Pirates: Martial Arts Masters on the Straw Hat Ship

Just as the last bit of medicinal power was completely absorbed by the four people.

The incredibly hard stone pot, carved from a single block of granite, finally let out a mournful cry of despair under its own weight.

"Click—"

A crisp cracking sound, like some ancient seal being broken.

Immediately following, as if triggering a chain reaction, three muffled and terrifying explosions came from Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

Four extremely violent shockwaves swept wildly in all directions from the four people at the center.

The force of this shockwave was so great that it directly dispersed the raging fires around it and instantly emptied the air within a radius of tens of meters!

The stone pot, which contained the essence of antiquity and the medicinal properties of millennia, was completely reduced to dust under the impact of this force, scattering with the wind.

As the smoke cleared, Ronan slowly stood up.

At this time, his image underwent a dramatic transformation.

Originally over 1.8 meters tall, he was literally raised to 2 meters during this baptism!

His bare upper body had a faint bronze sheen on his skin.

The originally streamlined muscles became tighter and deeper, and the undulation of each muscle was full of explosive power and beauty.

He clenched his fist slightly, and the air between his fingers and palm was instantly compressed and exploded, producing a crisp popping sound.

The feeling of being filled with inexhaustible strength, with internal organs as solid as a rock, and a breath as long and deep as a dragon made him want to roar to the sky.

"This is... indestructible."

Ronan murmured softly, feeling the surging power within him.

At the same time, the light blue system interface popped up automatically, and lines of golden data began to frantically scroll across the screen for settlement:

[Persistence System]

[The only rule: As long as you don't stop cultivating, your strength will grow indefinitely.]

[Host: Ronan]

【Strength: 36】

【Speed: 32】

Physical Strength: 39

【Spirit: 26】

【Skill:

Xingyi Thirteen Spears: Proficient, spear intent begins to emerge.

Thirteen Bodyguards' Horizontal Training: Indestructible Vajra (Beginner Level).

Observation Haki (Intermediate 32/100): Increases the range of perception and improves the accuracy of prediction.

Armament Haki (Intermediate 56/100): Significantly increases the range of hardening density.

[Overall Combat Strength Assessment: First Half of the Grand Line - Overlord Class]

Ronan looked at the panel and nodded in satisfaction.

In the first half of this Grand Line, he already had few rivals with just his physical body.

However, when he turned to look at his three companions, his brows furrowed slightly.

He has a system to assist him, but Luffy and his crew don't.

Although they weren't overwhelmed by the immense medicinal power, the ferocious essence of the two ancient dinosaurs and the vital energy of the thousand-year-old elixir were now running rampant within their bodies like wild horses.

"Ughh ...

Luffy roared to the sky, his voice hoarse.

His skin was blood red, and thick white smoke was even rising from it.

The rubber body lost control under the impact of the drug, sometimes swelling into a ball, sometimes stretching like a snake, as if a monster inside wanted to break out of its body.

"It's so hot!! It hurts so much!!"

Luffy scratched his chest in pain, sparks flying everywhere.

Zoro and Sanji's situation is also not optimistic.

Zoro's muscles were bulging, his veins were bulging like black tree roots, and his eyes were bloodshot, almost bulging out of their sockets.

Sanji's body was trembling violently. The once elegant gentleman now had a ferocious expression, as if he was undergoing some kind of genetic tearing and recombination.

"Quickly! Practice breathing techniques!"

Ronan roared, his voice like thunder, "Move your qi and blood! If your body can't handle it, release the excess energy! Don't push yourself!"

"Let it out...?"

Luffy suddenly raised his head, his crimson eyes showing no sign of retreat, only a beastly determination.

"I... I don't want to!!"

Luffy roared, forcing back a mouthful of blood he was about to cough up:

"I finally... absorbed this power... I will never spit it out!! That's... the power I'm going to use to become the Pirate King!!"

"Me too!" Zoro spat out the words through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with malice.

"If you can't even digest this much energy, what are you talking about being the strongest in the world! Absorb it all!!"

"Me too..." Sanji gritted his teeth. "I won't let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Just when these three were on the verge of collapse and desperately needed an outlet—

"Hehehehe! What an ugly struggle!"

A sharp and triumphant voice broke the deadlock.

In the shadows of the jungle, a large amount of white wax gushed out and quickly solidified into a huge, five-meter-tall white robot.

Mr. 3 hid inside the mech, looking at the seemingly "devious" pirates through the observation window, his eyes filled with greed.

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time! Seeing you all stuck like boiled shrimp, it's the perfect time to reap the rewards!"

Mr. 3, piloting the "Candle Champion," wielded a giant candle gauntlet and charged towards Luffy, who seemed the most unstable, with a whooshing sound.

"Watch me wipe you all out with this 'Candle Champion' move! I'll start with you, Straw Hat Boy!"

"The first one!!"

Faced with this fatal blow, Luffy, whose internal energy was about to explode with nowhere to go, suddenly turned his head.

Those crimson eyes were fixed on Mr. 3 charging towards him, as if he were a perfect punching bag.

"Perfect timing!!"

Luffy let out a deafening roar.

With the blessing of his indestructible body and the stimulation of this violent drug power, his rubber cells expanded instantly!

"boom--"

Luffy's body swelled in the wind, growing to a towering five meters in the blink of an eye!

His muscles bulged like rocks, and his skin gleamed with a metallic sheen. He was a head taller than Mr. 3's candle champion!

Like a demon god descended to earth!

Faced with the iron fist of candles that came crashing down, Giant Luffy did not dodge, but instead swung his huge right arm.

The jet-black Armament Haki instantly covered his entire arm, and due to the abundance of energy, dark red lightning even wrapped around the Haki.

"Rubber Rubber - Giant Pistol!!!"

Boom! ...

It was a collision like Mars hitting Earth.

Luffy's fist, imbued with indestructible strength and terrifying drug power, slammed into the "Candle Champion's" chest.

There is no suspense.

The candle armor, which was said to be harder than steel, was as fragile as a toy made of flour in the face of this punch.

"Snap—Pfft!!"

The immense force pierced directly through the candle mech, instantly shattering, crushing, and obliterating Mr. 3 inside, along with the thick layer of wax.

"Aaaaaahh ...

The screams lasted only half a second before abruptly stopping.

As white wax shavings filled the air, Mr. 3 didn't even leave behind a complete corpse.

With unparalleled power, he and the candle champion instantly turned into a pool of red and white flesh, which covered the tree trunk behind them.

One-hit kill.