"Boom..."
Behind the island where the " Abyss " Chamber of Commerce headquarters is located, in front of a mountain wall that is a thousand meters high, Lin Yuan slowly withdrew his arm.
The mountainside was now a scene of devastation, with countless rocks crumbling and towering caves of unknown depth appearing.
These were all achieved by Lin Yuan while honing his Armament Haki.
"Whether I take a more relaxed approach or engage in combat, my Armament Haki improves much faster. While I can improve through self-training, it's significantly slower. Perhaps my Armament Haki is too strong, making it too difficult to improve."
Lin Yuan clenched his powerful fist and muttered to himself.
Behind him, Crocodile's eyes were filled with shock, while his gaze toward Lin Yuan was full of admiration.
Since defeating the Navy's Buster Call, Lin Yuan has been training Crocodile here.
Although he hadn't witnessed the battle between Lin Yuan and Garp firsthand, Crocodile felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the deep crater dozens of meters high in the mountainside.
He was someone who had challenged Whitebeard Newgate and considered himself well-informed, but after seeing Lin Yuan's training and the power of each punch that could kill him, Crocodile realized how shallow his knowledge was.
Desertification...
Crocodile waved his hand, and all the stones that Lin Yuan had just shattered turned into sand, which quickly filled the deep pits.
"Hardening..."
Before long, the mountain wall returned to its original appearance.
"Armed Sand Fist!"
Then, Crocodile, seemingly disregarding his own strength, slammed fiercely into the mountain wall.
Under Lin Yuan's guidance, he has been training like this for the past few days, not only honing his Logia Devil Fruit abilities but also picking up Haki training again.
According to Lin Yuan, if Logia Devil Fruit abilities are used well, coupled with powerful Haki, then it is definitely possible to break through to the Admiral level.
Lin Yuan even explained to Crocodile the use of the most useless Smoke-Smoke Fruit, which amazed Crocodile.
Five hours passed, and after the two had eaten a lot of food and recovered their strength, Lin Yuan said with a smile.
"Alright, now it's time for Observation Haki training. You'd better hang in there!"
Upon hearing about the effects of Observation Haki, Crocodile trembled slightly, then stiffened his neck and said...
"Hmph, come on!"
The scene that followed was rather brutal. Lin Yuan showed no mercy, and countless attacks, like Shigan, began to relentlessly bombard Crocodile.
At first, Crocodile was able to dodge, but as Lin Yuan's attack speed increased, Kuro began to get injured, and then screams of pain rang out.
"Crackling..."
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning appeared and transformed into a figure; the newcomer was none other than Enel.
However, he didn't speak, but waited quietly. When he saw Crocodile's miserable state, Enel's face showed schadenfreude, but cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
To improve Enel's strength, Lin Yuan personally taught him how to use Haki, but compared to Crocodile, Enel was far more tragic.
Because the two trained in different directions, Lin Yuan only instructed Crocodile in Observation Haki, while for Enel, Lin Yuan taught him Armament Haki.
Back then, Enel lived in misery every day. In order to help him improve his Haki and strength, Enel was knocked unconscious by fire almost every day.
Furthermore, he cannot use elemental transformation, otherwise Lin Yuan's attacks will be even more terrifying. I remember that Enel used elemental transformation twice in a row, and as a result, he was bedridden for a month.
This kind of life continued for several years before Enel's strength improved, which is why he was unharmed when Enel kicked Borsalino away.
Two full hours passed before Lin Yuan withdrew his hand. As for Crocodile, he was already lying on the ground covered in wounds.
Lin Yuan turned to look at Enel, and despite his blindness, Enel couldn't help but shiver.
Enel, what's the matter?
"Hehe, big brother, Kaido of the Beasts has already prepared what you wanted. Tesoro asked me to come and tell you."
"Oh! It's ready? Let's go take a look! Crocodile, get up, let's go back first, that's all for today's training."
As he spoke, Lin Yuan stepped onto Flame Clouds and flew directly towards the headquarters, while Enel transformed into a bolt of Inazuma and followed beside Lin Yuan.
As for Crocodile, he gritted his teeth, got up, and also took to the air. A cloud of sand lifted him up, and he quickly chased after Lin Yuan.
The method of using sand to fly was taught to Crocodile by Lin Yuan, along with some other offensive and defensive techniques.
Three figures flew through the sky; if the World Government, the Navy, or the Four Emperors' forces saw them, they would definitely be even more vigilant.
However, the " Abyss " Chamber of Commerce acted differently. Seeing the three figures flying in the sky, especially the one in the middle, everyone stopped what they were doing.
"Lord Lin Yuan! That's Lord Lin Yuan! Long live Lord Lin Yuan!"
In the center of the entire island, which was almost entirely the direct territory of the " Abyss " Chamber of Commerce, everyone kept calling out Lin Yuan's name, their eyes filled with worship and fanaticism.
Although it wasn't the first time he had seen him, Crocodile was still shaken and silently glanced at the man in front of him.
Lin Yuan smiled and waved downwards, instantly making the cheers on the island even more deafening.
Soon, the three landed in front of a building that was several tens of meters high.
Lin Yuan led Enel and Crocodile directly into a huge reception room, which was very empty.
The members of the " Abyss " Chamber of Commerce were already waiting there, and when they saw Lin Yuan arrive, they all stood up.
The items have been delivered?
"Yes, boss, it's right here!"
Tesoro nodded, then pointed to the huge rectangular prism behind him, which was covered by a black cloth and was more than two meters tall.
However, everyone present, especially those with Devil Fruit User, stayed away from this thing.
At Lin Yuan's signal, Pain pulled back the black cloth, revealing a huge stone coffin.
"Boss, this is a stone coffin made of high-purity Seastone. I wonder what you need it for?"
Tesoro asked with some doubt, because Lin Yuan valued this item very much.
Lin Yuan hasn't told anyone what use this thing is yet. Only Yamato seems to have figured something out, but he hasn't said anything.
" Shadow 1, bring the person over here!"
A figure suddenly appeared, carrying an unconscious man in his hand.
"Sir, this is Zoan -type Black Cat Devil Fruit User with a bounty of 70 million Beli. He is ruthless and vicious, and once robbed an island and killed 345 people."
"Okay, I understand!"
Lin Yuan nodded, then gestured for Shadow 1 to continue.
With Pain's help, the Seastone coffin in front of them was slowly opened, and a large amount of fruit was poured in, while Shadow 1 threw the pirate in his hand into it.
Pain and Shadow 1 retreated. Lin Yuan walked to the stone coffin Seastone, scanned it with his Observation Haki, and then slightly moved his finger. This unconscious pirate would never see the sun rise again.
"Bang..."
After crushing the pirate to death, Lin Yuan slammed his hand on the lid of the stone coffin, creating a loud noise.
Lin Yuan did not leave; one of his hands was even resting on the coffin lid.
Seeing that Lin Yuan was completely unaffected by the high-purity Seastone, almost everyone was shocked, even Naguri's eyes widened.
"This is..."