Inside the pavilion, Luo Chen and Robin each chose a bedroom.
Before returning to her room to rest, Robin asked curiously why Boa Hancock's attitude had changed so drastically.
Luo Chen smiled. "This is the deepest secret of the three Boa sisters. I happened to learn of it and promised that person I would not reveal it. I'm sorry."
Although he believed Robin would not easily spread it, Luo Chen felt it was somewhat immoral to casually reveal a person's most unwilling-to-recall past without their consent.
Robin smiled lightly. "In that case, I won't ask. Good night, Captain."
She didn't feel that Luo Chen distrusted her. On the contrary, she appreciated this quality of respecting everyone. What's more, she had only known Luo Chen for a short time. She couldn't possibly expect him to tell her everything.
Robin pushed open the door and entered her room.
Luo Chen also returned to his room, sat down in a chair, and summoned the system.
[Eighty-five billion Berries have been deposited, obtaining eight hundred and fifty thousand Cultivation Points.] [Current Cultivation Point Balance: 857300] [The seventy billion cumulative deposit reward has been reached. Issuing reward—Susanoo!] [The one hundred and twenty billion cumulative deposit reward has been reached. Issuing reward—Tengai Shinsei!] [The next cumulative deposit reward tier is two hundred billion.]
Luo Chen had seen the system prompts before, but his heart still found it hard to be calm.
This haul of Heavenly Tribute should be a portion of the tribute from all over the world. Even so, the eighty-five billion Berries had allowed him to unlock two cumulative rewards in a row, obtaining two powerful abilities of the Sharingan—Susanoo and Tengai Shinsei.
Susanoo was the ultimate ocular jutsu of the Mangekyo Sharingan. It materialized energy into a giant god of war, like piloting a Gundam that excelled in both offense and defense.
With the "Susanoo" rewarded by the system, as long as Luo Chen had enough stamina, he could directly activate its perfect form. At that time, he could even try to have the Susanoo envelop the Thousand-Armed Buddha for a combined attack.
As for "Tengai Shinsei," to be precise, it was the power of the ultimate state of the Sharingan, the Rinnegan. It could summon meteorites from outer space to attack.
The diameter of the meteorites ranged from a hundred meters to several kilometers, depending on the stamina consumed. Even the smallest hundred-meter-class meteorite, under the influence of gravitational acceleration, could produce a devastating shockwave.
'The abilities are strong, but with my current taijutsu level, I still can't unleash their full power.'
'Taijutsu is the foundation. After Boa Hancock delivers the forty billion Berries, the bulk of the cultivation points will still have to be spent on taijutsu training.'
'The rest will be focused on improving my Armament Haki.'
'From now on, I will frequently be facing Marine Admirals. I must refine my Armament Haki.'
Having killed a Celestial Dragon and stolen the Heavenly Tribute, the Marines and the World Government would surely go crazy.
Luo Chen decided to increase his strength as quickly as possible.
If he had enough cultivation points, he would raise himself to the Admiral level before venturing out again.
His Armament Haki needed to be able to at least cover the entire Thousand-Armed Guanyin statue and the perfect Susanoo to pose a threat to a Marine Admiral.
'Same as before, I'll train my taijutsu first.'
Luo Chen's consciousness sank into the [Taijutsu Training Space].
...
On the small green planet, the figure of the woman in the leather suit appeared, as cold and stunning as ever.
Luo Chen asked, just as he had last time, "How many cultivation points to raise my taijutsu by one level?"
"Around four hundred thousand," the woman said, slowly taking off her clothes.
Luo Chen nodded with a calm expression and began the Saitama training method.
Four hundred thousand cultivation points meant he would need to train in the taijutsu space for four hundred hours, which translated to forty hours in the outside world, or nearly two days.
'After dawn, Boa Hancock will deliver the forty billion Berries.'
'At that time, I'll take all the money and find Nami and the others, training on the way.'
Luo Chen thought for a moment and decided not to linger on Kuja Island.
Although he wouldn't be discovered for a short time if he stayed on Kuja Island, there was no guarantee that the Marines and the World Government wouldn't make a move on Nami.
After killing a Celestial Dragon, who knew how crazy the enemy would become.
In the original story, just punching a Celestial Dragon had caused Admiral Kizaru to be dispatched to deal with the Straw Hat crew.
...
The next morning, at the castle keep.
Boa Hancock, who had not slept all night, received the news.
Sandersonia and Marigold, disregarding all etiquette, pushed open the doors to her bedchamber and rushed in.
Sandersonia held up a newspaper and shouted excitedly, "Sister! He really killed him! The Celestial Dragon, Saint Lorenzo, was killed by Luo Chen on Star Island yesterday!"
Hancock, her jade-like feet bare, ran across the floor to them.
She took the newspaper and found that the headline was indeed the five large characters: [Celestial Dragon Killed!].
Her gaze moved quickly across the paper.
The events on Star Island were condensed into a report of several hundred words.
[Celestial Dragon Marcus Lorenzo Sei Killed! Head Crushed on the Spot, a Descendant of the Gods has Fallen!] [Heavenly Tribute Stolen! All World Government Agents Escorting the Ship Sacrificed, Bodies Sunk into the Sea!] [Star Island Port Reduced to Ruins! Marine G-7 Branch's Vice Admiral Doberman Seriously Injured!] [The Criminal is the Former Marine Major, Luo Chen!] [Shortly Before the Incident, Luo Chen Seriously Injured Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile, in Alabasta!] [Marine Admiral Aokiji Personally Went in Pursuit, but was Toyed with by Mysterious Means.] [The Marines Mistakenly Believed They Had Captured Luo Chen. The Press Conference Ordered by Fleet Admiral Sengoku Ended in a Farce. The Marines Became the Biggest Laughingstock. "The Resourceful General" Sengoku was Played for a Fool by a Pirate, His Prestige Utterly Gone.]
Piece after piece of important information impacted Boa Hancock's heart.
Her mind was shaken. She stared at the photo of the giant Guanyin statue crushing the Celestial Dragon's head, an unusual light in her beautiful eyes.
All of Hancock's doubts were gone.
The person on top of the Guanyin statue's head was undoubtedly Luo Chen!
The Celestial Dragon's body was still on Kuja Island!
Marigold hung her head in shame. "I never thought he would really dare to kill a Celestial Dragon."
At this moment, she and Sandersonia finally and truly believed.
Luo Chen had not said a single false word yesterday.
Not only had he killed a Celestial Dragon, but he had also once escaped from Marine Admiral Aokiji.
No wonder Luo Chen had appeared from inside a Sea King when they had encountered him.
He must have used that to escape the Admiral's pursuit.
Boa Hancock suddenly remembered something. She slowly clenched the newspaper and asked, "Sandersonia, Marigold, do you still remember the surname of the bastard who captured us all those years ago?!"
"Of course! It was the Marcus family!" Sandersonia knew what her sister meant.
The Celestial Dragon Luo Chen had killed was from the very family that had enslaved the three of them.
Hancock's voice trembled slightly. "Indeed, I remembered correctly... the Marcus family!"
"The Marcus family," she said, almost through gritted teeth, her hatred incredibly intense.
"Perhaps it was a coincidence, but Luo Chen has avenged a blood debt for us," Boa Hancock said, putting down the newspaper.
Her cheeks were flushed with emotion, her beauty indescribable.
"Prepare another forty billion Berries. I will deliver it personally."
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