One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 296

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"You are thinking of other things. I... am angry."

Imu's eyes grew colder, the voice seeming to echo from another space, distorted and complex.

This was a matter of course.

Imu's true body was not in this dimension—but in the timeless space created by the Op-Op Fruit's ultimate ability—the Immortality Operation.

The Imu here was merely a manifestation at a spatial anchor point. But even as a manifestation, Imu could still wield Haki in this space.

Imu sat upon the Empty Throne, viewing the world as mere dust. The only one Imu had ever truly considered an equal was Joy Boy.

Even the high and mighty Five Elders, who viewed the world as insects, were just disposable chaff in Imu's eyes. If they failed their mission, lost their value, they would simply be replaced.

But Sky Sovereign Rowen—was different.

His Haki and strength had reached a level on par with Imu and Joy Boy themselves. Treating someone like that as insignificant would be both arrogant and stupid.

As the victor of the war against Joy Boy and the Great Kingdom, the founder of the World Government that had stood at the pinnacle of the world for 800 years—the King of the World, Imu, was clearly no fool.

Imu regarded Sky Sovereign Rowen as an equal.

But for someone to let their thoughts drift to another in his presence—Imu was, of course, enraged.

WHOOSH!

Without another word, the King of the World's scorpion tail shot out like a sword, lunging at Rowen.

The tail was wreathed in an eerie green flame.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Violent, tyrannical crimson-black lightning coiled around it. Frightening Haki made the entire space begin to tremble.

Legendary-Class Haōshoku Coating!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

Rowen, looking at the incoming attack, his eyes narrowed sharply.

An incredibly horrifying crimson-black lightning instantly tore through this space!

And at this moment—

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Egghead!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A terrifyingly immense crimson-black lightning, with the broadcast Transponder Snail on Egghead as its core, instantly tore through the sky!

THUD!

Among the Five Elders, Saturn, whose combat strength was at the bottom, had beads of sweat pouring down his forehead. His massive Gyuki body began to sink, as if kneeling in submission.

VMM!

Saturn's form began to change rapidly. He couldn't even maintain the Gyuki transformation, gradually reverting to his human form.

"HOW?? HOW IS HIS HAKI EVEN STRONGER THAN WHEN HE CLASHED WITH IMU-SAMA BEFORE??"

Saturn's eyes were filled with utter horror.

The other Five Elders' movements also faltered under this terrifyingly immense Conqueror's Haki.

Zoro and the others seized the opportunity, inflicting massive wounds on their immortal bodies.

And at this moment, these Five Elders' wounds did not recover. Horrifying scars appeared, their faces contorting in extreme pain.

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"STRONGER THAN BEFORE? OF COURSE. THAT WAS JUST THE HAKI ROWEN LEFT IN A SPECIAL TRANSPONDER SNAIL. THIS—IS ROWEN'S TRUE HAKI!"

Zoro's eyes flashed with an astonishing crimson-black light. Combined with his Asura Aura, he smiled like a demon from purgatory.

To tie Conqueror's Haki into a 'knot' and store it in a specific Transponder Snail, was using the Strongest Trait System, imitating how Joy Boy tied his Conqueror's Haki into a knot and stored it in the ancient robot.

The moment the knot was untied, the stored Haki would be released.

This way, even when Rowen wasn't present, Vivi and the others could still use Rowen's Haki. Just like when Vivi released Rowen's Haki in Dressrosa, and when they released Rowen's Haki knot to clash with Imu's Conqueror's Haki earlier.

Under Rowen's current Haki, those below Admiral-level were like true ants, fainting instantly. Even top-tier Yonko Commander level fighters couldn't remain conscious for a moment.

Even powerhouses who had just entered the Admiral-level threshold would feel immense pain under Rowen's current Haki, unable to move freely.

Only the absolute top-tier Admiral level powerhouses could barely withstand Rowen's Conqueror's Haki blast.

But such a useful ability was not without a price!

In fact, the price was very high.

This power was created by using the Strongest Trait System to literally 'cut' a piece of Rowen's own Conqueror's Haki Trait, which was then tied into a knot and placed in the special Transponder Snail.

It was a real cutting—like cutting a piece from a cake.

This part of Haki could not be recovered.

In other words, as long as part of his Haki was stored in a special Transponder Snail, Rowen's own Haki wasn't at full power until that stored portion was used. For someone at Rowen's level, this was a major drawback.

On these seas, no power existed without a price—not even for a Legendary-Class powerhouse like Rowen. Every ability had its advantages and disadvantages, required some kind of fuel to activate. Nothing was ever created from thin air.

The reason for this side effect was that Conqueror's Haki was the manifestation of spiritual power. To use this powerful Haki, Rowen's own spiritual power was the fuel.

Without the support of his spiritual essence, the Conqueror's Haki could not be preserved, it would simply dissipate into the world after being released, just like a normal Haki blast.

Though Rowen had not yet fully figured out the principle, it could be compared to the collapse phenomenon in Quantum mechanics on Earth.

But the current Conqueror's Haki... was the Conqueror's Haki directly released by Rowen's main body!

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"SO PAINFUL! DAMN IT! SKY SOVEREIGN ROWEN... HE'S TESTING OUR IMMORTALITY!"

Mars cried out in pain.

One can get used to pain. If one suffered pain for a long time, then their tolerance for pain would also increase.

But if one had not suffered any pain for a long time, then once injured, at the perceptual level, the degree of pain would be multiplied.

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