One Piece: The Strongest Trait System

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Splash!

Rowen dived into the sea, feeling the familiar embrace of the ocean's energy. Crimson-black light flashed intensely in his eyes, a look of profound contentment on his face.

Though Skypiea also contained sea energy particles—the 'Seastone particles' carried skyward by air currents, forming the Sky Islands—compared to the true ocean, that energy was incredibly dilute.

After acquiring the Born of the Sea (Apex Gold) Trait, Rowen had truly become the sea's favored child.

Enveloped by the ocean's energy, it felt like being in the most comfortable cradle imaginable—filling him with boundless confidence and power.

While Rowen's adaptability allowed him to function comfortably even in Skypiea's environment, being immersed in the energy-rich ocean was still the most pleasant.

And that wasn't all!

"The recovery speed of my spiritual power... has increased."

The deep crimson-black light in Rowen's eyes pulsed.

The Born of the Sea Trait—allowing him to become the sea's favorite, directly harnessing its energy to continuously strengthen his spiritual power and, consequently, his Haki—had evolved further after his Conqueror's Haki reached the Apex Gold tier and he fully mastered its use.

It now drastically accelerated the recovery rate of his spiritual power during combat!

By drawing upon the ubiquitous sea energy particles in the atmosphere, he could regenerate his spiritual power, and thus, his Haki reserves.

Conqueror's Haki, as the most violent and tyrannical power on these seas, naturally possessed absolute top-tier destructive force. A full-power Haōshoku Coating strike could instantly defeat Yonko Commander level fighters, who often couldn't even withstand a single blow.

But correspondingly, its consumption of both spiritual power and physical stamina was immense.

Rowen's Conqueror's Haki, having only just reached the Apex Gold tier, lacked the sheer depth and resilience of veteran Emperors like Kaido or Shanks.

For short bursts, relying on his Awakened Rumble-Rumble Fruit and full-power Haōshoku Coating, Rowen was confident he could fight on equal footing with anyone.

But once his Conqueror's Haki was depleted, he would face a situation similar to Nika Luffy on Egghead in the original story.

While he wouldn't become as shriveled and exhausted as Nika Luffy, losing the power of Haōshoku Coating would still leave him vulnerable against the absolute strongest opponents.

Haki was the manifestation of spiritual power. Recovering spiritual power and Haki required complete stillness, deep sleep.

In the original story, when Luffy exhausted his Haki, he had to rely on Zoro to buy him time to recover, leaving him completely defenseless.

Rowen disliked leaving his fate to chance—and currently, Zoro and Luffy were far from strong enough to hold off peak-tier opponents for him.

But now, this problem was significantly mitigated.

During combat, the Born of the Sea Trait could also utilize atmospheric sea energy particles to recover spiritual power and Haki—After his Conqueror's Haki reached Apex Gold, this Trait had become even more potent.