Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

Did you notice it in Chapter 234?

The voice belonged to Kyle, who was surrounded by purple lightning that pushed the surrounding seawater apart.

Although Kael's Devil Fruit doesn't have the side effect of being countered by seawater, being enveloped in seawater still makes Kael quite unhappy.

Since it can be avoided, we should naturally choose the way that makes us more comfortable.

The old site of the ancient land of Wano was quite a challenge for Kyle to find.

Although the original work states that the ancient Wano Country is located on the seabed of Wano Country, it is not directly below it.

In other locations, this thing is inanimate and cannot be perceived by Observation Haki.

So naturally, it took Kyle some time.

However, it won't have much of an impact. He's from Thunder, so finding this person wouldn't be difficult for him.

Looking out, the ruins of the ancient Wano Country exude an incomparably desolate feeling, with the aura of history palpable.

Through the ruins of this ancient land of Wano, Kyle seemed to glimpse that era from hundreds of years ago.

Kyle's gaze swept over it inch by inch, examining it carefully.

After an unknown amount of time, Kyle finally managed to shift his attention away from the ancient site of Wano Country.

He needs to continue searching for the person he mainly wants to see this time.

Pluto, the god of the underworld, was his main purpose in coming to the ancient site of Wano Country.

He remembered that in the original work, Pluto was buried deep underground at the site of the ancient Wano Country.

That is, directly beneath the underground chamber that Kozuki Sukiyaki took Law and Robin into in the original work.

To retrieve Hades, the massive walls surrounding the former Wano Country must be destroyed.

As for Kyle, he has no intention of taking out Hades, at least not now.

But that doesn’t mean he can’t find Pluto, after all, his goal isn’t to retrieve Pluto, but simply to see what one of the three ancient weapons, the legendary strongest warship, actually looks like.

With this in mind, the purple sphere moved again, heading towards the interior of the ancient Wano Country ruins at an extremely fast speed...

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Meanwhile, the battle between Luffy and Katakuri continues unabated.

At the edge of the battlefield, Cracker, one of the Four Sweet Commanders, stared intently at the two, focusing more on Luffy, his eyes filled with deep seriousness.

Like Katakuri, he also couldn't understand why Luffy's strength had grown so quickly.

Although Luffy was able to defeat him a year and a half ago, it was precisely because Luffy defeated him and captured him in Impel Down that the Big Mom Pirates had no choice but to join the epic war in Impel Down.

But it wasn't easy for Luffy to defeat him back then; in fact, it was quite difficult.

Although he and Katakuri are both Sweet Commanders, Katakuri's strength is far greater than his; the two are on completely different levels.

He had never imagined, nor dared to imagine, that Luffy would possess strength comparable to Katakuri in such a short time; it was simply too outrageous.

Seeing the battle between the two intensifying, Cracker murmured to himself:

"Katakuri-nii-san, you have to win!!"

"Drink!! Fire Fist Unleashed!!"

Luffy roared, and flames suddenly burst forth from his outstretched arm, unleashing terrifying heat. His fist was quickly pulled back by the stretching effect of the rubber, and then he threw it out again with incredible speed.

Katakuri narrowed his eyes and released his Observation Haki. In his eyes, Luffy's movement trajectory was clearly visible.

The next second, according to the situation he foresaw with his Observation Haki, he turned a certain part of his body into a mochi ball, and this part completely overlapped with the spot where Luffy's fist was about to hit.

Katakuri spoke softly:

"Your future... is nonexistent."

Before he could finish speaking, Katakuri's pupils suddenly contracted, while Luffy on the other side had a faint smile on his lips.

"How is that possible?!"

Katakuri was suddenly alarmed.

This was because in the future he saw, Luffy's fist trajectory had changed; it was no longer hitting the same spot as before, but at a different location.

The problem is that Luffy's fist is already very close to him at this moment, and he no longer has time to transform the corresponding part of his body into an element.

At the critical moment, Katakuri didn't hesitate and quickly crossed his arms in front of him, coating them with Armament Haki.

And in the very next second, Luffy's fist, wreathed in flames and radiating intense heat, landed on his crossed arms.

boom--

A terrifying force, mixed with intense heat, erupted, and in an instant, Katakuri was blasted away. He flew backward at an incredible speed, cutting through the air with a whooshing sound.

Rumbling--

Katakuri's feet rubbed against the ground, sinking several centimeters deep, sending countless fragments of stone flying and leaving a long trail on the ground.

Katakuri managed to regain his footing after retreating several hundred meters, and at the same time, he felt a distinct burning pain in his arm.

As the Armament Haki dissipated and his gaze shifted downwards, Katakuri saw an arm charred black and emitting faint black smoke.

"My Armament Haki couldn't even defend against that punch?"

"And what happened just now..."

Katakuri murmured softly, not continuing, but slightly raising his head and looking ahead.

The moment their eyes met, a faint smile appeared on Luffy's lips.

"Have you noticed anything different?"

"If it hadn't been discovered..."

"Then I'll give you another punch so you'll see!!"

Luffy's voice suddenly rose, and at the same time, his figure darted out, arriving in front of Katakuri in the blink of an eye, and threw another punch at Katakuri.

Katakuri also used Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the future, once again.

boom--

This time, Luffy's fist pierced through Katakuri's body, exploding into countless small mochi balls like raindrops.

Katakuri frowned. Could it be that he had misjudged the situation?

But before he could think any further, Luffy's fist came flying at him again, this time Katakuri still used his Observation Haki as usual.

But unexpectedly, his pupils contracted again this time, and Luffy's punch hit him directly in the abdomen, striking a solid part rather than passing through it.

bang——

A dull thud was heard, and Katakuri's body was sent flying backward, but this time he only flew for a dozen meters before regaining his footing.

But Luffy's attack came again, his fist creating afterimages, like a storm.

A series of muffled thuds followed, and after an unknown amount of time, the two figures were sent flying backwards, before regaining their footing after a distance.

However, the two had different expressions at this moment. Luffy was looking at Katakuri with a smile.

"How is it? Can you feel it?"

……