Under Kuzan's repeated urging, Oden, who had barely managed to crawl back to the surface, finally coughed up two mouthfuls of clotted blood. Then, he still said nothing.

There was nothing he could do. Oden had been too close before, directly enduring the full force of the flowing Conqueror's Haki impact and shockwave.

He had essentially been double-teamed by Kenji and Whitebeard.

Fortunately, he was relatively strong and sturdy, he actually survived such an attack.

At this moment, facing Kuzan's sarcastic questioning, Oden was too lazy to speak. He lied on the ground, silently calming the oscillating ripples within his body.

"I say you... Um, Kenji-san."

Kuzan wanted to continue pressing him, but then he saw Kenji walking towards them and quickly went to meet him.

However, Kenji didn't stop at all. As he walked unhurriedly, he also instructed Kuzan, "Newgate, oh, that's Whitebeard, has already returned to the coast... He should be almost back on his ship by now."

"You lead a squad and immediately head to the coast to observe Whitebeard's and Shiki's next moves."

At this point, Kenji's peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of Kuzan, who was following beside him, and his face instantly turned bitter.

"Hehe, don't worry."

Kenji smiled and shook his head, explaining, "Whitebeard is already injured, there won't be any danger."

"Hmm, Shiki's side might be a bit dangerous, just pay attention to that."

Upon hearing these words, Kuzan's face became even uglier.

Just now, his face was only bitter, but now, after hearing Kenji's explanation and reassurance, his heart also turned bitter.

"Observing the battle of two Legendary Pirates..."

Kuzan was quite helpless and subconsciously turned to look at Oden, who was lying incapacitated on the ground not far away.

"Hmm, I hope I don't end up like him?"

However, despite his worries, Kuzan still carried out Kenji's order without a word.

Soldiers, after all, must obey their superiors! Clearly, Kuzan was a qualified soldier.

But in reality, Kuzan was still mistaken. If he had fully endured the aftermath of the two Legendary Pirates' attacks, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to lie on the ground like Oden. He would have been instantly obliterated.

Kenji didn't point this out to him, but there was no need to worry. With Kuzan's quick wit, surviving shouldn't be a problem.

In fact, since just now, Kenji's attention had been elsewhere, even when giving orders to Kuzan, he was somewhat 'distracted.'

At this moment, only Kenji himself could see the densely packed glowing text completely filling his vision.

'Damn system, it never gives a heads-up when it displays prompts!'

Kenji secretly grumbled in his heart, while his gaze was already sweeping over the text in front of him.

[Legendary Pirate - 'Whitebeard' Edward Newgate decided to retreat and return to the Moby Dick after his pirate ship was attacked!]

[You are grateful for the appearance of the attacker - Golden Lion Shiki, and at the same time, you are secretly vigilant and wary of this Legendary Pirate!]

[You successfully survived until the end of the battle!]

[Mission (Side): Successfully retreat or survive until the end of the battle! — Completed!]

[Reward: Upgrade a random owned trait 5 times!]

[Awarding rewards...]

[Your Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain (Light Blue) has been upgraded... Blue... Dark Blue... Super Blue... Light Purple... Purple!]

[Your Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain has advanced!]

[Current Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain (Purple)!]

[Name: Kenji]

[Traits: Armament Haki (Super Gold), Observation Haki (Super Gold), Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain (Purple), Physique - Human (Super Gold), Hand-to-Hand Combat (Light Gold), Swordsmanship (Super Gold), Sea King Power (Super Blue), Superspeed Regeneration (Dark Purple), Steel Balloon (Super Gold), Future Vision (Super Blue), Berserk (Super Purple), Giant Bloodline (Gold)]

"Huh? All 5 upgrades went to [Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain]? Oh right, this was a random upgrade reward..." Kenji's eyes widened slightly, a little surprised.

"Although it didn't go to [Giant Bloodline]... Hmm, it's still good, hahaha!"

In the end, Kenji couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Just looking at the individual traits, one could say they each had their own strengths and specialized effects.

For example, [Superspeed Regeneration] strengthens recovery and self-healing, [Steel Balloon] greatly enhances Physique, and [Giant Bloodline], literally 'Giant Bloodline,' brings the benefit of a lifespan three times that of ordinary humans.

But if one were to discuss the power of each trait individually, Kenji felt that [Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain] was the strongest.

Ordinary Conqueror's Haki evolving to reach God's Domain, its power belonged entirely to another level, creating a huge gap with the Conqueror's Haki of ordinary powerhouses.

And now, after [Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain] advanced, its power once again significantly increased.

Almost at the instant the trait advanced, a powerful sensation arose in Kenji's mind for no reason—it was like admiring his own well-defined muscles in a mirror, feeling as if his entire body was radiating invincibility.

In fact, when Kenji examined his current Conqueror's Haki, he found that even if it wasn't absolutely invincible, it wasn't far off.

"...Hmm, it can cover the entire Wano Country."

Kenji roughly sensed it and felt that his Conqueror's Haki could completely cover the entire territory of Wano Country.

This is the user's understanding of their own power, just like how a top student can precisely control their scores every time.

When Kenji activated the power of his Conqueror's Haki, corresponding approximate data appeared in his mind.

Of course, to get real, detailed data, he would still have to actually use it.

"It seems to be more than just Wano Country..."

Kenji continued to sense his Conqueror's Haki, feeling that even the inner sea of Wano Country, and even the outer sea area beyond the cliffs and waterfalls, he could easily project his Conqueror's Haki to.

Furthermore, after spanning such a long distance, the power of the Conqueror's Haki would still not diminish.

"Heh, long-range projection of Conqueror's Haki isn't that big of a deal. In the future, 'Red Hair' Shanks will also be able to use Conqueror's Haki from outside Wano Country to shake Aramaki."

Kenji constantly maintained his clarity, not letting the advancement of [Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain] go to his head, and found a comparable Conqueror's Haki powerhouse as a benchmark to keep himself alert.

However, he intentionally or unintentionally overlooked one thing.

Compared to 'Red Hair' Shanks, his Conqueror's Haki projection range was just a tiny bit wider.