Gastly

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

Across the boundless sea, the silhouette of a Winged Gull cut through the sky.

In the distance, a small island formed from reefs gradually came into view, with countless seagulls flying above it.

This island was found by Luo Sa while flying, following a flock of seagulls.

There was no record of this island on any nautical chart; it was a completely uninhabited island.

Aside from seagulls, there were no other living creatures on it, not even a single plant.

After a simple exploration of the island, Luo Sa named it Seagull Island and made it his secret base.

Chirp!

At Luo Sa's bird-like cry, the seagulls on the island became agitated. One by one, they instinctively flew away from Luo Sa's side, keeping their distance.

Luo Sa landed on the island with satisfaction, then found an opening among the reefs and burrowed in.

This opening was very small, only allowing the transformed Winged Gull that was Luo Sa to barely pass through.

Moving deeper along the opening, after a few minutes, a huge cave appeared before Luo Sa's eyes.

Judging by the scattered feathers, this was originally the nesting place of those seagulls, but it had now been occupied by Luo Sa.

Upon arriving at this place, Luo Sa finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At Marine Headquarters, he always felt a dark cloud hanging over him, making him feel suffocated at times.

Only here did his heart truly relax.

His identity was too sensitive; discovery would surely mean certain death.

"Hoo!"

Taking a deep breath, a series of light pops, like popping beans, emanated from Luo Sa's body.

Then, his height began to increase, and the pink liquid on his face started to peel off.

A moment later, Luo Sa had returned to his original appearance.

Luo Sa felt a sense of ease in his heart. Indeed, no one liked living like a mouse.

"I don't have much time out here, I need to hurry!"

Taking a gentle breath, Luo Sa began to examine the transformation energy within him.

The transformation energy had now reached 310 points!

"It's been half a month since I returned from Monster Island, and my transformation energy has only increased from 308 to 310 points."

Recalling the growth rate of his transformation energy, Luo Sa sighed inwardly.

Although he had been mentally prepared, the speed was slower than he had anticipated.

After returning, he spent 5 days increasing his energy value from 308 to 309 points, and it took 10 days to go from 309 to 310 points.

If he continued at this rate of 1 point of energy value every 10 days, it would take him 1000 days, or three years, to reach the Perfection of 400 points!

Reaching 400 points in three years, who knew when he would be able to transform into a Divine Beast!

Luo Sa sighed again, and the image of the spirit he was about to transform into appeared in his mind, instantly improving his mood.

This was because the spirit he was about to transform into was his favorite one!

"It's you!"

A sharp glint flashed in Luo Sa's eyes, and the transformation energy within him surged wildly, engulfing his body in a ball of white light!

In the dark cave, the white light illuminated everything completely, the bright light gentle yet not dazzling.

Gradually, the white light dissipated, and with bursts of eerie laughter, a spherical creature wreathed in dark energy appeared in the cave.

This creature looked somewhat like a ghost, with a round face featuring a large mouth and two eyes. It was the gas-like spirit, Gastly!

Gastly was a spirit born from poisonous gas, its thin, gas-like body capable of infiltrating any place!

Luo Sa recalled Gastly's information in his mind, a smile appearing on his face.

With Gastly's ability to pass through any object, he would have a greater chance of survival.

Even if his identity were exposed, as long as he wasn't immediately captured, he would have a good chance of escaping danger with Gastly's help!

Furthermore, Gastly's attributes were Ghost and Poison. The Ghost attribute could grant immunity to Normal and Fighting type attacks.

This reminded Luo Sa of the Logia Devil Fruits, rumored to be invincible in the first half of the Grand Line.

"I wonder what differences there will be after I transform into Gastly?"

After calming his emotions slightly, Luo Sa began to study Gastly's abilities.

With a thought, Luo Sa immediately sensed several energies within Gastly.

The two strongest were naturally the Ghost and Poison attributes, serving as its core.

In addition to these, there were two other very strong energies, not much weaker than the core Ghost and Poison attributes.

Luo Sa probed carefully and knew that these two attributes must be Psychic and Evil!

As for the other attributes, they were much weaker.

After sensing the energy within his body, Luo Sa began to sense the skills he currently possessed.

Information on the two basic Gastly skills, Hypnosis and Lick, flooded his mind.

One skill could hypnotize opponents, while the other could paralyze them. Both were very practical control skills.

Wanting to test Gastly's abilities, its form moved, and it directly slammed into a wall.

Then, Gastly's figure strangely merged into the wall, disappearing from sight.

Upon entering the wall, Luo Sa's vision instantly darkened. He didn't rush and remained within the wall.

Suddenly, he felt a strange pressure transmitting into his body from the wall, though this pressure was very slight.

"Hmm? This pressure!"

Luo Sa's gaze sharpened, and he then controlled his body to burrow underground.

As expected, the deeper he burrowed, the stronger the pressure became. At a hundred meters below the surface, he felt his body moving with great difficulty.

Returning to the surface, Luo Sa's figure flickered, and he transformed back into his human form.

"Hmm?"

"As expected!"

"After each transformation, as the spirit genes fuse, my body strengthens accordingly!"

Luo Sa felt the changes in his body, and his heart immediately burned with excitement.

He mentally listed all the spirits he desired.

If he had enough transformation energy, he would transform them all, thereby gaining even greater power!

"In this case, my journey can be considered a Grand Perfection!"

Luo Sa thought contentedly, then transformed into a Winged Gull and slowly walked out of the passage he had entered through.

Then, he blended in with the seagulls and soared into the sky, flying towards Marine Headquarters.

After flying all the way, Luo Sa returned to Marine Headquarters once more. Looking down from high in the sky, he immediately saw that the recruit camp area was brightly lit.

Through his astonishing eyesight, he could see a group of craftsmen working there with great enthusiasm.

That was the training ground of the recruit camp, and the craftsmen were currently setting up the battlefield for tomorrow's ranking match.

The elite camp assessment day was a very important festival for the entire Marine force every year.

On this day, the location of the elite camp assessment would be opened to all citizens.

The Marines would use this rare opportunity to showcase their strength to the citizens who believed in and supported them, thereby strengthening their confidence!

"The ranking match for the second stage of the elite camp assessment? This is truly interesting!"

Excitement flashed through Luo Sa's mind. As long as he won first place in this ranking match, he would be able to enter the elite camp and learn the powerful Marine Six Styles and Haki!

He believed that within the elite camp, his strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds. This would be a major opportunity for his strength to improve.

He would win first place even if it cost him his life!