On lush Ark Island, within the forest, the tall, dense trees allowed sunlight to reach the grass only by struggling to find gaps between the branches.
Standing on the grass, Luo Han faced Whitebeard's fierce punch without dodging, instead throwing a heavy punch of his own to meet it.
A punch brimming with Psychic Armament collided in midair with a punch filled with vibrations. With a sharp crack, crack! crack! the air between their fists began to shatter. Then the surrounding ground split apart as rumbling booms spread outward, startling flocks of birds into flight.
Bang! The Psychic Armament around Luo Han's fist finally shattered, exposing his reddened knuckles as he staggered back with all his strength.
Luo Han shook his hand, covered it with Psychic Armament again, and looked at Whitebeard with a grave expression.
He's ridiculously strong! I thought that if I could withstand Zephyr's Haki, I should be able to withstand Whitebeard's too. I never expected Whitebeard's Haki to be even stronger than Zephyr's. Combined with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power, it shattered my Psychic Armament outright.
"Not bad! You can withstand one of my basic attacks now." Whitebeard was somewhat stunned. How long had it been? Luo Han could already block his attack. Although that strange armor had shattered, Luo Han restored it in an instant, so it clearly had not affected him much. He could still withstand many more attacks.
Luo Han shook his head. He did not agree with Whitebeard's assessment of "not bad." He had not even managed to block a basic attack. Either he was too weak, or Whitebeard was too strong. Luo Han felt it was both.
"Let's try again! Let's see where your limit is, kid Luo Han," Whitebeard said.
Luo Han leaned forward and looked at Whitebeard, saying in a