A First Display of Strength, Eight Gates, Opening!

The salty sea breeze swept across the warship's deck, blowing the sweat from Feng Lei's chin.

"Soru!"

Following Soru's method of exerting force, Feng Lei repeatedly stamped on the deck at tremendous speed. The powerful reactive force immediately launched him forward.

Feng Lei's figure abruptly vanished, only to reappear three meters away the next second.

[Reviewing the old brings new understanding. You completed another round of training. Your physique has been strengthened. Learning progress +0.1%.]

[Eight Gates: learning progress 5% (Opening)]

As the system notification sounded, Feng Lei felt his body suddenly grow stronger.

His earlier exhaustion vanished. Every cell felt as though it had evolved, leaving him full of energy, as if he had strength to spare.

It felt as though he could kill a fierce tiger with a casual punch!

Feeling the changes in his body, Feng Lei was ecstatic.

Just a few hours earlier, things had been different.

After Garp taught them the Six Powers, he left them to train on their own.

Feng Lei had then discovered something astonishing.

As long as he trained according to the methods of the Six Powers, he could advance his learning progress for the Eight Gates. Roughly every time he completed a full round of Six Powers training, it increased by 0.1%.

With that,

he could learn the Six Powers while also increasing his learning progress. It was the best of both worlds!

He had thought that was already enough of a pleasant surprise.

And now,

his body had been strengthened as well.

Feng Lei felt that his current physical strength probably was not inferior to Luffy's during the Enies Lobby arc.

Could it be that once my learning progress reaches 5%, I can open the Opening, one of the Eight Gates?

Opening it would remove the brain's restrictions, allowing him to use one hundred percent of his body's capabilities and unleash unimaginable speed and strength.

At that moment, Feng Lei was eager to see just how strong he had become.

Just then,

a rough voice suddenly rang out.

"Hey, hey!"

"You little brat Feng Lei, what are you spacing out for? Are you trying to slack off?"

Garp rose from his chair and gave Feng Lei a warning stare.

Beside him, Koby and Helmeppo were so frightened that they hurriedly resumed training. They did not dare stop what they were doing, afraid Garp would come after them.

"I got stronger, so I'm celebrating!"

Feng Lei ignored Garp's warning. He even felt a little tempted to fight him.

"You little brat!"

Noticing Feng Lei's gaze, Garp paused briefly, then grinned. "Stronger, are you? Fine, then I'll test your strength myself!"

With that,

Garp clasped a fist in his other hand and rolled his neck, producing a series of cracks.

At the sight, Koby and Helmeppo both stopped training and stared at Garp in disbelief.

How long had they been training?

Only three or four hours. It would already be impressive if they had become proficient in the training methods for the Six Powers.

Although Feng Lei trained harder than they did, he probably was not much stronger.

"Feng Lei, why don't you ask for mercy?"

Koby whispered to Feng Lei.

He felt that if he were in Feng Lei's place, he would definitely just get beaten up.

However,

Feng Lei ignored Koby. Looking at Garp, he said eagerly, "All right! Please give me some pointers, Vice Admiral Garp!"

At those words,

Koby was dumbfounded.

"What an arrogant guy. Don't come crying when you get beaten up!"

Helmeppo snorted, displeased with Feng Lei's words and behavior.

As he saw it, Feng Lei's words were just an excuse for slacking off, while Vice Admiral Garp had pretended to take them seriously when he actually wanted to teach Feng Lei a lesson.

He could almost see Feng Lei scurrying away with his hands over his head as Garp beat him.

Even Garp was stunned to see Feng Lei agree without hesitation.

Feng Lei trained with focus, hard work and perseverance. There was nothing to fault in his attitude.

Garp had only offered to test his strength because he wanted to scare him a little and keep him from growing arrogant and complacent.

After all, anyone could see the gap in strength between Garp and Feng Lei.

It was as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.

Yet Feng Lei had not been scared. Instead, he had agreed without hesitation!

Now Garp had to fight, whether he wanted to or not.

Oh well, I'll just go easy on him.

With that thought, Garp laughed loudly and gave him an appreciative look. "Good boy, you've got guts. But guts won't spare you a beating!"

"I won't be holding back!"

With that,

Garp took a sudden step and shot forward like a cheetah, his huge fist raised high. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Feng Lei.

So fast!

Feng Lei was startled, but he did not panic.

"Opening, open!"

In an instant,

Feng Lei felt some kind of switch inside his body flip open. His body's capabilities were greatly unleashed, and every cell contributed one hundred percent of its strength.

For a moment, Garp's fist seemed to slow down before his eyes.

"Soru!"

Whoosh!

The instant Garp's fist came down, Feng Lei vanished from the spot.

Boom!

Garp's fist slammed into the deck, punching a black hole through it. The terrifying force made Koby and Helmeppo's hearts pound.

Feng Lei couldn't have been killed by that punch, could he?

The same thought occurred to both of them at once.

But the next second, Feng Lei's voice sounded in their ears.

"Vice Admiral Garp, your fist seems... a little slow!"

Feng Lei appeared behind Garp. Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his right foot and compressed the air with a kick at supersonic speed.

"Rankyaku!"

A crescent-shaped slash two or three meters across instantly cut through the air, speeding toward Garp's back.

Bang!

Before Koby and Helmeppo's horrified eyes, the slash struck Garp squarely.

"This..."

Helmeppo's eyes went wide.

Feng Lei had not only dodged Vice Admiral Garp's attack but had also counterattacked, hitting him with Rankyaku?

At that moment,

he felt as though his mind could hardly keep up.

How on earth had Feng Lei done that?

Koby was no different. His expression froze completely.

It was not just the two of them. Even Garp himself was shocked.

Although he had not used his full strength, that punch was still not something a person who had trained in the Six Powers for only a few hours could dodge.

And more than that,

Feng Lei had even counterattacked.

Although Garp had not used Armament Haki to defend against that kick, it had genuinely hurt.

An ordinary captain would probably have been killed in an instant, wouldn't he?

"What an extraordinary little fellow!"

Beyond his shock, Garp was also somewhat excited.

The talent Feng Lei had displayed was every bit as great as that of his unfilial grandson Luffy, if not greater. If Feng Lei was properly trained, he would surely become an outstanding marine in the future!

Feng Lei had not expected to hit Garp either.

Although he had not caused Garp any real damage, he now had some idea of his own strength.

Feng Lei's fighting spirit soared, and he wanted to see what he was capable of.

"Vice Admiral Garp, have you finished testing me now?"

"You little brat Feng Lei, don't get too cocky!"

Hearing Feng Lei's teasing, Garp slowly turned around, a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

"It won't be so easy from here on!"

He decided to show a little of his strength and properly test the limits of the young man before him!