Luo Chen didn't hide it. Anyway, after entering the Grand Line, the others would also come into contact with Haki.

He smiled, "This is a power called Armament Haki."

Saying that, Luo Chen raised his right hand, and a layer of jet-black film slowly covered his arm.

"With it, you can hit Logia-type Devil Fruit users."

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji looked on in surprise.

Nami, Carina, and Usopp also leaned over to observe.

Armament Haki?

Such an unfamiliar term.

Luo Chen explained, "In the Grand Line, especially in the New World, the latter half, almost everyone with combat power can use Armament Haki."

Carina exclaimed, "New World? The sea ruled by the Four Emperors? So there's this kind of power."

Even though they were far away in the East Blue, everyone had heard of the New World and the Four Emperors.

The New World could be said to be the territory dominated by the Four Emperors.

As for the Four Emperors, they were one of the three great powers of the Grand Line, alongside Marine Headquarters and the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

They were all powerful forces and individuals standing at the pinnacle of the world.

Luffy asked, "Four Emperors? What are those?"

Carina rolled her eyes at him and said concisely, "The Four Emperors are the four strongest pirate crews in the New World. They are also the closest existence to the Pirate King among all pirates."

Luffy's eyes lit up. "Pirate King? So, to become the Pirate King, do I have to become one of the Four Emperors first?"

Carina sighed, "You could say that, but even for you, Luffy, it will probably be a long time before you can face them."

Sanji said in a deep voice, "I heard that each of the Four Emperors can destroy an island."

Luffy's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Destroy an island?!"

Right now, he found it difficult to even destroy a Marines warship.

Let alone an island.

Were the Four Emperors such powerful beings?

Luffy laughed, "I will definitely become one of the Four Emperors, and then become the Pirate King!"

Zoro smiled, "Although it's still a long way off, I will also become the world's greatest swordsman, which shouldn't be too different from the Four Emperors."

Carina and Usopp exchanged a sigh, "Your goals are truly ambitious."

The Four Emperors, the world's greatest swordsman—those were existences they dared not even dream of.

Seeing Luffy and the others' enthusiasm, Luo Chen smiled and said,

"If you want to learn Armament Haki, I can teach you. Consider it payment for the ride."

Armament Haki wasn't something precious.

Teaching it was fine.

Moreover, it wouldn't be easy for Luffy and the others to learn it.

After all, the trio's strength was still quite a bit weaker than when they learned Haki in the original storyline.

Whether they could learn it was still unknown.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji showed joy.

Luffy laughed, "Luo Chen, you're such a good person. I want to learn!"

Luo Chen smiled and nodded.

At this moment, a small boat sailed from the direction of Loguetown.

Luo Chen created a wooden bridge, went to the small boat, and met with his middle-aged Wood Release Clone.

"Main body, here are 500 million Berries. I'll keep the remaining 1 billion Berries."

The middle-aged Wood Release Clone was pot-bellied, with a kind smile, possessing the demeanor of a successful businessman.

Luo Chen nodded, took the 500 million Berries, and instructed,

"I'll entrust you with those 1 billion Berries to establish an intelligence network. We can make money by selling information."

"And please take care of Nojiko in Loguetown."

The middle-aged man smiled, "Don't worry, I'll top up your account as soon as I make money."

Luo Chen smiled and returned to the going merry.

"Let's go, we can head to the Grand Line now."

Nami happily moved money into the cabin.

Last time, Arlong's money was distributed to the villagers.

500 million Berries was also a huge sum she had never seen before.

Carina's face was full of envy... In a dark alley near the execution platform in Loguetown, faint voices of conversation could be heard.

"That Luo Chen, his strength is so great, why is he with the Straw Hat Pirates?" a woman's pleasant voice said.

"I'm not sure, but with Straw Hat Luffy's naive personality, it's highly likely they're not on the same side," a man's deep voice replied.

"Let's go, we're also heading to the Grand Line. We must get revenge on Straw Hat Luffy next time."

After the man finished speaking, he was the first to walk out of the alley.

The sunlight illuminated the face under his hooded cloak.

The man had a thin face, a black suit, and wore glasses; he was none other than the pirate 'Hundred Plans' Kuro.

The beautiful woman who followed closely behind, dressed provocatively, was the pirate Alvida, who had eaten the Slip-Slip Fruit.

Their revenge plan against Luffy had been ruined by a gust of wind and Luo Chen.

Before leaving, the two glanced at the large tree in the center of the execution platform plaza.

Many Mariness were gathered there, seemingly trying to destroy the tree to help Smoker and the others escape.

However, the tree branches were exceptionally tough, and after a long time, they still hadn't succeeded.

"These Marines useless."

Cold light flickered in Kuro's eyes behind his glasses.

Smoker, who was still hanging in mid-air, seemed to sense something and glanced in the direction Kuro had left, but only saw a back.

Smoker withdrew his attention and said, "Stop cutting the tree for now. It's not something you can destroy. Give me Vice Admiral Onigumo's Den Den Mushi."

On the ground, a Marines quickly handed over the connected Den Den Mushi.

"Smoker, this is Onigumo."

"Vice Admiral Onigumo," Smoker greeted.

"You didn't find Luo Chen in Loguetown, did you?" Onigumo's voice came through.

Smoker raised an eyebrow, looking at the Marines soldier who handed him the Den Den Mushi.

The soldier looked troubled and whispered, "Colonel, we haven't dared to tell Vice Admiral Onigumo yet."

Smoker sighed, "Luo Chen has already been to Loguetown. Rear Admiral Marcus was killed in action, and I and the other Mariness in Loguetown were tied up by Luo Chen with trees and have not yet escaped."

There was suddenly no sound from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Smoker bit the bullet and continued,

"Luo Chen has already left Loguetown and sailed with the Straw Hat Pirates. The Marines base in Loguetown was also destroyed by him."

"..." There was still no sound from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

But Smoker clearly heard Onigumo's heavy breathing.

It was like a beast about to rage, breathing.

"Smoker, when did all this happen!"

Onigumo's furious voice rang out.

Smoker replied truthfully, "An hour ago, Luo Chen possessed Armament Haki and what appeared to be teleportation abilities. Neither I nor Rear Admiral Marcus were a match for him."

"Enough!" Onigumo's roaring voice came through.

Accompanied by a loud bang, something was smashed by him.

Smoker remained silent.

After a long while, Onigumo's slightly calmer voice came through, but it had become hoarse, as if his throat was blocked by something.

His voice was cold and filled with killing intent: "Luo Chen has entered the Grand Line now, right?"

"Presumably. The direction he and the Straw Hat Pirates left in was Reverse Mountain, which leads to the Grand Line," Smoker replied.

"Good, you're dismissed." Onigumo clearly intended to hang up.

Smoker hesitated and said, "Vice Admiral Onigumo, could you send a Rear Admiral to help us cut down the trees Luo Chen created?"

Onigumo's furious voice, accompanied by the sound of a cup smashing, came through:

"Smoker, I think you've been beaten silly! Where's your Logia power?!"

Smoker froze, looked at the Seastone handcuffs on his wrist, and silently hung up the Den Den Mushi.

He looked at the surrounding Marines soldiers with strange expressions, his face imperceptibly reddening, and angrily said,

"Hurry up, forget the damn trees, take off these Seastone handcuffs!"

Smoker suspected he had indeed been driven mad by Luo Chen.

He had actually forgotten to have someone remove the Seastone handcuffs and then use his Logia power to escape.

The main reason was that Smoker found today's battle results difficult to accept.

He was still regretting and replaying the process of his defeat.

A moment later, Smoker used his Logia power to break free from the tree branches.

He personally took a large sword and cut down the trees for Tashigi and the other Marines soldiers.

"Tashigi, go pack your bags later and follow me into the Grand Line to hunt down Luo Chen."

Smoker said in a deep voice.

Tashigi pursed her lips, "Colonel Smoker, we're not a match for him... Even Rear Admiral Marcus was killed."

Marcus's strength had previously given Tashigi a sufficient shock.

But even such a powerful Marines was still slain by Luo Chen.

Smoker exhaled a puff of smoke, "Next time, I'll pay attention to his Armament Haki. I'll have a chance to catch him."

Seeing his confidence, Tashigi took a deep breath and nodded heavily.