Awakening Technique: Sea of Blood / Imu Will Personally Confront the "Lord"! (Two-in-One)

Rayleigh paused, then subconsciously touched his nose.

As I raised my hand, I simultaneously felt a warm sensation at the corner of my mouth.

"Cough..."

Rayleigh coughed violently, spitting out a large amount of blood. His expression turned grave. "No, someone with abilities!"

His Observation Haki swept across an area of several kilometers in an instant, sensing even a mosquito.

Almost instantly, Rayleigh located the underground area outside the courtyard, where an extremely faint yet hostile aura lurked.

"Is it over there?"

Rayleigh tossed the newspaper in his hand, his Armament Haki coating it, instantly turning the once soft newspaper as hard as steel.

Whoosh!

With a flick of his wrist, the newspaper shot off like an arrow and plunged into the ground.

The next moment, a column of blood shot out from the ground, solidifying like jelly; the attack had not caused any damage.

Rayleigh narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone turning serious:

"This ability... World Government agent! This is bad, Shakky, it seems we've finally been exposed!"

Chapter 166 Awakening Skill: Sea of Blood

Rayleigh recognized the Blood-Blood Fruit.

He remembered that the person who ate the fruit was an agent of the World Government.

When the Roger Pirates arrived at the Laugh Tale and completed their great voyage around the world, they encountered a government intelligence ship.

The person on the intelligence ship responsible for continuously monitoring and tracking them was a Devil Fruit User.

That intelligence ship was sunk back then, so how come this guy didn't die...? Rayleigh was a little puzzled, but now was not the time to think about that.

"Exposure? I don't think so."

Shakky calmly observed Hongjue, "If it's someone from the World Government, why would only one come?"

If they were targeting Rayleigh or her, they wouldn't have sent only one Devil Fruit user.

Even if they're old now, capturing them would still require at least a Marine Admiral, right?

"That makes sense, so who is this guy?"

Outside the courtyard, a mass of jelly-like blood condensed into the shape of a slime. Seeing that he had been exposed, Hongjue Zetsu simply stopped hiding and launched a full-scale attack.

His cheeks puffed out, and he suddenly vomited into the yard.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Round beads of blood shot out of its mouth like bullets.

These blood droplets swelled rapidly upon exposure to the wind, transforming in the blink of an eye into crimson soldiers wielding blood-stained blades.

Blood Divine Soldiers!

A dozen blood-red soldiers rushed into the backyard and immediately attacked Rayleigh.

Rayleigh's hands were empty, but with a flick of his finger, Armament Haki condensed into a bullet at his fingertip and shot out suddenly.

Puff!

The Haki bullets pierced the heads of three blood-red soldiers in an instant, their force like cannon fire, causing the heads to explode and scatter into blood.

Immediately afterwards, Rayleigh flicked his fingers in quick succession.

The dozen or so blood-red soldiers who broke into the backyard were wiped out in the blink of an eye.

"Is that all?" Shakky raised an eyebrow in surprise, took a moment to light a cigarette, and leaned against the wall to watch the show.

"Don't be careless, these things are Undying."

Rayleigh had witnessed this move before and immediately offered a warning.

As he spoke, the blood-red soldiers whose heads had been blown off got up from the ground one by one.

Not only that, they split in two, doubling their number.

The small bar's backyard was now filled with blood-red soldiers, numbering over thirty.

"Oh... could it possibly multiply indefinitely?" Shakky murmured in surprise.

"It means unlimited proliferation."

Rayleigh chuckled, his expression relaxed and showing no sign of tension.

Of course, "infinite" is an exaggeration; the power of Devil Fruit always has an upper limit. However, these blood-red soldiers can indeed keep splitting, reaching a terrifying number.

The blood-red soldiers, now fully multiplied, charged towards Rayleigh in unison, fearless and overwhelming in numbers.

Facing the assembled blood soldiers, Rayleigh simply extended a palm, his Armament Haki Haki forming an invisible shield around it.

The blood-stained blades swung down by the blood soldiers were immediately deflected upon touching this invisible, Haki shield.

At the same time, the Armament Haki that was supposed to be used for defense transformed into a Shockwave that spread forward.

Boom!

In an instant, the dozen or so blood-red soldiers nearby were scattered in the charge.

But the next moment, even more blood-red soldiers attacked.

Seeing this, Shakky took a drag of her slim cigarette, a slight smile playing on her lips:

Do you need any help?

"You should stay away; this guy looks strong."

In the brief moment of this conversation, the scattered blood-red soldiers underwent another split and multiplied.

There wasn't enough room to stand in the yard.

Meanwhile, Dimon sat comfortably on his sofa at home, watching the battle unfold.

Rayleigh's Haki use of Haki was a textbook example, from which I benefited greatly.

"I've learned something new; this is how you can unleash Armament Haki."

Dimon nodded knowingly.

Basic Armament Haki can only be used for binding and hardening. Whether it's a fist or a weapon, it's essentially a basic application of Armament Haki.

As one's skill level increases, one can, like Rayleigh at this moment, use Armament Haki itself as a weapon; it can be a "shield," "armor," or even an "impact" or "bullet."

As training progresses, the power of techniques can be further enhanced, allowing the user to directly inject Haki into the enemy's body, achieving the effect of "Internal Destruction."

Dimon certainly knew this knowledge, but it wasn't as intuitive as watching Rayleigh demonstrate it directly.

"Is Internal Destruction the highest level of Armament Haki? There must be even higher levels..."

Dimon seemed lost in thought.

The bar's backyard.

As the battle continued, the number of crimson soldiers multiplied, now exceeding a thousand, almost completely surrounding the tavern.

Shakky didn't understand why Rayleigh kept actively helping the Crimson Soldiers increase in number, even though he knew they would multiply.

"This will never end," she sighed. This ability is perfect for large-scale operations; one person is an army.

"That's about it."

Rayleigh struck out with his palm, clearing out the surrounding blood-red soldiers once again.

The next moment, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and black and red Inazuma flashed from the corner of his eyes, making his eyes pierce.

A powerful Conqueror's Haki swept outwards, like crimson whips lashing at all the blood-red soldiers.

Boom!

Any blood-red soldiers swept by the crimson Inazuma were immediately scattered.

As a creation of Devil Fruit power, it was directly defeated and completely destroyed in the face of high-level Conqueror's Haki.

The once crowded backyard was now empty, and Rayleigh's gaze locked onto the Devil Fruit user hiding outside the courtyard.

"Maintaining so many soldiers must have taken a toll on your stamina, right?"

"..."

Hongjue did not respond.

From the very beginning, after using the Crimson Soldiers to restrain Rayleigh, he had been trying to manipulate the blood within Rayleigh's body.

Unfortunately, Rayleigh's Haki was too strong, so the effect was not good, and he was unable to draw blood from a distance.

He had planned to use the blood soldiers to wear down the opponent's domineering Haki, and then launch a sudden attack after the Haki had weakened to a certain extent, drawing blood and retreating.

That was the plan, but unfortunately, Conqueror's Haki cleared the area.

Seeing that he remained silent, Rayleigh couldn't help but ask:

"Who exactly are you? You're not an agent of the World Government, are you? Why are you targeting an old man like me?"

Hongjue disdained to engage in conversation. His body began to swell, rapidly growing from the size of a disc to a small mountain.

Awakening Skill: Blood River!

Boom!

A giant slime, as large as a small mountain, suddenly exploded, releasing an endless Sea of Blood from its body.

The Sea of Blood poured out in all directions, assimilating everything in its path and forming a crimson domain.

The territory expanded rapidly, forming a blood-red ocean with a radius of 500 meters.

"What is it this time?" Shakky asked, looking down in surprise.

The Sea of Blood spread to her feet, and the moment her feet touched Sea of Blood, the ground beneath her feet seemed to vanish into thin air, and her body slowly sank.

Without a second thought, she leaped lightly onto the roof, and when she looked at Rayleigh, she found him already swallowed by the Sea of Blood.

"Judging from the range and effect of the move, this is Awakening ability... Rayleigh is getting on in years, can he even handle it?"

Chapter 167 Mu will personally confront "the Lord"! (Two Chapters Combined)

As the Sea of Blood spread to his feet, Rayleigh realized that this was the Awakening power of the Blood-Blood Fruit.

His feet seemed to be gripped by a powerful suction force, pulling him towards the Sea of Blood.

He could have broken free if he wanted to, but Rayleigh chose to deliberately dive into the Sea of Blood to see who had attacked him.

After his entire body was swallowed by the Sea of Blood, Rayleigh held his breath and focused on observing the situation Sea of Blood.

The world before my eyes was a blood-red expanse; there was nothing else there.

"Huh? Nobody here?"

Rayleigh was taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, he felt abnormalities throughout his body.

The Sea of Blood of blood surrounding him resembled the tentacles of an octopus, clinging to his skin, and his own blood was being slowly absorbed by the Sea of Blood.

"Sucking blood? When did the Blood-Blood Fruit's power become vampire-like?"

Rayleigh chuckled, and his Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body, pushing aside the surrounding Sea of Blood and blocking the absorption of blood.

In the blood-red world, a pair of even more crimson eyes appeared.

A voice came from the depths of the Sea of Blood:

"Dark King Rayleigh, you are indeed very strong, but my mission is complete. Goodbye!"

A mission? What mission?

A thought flashed through Rayleigh's mind: could the attackers' target be his blood?

In that brief encounter, Sea of Blood did indeed absorb a significant amount of his blood.

"Want to leave?"