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Suddenly, Hawkeye sensed something. He quickly retreated and stood still, gripping the black knife tightly in his hand.

Hawkeye had his eyes closed, completely focused, and at the same time, his aura continued to rise.

Luo Tian, ​​who was standing not far away, witnessed all of this but did not rush to attack.

"Wow, that's impressive! You're about to break through! That's great!"

Not long after, Hawkeye suddenly opened his eyes, and in an instant, an even more terrifying aura surged out from his body.

He shouted excitedly at Luo Tian:

"Come on, Luo Tian! Let me see if you can withstand my attack this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hawkeye swung his black knife without hesitation.

A black slash roared out, tearing through the sky.

As this slash was unleashed, the surrounding world changed color, as if the entire space was about to be cleaved in two.

Facing Hawkeye after his breakthrough, Luo Tian sensed that the power of this strike was not to be underestimated, so he did not choose to confront it head-on.

He had originally planned to deal with Hawkeye without using Candle Dragon's abilities, which would make Hawkeye more willing to join him, but now it seems he has no choice.

"stop"

As Luo Tian spoke, time seemed to freeze, and everything fell into a state of stillness.

But to Luo Tian's utter surprise, even during the time stop, the black slash continued to slowly advance.

Luo Tian was greatly shocked.

"Has Hawkeye's strike been powerful enough to break the time-stop constraint?"

But since the battle was still ongoing, Luo Tian didn't have time to think too much. Taking advantage of the time stop, Luo Tian flashed and instantly arrived in front of Hawkeye.

He mustered his strength and threw a punch at Hawkeye's abdomen.

As the attack landed, Luo Tian also deactivated the time stop.

As the power dissipated, time began to flow, and with a muffled thud, Hawkeye was knocked to the ground by the punch.

Hawkeye lay sprawled on the ground, his face pale, a trickle of crimson blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, looking quite disheveled.

Even so, he still forced himself to lift his head and look at Luo Tian in front of him.

After catching his breath, Hawkeye opened his mouth with difficulty and said haltingly:

"Luo Tian... I never expected that even after I broke through my limits, I could only force out a portion of your abilities, and I couldn't let you have your fill."

Hawkeye seemed to have used up all his strength to say those words.

Luo Tian remained silent in response to Hawkeye's words, only offering a faint smile.

He then walked over to Hawkeye, who was lying on the ground, and carefully helped him up.

Then, he bent down, picked up the black longsword that had fallen to the side, handed it to Hawkeye, and said softly:

"Let's go, my new crew."

Upon hearing this, Hawkeye was taken aback for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into laughter.

After laughing, he looked at Luo Tian and teased him:

"Haha, then you'd better watch out for the ship's wine cellar."

Luo Tian didn't care at all, and instead responded:

"It doesn't matter, I'll just go get it from the Celestial Dragons after I finish drinking it."

After saying this, the two smiled at each other, and then, with Luo Tian's help, Hawkeye and the two returned to the crowd.

Dan stepped forward to help Luo Tian up, and Luo Tian said to Dan:

"Let's send our new crew members aboard to recover from their injuries first."

Dan smiled, nodded to Luo Tian, ​​and then called Tesoro over to help him get the knife. The two of them then escorted Hawkeye back to the lounge.

Anna Angela quickly stepped forward to inquire about Luo Tian's condition.

"Brother Luo Tian, ​​are you hurt?"

Luo Tian smiled and said to the two little ones:

"Thank you for your concern, darlings, but it's obvious that our new crew member is more seriously injured. Don't worry about me."

As he spoke, he patted the heads of the two little ones.

Yamato then stepped forward, put his hands on his hips, pointed to himself, and said:

"I've already said it, trust my judgment, it's definitely right."

Luo Tian glanced at Yamato with a hint of helplessness, then said:

"Let's go back to the ship, we need to prepare to depart."

Everyone boarded the ship, and Dan turned back to the cockpit, continuing to steer the Dragon Soar toward its intended destination.

Tesoro, who witnessed the entire fierce battle, fell into deep thought.

He realized that compared to the previous Demon Buster Order and Luo Tian's fight with Hawkeye this time, his current strength was far too insignificant and powerless.

So he silently went into the training room and began to bury himself in training.

Meanwhile, Anna and Angel arrived at the room where Hawkeye was.

Hawkeye had several wounds on his body and was preparing to treat them himself.

However, the two sisters quickly stepped forward and offered to help him.

Seeing this, Hawkeye quickly declined, saying, "No need to trouble you, I can handle this minor injury myself."

But Anna and Angie answered in unison:

"It's alright. Brother Luo Tian once said that once we're on this ship, we're all family. So let us take care of you."

Faced with such sincere words, Hawkeye ultimately couldn't resist the sisters' insistence and had no choice but to let them do as they pleased.

After careful bandaging, Hawkeye's wound has been properly treated.

At this moment, the two sisters hurriedly ran to the kitchen, brought out a plate of snacks, and gently placed it beside Hawkeye's bed.

Anna smiled and said to Hawkeye:

"These are some snacks we made ourselves. Please eat more so that your body can recover faster."

After saying that, the two quietly left the room, afraid of disturbing Hawkeye's rest.

Hawkeye stared silently at the plate of pastries on the bedside table, muttering to himself, "Perhaps joining Luo Tian really is a very good choice..."

Luo Tian stood on the deck, contemplating the battle he had just fought with Hawkeye.

"I didn't expect that after Hawkeye's breakthrough, a single slash could slowly advance within the time stop."

This was the first time Luo Tian had encountered this since acquiring the Candle Dragon Fruit.

"Time stop is not invincible. Doesn't that mean that as long as the attack is powerful enough, even if I activate time stop, the attacks will not stop and will still cause damage?"

"During the Buster Call, Kuzan and the others' attacks weren't strong enough to withstand, but that might change in a few years. If my Devil Fruit ability stagnates, it might really become ineffective in the future. Besides, even Hawkeye's attacks can affect me after his breakthrough, so what about the Five Elders and Im? Wouldn't I be able to ignore them completely now?"

As Luo Tian pondered, he also sensed an immense crisis.

"It seems I need to find a way to upgrade the level of the Candle Dragon Fruit as soon as possible. I can't be too reckless. It's fortunate that the incident in Mary Geoise happened suddenly, and no one expected anyone to liberate slaves. The guards were not strict, and the old guys upstairs didn't react in time, which allowed us to escape. Otherwise... I really don't want to think about it."