Fire Core

Many pirates had already arrived when Luo Ze was battling Kid earlier.

Because the commotion from their fight had been so great, many nearby pirates had accurately found their location.

However, after witnessing the fierce battle between the two, many pirates rationally chose to stand aside and watch the show.

It was not that they had given up on Snow Joy, nor that they no longer wanted to seize the money. Rather, they were happy to watch Luo Ze and Kid fight to the death.

If Kid won, they would rob Kid. If Luo Ze won, they would rob Luo Ze. And if their luck was absurdly good and the two killed each other, that would be even better.

Thus, a large group of pirates stood by and watched the entire battle unfold.

"Looks like Kid is finished."

After Luo Ze killed two of Kid's subordinates with a single slash, the pirates watching from the sidelines all narrowed their eyes.

Although Kid could use his Devil Fruit ability to withstand Luo Ze's direct attacks, he had no way to deal with his slashes. Now that his two subordinates were dead, it was only a matter of time before he died at Luo Ze's hands.

Thinking of this, many pirates secretly drew their weapons, preparing to ambush Luo Ze the moment he killed Kid.

It had to be said that Luo Ze was indeed powerful.

Even Kid, the strongest in South Blue, together with several of his subordinates, had been no match for Luo Ze.

But after such a fierce battle with Kid, Luo Ze had to be somewhat exhausted by now, right?

Those powerful slashes could not be unleashed without expending strength.

Therefore, they planned to attack Luo Ze once he ran out of steam.

On the battlefield.

Luo Ze unleashed another slash.

The crimson slash was incomparably sharp. The instant it was unleashed, it resembled a red wind blade as it crazily shot toward Kid.

"It's over."

Luo Ze looked calmly at Kid and spoke.

As far as Kid was concerned, his hand-to-hand combat was weak, and he was practically unskilled with both swords and guns. What he relied on was his Devil Fruit ability.

But now, the weapons he could control had basically all been destroyed by Luo Ze. He no longer had any means of protecting himself.

"Damn it!"

Kid's face turned deathly pale as he watched the blood-red slash. Just as Luo Ze had thought, he had no means left to defend himself. There was no way he could withstand this attack.

The slash swiftly cut through Kid's body.

The next second, Kid, the overlord of South Blue, died.

"Men, charge!"

"Take Snow Joy!"

""

Almost the instant Kid fell, the pirates sprang into action. They all drew their weapons and surged toward Luo Ze like a tidal wave.

Yet Luo Ze stood blankly where he was.

Because at that very moment, the system's voice rang out.

Mission completed: Successfully hunted pirate Kid.

Reward obtained: Swordmaster Upgrade Points x500

Sword Enchantment System activated.

Luo Ze could have allocated the 500 Swordmaster Upgrade Points quickly, with nothing more than a thought.

However, the suddenly unlocked Sword Enchantment System left him thoroughly confused.

He began examining the function of the Sword Enchantment System in his mind.

As for the outside world, he relied on instinct to dodge the pirates' attacks.

But Luo Ze was extremely fast. The pirates could not even touch him and were merely wasting their time.

An explanation of sword enchantment soon appeared.

After studying it for a moment, Luo Ze understood its function.

Simply put, it randomly drew an ability and attached it to his sword.

With this enchanted ability, his sword attacks would carry special effects in the future.

It was like some online games Luo Ze had played in his previous life, where many weapons had an enchantment option, so it was easy enough to understand.

Luo Ze quickly opened his sword panel.

At that moment, his sword was still the Steel Sword, but beneath it was an option labeled "Draw Ability."

"Begin drawing."

Without overthinking it, Luo Ze directly chose to draw.

Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!

The sound of the draw soon rang out.

Within that panel, one special ability after another flashed past Luo Ze's eyes. The abilities were varied. Some were powerful, while others were weak.

Luo Ze had just seen an incredibly powerful time-freezing ability, but it had vanished in an instant.

He felt somewhat regretful. If he had obtained that time-freezing ability, he would probably have been invincible under heaven.

But thinking about it, that seemed unlikely. Such a powerful ability should have had limitations.

"Is it about to stop?"

The panel drew faster and faster, and Luo Ze grew nervous as he watched it.

If he drew a good attribute, his strength would undoubtedly increase greatly. But if he drew a weak one, it would be a bit of a loss.

"Fire Core?"

Finally, the drawing speed gradually slowed, ultimately landing on an ability called Fire Core.

Having drawn Fire Core, Luo Ze began carefully examining its description.

"It can coat a sword in flames for attacks? No cooldown, no cost? Isn't that amazing?"

Luo Ze's expression quickly changed. He felt that he might have drawn a rather formidable ability.

With this Fire Core, all of Luo Ze's attacks could become fire-element attacks. Aside from being unable to turn into an element himself, he was practically no different from someone who had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit.

Moreover, since it was merely an enchantment on his weapon, Luo Ze himself was not an ability user and naturally would not become a helpless swimmer.

"What about the temperature? How powerful are these flames?"

After thinking for a moment, Luo Ze began checking. What he cared about more was the temperature of his flames.

Temperature was extremely important for flames. The higher the temperature, the stronger the fire.

Fire was a strange thing; its temperature range varied enormously. The 450°C flame produced by a match was fire, but so was the 10 million-degree heat at the center of the sun.

Therefore, Luo Ze needed to check the temperature of these flames and see whether they were a match or the sun.

"500°C, upgradeable?"

After checking, Luo Ze quickly discovered the temperature of his flames and immediately felt a little depressed.

Unexpectedly, his flames were only slightly hotter than those produced by a match.

However, Luo Ze noticed an upgradeable option afterward and breathed a slight sigh of relief. It seemed that the temperature of these flames could still be increased.

"Upgrade."

Luo Ze chose to upgrade. He wanted to know just how much this upgrade could raise the temperature of his flames.

"Upgrading requires 500 Sword Hero upgrade points. Continue?"

The system's voice soon rang out.

"Continue." Luo Ze gritted his teeth.

Five hundred Sword Hero points meant 500 million Berries, but in order to see how this attribute would grow, he could not worry about that much.

Ding!

Upgrade complete.

Enchantment attribute upgraded.

Fire Core {LV}: 1000°C

The system's voice rang out again.

"It reached 1000°C that quickly? Isn't that almost comparable to Akainu's magma?" Luo Ze's gaze suddenly sharpened.

He felt that this enchantment attribute was incredibly powerful. Spending 500 Sword Hero points had directly raised its temperature by 500°C. Even magma was only around 900°C to 1200°C. Yet his flames had already reached 1000°C, far hotter than some magma.