Rocks: Ares is the True Warrior

In Shiki the Golden Lion's eyes, Ares's talent was already far beyond what could be described with just the word "genius."

This guy...

His talent in Swordsmanship even surpassed his own.

No...

More accurately, this guy was an all-around genius in Body Arts, Swordsmanship, and Haki, perfect to the point of being impeccable!

This was an extremely terrifying talent!

Such talent was a "one in a million" monster talent.

And Ares was also considered his disciple, a fact that brought a strong sense of pride to Shiki the Golden Lion's face, his lips curving upward: "Jie hahaha... that's my Golden Lion's disciple!!"

"Ares, at this rate, it won't be long before you become a renowned great swordsman!"

He was overjoyed. Ares had achieved a true Flying Slash with his own body. If he could become a great swordsman, with Ares's physique and talent, he would be a humanoid combat killing machine.

Every attack from his body would be an extremely powerful slash.

The sharpness, hardness, and streamlined metal blade of a sword meant that it was inherently more suitable for delivering sharp slashes than the body, but the body also had its advantages, namely that it was easier to control and power flowed through it unhindered.

However, the disadvantages were still too many, unable to compare with the advantages of swords.

Ares looked at the Golden Lion, clenched his fist, and declared ambitiously: "I don't care about swordsmen or great swordsmen, my goal is to surpass the Supreme Great Sword!"

As long as he could forge his body to have a hardness surpassing the Twelve Kizuki Supreme Great Sword, then no one on this sea would be stronger than him.

He would be the strongest!

The hardest!

The Golden Lion nodded in satisfaction and relief, the cigar in his mouth tilting upward slightly, revealing a hint of Haki: "Then let's begin today's Swordsmanship training!"

"Flying Slash is just the beginning. Truly powerful swordsmen can cut through anything!"

"Then I'll make it so that no swordsman can cut through my body!!" Ares interjected.

Causing the Golden Lion to burst into laughter: "Jie hahaha..."

Then his expression changed, a strong look of anticipation appearing on his face as he grinned: "Let me see how much you've grown in this time!"

Saying that, he took "Sakuragi" and "Karejuu" in his hands, sheaths and all, instantly completing Armament Haki, his arm, along with the swords and sheaths, turning a dark, glossy black.

A cold light flickered!

Ares's egg-sized eyes also flashed with a frightening light, his lips parting to reveal his snow-white teeth: "I love fighting!!"

"Then come on!!"

A wild smile spread across the Golden Lion's face as he swung the sheathed swords towards Ares with a whoosh, even without drawing them.

With his astonishingly powerful Armament Haki infused, Ares didn't dare to underestimate it in the slightest.

"Blood Hand"--reappeared!!!

His bronze-colored arm instantly turned blood-red, a sizzling sound accompanying a large amount of white smoke, as he raised his hand to block!

Clang!!

A crisp, metallic sound rang out, shaking both of their eardrums!

With a boom.

The hard ground within a two-to-three-meter radius around Ares's feet suddenly sank dozens of centimeters, forming a circle!

This showed just how powerful the Golden Lion's casual strike was.

"Jie hahaha... what an unexpected improvement, Ares, you're simply a man born to fight!" the Golden Lion praised with a laugh.

Excitedly shouting: "Again!!"

The black scabbard covered with Armament Haki collided with Ares's arms and even legs time and time again, not only honing Ares's Swordsmanship, but also enhancing his Body Arts reactions, combat awareness, and physical strength.

Because of the "partial" fusion of souls from two worlds within Ares, his reaction speed, sensory perception, brainpower, and so on had changed.

Leading Shiki the Golden Lion to believe that Ares's progress was simply beyond genius--astounding!!!

Although Shiki wasn't using his full strength, the momentum of their battle was still vast and mighty.

The sounds were deafening!

One after another, dazzling slashes destroyed the earth and trees, leaving everything around them devastated.

Unbeknownst to them.

Several people had appeared hundreds of meters away from the battlefield, led by a man wearing a black captain's cloak with gold tassels on his shoulders--Rocks!

And beside him were two other people.

One was Whitebeard Newgate, and the other was Ochoku.

Rocks crossed his arms, gazing at the two fighting, a faint smile curving his lips: "It seems that Ares has grown a lot on this voyage. His rate of improvement is even exceeding my estimates!"

In his plans and estimates, it would take Ares at least half a year to reach his current strength.

But the actual situation far exceeded his expectations.

In just about half a month!

What Rocks didn't know was that Ares had joined the Rocks Pirates, and during this not-too-long journey, Ares had learned Armament Haki, Swordsmanship, Body Arts, and some Fish-Man Race fist techniques.

The gains were enormous, allowing his strength to improve so rapidly. Although it wasn't quite rocketing to the sky, it was still as fast as an airplane.

His growth and improvement were so fast that even Rocks was quite astonished.

"Indeed, I've watched Ares grow, and his rate of improvement is even faster than mine and Shiki's!" Newgate said in agreement, with a hint of lingering shock in his expression.

As Ares' Body Arts teacher, he had personally witnessed Ares' terrifying learning speed.

Often, what he taught one day, Ares would master the next!

He had already surpassed the category of "genius," and after returning from this voyage, Ares' growth made him feel like he had been at sea for several months.

Unprecedented!

Ares' strength was like that of a completely different person!

Ochoku, however, wore a bitter smile, complaining somewhat, "Captain, Ares is just listening to your words, and he's incredibly eager to fight."

"This time, when we encountered the Byrnndi World Pirates at sea, that kid Ares actually jumped into the sea and charged towards the Byrnndi World Pirates alone."

"And that's not all..."

"Marine Vice Admiral Garp suddenly appeared halfway, and who knew that this kid would recklessly charge over again."

Too much to say, all tears!

The fact that he could stand here alive was simply a blessing from the goddess of luck.

The bitterness in Ochoku's heart was beyond words; they really almost didn't make it back with the entire crew.

This matter.

Rocks, of course, knew about it the day Ochoku and the others returned. Listening to Ochoku's complaints, he laughed heartily, "Ze hahaha... Didn't you come back alive?"

"Even World Destroyer Byrnndi World and Vice Admiral Garp couldn't take this guy's life. Strength is also part of luck. Someone else would have been killed long ago."

"Pirates must be fearless and fight against any enemy that stands in their way!"

"Go fight!"

"Which Great Pirate known throughout the world doesn't have piles of corpses in their hands?!"

Not only did he not blame him, but he also praised Ares, "We need people like Ares, unafraid of any strong opponents, men who face challenges head-on, to be true--warriors!"

"Such a person, as long as they don't die, will surely become a Great Pirate with a resounding reputation on this sea!"

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