The Overbearing Power Contained Within the Holy Sword

Indeed, the overbearing power contained within the Holy Sword was the legendary Conqueror's Haki! This was not something an ordinary person could wield. Only those with Conqueror's Haki were qualified to possess this Holy Sword. If anyone else tried to control it, not only would they fail to unleash the Holy Sword's true power, but they would also suffer backlash from its immense strength and become the Holy Sword's puppet.

However, even someone with Conqueror's Haki might not be able to completely wield this Holy Sword. After all, the Holy Sword's power was simply too overwhelming, and ordinary Conqueror's Haki could not contend against it at all. Only a more powerful Devil Fruit user like Moke could resist the Holy Sword's erosion and stand against it.

The trace of Conqueror's Haki on the Holy Sword had actually gradually stained it during the previous king's endless battles while wielding it. It was much like a Black Blade, except a Black Blade enhanced its power through the coating of Armament Haki, while the Holy Sword displayed its dominance through the coating of Conqueror's Haki.

Of course, there was a reason the Fruit ability could absorb the Conqueror's Haki on the Holy Sword. It was mainly because this trace of Conqueror's Haki had no owner; it existed independently upon the Holy Sword. That was precisely why the Fruit ability could absorb it and use it for itself.

Most crucially, once the Holy Sword merged into a person's body, it immediately became one with that body, achieving the realm of Man-Sword Unity. In this state, a person's swordsmanship would improve enormously, just like Saka in the original story. After the Holy Sword entered his body, his swordsmanship realm leaped across two stages and directly entered the third realm of swordsmen—Flying Slash. This meant he