Mystery Figure Appears

The Baboon King laughed smugly. "I can learn your moves with just one look. In a single exchange, I can use everything you can. And I can use what you can't... How can you beat me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Baboon King bent his legs slightly and charged at Moke.

"Fish-Man Karate: Seven Thousand Brick Roundhouse Kick..."

When he reached Moke, he spun 360 degrees through the air and kicked at him.

"Shave..."

Moke accelerated and dodged the strike, appearing on the Baboon King's left side.

Ghost Aura surged from his body. "Tempest Kick: Ghostflame Slash!"

A special slash combining ghostflame and a Tempest Kick Slash burst forth. In the blink of an eye, it arrived before the Baboon King.

"Armament Hardening!"

"Fish-Man Karate: Arabesque Brick Fist..."

Using the form of a straight punch, the Baboon King generated a 360-degree shockwave in every direction. It was a move that combined all-around defense with impact.

"Boom..."

The shockwave collided violently with the slash. Yet the shockwave was torn apart as easily as paper.

The Baboon King's face filled with shock. However, he reacted quickly, using Shave to evade the blow at once. Then, he sent a Tempest Kick Slash at Moke as well.

He counterattacked without the slightest hesitation.

Moke struck again. "Tempest Kick: Ghostflame Slash!"

The two Tempest Kick Slashes collided head-on. Yet Moke's Tempest Kick: Ghostflame Slash remained as powerful as ever. The Baboon King's Tempest Kick Slash was just like the earlier shockwave.

It was cut apart into two. Meanwhile, the Tempest Kick: Ghostflame Slash continued onward without losing momentum, flying toward the Baboon King.

"How is that possible?"

The Baboon King cried out in shock.

Moke's lips curled upward. "You can see through other people's moves at a glance and even learn them. But you've forgotten that your own strength is the foundation. If you aren't strong enough, then even if you learn someone else's moves, it still won't make up for your lack of strength."

It had to be said, this Devil Fruit ability was truly absurd.

It could save its user a great deal of time and effort spent training techniques. On top of that, it allowed him to gather countless moves into one arsenal for dealing with all kinds of situations.

Under such circumstances, he could overwhelmingly crush opponents whose strength was close to his own. He could even defeat some opponents who were somewhat stronger than him despite being at a disadvantage.

But before absolute strength... everything else was meaningless.

"Shave..."

This time, Moke no longer held back and went all out. After entering high-speed movement, he rushed before the Baboon King. "Finger Pistol: Dragon Claw!"

This time, his Armament Haki erupted directly, coating both of his hands.

At the same time, Ghost Aura wrapped around his hands as well.

The two terrifying powers raised Moke's attack to its peak.

The Baboon King's expression changed again and again. Moke's words did make perfect sense, but he still refused to accept it.

Who was he?

He was Champion Island's strongest fighting champion in a hundred years. How could he possibly lose to someone who could not use his greatest strength?

If he lost like this, then he had truly lost.

What would that make him?

At the thought of this, his eyes narrowed. At the same time, he unleashed his strongest trump card.

"Armament Haki Emission..."

Armament Haki coated his fist, and then he threw a punch to meet Moke's Dragon Claw. For this final and strongest blow, he chose the fist he was best with.

"Boom..."

Their attacks crashed together violently. The Baboon King's expression stiffened because he felt an irresistible force coming from Moke's hand.

Moke's face also darkened, because he had suffered a heavy blow as well.

"Clang..."

He was sent flying, yet he was not injured in the slightest. He flipped through the air and landed steadily on the ground.

He looked at the Baboon King in surprise.

If he had not sensed wrong, that had been Armament Haki Emission just now!

Moke was surprised, but the Baboon King was stunned. No, he was beginning to question his entire life. That punch had contained all of his strength.

Yet he had never expected that he would not even be able to break through the other man's defense.

What the hell!

His own defenses had been broken... How was he supposed to keep fighting?

Only now did he realize that he had dug a hole for himself. He had thought he was getting a huge advantage, but now he had practically given himself away.

Sensing that the Baboon King had lost his will to fight, Moke smiled brightly. "Are you admitting defeat?"

The Baboon King said with a dark expression, "You're a freak!"

This fight had left him deeply unconvinced!

Who would have known that this guy's body was so powerful? He had taken the Baboon King's strongest attack head-on without a scratch. It was unbelievable.

In the entire world, perhaps only Kaido could do that!

Moke asked, "Will you keep your word?"

The Baboon King rolled his eyes. "I always keep my word. But before that, I have to fulfill the wager I made with an old friend. Once that is over, I'll come find you..."

Moke nodded without hesitation. "Of course!"

After saying that, his gaze fell upon Jesus Burgess at the edge of the arena.

The Baboon King immediately understood something and followed Moke's gaze. Raising an eyebrow, he said, "Jesus Burgess, so he's the one you came for! You have good eyes. Unless something unexpected happens, he should become this year's fighting champion. And judging by the strength he's displayed, he's exceptionally outstanding even among past fighting champions. No wonder you came all this way..."

"Wihahahaha..."

Jesus Burgess also noticed the two of them looking at him and let out his trademark laugh.

Honestly, he had watched their battle from beginning to end. His blood was boiling... but he also understood that these two guys before him

were both stronger than him.

Especially Moke. As a Swordmaster, he had used pure physical skill to overwhelm the Baboon King, who was known as the strongest champion. It was simply unbelievable.

Moke said, "If you want to rapidly improve your strength, you can't remain confined to this tiny Champion Island. You need to go out and see the powerful people from all over the world. If you're willing to join my pirate crew, I'll take you to fight the strongest people in the world... What do you say?"

Jesus Burgess froze slightly.

He truly had not expected Moke to invite him. Then he let out his trademark laughter again. "Wihahahaha..."

Still laughing, he walked toward Moke.

Though he did not answer, his actions had already said everything.

Moke, however, was somewhat surprised. He truly had not expected Jesus Burgess to agree so readily.

Jesus Burgess walked up to Moke. "Captain..."

Then he excitedly glanced at the Baboon King. In his view, was there anything more thrilling than being able to challenge this champion, known as the strongest champion, whenever he wanted?

Not to mention that he would also have a captain with equally terrifying physical skills.

For a fighter, the temptation was simply too great. After all, becoming champion on Champion Island was no longer exciting enough.

"Fufufufu..."

However, at that moment, a distinctive voice sounded from one side.