Fist Bone Impact Is Strong? Great, Sharingan, Copy It!!

An hour later.

All members of the Werewolf Pirate Crew had been locked up.

"Vice Admiral Garp, why are we going back to Marine Headquarters so soon?"

Boka and the others returned to the warship.

Normally, Garp would stay in Foosha Village for at least a month.

Although he had come to clear out the pirates, it had only been three days, yet he was already heading back to Marine Headquarters.

After all.

Vice Admiral Garp didn't like staying at Marine Headquarters.

Garp laughed. "Because I recommended Feng Lei as a [Special Recruit] at the Marine Academy, we have to go back early!"

"What?"

"A Special Recruit!?"

Boka's pupils abruptly contracted, his face filled with shock.

Koby and Helmeppo naturally saw his reaction, and both looked puzzled.

"Colonel Boka, what's a Special Recruit?"

Duolong wasn't an officer from Marine Headquarters, so he naturally knew nothing about the Marine Academy.

But judging by Boka's reaction, it was definitely no ordinary thing.

Boka spoke calmly, clearing up their confusion. "The Marine Academy is a military academy established by Marine Headquarters to train top-tier combatants. Anyone who graduates from it has at least the strength of a Vice Admiral."

"And [Special Recruits] are the best among them. They usually have the potential to become Marine Admirals. Every one of them is a ridiculously powerful monster."

"Take Admirals Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu. They all came out of the academy and were [Special Recruits] in their day. But there hasn't been a [Special Recruit] for decades since them."

Hearing Boka's explanation, Koby and the others gaped, their hearts in turmoil.

[Special Recruits] had the potential to become Marine Admirals?

Although Koby and Helmeppo had never met a Marine Admiral, the names of the Three Admirals, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu, were well known to them.

The three were the pillars of the Marines, their greatest fighting force!

Did Boka mean that Feng Lei had the potential to become a Marine Admiral?

At that moment.

Koby felt utterly bitter.

Becoming a Marine Admiral was his goal too!

They had clearly started at the same line, so why was Feng Lei so far ahead of him?

"Koby..."

Helmeppo looked at Koby. He knew Koby's goal, but Feng Lei was already far ahead of him in reaching it.

"I won't give up. Even if I'm not as talented as Feng Lei, I can work harder than him!"

After pondering for a moment, Koby's expression turned resolute.

Helmeppo opened his mouth.

He wanted to say that Koby couldn't beat Feng Lei at hard work either!

Over the past three days, whenever Feng Lei wasn't catching pirates, he was training alone. Neither of them could come close to matching the length and intensity of his training.

But Koby was his friend, and he couldn't bear to discourage him with that truth!

Feng Lei finally realized it too.

Garp had arranged for him to enter the Marine Academy.

Did he have the potential to become a Marine Admiral?

Come to think of it, if he opened all Eight Gates, perhaps even a Marine Admiral would be nothing to him?

"But Vice Admiral Garp, Feng Lei has only trained for a few days. Can he pass the assessment?"

Boka was a little worried.

Feng Lei's talent was indeed remarkable, but he had been training for far too short a time.

Even Boka, a Marine Headquarters Colonel, was no match for him now.

But he still seemed far from meeting the combat standard for a [Special Recruit].

After all.

When the Three Admirals, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu, joined the Marine Academy, they already possessed tremendous fighting strength.

And all three were Logia Devil Fruit users!

Relying on their fruits.

All three had been able to defeat a Marine Vice Admiral back then!

Feng Lei, on the other hand, seemed to have only the Six Powers.

"An assessment? What assessment?"

Feng Lei looked surprised.

Koby and Helmeppo also pricked up their ears.

Seeing this, Boka had no choice but to continue explaining.

"Ordinary Marine Academy students only need to be selected or recommended. But [Special Recruits] have to undergo a rigorous assessment. Since the Marine Academy specializes in training top-tier combatants, the assessment is tied to fighting strength."

"The exact assessment differs every year, but Admirals Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu passed by defeating a Vice Admiral when they entered!"

When he finished.

Koby and Helmeppo were dumbfounded.

They had defeated a Marine Vice Admiral as soon as they entered the academy?

Were [Special Recruits] that terrifying?

Then.

The two looked at Garp.

Garp was a Vice Admiral too. If the Three Admirals had defeated Vice Admiral Garp...

They couldn't imagine it.

Unlike Koby and Helmeppo, who were shocked to hear about defeating a Vice Admiral, Feng Lei was perfectly calm.

Apart from Garp, Marine Vice Admirals really weren't all that strong!

With his current strength after opening four gates, he already possessed combat power on the level of a Vice Admiral.

Not to mention, he had the Sharingan!

Genjutsu alone was enough to let Feng Lei easily defeat an ordinary Vice Admiral.

"Hahaha, that's why I've decided to give him extra training before we reach Marine Headquarters!"

Garp wasn't concerned in the slightest.

He had seen how quickly Feng Lei grew.

"Well? Are you scared, you brat?"

Feng Lei shrugged and said calmly, "I couldn't ask for more!"

He naturally wouldn't pass up a chance to rack up progress!

"You've got guts! Just what I'd expect from my disciple!"

Garp grinned, very pleased with Feng Lei's response.

Feng Lei was astonishingly talented, yet neither arrogant nor impatient, and he worked hard to improve. Garp had come across a fine prospect.

Suddenly.

There was a burst of commotion, and the entire warship began rocking violently.

"What's going on?"

Boka's expression changed.

Immediately afterward.

A Marine cried out in alarm.

"A Sea King! It's a Sea King!"

Feng Lei and the others instantly turned to look.

A gigantic sea beast had emerged from the sea ahead. It resembled a moray eel and was several hundred meters long, its enormous body almost as thick as the warship itself!

A pair of red eyes looked down at the warship, filled with extreme ferocity.

"Lord of the Coast!"

Feng Lei raised an eyebrow at the Sea King. He hadn't expected the creature to still be lurking in the waters near Foosha Village.

"Why has this thing set its sights on us?!"

Boka frowned.

"It's just a little fellow. Leave it to me!"

Garp slowly stepped forward.

A Sea King like this was beyond Boka's abilities, so only Garp could deal with it.

Seeing that Garp was about to act, an idea flashed through Feng Lei's mind. He immediately said, "Teacher Garp, since you're going to give me extra training, why not show me the power of your moves?"

Hearing this.

Garp stopped in his tracks.

"My moves?"

"Hahahaha! Since you want to see my strength, I'll grant your wish!"

With that.

Black lightning flickered around Garp. As he leaped up, the entire warship sank lower in the water and rocked back and forth.

The next second.

Under Feng Lei's gaze, Garp charged toward the Lord of the Coast and slammed his right fist forward!

"Fist Bone Impact!"

Boom!!

In an instant.

The powerful force of his fist blasted through the air. Before the Lord of the Coast could react, its entire upper body shattered.

A long trench opened in the sea behind it!

The Sea King, which was powerful enough to capsize a warship, fell into the sea with only half its body remaining.

The terrifying punch left Koby, Helmeppo, and the others dumbstruck!

Even Feng Lei looked slightly surprised.

So strong! As expected of someone at the top of the Pirate King world's power pyramid!

But...

That move is mine now!

Mitsudomoe appeared in his scarlet eyes, copying Garp's move in its entirety.

A faint smile appeared on Feng Lei's face.

He had achieved his goal!