With Overwhelming Body active, the power he could draw upon became incredibly formidable, multiplying his explosive strength. Even Ronglin could only maintain this state in battle for now; he had yet to use it as a normal state. Yet once this state was activated, almost no one could sense the terrifying pressure it gave off.
That was why Ronglin believed it to be a measure of whether one's Divine Sense had reached a sufficiently powerful realm. Their Divine Sense was not strong enough, so they could not detect it.
But now, Zoro had sensed it. Even though Zoro's current strength was no different from that of an ant before Ronglin, it was enough to show that Zoro possessed the aptitude to one day stand among the strongest.
Ronglin burst into loud laughter, and the exhaustion on his face vanished. He looked at Zoro as though he had discovered a treasure, overjoyed, making Zoro shudder.
"Do you want to experience that kind of terrifying power?" Ronglin asked Zoro. "Join the Star Alliance! I'll teach you everything I know about power!"
The moment Luffy saw this man trying to recruit Zoro right in front of him, he became unhappy. "What are you doing? Zoro is my partner! Don't even think about poaching him!"
Zoro stared at Ronglin in shock. He had been terrified stiff by that pressure, yet this man was still willing to recruit him?
But he had made an agreement with Luffy, so he would not break it so easily!
"I'm sorry!" Zoro had no choice but to turn Ronglin down. "There are things more precious than strength in this world. The bond between Luffy and me won't change just because I want to become stronger."
Ronglin looked at Zoro with deep regret. Such a remarkably talented fellow, with principles