This was already the Ultra-Abyssal Zone.
There was no light anywhere around him.
The temperature was also close to freezing.
The bubbles Lorne exhaled burst instantly in the searing heat of his lightning.
But his flesh, transformed by Divine Dragon Power, was already as hard as tempered steel.
Iron Body: Steel.
Lorne recited the words silently.
He did not even use Haki. His physical strength alone easily withstood water pressure capable of crushing steel.
"Eight thousand meters."
Lorne continued descending.
His bones made faint noises under the pressure.
Battlefield Valor activated instantly.
That slight damage immediately turned into restorative power, making his bones denser and harder under the pressure.
Lorne tried throwing a punch underwater.
He found that the water resistance was indeed considerable.
But every time he punched, currents would coil around his arm on their own, reducing the resistance for him.
"Is this Water Affinity?"
Lorne soon discovered that he could even use the currents to accelerate his punches.
"When I punch underwater, not only do my punches not slow down, the currents actually make them more unpredictable."
Lorne was very pleased with this.
"Ten thousand meters."
Lorne finally stopped his descent.
He stood at the bottom of the Deep-Sea Trench.
Endless darkness and cold surrounded him.
"Now, let's begin the test."
Lorne closed his eyes, quietly sensing the changes in his body.
He waited for the weakness that inevitably struck Devil Fruit Users after they fell into water.
On these seas, seawater was every ability user's nightmare.
No matter how powerful an ability user was, they would lose their strength once they fell into the water.
Lorne waited quietly.
One second.
Two seconds.
Ten seconds.
A minute passed.
Lorne opened his eyes.
A flicker of shock crossed his eyes.
"No weakness."
He clenched his fists hard.
His