luffy looked around.

"Of course she is."

A lazy and familiar voice came from the side and behind.

Luffy turned his head and saw Shakky leaning against a pillar of a pavilion, a slender cigarette between her fingers, the smoke rising and obscuring the meaningful smile on her lips.

"Xia Qi, what are you doing here?"

Luffy asked in surprise, "Where's Hancock?"

"Little Monkey, don't worry, you'll see him soon. As for why I'm here, have you forgotten that I was once the king of Amazon Lily?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot!"

Luffy slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing what was going on.

Not only Shakky, but Granny New was also one of the former kings of Amazon Lily.

These two women, who seem to have moved away from the center of power, still wield extraordinary influence on Amazon Lily.

I don't know why Shakky is here today, and she's taking him to another place, it seems to be to Hancock's bedroom.

"Come with me, let's practice in a different place today."

"Change locations? Why?"

"Because today's training content is a little different. I also have some insights about cultivating domineering aura that I can pass on to you. After all, those years I spent adventuring at sea were not wasted."

Xia Qi said with a light laugh.

"Is there any good way?" Luffy asked excitedly.

Xia Qi glanced back at him, a sly glint in her eyes: "Of course. The domineering tradition of our Nine Serpent Island is always a bit different from that of the outside world."

The two walked through a long corridor covered with wisteria flowers and came to a standalone building.

The building is elegant in style, with exquisite snake patterns carved on the walls. Two female warriors stand at the door. When they see Shakky and Luffy, they simply bow slightly and push open the heavy wooden door.

"Come in," Xia Qi said, stepping in first.

Luffy followed him inside and found that it didn't look like a training ground, but rather like the front hall of a palace.

The space was spacious, the decorations were luxurious, and there was a faint fragrance in the air.

“Monkey, you’ve been learning Haki from Hancock for a while now. You should be able to sense that the way Haki is trained on Amazon Lily is different from the Haki that pirates and marines in the New World train through sheer hard work.”

Luffy nodded; he agreed with this point.

Hancock often says that Haki is not a hard, solid block of iron, but something as living as water.

This is somewhat different from Rayleigh's and the others' views.

"That's right. Generally, the Haki that pirates and marines in the New World learn is honed through life-or-death battles."

Seeing that Luffy had taken the bait, Shakky smiled and continued, "Our Kuja's Haki has a systematic theory, which is then combined with practice. It is very useful for cultivating a large amount of Haki."

"Increases Haki? That's amazing!"

Luffy's eyes shone even brighter.

After nearly a year of training, Luffy has developed his own understanding of Haki.

Whether it's Armament Haki or Observation Haki, the essence is to enhance one's will and perception through life-or-death battles or constant training, thereby increasing one's Haki.

The most common use of Observation Haki is to sense presence. When in an extremely calm state, one can spread their senses to read the opponent's location, number, strength, and even make predictive moves.

Luffy's Observation Haki is a special type among special types.

It may be related to his ability to communicate with animals; his Observation Haki allows him to hear the sounds of all things.

The so-called listening to the voice of all things.

I only learned about the special classification of Observation Haki when I was talking to Shakky Rayleigh before.

Shakky and Rayleigh were both surprised when they found out.

According to them, this is an extremely rare variant of Observation Haki, and it seems that the Pirate King Roger also possessed a similar ability.

Later, in life-or-death battles against powerful enemies, Luffy mastered the advanced technique of Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the future.

Even the Golden Lion couldn't help but marvel at this ability.

Luffy's Observation Haki is arguably even rarer than the Logia and Mythical Zoan types of Devil Fruits.

They keep praising Conqueror's Haki as one in a million, but this special Observation Haki is what's truly rare!

Luffy's progress in Armament Haki is equally astonishing.

He had mastered all the stages of Armament Haki, including entangling, hardening, and outward flow, and even began to explore the knack of internal destruction during the Impel Battle.

However, as Shakky said, all the powerful beings on this sea face the same problem:

An impressive quantity!

Quality is important, but quantity is equally crucial.

Especially when Luffy activates Nikka form or Gear Second Plus, the rate at which his Haki is consumed is terrifying.

This mainly refers to Armament Haki. Observation Haki consumes relatively little energy and may be directly related to physical strength, but Armament Haki is a visibly large demand.

This power, which everyone can unleash through willpower, varies drastically depending on individual capacity.

Anyone can use Armament Haki, but how long they can use it and how much they can use are two completely different things.

Luffy has mastered various techniques for using Armament Haki, and now the focus has shifted from qualitative improvement to quantitative improvement.

"Skill is important, but having a large reserve of domineering presence is also very important."

Shakky smiled as she watched Luffy fall into thought.

Luffy nodded in deep agreement.

Splash!

He clenched his right fist, and a slight crackling sound erupted in the air as black Armament Haki surged forth like a tide.

"High demand!"

Luffy said seriously.

Once Armament Haki is exhausted, it can only be recovered through rest.

Like the elderly Whitebeard, who rarely used Armament Haki in battle, besides physical reasons, insufficient Haki reserves were also a factor.

Against ordinary enemies, Armament Haki might just be icing on the cake; but against troublesome Logia-type Devil Fruit users, the importance of Armament Haki becomes apparent.

The power of Armament Haki, when cultivated to its peak, is even more terrifying.

Garp's Iron Fist is the best example; one punch can leave you completely disoriented.

Luffy understands this all too well.

"Therefore, we on Amazon Lily have a special cultivation method specifically designed to increase the amount of Overlord's Qi reserves."

Xia Qi took a step forward and lowered her voice, "This cultivation method can only be mastered by successive kings."

"Special cultivation methods?"

Luffy's curiosity was completely piqued. "What is it like?"

Looking into Luffy's clear eyes, Shakky sighed inwardly at the child's naivety.

"It requires two people to be closely connected and feel the flow of domineering power together."

"what?"

Luffy looked puzzled.

Don't try to fool me, I'm not well-educated.

Can this method increase one's aura?

and......

"Am I closely connected to Hancock?"

Luffy's expression stiffened, and a bad premonition began to surface.

"how?"

Xia Qi raised an eyebrow, a hint of amusement in her smile. "Does Little Mengqi want to cultivate with me?"

"No, no!"

Luffy quickly waved his hand and chuckled awkwardly.

If he dared to say yes, Rayleigh would probably charge straight over from the next island.

"Is that what you want to do with Grandma New?" Xia Qi asked again, a mischievous glint in her eyes.

Luffy shook his head vigorously: "Grandma New is even less suitable!"

He paused, trying to organize his thoughts, "Although I don't know the specifics of this method, it is, after all, a secret technique that only the king of Amazon Lily can master. It's not appropriate to teach it to an outsider like me, is it?"

Xia Qi was taken aback upon hearing this, realizing something was wrong.

Generally speaking, a man's reaction to the idea of ​​accomplishing something closely related to a woman can reveal his feelings towards her.

Luffy's current appearance...

Chapter 388 GG, Complete Pizza!

To have close contact with a woman like Hancock.

Normal men would blush and feel excited and nervous, right?

If Luffy were a Marine who upheld justice, he might have made a disgusted and uninterested expression.

But Luffy's reaction didn't disgust him, nor did it look forward to it, nor did it make him feel awkward. Instead, he seriously pondered it.

His mind was completely focused on cultivation; he wasn't thinking about anything else!