"I'm Great Saber Cook, a Great Pirate worth thirty-nine million! Old man, get lost if you know what's good for you, and I'll spare your life."
Seeing that his hundred underlings had actually been frightened by an old man, Kuke immediately pointed his Great Cleaver at Louis and cursed.
The New World was extremely chaotic now. The strongest pirate among them was known as Rocks, and this era was also called the Rocks Era.
So a thirty-nine million bounty at this time was roughly equivalent to a hundred million bounty forty years later!
"Master, let me handle them."
At this moment, Li Yuan no longer hid behind him. He wanted to fight, wanted to slaughter, wanted to use killing to prove the results of his efforts over the past two years.
"Alright, go."
Seeing the blazing heat in Li Yuan's eyes, Louis stopped holding him back. He had watched Li Yuan's strength improve at an incredible pace and was deeply gratified.
He also wanted to see just how far Li Yuan's strength had progressed.
"Brat, you think you can challenge me?"
"Men, kill that brat!"
Seeing some random kid dare to provoke him, Great Saber Cook furiously ordered his men to deal with him. A little brat like this was not worth his personal attention.
"Kill!!"
"Die, brat!"
"You dared provoke our boss? You deserve to die."
"..."
Those cowardly One Pieces did not dare confront the powerful Louis, but they were more than willing to deal with a kid like Li Yuan.
Over a hundred One Pieces charged at Li Yuan with blades in hand, creating a chaotic scene.
"Limitless Sword Drawing Technique."
Facing the hundred charging One Pieces, Li Yuan remained utterly calm. He placed a hand on his sword hilt and fixed a stern gaze ahead.
"Clang!!!!!"
Along with a crisp sword cry, a dazzling white sword aura erupted from the sword body.
"Splat! Splat! Splat! Splat! Splat!!!"
The white sword aura surged five meters into the air, instantly slicing across the throats of the five One Piece closest to Li Yuan.
Blood burst forth at once. The five men clutched their throats in terror, but instead of stopping the bleeding, they only caused the blood to gush out faster.
Li Yuan's sword aura had killed five men in an instant, leaving the One Pieces somewhat fearful.
They had never imagined that this harmless-looking kid possessed such formidable swordsmanship. He could actually unleash sword aura, something only swordsmen of the Iron Cutting Realm could do!
"Kill!!!"
Before all the One Pieces could react, Li Yuan had already charged into the crowd of over a hundred men with his sword in hand.
Right now, he craved slaughter!
"Brat, die! We don't only know how to use swords!"
"Bang!!"
"Bang!!"
"Bang!!"
Seeing Li Yuan charge toward them, more than a dozen One Pieces immediately drew Flintlock Guns and opened fire.
"Bullets are useless against me."
However, Li Yuan, who possessed Observation Haki, saw through the bullets' trajectories at a glance. He tilted his body to evade most of them, then flicked his sword twice to block the rest.
"Splat! Splat! Splat!!!"
After evading every bullet, he accelerated instantly with a sword step and rushed into the crowd of One Pieces. He wielded his sword in an orderly, unhurried manner, swiftly reaping their lives.
For a time, the One Pieces near Li Yuan fell one after another. Each died horribly, severed limbs flying everywhere, blood splashing across the ground, and screams rising without end.
"Kill!!!"
For two years, Li Yuan had constantly forced himself to become stronger, stronger, and stronger still. The pressure he had accumulated all this time found perfect release at this moment.
It made him incredibly excited, leaving him feeling utterly exhilarated.
As he slaughtered, the iron sword in his hand had already been dyed blood red.
His previously unstable strength steadily solidified. The more lives that died beneath his blade, the stronger his aura became. The invisible killing intent made the surviving One Pieces tremble in terror.
Although Li Yuan looked crazed and bloodthirsty on the surface, he was actually calmly enjoying the slaughter within his heart.
"Sure enough, battle is the fastest path to growth."
As the killing continued, Li Yuan discovered that his understanding of swordsmanship had improved again.
His control over his strength had become better, and he felt that his swordsmanship had improved once more!
"Damn brat!"
Kuke watched as his subordinates suffered terrible losses. In such a short time, fewer than half of them remained.
These were the forces he had built up over two years, yet that brat had destroyed half of them in an instant!
Li Yuan did not care about Kuke's thoughts. He discovered that as he continued killing, the pressure in his heart gradually faded away.
At the same time, something within him seemed to have fully formed and was struggling to burst free.
"Come out!"
Li Yuan roared, and an immense aura instantly erupted from his body.
With him at its center, it spread wildly in all directions like the eye of a storm. The One Pieces before him were overwhelmed by the aura and instantly lost consciousness, collapsing one after another.
Even the residents of the small island several hundred meters away from the port were overwhelmed by the aura and all collapsed to the ground.
Even Great Saber Cook was forced to one knee by the aura Li Yuan unleashed.
His eyes bulged as he gripped his Great Cleaver tightly with both hands, struggling to keep himself from passing out.
"How is this possible? How can this brat possess Conqueror's Haki? That's the symbol of a king!"
Kuke stared fixedly at Li Yuan. As a One Piece of the New World, how could he fail to recognize Conqueror's Haki?
He had once felt the Conqueror's Haki of that Great Pirate from afar, that overwhelmingly powerful Conqueror's Haki.
It had scattered every dark cloud in the sky. Even though he had been more than ten kilometers away from that Great Pirate, he had still been knocked unconscious.
"So, you possess the qualities of a king!"
Among everyone present, the only other person who had not fallen was Li Yuan's master, Louis.
Watching Li Yuan unconsciously release Conqueror's Haki, he finally understood why Li Yuan had progressed so quickly. If he possessed the qualities of a king, then it all made sense.
After all, what king was an ordinary person? What king was not a monster?
When all the pressure in Li Yuan's heart finally faded and he felt more relaxed in body and mind than ever before,
The Conqueror's Haki around him rose to another level, with traces of red Inazuma mixed into the invisible aura.
At that moment, Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki reached its current peak. Even Kuke had to bite his tongue to keep himself from passing out.
"Hahaha, incredible! That felt incredible!!"
After venting all the pressure that had built up in his heart, Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki disappeared as well.
"Who exactly are you?"
With the Conqueror's Haki gone, Kuke finally stood up and asked Li Yuan solemnly.
Now, he no longer dared underestimate the kid before him. The shock brought by Conqueror's Haki was simply too overwhelming.
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