Zephyr's Haki! [Please Keep Reading!]

An innate talent, huh.

"Ha ha, interesting."

Across from him, Zephyr smiled. Beyond his shock, he felt even more pleased. The better Xia Luo's talent was, the stronger the Navy would be in the future.

The Navy's strength would increase by one part, and the pirates' strength would decrease by one part. As one rose and the other fell, justice would ultimately triumph over evil.

Back to Xia Luo's talent.

Zephyr had roamed the seas for more than a decade. What storms had he not weathered? What talents had he not seen? His experience and knowledge were immensely vast.

Since ancient times, powerful figures on the seas had been as numerous as carp crossing a river, appearing in an endless stream. Nearly every one of them possessed extraordinary talent, and Xia Luo was merely one among them.

"Again!"

Seeing Xia Luo's soaring fighting spirit, Zephyr naturally had no reason to refuse.

Zephyr could tell that Xia Luo desperately wanted a satisfying battle. As it happened, he also wanted to see Xia Luo's true strength and limits.

Their thoughts were surprisingly aligned, and a fierce battle was on the verge of erupting.

This time, however, Xia Luo was not completely unable to fight back.

"Thunder Bagua!"

Xia Luo swung his spiked club, purple lightning coiling around it. The crackling electricity let out piercing cries, like a thousand birds chirping at once.

Lightning possessed terrifying explosive power and astonishing speed.

In a flash of electric light, Xia Luo had already charged before Zephyr. His spiked club swept out with overwhelming force, smashing toward him.

Clang!

Zephyr's expression remained calm. Facing Xia Luo's attack, he neither dodged nor retreated. He raised an arm before him to block the spiked club, while his other fist shot toward Xia Luo's face.

A red glint flickered