"Although I feel a little embarrassed, since it's a compliment from Professor Zephyr, I'll reluctantly accept it!"
Kizaru was taken aback. He really didn't expect his cheap teacher to say such things, and most importantly, he was sure that they were all true.
"You need to surpass Sakazuki and Kuzan not only in terms of talent, but also in terms of mentality and wisdom. Sakazuki is too radical, Kuzan is too idealistic; neither of them can withstand setbacks."
Kuzan is largely ruined after the Ohara Incident, and Sakazuki is becoming increasingly radical. Neither of them is the best choice for the next Fleet Admiral. Only you are qualified.
I had intended to groom you to be the next Fleet Admiral, but alas...
At this point, Wang Hao shook his head and sighed, his sharp eyes fixed on Kizaru's eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "What exactly is causing you to be so depressed?"
This isn't just trying to fool Kizaru; it's the absolute truth.
Zephyr, the predecessor, indeed placed the greatest hopes on this student. Although Kizaru's current strength is almost on par with Akainu and Aokiji, Kizaru is much lazier than Akainu and Aokiji.
His training intensity was less than half that of Akainu and Aokiji, yet he still achieved strength comparable to the two, demonstrating Kizaru's exceptional talent.
Furthermore, Kizaru also practiced Sword Dao and reached the level of Great Swordmaster.
Aside from his inherent talent, this guy's mind is also quite terrifying. He can see through almost anything. It's just that for some reason, he exhibits such a lazy nature, wasting his unparalleled talent and wisdom.
Kizaru fell silent. He hadn't expected that his teacher, whom he had always disliked, would place such high hopes on him. Perhaps his previous hostile attitude stemmed from his disappointment in Kizaru's lack of ambition.
" Sakazuki is too radical, even showing signs of madness. He could easily go to extremes and be destroyed. I don't feel comfortable entrusting the Navy to him."
Kuzan too soft-hearted. In peacetime, he could indeed be a good, conservative Fleet Admiral, capable of maintaining the navy's operations.
But now it is the Great Pirate Era started by the Pirate King Roger, and Kuzan is simply unable to suppress the increasingly rampant sea.
Only you, Kizaru Borsalino, have the talent and wisdom to lead the Navy to suppress the seas and even end the Great Pirate Era. But you yourself have a problem. Can you tell me, your teacher, what is it?"
Although Kizaru and his predecessor Zephyr did not get along, Zephyr, being magnanimous, never blamed Zephyr. He was only disappointed in Kizaru and worried about the future of the Navy.
As for him, he also had no intention of targeting Kizaru, because there was no need for it, and he also wanted to win this guy over from the World Government.
In the future, he will inevitably have to confront the World Government, and Kizaru is closest to the World Government. He doesn't want to have another enemy with such a despicable fighting style and abilities.
Therefore, it's best to win him over beforehand by leveraging this mentor-student relationship.
"I'm sorry to have disappointed you, teacher. I will adjust as soon as possible!"
After a long silence, Kizaru took a deep breath, his expression unusually solemn, and solemnly promised Wang Hao.
Since his teacher had such high hopes for him, he naturally couldn't let his mentor down!
And after pretending to be lazy for so long, it's time to wake up!
"Very good! This is the martial arts manual, ' Golden Light Sword Canon,' which I specially prepared for you. Practice it diligently; the future of the Navy rests on your shoulders!"
He took out a pre-prepared manuscript from his robes and handed it to Kizaru, then solemnly patted his new disciple on the shoulder.
He hasn't been idle this past month, having deduced quite a few martial arts techniques and skills.
Of course, he didn't keep the manuscript in his bosom the whole time; rather, he had created a small space within his body to store important items, and he had simply taken it out from Vice Admiral.
However, this scene deeply moved Kizaru, who clearly believed that his teacher truly valued him the most, otherwise he wouldn't have created a martial arts technique specifically for him and carried it with him at all times.
It's likely that Professor Zephyr had been waiting for him ever since he left Marine Headquarters, yet he had kept his mentor waiting for a whole month.
What's even more absurd is that he never realized his teacher's good intentions. If he hadn't been forced by Sengoku and the others, he really wouldn't have come.
"Teacher, I'm sorry!"
With a thud, Kizaru knelt down, almost bursting into tears.
A man doesn't easily shed tears, but only when he's truly moved. At this moment, he's filled with self-reproach and regret, realizing how utterly despicable he had been in the past.
His mentor had such care and expectations for him, yet he had been constantly hurting his mentor's feelings.
Now, his mentor has put aside past grievances and specially created a set of cultivation techniques and martial arts skills for him, which makes him feel so ashamed and remorseful!
"Silly child, you are my disciple, and I am your teacher. No matter what you have done, as long as you still have principles and bottom lines, your teacher will not blame you!"
Wang Hao was completely bewildered by Kizaru's actions, but he quickly recovered and put on a caring expression like an old father, gently helping Kizaru up.
"Oh right, I forgot to ask, is there something you need this time?"
Wang Hao truly hadn't expected Kizaru to arrive at this time. He had been planning to find a good opportunity to hand over the specially deduced martial arts techniques to Kizaru.
I didn't expect this guy to come today.
"Um... there's a slight problem with the Yin Seal that the master left for Vice Admiral Tsuru, so Fleet Admiral Sengoku sent me here to ask the master about it."
Even with Kizaru's thick skin, he felt a little embarrassed when this topic came up.
This is incredibly shameful. A whole group of the world's top beings couldn't even handle a Yin Seal. It's utterly humiliating.
"Could it be that you have all cultivated the Yin Seal to the highest level and discovered the lack of subsequent methods?"
Wang Hao was surprised, nodded, and muttered to himself, "That's right, the Yin Seal is only a half-finished product. I didn't teach Tsuru the subsequent methods. You don't think I'm being stingy and holding back, do you?"
At this point, Wang Hao glanced sideways at Kizaru looked completely bewildered.
"How could that be! Everyone in our Marine Headquarters knows the teacher's magnanimity and character. There must be a reason why the teacher didn't pass on the subsequent methods of the Yin Seal."
Kizaru, snapping out of his daze, quickly chimed in, but his heart grew even more gloomy.
One Yin Seal was already so difficult, but who would have thought that the teacher would create even more advanced methods afterward? This is truly defying the heavens!
Is the gap between us and our teachers really that big?
Wang Hao looked at Kizaru approvingly, as if he were a promising student, and explained, "Maintaining one's youthful state is only a basic function of the Yin Seal, or more accurately, a secondary ability. Its true function is to create a storage space for Armament Haki within our bodies."
"A storage space for Armament Haki!"
Kizaru was horrified. Even though he had only heard a brief introduction, the name alone was terrifying enough.
Even for a top-tier powerhouse like Garp, the Armament Haki within his body can only be stored in his body cells, and the body cells have a limited capacity to store Haki.
In battles between top-tier powerhouses, Armament Haki plays a crucial role, making the amount of Haki's reserves extremely important.
After all, it's difficult for strong opponents of the same level to defeat or kill each other; it can easily turn into a protracted battle. In that case, it all comes down to who has more Armament Haki reserves, and the one who lasts until the end will be the ultimate victor.
Previously, there was no way to solve this problem; one could only rely on developing one's own potential. But now, this cheap teacher has actually created a secret method that can store Armament Haki.
This is truly defying the heavens!
At the same time, he understood why his teacher hadn't passed down the subsequent cultivation methods—they were too difficult. Even the basic chapter of the Yin Seal was enough to leave them clueless, let alone the later techniques.
"You know that our Armament Haki is limited, but this limitation refers to the fact that our body cells have a limit to the amount of Haki they can store. Once it's used up, it has to be slowly replenished."
My concept for the Yin Seal Space is to create a special space within the body, filling it with Armament Haki that is not needed in normal non-combat states, and then retrieving and using it during battle.
In this way, not only will our combat endurance be greatly increased, but we will also no longer need to worry about using high-energy-consuming moves, and our combat power will increase exponentially.
That's right, Wang Hao wanted to create an artificial dantian, and the Yin Seal concept was quite suitable for it.
Before the shocked Kizaru could speak, Wang Hao continued, "This is only the Second Tier of the Yin Seal."
"..."
Kizaru's eyes widened, thankfully he was wearing sunglasses to cover them, otherwise this lapse in composure would have greatly affected his dignity Admiral.
" The Third Tier requires constructing 365 Yin Seal nodes and acupoints within the body, storing a sufficient amount of Haki to stabilize them."
The Fourth Tier is based on these Yin Seal nodes, creating channels within the body similar to blood vessels to supply the flow of Haki, which I call meridians.
This allows the Haki to circulate infinitely within the meridians and acupoints, constantly refining our body cells and making them stronger...
Wang Hao explained his concept to Kizaru. Well, it wasn't really a concept, because he had already deduced most of the system, but he was temporarily stuck due to a lack of sufficient experimental data.
After all, he created this Body Refinement to spread it throughout the world and complete the system's mission; the most important thing was its accessibility.
The problem is that the world of One Pirate King has many races, including special life forms like the Mink Tribe Fish-Man Race, which are humanoid beasts.
He needs to gain a deep understanding of the physical structure of these races in order to truly create Perfect Cultivation System that can be popularized throughout the world.
These things all take time and cannot be accomplished overnight, so it is still only a semi-finished product.
"Then... Teacher, have you finished creating this set of techniques?"
Swallowing hard, Kizaru asked eagerly.
He was truly terrified by this heaven-defying cultivation technique, and at the same time, he was extremely eager for it.
After all, he was also a powerful individual, and as such a powerful individual, he naturally craved even greater strength, and this heaven-defying technique could greatly enhance his power.
" The Second Tier is basically complete, but there are still many flaws. We need to obtain more data to experiment and make modifications."
Wang Hao didn't hide anything and revealed the progress of his cultivation technique creation. After all, this was a bait he deliberately threw out to prepare for his departure from the Sabaody Archipelago.
It's important to know that the Sabaody Archipelago is supported by many Celestial Dragons. To take it for oneself, one must get past the Celestial Dragons and even the World Government.
He doesn't yet have the power to confront the entire World Government. Since a hard approach won't work, he'll have to resort to a softer one.
Of course, he would never hand over the subsequent techniques of the Yin Seal to the World Government. He didn't want to aid the enemy in the future; this technique was specifically designed to lure Sengoku and others.
As for the World Government, all they need to do is reveal the Yin Seal's ability to maintain eternal youth; the higher-ups of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons will surely be satisfied.
Losing a mere Sabaody Archipelago is a worthwhile deal, which is why Wang Hao was so confident in having Ain falsely convey the Buster Call.
He believed that Sengoku and the World Government would fully cooperate with him.