Methods for Improving Haki Quality

High in the sky, Dawn panted lightly. The dark arms condensed behind him had long since dissipated. Looking down at the Transport Fleet, which was damaged but still largely intact, as well as Kuzan, who was injured yet clearly still possessed formidable combat strength, he had already made his decision.

"Using up half my Haki only gave him minor injuries... The cost-effectiveness is too low. As I am now, facing a true admiral-level opponent head-on is still too much of a strain."

Dawn shook his head inwardly. His goal had been achieved, and he had measured the gap between them. There was no need to continue tangling with him. After giving Kuzan one last look, he turned around and prepared to ascend into the sky.

Swish!

The sound of something tearing through the air came from below and to the side.

A white figure burst through the icy mist at an unimaginable speed and appeared beside Dawn.

It was Guernica. He had waited a long time for this opportunity. His right index and middle fingers were pressed together, their tips condensed with highly compressed Armament Haki as they stabbed toward Dawn's temple.

Guernica had never intended to fight head-on from the beginning. All he wanted was a chance to kill with a single blow.

Though his timing was exquisite, he had vastly underestimated his opponent's reaction speed.

"[Shinra Tensei]"

Centered on Dawn's body, a spherical omnidirectional repulsive gravitational field erupted at virtually point-blank range.

An incomparably dense wall of air formed less than half a meter from Dawn's body, then expanded outward at an explosive speed.

Guernica's Shigan slammed fiercely into the abruptly formed air wall when it was less than ten centimeters from Dawn's temple.

Crack! The sound of bones shattering rang out.

Then the expanding gravitational field itself