"In his opinion, his relationship with Roger was merely a transaction.
Roger had saved his life at God Valley back then.
Now, he had saved Roger's life in the Etwald Sea.
Now, the two of them had no further connection.
"El, you truly have no sense of sentimentality," Roger couldn't help but complain.
Logically, they had saved each other's lives.
Shouldn't they have become close friends at this point?
But El's attitude made Roger realize that their relationship was just a transaction, not friendship.
"I don't need any friends," El said slowly.
In the entire world of pirates, El honestly didn't consider anyone a friend.
Even Edward was merely someone he got along with.
"Hahaha... Your personality truly fascinates me, El," Roger laughed heartily.
This kind of personality, looking down on everyone, not needing friends, and defying the world.
Truly made Roger admire him.
Roger changed the subject and suddenly asked, "But speaking of which, El, are you interested in the Void Century?"
Their Roger Pirates had always been searching for Poneglyphs.
However, the search was extremely difficult.
If El was also interested in the Void Century.
Then they could leverage El's connections to search for Poneglyphs.
This would greatly increase their chances of finding the Poneglyphs.
"I'm not interested in that kind of thing," El said, shaking his head slightly.
What El wanted to do now was to collect a large number of Devil Fruits.
Other than that, he had no other thoughts.
"Is that so? What a shame."
Roger nodded and said nothing more.
Suddenly, a voice was heard.
"El, next time we meet, I'll be your enemy!"
Kaido was seen standing on the ship's railing, holding King, who was unconscious and drenched, and said seriously.
Kaido had never fought El before, so he was still a bit unconvinced.
If he were to encounter El again, he would want to personally test El's strength.
Before El could reply, Shiki, covered in blood and having managed to sit up, laughed heartily.
"Hahahaha... You are no match for him, Kaido!"
Although Kaido was still in his growth phase.
His future strength would undoubtedly undergo earth-shattering changes and be greatly enhanced.
But... Shiki still didn't believe Kaido would be El's opponent.
After all, he had personally experienced El's strength.
Whether it was Haki, swordsmanship attainments, or ability comparison.
He was completely no match for El. Most importantly.
El was unafraid of seawater and Seastone.
A man so perfect, with no weaknesses.
Shiki didn't believe many people in this world could be El's opponent.
At the same time, he didn't believe that even if Kaido reached his peak, he could be El's opponent.
"Shiki, you lost to El entirely because you were too weak," Kaido said coldly, looking at Shiki.
Although Shiki's current strength was above Kaido's.
However, Kaido was full of confidence in his own talent, believing that he would definitely surpass Shiki in the future.
At the same time, he also believed that his talent was not much inferior to El's!
"If you want to challenge me, remember to bring more Devil Fruits, otherwise... you'll die by my hand," El said calmly, staring at Kaido.
"Then let's wait and see, El!" Kaido snorted coldly.
"Of course, I'll be waiting for you."
El was somewhat curious about how long Kaido, with his extremely high HP in the future, would last against him.
After Kaido left these words, he immediately transformed into his dragon form and, carrying King and Queen, left.
The battle was over, and there was no need for him to stay here any longer.
Watching Kaido leave, El glanced at Roger and said, "Well then, goodbye, Roger."
He also prepared to leave this place.
After all, the favor he owed Roger had been repaid.
Of course, the gains from this trip were quite good.
He had obtained a total of ten Devil Fruits from Shiki!
"El, the next time we meet, let's have a duel between the two of us," Roger said with a slight smile.
He didn't want to challenge El right now.
Because Roger's mind was currently filled with Poneglyphs.
Naturally, he didn't want to challenge El now and waste time.
However, Roger was indeed extremely curious about El's strength.
After all, El had resolved such a terrifying enemy as Shiki in such a short period!
"If you wish, I'm always ready," El said, glancing at him.
"Hahaha... Then it's a promise, El," Roger laughed.
El nodded, then steered his small boat and left the area.
As El steered his small boat away, the system's voice suddenly entered his mind.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining 200 points of Sage Mode progress!"
"Ding, congratulations to the host, Sage Mode has reached the advanced stage!"
El had been quite lucky on his way to this battlefield.
He had encountered many pirates on the sea, and after eliminating them all, he had obtained 200 points of Sage Mode progress.
Now, he had gained another 200 points from this battle.
El's Sage Mode progress had reached 7000!
"Unlocked abilities: Chibaku Tensei, Rinnegan Pressure, Demonic Statue of the Outer Path Summoning."
After Sage Mode reached the advanced stage, three abilities were directly unlocked.
Chibaku Tensei is a powerful sealing technique.
It can summon a giant black sphere with extremely strong gravitational pull.
It can attract all surrounding objects to form a massive rock.
And seal the enemy within it!
As for Rinnegan Pressure, this ability is a very strong offensive ability.
It releases 360-degree blade shockwaves around the user, capable of easily tearing mountains and splitting the earth!
As for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path Summoning.
It means being able to summon and control the shell of the Ten-Tails.
The Ten-Tails is the strongest Tailed Beast in the Naruto world. Even if it's just a shell.
It can still exert incredibly terrifying power!
These three abilities obtained from Sage Mode reaching the advanced stage are all extraordinary!
When Sage Mode reaches the full level, El is expected to directly acquire all of its abilities!
El was somewhat looking forward to this!
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a Special Draw!"
For every level Sage Mode advanced, El would receive a Special Draw.
This time was no exception!
"Open!"
El said without hesitation.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Escanor's Physique ability and an Ability Upgrade Card X1!"
"Escanor's Physique???"
El was slightly taken aback by this.
Escanor was the Sin of Pride, one of the Seven Deadly Sins Knights.
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