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However, this is probably only the beginning of the trend, so there's still a chance to salvage the situation.
Lei Luo shook his head, downed the wine in his bowl in one gulp, and slowly expressed his opinion:
"Haki is indeed indispensable, especially in higher-level applications, such as Armament Haki's internal destruction, Observation Haki's ability to foresee the future, and Conqueror's Haki's ability to entangle and attack."
"But to say that domineering can override everything is not necessarily true."
Kaido asked with great interest, "How so?"
Lei Luo gave an example: "You joined the Rocks Pirates relatively late. Do you know that Rocks wanted to overthrow the World Government, and to do that, he first had to find two god-level Devil Fruits?"
Kaido seemed thoughtful, recalling the past: "Stusi told you, right? I know about this too."
Lei Luo raised the corners of his mouth and said with a faint smile, "That settles it then. Even someone as strong as Rocks needs to rely on the power of those two Devil Fruits, which shows that Haki can never be above everything."
"They are strong because they are inherently strong, nothing more!"
Kaido paused, thought about it carefully, and realized that it made sense. Then, as if a knot had been untied, he laughed heartily: "Oh ho ho ho ho... that makes sense!"
"Come on, cheers!"
Kaido picked up the wine bowl that the maid had just filled and clinked it against Leylo's.
After downing his drink in one gulp, Lei Luo put down his bowl and asked seriously, "Kaido, you should know that Devil Fruits have an even higher level of awakening, right?"
Kaido nodded: "Ah, of course I know."
Lei Luo stared at Kaido, his tone becoming serious.
"Kaido, the power of a Devil Fruit is something that accompanies you for life from the moment you choose to eat it."
"If you don't even believe in this power, then you'll never be able to achieve fruit awakening in this lifetime."
"The opponents we face are not just other pirates and the Navy, but also the World Government that has ruled the world for eight hundred years."
"If we can't even awaken the fruit, how can we talk about defeating these opponents?"
"Do you remember what you said back in the Punk Hazard lab?"
You must change the world!
"Cheer up! You're not just the Pirate King, you'll be...!"
"King of the world!"
The chicken soup that Lei Luo fed him was more effective than anything else.
Kaido, as if injected with adrenaline, picked up the wine bowl that had been filled to the brim and drank it all in one gulp. He then slammed the bowl to the ground, a smug grin spreading across his face, and laughed loudly:
"Oh ho ho ho ho ho... Don't worry, I will awaken the power of the Azure Dragon Fruit and unleash its full potential!"
"I'm going to become..."
"King of the World!"
As Kaido finished speaking, an overwhelming aura of Conqueror's Haki burst forth from his towering figure, sweeping across the entire Flower Capital.
Lei Luo narrowed his eyes. In this domineering aura, he saw for the first time the majesty and ambition that Long should have.
The people in the palace were in trouble, especially the maid who was about to go up and clean up the broken pieces of the bowl that Kaido had smashed on the ground.
But it's not a big problem. Kaido isn't targeting them. They'll just spit out a couple of mouthfuls of foam and take a nap.
Having just unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, Kaido's adrenaline hadn't yet worn off, and he excitedly shouted to Leylo, "Let's go have a fight, Leylo!"
“Okay!” Lei Luo agreed with a smile.
Anyway, idle is idle.
The two then arrived at a small island that Jin had floated there using his powers.
Besides Rayleigh and Kaido, King and Barrett are also on the island. In addition to watching the battle, these two are also responsible for real-time repairs.
Kaido's "Eight Precepts" and Lei Luo's "Sun Eater" simultaneously unleashed dark red lightning and charged towards each other.
"Thunder gossip!"
The halberds clashed together, and dark red lightning raged across the entire island.
Barrett couldn't help but exclaim loudly, "Who zooms in right off the bat!"
Time slipped by unnoticed, and a year had passed, bringing us to the year 1493 of the Haiyuan calendar.
On this day, on a small island in the New World, the Roger Pirates had just defeated a group of pirates who came to challenge them.
Roger slowly released his grip on the pirate captain's neck, and the captain's body went limp and he slowly collapsed to the ground.
As a notorious party animal, Roger grinned and turned to the Roger Pirates, loudly announcing, "The party's starting!"
The Roger Pirates shouted in unison, especially Shanks and Buggy.
Suddenly, Roger felt a blackout before his eyes, followed by a mouthful of blood gushing out. He completely lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
"Captain Roger!"
The crew members were terrified and rushed to Roger to fetch a doctor...
Inside the cabin, everyone stayed by Roger's bedside. After the doctor finished examining Roger, he slowly stood up.
Rayleigh quickly asked, "How did the captain fall to the ground?"
The doctor's face was grave: "Captain Roger has a terminal illness, I'm afraid..."
"impossible!"
Even the usually calm Rayleigh was thrown into a frenzy upon hearing this news. He grabbed the doctor by the collar and roared, "You must have made a mistake in your diagnosis!"
The doctor lowered his head and didn't say anything more.
Silence is the answer!
In an instant, Rayleigh seemed to lose all his strength, loosened his grip, and let his hands hang limply.
Everyone stayed up until dark before Roger finally woke up. Rayleigh's eyes lit up and he exclaimed excitedly, "Roger, you're awake!"
Shanks and Bucky rushed to Roger's side, weeping with joy.
Seeing the concerned looks on everyone's faces, Roger smiled and nodded: "I'm fine."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.
Roger fell silent, gazing out at the sea, lost in thought for a long time.
The Roger Pirates did not disturb them.
After a long while, Roger finally turned around and faced the crowd, his expression more serious than ever before:
"I want to go to the final island!"
Chapter 123 Completely Lost in Thought
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
The idea of going to the final island was something that Little Shanks had already mentioned once when he saw the newspaper that Kaido had become the Pirate King.
However, nothing came of it in the end.
They had absolutely no idea why Roger, after falling ill, would suddenly decide to go to the final island!
Rayleigh frowned and said, "Roger, your health is not good right now. The most urgent thing is not to go to the final island, but to find a famous doctor to treat your illness."
After a pause, Rayleigh added, "Besides, we don't even know how to get to the final island."
Roger nodded seriously: "No, I know how to get there!"
Rayleigh and the others stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Why didn't you say that last time?"
Roger did not answer their question.
Jabba, the navigator, asked another question: "Then... how do I get to the final island!"
He was the ship's navigator, and he was obligated to take the captain wherever he wanted to go.
Roger explained:
"There are four red historical markers in this world. Each historical marker records a coordinate. Connecting these four coordinates, the center point is the final island!"
"The historical text of the red road sign?!"
Everyone was baffled; how could going to the final island involve the Poneglyphs?
Rayleigh, however, rubbed his chin, as if he had remembered something, and asked uncertainly:
"Is it the red stone tablet with strange characters that we saw when we went to Fishman Island a long time ago?"
Roger nodded slightly: "Yes!"
Young Bucky clearly lacked focus, and a few words were enough to divert his attention to the final island.
Bucky said excitedly, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's head to Fishman Island now!"
Roger grinned and said, "Alright, let's go!"
Rayleigh quickly spoke up to stop him, then said with a worried expression:
"Put the Red Road Poneglyphs and the final island aside for now, Roger. Your most important task right now is to find a doctor and get your illness treated first."
Although the doctor had just told Roger he had a terminal illness, Rayleigh still refused to believe it.
And even if it were true, the world is so big, he doesn't believe there's no one who can cure it!
Roger waved his hand and said firmly, "No, let's go check out Fishman Island first!"
Rayleigh wanted to persuade him further: "Roger..."
Roger interrupted him, unusually speaking, and said in an unquestionable tone, "Rayleigh, listen to me this time."
Seeing Roger's resolute stance, Rayleigh knew there was no way to stop him, so he could only nod silently.
However, Rayleigh wouldn't let Roger act recklessly, and solemnly said, "After we return from Fishman Island, we'll go find a doctor immediately!"
Roger didn't say anything.
Because apart from this one area, they had absolutely no other clues.
Roger's pirate crew soon set sail for Fishman Island.
If you want to go to Fishman Island, coating your boat is essential.
However, coating cannot be completed in a short time; even at the fastest pace, it will still take several days.
In the past, the Roger Pirates would not have cared about such things.
It's only a few days; let's have a banquet.
But now Roger is terminally ill, and every day is a race against death.
Even the usually calm and composed Rayleigh couldn't help but get a little impatient, running to check on the progress of the coating several times a day.
These coating workers are so slow!
A few days later, the pirate ship finished its coating and began to sink, heading towards Fishman Island, which was 10,000 meters underwater.
The group arrived at the Sea Forest full of expectations, but were destined to end in disappointment.
Because the historical text of that red road sign had long been taken away by Lei Luo!
Looking at the spot where the red road sign used to be, now empty, the atmosphere froze instantly.
Bucky jumped up: "How could this be? Where did such a large piece of the Poneglyph go?"
Actually, he was too young at the time and had already forgotten most of it.
However, since Captain Roger and First Mate Rayleigh had spoken so confidently, he automatically filled in the gaps in his memory.
Rayleigh stroked his chin and speculated, "There are only two possibilities. One is that the Beast Pirates took the Poneglyph with them to prevent others from going to the final island."
"Another possibility is that someone else also knew how to get to the final island. After the Beasts reached the final island, they went to Fishman Island and took the Poneglyph with them."
Roger's expression instantly darkened.
In either case, it's bad news for him.
Finding the Beasts Pirates is no easy task; the entire World Government and Navy are searching for them!
As for the second one, that's even worse.