Meanwhile, everyone around widened their eyes in shock. “It is Armament Haki! I can’t believe he can use Haki!” “Rokujin is Vice Admiral Garp’s grandson. How could he not know Haki?” “True that!”
Even Garp was slightly surprised, “This kid, he knows Haki and didn’t tell me!” He had heard someone wanted to challenge his grandson and decided to stay longer to watch. The only person not surprised was Instructor Pete; he had realised early on that Rokujin could use Haki.
“So what if he can use Haki? I’m not just here to show off!” Barton’s eyes narrowed, and he clenched his fists and launched a barrage of attacks towards Rokujin. Oddly, Rokujin chose to refrain from counterattack but kept defending passively. In his view, it was defence, but to others, it looked like he was just taking hits. Barton’s punches, like a storm, landed on Rokujin, one after another, even producing dozens of shadowy fist trails. “Thousand Shadow Fist!”
“Thump! Thump! Thump…” Each punch made a whooshing sound as it cut through the air. However, Rokujin heard the system’s pleasing notification sound, and it felt like his body couldn’t even feel the pain anymore. [Ding, congratulations host “Armament Haki Experience +20”] [Ding, congratulations host “Armament Haki Experience +20”] [Ding, congratulations…] Not only did he gain a lot of experience, but he also casually learned the “Hand-to-Hand Combat” skill from Barton. [Ding, simplifying skill “Hand-to-Hand Combat”] [Ding, simplifying skill “Hand-to-Hand Combat”… simplification successful… “Hand-to-Hand Combat” → “Movement”] Energy points -2!
Moments later, Barton stepped back, staring at Rokujin before him, frowning, “How come you’re not hurt?” “I don’t know; maybe your attacks are too weak!” Rokujin said with a light chuckle. He could feel the pain, but the Armament Haki helped reduce much of the pressure.
“You…” Barton was momentarily lost for words, grinding his teeth, “Wait and see, I’ll show you my newly learned Six Powers of the Navy!” “Sure!” Rokujin said, already waiting for him.
“Tempest Kick!” Suddenly, Barton lifted his right foot and launched a powerful, high-speed kick. The kick generated a crescent-moon-shaped vacuum slash that swiftly flew towards Rokujin’s position, precisely the principle behind the Tempest Kick. Simultaneously, the system notification sounded. [Ding, skill “Tempest Kick” detected, would you like to learn?] “Yes!” [Ding, congratulations, host, for learning the skill “Tempest Kick”] [Ding, simplifying skill “Tempest Kick”… simplification successful… “Tempest Kick” → “Walking”] The simplified skill turned out to be just like Shave. So, just by walking, both skills would simultaneously gain experience!
When Barton used Tempest Kick, Rokujin used Shave to retreat and create some distance—waiting for the system prompt to learn Tempest Kick! Barton smirked, slightly proud, “Rokujin! You can’t dodge this!” He was skilled in hand-to-hand combat, so the vacuum slash produced by his Tempest Kick was swift. Even if Rokujin knew Armament Haki, it could still injure him.
“I’m not trying to dodge!” Suddenly, Rokujin stopped in place and quickly lifted his foot to strike. I was using Tempest Kick! Similarly, a silver-white vacuum slash flew out towards the slash released by Barton at high speed.
“Boom!” The two slashes collided, creating a loud bang! A wave of wind stirred up dust, sweeping around the area. Everyone present was already stunned in place. “What? Rokujin can use Tempest Kick, too? I thought he hadn’t learned it?” “Are you dumb? Just because he didn’t learn it at the training camp doesn’t mean he didn’t learn it elsewhere!” “Uh… you’re right!”
Barton’s brow furrowed as he asked, “When did you learn Tempest Kick?” “Just now!” Rokujin answered truthfully. But clearly, Barton wasn’t about to believe that; he retorted, “Find a better excuse if you’re going to lie to me. Don’t think you can beat me just because you know Tempest Kick!” “Although I can’t beat you, you can’t beat me either!” He just thought Rokujin was boasting about his talent, learning Tempest Kick on the spot? How could that be possible? “Everything I said is true; why does no one believe me?” Rokujin shrugged helplessly.
Then, he removed the new great sword from his waist, the Black Blade. The jet-black scabbard and blade instantly caught everyone’s attention. After all, Rokujin’s most vital skill was swordsmanship! “A black sword! Rokujin has changed swords!” “Looks like it, and it seems even better than before!” “Killing pirates earns bounties; needs a better blade!”
Meanwhile, Barton’s heart skipped a beat, remembering the previous strike from Rokujin’s sword, ‘I need to be careful!’ “Shave!” Rokujin’s eyes sharpened, and he suddenly launched an attack, using Shave to move swiftly. Heading towards Barton’s position, he swung his sword. Just as it was about to hit, Barton suddenly kicked off the ground, exploding with a powerful kick soaring into the air. And in mid-air, he burst out with explosive leg power, as if kicking on the air itself, allowing him a brief ability to fly! This also caused Rokujin’s slash to miss. [Ding, skill “Moon Step” detected, would you like to learn?] “Yes!” This chapter isn’t over,
[Ding, simplifying skill “Moon Step”… simplification successful, “Moon Step” → “Walking”!] Barton, continuously using Moon Step in mid-air, lightly laughed, “Rokujin, I’ve said it before, although I can’t beat you, don’t expect to defeat me again!” As long as Rokujin doesn’t defeat him, he won’t have to be his sparring partner anymore, right?
“Oh?” Rokujin smiled. Although he had learned Moon Step, its level needed to be higher, possibly not enough to catch up with Barton. So, he decided not to use Moon Step. Instead, he gripped his sword with both hands, his eyes sharpened, and his whole body erupted with a powerful aura. A faint black aura seemed to swirl around him, spreading to the black blade in his hands, gradually covering and enveloping it!
Suddenly, Rokujin’s muscles bulged as he swung his sword incredibly fast, unleashing the fastest slash towards Barton in mid-air. “Demon Flame Slash!” In a concise amount of time, the blade generated flames due to friction with the air and the black aura, creating a massive slash of black flames aimed at Barton across the way.
“What?!” The speed was breakneck, and Barton’s eyes widened as his face changed. There was no way to dodge!
“That kid!!” Full of joy, Garp watched as the massive slash was about to hit Barton, and suddenly, a white figure appeared in front of Barton. It was none other than Rokujin’s grandfather, Garp. Garp clenched his right fist, instantly covering it with Armament Haki, and punched at the Demon Flame Slash. “Iron Fist!”
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