Ortolan: You Can't Even Hit Hard, and You Call Yourself the Strongest Man!?
Newgate's movements were also decisive. When his attack failed, he immediately raised his sword and took a step back, looking at Ortolan with a surprised expression.
"Who are you saying gave themselves away? Whitebeard?" Ortolan stretched his shoulders and grinned.
To be honest, although the slash hadn't broken through his defenses, the heavy force still made his shoulder ache a little.
He ripped off the tattered Justice Cloak and tossed it aside. At this moment, Ortolan was wearing brown trousers and high-top leather boots, and his upper body was covered by an ordinary black vest.
The vest clung to his skin, outlining his muscular physique. And let me tell you, after removing the Marines Justice Cloak, Ortolan's aura became even more violent!
Looking at Ortolan's dark, metallic-looking shoulders, Newgate seemed to understand the situation and asked with a hint of surprise, "You actually forged your own flesh and blood with Haki?"
Ortolan laughed and said, "You don't think I got to this point by relying on talent, do you? Although I'm usually very busy with work, I've never neglected cultivation for a single moment over the years!"
After a brief pause, Ortolan continued, "A swordsman's sword can be forged into an incredibly tough Black Blade using Haki. Why can't a person forge an incredibly tough black blade using Haki... cough, anyway, that's the gist of it."
The kind of Haki is something that takes time and patience to develop. Ortolan thoroughly understood this in Rocks's book, "Haki: From Beginner to End."
Aside from a few exceptionally talented individuals, like the Red Count who was born with the ability to Awakening Observation Haki to the point of being able to hear people's hearts, and the Straw Hat who seem to have Haki, the vast majority of people develop Haki through diligent practice day after day, year after year.
While Ortolan possesses considerable talent in terms of Haki, it is not particularly outstanding.
But in the past few years, as his Haki progress gradually slowed down and he began to accumulate experience, Ortolan had already begun to explore a different path.
While refining the Haki thickness, we also did not forget to develop the application of the Haki thickness.
Advanced Haki like Ryuo are the result of generations of research and development.
As for Ortolan, his approach... borrowed from the swordsman's idea of forging Black Blade with Haki, relying on his extraordinary monstrous physique, the stimulation of lightning by Goro Goro no Mi and Thunder, and various techniques such as the Marines's profound development and control of the body.
After experiencing numerous failures, he finally succeeded in mastering the technique of forging himself with Haki!
Moreover, this technique can be combined with Tekkai to create the 'black gold' he used before. Not only that, but while constantly forging his own power, it is also a way to hone and cultivate his Haki. The two are combined, and nothing is delayed!
Of course, Ortolan didn't keep such skills to himself, but so far, only Lucci has barely touched the threshold of this skill. The others, such as Momonga, Issho, Gion, have not been able to achieve this level.
In summary, the reason is that Ortolan can use the power of lightning to stimulate his flesh and blood cells at crucial moments, promoting the combination of flesh and blood with Haki. As for Lucci, he is Mythical Zoan vampire who can control his own blood. If he develops his abilities to a certain extent, he can barely reach the cellular level.
Everyone else is stuck at this step!
This shows that this technique is extremely difficult, which is why Newgate was very surprised that Ortolan could have trained his Haki to this level!
It's worth noting that this wasn't the first time Ortolan had come up with this idea. There are plenty of Haki people on the high seas, and many with ingenious ideas, but no one has ever succeeded with this approach before!
There are many powerful people on the high seas, but even Newgate, who is known as the Strongest Man and a top expert, has never had the ability to establish his own school!
Those who can reach the point of establishing their own school are usually strong in physical skills, Haki, and swordsmanship.
Within the Marines, there are figures like the so-called "Black Arm Teacher Zephyr," who is an absolute Haki and physical combat, and Garp is one of them.
Despite his young age, Mihawk has already forged his own unique path in swordsmanship. His basic attacks are all profound techniques, and he has reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship. He is undoubtedly a formidable figure.
On that day, Ortolan pushed Haki boundaries of Haki, using it to Haki. Although he was very strict about his training, he could still be considered to have founded his own school of thought!
Because before him, no one could do this. If this technique can overcome its difficulties and become widely known, then he will be the founder of this technique.
They are no less than those pioneering heroes who developed the Ryuo technique.
There was no intention to continue discussing this matter with Newgate, after all, this wasn't a martial arts exchange conference.
After Ortolan stretched his shoulders, the soreness subsided considerably. Then, he smiled confidently and said, "The greetings are over. Now it's time to get serious. Whitebeard, as the strongest enemy I've ever faced, you are entitled to taste my Haki Golden Body, which I've honed over many years!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ortolan's aura surged!
His exposed skin, beneath his clothes, churned with a powerful aura, quickly turning a jet-black color. It was as if his entire body had been coated with some unknown black metal, making him look incredibly resilient!
It looks similar to the usual Haki aura attached to armor, but upon closer inspection, the Haki has seeped into the flesh and blood, becoming one with it, not belonging to you or me, so there is no flaw at all!
As for what it is, even without using such martial arts techniques, Ortolan's talent alone makes him incredibly strong, with Steel Bones and Iron Muscles that is difficult for ordinary people to break through. Now, with both of these combined, his defense and ability to withstand blows are beyond his own comprehension!
"This state is the strongest defense!" Ortolan said to Newgate with a proud tone. After a brief pause, his body once again radiated a dazzling light, transforming into Lightning Armor, with an additional layer of armor added!
At the same time, the lightning in his hand was sharper and more dazzling than the lightning around him. As he raised his arm, Ortolan said in a deep voice, "Use lightning to create the strongest attack, combining offense and defense, and you will be invincible!"
The moment he finished speaking, Ortolan unleashed Soru with his feet, and since he was already close to Newgate, he instantly leaped in front of Newgate.
Without a word, he unleashed a powerful punch, imbued with the force of thunder, aimed directly at Newgate.
"Thunderstorm Thunder Dragon!!!"
Newgate's reaction speed was also quite sharp. Facing Ortolan's heavy punch, he had no intention of taking it head-on. He stepped down and exerted force with his body. His strong and tall body showed great dodging skills at this moment, and he instantly avoided Ortolan's figure.
The next second, Ortolan slammed his fist into the ground, and lightning erupted. The massive lightning power swept across several meters around, shattering the ground and creating a huge crater, generating a violent thunderstorm!
With his Haki protective aura, Newgate not only blocked all the overflowing lightning power, but also didn't have time to unleash his Murakumo, as the distance was too close and Murakumo was too long.
Therefore, his Haki and trembling power combined in the blink of an eye, and his iron fist smashed down on Ortolan.
As if testing his defense, Ortolan neither dodged nor evaded, but turned around and even arrogantly spread his arms wide, leaving his chest wide open, allowing Newgate to punch him in the chest!
With a muffled bang, the ground beneath Ortolan's feet shattered again, and his figure was pressed down by a powerful force, sliding four or five meters along the ground before finally coming to a stop.
Although Newgate's punch was a hasty strike, not delivered with full force, it was by no means weak!
Similar to Vice Admiral Kaisa just now, she was attacked by an even slightly weaker force and was almost instantly killed.
But at this moment, after this punch was thrown, Ortolan's defense actually worked, and Newgate was unable to break through the defense!
Of course, that's just an appearance. At least on the surface, Ortolan seems to be fine, but in reality, his chest still aches. The Strongest Man's iron fist, even if it's a hasty strike, combined with the force of the shockwave, is not easy to bear.
But Ortolan showed no sign of anything amiss; his aura was designed to overpower the Strongest Man.
So even though his pectoral muscles were throbbing, Ortolan casually patted the nonexistent dust off his chest, arrogantly raised his head, and looked at Newgate: "You don't even have the strength to hit someone, yet you call yourself the Strongest Man!?"
Newgate seemed genuinely surprised by Ortolan's arrogance. He paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "Kid, I hope you can stay this cocky!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Newgate was enveloped in a thin, transparent halo of light. It seemed inconspicuous, but it meant that he was really serious!
Ortolan didn't go all out, but so did his Whitebeard.