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

Zoro grinned, "Home turf, huh?"

Whose home turf is it?

Jinbe stood on the shore, facing several naval warships, his arms forming an arc.

"Fishman Judo - Water Heart - Ocean Current Shoulder Throw!"

He lifted up the massive ocean current and slammed it into the warships, capsizing two of them.

Ice Age!

Kuzan's languid voice rang out, and the sea surface instantly froze into ice, freezing the remaining naval ships in place.

Kizaru was somewhat powerless to do anything about it.

The generals are all monsters; each of them possesses abilities that are difficult to deal with.

He watched this scene, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"How terrifying~ The Straw Hat crew's strength is really a headache."

Just as he was about to move, an ice pillar fell in front of him.

"Borsalino, I am your opponent."

Kuzan exhaled a breath of cold air, and ice blades materialized in his hands.

Kizaru sighed, "All I wanted was to collect my attendance pay, why is things getting more and more complicated now?"

The two exchanged a glance, and in the next instant, light and ice collided.

Back to the main battlefield.

"Forget about ability, even if you did this, you old man couldn't handle it."

Luffy's fist gradually increased in force, pressing down on Zephyr's fist, causing his body to sink down.

"Don't underestimate me! Do you think becoming the emperor of the sea will make a difference? You're still an ability user!" Zephyr roared.

boom!

Zephyr's arm couldn't withstand the force and was thrown back. With a roar, Zephyr's mechanical arm opened its claws and reached out to grab Luffy.

This robotic arm is equipped with seastone.

Anyone who is a Devil Fruit user will lose their power if they are captured.

There is also the threat of sea stone bullets at close range.

Seastone can render a Devil Fruit user unable to use their abilities and render them powerless!

Bang!

Luffy's fist collided with Zephyr's mechanical arm.

"Is this sea stone? It does make it a bit difficult to exert any strength."

Luffy felt the weakness coming from the point of contact, but a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

During the last battle with Zephyr, Luffy's Observation Haki sensed the threat posed by Zephyr's mechanical arm, so he forced himself not to collide with it.

But it is different now.

Luffy craves collisions!

Otherwise, why would he come to find Zephyr? He casually mentioned to Kuzan that he wanted to train with Seastone, and that wasn't just a casual remark.

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Zephyr's mechanical arm collided with Luffy's, but the force it exerted did not diminish at all, and his expression changed slightly.

"Seastone is nothing special. Let me get used to it."

Luffy smiled and said, "Kuzan said you hate people who rely on their abilities after they gain them, and I agree with that."

He exerted force suddenly, veins bulging on his forehead, and managed to knock Zefa back.

Seastone can weaken Devil Fruit users, but after getting used to it, the weakening effect is not significant at all; at most, it will prevent the user from using their abilities upon contact.

Logically speaking, this kind of adaptation should also take time, but Luffy only experienced discomfort at the very beginning. His ability to adapt was honed by Garp and rigorously selected through the Pirate King training program.

The flow of energy within the body was not affected.

Contact with seastone does indeed neutralize the power of Devil Fruits, but Armament Haki and pure physical strength remain completely unaffected.

It does not rely on the fruit, but only on its own strength.

This certainly coincides with Zephyr's thoughts.

"Are you treating me as a test subject?"

Zephyr sneered, "You're no wonder you're Garp's grandson; you always do things that are hard to understand."

He not only used former admirals as his test subjects, but also used the admirals' seastone weapons to hone his skills.

How can one possess the power of a Devil Fruit user while also making oneself completely without weaknesses?

clap clap clap!

"Compared to the weak navy, you're quite the backbone of a pirate, come on!"

Zefa stretched his shoulders, his eyes sharpening.

To some extent, Zephyr does indeed admire certain qualities in Luffy.

But what can you do when he's a pirate?

"But what about your beliefs?!"

In their next clash, Luffy's fist struck Zephyr's Seastone mechanical arm, causing the ground between them to crack and creating a massive shockwave.

Luffy's fist left a mark on the mechanical arm.

The force remained unchanged despite the presence of the sea stone.

“You’ve become increasingly frail, just like Kuzan when I first met you. You’re quite different from my grandfather in that respect.”

As Luffy spoke, he intensified his attack.

Under the influence of the Overpowered Aura, Zephyr's Seastone mechanical arm was shattered. With a series of cracking sounds, the mechanical arm was completely destroyed, and fragments were scattered all over the ground.

"As a member of the Navy, his beliefs have never wavered!"

With a snap.

Zephyr's arm was opened, leaving him wide open and vulnerable. Luffy seized the opportunity and punched him in the chest, sending him flying.

"Don't talk about me. With your will and belief so weak right now, it won't take that sleazy old man long to deal with you."

boom!

Zefa was sent flying backward, barely managing to steady himself in mid-air. Just as he was about to stand up, he coughed violently a few times, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"Right now, you're just an old man nearing retirement."

Luffy repeated his assessment of Zephyr from back then.

Zephyr is now struggling to even serve as a decent sparring partner.

Willpower explains everything.

Only when domineering spirit transcends everything else, and willpower is the manifestation of domineering spirit, can this power be enhanced by no matter how imposing or intimidating one appears on the surface.

Weakness is weakness.

The weakening of willpower manifests as a weakening of domineering presence, which is clearly revealed in clashes with stronger opponents.

Luffy fought his way from the East Blue to the New World, encountering all sorts of enemies along the way. Some of them seemed to have a strong presence, but their Haki was just not up to par.

Just like Gecko Moria and Crocodile.

They are the kind of people Zephyr described who, after becoming ability users, only rely on their abilities.

Although his charisma seems quite dangerous, his willpower is on a completely different level.

Not to mention,

Luffy saw Zephyr panting heavily, then he took out a jet-like object from his pocket and inhaled deeply.

That's a respirator.

asthma.

A former naval admiral is now suffering from this illness.

Luffy just watched quietly.

To be honest, I'm a little disappointed.

Zephyr was silent for a moment, then looked up at Luffy and asked, "Kid, why do you want to become the Pirate King?"

"People are free to act according to their own will. I just want to achieve my dreams in the way I want to do," Luffy said calmly.

Human dreams never end!

Is that really all there is to it?

Zephyr looked up at Luffy, then glanced at his own broken mechanical arm. In a daze, he thought he had just seen his own reflection in Luffy.

When I was little, Z was supposedly a partner of justice.

It's somewhat ironic that we've never seen this kind of behavior in the Navy, which has trained so many excellent naval soldiers, but now we're seeing it in a pirate.

"In your own way?"

A smile gradually appeared on Zephyr's face. "This doesn't sound like something a pirate would say; it sounds more like..."

A child.

Zefa recalled what he looked like when he was young.

He was like that back then, firmly believing in justice and that he could protect everyone.