Chapter 5:

[Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Power: The human body is composed of 840 million particles. When its potential is fully awakened, each particle can be cultivated into the form of a divine elephant.]

[The types of elephants vary in strength—from ordinary giant elephants to spiritual, primordial, and divine elephants…]

As the system's voice echoed in Chiba's mind, a vast array of knowledge and images flooded his consciousness.

Chiba's eyes widened, filled with joy. The **Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Power** was the ultimate qigong method for physical training. With 840 million particles in his body, if each particle held the strength of an adult giant elephant, his physical power would rival that of a Marine Admiral. If his particles reached the level of a spiritual elephant, he could poke Kaido with a single finger—dominating the pirate world at its pinnacle.

And this power came solely from his physical strength.

In the world of One Piece, techniques like the Marine Six Styles, Haki, swordsmanship, and Devil Fruit abilities all relied on the body's strength. The stronger the body, the more devastating the techniques.

Chiba imagined using the immense energy cultivated by **Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Power** to amplify these abilities. The sheer destructive force would be unimaginable. His body buzzed with anticipation.

Unable to contain his excitement, Chiba immediately began practicing.

[Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Power] was divided into four realms: Giant Elephant Realm, Spiritual Elephant Realm, Primordial Elephant Realm, and Divine Elephant Realm. The Giant Elephant Realm had five stages: awakening, placenta, juvenile body, growth body, and the final giant elephant state.

For the body's particles to transform into elephants, they first had to be awakened through cultivation. Once awakened, the particles could absorb energy, form a placenta, and evolve through the stages.

This qigong was the most powerful body training technique ever, but it was notoriously difficult to master. Among billions of practitioners, barely anyone could succeed. But Chiba, with the help of the system, was confident he could achieve it.

Unlike other qigong techniques that absorbed spiritual energy and circulated it through meridians to the dantian, Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Power absorbed spiritual energy directly into the body's particles.

Chiba set a modest goal for himself: awaken a million particles.

Spiritual energy from all directions surged toward him, causing the windows in his research room to rattle. Papers flew wildly around the room.

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By morning, Chiba opened his eyes. "A million particles—finally awakened."

A bright, silver glow flashed in his pupils before fading. He clenched his fist, feeling a new torrent of strength within him.

Standing up and stretching, he felt as if layers of restraints had been lifted from his body. He leaped lightly.

Boom!

He hit the ceiling and fell, rubbing his head. But he quickly realized it didn't hurt as much as he expected.

Taking a deep breath, he noticed the air felt fresher. Just one night of practice had awakened a million particles, and though they were at their lowest stage, his physical strength had already increased by 50%.

It was as though he had been reborn.

He activated his Armament Haki. Previously, it could only cover the pad of his index finger. Concentrating, Chiba now managed to cover half of his finger in a thin layer of Haki, as if it were coated in ink. The coverage area had expanded by 50%.

He grabbed a sword, its cold steel gleaming. He swung it down.

Ding!

The clear sound of metal rang out, thicker and stronger than before. His Haki wasn't just covering more area—it had grown in strength. The last time he tried this, his finger bore a clear mark from the impact, but this time, the mark was faint.

His swordsmanship had also improved slightly. His speed had increased, and his Haki's hardness had grown by at least 10%.

"All of this from just awakening a million particles?" Chiba marveled. If he awakened all 840 million, most of his body would be covered in Armament Haki, with a significant increase in its hardness.

He deactivated his Haki and noticed he was far less fatigued than before. But hunger began gnawing at him—an overwhelming, rapid hunger that felt as though he hadn't eaten in three days. Every cell in his body screamed for nourishment, especially the newly awakened particles.

Within moments, his head spun, and his legs wobbled.

"Hina," Chiba called out weakly.

Hina approached with her usual graceful stride, her sunglasses perched on her forehead. With a teasing smile, she said, "A man who doesn't smoke is hardly manly. And after one night, you already look this drained?"

Chiba, too hungry to retort, groaned, "Take me to the cafeteria, quickly."