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"Boom!"
The Tathagata Divine Palm, which had been gathering power from an altitude of a hundred meters, unleashed its full force at that very moment.
A massive palm-shaped force, nearly forty meters across, materialized in the air and descended upon the two pirate ships with overwhelming might.
"Ahhhhhh!"
The pirates screamed in sheer terror. They felt as though they were witnessing a divine being, their hearts gripped by an all-consuming fear.
In the blink of an eye, the crushing force of the palm engulfed them entirely.
"Hong long long!"
The two ships exploded on impact. Their hulls were pulverized as if crushed beneath an enormous hand, the mighty pressure shattering their once-sturdy frames into splinters.
By now, Rojen was only ten meters above the deck. He slowly retracted his palm, holding it upright in front of his chest.
His descent slowed, and within a breath, he became as light as a falling leaf, drifting through the air before gently landing on the wreckage of the ship.
His eyes swept over the destruction, his gaze filled with awe.
"This power… is truly terrifying!"
In less than ten seconds, two ships had been obliterated with a single strike, and a pirate crew of nearly thirty had been wiped from existence.
"The full potential of the Tathagata Divine Palm can only be realized when launched from three hundred meters in the air. Right now, I've only used about a third of its power."
Even so, that third was already monstrous.
On the wrecked ships, where their bow and stern had been connected, an enormous palm print had been left, embedded deep into the wreckage. Anything that had been touched by this giant hand was utterly destroyed.
"Ugh, pfft."
At his feet, a tattered pirate hat lay in the debris. Looking down, Rojen also noticed half of a cigarette butt among the wreckage.
His gaze then shifted forward, and a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.
From beneath the broken deck, a hand suddenly shot up, followed by the battered face of the middle-aged captain, bruised and swollen.
"What… what is this?"
The captain was dazed, struggling to Learned the rapid destruction that had just unfolded. A colossal palm had come from the sky, and in an instant, his entire crew had been wiped out.
"Do you want to learn it?" Rojen's voice was calm as he looked down at the captain.
The pirate captain, trembling, began to weep. His cries echoed in the silence of the wreckage, his eyes wide in panic as he saw Rojen extend his palm again, this time aimed directly at him.
"Yes!"
The captain nodded desperately, his voice choked with grief and frustration. He had no choice but to give the answer Rojen was expecting.
"If you want to learn, I'll teach you."
Rojen smiled warmly, his tone light, and without warning, he pushed out his palm once again.
"Boom!"
A massive palm print appeared on the ship's hull once more. The entire pirate ship groaned under the force and began to creak ominously, its structure collapsing as it teetered on the verge of sinking.
The captain, unable to escape, was crushed beneath the mighty palm strike.
The power of the Tathagata Divine Palm was truly terrifying.
With a single leap, Rojen soared into the air like a bird, returning to 'The Logan'. There, he took a moment to reflect on his experience, savoring the gains he'd made.
"This pirate crew was worth only 10 million, hardly significant. But what I'm truly focused on is…"
A smile spread across his lips.
The true power of that palm strike—and the terrifying potential of the martial arts genius skill he had unlocked!
Having cleared the Ren and Du Meridians, Rojen now felt the unimpeded flow of true energy or some form of energy circulating within his body. He could fully control this energy, which was why the palm strike had been so devastating.
In this brief moment, his strength had undergone a dramatic transformation.
His combat power had now reached the level of a bounty worth hundreds of millions.
Without any prior buildup, the Tathagata Divine Palm could shatter everything within a ten-meter radius. But when fully charged, its power and range grew exponentially.
"Perfect!"
He muttered the word with visible satisfaction.
At that moment, Jason hurried over, his curiosity piqued.
"Captain, that palm strike… what was that?"
"How did it feel?"
Rojen replied with a grin, clearly amused.
"So strong!" Jason exclaimed in awe.
"Do you want to learn it? If you do, I'll teach you." Rojen grinned and asked in a casual tone.
"I… I can learn it too?" Jason's eyes sparkled with excitement.
A palm technique so powerful it could obliterate an entire pirate crew with a single strike— this was exactly the kind of power he had always dreamed of mastering.
"As long as you can fly up to a hundred meters, I'll teach you."
Rojen's smile remained, but Jason's face fell. He turned away, deliberately giving Rojen the cold shoulder. He knew the captain wouldn't be that generous.
With a sigh, Rojen closed his eyes and began to reflect on the insights he'd gained from executing the Tathagata Divine Palm. It didn't take long before his understanding of the technique deepened further.
The martial arts genius was truly extraordinary. Rojen could learn any skill in no time at all. It was as though every martial art was a gift from the heavens, something he could easily grasp and master. He could even invent techniques of his own by extrapolating from what he learned.
"I've mastered the Tathagata Divine Palm."
"But that's not the key point."
"What matters is that my hypothesis was correct."
A triumphant smile spread across Rojen's face.
"Sword arts, internal cultivation, lightweight techniques— every martial study manual is now mine!"
Over the next few hours, Rojen went into a frenzy of summoning, focusing on Red and Orange-grade characters— which were the lowest cost options— and quickly absorbed their skills.
"Linghu Chong? Dugu Nine Swords? Learn!"
"Yang Guo? Edgeless Heavy Sword, Great Skill without Skill? Learn!"
"Duan Yu? Six Meridians Divine Sword? Learn!"
"Lin Pingzhi? Exorcism Swordsmanship? Learn!"
Learn, Learn, Learn! Rojen summoned every ghost associated with swordsmanship, swiftly absorbing their knowledge. As soon as he mastered one technique, he moved on to the next, eager to expand his martial prowess.
By the end of the afternoon, Rojen had learned twenty-three different sword styles. His body felt invigorated, his vitality surging as his understanding of swordsmanship grew clearer with each new skill.
It was as though he could see an entire world made of swords—endless and sharp!
With his talent, nothing like Taiji Swordsmanship, Mount Hua's Swordsmanship, or even the swordsmanship of the Five Alps Sword Faction could stand in his way.
Like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, he tore through every technique with ease. Any swordsmanship he encountered seemed like a defenseless maiden, unable to resist his might.
His swordsmanship was advancing at an astonishing rate, and his foundation was becoming more solid with each passing moment.
This was a terrifying transformation, laying the groundwork for his future strength.
Afterward, Rojen turned his attention to the internal cultivation techniques of various powerful Wuxia characters.
"Xiao Yaozi, Northern Nether Divine Merit? Learned!"
"Huang Shang, Nine Yin True Classic? Learned!"
"Zhang Wuji, Nine Yang True Classic? Learned!"
"Wang Chongyang, Innate Merit? Learned!"
Rojen absorbed these skills effortlessly; in fact, he found himself hoping for more. The worlds of One Piece and these Wuxia characters existed on entirely different dimensional planes, and the powers of these formidable Wuxia figures would likely be no more than equivalent to a pirate crew with a bounty in the hundreds of millions.
The gap between worlds was simply too vast.
"Sunflower Treasured Scripture? Learned! Ugh, no need for that."
Rojen shrugged and dismissed it, not even bothering to continue.
Then, after yet another random summon, a new character appeared before him. Rojen's eyes lit up with excitement as he saw who it was.
(End of This Chapter)