It really was too early. After all, talking about awakening right after successfully combining the sword was a bit of wishful thinking.
For Devil Fruit users, awakening is a very harsh thing. Even Roger hasn't awakened his Combine-Combine Fruit yet, because he hasn't eaten it for long enough.
But…
It will be soon.
An said, "Makima Fleet Admiral, long time no see."
She gave a polite greeting.
"Yes, Sengoku Admiral and I just arrived. As soon as we entered the island, we sensed your powerful energy. We thought something had happened on Pandora Island." Makima nodded.
Sengoku, seeing An, couldn't help but say, "How about going outside to test how strong the Shadow Cut is now?"
Sengoku wasn't very familiar with An. After all, An became a Marine Admiral after Sengoku left the Marines. Because he used to be an Admiral at Marine HQ, he wanted to see if An could really handle the position, so he asked this question.
And An was also observing Sengoku. Before she joined the Marines, she didn't know that Sengoku had actually died once, and didn't know that Sengoku no longer had the Buddha Fruit.
It wasn't until she joined the Marines, saw Ah Xing, and read some files that she learned what had happened. After learning about the events that had happened to this old rival, she felt a sense of things changing.
But now, she found that Sengoku's power hadn't weakened at all. In fact, it seemed to have become more profound?
Perhaps separating from the Buddha Fruit, which had been with him for so long, had enlightened Sengoku. He had a special quality about him.
In reality, Sengoku had basically completed his superpower training box training. His mental power had reached a very strong level, and he could no longer continue to become stronger with the superpower training box.
But that doesn't mean that's the limit. It's just that the superpower training box can no longer quickly improve him. He can still strengthen his mental power with his own power.
Sengoku's mental power, combined with stronger energy than before, meant that Sengoku's fighting power hadn't decreased at all, and might even have increased.
Seeing this, An only felt that Makima's methods were unpredictable. She could tell at a glance that the changes in Sengoku were caused by Makima.
Hearing Sengoku's words at this moment, she nodded and said, "Okay, I also want to test the current abilities of Shadow Cut."
"There's a small island three kilometers away from Pandora Island. Let's try it there." Makima said.
None of the four had any objections, and they quickly took a boat to the island.
This island was indeed very small, with a diameter of only a little over three kilometers. There were no living things on it, only some stones or wreckage that seemed to have been swept up by the sea. But this made it easier for An to use her abilities next.
After they landed on one side of the island, An pulled the Shadow Cut out of its sheath.
The other three stood behind her, while An prepared to test the extent of her strongest attack.
Instantly, Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki wrapped around the Shadow Cut at the same time, instantly dyeing the entire blade black. She let out a soft shout, and the black Shadow Cut began to shrink rapidly. The blade wasn't long to begin with, but now it had shrunk to the shape of a dagger.
As An poured in her power, she suddenly stabbed forward! With a bang, all the power exploded after that extreme contraction!
Instantly, a shadow shot forward like light. The speed of the extension was too fast, so fast that even Sengoku's Observation Haki could barely react. Almost instantly, it pierced to the other side of the island, and was still going forward?!
Boom!
The super speed and power directly separated the sea water, creating a trench on the surface of the sea. The air separated by the Shadow Cut's stab was frantically pushing to both sides, and continued to extend to who knows how far.
At this moment…
It was as if it had shot to the end of the world.
Sengoku was stunned, because almost no one could react to such a strike. Moreover, it not only had speed and range, but, more importantly, its power was also top-notch.
The elasticity generated after the extreme contraction, combined with An's own energy, meant that as long as it wasn't someone particularly outrageous, no one would be able to block An's strike.
Not only Sengoku, but even An herself didn't expect her strike to be so powerful.
The long blade that had been shot out gradually contracted back, eventually returning to the original short blade. She held the short blade, somewhat dazed. After a while, she put it back into its sheath.
If she were to use such a strike unexpectedly while fighting someone else, then absolutely no one would be able to react.
Meanwhile, Vegapunk was recording data. He didn't have a specific concept of people's strength. Anyway, he wasn't a combatant. He only needed to measure the data from the experiment.
Makima clapped her hands lightly and said, "Amazing… An, you might be the strongest Admiral now."
Makima's words brought An and Sengoku back to reality. An said modestly, "I wouldn't dare say I'm the strongest, but I will try my best to fulfill my duties."
"Keep it up. The safety of the world ultimately rests on you." Makima smiled lightly. "Dr. Vegapunk, your invention is very useful, but the most important thing at the moment is still the mass production of devil cells. Before this technology is completed, I think it's best not to continue with this kind of experiment for the time being."
"Yes, that's what I think too," Vegapunk said.
After all, devil cells are limited in number. Using one means there's one less.
"But the opportunity is rare, and there's only one sample. An, would you like me to test some more data?" Vegapunk looked at An again and said.
"Of course." An nodded. The Shadow Cut was originally modified by Vegapunk, so she owed him this favor.
She pulled out the Shadow Cut again, preparing to listen to Vegapunk and carry out the next test.
......
Meanwhile, in a sea area in the New World, Toguro had boarded Roger's ship.
Roger didn't sense any hostility from Toguro's arrival, so he had already told his crew to prepare a feast.
Although they had fought a few times in the past, it was actually Roger who ruined Toguro's good deeds at God Valley. Otherwise, he would have already become a true monster with the Shikon Jewel.
It was because of their fight that the Shikon Jewel shattered, leading to these demons appearing one after another. Speaking of which, Roger was quite ashamed.
"You have been cursed."
During the feast, Toguro said something shocking to Roger.
?
Roger and his crew were confused, and what Toguro said shocked them even more!
"At most eight years, and you will die."
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