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Chapter 170 Im's Whisper

Between power.

At this point, quite some time had passed since Kyle unleashed that unprecedentedly powerful Conqueror's Haki.

But the Five Elders and the others still looked horrified, and even Kyle himself was still in a daze and hadn't come to his senses.

What just happened?!

Why was he able to unleash such a powerful Conqueror's Haki?

Indeed, Kyle himself is also confused right now; he doesn't know why he was able to unleash such powerful Conqueror's Haki just now.

Although he knew that the combined Conqueror's Haki of the Five Elders had strengthened his aura to a higher level, resulting in a significant increase in the strength of his Conqueror's Haki.

But he was certain that he could never reach the level of unleashing the Conqueror's Haki he had just witnessed.

So, what exactly was that just now...?

Kyle's eyes flickered as he pondered, even with his understanding of the pirate world, he couldn't figure out why this was happening.

After a while, the Five Elders and the others came to their senses. Just as they were about to say something, their expressions suddenly froze, and their pupils instantly contracted, almost shrinking to a single point.

A silence fell over the air once more. After a long while, Satan gazed at Kyle with a deep look in his eyes and spoke softly:

"I can grant your request and provide you with financial support. Furthermore, the warships you assemble will be entirely under your command. Beyond that, even we cannot overstep our authority and issue orders to them!"

"If we need your fleet to be deployed, we will notify you first, and then you can make the specific decision, how about that?"

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Kyle frowned immediately.

To be honest, although he said that, he never thought that the warship fleet he assembled would only obey his own orders, and the Five Elders would basically never agree to his proposal.

So he said that just to leave room for negotiation later.

After all, no one can reveal their bottom line right away.

Judging from the Five Elders' reaction just now, it's clear they couldn't possibly agree to his request; otherwise, they wouldn't have joined forces to unleash Conqueror's Haki to pressure him.

Was it simply because the Five Elders were stunned by his terrifying Conqueror's Haki that they agreed to his request?

Hmm! That reason seems reasonable... what a load of rubbish!!

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!

He had been watching the five old guys' reactions the whole time, and even though their expressions changed drastically because of that terrifying Conqueror's Haki, he couldn't see the slightest sign of them giving in.

Their changes happened later...

"So, it was actually Im's order?"

Kyle murmured to himself.

Only Im could change the Five Elders' decision and get them to agree to his "unreasonable" request, right?

So now another question arises?

Why did Im do that?

After pondering for a while, Kyle stopped dwelling on the point.

That old man Im has lived for at least eight hundred years; who knows what's going on in his head?

At least for now, they don't see him as an enemy, otherwise these five old guys would have come and dealt with him long ago.

Would he agree to his request in a friendly manner?

As for what will happen in the future, Kyle doesn't care. After he develops himself in a lowly manner for another ten years, everything will be fine!

Satan took another Den Den Mushi from his pocket, tossed it towards Kyle, and said:

"This Den Den Mushi can be used to contact me directly. Feel free to call me if anything comes up!"

"Um?!"

Satan's actions further confirmed Kyle's previous thoughts, and he must have some influence with Im, otherwise there would be no reason for him to go this far.

Kyle looked at the Den Den Mushi in his hand and raised an eyebrow.

Directly contacting Satan?!

That's interesting. It seems he'll have another "backer" now.

Kyle put away the Den Den Mushi, looked at Satan and smiled:

"In that case, thank you very much, Saint Satan. If there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave!"

"Goodbye, my esteemed Five Elders!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Kyle turned and left.

The five elders remained silent until Kyle's figure completely disappeared from their sight.

Kyle's figure completely disappeared, and the five remained silent. After a long while, Satan finally spoke softly:

"Why is Lord Im so lenient with Kyle?"

"They actually made us go this far!"

"We don't need to know what Lord Im is thinking; we just need to do whatever Lord Im says!"

Sacred Vochuli spoke in a low voice.

After these words were spoken, silence fell once again between those in power…

Pangu City, atop the Void Throne.

Im sat upright on it, his entire body still pitch black, with only his scarlet pupils flashing with an eerie light.

He was holding a stack of documents in his hand, and upon closer inspection, they were all information about Kyle.

It contains Kyle's basic information and everything he has experienced; everything that can be found is here.

Im's eyes were deep and unfathomable, and after a long while, a broken voice finally broke through the silence.

"Kyle...Joyboy..."

"If possible..."

"Even if you... it's useless!!"

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Meanwhile, Kyle transformed into purple lightning and quickly returned to Marineford.

Upon returning, Kyle went to Sengoku's office first.

Unlike usual, this time when Kyle pushed open the door and went in, he didn't see Sengoku working on documents. Instead, he and Garp were eating a bag of senbei.

Upon hearing the sound, the two of them, one pulling at my mouth and the other grabbing my hair, both looked towards Kyle.

The moment Sengoku saw Kyle, he immediately kicked Garp away, straightened his clothes, and tried to maintain his image as a grandfather in front of Kyle.

Then he asked directly:

"How did your talks with the Five Elders go?"

"Very good, the result exceeded my expectations!"

As Kyle spoke, he expertly brewed tea in Sengoku's office and continued:

"Those five old geezers agreed that the fleet I assembled would only answer to my command!"

"They won't be restricted by anyone except me! And the research and development expenses have been agreed upon!"

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Sengoku frowned slightly and asked, puzzled:

"The amount of Bairi needed for military research and development is a small matter for the World Government, but the fleet is under your sole command? Why would they agree to this request?"

The Warring States period couldn't understand it at all.

Based on his understanding of the Five Elders, those five old guys didn't seem like the type to agree to this condition.

"What else could it be? Because their king has spoken!"

Kyle took a small sip of the freshly brewed tea, then turned his gaze to Karp, who was standing up and patting his clothes.

"As for their king, I think you're quite familiar with old man Garp, aren't you?"

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