Chapter 41: It's Time to Show Off My True Talent! Give Me Some Points!
**Black Body Flow**.
It wasn't a particularly eye-catching name, but at this moment, it made Loy's heart pound with anticipation.
He mused, "No wonder Zephyr could train a kicking master like Kizaru, and also a pure fist-fighter like Akainu, who barely uses his legs for combat."
Zephyr's bodily techniques were never just about "fist fighting," but a martial art that tempered the entire physique.
Therefore, at this moment, Loy was quite excited.
Because he also knew—physical prowess and bodily techniques were indeed the foundation of everything.
Even for an Ability User, it was the same.
Moreover, Devil Fruit Abilities themselves required the consumption of stamina to use.
Simply a powerful physique and strong bodily techniques could inherently provide a massive boost to an Ability User.
For example, Marine Admiral Aokiji.
As Garp's disciple, he had learned "Iron Fist" and successfully mastered it.
Combined with the Ice-Ice Fruit, the power displayed by his Iron Fist was enough to be called astonishing.
And for Loy—he had almost boundless Devil Fruit Abilities; if he also had strong enough bodily techniques to perfectly unleash his Devil Fruit Abilities, then he would not be far from truly standing at the pinnacle of the world!
But while excited, Loy also felt a little puzzled.
If Zephyr's "Black Body Flow" was just about tempering the whole body, then theoretically anyone should be able to learn it.
Just like Garp's Iron Fist.
Even the young Coby, who would only join the Marines years later, showed this.
As long as one wasn't afraid of breaking one's arms, anyone could actually train in "Iron Fist."
But Zephyr, after so many years, hadn't really found a true successor; this was very mysterious.
At this moment, Zephyr also seemed to notice Loy's confusion.
But he didn't explain, just shook his head: "'Black Body Flow' is a bit special—Ability Users are completely unable to cultivate it, and most people cannot endure the training conditions."
Speaking of this, he glanced at Loy.
"This old man has also observed you for a long time before confirming that you won't perish from this—you'll understand the specifics shortly."
"Ah?"
And Loy, after hearing this, let out a startled "Ah": "Did I mishear? Did you just mention 'losing my life'?"
"That sounds a bit unsettling."
His words weren't finished when he saw Zephyr nod to Bins.
And Bins went directly to a corner of the training ground and found a control panel.
"Hey, wait a moment, I..."
Loy was about to say something, but didn't manage to finish.
The next moment.
"Click!"
As Bins pressed a button on the control panel, the platform under Loy's feet suddenly split open.
Loy could even see that below the platform was a gaping chasm.
At the end of the cavern, he could still see the deep blue sea!
"Get ready, let's go!"
At this moment, Zephyr roared with laughter.
"Wait, wait..."
Loy hadn't even reacted when he saw the pipe above his head abruptly extend downwards.
"Boom!"
An extremely powerful air pressure swept over, and Loy instantly felt his body uncontrollably fall down the pipe.
And Zephyr, seeing this, didn't hesitate, leaping directly to fall with him.
After falling for quite a long time—
"Thud!"
With a heavy thud, he finally fell to the bottom.
"Hiss!"
Of course, with Loy's physique, this kind of fall, enough to kill an ordinary person ten times over, only made him hiss slightly.
"Thud!"
Immediately after, Zephyr also landed heavily from above.
Only then did Loy clearly discern that he and Zephyr were still inside that pipe.
The entire pipe was semi-transparent; one could vaguely see that the pipe seemed to be wrapped in a layer of iridescent material, and outside was a pitch-black silence.
"Coating?"
And Loy instantly recognized the origin of that iridescent material—this world's unique coating technology.
"This is... the deep sea?"
Therefore, he immediately realized his location.
"That's right, this is 5000 meters below the sea—the limit accessible via the SSG-specialized 'coating extension pipe'."
Zephyr nodded, then casually pulled a coating bubble from the pipe beside him and placed it over Loy's head.
"It's also the second lesson you need to learn."
Upon hearing this, Loy already understood.
He already vaguely guessed what Zephyr's "second lesson" referred to.
And indeed.
The next moment, he saw Zephyr bare a wide grin, revealing a mouthful of large white teeth.
"Go!"
With a low shout, he kicked Loy's backside.
Loy hadn't even reacted when he was directly kicked out of the pipe—the pipe, made of some unknown material, seemed to be penetrable like a layer of coating itself.
And the moment he left the pipe.
"Urgh!"
Loy felt the frigid seawater instantly engulf his body.
Then, he felt... pain!
It was an intense pain radiating from his entire body.
Every inch of his skin, every muscle, and even every cell in his body felt like it was being violently struck by an immense force.
Loy even felt his bones and muscles constantly groaning and cracking as if tearing.
Loy naturally knew what this was—the crushing water pressure that inevitably existed in this deep sea, enough to crush steel into a paste!
At this moment, Zephyr, still in the coated pipe, watched this scene, his slightly tense body relaxing a little.
His voice, transmitted through the coating, clearly penetrated the seawater and reached Loy's ears.
"Feeling it, Loy, my boy?"
He said.
"We need to temper every part of the body, which is extremely difficult—even the most meticulous conventional tempering cannot perfectly achieve equal tempering of every body part; there will always be weak points."
"But the great sea can help you."
In the Admiral's words, there was clear pride.
Using the deep sea as a hammer, and water pressure as an anvil, to forge a powerful physique—this was the basic logic of "Black Body Flow" which he had researched and practiced to this day.
Upon hearing this, Loy, who was already somewhat enlightened, suddenly achieved enlightenment.
"No wonder it requires an extremely powerful physique and recovery ability, and Ability Users cannot cultivate it..."
To temper one's body 5000 meters deep in the sea—an Ability User would be lucky to even survive.
At this moment, Zephyr's words continued.
"However, don't think this is all there is to 'Black Body Flow'."
"This old man has tested your physical data during this period... it's quite astonishing, but still not enough; it's far below my own strength back then."
Zephyr said in a deep voice.
"Therefore, for now, you still can't undergo the true formal training—this old man has set a training goal for you: you need to adapt to the water pressure here within a month."
"Only after your body becomes even tougher will this old man take you for formal training."
His words were very stern, as if a homeroom teacher was saying, "You are the worst class I have ever taught."
But in reality, Zephyr's eyes were full of appreciation at this moment.
Because Zephyr knew very well—his words just now were actually half-truths.
He had indeed precisely judged Loy's physical strength through testing during this period, which was why he dared to bring Loy here.
Loy's physical strength was indeed still a bit lacking, and he needed some time to adapt to the water pressure here.
But—
"To be able to come here without using Haki—he's already a genuine monster."
Zephyr was very clear about this point.
Back then in the Marines, he was also a true genius, having encountered almost no opponents along the way, except for a very few like Garp and Sengoku.
He had indeed created "Black Body Flow" 5000 meters underwater—but by the time he created Black Body Flow, he was already a peak Haki master.
He was able to train here only under the dual effect of Haki and his physical constitution, and after spending a considerable amount of time.
But Loy couldn't use Haki at all; simply relying on his physical prowess to directly withstand 5000 meters of water pressure—this was a genuinely monstrous physique, far exceeding his own when he was young.
This was also the source of Zephyr's expectations.
When he developed "Black Body Flow" back then, he took many detours.
By the time Black Body Flow was perfected and complete, he was already quite old, and his body had passed its prime; some old injuries also prevented him from fully unleashing Black Body Flow's true potential as he had envisioned.
But—
"He can."
Looking at Loy, whose face was contorted under the crushing water pressure, Zephyr felt endless anticipation in his heart.
But at this moment...
"Adapt for a month, then start formal training? So this isn't even the *formal* training yet?"
At this moment, Loy naturally didn't know Zephyr's thoughts, so he just frowned.
"Just adapting for a month, plus the formal training afterwards, it would undeniably take too long."
Loy muttered in his heart.
"I still have things to do next."
Therefore...
"It's time to show off my true talent!"
"Devil Fruit Encyclopedia—give me... points!"
(end of chapter)