Chapter 855: Chapter 523: The Most Dominant Body Techniques (Part 2)
Even though Haki was used to cover the attack in time, the intensity couldn’t match Sage’s near-maximum Haki strength, especially with such a barrage of attacks.
The number of Haki Bullets was overwhelming. Even if a few were blocked, there were dozens more that couldn’t be parried, and had to be taken head-on.
Sage was very experienced in dealing with Logia-types, just overwhelming them with area-effect Haki, hit them if they can’t dodge!
"Truly..."
Fujitora gripped his sword in reverse, slashing through the Haki Bullets in a series of chops, then raised his sword slightly to his chin and said in a deep voice, "Such a terrifying physique, is this the power of the most formidable Great Pirate who defeated Big Mom?"
As the black mist dispersed, Sage stood firm without moving an inch, watching the free-falling Sabo and Smoker with a fierce grin:
"A magnificent display of fireworks, isn’t it? Sabo-san, Dorothy... Smoker-san."
His cheeks and upper body bore burn marks, but under the billowing white flame clouds on his shoulders, he exhaled a white mist.
At this moment, the burns seemed to molt away, covered by new skin, healing as if never injured.
"As expected..."
Mihawk clenched his Black Blade ’Yoru’, narrowing his eyes slightly, "A physique with recovery power comparable to Zoan-type Awakening is this guy’s most notable trait, even though it’s the More-More Fruit... Did his pure physique achieve this?"
Sword Dao and Martial Arts, both powers capable of reaching the pinnacle, share some similarities.
His profound Sword Dao insight allowed him to see that although Sage used both his Haki and abilities to the fullest, physical strength also played a significant part, and crucially so!
"Tch!"
The Empress bit her thumb, her gaze showing a hint of gravity, "A monster?"
Sage cast a sidelong glance at the two, spreading his hands, "Not coming? Is it fear? Or just waiting it out, a sword expert and a martial artist shouldn’t have such thoughts, no?"
Hawkeye was undoubtedly a sword expert, the World’s Number One Great Sword Master.
As for the Empress, in Sage’s eyes, not only was her Haki strong, but she also possessed incredible Martial Arts mastery.
The legs exposed beneath her high-slit cheongsam were not merely for show.
"No need for provocation."
Mihawk gripped his sword with both hands, "I’m coming... right now!"
Bang!
A man and a woman erupted with a blast of airwaves under their feet, charging forward from the left and right. Mihawk on the left, his hawk-like eyes locked on Sage. If it were an ordinary person, just being watched by those eyes would induce shivering and trembling.
But with Sage, what emanated was an immensely sharp sensation.
Swoosh!
Before even getting close, Mihawk swung his sword, sending a dark green Haki Slash speeding toward Sage.
"Destruction, external release... very good!"
Sage shouted fiercely, his fist crackling with black-red lightning, waiting for the slash to approach, and then punched ferociously against it.
"Galaxy Strike!!"
Flesh clashed with slash!
As Sage’s fist crashed down, the impact split the slash open at the point of contact. It seemed to freeze momentarily, then cracked rapidly from the center, shattering like glass.
Bang!!
At the moment of shattering, Sage’s fist unleashed an even stronger Haki Shock, blasting toward Mihawk like a pillar.
As the shockwave barreled out, Mihawk’s body sidestepped to evade, continuing to charge forward.
Just as Sage swung his fist, a figure swiftly arrived before him.
"Ignoring me comes with a price!"
Boa Hancock wrapped her arms around her head, her alluring figure on full display, one white leg glistening, about to strike straight at Sage’s head.
Pa!
Sage turned his gaze sideways, grabbing Hancock’s ankle with a backhand, grinning fiercely at her.
He swung his arm upward, tossing Hancock’s body harshly down.
Bam!
Hancock’s brows furrowed slightly, her arms stretched out to forcibly support the ground, her other leg sweeping swiftly, aiming for a whip kick to Sage’s waist area.
But again, Sage caught it single-handedly.
He crossed his hands, baring a mouthful of gleaming white teeth as Hancock’s legs opened before him, his palm quickly climbing up, fingers gripping tightly onto her calf.
"North Star Steel Breaking Finger!"
Under the collision of Haki, Sage’s fingers embedded into Hancock’s calf skin, causing her expression to change dramatically. She straightened her waist with Sage’s hands as leverage, forming a heart shape with her hands, radiating a pink heart.
"Sweet Breeze!"
Under the heart’s impact, Sage’s form momentarily stalled, his pupils solidifying somewhat, but just for an instant. He gripped his hands again forcefully, slamming downward.
Boom!!
Hancock’s back crashed on the ground, creating a crater before bouncing back, blood involuntarily oozing from the corner of her mouth.
At that moment, Sage released his hands, and before Hancock could react, Sage delivered a sidekick to her heaving chest, sending her flying low.
Bam!!
Simultaneously, he twisted sideways, coiling Conqueror’s Haki around his fist, striking heavily forward.
A Black Blade had already reached his fist, colliding fiercely, the barrier between Haki preventing Sage’s fist from fully meeting the blade. After a moment’s standoff, the blade’s unique sharpness pierced through this barrier, nearing the surface of his fist.
At this moment, Sage switched from fist to palm, gripping the massive Black Blade with his fingers, pushing it upward and sideways, redirecting it with distinctive Dissipating Power.
Mihawk’s hawk-like eyes narrowed to needlepoints, shaking his wrist to break through this unique Dissipating Power, reversing the blade to guard.
Clang!!
The sound of metal clashing reverberated, as Sage’s foot kicked the blade’s flat, the surging force forcing Mihawk to retreat.
After quickly backing up several dozen steps, he leaped swiftly away, delivering another slash, cleaving through the Haki Shock left by Sage’s advancing leg.
Boom!!
A whirlwind of qi roiled, obscuring their center from view. Within this storm, a leopard-like figure darted swiftly, black flame clouds coiling on his shoulders, his hands like shadow claws, stabbing fiercely toward Sage’s side.
"Got him!"
"Not really, Lucci!"
Sage didn’t even look, his body tilted back spontaneously, his fist punching sideways, landing a strike on Lucci’s leopard face, sending him flying, gouging a trench in the ground.
It was then that the swirling qi dissipated, revealing Sage gripping his fist.
Mihawk frowned deeply, watching Sage’s fist, the wound on its surface healing swiftly under the rising white mist.
Even my slash, he can heal...
"Hohohoho!"
Sage’s wild and rampant aura surged outward with the flood of Supreme King Haki, billowing everyone’s clothes and hair.
A Sword Master’s slash is something not to be touched lightly, one should dodge swiftly, then find a way to engage them up close, preventing their wielding.
Especially the World’s Number One Great Sword Master’s slashes, exceptionally sharp, their Haki concentrated in one point.
But Sage doesn’t care about that, his fists are accustomed to direct confrontations!
"Is that all you got? Bring on more, even more! This has to be satisfying for me!"
The surroundings were filled with ocean’s top-notch warriors, at worst, a Logia-type Navy Vice Admiral, but in Sage’s wild laughter, they seemed powerless as background figures.
Boa Hancock slowly rose, supporting her body, glancing at her slightly weakened legs, murmuring, "Truly a monster..."
Besides his dominant Body Techniques, this guy seemed unfazed by her powers.
Surely, he should have been affected by desire.
Hancock was one hundred percent certain, the flutter in his eyes couldn’t be wrong; it was the desire typical of normal humans when they saw her.
Someone like that should have turned to stone under her powers, even if their Haki was strong, they would experience partial petrification.
Being titled as the Pirate Empress, her powers played a very significant role.
But why didn’t it work?
