One Piece: The Straw Hat Pirates' Max-Level Swordsman

"Hehehe..." Luffy covered his face while laughing, his laughter was filled with an indescribable excitement. His shoulders were shaking slightly, as if his heart was filled with some strong emotions.

To be precise, Luffy was covering his hat, with his hands pressed tightly on the iconic straw hat, as if there was some crucial secret hidden under the hat.

His laughter echoed in the empty battlefield, seeming particularly abrupt and causing the tense atmosphere around them to stagnate.

Sanji looked at Luffy who was smiling beside him with a puzzled look on his face, his heart full of confusion.

Just now, they were concentrating on thinking about how to deal with the five extremely powerful dragons. The situation was so tense that it was hard to breathe.

But in the blink of an eye, Luffy became like this, which surprised Sanji. His brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed worry and confusion.

Sanji tried to find some clues from Luffy's laughter to figure out why he suddenly became like this, but Luffy's reckless laughter made it impossible for him to do so.

"Luffy, what's wrong with you?" Sanji finally couldn't help but ask.

Sanji stared at Luffy closely, hoping he could give him a reasonable explanation.

However, Luffy seemed not to hear what Sanji said and continued to smile to himself.

Just when Sanji was about to ask again, he was surprised to find that Luffy's body began to change.

At first, Luffy's skin was only faintly glowing with a layer of white light, which was looming, as if a thin layer of mist was covering his body.

Sanji's eyes widened, he couldn't believe what he saw. He tried to get closer to Luffy, trying to figure out what was going on.

As time went on, the white light on Luffy became stronger and stronger, gradually enveloping his entire body.

Sanji was surprised to find that Luffy's body was slowly becoming transparent under the cover of the light, as if he was gradually blending into the light.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on Luffy's strange changes, a mysterious and magnificent flame cloud was slowly emerging from behind Luffy.

At first, the flame cloud was just a faint light and shadow, as if it was slowly seeping out from deep inside Luffy's body.

As time went by, the flame cloud gradually became clearer, its edges flickered with blazing light, dancing and jumping like a burning flame. The color of the flame cloud was bright and dazzling, red with gold, as if it contained endless energy and power.

"This... what's going on?" As Luffy changed, Sanji widened his eyes in surprise, his attention was attracted by the strange cloud of flames behind Luffy.

However, what shocked him even more was that he found that the ground in the virtual space had begun to undergo incredible changes. The originally hard ground had become as soft and elastic as rubber.

Sanji subconsciously stepped on the ground with his feet, and it felt like he was stepping on a huge rubber mat. An expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and his heart was filled with confusion and shock.

Sanji's gaze returned to Luffy again, and he found that Luffy's body had turned completely white.

"Gear Fifth." Luffy spoke slowly after completing the transformation. His voice was low and powerful, as if it contained endless power.

Luffy's eyes were shining with excitement and confidence, and he raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing his signature confident smile. Luffy moved his body gently, feeling the surging power in his body.

He knew that he had entered a whole new realm and possessed even greater power and ability.

The moment Sanji heard Luffy say Gear 5, the heavy weight in his heart finally fell a little. He kept staring at Luffy, and the worry in his eyes was hard to hide.

After all, Luffy's sudden change just now was so strange that it made his heart tighten in an instant.

He didn't feel relieved until he heard Luffy shout "Gear 5". At least, judging from Luffy's tone and demeanor, he was fine.

As Luffy's fruit awakens, the entire virtual space seems to be shrouded in a mysterious force.

The ground began to undergo amazing changes. With Luffy as the center, circles of ripples quickly spread out in all directions.

The ground that was originally extremely hard has now turned into soft and elastic rubber.

Sanji subconsciously looked down at his feet, and was surprised to find that he seemed to be in a huge rubber world. He stepped lightly on the ground, and the familiar rubber texture made him feel both novel and a little uneasy.

"This is..." Ling Tian, ​​who was not far away, was also shocked after feeling the changes on the ground.

His eyes were full of shock and confusion, his brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be trying to think about the reasons behind all this. As an experienced strong man, Ling Tian had a keen sense of all kinds of strange phenomena.

However, the impact brought about by Luffy's fruit awakening far exceeded his expectations.

Ling Tian tried to mobilize the power in his body. He wanted to increase his power again and use the Fire Ten Billion Death Burial Formation. However, he was surprised to find that he could not control the power as he wished before.

Whenever he tried to gather strength, he would feel an invisible resistance coming from under his feet, as if the entire virtual space was against him.

A strong sense of uneasiness surged in Ling Tian's heart. He realized that Luffy's fruit awakening not only changed the ground of the virtual space, but also imposed some restrictions on his power.

After activating Gear Fifth, Luffy seemed to be shrouded in a layer of blazing light, with faint flame clouds surrounding his body, as if he was a god of war from mythology.

There was a gleam of determination and excitement in his eyes, and he flew towards the five western dragons still on the field without hesitation.

Luffy was as fast as lightning, leaving a trail of blurry afterimages behind him. In an instant he crossed a long distance and arrived in front of one of the dragons.

"Hey, Luffy!" Sanji couldn't help but worry when he saw Luffy's actions.

His voice was full of concern and nervousness. After all, the strength of the five Western dragons should not be underestimated. Each of them possessed powerful strength and terrifying destructive power.

Sanji's heart suddenly rose to his throat. He gripped the weapon tightly in his hand and followed Luffy's figure closely, fearing that he would be hurt.

However, Sanji changed his mind and realized that this was just a sparring match, not a real life-and-death battle. Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved.

He knew Luffy's character. Once he decided to do something, he would do it with all his strength. Luffy also had enough confidence in his own abilities.

Although he was still a little worried, Sanji chose to trust Luffy and believed that he could handle the current situation.