One Piece: The Emperor-Level Item Master Shocks the World

In an instant, the Empress was blasted away, but this time, she did not return to Lei Luo's side.

Instead, he stepped onto the ground, and a ravine immediately appeared around him.

The Straw Hat crew had no choice but to retreat, while Sanji, who was still in place, fell directly into the crevice.

If Luffy hadn't stretched out his arm and caught the petrified Sanji...

The consequences could be disastrous.

However, at this moment, Lei Luo transformed directly into clouds and mist, and through the surrounding clouds and mist, instantly traveled to the Empress's side.

A cloud of mist clung to the Empress, and the next moment, Lei Luo's body appeared before her.

Lei Luo gently embraced the Empress with both hands, and whispered in her ear:

“I can give you a reason to ensure that you will put aside your reservations and go to Marineford to join the battle.”

This was the first time the Empress had been so close to a man.

A look of anger flashed in his eyes, and then his Conqueror's Haki level increased by one notch.

In an instant, a punch landed on Lei Luo's face. The Conqueror's Haki was like a nuclear explosion, instantly sending Lei Luo flying more than a hundred meters away.

The Empress had no intention of letting Lei Luo go so easily, so she stepped into the void and chased after him.

A layer of pink shockwave enveloped his hand, piercing directly through Lei Luo's body.

However, despite being penetrated by the power of the Love-Love Fruit, Lei Luo's body did not undergo any changes.

A look of horror appeared in the Empress's eyes, and she gasped for breath as she said:

"How is this possible?!"

Seeing this, the woman with orange-red hair struggled to her feet and said in terror:

"How could that be? It's impossible for anyone not to have feelings for my sister!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo didn't want to explain further. He then unleashed a burst of Conqueror's Haki that spread outwards.

The surrounding trees burst open, and the earth cracked open with ravines.

Sensing the powerful Conqueror's Haki, the Empress's face paled with fear, and she retreated.

At this moment, Lei Luo withdrew his domineering aura and looked at the Empress with a cold gaze, saying:

"As long as my Conqueror's Haki is superior to yours, your Devil Fruit ability will have no effect on me!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress paused for a long time before revealing a solemn expression and speaking:

"Is that so? Then I cannot agree!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Empress took to the air and drew a heart-shaped arrow in front of her.

It flew towards the direction of the Straw Hat crew.

Upon seeing this, Lei Luo immediately activated his Conqueror's Haki.

Under the powerful interception, these arrows of love vanished without a trace.

However, the next moment, countless arrows of love pierced through Lei Luo's body.

Some of Lei Luo's organs were petrified, but they were quickly eliminated by Lei Luo's life restoration.

Upon seeing this, a look of shock appeared in the Empress's eyes.

Logically speaking, her arrow of love should be immune to domineering aura and directly cause petrification.

However, now, because of Lei Luo's Conqueror's Haki, it is impossible to cause him any harm.

Seeing the Empress's shocked expression, Lei Luo frowned slightly, then spoke:

"Devil Fruit abilities can never surpass Haki. I think we can talk about cooperation now."

Upon hearing this, a look of resentment appeared in the Empress's eyes, but she quickly calmed down.

She immediately put on a pitiful expression and said:

"Please forgive me, I'm very shy..."

Seeing the Empress's shy and pitiful appearance, all the residents of Daughter Island around her felt their hearts melt.

At that moment, the sculpture on Sanji's body, which was standing next to Luffy, suddenly cracked.

It then exploded, and leaped out, its eyes each bearing a large red heart, and shouted loudly:

"Forgive, we must forgive!"

With that, Sanji sprinted towards the Empress at top speed.

Chapter 497 Haki combined with Devil Fruit power, a new realm opens!

Upon seeing this eccentric fellow, a solemn expression appeared in the Empress's eyes.

Then, a powerful, fragrant kick landed squarely on Sanji's chest.

A layer of rock instantly covered Sanji's chest, sending him flying backward.

"Dirty man, stay away from me!"

Amidst the Empress's tirade, Sanji, beaming with happiness, landed on the ground, creating a deep crater, his nose bleeding profusely.

Upon seeing this, Lei Luo couldn't help but frown slightly.

It was already quite unexpected that Sanji didn't die on the spot after meeting the Empress.

So no matter what Sanji does, he's not surprised.

After kicking Sanji away, the Empress took a half step back, a serious look appearing in her eyes.

He then tilted his head back, pointed at Lei Luo, and said in a haughty gesture:

"Foolish man, I'm warning you one last time: get out of here now, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo immediately took off his hat and fastened it to his chest.

He said calmly:

"As I've already said, the reason I'm here to see you is to give you a reason to go to Marineford and also to give us an opportunity to cooperate."

"I think after hearing our reasons, you will be happy to cooperate with us."

Upon hearing this, the Empress straightened up, a cold look appearing in her eyes, and coldly looked at Lei Luo, saying:

"You have no chance anymore."

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo frowned slightly, not expecting that Hancock, even in her current state, was still struggling desperately.

The next moment, the Empress placed her hand directly on her heart.

A sweet, gentle breeze slowly swept towards Lei Luo's direction.

Seeing the strings of pink hearts, Lei Luo didn't even bother to hide.

Logically, the Empress should have known that this move wouldn't work against his Conqueror's Haki, so why...?

Just as Lei Luo was thinking this, the string of hearts pierced straight through his heart.

Lei Luo felt his mind go blank, and then the blood around his heart began to congeal.

Lei Luo's body quickly turned to stone, but he reacted quickly and used the Cloud-Cloud Fruit combined with Conqueror's Haki to escape.

Lei Luo exhaled a breath of stale air, then stepped back, his brows furrowed, and looked at the Empress.

Logically, no matter what kind of Devil Fruit power it is, it shouldn't be effective against him, so why is he still...?

Thinking of this, Lei Luo seemed to have discovered something, and couldn't help but show a solemn expression.

He then stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said:

"The addition of Conqueror's Haki to the Devil Fruit ability is truly eye-opening."

Upon hearing Lei Luo's words, a playful look appeared in the Empress's eyes, and she then stared directly at Lei Luo and said:

"I didn't expect you to know so much. That's right, adding Haki to a Devil Fruit ability can suppress Haki."

"It can also reduce Haki and its ability to restrain Devil Fruits."

“I admit that your domineering aura is above mine, but it seems there’s one thing you haven’t kept up with.”

"That is, you don't know that Devil Fruit abilities can be imbued with Haki."

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo frowned slightly. Indeed, he had not known before that Haki could be attached to Devil Fruit abilities.

In fact, Haki is roughly equivalent to Seastone, which can suppress the power of Devil Fruits.

Combining the two reduces the weaknesses of Devil Fruits while leveraging the strengths of Haki.

With that thought in mind, Lei Luo closed his eyes and tried to feel this state of mind.

He attempted to combine Haki with Devil Fruit abilities, but the repulsive reaction between the two made things difficult for Raylo.

This also shows that the Empress had been developing this area for a long time.

He can't replicate this method overnight.

Seemingly sensing Lei Luo's thoughts, the Empress gently brushed two strands of her hair behind her ears and then spoke:

"Don't waste your energy. Combining the two is not something that can be achieved simply by having a high level of Conqueror's Haki."

"That requires gradual practice and refinement. If you've only recently eaten a Devil Fruit or recently awakened Armament Haki, I advise you to give up."

Upon hearing this, Lei Luo let out a sigh of relief.

The Empress is right; these things cannot be forced.

However, even without accumulating experience over time, he still has ways to achieve it.

With this in mind, Lei Luo immediately activated the ability of the Copy Fruit.

However, at this moment, the Empress swung her long legs and attacked in the direction of Lei Luo.

With a kick, a heart-shaped halo shot towards Lei Luo in an instant.

The halo, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, caused Lei Luo to instinctively retreat to dodge.

If he were hit again, he would definitely be petrified.