Could I Be a Martial Arts Genius?

Hmm?

Why does this Heavenly Yaksha seem a bit off?

"Haki? Haki! Oh, I understand now, Lord Gebinz!" Doflamingo suddenly realized.

He recalled that earlier that afternoon, Lord Gebinz had shown a keen interest in Haki.

Although everyone found it strange that someone as formidable as him lacked knowledge of Haki, strength was the root of all problems and, simultaneously, the solution to them all.

Because he was strong enough, even if others had their doubts, they wouldn't—and wouldn't dare to—question him.

However, he quickly became excited.

Lord Gebinz was talking about cultivation!

While Doflamingo wasn't the most talented prodigy on the seas, he was definitely among the top tier in terms of combat prowess.

Relying on his awakened Devil Fruit and his mastery of the Three-Color Haki, he figured he wasn't much worse than the commanders of the Four Emperors' crews.

If one were to place Beasts Kaido, Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, Red-Haired Shanks, Whitebeard, Fist Garp, and the Three Admirals in the first tier, then Doflamingo should at least be ranked in the second tier!

This was Doflamingo's confidence.

After understanding Zhu Mang's request, Doflamingo's spirits lifted, and he began to enthusiastically demonstrate his Three-Color Haki to Zhu Mang.

His Armament Haki was just as he had seen from Hawkeye before.

However, Zhu Mang could keenly sense that Doflamingo's mastery of Armament Haki was not as deep as Hawkeye's.

As for Observation Haki, Doflamingo wasn't particularly proficient in it either.

And his Conqueror's Haki was merely average.

If one were to divide the cultivation of Haki into Beginner, Proficient, Mastered, Great Success, and Top-Tier, Doflamingo's Three-Color Haki was at most at the Great Success stage; none of them had reached the top-tier level.

His Armament Haki could already skillfully coat his entire body or weapons, such as the strings created by his String-String Fruit.

But compared to Zephyr, Garp, or even Hawkeye, it was still a notch inferior.

If evaluated by Zhu Mang's own senses, it lacked a certain unique quality.

Previously, he had felt a sharp, "cutting" sensation from the Armament Haki released by Hawkeye.

Although it couldn't harm him due to the defense of his own ki, it didn't hinder Zhu Mang's perception.

However, Doflamingo's Armament Haki was actually just a hair's breadth away from the top tier.

His Observation Haki, on the other hand, was much worse.

In his memories, during the battle in Dressrosa, when Luffy used Gear Fourth, Doflamingo was already unable to use Observation Haki to predict his attacks.

This indicated that even if his Observation Haki had reached the "Great Success" stage, it had only just reached it and was far from "Top-Tier," lagging behind his Armament Haki in progress.

As for Conqueror's Haki...

Based on the original story, his Conqueror's Haki remained at the stage of "clearing out small fry."

Of course, not small fry like Zhu Mang from Dragon Ball, but the local small fry of One Piece.

As for Doflamingo's confident self-assessment of being in the "second tier of the seas," Zhu Mang's evaluation was: even in the second tier, he was on the lower end.

According to the original story, his overall strength was likely only equivalent to Cracker of Big Mom's Three Sweet Commanders, or the weakest of the Beasts Pirates' All-Stars, Jack the Drought.

However, Zhu Mang didn't have the heart to discourage this little brother.

Let him enjoy his self-satisfaction.

After Doflamingo demonstrated all his Haki one by one, Zhu Mang left his room.

He didn't return to his own quarters, but instead turned to find an open space.

"First, Armament Haki!"

Zhu Mang attempted to slowly guide his ki out from within his body.

This process wasn't very difficult for him.

Because guiding ki out of the body to fire energy blasts was one of the basic courses for a Saiyan.

It was just that the Saiyan curriculum was very crude.

One aspect was offense: guiding the ki out and blasting it away—simple and brutal.

The other was coating the body with ki for defense.

That was it.

It was that simple.

Oh right, coating the body with ki for defense was the [Ki Burst] state Zhu Mang had used earlier.

It was precisely because he had guided all his ki out that it had become so "terrifying."

The elites of the Frieza Force could maintain this state at all times, keeping their defense consistently high.

But the ki inside ordinary soldiers was unstable, appearing full of openings to a true expert.

However, whether they were elites or cannon fodder, their combat power values did not fluctuate significantly regardless of whether they were in a defensive stance, an offensive stance, or their daily state.

This was because universal beings generally lacked the technique to truly conceal their ki.

Even the so-called "ki explosion" used when entering a defensive stance was merely guiding ki from within the body to the surface of the skin.

This was also the reason why universal beings could intuitively detect a target's combat power using a scouter.

At this moment, the method Zhu Mang used to guide his ki was to borrow from the Six Powers—specifically Finger Pistol, Tempest Kick, and Iron Body—in sequence, achieving a degree that was neither too much nor too little.

These techniques were relatively difficult for most people in the pirate world because the average person's physique was weak, requiring long-term basic training to reach the level necessary to practice them.

Talent freaks were the exception, of course.

But for a Saiyan with an innately powerful body, this was not a problem at all.

After using them just a few times, Zhu Mang discovered that he could already apply these three forms flexibly.

Finger Pistol!

A hole appeared in the ground.

Tempest Kick!

The wooden stake in the distance collapsed in response.

Iron Body!

Hmm... a slight hardening as a sign of respect.

After mastering them, Zhu Mang discovered the benefits of these techniques.

They allowed him to accomplish the same things as before with minimal consumption.

For instance, when he killed Gecko Moria earlier, Zhu Mang had sprayed ki directly from his palm, which not only left Gecko Moria without a corpse but also caused a minor earthquake throughout Marineford, leaving everyone in a state of panic.

If it were now, he could condense sufficient ki onto his finger, flash to Gecko Moria's side at high speed, and strike him on the forehead or the heart.

He would die all the same!

The former consumed 50 units of ki, while the latter might only require 10, or even 5!

Not only that.

Soon, he would be able to release the Ki Finger Pistol as a projectile.

This reminded him of the Crane School's signature technique from Dragon Ball, the Dodon Ray.

Come to think of it, the effect was quite similar.

And if he didn't cut off the ki, maintaining stability and even a higher output frequency, this beam could generate immense piercing power and impact!

If he were to make it rotate, would it not become Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon?

The more Zhu Mang researched, the more excited he became.

He felt that he was a martial arts genius!

Relying solely on these moves from the pirate world, he had actually managed to simulate quite sophisticated effects for the application of ki!