After Julian gave the students another round of encouragement, they all trained like they had been pumped full of stimulants. I only copied that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi's lines, and I've already brainwashed these people this badly. No wonder the Uchiha clan all turned into ghosts.
Julian composed himself and said, "Please, Senior Rayleigh." Rayleigh and Julian walked to an open area. Rayleigh smiled and said, "This time, you can't use your Devil Fruit abilities or Conqueror's Haki Entanglement. Use only Armament Haki."
Julian smiled. "Understood, Senior Rayleigh. Then I'll make my move." With that, Julian assumed a fighting stance. During his battle with Kaido, Julian had gained a great deal. Both his Armament Haki, which had been stuck at the Third Level, and his Observation Haki had made certain breakthroughs.
Julian intended to strike while the iron was hot and rise to an even higher level. If both improved by another level, his current strength would already rank among the advanced Emperor-class fighters. If he then awakened both Devil Fruits, he would become a peak Emperor-class powerhouse, perhaps even touch the Half-step Legendary Realm. Conqueror's Haki was a type of Haki that could keep growing stronger. Julian's Conqueror's Haki was already a tier stronger than Rayleigh's, about on par with Roger's and the others', perhaps even stronger.
Seeing that Julian was ready, Rayleigh raised both palms, one forward and one back, and activated Advanced Armament Haki. Both his palms were coated in pitch-black Armament Haki. Then, all the Armament Haki that was not needed on his left hand flowed into his right hand. Julian's eyes widened. "Is this the essence of Flowing Armament Haki?"
Rayleigh smiled. "I'm attacking now." Blue light radiated from his pitch-black right palm. That's the Armament Haki inside his body. Rayleigh had directly concentrated all