[U.T] Ch 10: The Ticket to Becoming a True Monster!

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Climbing up the high wall alongside Luffy, Luen gazed down at the Marine base's training grounds. There, tied to a wooden cross, was a man with his head lowered, yet exuding an unmistakable aura of a beast.

For Luen, who possessed the Beast Strength (Blue) trait, this sensation was even more pronounced.

No wonder—even though he had just set out on his journey, this man was already known as a monster in human skin.

Luen smirked approvingly and muttered to himself, "Show traits."

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[Zoro]

→Traits:

•Three-Sword Style (Deep Purple): A unique swordsmanship style where the user wields a sword in each hand and bites down on a third for a finishing strike. His bite force surpasses that of a fully grown hyena.

•Beast Physique (Deep Purple): A monster in human form. No matter how extreme the training, no matter how much the body is broken down, the muscles and bones regenerate—growing even stronger in the process.

•Demonic Aura (Special): A unique power that enhances techniques, allowing them to unleash extraordinary strength.

•Conqueror's Haki (Unawakened) (Light Gold): A dormant ability possessed by only a select few, capable of overwhelming opponents with sheer presence.

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As expected, Zoro had Conqueror's Haki.

Luen nodded. Zoro, one of the Straw Hats' top three fighters and second only to Luffy in strength, was meant to rival the Pirate King's right-hand man, "Dark King" Silvers Rayleigh.

Not to mention, his origins weren't simple. How else could he wield Demonic Aura, an ability capable of manifesting illusions like three heads and six arms to perform the Nine-Sword Style?

It made perfect sense that he had Conqueror's Haki.

Unlike other traits, Demonic Aura (Special) didn't directly boost Zoro's raw power but enhanced his techniques, amplifying his existing strength. That was why it was categorized as a special trait.

However, what really caught Luen's attention was Beast Physique (Deep Purple).

A body that could withstand any extreme training, regenerate from any damage, and continuously grow stronger?

Luen's eyes gleamed.

No wonder Zoro could push himself to inhuman extremes and still come out stronger.

Official sources stated that Zoro only slept three hours a day, dedicating all his remaining time to rigorous training. A normal person would have long since collapsed from exhaustion or suffered fatal injuries.

Yet Zoro not only survived but thrived, his body evolving into that of a monster.

That was all thanks to Beast Physique (Deep Purple).

During the battle against Kaido, Zoro had momentarily blocked a combined strike from Kaido and Big Mom—two peak-level Emperors using Advanced Conqueror's Haki. Even though it was only for a moment, he survived with nothing more than broken bones and torn muscles.

Anyone else would've been obliterated on the spot.

Yet, after receiving medical treatment, Zoro's body became even stronger. He went on to defeat King the Wildfire, Kaido's strongest subordinate.

While Law's Ope Ope no Mi played a role in his survival, the key to Zoro's recovery was undoubtedly Beast Physique.

A trait that allowed someone to recover from having every bone and muscle shattered—and then become even stronger?

This had the potential to evolve into a Gold-Ranked Trait!

At the moment, Zoro hadn't yet reached his peak, which was why his Beast Physique was still at Deep Purple, just like Luffy's Superhuman Physique.

What made this even better was that Beast Physique and Superhuman Physique weren't in conflict. In fact, they were complementary!

Luffy's Superhuman Physique allowed him to consume and absorb an absurd amount of food, converting it into raw strength.

Meanwhile, Zoro's Beast Physique enabled him to undergo limitless, extreme training by breaking his body down and rebuilding it stronger.

With Superhuman Physique providing endless nutritional support and Beast Physique enabling extreme regeneration and enhancement, the two traits combined into the ultimate foundation for physical growth.

Together, they could rival even the Four Emperors' monstrous endurance!

No—if we're talking about pure potential, this combo might even match Big Mom's monstrous, naturally gifted body.

Despite being considered the weakest of the current Emperors due to her lack of ambition and poor combat intelligence, Charlotte Linlin was the ultimate physical monster.

As a child, she could single-handedly injure full-grown giants. Even Kaido's Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon Form, enhanced by the strongest Zoan fruit, couldn't compare to her pure durability.

Individually, Superhuman Physique and Beast Physique weren't on her level.

But combined? With infinite growth potential?

They might just surpass even Big Mom's terrifying resilience.

This was it.

The ticket to becoming a true monster.

Luen's eyes burned with determination.

He had to obtain this trait.

Luckily, the method was simple—just get Luffy to recruit Zoro, and he'd be able to load the trait onto himself.

"Oi, you two."

At that moment, Zoro, who had remained silent, finally lifted his head slightly. His eyes, sharp as a beast's, locked onto them.

"You're in the way."

His voice was cold.

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