Awakening Armament Haki

"Li Yuan, he's a Marine Rear Admiral."

Feeling the deep killing intent emanating from Li Yuan, Louis reminded him.

"Master, you know I'm going out to sea to become a pirate. This Marine Rear Admiral will serve as my token of entry into the seas."

Li Yuan spoke solemnly.

The moment the other man attacked Louis, Li Yuan had sentenced him to death. If he did not even dare kill someone who had attacked his master, what kind of man was he?

"Since you've made your decision, then that's fine."

Louis stood up and moved to the side without saying anything more. He knew Li Yuan had not planned to go out to sea yet, but because of him, he had no choice but to leave early.

"Brat, are you that old fool Louis's disciple?"

Geno, who had been sent flying by the slash, stood up. The terrifying sword wound across his chest had not bled much, and he questioned Li Yuan with a savage expression.

"You dared to lay a hand on my master. Don't think you'll be leaving here alive today."

Li Yuan held his sword and walked toward Geno step by step. With every step he took, the killing intent around him grew heavier.

"Hahaha, hahaha! So what if you have Conqueror's Haki? So what if you're a Swordmaster? In the New World, Armament Haki is the strongest!"

"Soru!"

Geno laughed madly before vanishing from the spot in an instant with Soru. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Li Yuan.

"Shigan!"

A strange black energy flowed over Geno's index and middle fingers.

It was the power of Armament Haki, making his two fingers exceptionally hard and his Shigan even stronger than before.

"He actually has Armament Haki!"

"Iron Body!"

Seeing Geno's Armament Haki-coated fingers, Li Yuan had originally intended to dodge after his Observation Haki detected Geno's attack trajectory.

Yet he merely twisted his body aside, avoiding his vital areas and using his body to take Geno's Shigan head-on.

"Sshk!!"

The Armament Haki-coated Shigan possessed terrifying penetrating power. Even with Li Yuan's current body and Iron Body, his defense was still broken, and those black fingers pierced into his muscles!

"Bang!!!"

Li Yuan was knocked back more than ten meters, his feet carving two long trails across the ground.

"So this is Armament Haki? There isn't enough time to comprehend it."

Li Yuan lowered his head and muttered as he looked at the one-centimeter-deep wound on his chest.

He had no method for training Armament Haki, so he could only learn it in this most foolish way: let his body experience Armament Haki, remember it, then use it himself.

"Kid, your sword isn't fast enough!"

Geno assumed Li Yuan's sword was too slow to block his Shigan, and he continued attacking with smug madness.

"Finger Pistol: Madara!"

Geno used both hands. His two Armament Haki-coated Finger Pistols struck continuously like machine guns, bombarding Li Yuan without end.

Li Yuan had no intention of blocking with his sword either, because his sword could not withstand too many attacks from Armament Haki-coated Finger Pistols. It would shatter after only a few strikes.

Using Observation Haki, he evaded the rain of Finger Pistols aimed at his vital points. He did not dodge the rest. This was a rare opportunity to learn Armament Haki.

"Sshk, sshk, sshk!!!"

Li Yuan's body was continuously struck by countless Finger Pistols, and the wounds across him kept multiplying.

Yet not a single wound bled, as though no blood flowed through Li Yuan's body at all.

"No, you brat, you're using me for practice! You're trying to comprehend Armament Haki!"

After several rounds of frenzied attacks, Geno saw that although Li Yuan was covered in wounds, he had not bled, nor had he suffered a single fatal injury.

Then there was the calm look on Li Yuan's face. Geno instantly realized something, because pirates had once learned Armament Haki while fighting him.

"You're right, Marine Rear Admiral. Thank you for teaching me how to use Armament Haki."

Seeing Geno halt his attack, the corners of Li Yuan's mouth lifted slightly.

At this moment, his hands were already covered in black Armament Haki. The black Armament Haki spread up his arms and covered his Longsword, turning the originally silver blade into a Black Blade.

Armament Haki was not difficult for him to learn, since his body was so powerful.

He had long surpassed the minimum threshold for awakening Armament Haki, so after witnessing it, he awakened it with ease.

"How is that possible? You just awakened Armament Haki. How can you possess such powerful Armament Haki?"

However, Li Yuan learning Armament Haki was not what shocked Geno the most.

What shocked him most was that Li Yuan, who had only just learned Armament Haki, possessed Armament Haki even stronger than his own, which he had trained for half a year.

Being powerful was one thing, but he could even coat his sword with Armament Haki. That was something Geno himself could not do!

"This is the difference between a genius and a mediocrity. Thank you, Marine Rear Admiral. Now, you can die!"

Since he had awakened Armament Haki, Li Yuan had no intention of dragging things out. Who knew whether more Marines would arrive?

"Ultimate Armament Cross Slash!"

With Armament Haki empowering his Longsword, Li Yuan no longer had to worry about snapping the Sword Body with his overwhelming strength. He mobilized all the power in his body.

In an instant, he used Soru to rush before Geno and slashed down repeatedly with all his strength, forming a fierce cross-shaped slash. The moment the Cross Slash appeared, even the air let out a thunderous boom!!

"Armament Iron Body!"

Geno's gaze sharpened. He crossed his hands in front of his head and covered them with Armament Haki.

"Clang!!!"

"Splurt!!"

The sharp Cross Slash directly cut through even the Armament Haki on Geno's hands. If not for the hard Bones in his hands, both of Geno's hands would likely have been severed.

"Bang!!"

Though Geno had blocked the Cross Slash, the tremendous impact still blasted him away.

"Soru!!"

The instant Geno was sent flying, Li Yuan accelerated again beneath his feet. Before Geno could hit the ground, Li Yuan had already arrived behind him, moving so fast that Geno was utterly Shocked.

Because he discovered that Li Yuan used the Marine Six Styles' Soru more skillfully than he did, and was far faster as well. Just what kind of monster had he encountered?

Li Yuan charged fiercely toward Geno's back, the sharp Sword Qi around him tearing through the resistance of the air before him.

His speed rose to another level. At this moment, the speed he erupted with had already reached the speed of sound!

"Ultimate Armament Army Breaker!"

The Longsword in his hand swept upward in an ascending slash, its intense Sword Qi carrying unmatched penetrating force and impact.

"Geppo!!"

Sensing the intense lethal threat behind him, Geno used Geppo at the critical moment, shifting his backward-flying body to the left in an attempt to evade Li Yuan's strike from behind.