The bold, confident voice instantly spread throughout the surroundings. Combined with Ares's ever-growing Conqueror's Haki, it shook the minds of many.
It was the first time Sukiyaki had seen Ares.
His expression shifted in shock, and he said in surprise, "This guy's physique... Isn't it a little too exaggerated!?"
"It seems Fukurokuju wasn't exaggerating in the slightest. In fact, Ares's physical body is far more terrifying than anyone could have imagined..."
"It's even more terrifying!!"
Looking over, it was as if Ares had not an ounce of fat on him. His entire body, from head to toe, was covered in bulging muscles.
His tendons gleamed as though they had been coated in oil, reflecting a dazzling white light under the sun.
"This guy... I heard that his dream is to forge his own body into a Supreme Grade Sword..." Shimotsuki Ushimaru recalled the information he had recently gathered.
He was utterly shaken!
Moreover... after hearing Fukurokuju's intelligence earlier, he was now absolutely certain that Ares intended to forge his body into a Famous Sword.
That couldn't help but remind him of...
The Tsukino Family's sword-forging techniques.
Unable to hold back his astonishment, he muttered, "Could that monster Ares have applied the Tsukino Family's sword-forging methods... to his own body? To cultivate his physique to this extent, over all these years..."
"What exactly has he been through!?"
It was simply beyond his imagination.
Kozuki Oden, who was closer to Ares, could feel the powerful, savage aura surging toward him like a flood or ferocious beast even more clearly.
Oden's expression darkened as he tensed up. His eyes locked firmly onto Ares's body as he said, "Ares, I won't lose as miserably as I did before. This time..."
"I'll show you the true Oden Two Sword Style!!"
As he spoke, he drew