Nock's Devil Fruit had also been developed to 95%. His ferocious Qiongqi form was fifty-nine meters long, nearly the size of an adult. Now sixteen years old, he stood 2.6 meters tall and had grown into a striking young man, with sharp brows, bright eyes, and a valiant bearing. His vivid red center-parted hair only further showed what a handsome man he was. His strength had improved tremendously as well.
Of the Three Types of Haki, his Conqueror's Haki had reached the third tier, his Armament Haki was also at the third level, and his Observation Haki had just broken through to the fourth tier. However, it was not the ability to foresee the future, but to bewitch people's hearts. He could inspect others' memories and even alter or influence them.
The reason these children improved so quickly was that Julian used his Conqueror's Haki every day to pressure them, forcing them to strengthen their willpower under its oppression. After investing so much time, Julian was extremely satisfied with the results. Take Noyan, for example. At only fourteen and a half, he had already reached the strength of an Advanced Emperor Level expert. He possessed third-tier Conqueror's Haki, Observation Haki, and Armament Haki. Combined with the Lunarian's defensive power and the Stone Armored Monkey Fruit's ability, which granted him tremendous rock-like strength, his monstrous defense meant that almost no attack on the Sea could injure him.
There were also the brothers Nuo Zhan and Nuo Long. Nuo Zhan's talent for monstrous strength had been endlessly enhanced by the Thunder Bear Fruit. Bears were nature's representatives of power, let alone the Thunder Great Bear, Wolberry. A casual strike possessed boundless force and world-destroying might, like a train charging at full speed—completely unstoppable. Very few could endure Nuo Zhan's full-powered blow. His