In terms of strength alone, Ye Chen had surpassed Lucci long ago. But then he had suddenly switched to practicing swordsmanship.
For now, Ye Chen's advantage was not obvious. Otherwise, if he had wanted Lucci dead, Lucci would have died long ago. He had simply never intended to kill him.
"Lucci, want to learn Haki?" The sky was growing dark, and by their usual routine, they would soon stop fighting. Lucci paused for a moment, then kicked at Ye Chen anyway. "Rankyaku!"
Ye Chen was ready. He flipped sideways and sprang into a tree with the agility of a monkey.
Lucci's face darkened. Ignoring him, he advanced again. Ye Chen went on explaining, "Haki is a person's force of will. But once it awakens..." As he dodged Lucci's attacks, he explained how to use it.
"Watch closely. This is Observation Haki."
Ye Chen stood motionless with his back to Lucci. Lucci threw a punch with his left hand, and Ye Chen smiled. "You're going to hook your left fist into the middle of my back, right?" He leaned right and avoided it with ease.
"Hm?"
Lucci's eyes widened in surprise. But his pride would never let him ask an enemy for instruction.
Even if what Ye Chen said was useful, Lucci refused to learn from him. To Lucci, it would be an unbearable humiliation. How could he learn from Ye Chen when he still meant to kill him?
Even if he did learn it and eventually killed Ye Chen, Lucci would not feel good about it.
"Shut up!" Ye Chen kept talking as though he could go on forever. Lucci roared in anger, and his attacks grew sharply more vicious.
"Rankyaku with your left leg."
"Finger Pistol with your right hand."
"Next, you'll..."
Ye Chen paid no attention to Lucci's