The Flow and Emission of Haki

"I see, so your physical combat skills are even stronger than your swordsmanship."

Onigumo looked at the red-haired youth before him, a hint of seriousness finally appearing in his eyes.

This pirate brat was much stronger than he had anticipated.

Especially that punch just now, it was powerful!

In fact, after Bastille and his crew lost to Rod, they submitted complete intelligence about them to Marine Headquarters.

Especially Rod!

After all, he had made the same mistake in his fight against Rod, thinking that Rod was just a swordsman and that disarming him would cripple most of his combat power.

He hadn't expected that Rod's combat power would be even greater after losing his weapon than when he was wielding it.

However, Onigumo was only acting on the Ernest Family's request, and happened to be here to capture Rod and his crew.

Most importantly, he didn't believe there were any pirates in the North Blue worthy of his attention.

"However, whether it's swordsmanship or physical combat, they are merely means of fighting."

Onigumo gripped his swords with both hands and walked towards Rod step by step. As he approached, his aura grew stronger and stronger.

"Only Haki is the deciding factor in victory, and my Haki is far superior to yours!"

As his voice fell, the long sword in Onigumo's hand slashed down fiercely. Simultaneously, Haki instantly wrapped around the weapon, dyeing it a pitch black.

Let the Haki flow.

As Onigumo's weapon swung towards him, thoughts flashed through Rod's mind.

Without a doubt, Onigumo had mastered the technique of Haki emission, and in terms of Haki quantity, he, who had only just begun to master it, was no match for the veteran.

Therefore, if he wanted to win this battle, he had to master the technique of Haki emission.

The surging Haki wrapped around Rod's fist, colliding with the long sword Onigumo swung down.

Boom!

After discarding his weapon, Rod's attacks became even more threatening. After smashing away Onigumo's attack with a punch, Rod quickly retracted his fist, ducked his body, and moved in close to Onigumo. The Haki on his fist instantly dissipated, then re-gathered at the soles of his feet.

Bang!

Rod stomped down hard, and with the effect of Haki, he instantly unleashed a more powerful thrust, propelling his body upwards.

Haki flowed rapidly over his body, converging at his fist, completely dyeing Rod's clenched fist black.

Thud--

A powerful strike landed on Onigumo's chin, but it produced a heavy muffled sound. On Onigumo's chin, a layer of black Haki had inexplicably covered it.

Red light flashed in Rod's eyes, and his body rapidly retreated, dodging Onigumo's slash. Then, his body sprang out again, flowing Haki like black flames flickering around him.

Clang clang clang clang--

Red light flashed in Rod's eyes as his fists flew, colliding wildly with Onigumo's twin swords, producing crisp sounds.

With every attack, Rod would wrap all the Haki in his body around his fists to enhance his attack power. When he couldn't dodge Onigumo's attack in time, he would use Observation Haki to predict the landing point of the opponent's attack in advance, concentrating all his Haki on his body for defense.

When fighting with Haki, if the total amount of Haki is insufficient, most people will choose to use Haki for offense and neglect defense.

For Haki masters, their Haki is sufficient to cover their entire body, forming a 360-degree hardened Armament Haki with no blind spots, making both offense and defense impeccable.

However, this has a drawback: the total amount of Haki is limited. If it is evenly distributed throughout the body, it will inevitably dilute the intensity of the Haki. It might be fine against ordinary enemies, but facing a master, covering the entire body with Haki is suicidal.

True masters can adapt to the situation during combat and adjust the distribution of their Haki according to different circumstances. This is not easy to achieve; it requires extremely high skill in using Haki.

Even such masters would not choose Rod's extreme method during combat. For him to concentrate all his Haki in one place, he must have absolute control over the battle. Any momentary lapse would lead to utter defeat.

Rod's ability to perform such a bold maneuver relies entirely on his powerful Observation Haki.

Awakened since childhood and trained to this day, his Observation Haki, while not yet reaching the level of [seeing the future], has reached an extremely profound level, allowing him to accurately predict the opponent's actions in combat and achieve such a bold fighting style.

This is it!

Feeling the Haki freely flowing throughout his body, the smile on Rod's face grew wider.

The continuous use of Observation Haki kept his nerves taut, not daring to slacken in the slightest, while the improvement in his Armament Haki skills kept Rod in a state of constant excitement.

Letting Haki flow freely according to his will, changing the amount of Haki in different parts of his body according to the rhythm of the battle; using the power of Observation Haki to instantly change during offense-defense transitions, maximizing the use of every bit of Haki.

This characteristic is very much like [Nen]!

Although still in the midst of battle, Rod couldn't help but let his mind wander.

To temper and refine one's Haki through continuous combat and daily polishing is [Training];

To release Haki and wrap it around the body is [Coating];

To let Haki flow freely throughout the body, distributing it in different proportions according to different situations is [Flow];

To gather a large amount of Haki together, enhancing both attack and defense is [Hardening];

In that case.

Although chaotic thoughts flashed through his mind, Rod's attack rhythm did not falter. His Observation Haki still accurately predicted Onigumo's attack rhythm, and the flow of his Armament Haki became even smoother.

There's no way I can't use Haki externally!

BANG!

Rod's obsidian fist clashed fiercely with Onigumo's slash once more.

Haki flowed rapidly around him, appearing like flowing flames under Rod's frenzied assault, illuminating Onigumo's ferocious face, as dark as the bottom of a pot.

As the battle progressed, the killing intent in Onigumo's heart grew stronger.

This Red-Haired brat before him was rapidly growing stronger during the fight!

If at the start of the battle, the opponent was merely a tender youth with a powerful physique but unable to unleash corresponding combat power, then he now deserved to be called a strong individual.

He was the kind of person who could thrive even in the latter half of the Grand Line.

Why were there always endless pirates like this!

Why did people always come to obstruct the practice of Justice!

A flash of the blade reflected light onto Rod's head. Looking at the opponent's red hair, another face suddenly flashed through Onigumo's mind.

The same red hair, the same young age with immense power – could this brat before him grow into the next [Red-Haired]?

"Opening!"

A glint flashed in Rod's eyes, and all the Haki in his body surged madly, concentrating on his arm.

External Haki, I can do it!

A technique that unleashes it externally, tearing enemies apart from a distance.

This move is called--

"Sky Rend!"

As Rod swung his fist, the Haki accumulated on it erupted like a shockwave, unleashed with all his might towards Onigumo. The invisible force struck his chest before he could react.

In the very next second, Rod's fist slammed heavily onto Onigumo's chest.

THUMP--

Onigumo's body was instantly sent flying backward, blood scattering.

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