Issho was genuinely stunned.
He had never encountered such a bizarre situation before…
No—
that wasn't entirely true.
He actually had experienced something similar once.
Just a few days ago—
during his clash against Vergo.
Back then—
Vergo had remained unaffected by his horizontal gravity field.
His speed had stayed absurdly fast.
And because Fujitora had underestimated him—
he had ended up wounded by Vergo's claws.
But Vergo possessed Admiral-level strength.
Moreover—
he had consumed the powerful Mythical Zoan Vampire Fruit.
It was not too difficult to accept that someone like him could resist gravity.
But these Gifters in front of him?
What was going on with them?!
Their strength was nowhere near Vergo's level!
Even if they were all Zoan users—
their powers were still merely artificial Devil Fruits.
In terms of quality—
SMILE fruits were naturally inferior to genuine Devil Fruits.
And compared to a Mythical Zoan—
the difference was practically heaven and earth.
In short—
Fujitora could not understand it at all.
Why were these people unaffected by his gravity?
"Could it be…"
"that the gravity I applied is too weak?"
Fujitora thought silently.
At the moment—
he had only applied double gravity.
For ordinary people—
that was already as crushing as a mountain.
"Then let's try triple gravity!"
Fujitora's expression hardened.
Boom!
The aura around him suddenly surged.
The gravity field within a hundred-meter radius instantly intensified dramatically.
Crack… crack…
Even the ground itself began sinking under the pressure.
A trace of satisfaction appeared on Fujitora's face.
Triple gravity—
was already terrifying.
Even top-tier experts would become extremely awkward if suddenly subjected to such pressure.
He refused to believe—
that these beast-like soldiers, far from the level of true monsters,
could still remain unaffected.
However—
Fujitora's heart was violently shaken once more.
Because what he sensed—
was not a group pinned helplessly to the ground.
Instead—
the Gifters' savage auras remained as violent as ever.
Their speed had barely decreased.
It was as though the gravity had little effect on them.
Impossible!
How could this happen?!
Fujitora's face filled with disbelief.
At the same time—
wild laughter erupted around him.
"Oi, blind old man!"
"Are you too weak or something?!"
"Is this all your gravity can do?!"
"Hahaha!"
"This is way too easy!"
A monster acknowledged by both Sengoku and Sakazuki—
was actually being mocked by a bunch of underlings.
Fujitora felt slightly irritated.
But more than anger—
he felt confusion.
Utter confusion.
Why exactly—
were these Beasts Pirates immune to his gravity?
At last—
Fujitora could not hold back anymore.
He directly voiced his doubt:
"Why…"
"are you people unaffected by my gravity?"
The response he received—
was even louder ridicule.
One of the Gifters burst out laughing mockingly:
"What, old man?"
"You surprised?"
"You really are ignorant!"
"That's because…"
"we've all trained inside the Gravity Training Rooms invented by Young Master Luo Xing!"
Fujitora's entire body trembled violently.
Gravity… Training Rooms?!
An invention created by Luo Xing?!
What kind of thing was that?
Why had he never heard of it before?
The Gifter continued laughing loudly:
"Looks like you really don't know!"
"Fine then!"
"I'll take pity on you and explain it!"
"A Gravity Training Room…"
"is exactly what it sounds like!"
"A room permanently filled with multiplied gravity!"
"And the weakest gravity room…"
"already has gravity equal to what you're using right now—triple gravity!"
"Above that…"
"there are five-times gravity rooms!"
"And even ten-times gravity rooms!"
"Understand now, old man?!"
Fujitora was completely dumbfounded.
It felt as though he was hearing fantasy nonsense.
Permanent gravity training chambers—
capable of reaching tenfold gravity?!
And Luo Xing could actually invent something this absurd?!
As a Gravity Fruit user—
Fujitora understood better than anyone what ten-times gravity truly meant.
Not to mention ordinary humans—
even top-tier experts would struggle to move under that pressure.
Although Fujitora's Devil Fruit had already awakened—
allowing him to imbue objects and areas with gravity—
maintaining permanent tenfold gravity would still consume enormous amounts of stamina even for him.
Yet Luo Xing—
could casually create permanent tenfold gravity rooms.
And judging by the situation—
he could seemingly mass-produce them.
How could Fujitora not be shocked?
But after thinking carefully—
he remembered all the other impossible inventions Luo Xing had created.
Senzu Beans.
Monster Cells.
Anywhere Doors.
Every single one was already beyond human imagination.
Compared to those—
gravity rooms somehow no longer felt quite so unbelievable.
Fujitora sighed deeply.
A bitter smile appeared on his face.
Since the enemy had already been training inside gravity chambers—
his Gravity Fruit abilities were naturally being heavily countered.
How was he supposed to continue this battle?
At this point—
Fujitora was already considering retreat.
Right then—
the two hundred Gifters had already pushed through triple gravity and charged directly into melee range.
"Your gravity's useless against us!"
"Die, Marine Admiral!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless beast-like figures lunged toward Fujitora simultaneously.
In an instant—
his figure disappeared beneath the overwhelming assault.
Out at sea—
the Marines aboard the warships turned pale.
"Admiral Issho!!"
"Vice Admiral!"
"Please hurry and support Admiral Fujitora!"
Some Marines urgently begged the Vice Admiral remaining aboard the ships.
But the Vice Admiral merely maintained a grim expression and shook his head.
"Trust Admiral Fujitora."
"He is one of the Marines' highest combat powers."
Meanwhile—
on the distant high platform—
Luo Xing's eyes flickered.
He likewise did not believe that merely two hundred Gifters could truly defeat a top-tier powerhouse like Fujitora.
The reason Fujitora had become surrounded—
was mainly because he had never anticipated the existence of Gravity Training Rooms.
He simply hadn't expected the Gifters to be immune to his gravity.
But after the initial shock—
with Fujitora's level of combat ability—
he would recover almost immediately.
And since the Gravity Fruit had already awakened—
he could almost certainly increase the gravity beyond tenfold.
At that point—
even Gifters who had trained inside gravity chambers would struggle.
Sure enough—
exactly as Luo Xing predicted—
the buried Fujitora suddenly erupted with terrifying force.
BOOM!!!
A monstrous wave of gravity exploded upward into the sky.
The two hundred Gifters were instantly blasted away like scattered stones.
This gravity—
was neither downward…
nor horizontal…
but upward gravity!
A completely unexpected application.
Even for Fujitora—
using such power was exhausting.
He breathed heavily.
"Using upward tenfold gravity all at once…"
"isn't easy even for this old man…"
Fujitora sighed internally.
He had already decided to retreat.
Without his Gravity Fruit functioning properly—
there was little point continuing the fight.
However—
high above the battlefield—
King, who had already shattered the meteor earlier,
had no intention of allowing Fujitora to leave so easily.
The gigantic pterosaur King transformed into—
was now surrounded by blazing flames and crackling lightning.
He descended toward Fujitora like a natural disaster.
"Try surviving this, Marine Admiral!"
"Thunder Flame Dragon Emperor!!"
ROAAAAAR!!!
In an instant—
a gigantic dragon formed from lightning and fire erupted forth with a furious roar!
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