Just as Marco was beginning to doubt himself, Chen Ye finished displaying the divine power of his Conqueror's Haki!
Then he slowly withdrew his Conqueror's Haki!
That terrifying aura of Reign Over the World came quickly and vanished just as quickly.
It receded like the tide.
The invisible mountain that had just been weighing down the skies above Amazon Lily vanished in an instant.
The trembling jungle returned to calm, while the unconscious birds and beasts slowly began to wake.
Everything seemed to have returned to how it was.
Yet Boa Hancock and Marco felt as though they had just been pulled from the deep sea, gasping desperately for air, their backs already soaked in cold sweat.
Too terrifying.
That instant of Conqueror's Haki had allowed them to truly experience what it meant for a king to descend.
However.
Luffy, standing at the center of the storm, showed no sign of backing down.
Quite the opposite.
Once that pressure vanished, there was not a trace of fear in his pure eyes. Instead, an unprecedented Fighting Spirit blazed within them like roaring flames!
"Wow... that was amazing!"
Luffy grinned, his excitement reaching its peak as he even stuck out his tongue and licked his cracked lips.
"You really are strong!"
The blood throughout his body boiled completely at that moment!
A strong opponent!
This was the kind of strong opponent he had dreamed of surpassing!
Only by defeating an opponent like this could he become stronger, defeat a Marine Admiral, and protect the companions he wanted to protect!
"Hey! Again!"
Luffy let out a beastlike roar, driving his legs forward once more as he prepared to charge again.
Seeing this, Marco and Hancock in the distance were both dumbfounded.
This Straw Hat Kid...
Was he insane?!
After witnessing such monstrous Conqueror's