Understanding Armament Haki

Let's go all out!

Under Zefa's overwhelming pressure, Mu Chen continued controlling the energy in his body, gathering it in his arms.

The next second, Mu Chen's arms flickered between light and dark. Seeing this, Zefa's lips curled upward. He could tell that Mu Chen was just one step away—just one step away from comprehending Armament Haki.

The rudimentary form of Armament Haki was already visible on Mu Chen's arms.

Again! Again! Again!

"Mu Chen, don't tell me you're already done for?"

Zefa mocked Mu Chen as his punches grew even faster.

"Armament Haki, come out already!"

Mu Chen snorted coldly. In an instant, a glossy black layer coated his arms.

Mu Chen could feel that he could no longer sense how painful Zefa's attacks were.

"Mu Chen, you did it!"

As Zefa spoke, he finally stopped punching.

Looking at the Armament Haki on his hand, Mu Chen was overjoyed. All those beatings had not been for nothing, and he had even saved ten thousand Slacking Points. Remember this feeling. That's enough for today. Take your time getting used to it.

With that, Zefa left happily. By then, the commotion between Mu Chen and Zefa had already drawn a large crowd.

"Mu Chen, you're really something!"

"Mu Chen, just like I said, you're a monster! How long has it even been? Half a month?"

"You've already learned Armament Haki?"

Doberman, Onigumo, and the others stared in shock. Armament Haki was not something just anyone could comprehend, let alone in less than half a month. "What?"

"Mu Chen comprehended Armament Haki?"

Jia Ji walked over while covering his face. When he saw the Armament Haki on Mu Chen's arm, he felt as though life had lost all meaning. This has to be fake, right? What kind of monster are you, Mu Chen? Comparing yourself to others really is enough to make you furious!

"This is truly rare. Jia Ji took a full three months of beatings from Instructor Zefa before he comprehended Armament Haki. How long has Mu Chen taken?"

"There's no justice! No humanity!"

Jia Ji wailed as his whole body stiffened like wood and toppled to the ground.

"Now that you've learned Armament Haki, Mu Chen, fight me!"

Kuzan pushed through the crowd and stopped in front of Mu Chen. He had wanted to fight Mu Chen for far more than a day or two, and now that Mu Chen had learned Armament Haki, he could no longer hold himself back. Onigumo also issued a challenge from the side.

"Mu Chen, me too! Count me in!"

Doberman was the same, and seeing this, everyone else wanted to fight Mu Chen at least once.

"Why does this look so much like what happened at the drinking table last time?"

"I only just comprehended Armament Haki."

"Not yet. Let me consolidate it for a couple of days first."

Mu Chen helplessly declined their challenges.

Fighting, fighting—every day, all they know is fighting. What's so great about fighting? I should just go back to the dorm and sleep.

But now that I think about it, it really isn't convenient to go out without my own warship. Maybe I should make a bet with Kuzan and borrow his warship afterward. Then I can go wherever I want.

After making up his mind, Mu Chen opened the system interface.

Host: Adrian Mu Chen

Age: 19

Combat Strength: Rear Admiral level

Skills: Sharingan, Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Eight Gates, Shave, Armament Haki (Beginner), Navy Six Powers: Iron Block, Paper Pistol

Today's Slacking Check-in: 1 hour 3 minutes

Slacking Points: 26,000

Mu Chen watched his combat strength rise rapidly. He was already at the Rear Admiral level, and he had comprehended Armament Haki on his own without using the system's Slacking Points, saving himself ten thousand points. With his current strength, Mu Chen felt that he probably would not lose if he fought Kuzan. After all, he had never used the third gate of the Eight Gates. If he opened the third gate, the Life Gate, his strength would likely surpass that of an ordinary Rear Admiral. Mu Chen figured that he could probably fight Kuzan evenly now. As long as his opponent was not at Vice Admiral level, he should be able to handle them.

Mu Chen then opened the exchange shop again. Ultimate Armament Haki: 50,000 Slacking Points. Beginner Observation Haki: 10,000 Slacking Points. Beginner Conqueror's Haki: 50,000 Slacking Points. Mangekyou Sharingan: 150,000 Slacking Points. Fourth Gate of the Eight Gates, the Gate of Hurt: 80,000 Slacking Points.

Sure enough, after he comprehended beginner Armament Haki himself, the system shop automatically changed it to Ultimate Armament Haki. But the price was truly steep. There were too many things Mu Chen wanted now—both the Mangekyou Sharingan and the fourth gate of the Eight Gates would cost a total of 230,000 Slacking Points. That was not even counting Conqueror's Haki and Observation Haki.

Observation Haki could be exchanged for last, since its abilities were similar to the Sharingan. But that did not mean it was useless. Observation Haki had the passive ability to sense danger, something the Sharingan lacked. Besides, Mu Chen had always believed that one plus one was greater than two, so he still had to exchange for it.

What Mu Chen wanted most right now was the fourth gate of the Eight Gates, the Gate of Hurt. If the third gate, the Life Gate, was the final safe zone of the Eight Gates, then the fourth gate, the Gate of Hurt, was the first gate where one traded injury for strength. It was the point where one truly entered the Eight Gates. Although opening the Gate of Hurt would cause damage, the strength it granted was incomparably powerful.

As for the Navy Six Powers available in the system shop, Mu Chen did not consider them at all.

Although the Navy Six Powers were not very expensive, Mu Chen did not want to waste even a single Slacking Point. With his talent for learning Iron Block and Paper Pistol within seven days and comprehending Armament Haki in less than half a month, he refused to believe that the other Navy Six Powers could be that difficult to learn.

A few more days passed just like that.