Ares replayed Rocks's Dark Storm in his mind, carefully observing the patterns behind its formation.
"Rocks has an incredibly high level of control over his ability. Looks like he's put a lot of effort into developing it..."
"Compared to him, my own development of my Devil Fruit ability is far behind."
He had possessed the Mythical Zoan Dragon Form ability for almost three years, but he had spent most of his time tempering his body. He had developed his Fruit ability as well, but overall, he had devoted far less time to it.
He had basically used his Devil Fruit to enhance his Body Arts and swordsmanship, while spending very little time developing and training the ability itself.
He only developed his Fruit ability occasionally during battle.
"From now on, I'll have to put more effort into my Devil Fruit ability. Maybe it'll even make my physical strength more powerful."
His thoughts raced.
He also remembered that a long time ago, he had asked Kaido for his opinion, and Kaido had offered some suggestions for developing the Azure Dragon Fruit's abilities.
Ares immersed himself in studying the Dark Storm, from the formation of the black hole to the birth of the storm.
When he came back to himself,
only an instant had passed in the outside world.
The giant Azure Dragon Ares had transformed into changed its posture in the sky. Its body coiled around itself like a snake curling into a ball, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
"What's he planning to do? Has he given up on attacking completely and chosen to defend instead?" Captain John wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with confusion.
In all their previous battles, he had never seen Ares assume such a posture.
"Oh?"
A mocking smile tugged