Devil Training

"The difference in physical strength was simply worlds apart!"

Lin Feng recalled his battle with Jozu, every detail vividly surfacing in his mind.

Jozu's diamond body had been like an insurmountable wall of steel, impossible to budge no matter how Lin Feng swung his blade.

"Looks like I'm still too weak!"

Lin Feng shook his head with a bitter smile.

"But I won't give up just like that!"

His gaze gradually became resolute.

"Since my physique is my weakness, I'll start training from there!"

Lin Feng thought of Zoro's training methods.

"Right, that guy Zoro is a body-training fanatic. He swings his sword ten thousand times every day."

"I can follow his method too!"

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

"Starting today, I'll undergo devil training too!"

"I'll start with sword swings!"

Lin Feng climbed up from the ground, drew Frost Gale, and began swinging.

"One, two, three..."

Lin Feng counted while swinging his sword.

"Nine hundred ninety-eight, nine hundred ninety-nine, one thousand!"

Time passed bit by bit, and Lin Feng's sword swings continued to increase.

"Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, ten thousand!"

After completing ten thousand swings, Lin Feng felt that his arms were so sore he could barely lift them.

"That should be about enough, right?"

Lin Feng muttered to himself.

[Ding! Slash Points gained from basic sword swings have reached the limit. You cannot gain any more today.]

The system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Limit? How much?"

Lin Feng froze.

[Ding! Today's limit for Slash Points gained from basic sword swings is: 10,000 points.]

"Ten thousand points?"

Lin Feng frowned. "Does that mean there's not much benefit in swinging my sword after this?"

"If that's the case, then starting tomorrow, I can't just swing my sword. I'll have to add some weight training too!"

Lin Feng muttered as he sheathed Frost Gale and turned to walk into the cabin.

Night fell, and the sea wind howled.

The Moby Dick's cabin was brightly lit.

Lin Feng stood before a massive wooden crate filled with Tekkai of every size. The largest weighed several hundred jin, while even the smallest weighed dozens.

He selected several larger Tekkai and tied them to his body with rope.

With the heavy Tekkai pressing down on him, Lin Feng felt as though he were carrying a small mountain on his back.

Lin Feng moved his body a little, feeling the pressure brought by Tekkai.

"Weighted sword swings can train my physique and earn Slash Points at the same time. Two birds with one stone!"

Lin Feng raised Frost Gale again and began a new round of sword-swinging practice.

"One, two, three..."

Swinging his sword with weights was far more difficult than before.

Every swing required Lin Feng to exert even more strength.

"So heavy!" He gritted his teeth and continued swinging.

"Five thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, five thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, six thousand!"

"Hah, I can't go on. I need to rest for a bit!"

Lin Feng stopped, gasping heavily.

"This weighted training really is exhausting!"

He wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"But the results are obvious too!"

Lin Feng could feel his muscles constantly trembling. It was a sign that the torn muscle fibers were repairing themselves.

"As long as I keep at it, my physique will definitely grow even stronger!"

A determined light flickered in his eyes.

"Open the status panel!"

Lin Feng called out silently in his mind.

[Host: Lin Feng]

[Slash Points: 12984]

[Attributes: Strength: 40, Speed: 40, Physique: 43, Reaction: 37, Perception: 28]

[Skills: One Sword Style: Iai Slash LV2 (Proficiency: 12/200), Sun Breathing (Incomplete Version), Six Powers LV1 (Proficiency: 60/100), Observation Haki LV1 (Proficiency: 19/100), Armament Haki LV1 (Proficiency: 11/100)]

[Item: Frost Gale]

"As expected, my attributes have improved quite a bit!"

Lin Feng smiled as he looked at his status panel.

"More than ten thousand Slash Points." He murmured, his voice scattered by the sea wind.

"Exchange."

Lin Feng opened the exchange interface.

Under the Physique category, it clearly stated: [1 Physique Point: 100 Slash Points].

"System, max out Physique." He gave the command directly.

[Ding, Physique exchange successful.]

The system prompt sounded in his mind.

Lin Feng checked his status panel.

The Physique stat had changed from 43 to 107.

"This isn't right." He frowned.

"Why did 10,000 Slash Points only add this much?"

Lin Feng questioned the system.

[Ding! After a basic attribute exceeds 100, the exchange ratio becomes 1000:1.]

"1,000 Slash Points for 1 Physique Point?"

Lin Feng's voice rose an octave.

"What a damn scam!" He could not help swearing.

"Forget it. There's nothing I can do about it."

Lin Feng took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, his gaze gradually becoming firm.

"Attribute points are the foundation. No matter how many Slash Points I have, they're only supplementary. In that case, I can only work even harder to earn Slash Points!"

Lin Feng clenched his fists, feeling the power surging through his body as the corners of his lips curled upward.

"Still, this feeling of getting stronger is really not bad!"

"Keep training!"

Lin Feng raised Frost Gale and began another round of training.

Days passed, and Lin Feng persisted in high-intensity training every day.

Sword swings, weight training, running, push-ups, sit-ups...

He pushed himself to the limit, constantly challenging both his body and will.

"Not enough! Still not enough!"

"I want to become stronger!"

Lin Feng gritted his teeth and continued swinging his sword.

Sweat soaked through Lin Feng's clothes, but he paid it no mind.

"Huff... huff..."

Beads of sweat rolled down Lin Feng's forehead, striking the deck and shattering into droplets.

Lin Feng stood bare-chested, his bronze skin gleaming with health beneath the sunlight. His muscles were streamlined and explosive.

Compared to before, Lin Feng's physique had clearly grown much more robust.

"Ha!"

Lin Feng roared as Frost Gale tore through the air with a fierce gale and slashed down.

The blade cut through the air with a piercing shriek.

"Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine!"

Lin Feng gritted his teeth and completed the final swing.

He sheathed Frost Gale, his entire body drenched in sweat as though he had just been pulled from the water.

"That kid really is going all out." A pirate in the distance watched Lin Feng and sighed.

"Tell me about it. Ever since he lost to Captain Jozu, he's been like a madman. Other than eating and sleeping, all he does every day is train." His companion agreed, admiration in his eyes.

"I really envy that kind of grit. If I worked even half as hard as he does, I wouldn't still be some nobody."

"Enough whining. Instead of wasting time being jealous, why not train more? Maybe one day you'll become a powerhouse like the commanders."

"Yeah, right. With my talent, even training for another ten years would be useless."

The pirates' discussion reached Lin Feng's ears, but he merely smiled faintly and ignored them.

Over the past few days, Lin Feng had long grown accustomed to such looks and comments.

From feeling uncomfortable at first to taking it in stride now, Lin Feng's mindset had changed in subtle ways.

To become strong, one had to endure loneliness and solitude, and one had to put in more effort than ordinary people.

"That kid Lin Feng is really starting to resemble Pops in his younger days."

Marco stood in the distance, watching Lin Feng's sweat-drenched figure with approval in his eyes.

"Gurararara!" Whitebeard's distinctive laughter rang out. "But determination alone isn't enough. We still have to see how far he can go."

"Pops, don't worry. With Lin Feng's talent and determination, he'll definitely become one of the strongest men on these seas someday."

Marco was full of confidence in Lin Feng.

"Gurararara..."

Whitebeard raised his bowl of sake and drained it in one gulp.

"Open the status panel."

Lin Feng called out silently in his mind.

\n[Host: Lin Feng]

[Slash Points: 284]

[Attributes: Strength: 100, Speed: 100, Physique: 107, Reaction: 41, Perception: 30]

[Skills: One Sword Style: Iai Slash LV2 (Proficiency: 82/200), Sun Breathing (Incomplete Version), Six Powers LV1 (Proficiency: 90/100), Observation Haki LV1 (Proficiency: 19/100), Armament Haki LV1 (Proficiency: 11/100)]

[Item: Frost Gale]\n

"I finally raised all three basic attributes to 100."

Lin Feng looked at his status panel with a satisfied smile.

This period of insane training had not been in vain after all.

Lin Feng could feel that his body had undergone a rebirth-like transformation. His strength, speed, and physique had all made qualitative leaps.

"But this is still far from enough." A determined light flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

Lin Feng had also tried using Haki to train during this period, but its proficiency had not increased.

"It seems Haki training can't be improved through simple release alone. It needs actual combat, or certain special training methods, to increase proficiency. Looks like I'll need to ask Vista for more guidance." Lin Feng thought to himself.