Barn shouted at the top of his lungs as his Conqueror's Haki kept rising and expanding, threatening to surpass even Capulias's!
"Damn it!"
An immense pressure and aura erupted in an instant, unleashing an impact that nearly knocked Capulias off his feet despite his enormous dragon form.
"Impossible! Even if you have the makings of a king, this is only your first awakening! How could you release such powerful pressure?"
Capulias was stunned. As someone who also possessed Conqueror's Haki, he was naturally familiar with it, but the strength of Barn's newly awakened Haki still exceeded his expectations.
Barn had stopped shouting, but he still lay facedown, motionless. His brows were tightly knitted, and although color had returned to his lips, the pain on his face had not diminished at all...
Meanwhile, an unknown power was quietly awakening inside Barn...
"You've come..."
"Damn it! Just die already!"
Capulias raised his enormous foot once more and brought it down toward Barn, who still lay on the ground. He had recognized the terrifying potential within Barn, and he knew just how much trouble letting Barn live would bring him!
"Trample!"
But Capulias's foot stopped in midair. A blood-red barrier of Haki had appeared around Barn, blocking Capulias outright.
"This is..."
While Capulias was still wondering what had stopped him, a roar like a demon's suddenly rang out from beneath his foot!
"Wave Explosion!"
This was Barn's skill, yet Barn was still lying facedown on the ground without moving at all. This Wave Explosion was larger than any he had unleashed before, and it bore that same eerie scarlet hue.
"What the hell is going on?"
Capulias watched the motionless Barn uncertainly, not daring to attack...
"You've come..."
Those same words echoed again, the hoarse voice appearing once more within Barn's Sea of