Bony-Sen's strike missed, and she immediately used her Devil Fruit ability on Ronglin, trying to shake the stable state he had maintained with emotions and throw his feelings into turmoil.
Haki surged wildly from Ronglin's body, but even so, he could still feel Bony-Sen's slight influence on his emotions. He had originally believed that Haki could neutralize all Devil Fruit abilities. But only now did he understand that the Devil Fruit abilities of those with sufficient strength could still affect him.
For example, Aokiji's Devil Fruit ability had successfully broken even his Time-Time Technique. Ronglin still remembered it vividly. He could not completely ignore a Devil Fruit ability capable of destroying the world.
"What's wrong? You look rather confused." Bony-Sen burst into a maniacal laugh. "Are you finding it unbelievable that my Devil Fruit ability affected you? Did you think I was one of those foolish Celestial Dragons crawling all over Mary Geoise?"
Ronglin's gaze turned cold. In the past, he truly had viewed every Celestial Dragon as an idiot and a fool. Only after meeting Bony-Sen had he changed that view. He had come to understand that among the Celestial Dragons, there was still a group of deeply hidden figures standing at the pinnacle of this world.
"You were able to kill me before only because I was careless!" Bony-Sen sneered as she frantically drove her Devil Fruit ability. In an instant, more than a dozen negative emotions flooded Ronglin's heart.
Anger, agitation, confusion, depression... This was the first time Ronglin had been assaulted by so many negative emotions at once. For one brief moment, he nearly lost control of himself and wanted to completely let go, releasing the destructive power that had always lain hidden within him.
"Aaaah!" Ronglin let out a deep roar. He forced his cold