Vic sat up and began to meditate cross-legged, focusing his mind on his body and trying to use his existing power to mobilize those Haki Particles.
Vic tried for a long time and found that he could only control the Haki Particles with his mind, but it was still only a general direction of control, not a thought process.
"Without thought, there can be no deep control. Thought? Control? Autonomy? Consciousness? Hmm? Consciousness! I didn't use it just now, let me try it out."
Vic entered a meditative state again, but this time it was very short. Vic immediately opened his eyes with a smile on his face.
"It really is it! The will controls the direction, the consciousness provides exquisite control! Truly amazing! To infuse consciousness into Haki, to give it a certain degree of Haki, to control Haki actions—is this the flow of Haki?!"
" The Ryuo and Life Return are based on the same principle. Was this also pre-arranged? One is the ultimate technique of the Six Powers, and the other is an advanced application of Haki. We really can't underestimate what the Navy teaches; everything is traceable!"
Vic just tried it out and started using his consciousness to directly control Haki, which works, but only within his body. The effect is similar to controlling it with his mind, so having another method of control is pointless.
It wasn't until later, when Vic realized that Kaido's Haki was consciously moving within his body, that he fully understood.
It's not about controlling it directly with consciousness, which is the work of will; rather, it's about injecting consciousness into the Haki, allowing consciousness to merge with the Haki to achieve more refined control.
It's like reaching for something; one aspect is controlling the arm to reach out, which is the general direction, and the other is controlling the fingers to grasp, which is precise control.
Vic has now mastered the method; the next step is to use it properly and develop it further.
Vic didn't think that knowing the principle was enough; the amount of Haki that could be controlled by consciousness varied, and it was related to the strength of one's consciousness.
However, the strength of one's consciousness depends on one's willpower, so ultimately it is a matter of training one's will.
For example, if someone is really sleepy and not very conscious, but if that person has strong willpower, they can regain their consciousness!
Vic himself had a strong will. He persisted in using seawater to compress his body at the bottom of the sea, which was an extremely painful form of training. Every time, blood mist would drift from his skin into the seawater.
But he still persevered. He persisted in his spiritual practice for so many years without ever slacking off. This is an inhuman willpower.
In the original work, the reason why King Luffy was able to defeat Kaido and why his power was so strong after just learning Ryuo was because of his extraordinary willpower and his deeper control over the flow of Haki in his body.
Along his journey, he has fought countless people stronger than himself. Those with slightly weaker willpower would have been dead. Why could he do sit-ups while others couldn't? Because his willpower was too strong. Even if he fell, he could grit his teeth and get up to continue fighting. This might be the Will of D.
Vic smiled as he looked at the black and red Haki flowing over his fist. Kaido truly lived up to his reputation as a good teacher; he had only needed one blow to activate Ryuo.
"I definitely have to go to Wano Country sometime to thank Kaido. He's such a good guy, hehehe!!!"
After thinking for a moment, Vic pointed towards the distant forest, and a Haki instantly pierced through space and landed on the trunk of a tree that was so large that one person could barely hug it.
The tree trunk swelled up and then exploded like a ball. It happened in the blink of an eye, in the blink of an eye, and the tree collapsed with a crash. A smile appeared on Vic's face.
In reality, someone like Vic, who has only just learned Advanced Ryuo, shouldn't be able to project Haki over long distances. But since he has a Devil Fruit ability, he can simply apply ten times the speed to the Haki the moment it leaves his body.
"The more Haki you draw upon from other parts of your body, the stronger your attack power, the greater your penetrating power, and the greater the damage you inflict."
No wonder people in this world use Haki so sparingly, only using it where they need it. I must have an inexhaustible Haki someday, enough to make even Kaido Haki!
Everyone's body contains Haki. Awakening is only the first step. To make the dominance of Haki more powerful, you must mobilize the Haki that is not used in other parts of your body and let Haki flow to where it is needed. Stack it up like crazy. If the quality is not good, make up for it with quantity. The attack power depends on how much Haki you can control to flow.
Just like in Vic's previous life, why could poets use beautiful sentences to express the beauty of the scenery they saw?
All you can say is, "Holy crap, so beautiful!"
Is it that you don't recognize those characters, or that you can't write them? You can write them all, but you just lack the ability to use them to form beautiful sentences.
Therefore, Vic has now set two main directions for Armament Haki. One is to increase the amount of his own Haki so that his Haki is ridiculously strong even without using Ryuo Haki). When he attacks the enemy's body, he can tear through the enemy's Haki resistance and directly attack the inside, achieving the effect of Ryuo.
The second point is when the enemy's Haki is also very strong, and the Haki resistance inside the opponent is too strong, Haki alone cannot completely break through it. At this time, it is necessary to mobilize Haki from other parts of the body to assist, so strengthening the control of Haki flow is also essential.
Vic harbors an ambition to activate the Haki within every cell of his body, making them all powerful!
This is unimaginable in this world. Most people here are lucky if they can mobilize all the Haki in their skin cells. Even Kaido only managed to penetrate a little into the muscles, and he still couldn't avoid damage to his internal organs.
Why can ordinary Haki only knock Kaido away, but not hurt Kaido?
Being able to knock him away is simply the result of force. Even without using Haki, as long as you have enough strength, you can still knock him away, but your hand will hurt a lot and there is a risk of fracture.
Ultimately, it's because Kaido has activated Haki to the level of his muscles. If your Haki enters his body, it will be annihilated by the profound Haki within him before it can cause any damage. Even if you were to perish together, your Haki would be no match for his.
The same principle applies to fighting between two countries. At the border between two countries, if one country has more soldiers and the other has fewer, and the soldiers are of equal strength, the one with fewer soldiers will inevitably be defeated.
However, if a country with a small military suddenly mobilizes all its forces to attack this one place, the effect will be quite different.
With the general direction set and Vic possessing such physical talent, reaching that level is certainly possible; it just depends on how long it will take.
After Vic thought for a long time, Rebecca returned from class.
" Rebecca, Wendy didn't come back with you?"
"No, she went to the shooting range for shooting practice. I came straight back after my navigation class."
"Oh, Rebecca, I'll be going to the weapons factory to forge swords for the next month, so I probably won't have time to train with you guys."
I'll take you to the Elite Camp to find Zephyr tomorrow. You can practice with people there when you have time, or you can practice with Wendy here.
You've just Awakening your Observation Haki, so you need to solidify it properly. Don't let it be intermittent; that's a major mistake!
Vic explained his plans and then gave Rebecca a serious warning.
"Yes, I will try my best to become stronger, and I want to help you too!" Rebecca said firmly.
"The strongest enemy is naturally left to me. You just need to find an opponent who can hone your skills. As long as you steadily become stronger, I'll be at ease. Don't let your mindset get out of control, or you'll lose more than you gain!" Vic said with a smile.
"Yes, I just need to stay by your side!"
"Alright, while the weather's still stable, I'll help you solidify your Observation Haki. After that, you'll have to find someone to practice with on your own for the next month, and try to master it completely within that time."
"Okay, come on, I'm ready."
Vic quickly arrived in the forest and picked a lot of tree seeds, about the size of walnuts, from a large tree. They were perfect for training Rebecca's Observation Haki.
When Vic returned, Rebecca had already blindfolded herself. Vic piled the seeds on the ground and then sat down cross-legged.
"Concentrate your mind, sense the fluctuations in the surrounding space, and simulate the spatial scene in your mind. You're ready, I'm about to begin!"
Rebecca didn't speak, she just nodded. Vic also stopped talking and started throwing tree seeds at Rebecca, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes up, sometimes down.
Evening arrived quickly, and it started to rain, with the rain threatening to intensify.
" Rebecca, that's enough for today. It's getting rainy, you should go back inside. I'm going to catch a fish in the sea," Vic said to Rebecca, who was blindfolded.
Rebecca was panting heavily, looking somewhat disheveled. Her clothes were covered in green marks from the tree seeds, and her long, slender thighs bore bruises.
After saying that, Vic rushed into the sea, while Rebecca dragged her tired body back to the house to take a shower.
" Rebecca, you should get some rest. I'll take you to the Elite Camp tomorrow!"
After finishing his meal, Vic told Rebecca and then went outside into the heavy rain.
The sky was now pitch black, with dark clouds overhead, lightning flashing and thunder roaring, and torrential rain pouring down. Vic had been waiting for a night like this.
With a smile on his lips, Vic took the stone box containing the Divine Staff from his waist.
He had used it the last time he encountered a storm on the warship, but he used it while his body was covered in Haki.
He was struck by lightning for five minutes and felt his body undergoing slow changes, but the time was too short for him to detect it, and he never had such an opportunity again.
Vic thought today's weather was perfect for concealing his presence, because the lightning attracted by the Divine Staff was born from the void and was different from natural lightning. Taking it out to test it out of the blue would attract attention.
It's impossible for lightning to constantly spring from the void and strike you in broad daylight. What heinous crime have you committed?
The Divine Staff Izo on one's person, but this strange phenomenon will surely attract a lot of attention, won't it?