Haki

Just moments before Xia Qiu's body still retained the heat provided by the seven or eight officers he had eaten, but the next moment, it was covered by an even larger heat.

Intense, scorching, intense.

It was as if a bomb had been detonated in my body, and streams of heat spread outwards from my body.

Click, squeak, clang.

In Xia Qiu, bones make subtle sounds, muscles bulge and then retract, and tendons and bones become more resilient.

Moreover, the heat flow is extremely large. If the heat flow provided by the Commodore was a small stream, then the heat flow now is a huge river.

These heat currents washed over Xia Qiu's body, bringing a long-lost sense of pain. Wherever the heat currents reached, it felt as if a giant hand was tearing the body apart, kneading it, and then reshaping it.

It hurts a lot, but the power it contains is incredibly satisfying.

Xia Qiu roll and tumble in the ocean, the cool seawater easing the pain, while the act of release unfolds the inner ecstasy.

Xia Qiu surged onto the ocean with a roar, opened its mouth wide, and let out a roar.

roar.

The loud sound traveled into the distance.

Then Xia Qiu sank into the sea and continued her journey.

After a full fifteen minutes, the heat flow gradually weakened until it disappeared completely.

"Marvelous."

Xia Qiu felt the power surging through her body and felt extremely satisfied.

boom.

Xia Qiu twisted his body and rushed forward, the surrounding waves rippled outwards, and he transformed into a black shadow, instantly rushing a distance.

This change is enormous.

Their bodies became more resilient, their strength increased, and their speed improved.

With a significant improvement in physical fitness, it's foreseeable that one's overall strength will also see a substantial increase.

But that's not the point.

It also exudes Haki.

My main purpose in coming here this time is to Haki. Even if my physical abilities improve, they will still be limited by my physique and the extent of the enhancement.

On land, the strong can still defeat themselves by relying on their own abilities and agile movements.

Only by gaining Haki can one step into the next realm.

Xia Qiu slowly stopped moving, feeling her body. There were two strange forces swirling inside her.

One big and one small.

The larger one is located at the heart, while the smaller one lingers around the head.

These two energies are somewhat like gases, but they don't feel substantial, and the sensations are different.

The head feels incredibly light, spreading throughout the entire head and creating a delicate, tactile sensation.

The feeling in my heart is somewhat heavy, giving me a sense of stability and comfort, yet also a sharp feeling.

"Try this first."

Xia Qiu focused her attention, trying to use the energy in her head, and when a thought arose, this energy seemed to materialize and be captured by her consciousness.

Then what?

Xia Qiu didn't know how to use it, but she controlled the energy and spread it outwards.

Wow.

The energy left Xia Qiu Xia Qiu's head, first enveloping his body, and then spreading outwards.

The next moment, Xia Qiu was plunged into a strange feeling, her senses suddenly becoming incredibly sharp.

Vision improves, sense of smell is enhanced, hearing improves, and sound wave receivers become more sensitive, enabling them to distinguish extremely small signals.

Not only that, but his sense of touch was also being enhanced. The flow of the ocean current, the changes caused by the water colliding with his body, and the sound of the ocean current all appeared in his mind.

Enhanced sensory experience.

This is one of the characteristics of Observation Haki.

However, Xia Qiu was unable to test the other features for the time being, so he had to leave it at that.

However, it is certain that the energy in the head is Observation Haki.

The other one is Armament Haki.

Xia Qiu continued to experience Observation Haki, the energy in her head constantly flowing into her body and then spreading outwards, farther and farther away.

Centered on Xia Qiu, the energy spreads in every direction—up, down, left, right, front, and back—one meter, five meters, ten meters...

The surrounding sea area is becoming increasingly clear.

It continues to increase.

However, the Haki at the head is decreasing, and the rate of consumption is accelerating as the distance increases.

Wow.

When Xia Qiu was thirty meters away from the body, his Haki was completely depleted, and that clear feeling disappeared without a trace, returning him to his original state.

Was it all used up so quickly?

Xia Qiu shook his head and surveyed the surrounding thirty meters, which wasn't a large area.

However, this release seems to be an all-around release, that is, a release in all directions, up, down, left, right, front, and back. This kind of release consumes too much of one's abilities.

However, exploration is not just about exploring in all directions.

For example, Enel, with the help of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, can hear the sounds of the entire island, allowing him to unleash his power from all directions.

But characters like Usopp, Sanji, and Van Augur are all exploring a specific point.

It's like a horizontal line and a vertical line.

It seems I still need to explore how to use it carefully.

Xia Qiu could feel the Haki in her brain slowly recovering, and the speed was not slow.

Observation Haki is less of an energy and more of a feeling or aura.

The ability to sense what others feel and what the surrounding environment feels like is called Observation Haki.

However, the specifics of how to use it still require careful investigation.

Next up is Armament Haki.

Xia Qiu used his consciousness to control the Armament Haki in his heart, causing it to radiate outwards.

The next moment, Xia Qiu's enormous heart jolted violently. Armament Haki instantly flowed around his body, then erupted on his surface, but it seemed to travel further and further away.

This is?

Xia Qiu felt the Haki within his body disappear. He quickly cut it off, and the Haki flowed back into his heart, but it was almost gone.

Xia Qiu didn't know why this was happening, or why it kept spreading.

Xia Qiu planned to try again, but could only wait. Half an hour later, his Armament Haki slowly recovered.

This time, Xia Qiu focused her attention and concentrated her Armament Haki on the surface of her body, especially her left foreleg.

boom.

This time, Xia Qiu's legs were filled with Armament Haki, and the Haki had not been lost; in fact, half of it remained inside her body.

Xia Qiu kicked the seawater, causing it to surge violently and form a whirlpool. At the same time, his Haki was being consumed, albeit at a small rate, but his Armament Haki was constantly replenishing itself.

In that case...

Through these two changes, Xia Qiu roughly understood the question she had just asked.

There are three techniques for Armament Haki: one is to concentrate it on specific parts of the body, another is to cover the weapon, and the third is to envelop the body. (The official guidebook clearly records these three techniques.)

First, it can wrap around the body to block enemy attacks. It can block not only physical attacks but also attacks used by Devil Fruit (the second half of the sentence is the original text).

Some obvious examples include Luffy's Sentomaru two years ago, where he hit Sentomaru but felt pain himself and fell down. Another example is on Forty-Eight Seasons Island, where Giant Beast stepped on Rayleigh and fell down without even touching him. Furthermore, during the Summit War, the Three Admirals blocked Whitebeard's shockwave, simply by raising their hands.

The second is to cover the weapon, imbuing it with Haki, which can enhance the weapon's power, such as bamboo, sword, axe, or fist.

The third method involves focusing on specific parts of the body and using Armament Haki to increase hardness and attack power.

For example, Luffy, Vergo, Chinjao, Pica, etc.

Xia Qiu used Armament Haki for the first time, he actually let the Haki leave his body, but he didn't wrap the body around it, which caused the Haki to leak out.

This time, the Armament Haki was injected into the body parts, preventing it from being lost.

As for how to achieve the first and second methods, that requires further development.

Observation Haki and Armament Haki are different. The former is more like a feeling, while the latter is like a form of energy that is consumed and has different levels.

His Armament Haki was enough to cover his two legs.

However, in battle, one's Haki is consumed, making it difficult to fight while keeping both legs covered.

It looks a bit small, but one of his legs is much larger than most people's. In the original work, only Vergo and Pica could concentrate their Haki throughout their entire bodies, but both of them had their bodies severed.

However, my legs are larger than theirs.

Luffy's Gear Fourth only covers part of his body, and after using it once, he cannot use Haki again for ten minutes.

Xia Qiu's Haki was inherited from Onigumo, and it was already somewhat depleted during the absorption process. Moreover, the Haki he possessed was not as strong as that of the person above him.

Ultimately, the reason is that I am too big.

Armament Haki, which can cover someone's body, can only cover one leg.

Regardless, with these two Haki, Xia Qiu's combat power greatly increased.

It can detect the enemy's movements, attack the physical form of Logia Fruit users, and enhance both defense and attack power.

This means that enemies cannot attack him with their agile movements, nor can they instantly kill him with their Haki.

With the addition of Vice Admiral and dozens of naval reinforcements, Xia Qiu's combat power has directly doubled.

Originally, he could defeat Rear Admiral underwater but not a Vice Admiral. On land, he was no match for Rear Admiral and Commodore if they knew Shave and Geppo.

The Commodore couldn't kill him, but the Rear Admiral could cut through iron and, relying on his speed, attack his weak points. He was likely in grave danger.

However, Xia Qiu can now defeat Vice Admiral underwater, or at least remain undefeated, since the Vice Admiral learn the Geppo and have some chance of escaping.

On the water, if a Rear Admiral general doesn't run away, he is certain to die.

If he runs, I can catch up with my enhanced body, but depending on the situation, I might not be able to defeat him. But the opponent definitely can't do anything to me.

As for facing Vice Admiral on land, that will be somewhat difficult. His Haki presence and his own physique remain issues.

So now their strength is equivalent to or greater than Vice Admiral underwater and a major Rear Admiral on the surface.

Therefore, Xia Qiu needs to master the techniques of using Haki, study the application of the two types of Haki, and master the combat techniques of combining the two types of Haki.

They also need to train their Haki to see if they can improve Haki, and hunt down other Haki users to increase their Haki.

There are fewer today...