That's right.
For Luo Yi, the things displayed on the Light Screen at this moment were his greatest gain.
Including the two guardian deities of the Alabasta royal family, as well as all the top-five numbered executives of Baroque Works, including Crocodile and Nico Robin.
He had obtained a total of twelve Devil Fruits during this operation in Alabasta!
This directly allowed his Fruit Slot to unlock once again.
The appearance of the fourth Fruit Slot was undoubtedly another tremendous boost for him.
And that wasn't all.
"Special Fruit Slot."
Luo Yi looked at the information displayed in the encyclopedia, deep in thought.
Clearly, the changes to the Fruit Encyclopedia had exceeded his expectations.
At the same time, however, Luo Yi wasn't too surprised.
Because, in truth, during his eight years of studying the Fruit Encyclopedia, he had already discovered that
the Fruit Encyclopedia took the shape of a book, but he could only see the sections recording the fruits.
He had never been able to open the latter half of the pages, so he had always wondered whether his cheat still held some other secrets.
Now, it seemed that was indeed the case.
"After collecting sixty fruits, I can unlock the fifth Special Fruit Slot. It's three times more difficult to unlock than a normal slot—in other words... its strength should also be at least three times greater?"
Luo Yi analyzed inwardly. "Fruit Fusion..."
That name alone was enough to set his imagination running wild.
Moreover, it led Luo Yi to form even more associations.
For example—
"As I analyze and collect more fruits, will the encyclopedia open new pages and unlock new abilities?"
Luo Yi felt a little excited, as though he had finally left the beginner village and seen the vastness of the world.
However, he quickly suppressed that excitement. Forget unlocking more functions of the Fruit Encyclopedia—even the sixty Devil Fruits required for this "Special Fruit Slot" were still far beyond what he currently possessed.
Dreaming about the future was fine, but aiming too high was unwise.
Thus, Luo Yi quickly began considering another problem.
"I'd better recall Rooster and Dragon of the Chinese zodiac and refresh their statuses once more. That way, I can grant them the abilities of an additional fruit."
Luo Yi understood this very clearly.
"But meeting them will be troublesome."
Whether it was Rooster or Dragon of the Chinese zodiac, both were currently criminals being watched by the World Government.
Under these circumstances, having them infiltrate Marine Headquarters to refresh their statuses was practically impossible.
As for secretly meeting his clones himself, that wouldn't be appropriate either. If such a thing were discovered, his identity would be exposed immediately.
In other words—
"I urgently need an ability that can guarantee I meet my clones without anyone noticing."
Luo Yi furrowed his brows.
By a strange coincidence, he actually knew of a powerful fruit that could accomplish this.
The only problem was that the fruit wasn't located at Marine Headquarters.
"Once my training with Teacher Zephyr here is over, I need to find a way to leave Headquarters."
Just as Luo Yi was thinking this,
"Luo Yi."
A knock at the door interrupted his thoughts.
"Binz?"
When Luo Yi opened the door, he saw Binz standing outside.
"What brings you here?"
Luo Yi asked familiarly. After this period of time, he and Binz had naturally grown quite close.
"Teacher Zephyr asked me to take you to training."
Binz smiled as he spoke.
"Training?"
Luo Yi was slightly stunned, then laughed. "There's no need. I already know the location of Training Room Three very well."
Of course, he didn't think he needed a guide.
But what surprised him was—
"No, Luo Yi—your training ground today isn't Training Room Three."
Binz gave him a mysterious grin.
"Teacher Zephyr asked me to take you to the center of this Zephyr Training Camp, the [Training Room Zero] that only he can use."
"Hm?"
Luo Yi's expression shifted slightly upon hearing this.
Then—
"You mean..."
He looked at Binz, his voice turning serious.
Binz nodded as well. "Exactly what you think—Teacher said that starting today, you'll begin your real training!"
With that, he turned and left. "Come with me."
Luo Yi took a deep breath and followed him.
Soon, after following Binz through the various winding training rooms,
Luo Yi arrived at Training Room Zero.
This training room was unprecedentedly huge, and Luo Yi immediately recognized that the walls surrounding it were also made of special Z Alloy.
What was most worth mentioning, however, was the center of the room.
There was a platform there, and atop it stood a massive object that appeared to be some kind of pipe.
At that moment, "Black Arm" Zephyr was standing on the platform.
When Zephyr saw Luo Yi, he grinned.
"How is it—were you getting impatient? Did you think this old man had been lying to you?"
Zephyr laughed heartily.
"To be honest, a little. If you weren't my teacher, I probably would have gone to Headquarters to report you for fraud."
Luo Yi spoke with a solemn expression.
Afterward, the already-familiar teacher and student exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.
"Come up—this is where you'll be training."
Zephyr beckoned, and Luo Yi naturally said nothing more.
With a solemn expression, he stepped onto the enormous platform.
Then—
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Nothing happened.
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Luo Yi had already tensed every muscle in his body. Now, he looked at Zephyr in confusion. Old man, what are you doing?
"Don't rush."
Seeing Luo Yi's puzzled expression, Zephyr burst into laughter again.
"I told you that you have sufficient talent, so the training you'll undergo is rather unique."
"But before that, I need to ask you—what do you think of my strength?"
His strength?
Luo Yi looked at Zephyr in confusion.
"Teacher Zephyr, you're naturally extremely strong. To be precise, you're the strongest person I've fought so far."
He answered sincerely.
That was the obvious answer.
To this day, he still remembered the punch he had exchanged with Zephyr last time.
In that punch, Luo Yi had genuinely used one of his strongest Devil Fruit combinations for physical strength.
Although he couldn't use his strongest Beast Form or Human-Beast Form against Zephyr because he couldn't reveal his identity as an Ability User,
even so, the combination of the Wind God Pterosaur Fruit, Great Rhinoceros, and Strong-Strong Fruit was already powerful enough. In that state, he was confident that he wouldn't lose even in a contest of strength against a Sea King.
Yet when faced with Zephyr's serious punch at the time, he had still been sent flying.
Even an admiral who was old, retired, and physically crippled, far past his prime, was still an admiral. They represented the true pinnacle of individual strength across the entire sea.
Zephyr was clearly pleased by Luo Yi's sincere answer.
The old man chuckled, then continued asking, "Then where do you think my strength lies?"
"Your Haki, of course."
Luo Yi answered without hesitation.
Zephyr's nickname was "Black Arm."
That alone made it clear that his greatest strength was his Armament Haki.
That was also what Luo Yi most wanted to learn. With Armament Haki, dealing with Logia Ability Users would become much easier.
After all, not every Logia Ability User was conveniently countered by him like Crocodile.
But—
"Yes, but also wrong."
After hearing his answer, Zephyr spoke softly.
"Haki is only the result, Luo Yi."
He looked at Luo Yi. "The true answer is physical prowess and technique."
He continued speaking about the conclusion he had reached over all these years.
"Logia, Zoan, Paramecia—Devil Fruit Ability Users possess innate advantages and talents, naturally surpassing ordinary people."
"And for non-Ability Users like us to catch up with them, we can only rely on physical prowess and technique."
He failed to notice that Luo Yi's expression grew somewhat strange when he said "non-Ability Users."
Zephyr looked at Luo Yi and spoke word by word.
"Because he understood this, Garp created his own 'Iron Fist.'"
At this point, Luo Yi naturally understood what Zephyr meant.
Nearly every Marine at Headquarters knew that "Marine Hero" Garp had a unique training method.
Without using Haki or any abilities, he relied solely on his fists to punch the Seastone bottoms of warships again and again.
Year after year, year after year, he constantly tempered his own "fist bones."
Until finally, he could pulverize an entire mountain or small island with a single punch without using Haki.
That was why he had earned the nickname "Iron Fist Garp."
And Zephyr's meaning was also clear now.
"Like Garp, I too have my own unique training method and specialized physical technique."
There was unmistakable pride in Zephyr's voice.
"Unlike that reckless fellow Garp, who gathered all his strength into his fists, what I pursue is the tempering of the entire body."
He looked at Luo Yi with clear expectation.
"This is also what I'm going to teach you."
As he spoke, he raised his left fist.
"I am accustomed to fighting with my hands, which is why people call me 'Black Arm.'"
"But in truth, whether it is the skin, bones, muscles, organs, or even blood—the perfect physical technique that tempers and awakens the potential of every part of the body is the essence of my technique. Its name is... 'Black Body Flow.'"
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