High-Intensity Training, Bomb-Bomb Fruit Development

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After the gathering dispersed, Ye Chen and the other five headed to the side, planning to begin their daily training.

"This time, I'm graduating too."

Clenching her delicate fists, Hina encouraged herself, her pretty face flushed. She had long wanted to go out to sea. She had heard that the outside world was beautiful!

"You should stop dreaming. Maybe Vergo, Chen, and Smoker have a chance." Shu wore a bitter expression, fully aware of their strength.

"You have no ambition at all. No wonder you've all stayed so weak."

Hina turned around unhappily and glared fiercely at Shu.

"There are still five months left. Train hard! Try your best to graduate."

With one hand hanging at his side, Vergo gave them a few reminders. Among the six, only Hina, Shu, and Very Good might be in danger. As for himself, Ye Chen, and Smoker, they would definitely graduate.

Originally, they were not qualified to take part in graduation. After all, they had only joined the Elite Class a few years ago, and by rights, they still needed more time. But this time, according to Admiral Zephyr's wishes, they were also eligible to participate in the graduation ceremony.

"Come on! For graduation, I'm going to be ruthless with myself for these five months."

Hina puffed out her cheeks and made up her mind.

"Let's do our best together."

"We should get back to training!"

Hina and the others' encouragement brought a slight curve to Ye Chen's lips.

But just as they were about to train, Zephyr walked over.

"Instructor." The six of them stood straight, their expressions serious.

"Ye Chen, Fleet Admiral Kong asked me to tell you that if you place in the top five at this graduation, he'll personally award you the rank of rear admiral. Also, don't disappoint me."

As soon as he arrived, Zephyr looked at Ye Chen and smiled.

"Yes." Without much expression, Ye Chen nodded. He did not care about so-called honors. What he wanted was strength.

"Instructor, I have a request." Ye Chen raised his head and looked at Zephyr seriously.

"..." Ye Chen was now receiving special attention. Many resources would be opened to him, just like the treatment Sakazuki and the others received. However, not many people knew about this.

"My weights can no longer put me under pressure. I want heavier ones."

Ye Chen's request made Zephyr frown.

"How heavy?" Zephyr knew that this fellow was already wearing five tons of weights. Back then, because he had not been valued, five tons had been the maximum. But things were different now, because Ye Chen had proven his worth.

"Ten tons."

Gritting his teeth, Ye Chen looked resolute.

"Ten tons? Do you know that every additional pound will multiply the pressure several times over? You're carrying five tons right now. If you add another five, your life may be in danger. That has already exceeded your limit."

Zephyr's expression darkened somewhat. Ye Chen's request was rather overconfident. Ye Chen might be able to carry five tons easily now, but adding even one more ton would definitely crush him to the ground. The added weight was not five plus five, but five times five. The difference was enormous.

It was like a diver. If zero meters was his limit, then even diving another half meter could put his life in danger, because that half meter was equivalent to several zero meters stacked together.

"I know. But I have to break through my limits and make myself stronger."

Ye Chen's eyes were cold. He knew exactly what he was doing. He was not trying to fight for first place at the graduation ceremony, nor was he seeking to compete with anyone. He only wanted strength—the strength that would let him live better in the future.

He believed that the blood and sweat he shed now would eventually pay off in the future.

"I'll get them for you within half a month." Zephyr's eyes flickered, but in the end, he agreed to the request.

"Instructor, if possible, I want a set of weights too."

Vergo and the others naturally would not miss this opportunity.

"You lot, I'll prepare them according to your limits as well. Half a month." Looking at Vergo, Zephyr nodded. These fellows were not weak either.

"Five months from now, I hope all six of you will give me a surprise."

"Yes."

The graduation ceremony was very important to every student, because a good ranking would earn many rewards. Not only could they graduate, they could also become official Marines. The temptation was enormous.

Zephyr had said half a month, but he finished five days early. On the tenth day, he had already delivered the weights to Ye Chen and the others.

That was the difference between being valued and not being valued. If Ye Chen had not drawn attention, this request would have been impossible to fulfill. Even if it could be fulfilled, it definitely would not have been done in ten days; it would have taken at least several months.

The weights were no different from the original ones. They were still bracelets, but they were far heavier.

It was hard to imagine that a single bracelet weighed at least several thousand pounds. Ten tons was twenty thousand pounds, enough to crush a person flat, yet it had been condensed into such a small bracelet. The wonders of this world truly defied belief.

Ye Chen's weighed ten tons, Vergo's eight tons, Smoker's six tons, while Hina, Shu, and Very Good went from three tons to five tons.

"Ah!"

The moment they received the weights, they could not wait to begin training. As soon as Shu put his on, he failed to pay attention and fell flat on his face, even coughing up blood.

"So... heavy..." The others were not doing much better. Veins bulged across their bodies as they gritted their teeth.

Just as Zephyr had said, even adding a single pound was now a tremendous challenge for them.

Before they could even take a step, they were already drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

As for Ye Chen, he was pressed to the ground, unable to move as he gasped for breath.

He was not using any power, relying purely on physical strength. Otherwise, if Ye Chen used Haki or his ability, he would definitely not be in such a miserable state.

Lying facedown on the ground, Ye Chen found it incredibly difficult to breathe. It felt as if several mountains were pressing down on his back from every direction, leaving him unable to move. Shu and the others could still speak, but for Ye Chen, even talking was an immense struggle.

Five months. Only five months. He had to adapt.

His arms felt as if they were filled with lead. Gritting his teeth, Ye Chen tried to push himself up from the ground, but after only a few seconds, he collapsed weakly again, suffering some irregular damage.

If this happened a few more times, his arm definitely would not be able to withstand the pressure and would burst apart.

There were only two areas left for Ye Chen to develop with the Bomb-Bomb Fruit: his head and his heart. For some reason, developing these two areas was extraordinarily difficult. A distance of one millimeter felt like thousands of meters, impossibly far away.

However, Ye Chen had discovered something once: as long as his body broke through a limit, the Bomb-Bomb Fruit became easier to develop, and its power grew stronger. His previous battle with Sakazuki was the best proof.

The Bomb-Bomb Fruit depended even more heavily on the body. That was why Ye Chen wanted ten-ton weights. If his body became stronger, the Bomb-Bomb Fruit would become easier to develop. The two were connected.

As long as he developed the Bomb-Bomb Fruit throughout his entire body, it would be equivalent to a Logia's elementalization. So long as he did not encounter overwhelmingly powerful Haki or weaknesses such as Seastone, he would become a true walking human bomb.

Only then would he have the initial capital to roam the seas.

Otherwise, with the current power of his explosions, if he encountered a strong opponent, he would only be beaten miserably.

Ye Chen's explosions might now be able to level an area ten meters wide and cause unimaginable destruction, but if Zephyr were the one taking the hit, he might only suffer a few scratches standing there. If he used Armament Haki, Ye Chen probably would not even be able to break through his defense.

That was the gap between Ye Chen and the strongest fighters.