Ace shed tears as he watched Ren leave, roaring inwardly, This isn't how it should be. This can't be real!
Chapter 856: Crimson World
The night sky was silent, and the breeze was refreshing!
Ren swirled his wineglass and looked at Ace before him. "How is it? Has anything changed inside your body?"
Ace fell silent, his face full of conflict and frustration, while grief and indignation brewed in his heart. He still felt somewhat sick. After rinsing his mouth, he said, "Sigh... There have been major changes in my body! But I really don't want to grow stronger this way! If I'd known I had to eat a dead person's bones to become stronger, I definitely wouldn't have come!"
Ace was grief-stricken and wanted to cry without tears. Thinking of how he had lost control, bitten off a piece of Poseidon's skeleton, and forcibly swallowed it, he still felt like vomiting whenever he recalled the taste!
Ren took a sip of red wine, his tone teasing. "Haha... Some things can't be forced. Since it has already happened, just accept it peacefully!"
Ace sighed. "Sigh... That's what frustrates me. The moment I saw Poseidon's skeleton, the blood in my body seemed to boil, and my heart was filled with desire! After eating Poseidon's skeleton, my bloodline boiled even more, and amid that boiling, it produced a special energy! That energy strengthened my body and my Haki! I've become stronger, but the process was truly awful! What annoys me most is Crocodile!"
Ace viciously drained a cup of wine, then stared at the moon as he sulked.
Ren shook his head, suppressing a laugh before rising to his feet. "Stop sulking! Since you've become stronger, hurry up and seize the resources Roger left behind!"
With that, Ren headed toward the