The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Most people in the holy land only saw a blur before the two figures disappeared.

Only those with strong Observation Haki can roughly know what happened.

Satan, who was still on his way back to the Five Elders' residence, looked up at the direction Luther had gone and smiled with satisfaction.

After a brief glance, Satan looked away and continued toward the residence of the Five Elders.

Luther and Gion, on the other hand, left the Holy Land at an extremely fast pace.

After speeding across the Red Line for 30 minutes, the two finally slowed down and stopped.

The Red Line is the largest landmass in the world, but the World Government has not developed it much, and it still bears the marks of nature's sculpting.

Lush and expansive forests, boundless grasslands, tranquil mountains and lakes, and creatures of all sizes can be seen everywhere.

The two stood in a valley, surrounded by lush vegetation, with the sound of flowing spring water always in the background.

"Let's stay here. We should be able to shake off their Observation Haki by now."

Luther stood still, stretching his even stronger body.

Gion stood not far from him, her expression more serious than during their previous sparring sessions:

“Your Highness, your speed is more than three times faster than before, and your stamina is at least twice as strong. Even just looking at your physique, you have reached the standard of a lieutenant general.”

"Finally, he can rival a lieutenant general."

Luther raised an eyebrow, but didn't see anything to be proud of.

According to CP's internal assessment of combat strength, an ordinary person's combat strength is 1, while a fully armed ordinary marine's combat strength is 10.

With the body of a Celestial Dragon, he had a combat power of around 400 when he transmigrated.

After systematic training, he mastered the Six Powers and Observation Haki, and his combat strength reached approximately 2000.

Excluding special cases like Garp, the combat strength of a Navy Vice Admiral is roughly in the range of 4000 to 10000.

After consuming the fruit, his physical strength, swordsmanship, and Observation Haki reached a minimum of 4000.

A combat power of 4000 seems high, but it's nowhere near that of a general-level fighter.

Any one of the admirals, even disregarding Devil Fruit abilities, has a combat power of over 3, which means they can easily crush a vice admiral.

Even Gion, with the addition of her Devil Fruit powers, could barely reach the level of the weakest Admiral.

There is almost an insurmountable gap between a general and a lieutenant general.

The boost from eating the fruit only happens once; you can't keep growing at that high speed afterward.

"Your Highness, can you only change the shape of your wings with your hands?"

Seeing Luther's hands transform into wings, Gion couldn't help but ask.

After she ate the fruit, she grew bat wings, and her hands could freely switch between claw and normal forms without affecting her ability to wield a knife.

"I'll give it a try."

Luther also thought this method of turning hands into wings was rather foolish, and with a slight thought, he tried to change his body shape.

He tried, and even when he transformed into a 10-meter-long crimson-gold crow, he still couldn't make his hands and wings appear at the same time.

"This is really troublesome... There's no better solution for now."

Luther pondered for a moment and temporarily abandoned the method of directly transforming his body into wings.

If he remembered correctly, Kizaru could float in the air using photons, and some Logia-type Devil Fruit users could achieve a similar effect.

So...

Luther's beast form was deactivated, and his hands returned to their original shape. In contrast, his feet became illusory, and the sun's fire enveloped his legs.

"Controlling the sun's fire doesn't seem too difficult..."

Luther felt as if his legs had turned into a ball of cotton; the blazing sun's fire did not harm him at all, but rather gave him a warm feeling.

However, being able to transform his legs into the fire of the sun is already his current limit.

Even the sun's fire attacking his legs could injure him.

Luther didn't think much of it; if someone was as strong as a Logia-type from the start, a Mythical Zoan would be too overpowered.

Luther made his choice of the Golden Crow Fruit after considering various factors.

Of the original candidates, only the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Golden Crow Fruit were easy to obtain.

But considering that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit would be completely countered by the Nika Fruit, Luther ultimately chose the Golden Crow Fruit.

Although he doesn't believe in fate, he's not so stubborn as to be headstrong.

Can lightning penetrate rubber? The answer is definitely yes.

However, whether the electricity from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit can penetrate the rubber of the Nika Fruit remains to be seen.

So, once he got his hands on the Golden Crow Fruit, Luther ate it without a second thought.

Nika is the ancient sun god and the fruit of the protagonist of this world.

The Golden Crow is also known as the Sun, and if developed to its fullest potential, it would likely be just as impressive.

Chapter 46 Sparring

"Your Highness, let's have a sparring session. That way, I can more accurately assess your current condition."

Gion chuckled and drew her golden sword, standing gracefully before extending an invitation to Luther.

Luther, having regained his composure, readily agreed to Gion's idea:

"Give it a try."

This time, instead of pulling out Ace first, he transformed his knees into solar fire, which surged downwards and instantly reached mid-air.

He currently has two ways to move: one is to use the solar fire to propel himself forward, and the other is to control his legs to become solar fire.

Either way, it's faster than Luther's usual pace.

But compared to his speed, Gion was undoubtedly faster.

"Your Highness, don't be the first to take off when facing an opponent who is faster than you!"

Gion's voice suddenly came from the sky, and her graceful figure appeared above Luther, turning sideways and slashing down fiercely with Kinpira.

"I wouldn't dare to be so brave if I weren't prepared."

Luther chuckled softly, then suddenly clenched his empty hand into a fist and slammed it upwards.

hum! ! !

Golden solar fire clung to his fist, surging towards Gion as he swung it.

boom!!!

The golden flames clashed with the famous sword, producing a resounding hum.

A strong wind shot out in all directions, bending the already withered branches around them, and some were even broken in half.

"It's a pity that Your Highness hadn't just eaten the fruit, you should have been able to master the swordsmanship enhanced by the sun's fire very quickly."

The flames and the blade's edge were locked in a stalemate, but judging from Gion's relaxed and carefree appearance, she clearly wasn't using her full strength.

"There's nothing to regret; Devil Fruits are indeed a kind of magical energy."

After eating the fruit, Luther felt as if he had gained an extra organ that he could control at will. Some abilities that he didn't have before were now driven by him like instincts.

Luther took the initiative to end the stalemate, leaving a golden trail in the air as he stepped aside.

He planned to test the ease or difficulty of developing the fruit by first observing the techniques of other people.

hum! ! !

With a thought, golden flames condensed in his right hand.

Imitating Kizaru's technique of condensing a lightsaber, the golden flames in his hand slowly condensed into a crimson-gold longsword.

The sword is about 3 meters long, similar in style to the Miao sword, with golden flames flowing across it.

It appears to be a solid blade, but there is a subtle sense of instability and disorder about it.

This also shows that Luther is not proficient in Devil Fruit abilities; otherwise, he could have constructed hard swords like Kizaru.

"Your Highness, you are truly a genius, possessing a sword similar to Admiral Kizaru's Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi."

Gion gave a word of praise, then drew her sword and charged forward again.

This time, however, she subtly imbued the King Pira with Armament Haki, not wanting this famous sword to be destroyed by the sun's fire.

"I was just testing it out, and I didn't expect the flames to condense so easily, like an arm. Let's call this move Flowing Blade Jakka!"

Luther chuckled and swung his Ryujin Jakka at Gion.

Swish! ! !

With a single swing, a golden, fiery slash, resembling a flying strike, detached from the blade's tip and hurtled powerfully towards Gion.

"Peach Blossom Dance, Flowers in Full Bloom!"

Gion lightly danced with golden light, and several peach-colored sword beams, as beautiful as flowers, were released, easily blocking the fiery attack.

“Your Highness, the flames in this attack are very powerful, but they lack the sharpness of a flying slash. In terms of power, the two are almost the same.”

While defending against the attacks, Gion also gave her own assessment.

"That's not bad, considering I took a shortcut. Once I can unleash the Flying Slash, the combination should make it even stronger."

As Luther spoke, he grabbed his flintlock pistol and charged toward Gion.

This time, he's focusing more on testing capabilities, so the main purpose is to demonstrate them.

Gion understood this as well, and charged at Luther with her knife drawn.

The two quickly closed in on each other and simultaneously swung their swords at one another.

The two swords clashed, and Gion's eyes narrowed slightly, as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.

Her golden sword actually shattered Luther's fire sword and rushed straight towards Luther's face.

"Disperse!"