An Opportunity to Strengthen His Body

After Cole played in the sea for a while, Luo Han and Cole flew back to Green Cliff.

Next, it was time to see just how much they had gained that morning.

"Cole! Come on! Let's have a long-overdue fight!"

Luo Han looked at Cole eagerly.

"I want to test the limits of Psychokinesis."

Cole was itching to fight too! Ever since eating the Scale Fruit, he had rarely sparred with Luo Han.

"Brother Han! Can your body keep up?" Though he wanted to fight Luo Han, Cole was afraid of hurting him and hesitated.

Luo Han said, "I'm different now. Come on, Cole! Give it everything you've got. I said that once I developed Psychokinesis, I'd leave you all stunned."

"Now is that moment!"

Seeing Luo Han's serious expression, Cole became serious as well.

Bang! Cole leaped forcefully backward, putting some distance between them as he gathered strength and stared at Luo Han.

"Brother Han! Here I come!" Cole said seriously as he looked at Luo Han.

Then Cole clenched both fists, bent his legs slightly, and pushed off hard. His extreme explosive power gave him instantaneous acceleration. In an instant, Cole closed in on Luo Han, his right fist about to swing out.

Luo Han merely stood still. In the perception of his Divine Sense, Cole's instant approach played out as though in slow motion.

Then, just as Cole was about to throw his punch, Luo Han pushed forward with his right hand.

An invisible force of Psychokinesis instantly acted upon Cole. It was as if his entire body had been struck by a massive repulsive force. Before he could react, he went from high speed to a dead stop, then was sent flying backward.

Bang! Whoosh... Cole slammed heavily into the ground and slid a good distance farther.

This completely undefendable method of attack caught people entirely off guard.

Cole immediately got back up and stared at Luo Han, disbelief filling his eyes. That morning, it had clearly been such a gentle ability. He had never expected it to possess such terrifying offensive power.

Although Cole was not injured, that was only because his body was incredibly powerful. Anyone else would not have gotten off so easily.

Cole's physical strength had now surpassed Uncle Kate's and the others'. What he lacked was only Haki.

"Well? Pretty shocking, right? Haha!" Luo Han said with a laugh. "Cole! Use your strongest attack next. I want to try it!"

"Alright, Brother Han. Then I'll begin." Cole's gaze sharpened as he spoke. His body began to enlarge, and fin-like fleshy wings gradually grew along the outer sides of his arms.

His mouth slowly widened, and his teeth became sharp, like a shark's.

The skin all over his body turned into something like Kun skin, covered in dark-blue patterns that gleamed brightly.

This was Cole's hybrid form, a form that combined strength and speed. It was also the first time Cole had revealed it.

It seemed that Cole was serious too!

A powerful aura appeared in Luo Han's Divine Sense. This punch would be formidable, but Luo Han was not worried. His face remained full of confidence.

Because Psychokinesis was not limited to long-range attacks! He mobilized his Psychokinesis with all his strength, guided by his powerful mental will.

A vast amount of Psychokinesis merged into his body, like air compressed to the limit and filled with terrifying pressure. Every movement Luo Han made was now brimming with power.

This was an ability only Luo Han could achieve, because Psychokinesis came through the connection of Luo Han's mental will.

Thus, relying on his powerful mental control, Luo Han could fuse Psychokinesis into his body and bind it tightly there without harming himself.

"Come on, Cole!" Luo Han said excitedly, staring at Cole's five-meter-tall body.

Seeing Luo Han's appearance, with a faint blue glow radiating from his entire body, Cole felt tremendous pressure as well.

"Kun Fist, Divine Path!" With an angry roar, his rapidly writhing muscles exploded in an instant. Cole charged at Luo Han and threw a punch.

What answered Cole was likewise Luo Han's fist, backed by Psychokinesis compressed to the absolute limit.

Telekinetic Armament! Luo Han shouted inwardly.

One large fist and one small fist collided!

Boom! A thunderous explosion rang out, accompanied by a shockwave that spread across the entire island.

"That sound! It seems to have come from the top of the island!"

"What happened? Could a Sea King have landed on the island?"

The islanders began discussing the noise anxiously.

"It's not a Sea King. Luo Han and Cole are fighting. It's fine!" Uncle Kate and Uncle Witt both reassured the others.

At the same time, they both thought to themselves that Luo Han was truly impressive. He had only just begun developing Psychokinesis, yet he could already engage Cole in close-quarters physical combat.

Previously, Luo Han had always used Psychokinesis to fly, so they had thought it only had long-range offensive capabilities!

They had never expected him to be able to fuse Psychokinesis into his body and create an effect similar to Armament Haki, covering his entire body with an invisible layer of armor.

What a genius idea!

Boom! Boom! The sounds of their fierce clashes echoed continuously across Ring Tree Island.

The island's two geniuses were fighting! The residents all wore delighted expressions, unable to hide the joy in their hearts.

After all, the stronger the younger generation became, the brighter Ring Tree Island's future would be.

After that, Luo Han and Cole continued fighting until nightfall.

Bang! Bang! After another exchange of fists in midair, the two landed separately on the ground.

Huff! Huff! After an entire afternoon of intense fighting, Cole's breathing had only quickened slightly.

What monstrous physical talent, and what a monstrous Zoan Devil Fruit ability. Combined, the two had created a monster with powerful attacks, incredible speed, and high defense.

Without the Kun Kun Fruit, even with Cole's physical talent, he would probably have reached his limit at the level of an Admiral candidate in the future.

That would still have been very strong!

But with the Kun Kun Fruit, reaching the level of the Four Emperors in the future was not impossible.

Luo Han pondered inwardly.

Little did he know what stormy waves were raging in Cole's heart at that moment!

Before this, Luo Han had not even been qualified to spar with him. Cole had been afraid that one careless punch might simply knock Luo Han out of existence.

Yet after only one morning, Luo Han could fight him physically for an entire afternoon with ease, only breathing a little harder.

Of course he was breathing harder! Although using Psychokinesis did not consume much stamina, physical clashes and movement still consumed stamina.

If Luo Han could hear Cole's thoughts, he would definitely have replied like that.

"Cole! That was amazing. This kind of battle feels so good!" Even though the fight was over, Luo Han was still excited.

After all, the physical collisions of close combat always stirred up men's violent urges!

"That's unbelievable, Brother Han! You're already this strong!"

Cole's astonishment had yet to fade.

"I didn't expect it either! Psychokinesis barely consumes stamina, and it can even merge into my body to boost my strength, speed, and defense!"

"Ha ha!"

Luo Han shared his joy with Cole.

At the same time, Luo Han noticed some changes after the battle!

Sure enough, his body had grown stronger. Ever since two years ago, apart from the increases in strength and speed brought by his natural physical growth, Luo Han's body had not improved any further.

But this time, he could feel the improvement during battle.

It had all begun with the Divine Sense he had unexpectedly obtained this time!

Divine Sense, evolved from mental perception combined with Observation Haki, not only enhanced the perception of his five senses but also evolved Observation Haki's ability to sense auras.

Luo Han could now sense all kinds of special auras and record them.

Among them, Luo Han had sensed a unique aura on Cole.

It was this aura that allowed Luo Han to see an opportunity to strengthen his own body.

It was an aura of physical strength. Human cellular genes were actually quite similar. Everyone's cells held tremendous potential, but something akin to genetic locks controlled the difference in each person's innate talent.

The aura of physical strength that Divine Sense had recorded from Cole was, compared to Luo Han's, like one whose genetic locks had already been opened.

And with Divine Sense having recorded that aura, Luo Han could use the Mind Fruit's ability to guide his own body to evolve toward that aura.

When he had eaten the Scale Fruit before, the Mind Fruit had already demonstrated this ability to guide the body's evolution.

Now, Luo Han's body was like one that possessed the key to open the next layer of genetic locks. As long as he used the Mind Fruit's ability to guide his body into opening them—

He would gain physical talent equal to Cole's.

Of course, everything before this had only been Luo Han's hypothesis. But after fighting Cole, Luo Han was now completely certain that using Mind Guidance to evolve the body was feasible.

In the future, once his final weakness in physical strength was made up for, Luo Han would be able to witness the grandeur of this vast sea!

"Today was great, Cole! Let's go back and eat!"

"Haha! I'm hungry too!"

Luo Han gazed out at the sea with a sigh, then called to Cole as they prepared to head back for dinner. After expending so much energy earlier, he was hungry too.

"Alright, Brother Han! Now that you mention it, I'm even hungrier, haha!" Cole said, scratching his head.

Then the two walked down the stone steps together!