Chapter 511: Master-Level Nen Training
"Ah! Admiral Kizaru and Admiral Aokiji are here!"
This thunderclap on Sabaody Archipelago was seen by everyone on the island. The Marine soldiers who had arrived earlier with Kizaru had been in the midst of rounding up pirates on the island, but when this lightning bolt struck, they knew something extraordinary had happened. They hurried over to investigate, and what they saw were two battered Marine Admirals.
The Marine soldiers who witnessed this were utterly stunned. Admiral Aokiji was in decent shape, but how could Admiral Kizaru be so severely injured!?
Good heavens, who had they been fighting just now!?
However, the Marine soldiers didn't dare ask too many questions. A Rear Admiral quickly came over and handed each of them a new Marine coat.
"Where's my nephew, Sentomaru?" Kizaru asked, his face pale. This was the worst injury he had ever sustained.
"I'm here!" Sentomaru ran over from a distance. He had sensed trouble earlier and fled the scene as well, so he was unharmed. Seeing Kizaru's serious condition, he quickly came over to support him.
Aokiji put on his Marine coat and frowned as he asked, "What do we do now? I never expected Ian to quietly reach the level of a Marine Admiral. With his protection, those pirate supernovas are impossible to catch."
What Aokiji really wanted to say was that the mission Fleet Admiral Sengoku had given them—to capture Ian—was also a failure.
Although two Marine Admirals facing Ian seemed to give them an overwhelming advantage in strength, Kizaru had been injured first, and Aokiji found himself countered when facing Ian. In the end, Ian managed to escape unscathed. This was truly...
After this, capturing Ian would be even more difficult. Now, the Dragon Hunter Pirates not only had Fujitora Issho but also Enel, who seemed capable of matching Kizaru. This meant that the Dragon Hunter Pirates now had the strength to contend with all three Marine Admirals at once!
"If he keeps growing like this, he might become a new Emperor, just like Red-Haired Shanks," Kizaru said, clearly aware of this. "So, we should continue the pursuit. We can't let him go any longer."
Having been repeatedly humiliated by Ian, even at his age, Kizaru couldn't swallow this insult.
"What exactly happened with Bartholomew Kuma?" Aokiji, understanding Kizaru's thoughts, didn't argue. Instead, he brought up Kuma. "What did he say to Ian that caused such a furious reaction?"
"Who knows?" Kizaru replied gloomily. "I've never fully trusted these Seven Warlords. Now it's proven that even the most obedient Bartholomew Kuma isn't on the same side as us..."
With that, Kizaru turned to the Marine soldiers and asked, "How's the pirate capture mission going?"
"We've captured nearly two hundred pirates!" the lead Marine soldier immediately reported. "But unfortunately, all eleven of the island's supernova pirates with bounties over 100 million have escaped..."
"As expected," Kizaru muttered. He said to Aokiji, "Let's go. Continue pursuing Ian."
Aokiji remained silent but began to follow. To be honest, since the two of them couldn't stop Ian earlier, Aokiji figured that continuing the chase would be a waste of effort.
However, just as they were about to set off, a "puru puru" sound came from nearby. A Rear Admiral was startled and pulled out his Den Den Mushi from his pocket.
When he answered the call, he froze. He quickly called out to Kizaru and Aokiji, handing over the Den Den Mushi. "It's Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
Kizaru and Aokiji were taken aback but took the Den Den Mushi.
"Kizaru, Aokiji, what's the situation?" Sengoku's voice came from the other end. "Why haven't you responded until now?"
Kizaru raised his left wrist and looked at the charred Den Den Mushi on it. "The Den Den Mushi was destroyed during the battle. Unfortunately, we failed to capture Ian... We were about to continue the pursuit."
"... " There was a moment of silence on the other end. Finally, Sengoku seemed to let out a soft sigh. "Come back. Stop the pursuit."
"Huh?" Kizaru was stunned. "Why? He's still on Sabaody Archipelago. There's still a chance to catch him. But if he enters Fish-Man Island, then..."
Before he could finish, Sengoku interrupted him with just one sentence: "The war has already begun!"
Hearing this, Kizaru and Aokiji's hearts tightened. They exchanged a glance, hung up the Den Den Mushi, and waved their hands, leading the Marine soldiers away from the scene in a hurry.
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On the other side, Ian, who had also flown away from the scene, was now checking the card system in his mind.
Just as he had unleashed that true ten-billion-volt lightning strike, the system seemed to have triggered a notification sound. He only now had a chance to look into it.
When he checked, Ian was very surprised.
The system informed him that his level had reached 50. It seemed that the system had judged his battle against Kizaru and Aokiji as a victory, granting him a massive amount of experience points.
That was fine, but what truly amazed Ian was that his Nen Training skill had also broken through!
Originally, Ian's Nen Training skill had already reached full proficiency through constant practice and use. Perhaps the emotional impact of the earlier battle had given him the opportunity to level up. Now, his Nen Training skill had been upgraded to Master-Level Nen Training, fully maxed out.
[Master-Level Nen Training Skill]: Increases total Nen value by 100%. Increases all Nen skill power by 50%. Reduces all Nen skill consumption by 50%. Enables Nen Diffusion, Nen Tremor, Nen Impact, and Nen Materialization. Nen recovery is linked to the user's physical condition. The more energy the user has, the faster Nen recovers.
As soon as he saw this Master-Level Nen Training skill, Ian felt his previously gloomy mood instantly brighten!
Compared to the original Expert-Level Nen Training skill, this Master-Level version was far stronger. The original Expert-Level Nen Training didn't have the attributes of increased power and reduced consumption.
Ian tried using Armament Haki hardening on his fist. This time, when his fist was coated with Haki, it showed a color of black tinged with red, emitting an unusual glow.
Ian was almost stunned. This was the special effect caused by infusing Conqueror's Haki into Armament Haki!
He immediately realized that his Haki power was now approaching mastery. The three types of Haki seemed to be gradually merging.
With a thought, Ian expanded his Psychic Field and suddenly discovered that his Psychic Field could now cover the entire Sabaody Archipelago!
In his perception, he could even "see" Kizaru and Aokiji leaving!
Normally, such perception could only detect a rough outline. If they were too far away, Ian couldn't tell who was who. But strangely, this time he knew for certain that those two were Kizaru and Aokiji!
It wasn't guessed from their outlines or shapes. Ian felt he could sense a special aura—perhaps the energy field emitted by Kizaru and Aokiji's Devil Fruit powers. In short, it felt like the "ki" in Dragon Ball, where everyone has a unique "ki" that his Psychic Field could identify!
This was an unexpected surprise. Ian immediately realized that his Observation Haki had also undergone a mutation, gaining a special function.
Perhaps this special function wasn't like Enel's Mantra, which could "hear" people's emotional changes—that is, read their thoughts—but Ian could easily locate anyone within his perception range as long as he was familiar with their aura.
As Ian explored these changes in himself, he also "saw" a familiar person: Enel! In Ian's perception, Kizaru's aura was a mass of light, Aokiji's was a mass of cold air, and Enel's was a mass of lightning, making them very easy to distinguish.
So Ian immediately flew toward Enel's location.
Enel seemed to be waiting for him. Behind Enel stood Urouge, carrying that Seastone pestle.
Urouge had escaped earlier, but Enel had only teleported away the moment Ian's lightning struck, because he wanted to experience Ian's lightning power firsthand.
However, the result was disheartening. The voltage of Ian's earlier lightning strike was something even Enel couldn't achieve now!
Perhaps by using the thunderclouds generated by the Ark Maxim, Enel could use skills like Ten Million Volts or Thunder God to reach the voltage of Ian's lightning strike, but unfortunately, the Ark had been requisitioned by Ian...
So when he saw Ian, Enel followed him but looked very dejected.
"What's wrong with you?" Ian asked curiously, seeing his expression. Then he looked at Urouge behind him and asked, "And what's going on with you two? What are you up to?"