As spring gave way to autumn, Julian had already trained on Sky Island for half a year. It was now the end of Marine Year 1498. Time flew by during training. Several tens of thousands of people were diligently cultivating at the Sky Island training grounds in Cloud Hidden Village. They were all cadres or soldiers of the Flame Dragon Kingdom. This was Julian's troop-building plan: secretly raising his foundational strength. Time passed so quickly that half a year was gone before he knew it.
Julian trained from dawn until dusk at the training grounds every day. His Armament Haki had now mutated to the Third Level. Once activated, his Armament Haki turned a vivid red. His Observation Haki had also mutated to the Third Level.
Whenever he had time over the past half year, Julian had continually tempered the Giant warriors. None of them disappointed him. George, for example, often fought Gatlin, and George's Flame Giant Bear was the most powerful skill developed during these six months.
George's entire body burned with the Power of Flame, its temperature comparable to the Flame-Flame Fruit, starting at over eight hundred degrees. George's Power of Flame had also grown considerably stronger, covering his whole body as he transformed into a Flame Giant Bear and grappled with Gatlin.
George's proud strength was now roughly equal to Gatlin's. The two first exchanged Body Techniques, then Gatlin unleashed the Gas Fire Dragon he had developed as a tribute to Flame Emperor Julian's Flame Giant Dragon Form. It clashed with George's Flame Giant Bear, and the two fought until the sky darkened. Explosions boomed across the battlefield amid thunderous collisions. Since George's Great White Bear was an Ancient Zoan with excellent recovery abilities, the two separated to rest for a few minutes before resuming their clash