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Chapter 160 Bloodline Factor Awakening

"Ancient times? The three great weapons?!"

Both of them were stunned when they heard the word, clearly unfamiliar with it.

Tom continued speaking:

"The three ancient weapons, each possessing the power to destroy the world!"

"Pluto, the god of the underworld; Poseidon, the god of the sea; Uranus, the god of the heavens!"

"I'm not familiar with or know anything about the other two ancient weapons, but Pluto, as you can see from the blueprints, is a super battleship!"

"One shot could destroy an entire island!!"

"So, do you understand the weight of this design drawing?"

"Such a thing must absolutely not be allowed to reappear in the world, otherwise it could very well bring about a catastrophe that destroys the world!!"

Tom's tone was extremely serious.

Iceberg and Franky listened intently, swallowing hard. After a while, Iceberg looked at Tom and asked:

"Mr. Tom, why are you entrusting this to us?"

"Because it's being watched!"

Then Tom recounted the events of the day to the two of them.

"That guy named Spandam somehow got information about the Hades design, but he only suspected it and wasn't sure!"

"But just in case, we have to be careful. It's no longer safe to keep it with me. But this thing can't be given to anyone else; it's far too important. The fewer people who know about it, the better. The only people I can trust are the two of you!"

"So entrusting it to you is the safest option!"

Upon hearing this, Iceberg and Franky exchanged a glance, then turned to Tom with unwavering resolve and assured him:

"Don't worry, Mr. Tom, we will definitely protect it!!"

From Tom's serious words, the two of them were perfectly clear about the importance of the Hades blueprints; this thing absolutely must not be leaked!

"Um!"

Tom nodded, a slight smile appearing on his lips, and looked at the iceberg, saying:

"Iceberg, come over tomorrow. Let's go to Shipwreck Island and see if they have the materials I need."

"good!"

Iceberg nodded.

Franky, who was standing nearby, heard Shipwreck Island tremble almost imperceptibly.

Speaking of that incident today, there's been no news for so long, so... it should be considered over, right?

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The next day.

A warship is sailing in the sea not far from the City of Seven Waters.

On the ship, Kyle shouted to Sauron:

"Hey! Zoro, come here and hit me with your full power!"

"ah?!"

Zoro, who was pouring wine into his mouth, couldn't help but look over, then slowly stood up and came to Kael's side.

Without saying a word, Zero Frame started his attack, and without the slightest hesitation, he drew out Snow White, wrapped the blade in Armament Haki, and slashed fiercely at Kyle.

Clang!

Zoro's sword struck Kael's body directly, but strangely, it produced a sound like metal clashing.

It was as if Kyle's body was made of steel.

After Zoro unleashed his strike, Kael frowned slightly.

"Have you been drinking and not eating all the time? Otherwise, why are you even weaker than Sanji?"

"Is it even slightly useful?"

!!!

Upon hearing this, Zoro's body stiffened instantly, and his pupils widened slightly.

A few words kept echoing in my mind.

"Smaller than Sanji, smaller than Sanji, smaller than Sanji..."

Whoosh!!

Zoro's movements were so fast they were like afterimages. In less than half a second, he drew the other two swords and tied his headband up, revealing an incredibly sharp gaze.

Without saying a word, he started making hand gestures.

Zoro pressed the hilts of the two swords together and spun them like windmills, creating a powerful gust of wind that made Kael's clothes rustle.

The next moment, Zoro slightly bent his knees, leaped off the ground, and his figure shot out instantly.

"The ultimate technique of the Three-Sword Style..."

"Three thousand worlds!!!"

The two figures passed each other, and Zoro came up behind Kael, still in the stance of swinging his sword.

Tear it apart!!

The sound of clothes being torn rang out, and Kyle's clothes were ripped open, revealing fair but incredibly firm muscles.

There were no scars on the muscles, nor any trace of Armament Haki.

Kyle smiled faintly.

Zoro removed the knife from his mouth, turned around, and looked at Kyle with a slight raised eyebrow:

"What's wrong with you? Looking for someone to chop you up?"

"No, I just wanted to test what level my defense was without Armament Haki!"

"No Armament Haki?!"

Zoro's pupils suddenly widened, and the onlookers around him also showed a hint of surprise.

"You didn't use Armament Haki just now?"

Zoro asked again.

He had clearly felt his attack hit Kyle.

Moreover, because he knew Kyle's strength, he used his full strength.

But that was when he thought Kyle would use Armament Haki to defend himself. Now Kyle is saying he didn't even use Armament Haki, which means he's saying that his strongest move...

In a true sense, they didn't even break through the opponent's skin?

But Zoro wasn't too disappointed; after all, it's normal for Kael to be a little overpowered.

If you can't cut down Kyle, you can cut down other people.

"Kyle, when did you get so thick-skinned?"

Sabo, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask. He was well aware of Zoro's strength. Although he was stronger than Zoro, he wasn't much stronger.

He will have to go all out in his fight against Zoro as well.

"Just made a small breakthrough, let's test my 'hardness'!"

Kyle had a faint smile on his face.

He had inexplicably felt a movement in his genes, as if something had broken through, which led to this experiment.

And this "movement" in his genes naturally refers to the bloodline factor he obtained when he recruited Sanji.

His bloodline factors suddenly and inexplicably awakened just now, giving him an exoskeleton.

He had been wondering how to awaken this bloodline factor, because there had been no movement since he obtained it, and it didn't seem to awaken automatically as his strength increased.

In the original story, Sanji's bloodline factor was activated because he used the combat suit, which ultimately led to his awakening.

He had originally planned to borrow a combat suit from Germa if he didn't improve, but he inexplicably woke up while taking a nap.

Even Kyle himself was confused and didn't know what had happened.

However, awakening is a good thing. Kyle's physique was already very strong, surpassing Big Mom's physical talent, plus his 'efforts' over the years.

His physique is actually no worse than that of many veteran martial arts masters, and his defensive capabilities are naturally the same.

But now that he has awakened his exoskeleton, his defense has been raised to another level, which is why he used Zoro to test his current defensive capabilities.

He was very satisfied with the result. He could feel that what he had just experienced was not the limit he could withstand. Even if Zoro's attack power were two levels higher, he still wouldn't be able to cut through his skin.

He now possesses formidable defense and maximum recovery ability.

Garp, come out and fight me one-on-one!!!

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