Seven's days of training on Sky Island were quite comfortable and pleasant.
As the current God of Sky Island, he didn't have to experience hunger or cold; in his leisure time, he could sit quietly on the dome of Thunder God Palace, watching the dawn pierce the sea of clouds and the sunset dye the sky like molten gold.
When night fell, he could sleep pillowed by the vast sea of stars and the silver glow of the Milky Way.
There was only one regret: the lack of information.
After all, the wings of the News Coo could hardly cross the White Sea ten thousand meters above.
The wind and waves on the sea surface were all blocked by the thick clouds, cutting off his connection with the whole world.
Of course, this also allowed him to completely calm down and devote himself wholeheartedly to training.
To integrate the Iron Balloon physique as quickly as possible.
Seven almost Burning all his passion on various training exercises.
Sweating more now is better than bleeding later.
Looking at the powerhouses who truly stand at the tip of the pyramid on the sea, almost all of them are all-rounders.
Whether it's the three types of Haki, Taijutsu, Devil Fruit abilities, or the unique swordsmanship of a Great Swordsman, they are all-encompassing, complementary, and indispensable.
They never rely on a single means to win, but instead forge various abilities into an impeccable combat system.
Only in this way can one gain a firm foothold on the sea and then pursue their dreams.
The weak can only drift with the tide and lose the right to choose.
Having lived two lives, it was precisely because he had experienced that powerlessness that Seven had long since had enough of the torment of hunger and cold.
Before, he had no choice; now, he wants to be the strongest.
Three months later.
Under the setting sun of the Golden City Shandora, Seven stood before the Poneglyph stone tablet, discarding all distracting thoughts.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The wind from his fists broke through the air.
Dull impact sounds echoed among the ruins.
The collision between his fists and the stone tablet made Seven's arms go numb, but he still didn't reduce his strength.
Sweat dripped from his chin, soaking his clothes, but he was completely unaware, still driven by his will to continue using his fists, punch after punch, repeatedly hammering.
The stone tablet was silent, carrying the weight of history.
Spanning a thousand years of time, it became the best testing ground for Seven to try and awaken Armament Haki.
Every impact was an extreme squeeze of the physical body; Seven forged his will into his fists, trying to break through the shackles of the flesh, and in the sound of collisions, knock open the door to the awakening of Armament Haki.
He's already using cheats, so why is he still suffering so much?
It's really because he's poor.
Since Brother Warhammer, only 4 Dials consigned on the trading platform have been sold; instead, posts asking to buy Dials at low prices have become more and more frequent.
Three months passed, and even the Iron Balloon was completely integrated, yet Seven had only saved up 4300 points.
He suspected that users from other worlds might have guessed he had occupied Sky Island from his purchase of musou isshin for 88,888 tons of gold and his consignment of Sky Island Dials.
That's why they were frantically driving down the prices.
Fortunately, Sky Island Dials only exist in the One Piece World; as the God of Sky Island, Seven holds the pricing power.
Moreover, Seven had a demand for points, but it wasn't so strong that he had to lower the price.
He would rather not sell them than lower the price.
Using cheats is certainly great, but pitting his wits against other world users on the trading platform is even more addictive.
Theoretically, every world has unique items for sale, so pricing power naturally rests in the hands of the user from that world.
But that's not actually the case.
Because it involves priorities.
For example, Seven is not in a hurry at all; if he can't buy Armament Haki, he can train it himself.
It doesn't matter if he can't awaken Armament Haki; he still has the Musou no Hitotachi training experience in his mind that hasn't been completely integrated yet.
Because he's not in a hurry—you can buy it or not—the pricing power is held by him.
If Seven were very anxious to get points, he would have to accept the prices set by those low-price purchase posts.
Naturally, he would lose the pricing power.
Only rich guys like Brother Warhammer wouldn't care about the price, buying whatever they want based on personal preference.
The only thing that can limit Brother Warhammer is the platform's rules.
Seeing the price-cutting behavior of the platform users, Seven followed suit and started posting to buy flying cloaks, Taijutsu techniques, etc., at low prices.
His main strategy was not to lower the price of his own items while buying others' items at low prices.
Pzzzt~
In front of the stone tablet, a crisp sound rang out.
Seven's chest heaved continuously, and his clenched fists had turned black, as if covered with a layer of black enamel.
"Phew~"
"Finally awakened."
Although Seven had already mastered Conquerors Haki Coating, making basic Armament Haki seem a bit low-grade.
Well, having it is better than not.
The 5000 points saved can be used to strengthen other abilities or buy a flying cloak.
Armament Haki—
Its core function is to strengthen attack and defense, and it can touch the physical bodies of Logia Devil Fruit users.
It is divided into three forms: Hardening, Emission, and Internal Destruction.
Hardening is the most common and basic way to use it, where the body or weapon is covered with Armament Haki, significantly increasing DEF and ATK.
Emission is the act of making Armament Haki flow and wrap around the hand or weapon to release a shockwave.
Internal Destruction is a way of using Emission, where the Armament Haki is emitted and passes through the surface of an object to directly destroy its interior.
Emission and Internal Destruction are called Ryuo in Wano Country due to their flowing characteristics.
In the New World where everyone has Armament Haki, the fact that Seven hadn't awakened Armament Haki before shows how poor his physique was.
Now.
With the addition of Big Eater, Innate Divine Strength, and Iron Balloon, Seven has upgraded from a bird gun to a star-destroyer, almost equivalent to a human giant, and is no longer the same as before.
Having successfully awakened Armament Haki, Seven was in a great mood. He drew his blade, musou isshin, and slashed at the top of the Poneglyph stone tablet.
Crack~
Accompanied by a smooth and neat cut appearing on the top of the stone tablet, a corner of the Poneglyph stone tablet was neatly sliced off by musou isshin.
"It has to be you; you truly live up to the name of a divine weapon."
The Poneglyph stone tablet, he didn't know what kind of Shitou it was composed of, but after being hammered by Seven for three months, it didn't have a single bit of damage.
It almost made him think he had encountered some rare treasure.
In the end, that's it?
Sheathing his blade, Seven turned into lightning and flashed to the Thunder God Palace in a single breath.
A woman about twenty years old, wearing a beige short skirt, with blonde hair, long legs, a voluptuous chest, and small wings on her back, hurriedly bowed.
"Lord Thunder God."
Just the act of bowing made one feel as if they were seeing the most ferocious waves on the sea.
Seven quickly looked away: I am not the Thunder God, Shani, you are the real Thunder God!
As the God of Sky Island, Seven naturally had no shortage of beautiful maids; that fellow Gan Fall even wanted to send his granddaughter over.
His ulterior motives were practically hitting people in the face.
Unfortunately, Seven was used to living a poor life and wasn't really accustomed to being served; only the two sisters, Shani and Sharu, were left to take shifts at the Thunder God Palace.
"Lord..." Shani lowered her head.
"Because... because you came back earlier than usual today, the kitchen hasn't prepared dinner yet, you see..."
Seven waved his hand: "I'll go take a bath. Just serve the meal at the usual time."
"Also, look up when you speak in the future."
"I won't eat you."
Shani pursed her lips: Whether you'll eat me or not is hard to say; you've peeked at me several times.