But the result made the onlookers hold their breath-the rectangular stone tablet had not budged, not even the slightest fraction.
It was as though the impact that could have torn steel apart had been nothing more than a breeze skimming the water.
"Not even a crack?"
Despite having long heard the legends about this material, the man who had struck it still raised his eyebrows slightly.
He did not stop. Instead, he treated the stone platform before him as a target for testing himself.
His fists blurred into an unbroken flurry in an instant, strikes of varying force raining down from every angle: sheer strength, hard blows clad in invisible armor, tremors entwined with will... he tried every method in turn.
Thud, thud, thud, thud-
The dense barrage of impacts almost merged into a continuous drone.
Under that storm of blows, the heavy stone tablet actually rose slowly off the ground, only to hang in midair beneath the relentless attacks, as though supported by invisible hands.
"Tch."
Overhead, the enormous bubble enveloping the area began to shake violently.
The escaping force disturbed the stability of his surroundings, forcing him to stop.
The tablet settled back into place, not even a scratch to be found on its surface.
Neither brute strength, armament, Haki, nor even the long blade that had accompanied him for years had left any mark upon it.
"Interesting."
He was not truly surprised.
If this thing could be destroyed so easily, those buried years would have turned to dust long ago.
The so-called Void Century would have sunk forever beneath the sea, leaving not even a legend behind.
-What would armor made from this material be like?
"Things on Fish-Man Island should be about ready to wrap up."
Next, it would be time to set off for that