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On the surface, this ability looked very simple. The whole process was to first take in a large amount of food, then use elementalization to turn both the food he had eaten and his entire body into elements, and then reverse it, changing back into a normal body again.

After doing this a certain number of times, a large amount of energy would be stored in the body. Then, through regular training in the Sea Cloud Gravity Room, the body would fully adapt to the powerful energy inside it.

In truth, it was a little like the ability of a Senzu Bean.

And this process of adaptation was the process of the body becoming stronger.

The effects of this training were also very obvious. By now, Ye Mu's physical toughness and strength had been growing rapidly at a straight-line pace.

With Ye Mu's help, Enel had also quickly developed the same ability.

By now, Ye Mu, who had only just turned eleven, could lift a massive boulder weighing ten tons after three years of development. Because Enel had missed those three years, he was a little weaker in terms of strength and physique, and his limit was only around four tons.

But Enel had developed his Devil Fruit ability to an incredible level. At just eleven years old, he had already awakened the Mantra, which was the ability of Observation Haki. Although the range it covered was not as terrifying as in the plot, it was already enough to be proud of.

One had to know that even Ye Mu had yet to touch the threshold of Haki.

It was precisely because of this that, although there was a rather large gap between the two in strength, with the help of Observation Haki, Enel could still fight Ye Mu back and forth.

However, it was also precisely because of this that, for the sake of training, the two of them had to eat several times their own body size in food every day.

Ye Mu's cooking skills were fine when it came to simple dishes, but when handling prey several times larger than their bodies, he was still somewhat unequal to the task, so the taste was just average.

This also made Ye Mu realize the importance of having a chef.

Fortunately, aside from meat, there was also fruit. With meat and vegetables paired together, besides providing rich nutrition, it could also help cut through the greasiness.

For example, Enel's favorite apples.

But unlike meat, which Ye Mu could catch and prepare however he liked in Upper Yard, fruit was still most conveniently purchased from the various sky islands.

And because the two of them consumed far too much food, this meant that every week, Ye Mu had to go to different islands to buy fruit.

Just like now, after Enel wolfed down the last apple, the box was already completely empty.

"Fine, I get it. I'll go tomorrow morning..."

After saying that, Ye Mu went to rest.

Training had already left his body very fatigued. Under such circumstances, he absolutely could not neglect the importance of rest.

As soon as the sky brightened, five years of regular training had long since formed habits in both their bodies.

Without anyone needing to say a word, Enel began his own training.

Ye Mu turned into a streak of flame, flew into the sky, and arrived at the edge of Angel Island.

From the front door of Pagaya's house, without even saying hello, he dragged away a Waver. Then Ye Mu drove the Waver along the rising sea of clouds toward Angel Island.

However, before that, he still had to make some preparations.

Although Ye Mu was not afraid of other people discovering his identity, he did not want to stir up trouble right now, so he took out the fake wings he had prepared long ago and put them on himself.

Ye Mu had come to Angel Island countless times already, so he knew the way with ease. Even the shop owners were nearly familiar with him by now.

After all, there were not many big-spending customers like Ye Mu.

As for where the money came from, he had Gan Fall to thank for that. Whenever Ye Mu had no money, he would pay a visit to the treasury of Gan Fall, the god of the sky island.

First, he had to buy Enel's favorite apples. Ever since Ye Mu had bought apples for Enel once on Angel Island, Enel had been unable to put them down. He could eat more than half a crate in a single day, and even thinking about it now, Ye Mu found it truly terrifying.

However, when Ye Mu arrived at Angel Island's trading market, he discovered that there seemed to be somewhat fewer people today.

A little puzzled, he asked the fruit shop owner.

"Why are there so few people today...?"

The fruit shop owner was not very surprised by this and casually said, "Today is the day of the once-a-year super Knock Up Stream. Everyone's gone to attend the ceremony."

"So that's how it is."

Through living on the sky island over these five years, Ye Mu had also discovered that, unlike the people of the Blue Sea in the plot, who had a rather shallow understanding of the Knock Up Stream, the people of the sky island seemed to know in great detail when the Knock Up Stream would appear and how powerful it would be. They even had a specialized sea calendar recording it, and held a celebration for it every year.

And Ye Mu had descended upon the sky island on this very day five years ago.

"Five years already..."

Ye Mu could not help feeling a little emotional. Judging by age, he was probably eleven years old now.

Just then, Angel Island suddenly shook violently, and all the residents of Angel Island instantly grew somewhat flustered.

"This really is something you only see once in a hundred years. To think there'd be such a huge current..."

Beside Ye Mu, the fruit shop owner let out a strange exclamation of praise. Ye Mu followed the fruit shop owner's gaze and looked over, his eyes going a little blank. He saw a massive surge of water, like a long spear that was about to slice through the sky, rising from the horizon. Its height was actually comparable to the huge, towering green vines of Upper Yard.

"My God..."

Those who had not witnessed it with their own eyes truly could not understand the grandeur of this scene.

Before this enormous sea current, every person was as tiny as dust, and even the entire Angel Island was merely a slightly larger ant.

Ye Mu even suspected that not even Aokiji at his peak would be able to freeze this enormous sea current.

Before the great power of nature, a trace of fear also appeared in Ye Mu's heart.

Just as Ye Mu was marveling in surprise, strange words suddenly rang beside his ear.

"Huh... what is that?!"

Ye Mu turned to look and saw an extremely burly man holding a telescope, staring at the Knock Up Stream. He seemed to have spotted something strange and let out a surprised cry.

Ye Mu followed the man's line of sight. He could indeed make out a tiny red dot, but it was so small he couldn't tell what it was at all.

Curious as well, Ye Mu asked the man, "Hello, could I borrow that for a look?"

The burly man politely handed the telescope to Ye Mu. Ye Mu raised it, aimed it in the direction of the red dot, and looked carefully.

At first, Ye Mu hadn't paid it much mind and was only curious. But the moment he clearly saw what that red dot actually was, his pupils shrank in shock.

That pirate ship, that flag, and that man...

Ye Mu couldn't control himself at all as he murmured a name.

"Gol D. Roger..."

After saying that, he returned the telescope to the burly man, drove his waver, and rushed swiftly toward Shandora...