After Saturn emerged from seclusion, he merely discussed the state of the world with the other four Five Elders before focusing on getting accustomed to his strength.
After all, he had suddenly acquired this immense power rather than built it up through gradual breakthroughs. It was still somewhat difficult for Saturn to wield his strength to perfection right away.
Over the next few days, Saturn spent almost all his time sparring with the other four on the Red Line. Although nothing could be grown there, the Red Line was remarkably well suited to sparring. They hardly had to worry about the battlefield being destroyed by the shock waves.
"It looks like this is my limit." Having transformed into Gyuki, with Flame Clouds coiling around his body, Saturn knocked Saint Nusjuro back and spoke with resignation.
Through constant sparring, Saturn had already learned to bring his strength fully to bear.
But an artificially induced breakthrough was still an artificially induced breakthrough. His strength fell far short of Lind's and was not even on par with Rocks's former strength. He could only compare to Charlotte Linlin without her enhanced state.
Judging by Saturn's performance against the other four over these past few days, forget fighting five at once-he would struggle even to fight three as Rocks had.
Rocks could hold the upper hand against three opponents, while Saturn would immediately fall into a disadvantage.
Saturn felt that, although he had broken through, that was all he had done. The breakthrough had not given him the power to settle a battle decisively.
All five felt that Saturn was probably only a little stronger than Whitebeard, Roger, and the others now. If they were willing to risk their lives, they would certainly have a chance of tying him down one-on-one.
Even so, Saturn was