Haki (1)

"Could this power be..." Grandpa Nick looked around, and everywhere he looked, he saw unconscious beasts. His face was full of disbelief. Fanxin had knocked out so many ferocious beasts with a single shout. It was unprecedented.

He had seen only one thing capable of knocking out so many beasts at once without a physical attack: the mysterious power hidden within a person's body. Its formal name was Haki.

Every living creature possessed Haki. Humans had it, and so did animals.

But this power usually lay dormant within them. Unless subjected to an extreme stimulus, it was generally difficult to bring it out, and even if they did, controlling it was extremely difficult. They had to work twice as hard to have a chance of mastering and using it.

Some people could never obtain this power in their entire lives. It would remain dormant within them forever.

But some lucky people could develop and master it. As long as they didn't die, they would all become powerhouses someday. After all, being able to master this power was itself proof of good aptitude.

There were three types of Haki: Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.

Observation Haki was essentially perception. If you mastered it, you could clearly perceive everything around you without using your eyes. Not even a speck of dust could escape your senses; it worked better than your eyes. If someone tried to ambush you, you could sense them in advance, and they wouldn't be able to hurt you at all.

Armament Haki could arm you. Once you mastered it, it was as though you were wearing an invisible suit of armor. The armor was extremely hard, comparable to steel, and other people's blades could hardly pierce it. You could stand there and let others hit you without fighting back. Even if they worked themselves to death, they couldn't hope to harm a single hair on your head.

Conqueror's Haki was the strongest. It relied entirely on the force of one's presence to intimidate. You could attack others without lifting a finger. Sometimes, a single look could leave someone unable to fight.

It was the strongest of the three types of Haki, and also the rarest. Only one person in several million possessed it.

Fanxin had done nothing just now, yet he had caused the beasts to lose consciousness. That could only have been the work of Conqueror's Haki.

That was also why Grandpa Nick was so shocked. People who possessed Conqueror's Haki were as rare as rare animals.

He hadn't expected Fanxin to possess Conqueror's Haki.

"As soon as Fanxin recovers, I'll start training him. Aptitude like his absolutely can't be wasted," Grandpa Nick said.

As long as a possessor of Conqueror's Haki didn't die young, once they matured, they would definitely become an unparalleled powerhouse. Fanxin had such aptitude, so he naturally couldn't stand by and watch Fanxin get killed because he was weak. After all, he had raised Fanxin, who was no different from his own grandson.

Having thought it through, Grandpa Nick stopped dwelling on it. He immediately went to Fanxin's side to protect him, allowing no other creatures to approach.

Inside Fanxin's mind, the storm of destruction had subsided and turned back into a giant dragon. It stared blankly at Fanxin without blinking for a long time.

Little Fox was the same, looking utterly shocked, as though he had witnessed something unbelievable.

"That's Haki. He actually has Haki?" the giant dragon murmured.

"That's right, and it's the extremely rare Conqueror's Haki. As long as this kid doesn't die, he's bound to reign over the world like an emperor someday," Little Fox said with a nod.

"No wonder he wasn't afraid of me in the slightest. So that's why. I understand now."

The giant dragon gave a wry laugh. It had appeared inside Fanxin's mind, expecting him to be afraid. Yet Fanxin hadn't been afraid at all and had even dared to confront it. At the time, it had wondered why Fanxin dared to face it so directly. Wasn't he worried it might kill him?

Now it understood. Fanxin possessed the aptitude of an emperor. He was an emperor himself, so whom did he need to fear?

"What exactly is that kid's identity?" Little Fox asked curiously.

He was extremely curious. Fanxin was just a human boy, yet a giant dragon was protecting him. Moreover, this dragon was so powerful that even Little Fox was no match for it. Of course, if he returned to his peak, he might not be weaker than the dragon, but for now, he had to admit that he was weaker.

"Him? Heh, he's the young master of the Soul Clan," the giant dragon said with a smile.

"The Soul Clan? You mean that clan?" Little Fox asked, startled by the answer.

"That's right, that clan," the giant dragon said, nodding.

"But as far as I know, wasn't the Soul Clan wiped out? How could there still be a survivor?" Little Fox asked. More than ten years ago, a powerful force had invaded the Soul Clan's territory and killed every member of the clan. It had caused a huge stir at the time, and he had heard about it too.

"His parents took a risk to send him away and left him on an island. Even now, he doesn't know he's a member of the Soul Clan," the giant dragon said with a slight nod.

"Aren't you going to tell him?" Little Fox asked.

If he hadn't invaded Fanxin's mind, the giant dragon would never have appeared, because he had noticed that it was sleeping. In that case, Fanxin would never have learned the secret inside his mind.

"Heh, I originally had no intention of telling him, because his parents wanted him to live an ordinary life and never appear in the world as a member of the Soul Clan. But that's impossible now."

The giant dragon stared at Little Fox and said, "It's because you invaded his mind and broke the seal within it. Even if I say nothing, he'll find out about all of this himself before long."

"I had no choice either. If you want revenge, then kill me!" Little Fox said with a helpless shrug. At the time, he had been trying to stay alive. How could he have cared about all that? He had only wanted to find a place to shelter as quickly as possible.

"Forget it. What's done is done. There's no point in killing you." The giant dragon glanced at Little Fox. "He's a member of the Soul Clan. I trust you know what to do, so don't do anything foolish again."

With that, the giant dragon immediately turned into a storm and left. It returned to the giant tower and lay down in front of it to sleep again. After a while, it and the giant tower slowly grew indistinct, finally vanishing from sight.

Little Fox ran swiftly over to Fanxin.

Fanxin immediately stopped, looked Little Fox over, and said, "You're all right. That's great. That giant dragon isn't really so bad after all! It scared me to death just now."