Awakening Observation Haki

"Asshole..."

Blackbeard cursed under his breath, then stretched out his hands, coating them with Armament Haki. Just as Moke's slash reached him, he actually caught it with both hands.

Then he shouted sharply and raised both hands upwards.

"Boom..."

Moke's slash blasted directly into the sky, exploding in mid-air and creating a powerful Shockwave that even shattered the surrounding clouds.

Moke raised an eyebrow. He had to admit that Blackbeard's strength had increased dramatically after eating the Devil Fruit.

During their first battle, he wouldn't have dared to take that strike like that.

Also, clouds follow the dragon, and wind follows the tiger.

It now seems that Blackbeard's Devil Fruit ability grants him the power to control wind. And the initial sound wave should have been Tiger Roar!

"Might-Shaker..."

Blackbeard roared again, unleashing another sonic wave. This time, however, it was a targeted attack, aimed directly at Moke.

"Click click..."

Moreover, this time the sound waves were actually wrapped in a substance resembling black Inazuma.

"Devil Fruit Ability, Conqueror's Haki Coating?"

Moke's pupils contracted sharply; he had to admit, Blackbeard's move had really surprised him.

All right!

He was genuinely envious.

Although he possessed Conqueror's Haki, he truly didn't know how to Conqueror's Haki Coating. He couldn't help but stare intently at the Conqueror's Haki wrapped around the sound waves, trying to see through the secrets of Conqueror's Haki Coating.

Unfortunately, nothing can be discerned.

As expected... the ability to learn an opponent's moves during a fight is something only a chosen one like Luffy possesses...

"Call..."

Moke took a deep breath, then gripped the sword with both hands, coating Shusui with Armament Haki Coating. Finally, he unleashed a powerful slash, even stronger than before.

This time, instead of breaking through instantly, a stalemate ensued...

As expected, the use of these Haki can directly enhance the power of attacks.

To put it simply, the amount of Haki is like internal energy, and the application of Haki is like martial arts.

Martial arts and internal energy complement each other.

The former can make internal energy exert several times its power.

The latter is the foundation of martial arts; the stronger the latter, the more powerful the former can be.

Now, Moke possesses one of the best Armament Haki in the world. His Conqueror's Haki isn't weak either... He's the kind of person who has unparalleled inner strength but only has rudimentary martial arts skills.

He can't unleash the true power of Haki at all, especially Armament Haki. If he were to master the Armament Haki Emission and Ryuo, Blackbeard would be like beating a child.

"Huh..."

Suddenly, Moke sensed something was wrong.

Because at that moment, Blackbeard moved. However, he was able to accurately predict his opponent's movements.

"They're charging in..."

Sure enough, the next second, Blackbeard flapped his wings and swiftly flew towards Moke. His speed was incredibly fast...

"He's about to throw his right fist..."

Just as Blackbeard charged towards Moke, there was a slight movement on Blackbeard's shoulder. Moke immediately anticipated it; the feeling was quite peculiar.

Koshiro once told Zoro, "A swordsman who can cut through anything in this world."

Roronoa Zoro realized this at that moment, Breath of All Things. He officially entered the Cutting Steel Realm... This is also the standard for all Swordmaster.

Now, combined with this wonderful feeling, his entire perception of the world has changed.

Moke his body to the side, successfully dodging Blackbeard's punch.

Blackbeard was slightly taken aback. Although he had just missed Moke because he was rushing too fast, he reacted immediately. His wings slashed at Moke like blades.

Moke ducked low and easily dodged.

Blackbeard stopped ten meters away and turned to look at Moke with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Not only him, Moke himself felt the same way.

The feeling of anticipating the opponent's movements was like having a cheat code.

"Boom..."

A strange power within Moke's body seemed to explode, causing Moke to tremble...

"Observation Haki..."

Moke was slightly taken aback, his face showing a hint of disbelief.

"Hahaha..."

Moke burst into laughter.

What a pleasant surprise!

Just Luffy ago, I was lamenting that I didn't have Luffy's Haki ability to learn how to use Haki while fighting. But after absorbing Blackbeard's sound waves...

By combining the Cutting Steel Realm with Breath of All Things, he actually Awakening Observation Haki.

Looking back now, the Cutting Steel Realm's Breath of All Things is actually the cone- Observation Haki.

At this moment, when he looked at Blackbeard again, he found Blackbeard much more pleasing to the eye. Even the two missing teeth seemed quite distinctive.

He truly hadn't expected that Luffy would "become Kaido's " teacher...

The teacher he "worshipped" turned out to be Blackbeard.

In this way, his biggest shortcoming has been addressed...

Tsk tsk!

Blackbeard naturally noticed it too. He looked at Moke with a slight frown. "Awakening your Observation Haki?"

Moreover, he was certain that it wasn't just ordinary Observation Haki.

As far as he knew, Observation Haki, although one of the three types of Haki, was the most frequently used...

For example: sensing attacks, predicting the opponent's next move, sensing the strength of living beings, sensing the emotions and thoughts of living beings, and sensing the position and number of objects outside the field of vision. The first two are the basic abilities of Observation Haki.

The rest... will vary from person to person. The scope and intensity depend on individual cultivation.

Of course, the more advanced ones can even Future Sight.

For example, Katakuri of the Big Mom Pirates can see a period of the future.

However, he couldn't quite put his finger on exactly what made Moke's Observation Haki different...

However, Blackbeard wasn't one to overthink things. With a flap of his wings, he charged at Moke once more.

"Collapse..."

Just as he took off, a powerful sonic wave surged from the ground and slammed into him, as if it had been anticipated.

Blackbeard, who was already flying, was blasted into the air by this sound wave.

He clutched his chest, a look of disbelief on his face.

He even murmured, "Sound waves?"

Tsk tsk...

Moke couldn't help but let out a strange laugh.

Blackbeard can emit sound waves, a talent derived from the Tiger Roar of a tiger, a divine beast. However, he has just absorbed the sound waves and become Soundwave Man.

Therefore, he doesn't only use sound waves with his mouth.

"Shockwave..."

Moke threw a punch, unleashing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and sound waves simultaneously.

"Collapse..."

Blackbeard, suspended in mid-air, felt as if he had been punched in the stomach from a distance. His entire body hunched over in mid-air.

"Pfft..."

A mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth, and his eyes widened in shock.

"Rumble..."

Finally Blackbeard heavily onto the ground, the powerful impact creating a large crater.

"Brush..."

Moke appeared in front of him instantly, his hand already on his head.

"No..." Blackbeard's face was filled with terror.