Eighteen Years Old

Two years had passed, and Luo Han's physical strength had finally caught up to Cole's. Even Luo Han was a little surprised.

Bang! Luo Han and Cole each retreated backward.

"Brother Han! I'm going to use Beast Transformation now," Cole said.

"Come on, Cole!"

Luo Han's expression turned serious.

Soru! Cole instantly appeared beside Luo Han and swept out with a side kick.

Luo Han's eyes narrowed. So fast! There's no time!

Bang! Luo Han brought his hands together and collided with Cole's kick.

After that brief contact, an immense force surged into Luo Han's body.

Pfft! Luo Han was sent flying, landing in the distance and kicking up a ring of dust.

"Uh!" Cole's eyes widened, unable to believe what had just happened.

It was not just Cole. Even Uncle Witt and Uncle Kate could hardly believe it.

Could it be that Luo Han had not fused Psychokinesis into his body? Otherwise, he should not have been sent flying by a single strike from Cole!

Back when Luo Han's physical strength had not yet improved, he could already fight Cole in Beast Transformation after fusing Psychokinesis into his body.

Why had he become weaker now that his body had grown stronger?

The three of them all looked at Luo Han lying on the ground, their eyes filled with confusion.

Luo Han got up and shook his hands. He was not hurt, because Armament Haki had blocked the attack. He just had not expected Cole's strength to have become so great.

Luo Han noticed the puzzled looks in their eyes.

It was a little awkward, though. He did not know what was going on either.

When Luo Han fused Psychokinesis into his body, he could not release Armament Haki. It was as though the Psychokinesis had sealed it inside his body.

So whenever Luo Han used Armament Haki, Psychokinesis could not fuse into his body. If he forcibly fused it in, the Haki on the surface of his body would gradually disperse as though it had gone out of control.

A little awkward indeed!

After Luo Han explained this to Uncle Witt and the others, the three of them stood there with their mouths wide open, looking astonished and embarrassed!

They were embarrassed for Luo Han!

Luo Han could only smile helplessly.

Fortunately, although he could not fuse Psychokinesis into his body while using Armament Haki at the same time—

He could still use Psychokinesis to envelop his entire body and combine it with Armament Haki to improve his defense.

Once they understood Luo Han's situation, Cole returned to normal and resumed sparring with Luo Han.

In the days that followed, Luo Han and Cole continued their sparring.

At the same time, they kept an eye on how the world was developing!

Two years later, Luo Han and Cole were already eighteen. Yesterday, they had just celebrated the Scale Fruit Festival.

That morning, atop Green Cliff, they looked down upon the endless sea!

"Cole! Do you want to go out to sea with me?" Luo Han asked.

The tall figure standing beside Luo Han was already ten meters in height.

Cole lowered his head and glanced at Luo Han!

"Of course, Brother Han."

Cole said.

"Dad said there are no more Sea Kings left to eat around Ring Tree Island. From now on, we can only go outside to eat!"

"Uh...! All right, that really is true."

Over the past two years, as Cole and Luo Han reached adulthood, their bodies had grown at an astonishing rate.

They needed an especially great amount of energy, and Rainbow Light Fish could no longer satisfy them.

After all, Rainbow Light Fish could not be hunted in large numbers.

What was more, improving Cole's Devil Fruit was simple and brutal: he just had to eat good meat!

That made the demand for meat even greater. Over two years, they had nearly eaten all the Sea Kings in the surrounding waters.

It would not have been this outrageous in the first place, but Luo Han's ultra-long-range Divine Sense, combined with Illusion—

Left those Sea Kings with nowhere to hide. One after another, they were eaten by the two of them... though Cole was the one who ate most of them.

Looking at Cole's size, he was already beginning to resemble the later Kaido.

He was even a little taller than Kaido!

"Cole! There is indeed a lot of meat to eat outside, but it's also very dangerous!"

Luo Han said.

"Even if we don't become pirates, danger doesn't choose people based on their identities."

Seeing Luo Han's serious expression, Cole became excited instead!

"Brother Han, are there people outside who are even stronger than Uncle Kate and my dad?"

Cole asked.

"Hehe! Other than meat, fighting is the only thing that interests you, Cole!"

Luo Han laughed.

"In the outside world, there aren't just people stronger than Uncle Kate and the others. There are people far stronger than them."

"Really? That's great! There'll be meat to eat, and I can fight too!"

Cole said.

Hehe! Luo Han secretly laughed. What a simple person. Maybe that was why he was the happiest.

"Since you want to fight, then come on!"

Luo Han said.

"Let's fight in the sky, Cole!"

Luo Han then flew two thousand meters above Ring Tree Island.

Cole kicked off with both feet and rose into the air as well!

That was right! Cole no longer needed to fully transform into his beast form. Even in his normal human form, he could fly now.

Thinking of this, Luo Han could not help but marvel at how useful the Kun Kun Fruit was.

Unlike Luo Han, who flew by wrapping Psychokinesis around his body, Cole's flight was more like turning the sky into water and swimming through it.

Yet it was not truly like swimming in water. It was more as if the water itself were pushing Cole along.

Returning to the present!

Cole and Luo Han stopped in the air, a hundred meters apart.

With a low growl, Cole directly entered Beast Transformation.

Tap! A ring of invisible airwaves spread beneath Cole's feet as he used Geppo and Soru.

Cole charged at Luo Han with a punch filled with Armament Haki.

With a Mind Movement, Luo Han raised an invisible wall of Psychokinesis in front of himself.

Bang! A thunderous sound, accompanied by crackling sparks, rang through the clouds.

Cole's fist stopped in front of Luo Han. Clang! Clang! Clang! The sound of steel striking steel rang out.

After a brief clash, Cole leaped backward and opened some distance.

Then he began launching attack after attack around Luo Han.

But every time he was about to hit Luo Han, an invisible wall always blocked him beforehand.

Luo Han's Divine Sense had now developed to a certain level.

He could even achieve something like bullet time. Combined with the Psychokinesis developed from the Mind Fruit, it was simply effortless.

After all, physical talent and speed had their limits. With bullet time as a foundation, the instant Cole made a move—

Luo Han's Psychokinesis wall was already in place.

"This is so frustrating, Brother Han! It feels like I'm hitting air."

Cole said, somewhat depressed.

"This isn't fun at all!"

"Haha!" Luo Han, however, was very pleased. Now, relying on Psychokinesis alone, he could match Cole evenly.

"All right, Cole. Next comes a clash of pure physical strength and Haki."

As he spoke, Luo Han withdrew his Psychokinesis.

Deep-black Armament Haki enveloped his entire body, and his gaze sharpened.

Seeing Luo Han's appearance, Cole also covered his entire body in Armament Haki.

Step! Step! The two men shot toward each other through the air.

Clang! Their wildly disproportionate fists, one large and one small, collided, red-black lightning flashing between them.

Luo Han's invisible Conqueror's Haki spread in every direction. Fortunately, they were two thousand meters in the air now.

Otherwise, the island below would have descended into chaos again!

After that, their battle was basically nothing but head-on clashes.

Their physical strength was about the same, and so was their Armament Haki. Luo Han's Observation Haki was a little stronger.

But not strong enough to suppress Cole, so the two of them competed purely in physical strength and speed.

After two years of improvement, Luo Han had completely transformed the physical talent of a Super Giant Sea King into his own physical strength.

Even Cole, with the power of the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, the Kun Kun Fruit, was only stronger than Luo Han in defense while in Beast Transformation.

In terms of strength and speed, the two were about equal.