Advanced Conqueror's Haki

"Get him! Capture him! With skin that fair and tender, he might fetch a good price!" Once Bolton decided Ian was an idiot, he sneered and immediately ordered his men to seize the brat. With such fair, delicate skin, Ian might even be sold as a slave!

They often plundered merchant ships at sea and sold the people they captured as slaves.

The thirty-million-berry bounty on Bolton's head was earned through his vile deeds!

"Haha, after we catch him, I want first dibs! I've never run into such a fair, tender little thing before!" A rough-looking pirate stared at Ian with a lecherous grin.

He had plenty of ways to deal with boys with skin like that!

The other pirates also closed in on Ian with vicious grins. In their eyes, Ian was a little lamb waiting for slaughter!

"Heh, interesting..." Ian bared his teeth and narrowed his eyes at the approaching pirates.

Perfect. He could use them to test the Conqueror's Haki he had obtained not long ago!

He just wondered whether these people could withstand his Conqueror's Haki!

Ian's dark eyes sharpened slightly. A terrifying aura abruptly descended upon the entire scene, crushing down on everyone!

With a hum, it was as though some force burst forth from Ian's body. The entire world seemed to fall silent, giving everyone the illusion that Ian had become the center of the world!

As if everything revolved around him!

The first to be hit were those charging at the front. Under that strange force field, they instantly foamed at the mouth and collapsed unconscious before they even had time to struggle...

Then came the ordinary people aboard the ship, who also fell one after another and passed out beneath the pressure...

Crack, crack! Spiderweb-like fissures spread across the deck beneath Ian's Conqueror's Haki!

Even the sea churned violently, waves slapping outward in every direction!

"Th-this is..." Bolton was the only one who had endured Ian's Conqueror's Haki. As he looked at Ian now, his eyes were filled with utter terror!

He knew this power!

He had witnessed it once by chance!!!

Back then, he had only been a child. A great figure had used this ability in his hometown, knocking nearly everyone on the island unconscious. Everyone had remained unconscious for two whole days before finally waking from hunger...

It was then that he realized there were such terrifying people in this world. With only a glance, they could strip an entire island's population of their ability to fight!

How terrifying was that?!

His country had even recorded that incident, and the records could still be found today!

That great figure had later made an enormous name for himself in the New World!

Ever since then, Bolton had etched that memory deep into his mind and sworn that if he ever encountered someone like that again, he would run as far away as possible. He simply could not afford to offend such a person...

But as Ian's Conqueror's Haki grew stronger, Bolton could no longer hold on. His eyes rolled back, and he passed out...

The reason he had lasted so long was because his will was exceptionally firm. On top of that, Ian was unfamiliar with using Conqueror's Haki, and Ian had been trying to combine two different auras.

One was an aura similar to an eruption of Spiritual Pressure, while the other was Conqueror's Haki!

Ian had mentioned before that he wanted to combine these two abilities, but this simple attempt had not gone as hoped...

That was why the Conqueror's Haki had been too dispersed, allowing Bolton to hold out a while longer...

Ian had already seen that everyone aboard the ship had passed out, but he did not care. He continued releasing Conqueror's Haki along with the other aura...

What made him frown was that these two powers seemed impossible to combine. Using them simultaneously instead created a sense of sluggishness, making them extremely awkward to wield...

And they were somewhat weak—neither was as powerful as when used alone!

What was going on?

Ian could not figure it out no matter how much he thought about it. Perhaps the fusion simply was not complete enough. After all, these were powers from two different worlds...

Maybe he needed more attempts...

Retracting his aura, Ian looked around at everyone lying unconscious.

Everyone was unconscious. What was he supposed to do now?

He could not sail the ship away by himself...

Just as Ian was beginning to feel troubled, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind—

[Ding! The host has independently fused the powers of two worlds and unlocked Advanced Conqueror's Haki!]

Huh? There was a reward for this too?

He had thought it was merely one of his own experiments, but it had actually triggered a reward. This system... was incredible!

Ian fused with the reward and immediately felt that his Conqueror's Haki and Spiritual Pressure obeyed him as easily as his own limbs. Not only could he control their range, but he could also control their intensity!

Unable to suppress his curiosity, Ian used Conqueror's Haki once more.

Hum, hum, hum!!

A powerful aura radiated from Ian's body in every direction. Even space seemed unable to withstand the pressure, twisting slightly.

At some point, the sky darkened. Wind and clouds surged, lightning occasionally crashing down. The clouds overhead formed an enormous vortex centered on Ian, slowly rotating!

The sea also rose around Ian, waves several meters high rolling one after another toward the distance...

"Advanced Conqueror's Haki can be used as easily as moving my own limbs?" Ian's eyes flickered as he tried coating his fist in Conqueror's Haki.

The originally wild and uncontrollable Conqueror's Haki flowed around Ian's fist. He had mastered the use of Conqueror's Haki Coating!

Even in this world, only a handful of powerful people could use this ability!

All Three-Color Haki had advanced applications.

Observation Haki could foresee the future and read thoughts. Armament Haki could penetrate internally, while flowing Armament Haki dealt even greater damage. Conqueror's Haki could be coated onto attacks and could intimidate the mind!

Few people on the seas could cultivate all three types of Haki to their advanced levels!

As for Ian, he had only barely begun with Two-Color Haki and was still far from advanced applications!

He would need to train on his own or unlock even more advanced Haki applications...

However, Ian believed that he would soon fully master the advanced applications of Two-Color Haki!

Using Hyorinmaru's cold air, he stimulated the people aboard the merchant ship into waking up.

The merchant ship's captain was already dead. Since Ian had saved them, everyone naturally regarded him as their leader. Under his orders, the merchant ship resumed its voyage.

As for the Force King Pirates, they were naturally killed by the people aboard the ship, who were furious beyond measure. Their pirate ship was sunk by cannon fire as well.

Thus, the Force King Pirates were completely destroyed...