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Chapter 7 - Merging the Six Powers, Power Level 4000

"Fufufu, still as arrogant as ever, huh? Half a year away and you haven't changed one bit!"

Suddenly, several green vines wrapped tightly around Ren's body.

A colorful figure appeared before him—it was Binz, the Marine Academy instructor and user of the Bloom-Bloom Fruit.

"Let me teach you what humility means."

"Bloom-Bloom Fruit — Giant Vine Bind!"

The ground split open as massive vines surged upward, coiling tightly around Ren.

"Haha! Cocky brat! Let me show you how to respect a beautiful lady!"

"Reverse-Reverse Fruit — Reverse Shot!"

Ain's voice rang out as she launched her pink ghostfire at the same time.

"Same old tricks? You two really need some new material."

"Armament—Flowing Sakura Armor!"

As Ren spoke, his entire body became coated in a layer of jet-black Haki, like he was wearing a suit of armor.

But it didn't stop there—moments later, a red, liquid-like energy began flowing over the black coating.

Black on the inside, red on the outside—it gleamed with deadly beauty.

Flowing Sakura, the advanced form of Armament Haki—Ren's greatest breakthrough in the past three years.

His body began to tremble slightly, vibrations growing faster and faster until the vines around him suddenly burst apart.

Snap! Snap!

The thick roots tore apart with sharp cracks.

Ren extended one hand, easily catching Ain's pink flames and snuffing them out.

"What?!"

"No way!"

"That's impossible!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining one Marine Six Powers fragment!"

"Host has now collected one hundred Marine Six Powers fragments. Would you like to merge the ability set?"

"Merging—now!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host. Marine Six Powers successfully integrated. Current combat power: 4000."

"Huh? Power level 4000?"

Ren froze for a moment as the system's words sank in.

His biggest gain over the past three years had been the Rokushiki—the Six Powers of the Marines.

Every Elite Division student could learn the basics, so it wasn't anything too special.

But mastering them was another story entirely.

Even in the Elite Division, few could fully master all six forms.

Ren's training had raised his physical power to around 2000.

But now that the system had merged the abilities into his body, his power had doubled instantly.

It was terrifying.

Power Level (Douryoku) was the Marines' basic measure of a fighter's physical strength—not a perfect indicator, but an accurate gauge of combat ability.

Anyone exceeding 4000 was considered admiral-tier in raw power.

Even Rob Lucci of CP9, though not an admiral, could rival one purely through his physical techniques.

That meant Ren, using only his body, could now dominate the first half of the Grand Line with ease.

"Haha! What a great day. Guess I'll entertain a few instructors as my graduation ceremony!"

Ren laughed and charged forward.

Outside the arena, a group of instructors and officers were staring in shock.

How was he doing this?

Even mastering Armament Haki was rare—but Ren had just taken it further, evolving it before their eyes.

How were they supposed to compete with that?

The Marine Academy's Elite Division was called a "nest of monsters," but this… this was on another level.

"Hey, Smoker, did you catch how he moved just now?" one whispered.

Smoker took a long drag of his cigar before replying. "Yeah… he didn't use Haki. He used Shave—one of the Six Powers—to move at high speed. The vibration from that movement shattered the vines in the instant gap they left. That's how he escaped."

"Hiss…"

Everyone around him sucked in a cold breath.

Just like that?

"Drake, what do you think?" Smoker asked, glancing at X. Drake, who had already become a Marine Major and part-time academy instructor.

"If you're bound that tightly and still manage to use Shave to vibrate your body at that speed… yeah, I couldn't do it," Drake admitted bluntly.

The group fell silent again.

If even Drake couldn't manage it, Ren's strength was beyond imagining—perhaps already the number one in the Elite Division.

"To use Shave for micro-vibration movement at that precision… none of us can pull that off," Drake added thoughtfully.

"Everyone's got their own special ability," Tashigi said with a faint smile.

Smoker exhaled a cloud of smoke. "Looks like Marine Headquarters has found another monster. Next time, I'll fight him myself."

"Hmph, Hina's looking forward to it," said Hina, the other Major, brushing her silky pink hair with a mischievous grin.

"One generation replaces the last, Smoker," she teased. "Don't forget, I'm still here too."

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