I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Could this giant child have mastered Armament Haki simply by watching me?"

The thought flashed through Sieg's mind, and he suddenly felt a little lost.

The threshold of Armament Haki has kept him stuck for over two million words, while the other person has only written a few words... He might as well just call his new book "The Story of Joy Boy".

"It's not just Armament Haki." Stussy carefully observed the giant boy and recalled:

"This little giant, like the lone red Red Redfield, possesses innate Observation Haki, so he attacked you instinctively after you appeared."

"Observation Haki can enhance the five senses, which may be why he was able to learn and master Armament Haki so quickly."

At that moment, Xin seemed to hear their conversation and came over.

"Domineering aura? Is that the name of this power? I've never heard of it before..."

Sieg glanced at Xin, then suddenly had a thought and asked:

"None of you have heard of domineering aura?"

Everyone, including Leica, shook their heads.

"That's interesting. Are they just ignorant, or is it that a mature method for cultivating domineering power simply doesn't exist in this era?"

Sieg seemed to be deep in thought.

After arriving in ancient times, he had a vague idea.

This country seems too powerful.

Possessing a vast territory, powerful technology, the ability to migrate between planets, three ancient weapons, and even the creation of Devil Fruits... how could they possibly lose?

If we consider the three endpoint volcanic eruptions that led to the so-called "Ragnarok" as described in the history of the divine kingdom, at most it would have resulted in a lose-lose situation.

To say that this vast kingdom was completely destroyed still feels like something is missing.

However, if we say that Armament Haki was not yet widespread in this era, then perhaps that would make sense.

In the apocalyptic world where Seastone dust particles filled the New World, Devil Fruit users were quite weak compared to Haki users.

Is this some kind of historical inevitability?

Sig glanced sideways at the young giant's heart.

He did not teach him Armament Haki; the other party simply learned and mastered it on his own from the side.

but....

Perhaps at this moment, the seeds of Armament Haki quietly sprouted in this era.

At this time, the east was already showing the first light of dawn.

The wooden sailboat built by Sieg has been tested and ready. The group went up to the deck and set sail.

Of course, on the surface the ship is sail-driven, but in reality it is powered by Sieg's telekinesis, which allows it to reach speeds that sailboats cannot achieve. Fortunately, the test subjects have never been to sea and have not noticed anything unusual.

"So, what's the specific flight path? Which direction should we go?"

Sieg handed Lyca paper and pen, asking her to draw the nautical chart she had memorized.

But after a moment, Sieg looked at the sketch and fell into deep thought.

"Sail westward, cross the doldrums aquaculture farms, and then head straight for Ohara Island in the Western Sea?"

Sig looked at Lyca in silence:

"The windless zone aquaculture farm you mentioned..."

Lyca replied, "This is a large-scale global fish farm established by the Great Kingdom to solve the problem of meat consumption."

“The fish farm should be safe, and the distance from here to Ohara is shorter.”

Chapter 1260 The Truth About the D Clan (8k)

The wooden sailboat, propelled by the waves and accelerated by telekinesis under the sunlight, sailed towards the doldrums.

Despite having telekinetic acceleration, Sigurd had no intention of forcing things to grow faster.

Vegapunk's medical examination and experiments take time, so arriving in Ohara in the West Sea too early is not advisable.

Therefore, Sig's telekinetic acceleration was maintained at a moderate speed, enough to shake off the pursuers in Elbaf City, but not too fast.

Time passed slowly.

In his ship's laboratory, Vegapunk worked day and night, researching the genetic modification technology of the ancient kingdom.

His artificial time-reversal fruit ability is not strong, so he cherishes this hard-won opportunity to travel to ancient times.

Meanwhile, during the voyage, Sig began to teach Shin and the others about Haki and how to train it.

"Dominance stems from the power of 'belief.' A strong physique is the foundation, while a resilient spirit is the other; neither can be lacking..."

Although Joy Boy has roughly learned about Haki, he is still some distance away from mastering it.

Moreover, his mastery of the domineering aura alone wouldn't have a significant impact. Knowing how to use it and knowing how to teach it are two different things.

If the training method for domineering power is spread so that everyone in the world can learn and master it, then that is a force capable of changing the world.

This voyage to the doldrums lasted for several months and was not fast.

During this period, Sig defeated several pursuers from the ancient kingdoms and also demonstrated his domineering power to the test subjects through actual combat, which gradually earned him their respect.

By the time they approached the Calm Belt, Sieg had almost maxed out the favorability of everyone on the ship, and even Vegapunk no longer resisted his medical examination.

In this way, several months later, they had approached the doldrums.

"We've arrived at Wind Island. This is the last windy island before entering the windless zone aquaculture farm," Lyca said.

"As long as we pass through this island, we can enter the Western Sea."

"The only thing to worry about is the security personnel stationed at the windless zone aquaculture farm: natural disaster warriors."

Sig asked, "Cataclysmic Warriors? You mean the ability-wielding warriors from the Great Kingdom that you mentioned before?"

“That’s right, and they’re said to be among the most capable.” Lyca said solemnly.

That's what they say, but Lyca was ultimately just an experimental subject who escaped from a laboratory. She had limited knowledge of the outside world and didn't know any more specific information about the so-called Cataclysmic Warriors.

The sailboat arrived at the harbor of Wind Island and docked, while Sieg secretly took out his hypnotic ring.

Currently, everyone on his ship is undocumented, with no one having legal status. Therefore, he could only deceive the customs officials by using hypnosis to get the sailboat to anchor in the port.

The sea kings of the windless zone in this era were farms controlled by the ancient kingdoms.

For this kingdom, sea kings are not ferocious sea monsters, so the Calm Belt is not dangerous.

As long as the sea kings are driven away, a sea route connecting the western sea area can be obtained from the calm zone, which is not difficult.

Sig and his men went ashore to make a final rest before crossing the doldrums and to use the money they had stolen from their pursuers to purchase necessary living and medical supplies.

After finishing all the trivial matters, Sieg naturally walked into the bar at the edge of the coast.

Sieg didn't want to indulge in alcohol again; he simply lacked understanding of the times, and bars were a good place to gather information.

Let alone getting drunk, even if you just invite someone for a couple of drinks, there are plenty of drinkers willing to chat and gossip with you.

Sig led Xin and the others into the bar and ordered a few drinks at the bar.

Sig was alright, but Sig, being a giant who was not yet an adult, had a lot of trouble squeezing into the bar, which made the other drinkers look on with disapproval.

“Ohara? I’ve heard there’s a kind-hearted lord there named Ren.”

"Besides him, there is a huge tree on the island called the Omniscient Tree, which is over four thousand years old!"

"Ren built a large, free library and archive around the Tree of Omniscience, where ordinary people could also borrow books. Few lords in the world are as benevolent as him."

"The Omniscient Tree Library still exists..." Vegapunk nodded to himself, his interest piqued.

The ancient kingdoms were all destroyed in later generations, and the island of scholars Ohara in later generations has no connection with the present-day Ohara. The only thing they have in common is probably that tree of omniscience.

If the Tree of Omniscience is a giant library and archive, then Vegapunk could also obtain a wealth of information about this era from it.

"You mean the Scourge Warriors..." A large, overweight patron, his eyes glazed with drunkenness, shouted from the bar counter:

"Cataclysmic warriors, those are incredible!"

"It is said that the destructive power of the Scourge Warriors is comparable to that of natural disasters; each one of them is a human Scourge!"

Is it a human-shaped natural disaster...?

Sigmund imagined top-tier Devil Fruit users like Whitebeard and Akainu, and indeed, he lived up to his name as a human-shaped calamity.

It's just unknown whether the ancient kingdom's ability users are stronger or weaker than Whitebeard and his crew.

"The Legion of Ability Users is the most powerful military force in the kingdom. If all of them are combined, they might be comparable to the kingdom's super weapons!"

"Although the kingdom is not without enemies in this world, every time the Scourge warriors appear, it basically signifies the end of the war..."

"That strong?" Sig raised an eyebrow.

"Of course!" The fat man's face flushed with excitement as he said in a gruff voice:

"The Scourge Warriors are invincible!"

"To date, not a single Scourge warrior has died in battle, and even injuries are extremely rare; they are practically synonymous with invincibility."

"Only Scourge Warriors can fight against Scourge Warriors. They are in a completely different world from ordinary strongmen. They are practically invincible war gods, and there is no way to compare them!"

"Especially those stationed at the entrance to the Calm Belt, there are two Cataclysm Warriors. If you're lucky, you might run into them."

"Invincible? That's terrifying?"

Sig was also taken aback.

But thinking about it, how could an ancient kingdom that could create interstellar spaceships, ancient weapons, and Devil Fruits be weak?

The reason for the previous raid on the laboratory was that the Door-Door Fruit's ability was too useful; whether infiltrating or escaping, it left no trace, making it difficult to defend against and track.

The pursuers were just ordinary warriors who hadn't mastered Haki and weren't particularly powerful. Sig hadn't yet encountered any warriors from the ancient kingdoms who were considered war gods.

"In this era, there are actually warriors who can be considered invincible?" Sig was also surprised.

It's worth noting that even Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King of later generations, once rose to the top of the seas as a Devil Fruit user, eventually becoming the Pirate King.

Even at his peak, he couldn't be considered invincible. He never defeated Whitebeard, and Shiki, Kaido, and others were not far behind him and were formidable opponents he could fight.

As for Roger after his terminal illness was cured, although he was in better condition, he still could not be called invincible. Even if he could defeat Whitebeard, it would certainly not be an easy victory.