He had now become extremely proficient at "venting," and the power of his normal attacks had even increased as a result—a pleasant surprise.
However, directly drawing Haki from within his body, converting it into Armament Haki, and releasing it was ultimately limited in output. His usual punches and kicks carried his own physical strength and landed directly on the target, so the results were decent. But if he tried to unleash it in the long-range AoE style of the standard "King's Fist," it was rather underwhelming.
The results of the "charging" stage were far worse. Charlotte Oven could now make Armament Haki flow across the surface of his body, but he was still far from being able to control it at will.
The bigger problem was that he could not retain it. Forget "Three Apples"—he could not even reach the level of "two and a half apples" before the Armament Haki on his body began to dissipate beyond his control.
So although Charlotte Oven felt that the king probably had not lied, he still could not be completely certain.
Feeling that his progress was too slow, Charlotte Oven was clearly unwilling to talk about it much. He even kept that unexpected, enormous surprise buried in his heart for the time being instead of eagerly bringing it up.
"You only awakened Armament Haki a year ago. Being able to do this already is very impressive." Katakuri, however, was greatly surprised by his younger brother's performance, and his interest in the "King's Fist" suddenly soared.
A big move that required charging for a long time before it could fully unleash its power—actually, the charging time was not fixed at one hour; the greater the amplification, the longer it took—was merely impractical. But if it could also aid Armament Haki training, its value