Chapter 487 What are the Stars?

The orphan and widow left behind by the legendary old bastard Roger were officially taken over by Lex from this moment on.

Lu Jiu looked at little Ace who was struggling to hold the Supreme Blade Ace, and her eyes felt a little sore. Almost instantly, a complex emotion of bitterness mixed with relief, sadness mixed with guilt surged over her, and her eyes became a little moist.

Rex and Gion were naturally the first to notice Luju's change of mood. Little Ace was slow to realize it, but he was the first to step forward and show concern for his mother:

"Mom, why are you crying? Didn't you eat enough?"

Ace, who is only one and a half years old, has an IQ comparable to that of 17-year-old Luffy. His mother was so moved that she cried and even asked if he was not full.

Lu Jiu suddenly burst into laughter:

"No, Ace, you have to take good care of your father's knife. It's your second life, understand?"

Little Ace nodded heavily: "Of course!~"

"Haha."

Little Ace, holding a long sword, staggered towards Lex and said, "Uncle, can I become a swordsman as powerful as you?"

Lex actually has the answer in his heart. Ace's talent is undoubtedly the best among the best. No matter what he practices, he will become the strongest in the sea, but to be honest, he is not very suitable to be a swordsman.

When Lex’s strength reaches his current level, he can see everything clearly, and even the mountains and rivers are invisible.

The young Hawkeye Mihawk is a natural born kendo talent with a majestic sword spirit. Lex knows that Mihawk is a swordsman who can take Qinghai Kendo to a higher level. He is a talented monster with full kendo talent.

But the little Ace in front of him obviously did not have the same swordsmanship aura as Mihawk. This thing is very mysterious. You can't just say that just because he looks like a great swordsman, he can become a great swordsman, right?

Well, it is just like this. Whoever Lex sees can become a great swordsman can become a great swordsman. This feeling is indescribable. Maybe some people look extremely weak and timid, but as long as Lex feels that this person has the potential to be a great swordsman, then this person will most likely go through hardships and transform into a great swordsman.

Lex changed his way of speaking and said to Little Ace:

"Everyone has their own path. If you can defeat Yunxiu in swordsmanship through your own efforts, then I will personally teach you the supreme swordsmanship."

"Yunxiu? Who is Yunxiu?"

Gion continued, "Yunxiu is the daughter of my aunt and uncle. She's a lazy, evil, and adorable little kendo genius."

Little Ace was surprised and very motivated: "If she is such a lazy girl, I will definitely beat her in swordsmanship!~"

Lex smiled and said, "I'll wait and see."

As for why Lex didn't ask Ace to try to defeat Oleani, it was simply because Lex knew his son too well. This wasn't just forcing someone to do something, it was about making Ace's heart collapse.

In fact, there is something that Lex has always kept deep in his heart and has never mentioned to anyone, which is that at the same age as his older son Oleni, he is definitely not as good as him in every aspect.

Perhaps Oleini was born with a better platform and background than Lex did back then, but Lex knew very well that this was not a matter of platform and resources, but a matter of talent.

There was only one reason Lex had never deliberately brought Oleani's talent to the fore. That was because Lex knew that Oleani would definitely convert his unprecedented talent into strength within a timeframe that neither the world nor even himself could predict.

With a wave of his hand, he could suppress the four seas and reach the top of the Sky List.

……

At this moment, the battle between the two Qinghai lists is still in full swing in the New World Dressrosa.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Qinghai Sky Ranking has basically been decided. The initial list and the final list should not change much. At most, one or two people will swap seats, but it will all be those ten people.

Just like the sun spanning the sky, the light it emits is enough to illuminate the four seas and burn everything. These ten people are extremely difficult to shake.

However, the second of the two lists, the Qinghai Star List, still has huge room for operation.

The one hundred seats on the Star List, although it is still an unattainable dream for most people in the world due to Qinghai's huge population base, but the one hundred seats are there for real. Every one of those players with elite lieutenant general combat power is looking forward to the seats on the Star List, and their eyes are bleeding.

For no other reason than that these players really have the potential to top the Qinghai Star Rankings!

The strength of an elite naval lieutenant general.

This seems to be a very strange dividing line, between normal strong people and the strongest people, a line that can be reached with a little bit of talent and two hundred times the effort.

Above the elite lieutenant general is the alternate admiral or the Seven Warlords of the Sea level of combat power. This is already within the threshold of the general emperor level, and it is almost certain to be on the Qinghai Star List.

Below the elite lieutenant general is the ordinary strength. This range is very large, from ordinary soldiers or small pirates with a bounty of hundreds of thousands of berries, to battle-hardened generals or big pirates with a bounty of hundreds of millions of berries, all can be included in this range. The strength of people in this range has not undergone a qualitative change. To put it bluntly, they are still normal people. They can explode or rely on some small tricks to complete the counterattack.

During the early voyages of Destiny Child Luffy, every time he defeated a strong enemy, he relied on on-the-spot explosiveness or various "clever tricks". He defeated Crocodile by carrying a bucket of water on his back. It was ridiculous, but it did happen.

However, this kind of example will never extend to the level of General Emperor and above. Shanuo, like Lao Sha, is a nature-type, but I have never heard of anyone being able to defeat the Wind Sword Master Shanuo by wearing a 'windproof coat'. I am afraid Shanuo can kill you with a single sword strike from half a new world away.

Therefore, for those players who are only at the level of elite lieutenant generals, whether they can have the honor of touching the edge of the star list is really a thrilling gamble.

In order to win this gamble, those "elite lieutenant generals" who are determined to do their best will often bet everything, including their lives.

Dressrosa Colosseum——

Charlotte Katakuri, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has completed 26 consecutive victories, and it is a foregone conclusion that she will top the Qinghai Star List. The brothers and sisters of the Charlotte family are all very excited, as brother Katakuri's strength will never let them down.

But at the same time, only Katakuri himself knows that this may be his current limit.

In the battle for the Star Ranking, the strong ones have a tacit understanding and will not confront each other too early. Instead, they will disperse first and go to various competition areas to fish, wash away the gold sands in the waves, eliminate the small fish first, and then decide the seats in the Star Ranking.

Katakuri knew very well that the opponent he could defeat was about the same level as the one on the opposite side - the elite Vice Admiral Pergamon of the Navy.

As for monsters like Sakaski and Borsalino, Katakuri was still very cautious and did not challenge them.

Facing the enthusiastic applause and cheers from the crowd, Katakuri walked off the stage with a cool and arrogant gait. As he left, he cast his gaze on the slightly lazy and slovenly man in the Marine camp not far away.

Add on.

Katakuri set a goal to defeat Kake and enter the top 30 of the Star Ranking! ~

Meanwhile, many ambitious individuals on Dressrosa have quietly identified their 'prey', waiting for the crucial moment to unleash their full potential and snatch that all-important spot on the Star Ranking!

You are not the only one who can explode to the limit, the heroes who can reach this point in this free sea, the heroes who can enter the highest hall of Qinghai, none of them are really cowards who are afraid of death, it’s just that most battles are not worth their bloody fights!

And now, the opportunity that is worth their life has come!

The battle for the Star Ranking has reached its climax.