Luffy's dream is to become "One Piece", and now he is already engaged in a fierce battle with the Four Emperors, after being defeated by Kaido many times, Luffy finally awakened and successfully entered the "fifth gear" state. Luffy in the fifth gear state is like the "sun god" avatar, the arms and body can change the length and dimension at will, and even show the absolute strength beyond the imperial level, as such, let alone become One Piece, and even may surpass the former One Piece Roger and the "strongest man" Whitebeard.
"Luo Bai" is a legendary figure of the previous era and the ceiling of combat strength in the entire work. Since Luffy has already shown the power to surpass the imperial level at this stage, it is bound to surpass the era of "Luo Bai" in the follow-up adventure and become the "strongest one piece" and "one piece" in the new era. Will this be the case? Let's take a brief look at it with me.
Transcending "Luo Bai" is an inevitable phenomenon, but it certainly will not be at present
In fact, Luffy surpassing "Luo Bai" is an inevitable phenomenon, after all, as the protagonist in the work, he will eventually become an unprecedented legend. However, at this stage, it is impossible to match or even surpass "Luo Bai". Both Roger and Whitebeard are the strongest fighting forces of the previous era, and once Luffy can match or surpass them, it means a complete change of era, and then the Straw Hat Regiment will also go to the final point of the journey.
Although it is often heard that "One Piece" is going to end, but the current plot and the kingdom of the country is far from over, the last chapter has not yet opened, then the Straw Hat Regiment led by Luffy is destined to risk a journey, if a chapter in advance let Luffy compare with the strongest figure of the era, it is inevitable that it is a bit hasty, and the audience will not easily accept such a setting, so Luffy will not be compared to "Luo Bai" for the time being, let alone surpass.
Next, it is up to the four emperors to play Kaido
Due to the oppressive power that Luffy showed after incarnating in the fifth gear, many Haimi thought that he could complete Kaido, and if Oda Sensei really handled this battle in this way, it would really be "flying self". The reason why Oda Sensei wanted to portray the bridge section that suppressed Kaido after the "five gears" was mainly to reflect the strength of Luffy's "new state", and at the same time use more comical pictures to alleviate the serious plot on the battlefield.
A careful look at the chapter two years later reveals that Luffy will not easily defeat the enemy every time he enters a new gear, and will still fight with the enemy to the death, whether it is against Mingo, Kerike or Katakuri, the same reason. Therefore, even if Lu Fei under the action of the fifth gear, he will definitely fight with the Fourth Emperor Kaido and will not present a one-sided situation.
Moreover, the suppression of the Four Emperor Kaido was only "not relieved", and once he entered a serious state, he was still one of the strongest pirates on the sea. It is reasonable to say that Kaido's strength is almost the same as that of Big Mama, and Big Mama's defeat is the awakening of Kidd and Rowe at the same time, plus some unexpected factors (arsenal explosion), which barely caused this result, so Luffy wants to defeat Kaido himself, even if he has entered the fifth gear, he still has to go all out, so that the audience will buy it.
In addition to Luffy, there is also one person who will surpass "Luo Bai"
When Luffy defeated Kaido with the strength of one person, he was a real imperial figure, and he was not far from surpassing "Luo Bai". It is worth mentioning that in addition to Luffy, there is also one person who also has the potential to surpass "Luo Bai", that is, the new Fourth Emperor Blackbeard.
Unlike Luffy, Blackbeard's ability to fruit has reached the point of paranoia, and he is already an emperor with two fruits, so if he eats one more, I am afraid that he will really become a "strong man" who has never been seen before. As Luffy's final boss, if Luffy surpasses "Luo Bai", then Blackbeard will definitely surpass, of course, all this will have to wait for Luffy and Kaido's big battle to end.
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