Ye Chen's mind grew hazier, and his movements slowed. With a slash, the Executioner's Blade struck him before he could react. Pain tore a roar from his throat. Like a raging lion, he roared so fiercely that the heavens and earth seemed to shake. The roar was astonishingly powerful.
Blood poured from Ye Chen's shoulder. Sang Biao had nearly severed his arm, but Ye Chen's sudden roar sent Sang Biao flying backward.
"Huh? What just happened?"
Sang Biao flew more than ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground.
He quickly propped himself up with his blade and stared at Ye Chen, eyes wide. His mind was full of questions.
Ye Chen barely remained on his feet. His eyes blazed red, and he looked like a bloodthirsty beast. A savage killing intent rolled off him; his presence was unmistakably stronger than before.
But that was not enough to frighten Sang Biao. He was an elite Vice Admiral of Army Headquarters. He had survived too many battles to be scared so easily. He had even fought Ivankov and Inazuma of the Revolutionary Army.
However powerful Ye Chen's presence had become, it could not intimidate Sang Biao. Besides, the violent shock wave that had erupted from Ye Chen could not have come from a change in presence alone.
"Was that Haki?"
Sang Biao studied Ye Chen in surprise, then shook his head. "It couldn't have been!"
Sang Biao had met people who wielded Conqueror's Haki. Their presence was formidable, and they could use Haki to overwhelm opponents. But as an elite Vice Admiral of Army Headquarters, he would never be sent flying by it.
He was tough enough to withstand the impact of Conqueror's Haki.
It was simple enough. When Luffy used Conqueror's Haki, he could only knock out low-ranking grunts. Even