Thus once again completely debunking his own claim about One Piece being near its end. Now Luffy has to learn it, master it, and surpass the top user; which means another 15 more years.
Proof that OnePiece is NEVER going to end. And while Luffy takes his sweet time overcoming the pirates in this category, Oda will have time to come up with an even stronger group. By the time we die, our grandchildren will still be hoping for Luffy to become the king of pirates, and Oda's descendants will take over the writing and still come up with more gears and stronger opponents. Yes, he said it was almost at its end, but he has said that several times in the past.