I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Borsalino is one thing... but what's with CP0 secretly spying on us?"

Zefa realized the problem.

While it's true that CP0 is the strongest intelligence agency, the Navy also has its own intelligence departments and agents, such as the "Corazon" of yesteryear.

Logically, if the goal was to track Admiral Higuma, Sengoku should have dispatched naval intelligence personnel, not CP0...

At the same time, the CP0 had no hierarchical relationship with the Navy, so even the Fleet Admiral could not arbitrarily move CP0 personnel—this suggests that the CP0's actions were likely not authorized by Sengoku.

The Warring States period remained silent on this matter.

Zephyr's voice gradually turned cold:

"Is the existence of CP0 not to secretly support Higuma, but to monitor him?"

He looked at the Warring States period, his expression changed drastically, and he said sternly:

"Sengoku... as the Fleet Admiral, you actually cooperated with CP0 to secretly monitor the Admirals?"

The Warring States period remained silent.

He could make excuses, but the two previous misunderstandings with Higuma made him feel somewhat guilty, and he couldn't bring himself to say anything.

“Sengoku----” Zefa clenched his fist and slammed it hard into Sengoku’s cheek.

Snapped!

"Warring States Period, I originally thought our differences were purely ideological..."

Zefa's voice was clearly filled with sorrow as he turned his back:

"Why aren't you urging the CP0 members and Borsalino to take action?"

"Sengoku... If Higuma doesn't come back alive, I will never forgive you."

Sengoku watched the back of his longtime colleague and remained silent.

..........

On Luoshan Island, the pitch-black flames acted as a curtain, separating the inside from the outside.

Inside, engulfed in flames.

Sig stood up from the hole in the ground, twisted his arm joints, and made a clicking sound.

Looking down, I noticed a tiny crack in the gloves covering my hands.

Wahlbo alloys are shape memory alloys, which means that damage to the glove will self-repair... but this repair is obviously limited.

Meanwhile, Higuma looked up at the still-burning, dark flames surrounding the walls.

“What do you want to say?” he asked.

Sieg narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his chin slightly, and revealed a disdainful look in his eyes:

"Now that the warm-up is over, it's time to get serious."

He clenched his fist and raised it high above his shoulder.

Just as Higuma was secretly on guard, he heard Sig recite aloud:

Rock-paper-scissors

Higuma: "......."

"Don't joke around." He sneered.

"If you train for ten years and end up like this, then those ten years have been meaningless."

"As expected?"

Sig wasn't bothered. With the same thought process, he only needed to imagine himself in the other person's shoes to guess Higuma's choice.

I was just taking a chance.

"So-----"

"So-----"

"We can start applying buffs now." *2

The two opened their inventory at the same time, and in a flash, two identical hypnosis rings appeared in their hands, which they began to wave in front of their eyes.

Sig began to read: "Sun Bear is myself after ten years of training in the Navy. With my unparalleled intelligence and extraordinary talent, plus ten years of hard work, I am definitely extremely, extremely, extremely powerful..."

Higuma also muttered, "Sigurd's true form has traveled through time and worlds, possessing a wealth of experience and knowledge. He also has unpredictable telekinetic abilities. He must be feigning weakness while secretly holding back three, four, five, six, seven, or eight trump cards. He could easily kill me with just one of them..."

The two said in unison, "So I'm definitely no match for him, 3.2.1.BINGO."

Hypnosis was successful.

Fear is the best fuel for an emperor's engine.

The Emperor's engine exploded instantly.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

............

Outside the curtain of flames, the CP0 agents who were watching the flames were suddenly startled.

Enveloped in flames, they could vaguely hear the roar of an engine, like drumbeats and thunder, instantly creating a surge of pressure.

It was as if some terrifying behemoth was slowly awakening.

"Finally, they're getting serious... It's the Mountain Bandit King's Conqueror's Haki, Heaven and Earth Resonance..."

CP0 exclaimed in surprise and unconsciously took a few steps back.

They didn't want to be caught in the crossfire of the battle between the two powerful individuals before reinforcements arrived.

"Life Returns: Paper-Painted Martial Arts".

A low growl came from within the curtain of flames, followed by a howling wind that dispersed the thick, dark flames.

Amidst the faint flames, one could vaguely see that Higuma's body was rapidly expanding as if it had been inflated, growing from a height of 1.9 meters to the standard 3 meters of an admiral.

His shoulders were like mountains, and his chest and body were broad.

He took a deep breath.

A burst of scorching steam, visible to the naked eye, spewed out from his nostrils, blowing away large swaths of dust from the ground.

Having mastered the art of returning life, the sun bear can now freely control the speed of its heartbeat.

But fear remains the best fuel for the emperor's engine. Under hypnosis, his heart rate reached an even higher peak, and the sense of oppression also increased accordingly.

At this moment, he resembled a colossal steel statue, his muscles as if forged from steel, and with each breath he exhaled, visible air currents emanated from him, his aura terrifying, unlike anything human.

"It seems that it's not just the bandit king who's getting serious... General Higuma is too."

CP0 Eagle spoke with a solemn expression.

In his orc form, his eyesight was excellent. Without the obscuring effect of the dark flames, he could clearly see the changes in the Sun Bear's condition several kilometers away.

"The form of Life Return: Paper-Painted Martial Body can be said to be the most suitable combat stance for General Higuma. It's almost like using Life Return to simulate the transformation of a Zoan-type beastman."

"However, the bandit king should not be underestimated; the pressure he exudes..."

In their eyes, the three-meter-tall Sun Bear stood in place, looking down at the one-and-a-half-meter-tall Sig.

"Do you know?" Higuma didn't immediately launch an attack, but instead began to speak:

"Life return means infusing consciousness into the body, thereby gaining free control over hair growth, various parts of the body, and even internal organs, such as accelerating digestion in the stomach..."

"All I know is that villains die from talking too much."

Ignoring Rixiong's rambling, Sieg hugged a large tree beside him, about seven or eight meters tall and as thick as three or four people could hug. He dug the bark through with his fingers, then forcefully uprooted the tree and swung it down like the wind.

But the expected impact did not occur; the large tree remained just centimeters away from the sun bear's face.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the sun bear had somehow raised one hand and firmly pressed down on the swinging tree.

Sieg strained with both arms, his face flushed slightly, and tried to struggle, but he couldn't budge an inch.

Sigurd's training focuses on telekinesis, while Sun Bear trains for a longer period and obviously possesses greater strength.

"Ever since I discovered that I could never master Armament Haki, I've focused all my energy on other things, besides Life Return, there's also..."

He spoke in a low voice.

"Even greater power."

He clenched his left hand and pulled with all his might. With a series of cracking sounds, the giant tree twisted and tore under the immense force, while Sig on the other end was also pulled towards him by the force.

Then, his right fist pierced the air, creating a loud sonic boom, and struck Sieg hard in the chest.

boom!

Sig's body flew backward in a straight line like a cannonball, smashing trees in the woods behind him and sending dust billowing up.

Sig shook his head and wobbled to his feet from the cracked ground, while Higuma stood a hundred meters away, watching him from afar.

"Faster...speed".

As the last word was spoken, the voice suddenly drew closer, and Higuma's face rapidly enlarged, appearing right in front of Sieg.

Chapter 1075 Armament Haki? Better Not to Practice It

Sig's pupils suddenly contracted, and in a flash, Higuma's figure appeared right in front of him.

Before he could resist, the three-meter-tall Sun Bear raised his fist, as big as a casserole dish, and slammed it hard into the back of his head, slamming his body to the ground with a thud.

With a strong gust of wind, Rixiong charged more than ten meters away, kicking a giant tree that was about ten meters thick in half in half, and then grabbing the tree with both hands.

Just then, Sieg shakily got up again and saw the giant tree suddenly enlarged in front of him.

This giant tree was at least several times thicker than the one he had used to smash the sun bear...

boom!

The giant tree could not withstand the immense force of the sun bear and snapped as it struck Sig's body, sending countless wood chips flying. Sig's figure, like a baseball bat, once again hurtled through the air at high speed.

"You've fallen for their trap..."

As he backed away, Sieg let out a cold laugh: