Harald and Surtr's battle was destined to remain undecided for a while.
But Imu could tell that Harald was considerably stronger than Surtr.
This came as no surprise.
After all, the gap between their starting points had never been the same.
Harald had already possessed so-called Admiral-level combat power before 1498.
At the time, Surtr could only be considered to have Vice Admiral-level combat power.
And as the Giant King, Harald definitely possessed Conqueror's Haki.
This gave him far more formidable burst power.
After Surtr became a Giant God Soldier,
his strength had indeed improved rapidly with the various resources Imu provided.
Now, his Flame-Flame Fruit ability had awakened, and his Swordsmanship had broken through from swordsman to Great Swordsman.
He had successfully mastered Armament Haki Emission and Ryou, while his Life Return had also reached the first level.
It was worth mentioning that
the Military Affairs Department had adopted Muzan Kibutsuji's suggestion and divided the current stages of Life Return into four levels.
At the first level, one's consciousness could only control the body's outer-layer hair, skin, muscles, blood vessels, and blood.
At most, it could heal a certain degree of external injuries, stop wounds from bleeding, or temporarily strengthen the muscles and increase one's strength.
At the second level, one's consciousness could reach deep into the internal organs.
Even if one suffered internal injuries from an impact, one could accelerate the healing process by consuming life force.
Or, in the event of poisoning, one could concentrate and expel the poison from the body.
It could be said that upon reaching this level, as long as one kept up with nutrition, it would be difficult to leave behind any hidden injuries no matter how excessively one trained their body.
At the third level, severed limbs could regenerate. As the