Seeing Kakarot rise calmly into the air, Garp refused to be outdone. With a flicker of movement, he appeared in the sky almost as fast as teleportation.
Using Geppo beneath his feet, he stood steadily in midair opposite Kakarot, the air around him rippling in rings from his tremendous speed.
The next second, every muscle in Garp's body suddenly bulged. His formerly well-fitting shirt tore apart in an instant, revealing a body that looked cast from refined iron.
His muscles were sharply defined, as though carved by a blade, every inch seemingly containing the power to collapse mountains and shatter stone.
Then his muscles contracted violently again. Their swollen contours became more compact and concentrated, yet radiated even more terrifying explosive power,
so that a single glance filled one's heart with boundless pressure, as though what stood before them was not a man, but an ancient beast poised to strike.
The air around him churned violently under that immense aura. His invisible pressure spread as though it had substance, making even the distant clouds roil slightly.
Looking at Garp before him, Kakarot could not help feeling a surge of amazement.
He could clearly sense that Garp was now in the same "Demon God State" as before, strengthening his body with Armament Haki, but it was clearly far more refined than it had been.
In this state, his Haki no longer formed an exposed suit of black armor. Instead, it merged completely into his flesh, tendons, and bones, leaving him looking no different from an ordinary person on the surface,
yet Kakarot could sense that its defense was no weaker than the black Haki that had previously covered his entire body, as though his whole body had been forged into a divine weapon capable of breaking through anything.
"Uncle Garp, you