"Recruit me?" Tengen was initially taken aback and then couldn't help but smirk, not knowing what to say.
Setting aside his own impressive strength,
he had now become the son-in-law of Sakazuki—one of the three admirals of the Marines and the future Fleet Admiral.
With such powerful backing like Sakazuki,
how could he possibly sympathize with Byrnndi Wald, the great pirate who fell out of favor more than thirty years ago?
Recruitment?
It's simply a joke!
It wasn't that he despised Byrnndi Wald, known as the World Breaker, but the future Fleet Admiral Sakazuki seemed far more promising.
"What, you're not interested?" Spotting Tengen's contemptuous smirk, Byrnndi Wald frowned, suppressing his anger, and coldly said, "As the World Breaker, I'm offering you a chance to soar. Don't underestimate my offer."
A joke.
Recruiting Tengen was just a spur-of-the-moment decision on his part.
If he agreed—great.
If not—well, too bad.
He wouldn't regret destroying a rising star right here in the West Blue.
"Sorry, but you don't seem worthy," a cold and arrogant gaze ignited in Tengen's eyes. He calmly shook his head: "Byrnndi Wald, your era is over. There's no place for you in the new age.
"Audacity!" Byrnndi Wald's cheeks flushed with rage. He shouted fiercely, "Kid, I've lived longer than you can imagine. Now I'll show you the true power of the World Breaker!"
Anger!
The open disdain and humiliation from others drove Byrnndi Wald into a fury.
Since escaping Impel Down, this was the first time he had been so insulted and belittled.
Boom!
Barely had the words been spoken,
when a manic aura erupted from Byrnndi World's body,
shocking everyone around.
"Retreat! Quickly... let's get out of here."
"Damn! That guy actually turned down Byrnndi World's offer."
"Lord Byrnndi Wald will be furious!"
Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from Byrnndi Wald, everyone present, suppressing the fear and trembling in their hearts, began to retreat, falling and stumbling.
Because even a fool understands:
a war, which will impact the entire Herd Island, is inevitable. Staying here is dangerous.
"In that case..." Tengen glanced at the enraged Byrnndi Wald and focused.
Chakra filled his entire body, his eyes turned vivid crimson as he activated the Sharingan with three tomoe.
He decided to finish this quickly.
Boom!
A crushing force, mixed with an aura that conquered heaven and earth, burst in all directions!
Crack! Crack!
It seemed the power and pressure were too immense.
Accompanied by sharp sounds, cracks began appearing on the open roof of the hotel, visible to the naked eye.
Buzz!
Immediately after this,
before everyone could retreat, they felt a ringing in their ears, and their bodies froze in place.
Even those who were stronger suddenly showed horror on their faces. It seemed they witnessed terrible scenes—mountains of corpses and rivers of blood. Their hearts pounded wildly, and barely holding for a few seconds, they too stood still.
Plop... Plop...
Soon
people on the spot began to fall like puppets,
and in the blink of an eye, only Byrnndi Wald remained.
But... even he, known as the World Breaker, was stunned by the sudden power and pressure.
"Argh! Conqueror's Haki? What are those eyes? How can such a monster exist in the West Blue?"
Byrnndi World, barely maintaining consciousness, was covered in cold sweat. Shock and disbelief were written on his face.
He never imagined
that Tengen had awakened Conqueror's Haki. But what frightened him most were those vivid crimson eyes, which made his heart clench and his soul tremble at a mere glance.
"Heh-heh," Tengen lazily looked at Byrnndi World and said nothing more.
Perhaps,
Byrnndi Wald, with the power of the multiplication fruit, was mighty more than thirty years ago.
But in reality,
after escaping from Impel Down,
only he knows how much of his former strength remains.
In the theatrical version,
didn't Luffy, who had barely mastered Armament Haki, defeat him with a "Rubber Flame Fist" strike?
Perhaps Byrnndi World's defeat was due to the aura of the protagonist Luffy, but... Tengen didn't believe the current Byrnndi World could pose any threat to him.
He was merely a stepping stone on the path to his glory.
[Congratulations, Host, the special checkpoint has been updated!]
[Please complete the checkpoint on Herd Island in the West Blue!]
At the very moment when Tengen was about to act, a resonant voice from the system echoed in his mind, making him pause for a moment.
"Special registration point updated?" he thought to himself, a genuine joy appearing on his face.
After waiting so long, the special registration point had finally updated.
The registration location was Herd Island, which was right beneath him. It was as if the system itself was urging him not to miss this opportunity.
"System, register me on Herd Island!" Tengen commanded mentally without the slightest hesitation.
[Ding... Registration at the special point – Herd Island...]
[Ding... Registration successful. Congratulations to the host for receiving the Lightning Style Learning Pack (Perfection) and 4% experience.]
[Ding... The Lightning Style Learning Pack (Perfection) has been moved to the system space. The host can check it at any time.]
[Ding... The template for Eternal Madara has been unlocked and integrated by 86.11%. With an additional 4%, the host has now unlocked 90.11% of the Eternal Madara template.]
"A Lightning Style Learning Pack (Perfection) and a 4% template unlock?" Tengen couldn't hide his surprise as he listened to the system's notifications.
At this point, he had already received the Fire Style Learning Pack (Perfection) and the Water Style Learning Pack (Perfection). Now, the Lightning Style had been added. The system was clearly aiming to turn him into a master of all types of ninjutsu.
Upon deeper reflection, mastering the Fire, Water, and Lightning Styles to perfection would lay a solid foundation for the future merging of all seven chakra types.
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