"Want to become stronger?" Uchiha Xin asked calmly.
"Yes! No matter how tough the training is, I will never back down!" Tashigi responded loudly.
Uchiha Xin nodded slightly, raised his right hand, and pointed a finger at Tashigi's smooth forehead.
Buzz!
An extremely large flow of information, like a flood bursting its banks, instantly and forcibly poured into Tashigi's mind.
"Ugh!" Tashigi let out a muffled groan as a sharp pain shot through her head, but she gritted her teeth and endured the onslaught of information.
Uchiha Xin directly and without reservation imprinted the most complete and highest-level Armament Haki and Observation Haki training methods from the One Piece world deep into her memory.
These mental techniques are the purest essence of cultivation that he systematically extracted after killing Chaton, Mole, and others.
"This is the complete cultivation method for high-level Haki."
Uchiha Xin withdrew his finger and said in a deep voice,
I will not grant you power directly.
If you want to become stronger, rely on your own efforts to hone your Armament Haki and Observation Haki to their fullest potential.
Tashigi trembled with excitement as she absorbed the profound cultivation knowledge in her mind.
She bowed deeply again. "Thank you so much for bestowing this method upon me, Your Excellency! I will never let you down!"
Watching Tashigi's departing figure as she went into seclusion for training, Uchiha Xin smiled.
Imparting Haki is only the first step.
His real plan was to wait until Tashigi had honed her physical body and Haki to a certain level, and then try to implant the Chakra power of the Hokage world into her!
He wanted to see Chakra, this otherworldly energy, was like in this pirate world filled with Devil Fruit and Haki.
Can it be converted into a unique power boost within Tashigi's body?
He even hoped that Tashigi could unlock Ninjutsu abilities through this.
This will test the limits of Tashigi's talent. If the experiment succeeds, he will have a new way to mass-produce cross-dimensional powerhouses.
Just as Uchiha Xin was secretly plotting...
"Hehehehehe--"
A chilling, piercing laugh echoed from the end of the corridor.
Perona, holding a parasol, gracefully floated down in front of Uchiha Xin.
She looked in the direction Tashigi had left, her face full of mockery and ridicule.
"Master, you're really quite cunning."
Perona crossed her arms and raised her chin.
"You deliberately gave that female naval swordsman a little something in order to coerce her into completely betraying the Navy, so she could overthrow the World Government for you later, right?"
That's truly an evil tactic.
Uchiha Xin raised an eyebrow, looking at the pink-haired Ghost Princess in front of him.
Since being taken in as a familiar by the system a few days ago and undergoing the ultimate Awakening of her Hollow-Hollow Fruit, Perona's strength has increased dramatically over time.
This significant increase in strength caused her previously suppressed arrogance to resurface.
Her ego has completely inflated.
"What? Judging from your tone, you have a problem with my decision?" Uchiha Xin's tone turned cold.
Perona, however, was not afraid at all. Instead, she straightened her chest and believed that she was no longer the same as before.
"I'm just stating the facts," Perona scoffed, a smug look in her eyes.
"I'm not the weak ghost you used to be, completely at your mercy."
With my current strength, I would absolutely not be at a disadvantage even against Vice Admiral from headquarters!
She stared directly at Uchiha Xin, boldly challenging him:
You'd better be more polite to me from now on, otherwise, I might not be as afraid of you as I used to be!
This audacious provocation immediately enraged Uchiha Xin, who responded with a laugh.
"Will they no longer be afraid of me?"
Uchiha Xin's eyes turned dangerous.
"It seems that this surge in power has given you some incredibly foolish illusion."
Uchiha Xin didn't waste any words with her. He suddenly reached out with his right hand and grabbed Perona's wrist.
"What... what do you want to do!" Perona panicked.
"To make you face reality."
Swish!
Space instantly distorted.
In the blink of an eye, Uchiha Xin, along with Perona, teleported directly to a private battle space inside the Divine Palace, completely reinforced by the Law of the Extreme Path.
The area is surrounded by indestructible black rock, and is completely empty.
"Let's get started."
Uchiha Xin released his grip, put his hands back in his pockets, and looked at Perona with an indifferent expression. "Let me see where your arrogance really comes from."
Perona gritted her teeth. Since things had come to this point, she might as well go all out.
"You asked for this! Don't think you can defeat me so easily!"
Perona clenched her hands together abruptly, and the vast energy Awakening within her exploded forth.
"Major Despair Ghost Legion!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dozens of deep black ghosts, each the size of a giant, surged out from behind her in an instant.
These ghosts shed their translucent phantom forms and coalesced into terrifying, tangible energy entities, each radiating an aura of despair capable of instantly shattering the spirit of an ordinary Vice Admiral.
"Go! Let him see my power!" Perona shouted confidently.
Dozens of enormous, desperate ghosts roared mournfully as they lunged at Uchiha Xin, instantly engulfing him completely.
Perona had just smiled smugly.
However, the next second...
That's all?
A chilling voice emanated from the horde of ghosts.
Immediately afterwards, an indescribable, terrifying pressure from the highest level of power swept out like a cosmic explosion.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Those desperate ghosts, who were strong enough to rival ordinary Vice Admiral of the headquarters, couldn't even last a second when they came into contact with this oppressive force. They were instantly crushed into countless shattered specks of light!
"What?!" Perona was shocked, her smug expression instantly freezing.
Before she could react, Uchiha Xin's figure appeared before her like a ghost.
He didn't even lift a finger; his eyes simply turned cold.
boom!
An overwhelming, invisible force pressed down on Perona.
"Ugh!"
Perona screamed in agony as she was pinned to the cold, black stone floor, utterly powerless to resist.
She desperately tried to break free by channeling the power within her body, only to discover in despair that her once-proud Awakening power...
In front of this man, she remained as weak and helpless as an infant.
Absolute crushing victory!
Completely powerless to fight back!
"I... I was wrong! Master, I was wrong! Stop! I'm going to be flattened!"
Perona's previous arrogance vanished completely. Tears streamed down her face as she lay on the ground, desperately begging for mercy, her voice filled with boundless fear.
Uchiha Xin looked down at her condescendingly, coldly withdrawing his oppressive aura.
"Remember this feeling." Uchiha Xin's tone was chilling.
No matter how strong you become, in my eyes you'll always just be an ant I can crush with a flick of my wrist.