Armament Haki Emission

At that thought, Ener's relaxed expression suddenly turned resolute. He looked at Jinbe beside him, gratitude flashing in his eyes, then said, "Thank you!"

Hearing this, Jinbe's lips curled into a faint smile. "That is merely a common failing among all geniuses... Back when I was young, I made similar mistakes myself. Hahaha..."

His hearty laughter echoed through the air, carrying the open-minded ease and composure forged by the years.

Ener's heart stirred at his words, and he chuckled softly as well. But he quickly wiped the smile from his face, refocused his gaze on Jinbe, and asked solemnly, "Then, could you take another move from me?"

Jinbe was slightly taken aback, but he soon regained his calm. His expression grew somewhat more serious as he slowly nodded. "Fine! Come at me with everything you have. I'll take it."

Ener took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling with his breathing. The relaxed expression on his face gradually vanished, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness.

Then, he gripped the hilt of Sandai Kitetsu at his waist with both hands and carefully sheathed it. Afterward, he bent his knees slightly, leaned forward, and assumed a standard yet taut sword-drawing stance.

In an instant, ghostly energy surged from Sandai Kitetsu once more. That sinister aura washed over his pupils again like a tide.

At that moment, he looked like an asura who had crawled out of hell.

In a flash, a powerful force erupted from Ener's body. He kicked off the ground fiercely and shot forward like an arrow loosed from its bow. His speed was astonishing, like lightning streaking across the sky, and in the blink of an eye, he had reached Jinbe.

Facing Ener's fierce charge, Jinbe showed no fear. With a loud shout, the muscles in his right arm tensed, and his cauldron-sized fist swept out with overwhelming force, aimed straight at Ener's face.

Yet, at the crucial moment when the two were about to clash head-on, Ener's figure suddenly vanished without a trace like a ghost.

Just as Jinbe was struck with astonishment.

Ener appeared at his left side without a sound. Before Jinbe could react, another figure flashed to his right—it was Ener. Then behind him, above him... Ener's figures kept appearing from every direction. In an instant, nine Eners appeared on the field at once!

That was right—nine identical Eners surrounded Jinbe. Yet only one was the true body; the other eight were phantoms condensed from sharp sword intent.

But these phantoms were not only lifelike; even their movements and aura were identical to the original, making it impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Seeing such a bizarre sight, Jinbe was startled as well. But having fought countless battles, he quickly calmed down. He stared intently at the nine Eners around him, trying to find an opening.

"Interesting..."

Jinbe could not help but voice his praise, but before the words had even faded, he suddenly felt an intense sense of danger rushing toward him.

Without time to think, Jinbe immediately unleashed his ultimate technique—Fish-man Karate: Karakusagawara Seiken! He planted his feet firmly in a horse stance, clenched both fists, then hurled an incomparably fierce straight punch forward with lightning speed.

As the punch flew out, an invisible shockwave spread outward from Jinbe in every direction, forming a 360° defense with no blind spots.

This Karakusagawara Seiken was one of Fish-man Karate's supreme techniques. Not only could it be used to attack enemies, it could also serve as a powerful defensive measure. Once unleashed, attacks from any direction would be blocked or repelled by the shockwave. It was an exceptional move that combined offense and defense.

Bang...

With a thunderous crash, Ener was blasted straight away like a cannonball. The powerful impact seemed to tear apart the air around him, creating a visible wave of air. The eight clones dispersed into the air instantly, leaving only his true body exposed alone.

Ener spun rapidly through the air, yet astonishingly, he adjusted his posture with the agility of a gymnast before landing steadily on the ground. Once he regained his footing, he raised his head and looked at Jinbe again, his eyes now filled with astonishment.

After all, if that force had merely been an ordinary shockwave, let alone knocking him back, with his strength and mastery of swordsmanship, he was completely confident that he could have cut through it with ease. But that was not the case now...

After a brief moment of thought, Ener finally said, "Could this be Armament Haki Emission?"

Hearing that, Jinbe nodded slightly, a faint smile appearing on his face. "Haha, that's right. It is the technique of Armament Haki Emission... Young people these days are all extraordinarily talented and exceptionally strong. If I did not master a few more powerful tricks, I truly might have trouble dealing with rising stars like you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jinbe gave Ener a deep look before saying slowly, "Let's call it here for today! Through our exchange just now, I have a rough grasp of your strength. Besides, this is enough to give them a satisfactory explanation..."

With that, Jinbe turned and walked away. His figure grew more distant until it finally disappeared beyond the far horizon.

Ener stood silently where he was, watching Jinbe leave. Only after Jinbe had completely vanished from sight did he turn and head toward his ship.

At the same time, he felt a warm current flowing through his body. The injuries he had suffered in his earlier battle with Jinbe were healing at an astonishing speed.

At this, Ener could not help but sigh. "The recovery ability of this Zoan Devil Fruit is simply absurd!"

Just now, although he had only suffered a few minor injuries, wounds of that severity were not much of a problem. They had almost no effect on a person at all!

But under normal circumstances, even such small wounds would take several days to heal completely.

It was like accidentally scraping off a bit of skin on one's hand. Even if the wound was small, it would still take a few days to heal fully.

Yet unbelievably, not much time had passed at all!

The injured areas had already completely recovered to their original state, as though he had never been injured in the first place.

After experiencing such a miraculous phenomenon, it was not hard to understand why those with Zoan abilities were all so hard to kill.