Psychokinesis Development (Part 2)

In the afternoon on Ring Tree Island, rainbow light filled Divine Lake, shining upon the Divine Tree and making the place seem like a fairyland.

On the first-floor plaza, the father-son match between Cole and Uncle Witt continued. As their sparring went on, Cole's progress was visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, Cole seemed to possess an innate battle instinct. He could learn combat techniques at a glance. Combined with his astonishing physical talent, it seemed that a future one of the Four Emperors was rising.

As for Luo Han, it was hard to put into words!

"What is little Luo Han doing? Some kind of special training?"

"No idea. Brother Witt said little Luo Han's Devil Fruit could only be developed well by smart people."

"Maybe this is the method smart people came up with! Hahaha!"

A group of uncles watched Luo Han sitting on the plaza with his eyes closed, discussing him animatedly.

Despite having his eyes closed, Luo Han, with his Observation Haki active, still knew what the uncles were saying.

Sigh! This is difficult. It doesn't seem to be doing much.

Observation Haki could not sense the presence of the Wooden Stick, let alone its exact shape.

If only he possessed Observation Haki like Roger's All-Hearing, capable of hearing the voices of all things. Back then, Roger had left words identical to those on the Poneglyph upon the Poneglyph stone tablet in the sky island.

That showed that through Observation Haki capable of All-Hearing, the stone tablet had not only conveyed the meaning of the Poneglyph to Roger, but also the shapes of its written strokes.

Of course, it was also possible that Kozuki Oden had helped him.

So, if Luo Han's Observation Haki could become like Roger's, manifesting his thoughts should become much easier.

He would not be as clueless as he was now, able only to "rest with his eyes closed."

This state continued for ten days.

Luo Han still could not perceive the size of the two Wooden Sticks! He could not even perceive the Wooden Sticks themselves, and sensing their shapes remained a distant prospect.

Luo Han was getting a little anxious. This could not go on!

Compared to Cole's progress, all he could do was envy him!

Meanwhile, on the first-floor plaza, two "ferocious beasts," one large and one small, had begun fighting fiercely every afternoon these past days.

The sounds of "Bang! Bang! Bang!" rang out ceaselessly across the plaza.

Cole should be around six feet three now, right? The next four years should be a period of rapid growth for him. By then, he should be as tall as Uncle Witt.

"Keep going, Cole! Faster! Stronger!" Uncle Witt's lion-like roar continued, followed by a punch.

Bang! Cole was smashed into the plaza.

Then he stood back up again!

His "Huff! Huff!" breaths spread through the plaza like amplified horns, reaching everyone's ears.

This time, Cole did not charge Uncle Witt again as before. Instead, he steadied his breathing like a beast, preparing himself.

The muscles all over Cole's body squirmed rapidly, like compressed springs quickly accumulating power.

"This is... has he already comprehended a power technique of his own?" Uncle Witt's mouth fell open, followed by joy.

My son's talent truly is better than mine! Hahaha! Come on, let me see what kind of power it is!

Whoosh! In Luo Han's eyes, Cole arrived in front of Uncle Witt in an instant.

The writhing speed of the muscles throughout his body reached its limit at that moment. The explosive force erupted through Cole's fist and poured into Uncle Witt's stomach.

A sound like steel being struck echoed through the air. An invisible shockwave passed through Uncle Witt's body and slammed into the distant Divine Tree, producing a series of sonic-boom-like blasts.

Everyone on the plaza collectively opened their mouths wide! That attack!! He could master such power at such a young age? That was outrageous!

Uncle Witt, who had felt it most deeply, stood rooted in place, looking at Cole in delight, his eyes filled with endless expectation.

"I hope Luo Han can find his own path to power soon as well!" He looked toward Luo Han, whose face was full of shock and delight. Uncle Witt had high expectations for Luo Han too, wanting to see just how far he could develop his Devil Fruit!

Turning back, he looked at Cole, who was still straining himself!

"That's enough for today, Cole," Uncle Witt said to him.

"Take the time to properly feel that power technique you used just now."

"Heh... heh... okay, Dad." Cole panted. That strike had clearly consumed a great deal of his strength.

"Cole! You were really incredible!"

"Yeah! At such a young age, he's already developed a technique like a swordsman's flying slash."

"One day, he'll definitely become a powerhouse like Brother Witt! Maybe even stronger than Brother Witt."

"Hahaha!"

The uncles on the plaza looked at Cole sitting on the ground and spoke with delight.

Luo Han was delighted as well! He was happy for Cole, but also because he had found a way to sense the fundamental particle that formed thought-force.

When he saw Cole unleash an attack like a flying slash, Luo Han realized that the fundamental particle forming thought-force was not very similar to the fundamental particle behind the invisible force Cole's fist had unleashed!

When an ordinary person punched the air, aside from the airflow caused by their moving hand, no power truly erupted into the air.

When Cole unleashed that power beyond his body, there had to be some kind of fundamental particle acting as the medium.

Compared to the wholly imagined concept of thought-force, this real-world form of striking power was easier to perceive, because it was a fact that truly existed before Luo Han's eyes.

Next, Luo Han had two ways to perceive this fundamental particle.

The first was to perceive Cole's state when he unleashed that power. The advantage was that he could begin immediately.

The drawback was that, since it was not his own sensation, he might not succeed. Still, it was far better than spending every day "resting with his eyes closed."

The second was to master this striking method himself, just like Cole. Once Luo Han mastered it, he would naturally be able to sense this fundamental particle.

But considering his physical talent, Luo Han could only console himself. I'm going to be a man who can settle fights from ten kilometers away.

"Brother Han! How is it going? Has it worked?" Cole walked over and asked.

Over the past few days, he had learned that Luo Han was developing his Mind Fruit ability. It seemed he was trying to see the size of two Wooden Sticks with his eyes closed.

Cole did not understand why developing a Fruit ability required looking at Wooden Sticks. In his view, developing Fruit abilities only required being able to eat. Hehe!

"Cole!!! Hehe."

Luo Han looked at him with a rather ingratiating gaze!

"Uh! Brother Han... you! What's wrong?" Cole was a little unaccustomed to Luo Han acting like this.

Luo Han said, "From now on, let's spar... no! You train while I watch. I want to learn that technique of yours for sending power outside your body."

Sparring was out of the question. Never in this lifetime, unless he became stronger than Cole.

"Sure, Brother Han! I'll practice it for you right now!" As he spoke, Cole stood up and prepared to gather strength.

"No, not now!" Luo Han stopped Cole and told him not to rush, but to rest first.

"That's it for today. We'll start tomorrow. After you finish sparring with Uncle Witt and resting, just use that power technique once for me to perceive."

With Cole's current body, that power technique still consumed a great deal of energy. Once a day was enough for Luo Han to sense it. When Cole became stronger in the future, he could perceive it more often.

"Alright then! I'm a little hungry, Brother Han! Let's go back and eat."

"Alright, let's head back!"

After bidding Uncle Witt and the other uncles farewell, Luo Han carried that night's Rainbow Light Fish and returned with Cole.

In the days that followed, Luo Han trained the two different forms of Mind Manifestation according to those two methods.