96 Opening

Howard looked out at the beautiful crystal clear water on his left and right side.

His stomach still rumbled, but he smiled. He'd been left incapacitated for almost an hour after eating the Light Core Fruit. However, he still had a feeling they could win.

Squeezing his hand, Howard noticed that his body had gotten close to reaching the B rank. His muscles throbbed with every movement, and even his ability to use Ki Projection had increased.

'I guess my body wasn't strong enough, heh, but I can finally use the gauntlet of Fire King Embrace pretty well.' Howard had been trying to practice Fire King Embrace their entire walk from iron gate to iron gate. They literally had to walk through five gates, and had come across dozens of bodies of Varlen.