Sea Kings' Surprise Attack (Seeking Flowers)

The Divine Moon hung high in the night sky as the members of the Rocks Pirates held a banquet on the island.

A conflict brewing between the officers was stopped by Rocks himself—no one on the entire ship dared defy his orders yet.

The night passed quickly. In the early hours, Whitebeard approached Patri Vic.

He planned to find time to give him intensive training.

After all, the officers who had a grudge against him on the ship had already set their sights on him, though they wouldn't make a move anytime soon.

Because Rocks himself had taken a slight interest in Patri Vic.

The next day, their ship sailed across the sea. Their target now was the Amondos Allied Nation.

Onboard, Whitebeard was training Patri Vic in Observation Haki.

Many crew members chatted around them, but one officer kept a dark, fixed gaze on Patri Vic.

It was Ochoku. At yesterday's gathering, many had looked down on him, and some even claimed his strength was inferior to Patri Vic's!

What a joke—how could I be weaker than some brat who hasn't even mastered Observation Haki?

He wanted to kill Patri Vic right then and there, but with Whitebeard constantly by his side, it was hard to make a move.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion erupted from the sea, drawing the attention of many crew members.

"Someone dares to attack us?"

Everyone on the Rocks Pirates Ship thought they were under assault by another pirate crew.

"Captain Rocks, Sea Kings are attacking!" a pirate shouted in panic.

Around the Rocks Pirates Ship, several massive Sea Kings had appeared.

"It's just a few beasts—what's the panic?" Rocks crossed his arms and gave the man a cold glare.

"Bang!"

A giant octopus swung a tentacle as thick as a water barrel, striking at the ship.

"Lion, Thousand-Cut Valley!"

Golden Lion floated midair, wielding two famed blades. Several enormous golden slashes, shaped like shark fins, tore through space at high speed toward the octopus's tentacle.

"Thunder Fire Critical Strike!"

Charlotte Linlin leaped up, her fists wreathed in flames and lightning, and struck at a giant fish.

"Boom!"

Her attack blasted a massive hole through the fish's body. Then Zeus appeared, and she stepped onto it to continue her assault.

A giant octopus arm shot toward Patri Vic.

Having gradually grasped the threshold of Observation Haki, he dodged the attack with ease.

The octopus, realizing its strike had been evaded, lashed out with more tentacles in rapid succession.

But Patri Vic dodged them all effortlessly.

Whitebeard had initially planned to use his power to drive off the giant octopus.

But he realized that using the octopus to train Patri Vic's Observation Haki was an excellent choice.

The octopus's thick arms weren't particularly clumsy, and their sheer number and frequency of attacks made for good practice.

But Patri Vic, now familiar with the feel of Observation Haki's threshold, dodged its strikes with ease.

Gradually, he grasped something and fully mastered the power of Observation Haki.

Now he could evade the octopus's attacks even more fluidly.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

Patri Vic dodged the octopus's attack with ease and pulled off his blindfold.

From his mouth, he spewed a sea of raging flames that instantly engulfed the octopus's entire massive body.

The blaze, fierce as the sun's fire, overwhelmed the octopus. It stopped attacking the ship and retreated into the deep sea.

"Not a bad ability." Rocks stood not far from Patri Vic and praised him.

Hearing Rocks's compliment, Patri Vic was slightly taken aback, then replied modestly, "Just a few tricks."

Three of the four Sea Kings had now been killed, and the crisis was over.

But the Rocks Pirates fought without caring about the venue, and now the Rocks Pirates Ship was in tatters.

"Shing!"

Whitebeard swung Murakumogiri in a slash at Patri Vic. The attack wasn't fast, and Patri Vic dodged it.

"Already mastered it that quickly?" Whitebeard laughed in slight surprise.

He had only been training Patri Vic in Observation Haki for a few days, yet the man had already grasped the basics.

"Because I'd been working on it on my own before."

Even with his talent, there was no way he could have grasped Observation Haki in just a few days—it was all because he had secretly studied it before.

"You've gotten a lot stronger, kid." Whitebeard laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

In just these few months, Patri Vic's strength had skyrocketed.

As his friend, he was naturally happy for him.

Patri Vic felt an icy, piercing gaze and turned to see Ochoku staring at him coldly.

Their eyes met for only a second before Ochoku turned and walked out of sight.

This left Patri Vic puzzled—he hadn't provoked the guy, and they hadn't even exchanged a single word.

With the ship destroyed, the plan to attack a World Government member nation had to be shelved for now.

Because Rocks decided to repair and refit the ship first.

After all, out on the sea, a good ship was everything.

They arrived at some island in the New World, and Rocks announced that everyone would stay there temporarily, estimating a month's time.

During this period, Patri Vic spent almost all his time training.

Because he had a nagging sense of unease.

It felt like someone was watching him from the shadows.

That only made him push harder to improve his strength—he didn't know who had their eyes on him.

But once he unlocked new power, he wouldn't have to fear them too much.

After all, when Hashirama Senju's completion hit 100%, what unlocked was the power of Wood Release.

And Wood Release was Hashirama Senju's most formidable ability.

During this time, Whitebeard would also spar with Patri Vic whenever he was free, rapidly boosting his skills.

Finally, on May Day, Patri Vic unlocked the power of Wood Release.

"Ding, congratulations, host. Hashirama Senju completion has reached 15%. Wood Release power unlocked."

Right after, his status panel popped up.

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God-Tier Template System

Host: Patri Vic

First Template: Hashirama Senju

Completion: 15%

Unlocked Abilities: Ninja Body Technique, Fire Release, Wood Release

Every 1% increase in completion will unlock one ability from the template.

Character Ability Unlock Template:

1%: Ninja Body Technique (65%/100%)
2%: Fire Release (44%/100%)
3%: Wood Release (0%/100%)
4%: Earth Release (0%/100%)
5%: Lightning Release (0%/100%)
6%: Water Release (0%/100%)
7%: Wind Release (0%/100%)
8%: Sage Mode (0%/100%)

When template completion reaches 100%, the next character template will be unlocked.

Other abilities of Hashirama Senju will also be unlocked simultaneously.

For every 1% increase in Hashirama Senju's template ability, completion increases by 0.1%!

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Happy reading on May Day, 500 VIP coupons gifted!

(Event period: April 29th - May 3rd)