Kizaru suddenly noticed that Luffy's fist was covered with a layer of pitch-black Armament Haki!
"Bang!"
The punch landed squarely on Kizaru's face, forcing him back several steps. The Admiral touched his slightly reddened cheek, his smile finally vanishing: "Truly... a terrifying newcomer, aren't you?"
"So he's already mastered Armament Haki... Interesting."
The battle grew increasingly fierce. Although Luffy was completely suppressed, he fought with even greater vigor, doing sit-ups every time he was knocked down!
"Again!" Luffy spat out a mouthful of blood, his rubber arm expanding once more, "I will definitely... persevere to the end!"
Kizaru's gaze gradually became serious. He hadn't expected this seemingly reckless kid to be so troublesome. Just as he was about to get serious, snowflakes suddenly began to fall from the sky...
"Ding! Mission complete!"
"Reward: Ultimate Technique · Life Return (No side effects)"
Luffy immediately felt a warm current surge through his body. All the food he had eaten earlier transformed into surging physical strength. He grinned, feeling full of energy again!
Just then,
The snowflakes falling from the sky suddenly became denser, and the temperature plummeted.
A giant bird circled down, and Aokiji lazily jumped off its back, casually patting the bird's wing: "Thanks."
The large bird let out a long cry and flapped its wings, flying into the distance. Only then did Aokiji turn his gaze to the battlefield. When he saw Luffy fiercely battling Kizaru, he shook his head helplessly: "Looks like it's not too late..."
However, when he looked up at the ten giant stone tablets in the sky, his lazy expression instantly froze, his pupils contracting violently, and even his breathing hitched: "One... two... three..." He counted in disbelief, "Ten?!"
Aokiji's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. His usually calm voice uncharacteristically trembled slightly: "Things are much... bigger than I imagined..."
He had originally thought it was just ordinary poneglyphs, at most the level of a single red Road Poneglyph.
But now, ten poneglyphs appearing simultaneously, including two red Road Poneglyphs, had already far exceeded the scope of "serious," directly escalating to a level that even the World Government would take seriously!
Aokiji's hands unconsciously clenched and unclenched.
Just as the battlefield descended into chaos, a special ability prompt suddenly sounded in Ron's mind:
"Ding! Detecting sub-system host completed the mission!"
"Triggering special ability reward!"
"Obtained: Ultimate Technique · Life Instinct (Can convert physical strength into life energy, restore injuries, and achieve super-speed regeneration of the body!)"
Ron's pupils suddenly contracted, and an unprecedented warm current instantly swept through his entire body.
He clearly felt as if a whole new energy circulation system had appeared within him. With just a thought, the physical strength within his body would transform into surging vitality, flowing like a tide through his limbs and bones.
"This ability..."
Ron was secretly shocked. He tried to cut a wound on his arm, and the wound healed at a visible speed, recovering completely in the blink of an eye, consuming only a negligible amount of physical strength.
His heart rate involuntarily quickened. This was simply a heaven-defying divine skill!
According to the understanding instilled by the ability, even fatal injuries like severed limbs reattaching or internal organ damage could be instantly recovered as long as there was enough physical strength!
This meant that in battle, he was almost equivalent to having an immortal body!
Ron's heart swelled with excitement. This sudden surprise completely changed the balance of the battle.
The instinct of life is to constantly evolve, constantly surpass.
And at this moment, this instinct was boiling within him!
On the other side, in the Marine camp,
No one noticed Ron's change.
When Kizaru saw Aokiji arrive, he immediately stretched exaggeratedly: "Oh my~ Kuzan, you're finally here~"
He deliberately feigned fatigue, wiping away non-existent sweat, "These newcomers are too terrifying. This old man's old bones are almost falling apart~"
Aokiji ignored Kizaru's antics. His gaze locked onto Robin, who was frantically deciphering the last poneglyph. When he saw the ancient characters being rapidly recorded by her, Aokiji's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"According to World Government special decree," Aokiji's voice was as biting as an arctic wind, "Anyone attempting to research the Void Century shall be immediately arrested!"
Before his words finished, he knelt on one knee, his right hand pressed to the sand: "Ice Age!"
"Crack—"
Terrifying cold air instantly erupted from him!
Crystalline ice spread rapidly like a living thing, freezing everything in its path. The speed of freezing was astonishing, covering the entire plaza in the blink of an eye, heading directly towards Robin's position!
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Robin's forehead, her fingers moving rapidly across the last poneglyph: "Just a little more... give me a bit more time..."
Her eyes gleamed with almost obsessive focus, completely ignoring the approaching deadly cold.
Ron's eyes narrowed. Just as he was about to act, a hand wrapped in a bandana blocked him.
"Captain," Zoro had appeared at the very front at some point, his three swords slowly unsheathing, "Leave opponents of this level to me."
Burning fighting spirit blazed in his eyes, "I've rested for so long, it's time to stretch my muscles."
Ron looked at Zoro's back, still offering comfort: "Don't push yourself too hard, he's an Admiral."
Zoro didn't answer, merely biting wado ichimonji in his mouth, holding White Moon and Heavenly Demon in his hands. Facing the overwhelming Ice Age, he took a deep breath, and all the muscles in his body instantly tensed like steel.
"Three Sword Style · Black Rope · Great Dragon Twister!"
Three slashes roared out, intertwining in the air to form a pitch-black tornado!
This slash not only contained all of Zoro's swordsmanship cultivation but also incorporated the brand new realm he had comprehended in the Sleep Ability!
"Boom!!!"
The collision of sword energy and ice caused a deafening explosion!
Aokiji's Ice Age was actually forcibly cut open with a huge gap. Shattered ice blocks shot into the sky with the tornado, and the frozen trajectory was forced to change!
A hint of surprise flashed in Aokiji's eyes: "Oh? This swordsman... he's gotten stronger since we last met."
Kizaru also put away his playful smile: "Oh my~ another terrifying newcomer~"
Zoro maintained his drawing stance, the white mist he exhaled particularly visible in the cold wind: "You want to touch our archaeologist..." His three swords simultaneously gleamed with cold light, "First, ask my swords!"
Robin's fingers finally left the last poneglyph. She let out a long sigh of relief, as if a weight had been lifted: "It's done..."
Then, her vision went black, and she fainted from excessive exhaustion.
"Robin!"
Nami and Chopper immediately rushed forward and carried her away from the danger zone.
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