Hades clamped one hand around a CP0 agent's neck. Invisible tendrils of Haki bound the agent's body completely, leaving him no way to break free.
Deathly Energy spread along Hades's arm and from his palm, engulfing the agent before forcing its way into his body.
Seconds later, the CP0 agent crumbled into dust and scattered through the air.
A surge of potent life force flowed into Hades.
The sensation was indescribably satisfying. Hades could almost feel himself getting addicted.
Over the past three years, Hades's control of Haki had steadily improved.
As its quality and strength grew, his Haki attacks became more dangerous.
This fighting technique had become part of Hades's combat style.
But its inspiration came from the mysterious Superpower known as the Great Xia Kingdom.
The Body of the Fierce God was the Tartarus Family's supreme gift, inherited through a bloodline more than a thousand years old.
Yet even most of its elite members possessed only a diminished version: a powerful physique resembling that of a Fierce Beast.
It was a broad term, with varying degrees of strength. Even the most ordinary Tartarus Family member had physical strength and regenerative ability beyond normal people.
In the Royal Family of the Great Xia Kingdom, that gift manifested as Armament Haki.
Their Armament Haki was extraordinarily powerful. Members often awakened it spontaneously in childhood.
Unlike Haki elsewhere on the seas, theirs turned gold when they coated themselves in it.
In the Great Xia Kingdom, Haki was called qi.
The most gifted members of its Royal Family could control their Haki at will, even manipulating it outside their bodies.
Imperial Dragon Qi was the Royal Family's ultimate gift.
The strongest among them could defeat enemies through Haki manipulation alone.
They could even combine Conqueror's Haki with Armament Haki—the ultimate form of