The sun slowly went down until it disappeared over the sea, and night came.
But for Egghead Island, night didn't change much. They could keep it daytime if they wanted.
"It looks like they won't finish fighting anytime soon. If that's the case, I'll head back to Marine Headquarters first," Akainu said, then immediately turned to leave Egghead Island.
He and the two Elders came to Egghead Island this time to see the Elders' ability to regenerate.
And Ryuen's strength...
He also wanted to test his skills against the Elders.
But he didn't expect Egghead Island to be so special now. Vegapunk had even invented space folding technology.
This sent the Elders and CP0 into different spaces. One Elder was even burned to death.
The remaining Elder was being used by Ryuen as sword practice for Kuina.
Staying here was pointless now. He might as well go back to Marine Headquarters, or secretly head to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
Mary Geoise probably doesn't know about the death of the Elders yet. He doesn't know how long they can hide it.
But, When he thought about two Elders being gone, he felt a bit of relief. The Elders were really powerful.
Just looking at what Garling Saint showed, the other Elders must be strong too.
Now that two Elders were gone, the battle in Mary Geoise would be easier on their side, since the Celestial Dragons would have two fewer top fighters.
Seeing Akainu leave,
No one tried to stop him. Sentomaru saw him off, since he was a Marine now.
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"Vegapunk, this space folding doesn't seem very stable... Will the energy from their fight break it?" Ryuen asked, looking at the constantly rippling space nearby, which didn't seem very solid.
Vegapunk looked calm and said confidently, "It's completely fine. Not everyone has abilities as crazy as yours."
"Alright... I'm going to rest. These two will probably fight for a long time before they finish..." Ryuen said to Vegapunk and the others.
"Go ahead. We'll watch here. Their fight is also a test of our space folding technology. We need to record the data while we have the chance," Vegapunk said, staring intently at the space where Kuina and Garling Saint were fighting.
Ryuen nodded slightly. That was good. He wasn't worried about Kuina losing to Garling Saint, but it was good to have people watching.
Then he turned and left.
"Ryuen, wait for me, I need to rest too..." Lingji quickly ran to catch up with Ryuen.
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In another vast sea of the New World, the giant elephant Zunesha was still walking across the ocean.
On this unique "land," the Straw Hat Pirates were lying around, bruised and swollen, after a whole day of hard training. They were waiting for the doctor to heal them.
This terrifying training started with the Straw Hat Pirates getting beat up by the Roger Pirates, but it gradually turned into a fierce fight between the two groups.
Even though the Roger Pirates were famous, besides Captain Roger, the smart and brave vice-captain Rayleigh, and the strong Gaban, the rest of the crew weren't at the highest level.
But the Straw Hat Pirates were all talented and outstanding.
Especially after getting help and guidance from the Roger Pirates, they improved quickly, like phoenixes rising from the ashes.
After fighting and training against each other for a while, they had completely changed and become much stronger.
Usopp became muscular, and the others became several times stronger.
Even the cowardly Chopper had become a powerful reindeer that couldn't be cooked in an old pot!
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"Luffy, your training has reached a critical point.
If you want to improve more, you have to experience a real life-or-death battle!"
Gaban looked serious, staring at Luffy and the others who were lying on the ground, panting. He spoke solemnly.
The other members of the Roger Pirates were also sitting quietly together, everyone silent.
But from their serious expressions, they clearly agreed with what Gaban said.
"Huh? Gaban, what do you mean?" Luffy, who had been lying limp on the ground, suddenly jumped up like a firecracker when he heard Gaban. He stared at Gaban with wide eyes, looking surprised.
At the same time, the other Straw Hat Pirates who were with Luffy stood up slowly, looking confused. Then they found places to sit and looked at Gaban, who was standing in the middle.
"Mr. Gaban, does this mean... our training is over?" Klock asked, frowning and looking at Gaban.
Gaban nodded slightly, then slowly replied:
"That's right."
After a short pause, Gaban continued to explain:
"Even though we've been fighting all-out in every battle these past few days, holding nothing back."
"This kind of fight is still very different from a fight to the death."
"You've probably all noticed it a little bit."
"When we spar, we unconsciously hold back and don't use our full strength."
"We've done all we can do. If you want to become stronger, you have to do it yourselves."
After Gaban finished speaking, he looked at all the Straw Hat Pirates with some emotion.
He truly thought that these young people had great potential.
Given time, they would definitely become a powerful force on the sea that couldn't be ignored!
"We understand!"
"Gaban, we will definitely become stronger, because my goal is to be the Pirate King!" Luffy said, looking seriously at Gaban and the other members of the Roger Pirates.
Gaban was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered.
Then he laughed heartily:
"Hahahaha~"
"I believe you can do it..."
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