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It was ten in the evening.
The sky blazed with a fiery sunset, as if someone had set the heavens alight, painting the western sky a deep crimson and casting a red glow over the distant sea.
A school of fish leaped from the ocean, creating large splashes that caught the light and formed beautiful rainbows.
Standing on the deck, gazing at the distant sea and the nearby rainbow, Chiba couldn't help but admire, "No wonder Luffy and Ace love the thrill of adventure on the open sea. Such a beautiful and majestic view… it's truly stunning."
"Yes, the sea is incredible!" Hina walked over to Chiba's side.
Today, Hina wore a rose-colored bodysuit that perfectly highlighted her slender figure. In the sea breeze, her cloak of justice fluttered, and her long, pink hair danced in the wind. The purple sunglasses perched on her head added a touch of mystery, inviting curiosity.
"This scenery, this comforting sea breeze... I haven't been out to sea in a long time. It's been almost two years. It feels so familiar and invigorating."
Peacock opened her arms wide, letting the sea breeze lift her miniskirt. Her snow-white chest was bare to the wind, and glimpses beneath her skirt were just barely visible. With an angelic face and a devilish figure, she made the crew members watching her go red with nosebleeds.
At that moment, a large number of bubbles appeared on the sea's surface.
Each bubble was several meters across.
Then, as the water surged, a massive current rose up behind them, like a mountain emerging from the sea.
Accompanied by a thunderous roar that echoed like a dragon's call, an enormous Sea King, towering hundreds of meters tall, broke through the water.
Seawater cascaded down the creature's sides, creating countless white sprays and rainbows under the reddish clouds.
"It's a Sea King!" someone shouted.
"All hands, hard left rudder! Avoid its path!"
Ordinary merchant ships encountering a Sea King had no choice but to flee.
In front of this colossal creature, Chiba's ship seemed insignificant.
If the Sea King decided to strike, it could crush and sink the entire vessel in an instant.
No one on board would survive.
"It's so beautiful!" Chiba murmured, excited to see a Sea King up close for the first time.
The Sea King, having noticed the merchant ship, abandoned its hunt for fish and opened its massive jaws to strike.
Before Chiba could react, a long whip lashed out, striking the Sea King and forcing it back.
The Sea King roared in pain and splashed back into the sea, sending waves as high as seven or eight meters.
The merchant ship rocked violently on the waves, on the verge of capsizing.
The crew clung to whatever they could grab.
Peacock's whip wrapped around the Sea King's neck, and she secured the other end to the ship's mast.
"Alright, big guy, forward!"
The Sea King, now like a tamed beast, obediently swam forward under Peacock's command.
The entire merchant ship surged over the waves, flying into the air. In a flash, it soared a hundred meters, crashed back down, and then launched up again.
The ship moved at an incredible speed, the force tearing its mast away.
The crew held tightly to the deck, gripping ropes, feeling a mix of awe and frustration toward Peacock.
"A cage threshold!"
With a shout, Hina activated her Cage-Cage Fruit powers, encasing the entire hull.
Without it, the ship would have broken apart after just a few leaps.
If that happened, everyone would have perished at sea.
"Hahaha… big guy, faster, faster!" Peacock laughed wildly, eventually leaping onto the Sea King's head.
She opened her arms, embracing the ocean's currents, looking completely exhilarated.
"This crazy woman," Hina muttered.
"Let her be. At least we'll get there faster."
Gazing at the sea, feeling the immense power surrounding him, Chiba's heart felt freer than ever. The stagnation he'd felt for so long began to loosen.
Years ago, his "Giant Elephant Particles" had already started evolving toward adulthood.
No wonder the sea produces so many powerful people.
It seems I need to spend more time out here.
"Ye Jun, why are we rushing to Banaro Island?"
"Rob Lucci sold me two pieces of information. One of them is that Blackbeard plans to ambush Ace on Banaro Island."
"Ace is my brother. I have to save him."
"Could this be a trap set by Rob Lucci?"
"No," Chiba replied, then added, "and even if it is, I'm not afraid."
"My energy feels unstable. I'm going to meditate for a bit and see if I can break through before we reach Banaro Island."
With that, Chiba sat cross-legged on the deck, took a large dose of high-grade foundation-building pills, and began channeling his "God Elephant Suppressing Prison Energy."
Spiritual energy from all around converged toward him, forming a 100-meter-wide whirlwind.
Every pore in Chiba's body opened, drawing in the vast energy of the world, which condensed into a spiritual fluid that nourished his "Giant Elephant Particles."
The particles quickly grew into adult form, with energy multiplying several times over.
In just five minutes, a million Giant Elephant Particles had evolved to adulthood.
Chiba's power surged dramatically.
By the next day, he had 288 million adult Giant Elephant Particles.
The whirlwind of energy gathered around him expanded to a kilometer in diameter—and it kept growing.
In the blink of an eye, four days passed.
The whirlwind had reached a 10,000-meter diameter.
Now, Chiba could absorb the spiritual energy simply by opening his mouth.
Hina took advantage of this opportunity, advancing her "Giant Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength" to the third level.
Peacock's divine power awakening method also broke through to the third level, inching toward the fourth.
Even Koby and Helmeppo benefited greatly, with their divine power awakening reaching the peak of the first level.
As for Chiba, who had triggered this phenomenon, all 840 million of his Giant Elephant Particles reached adulthood.
At a certain moment, a resounding chime echoed from within Chiba.
Immediately, a powerful surge of true energy erupted from him, shooting straight into the sky, dispersing the whirlwind.
The true energy dissipated, coalescing into the image of an ancient giant elephant.
The enormous elephant, thousands of meters in size, raised its trunk and trumpeted loudly, its roar shaking heaven and earth.
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𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:
• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮
• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝
• 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗼𝗲𝗲
𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸:
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟭𝟴𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.
• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗢𝘂𝘁: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩!
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀!
👉 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙬: 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧
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𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙂𝙋𝙏 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮, 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨, 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!
👉𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽: 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧/𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙥