Outside the palace, behind Golden Lion and the others' battle, Luo Han took out the Golden Scale Fruit from behind him—the one containing the sleeping consciousness of the Divine Tree, Xiao Huan—and examined it closely, his gaze gentle.
Hm! Is that a Devil Fruit? Whitebeard silently guessed from the side. He looked puzzled. It resembled one, but something felt off.
Heh heh! Luo Han suddenly chuckled to himself, his thoughts seeming to drift back to those tense days on Ring Island. The delight of hearing Xiao Huan's voice for the first time was still vivid in his mind.
"Xiao Huan, we'll be meeting again soon. I hope you're a beauty!"
Just don't be some gross old man scratching his feet. Whenever he imagined Xiao Huan's once timid, girlish voice coming from the mouth of some indescribable person with yellow teeth hanging out, the most terrifying part was that Luo Han had even been moved by it. That would truly be horrifying!
Sigh! He could not think about it anymore. He would throw up if he kept going. Better get the Devil Fruit first.
Looking over, Golden Lion and the others had been fighting for some time. Given the speed of the Navy's top fighters, they should be arriving soon. He could not drag this out any longer, or it would become another hassle.
"Looks like I'll have to get rid of that energy barrier first!"
Luo Han had always been curious about Devil Fruit abilities that could create energy barriers.
The barrier was actually transparent from the outside. One would not notice it without looking carefully, yet from within, everything outside appeared blurred and indistinct. It was truly a remarkable ability. He just did not know how strong its defense was.
If he could shatter the energy barrier in one