In the past, Dawn's Conqueror's Haki had been more composed and unyielding, somewhat restrained compared to that of other Conqueror's Haki users.
When his Conqueror's Haki had clashed with Golden Lion's, Dawn had clearly sensed the old lion's wild arrogance and ambition to conquer the world.
Though Dawn's Conqueror's Haki had been no weaker than his opponent's, it had lacked a trace of sharpness by comparison.
It contained a contradiction: unwilling to bow his head, yet maintaining humility. It was more like an attitude of, "If no one provokes me, I won't provoke them."
But now, some of that composure had faded, replaced by a far greater domineering aura that truly belonged to a ruler!
Like a sovereign whose word was law, ruling the world with overwhelming aggression!
Dawn even believed that if he clashed with Golden Lion's Conqueror's Haki again, he would crush the man with unstoppable force!
This transformation of his Conqueror's Haki had brought a qualitative change. Though subtle, Dawn could clearly sense that his Conqueror's Haki could now be controlled.
Not like a mental shock, but more like the sensation of coating an attack with it, the way one did with Armament Haki!
That reminded Dawn of many well-founded theories from his previous life—that the highest level of Conqueror's Haki could add damage to attacks, and that Red-Hair had risen to the Four Emperors through this very ability!
The theory made perfect sense. After all, when Luffy's and Katakuri's Conqueror's Haki collided, it could not only destroy the ground, but Black Lightning would also appear when their Haki clashed.
And Red-Hair was the only "normal" one among the Four Emperors.
That "normal" covered many things. For instance, he did not have an enormous body, and he was the only one among the Four Emperors who was