Ready

"Law, use your ability, combined with Armament Haki, to cut my leg."

Xia Qiu looked at Luo in front of her and said seriously.

"Mr. Xia, are you sure?"

Luo was somewhat surprised to hear this request and asked, "Even Armament Haki can't withstand such a slash."

Even Vergo, who infused his body with Armament Haki, making him incredibly hard, was still broken by Law.

His abilities can be blocked, and his Armament Haki can also be blocked, but when his abilities are combined with Haki, few can withstand them.

Of course, besides Vergo, there aren't many people who would let Luo cut them down at will.

"Certainly."

Xia Qiu stretched out one foot and said, "Don't worry, even if it's cut off, I can grow back."

"That's good."

Luo nodded, gripped the knife, and a vortex of energy appeared in his left hand, enveloping Xia Qiu in a swirling mist.

"Be careful."

Luo gripped the long sword, swiftly drew it out, and slashed at Xia Qiu's leg.

clang.

The long sword landed on Xia Qiu's leg with a loud thud, and then with a snap, the scales split open, but the leg was not seriously injured.

"This..."

Seeing this, Luo was somewhat surprised; his skin had become resilient for the first time.

"Hmm, that's about it."

Xia Qiu looked at his skin and realized that his physical strength was now comparable to that of someone who had been infused with Armament Haki.

Before he devoured Garp, his body was harder than steel. Then he devoured the Reinforcement Energy of Garp, Hody's gang, Vergo, a total of three Vice Admiral.

My physical fitness has improved again, almost reaching that of a diamond.

Such defensive power is comparable to Armament Haki.

When he gathered Armament Haki in his legs, the combined effect of the two resulted in an astonishing defensive capability.

Even Luo's attacks couldn't cause him much harm.

Although he didn't have enough Armament Haki to cover his entire body, the increased hardness of his body was enough.

In addition, he also has Tekkai, which can increase his hardness.

In terms of defense and strength, they have already met their needs for the time being.

Swoosh.

Xia Qiu vanished instantly and reappeared 120 meters away.

Then he leaped high into the air, taking several steps in the air, his body rising higher and higher until he reached a height of 100 meters, before falling heavily to the ground.

"The speed has increased, but the agility is still lacking, and there's also the Observation Haki."

Xia Qiu thought to herself, but since there was no good food target at the moment, this was the only option for now.

Xia Qiu leaped up again, bursting into the depths of the island from the air and disappearing into the distance.

"That's amazing!"

Luo stared at the vanished Xia Qiu, his expression filled with astonishment. Xia Qiu was able to move through the air and instantly travel a hundred meters.

These actions are not unusual for humans, but they are horrifying when performed by a Giant Beast.

"Shave, Geppo".

Seeing this from a distance, Sabo couldn't help but say, "It seems that the disappearance of CP9's Lucci and the others was indeed their doing."

As the Revolutionary Army has been dealing with the World Government for many years, the government's intelligence agencies are responsible for pursuing them, with CP0 and CP9 being the main entities they deal with.

Lucci's disappearance from CP9 caused a huge uproar in the entire intelligence department and also alerted the Revolutionary Army.

Dragon suspected it was related to Baroque Works, and now it seems that's indeed the case.

Clang, clang, clang.

Vivi, wielding two swords, was sparring with Hachi.

Hachi also wielded two swords, but even so, Vivi was no match for him.

Swoosh.

Vivi appeared behind Hachi and slashed at Hachi's back with her twin swords.

shave.

Having studied under Momousagi for nearly three years, Vivi's abilities have improved rapidly. First, there's her physical fitness; two years ago, after studying under Cecilia, her physical fitness reached the peak of Intermediate Agent.

After two years of rigorous training, Vivi's physical condition is no less than Cecilia's two years ago.

Moreover, he only learned the "Shave" move, one of the Six Powers.

Besides that, there's the Devil Fruit ability. Further development is needed, but with Xia Qiu's advice, the techniques developed are still far from Crocodile's level.

Her swordsmanship, after two years of training with Momousagi, is already quite good.

Even so, it still cannot compare to Hachi, who only uses two arms.

The two sparred repeatedly, but it was only Hachi who was teaming up with her.

Meanwhile, Heckle is fighting Sabo. This is a battle Sabo requested, hoping that Heckle will help him study the Devil Fruit ability.

Heckle, standing in the center of the arena, instantly appeared in front of Sabo and threw a punch.

However, Sabo raised his right claw, and black smoke billowed out. Upon touching the smoke, all of Heckle's attack power entered the smoke.

Even if it contains Armament Haki, the Dark-Dark Fruit is not elemental and doesn't have the concept of hitting a physical object. Armament Haki simply increases attack and defense.

The increased attack power is still counted as strength and is absorbed by the Dark-Dark Fruit.

"Ouch, that hurts!"

Sabo took a breath. The punch was very powerful. Although the power was absorbed, the pain was doubled, making it difficult for Sabo to adapt.

However, after the force was neutralized, Sabo's right claw grabbed Heckle's fist.

Furthermore, when Heckle came into contact with the Black Smoke, his Devil Fruit ability became unusable, preventing him from escaping at a faster speed.

When Heckle leaves the smoke, he can increase his speed, but the smoke creates an attraction that draws him closer.

He needs a lot of strength to break free from this suction force, which slows him down, while Sabo's speed is no less than Shave's, enough to get close enough to attack him.

In other words, it can neutralize force, slow down the enemy, and when combined with physical techniques, it is invincible.

"Very impressive."

The longer Heckle fought Sabo, the more powerless he felt, realizing he was no match for him.

The two fought for a while, Heckle was already a little tired. Sabo took a step back and said, "That's enough, let's take a break. Thank you for helping me train."

"It seems the gap between us is too big." Heckle couldn't help but shake his head.

"This is all thanks to this Dark-Dark Fruit."

Sabo said, "Without the Dark-Dark Fruit, and with you unleashing your hidden power, there should be a fierce battle between us."

"I hope so."

Heckle said with a wry smile that he had hidden his strength, a power that no one except the president knew about, but he still had a fatal flaw.

He originally thought he had become stronger, and that he was now among the top players besides President Ace.

But now it seems that Robbie is stronger than himself, and this Revolutionary Army cadre is far superior to him.

That's not enough.

Heckle went to the side to rest, Sabo continued to train his abilities. But at that moment, a rumbling sound came from afar.

"Um?"

Sabo looked into the distance and saw Xia Qiu running wildly towards them from the woods, shouting, "Sabo, use all your strength to stop me!"

"Oh?"

Sabo raised an eyebrow, then suddenly raised his arms, his fingers curling into claws, and black smoke billowed from his fingers.

Xia Qiu arrived at a distance of 120 meters from Sabo, then suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of Sabo the next moment.

boom.

Xia Qiu charged straight at Sabo, his teeth aimed at him.

Faced with this attack, Sabo lashed out with both arms, slamming them down on Xia Qiu's two teeth.

Bang.

A deafening sound rang out.

Xia Qiu's movements froze, while Sabo's face contorted in agony. He gritted his teeth, channeled Armament Haki into his arm, and strained violently.

Click.

Xia Qiu's two teeth were shattered, while Sabo was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"The power is too great."

Sabo's arms were trembling. The Dark-Dark Fruit was drawing in some of the force, but the resulting pain nearly broke Sabo. Even with his claw strength and Armament Haki, he couldn't withstand it.

Xia Qiu used the Razor, Tooth Gun, and Armament Haki simultaneously.

The Armament Haki canceled each other out, the Shave allowed Xia Qiu's massive weight to generate powerful kinetic energy, and the Dark-Dark Fruit's attraction reached its limit, while the Tooth Gun concentrated all the power of his body into his teeth to counter Sabo's claw force.

Clearly, his own strength was superior, and he knocked the other person away.

If Sabo's Armament Haki hadn't been more advanced, and if his reaction time hadn't been faster, his attack could have broken both of Sabo's arms.

Just as Sabo counters Devil Fruit users, Xia Qiu also counters Sabo. At least until Sabo perfectly integrates the Dark-Dark Fruit with his own strength, Xia Qiu, despite his strength, cannot do anything to him.

On the contrary, Xia Qiu found Ace's fighting style somewhat troublesome.

However, it was almost time. Xia Qiu was already prepared to fight Doflamingo and could only wait for the last message to arrive.