Term Shatter! Conqueror's Haki and Divine Departure

Having learned by watching, Shanks had gained a deep understanding of his captain's techniques.

Compared to his captain's, that aura from earlier had naturally been much weaker, but it was unmistakably a Flying Slash unleashed after his captain had used Conqueror's Coating.

But he had never heard of his captain having a successor!

Moreover, that strike required Conqueror's Haki coating to pull off.

If someone could do that, then there was no need to question their mastery of Conqueror's Haki, was there?

With that thought, Shanks turned and headed toward where he had sensed the aura.

"So even if my Conqueror's Haki level isn't high, I can still use this move?"

Lin Ye looked somewhat surprised.

Although he had already expected it, he was still astonished after truly using Divine Departure.

So his golden finger had turned Roger's abilities into separate terms.

They could be strengthened individually without affecting one another.

Even if his Conqueror's Haki did not rise a single level, raising Divine Departure to a high level would let him unleash the power Roger himself wielded.

In that case, he could first focus on improving a single thing to grow stronger.

With that thought, Lin Ye's gaze fell on the corpse before him.

Two transparent bubbles appeared.

As Lin Ye watched them, the bubbles floated directly toward him.

[Collected Timid and Cowardly: Current Level 1]

[Collected Strong and Sturdy: Current Level 1]

Term Shatter!

Without hesitation, Lin Ye directly shattered the terms.

[Shattered Timid and Cowardly Level 1, obtained Blank Entries x1]

[Shattered Strong and Sturdy Level 1, obtained Blank Entries x2]

Three Blank Entries!

It seemed trash terms could only be broken down into one.

Perhaps after being upgraded, even these trash terms could become powerful ones.

But clearly, he could not waste resources on such trash terms right now.

[Upgrading Divine Departure to Level 2 requires Blank Entries x2 or Divine Departure Level 1 x2. Upgrade?]

Confirmed!

[Divine Departure upgraded to Level 2]

A glint flashed through Lin Ye's eyes, and the ordinary long blade in his hand turned black.

Suppressing the urge to swing it, Lin Ye turned and left with the blade in hand.

He could not stay in Loguetown for long.

But this encounter had deepened his understanding of his golden finger once more.

It seemed he would have to find ways to obtain more terms in the future.

He could only seek out battlefields, join a pirate crew, or join the Marines.

Whether he joined pirates or the Marines, he would encounter combat often.

But pirates were better. The Marines would not let him act freely unless he made a name for himself within their ranks.

As he left, Lin Ye rapidly weighed his options.

Just after Lin Ye departed, Shanks appeared, carrying a red-nosed fellow in one hand. The red-nosed man was crying miserably.

Standing on a nearby rooftop, Shanks looked at the corpse below and the slash mark left on its body.

"Could it really be?"

Shanks widened his eyes and was about to look around when he activated Observation Haki and sensed a group of Marine soldiers rushing in.

Shanks hesitated and looked at the red-nosed man beside him.

Their identities could not be exposed.

After all, if they were discovered to be crew members of the King of the Pirates, the Marines would never stop pursuing them.

With that thought, Shanks patted the red-nosed man's shoulder, grabbed him, and vanished behind the high buildings.

The conflict between the Marines and pirates had already erupted.

This time, anyone who came here would be arrested first, whether they were pirates or not.

Roger had caused such a massive incident that the Vice Admiral responsible for carrying out his execution had issued a strict order.

"Search!"

The arriving Marine soldier saw the corpse on the ground and did not spare it another glance, simply waving his hand.

The Marine soldiers behind him immediately pursued through the alleyways.

A group of young people who would one day become famous across the seas had all sensed the aura of Conqueror's Haki, but the Marines' actions made them unwilling to linger.

Even if they were not pirates, they could still run into plenty of trouble.

"Fuffuffuffuffu, how interesting!"

Doflamingo, who also possessed and had already awakened Conqueror's Haki, looked in a certain direction and let out a strange laugh.

"How interesting. This is far too interesting."

Someone with the qualities of a king—a ruler found only once among a million people.

He had not expected that, besides himself, there was another such person here.

Then again, it made sense. After all, this was where the King of the Pirates had just been executed.

"Young Master, the Marines have begun moving."

A slovenly middle-aged man with two streams of snot hanging from his nose spoke.

"Let's go. It's time to leave, Trebol. A new era has arrived."

Doflamingo nodded at his words, withdrew his gaze, and quickened his pace.

Trebol looked at Doflamingo's back, his eyes filled with fervor.

The Young Master was the one who truly possessed the qualities of a king.

Dragon, who had not yet officially founded the Revolutionary Army, was also feeling conflicted.

During his years in the Marines, he had come to understand more and more of the darkness within the Marines—or rather, the World Government.

This world needed to change.

Having witnessed the King of the Pirates' execution today and heard Roger's words, he knew that from this moment on, the entire world would undergo enormous changes.

As a former Marine, he knew very well that there had already been many pirates.

After today, even more people would set sail to become pirates, all seeking the King of the Pirates' treasure.

This might shake the World Government's rule.

"Hehehehehe, boys, get ready to head to the New World."

Moria, who had yet to suffer a crushing defeat and was immensely powerful himself, let out a strange laugh and turned his towering body with a wave of his hand.

Then a group of pirates followed behind Moria toward the harbor.

In Moria's eyes, the death of Roger, the King of the Pirates, symbolized the decline of the older generation of pirates.

And his own ambition was surging forth.

Reach Final Island and become the new King of the Pirates.

Moria's heart surged with excitement.

As Hawkeye turned to leave, he glanced at Moria, then looked back at Roger's corpse atop the execution platform.

What a pity.

The King of the Pirates had been the goal of his swordsmanship training.

Now, that goal was dead.

Then he would move toward the position of the world's greatest swordsman.

One day, he would become the world's greatest swordsman.

What a pity he would never see the King of the Pirates' legendary sword strike.

The Marines were clashing with the resisting pirates.

A Rear Admiral appeared and swiftly knocked down more than a dozen pirates. Then his expression shifted as he turned to look into the distance.

His feet rapidly struck the ground, and his figure vanished from the spot.

When he appeared again, a corpse lay before him.

He lowered his head to inspect the body, then turned to look at the sword mark on the nearby wall.

"This aura?"

The Rear Admiral frowned.

The aura of the sword strike that had killed this man was not strong, but it felt familiar.

It felt as though he had seen it somewhere...

This Rear Admiral had previously followed Marine Hero Garp many times in pursuit of Roger, the King of the Pirates. As he pondered, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

It was an aura similar to that sword strike from the King of the Pirates.

The Rear Admiral's face turned livid. He pulled out a Transponder Snail and directly contacted Marine Headquarters.