One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

Kilo stretched out his right hand, and the Dragon Slayer Sword arrived before the two attacks, striking first.

In the instant the offensives intertwined, the world suddenly lost its color.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the three figures in the sky above the battlefield.

No sound.

At the very moment the magma and the sharp sword touched—

The world seemed to have lost its color, leaving only that dazzling sword light.

A terrifying roar, almost enough to cause temporary deafness, created a rolling sound wave that exploded across the battlefield.

boom!!!

The fiery white explosion cloud enveloped the three figures, and towering pillars of light shot into the sky.

Thick black smoke billowed and piled up, forming a magnificent explosion cloud within seconds, with ashes scattering everywhere.

The mere aftershocks of the collision were enough to flatten and plow the ground directly beneath it, neatly flattening the expensive and exquisite rubble materials.

"...??!"

"This...this is?!?"

Some people looked at the terrifying scene above, which resembled a natural disaster, and their weapons involuntarily fell to the ground.

Many others turned pale, their hearts pounding as they stared at the lingering, terrifying energy above.

The cigar that Capone Becky had never stopped smoking even when he was seriously injured had fallen to the ground at some point.

He stared blankly at the sky, utterly shocked. "This..."

"Is this all the power Kiro is going for right now?"

Big Bear and Ivankov also struggled to look up, staring incredulously at the churning sky above.

They knew Kiro was very strong, and that only Dragon could possibly surpass him in the entire Revolutionary Army, but they never imagined that Kiro's strength had reached this level.

At that moment, they felt that their colleague had become an absolute stranger.

"Is this still the Kiro I know??"

Aokiji stood there stunned, beginning to doubt his own memories.

He is the person who knows the changes in Kiro's strength better than anyone else.

He had witnessed Kilo's growth since Kilo was still an ordinary person.

From an ordinary person posing no threat, he rapidly grew into a dangerous criminal capable of threatening a general, and now he can even tear the sky apart with a mere gesture.

"At this rate of growth... is he even still human?"

In a corner of the battlefield, Stussy, who was working for CP0, looked up in surprise. Her beautiful eyes reflected the explosion clouds that filled her vision, and her heart skipped a beat.

"Is this Kiro's true strength?"

"That wasn't even his full power that day!?"

As the smoke and dust cleared, the three figures reappeared in everyone's sight.

Kilo's aura was slightly disordered, and his body had some scars left by lava and light spots, but overall he was in the best condition of the three.

Sakazuki staggered, a long, narrow sword wound appearing on his chest, slashing diagonally from his right shoulder to his left abdomen. Although not fatal, the trickling blood made his face even more somber.

Just before the attack collided, for some unknown reason, his fully elementalized form inexplicably disintegrated, forcing him to hastily cover himself with Armament Haki, thus suffering considerable injuries.

Compared to Akainu, who was the first to be hit, Kizaru did not suffer a particularly large impact, but he was also knocked out of his elemental state, his body covered with dense sword wounds caused by sword light.

Sakazuki raised his head, looked at Kiro, and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"...It's not over yet!"

With a hoarse voice, Akainu charged at Kiro without hesitation once again.

"Inu-gna-gumi Crimson Lotus!!"

However, facing the relentless pursuit of Sakazuki, Kiro's expression suddenly changed, and he flashed several times to evade Akainu's pursuit.

He quickly surveyed the battlefield, and after confirming that all the slaves had been evacuated from Mary Geoise, he shouted:

"Revolutionary Army! Retreat!!!"

Upon hearing Kilo's order, all the revolutionary soldiers who were engaged in fierce fighting were stunned, but they did not question Kilo's choice. They quickly withdrew and left the battlefield.

Big Bear and Ivankov exchanged a glance, nodded, and cautiously retreated quickly.

However, Aokiji only glanced at them and did not choose to pursue them. Instead, he squinted at Kiro.

He didn't quite understand.

Despite Kiro being the dominant force, he suddenly forced the Revolutionary Army to retreat and withdraw from the battlefield.

In battles of this intensity, retreat often means being pursued, which usually results in more casualties.

Knowing this, why did Kiro insist on retreating against all odds?

Kizaru also frowned.

Without the slightest hesitation, he instantly appeared beside Akainu and together they attacked Kiro.

Although we don't know why Kilo wanted to retreat, as long as we can hinder their actions, we can't go wrong!

Kilo caught his breath for a moment, then looked at the two naval admirals who were attacking together, and his expression hardened.

As he exerted force with his right hand, his arm, with bulging veins, was raised high, and several black and red arcs of electricity reappeared in the surrounding air.

The momentum gradually increased, and the oppressive force gathering in the air made the navy members break out in a cold sweat.

Upon seeing the familiar black and red arcs of electricity, both Sakazuki and Borsalino's expressions changed drastically, and their minds were shaken.

"Not again?!"

"Was his Conqueror's Haki entangling with his weapon bought wholesale?!"

As the world's top powerhouses, they were naturally aware of the technique Kiro had just used, which was called Conqueror's Haki Entanglement.

Conqueror's Haki Entanglement is the materialization of Conqueror's Haki, which is wrapped around the limbs or weapons. It can cause damage even without physical contact and is usually accompanied by mental suppression.

However, such legendary attack techniques usually require a huge amount of mental energy, and only legends with unparalleled strength will frequently use them in battle.

Overuse of Conqueror's Haki can lead to a breakdown of willpower and exhaustion of one's powerful physique.

Most people who have mastered the Overlord technique will be seriously injured or even lose their fighting ability after using it for the first time.

Even legendary figures cannot use two consecutive shots of Conqueror's Haki.

But the black and red lightning crackling on the Kiro longsword, and the terrifying pressure that made their hearts clench, all pointed to one thing—

This is yet another Conqueror's Haki-infused attack!!

"Are you crazy?!"

Kizaru's expression changed drastically. He transformed into a yellow flash and retreated hastily. Even the usually aggressive Akainu abruptly stopped his attack and retreated rapidly.

However, for powerful individuals like them, a distance of tens of meters is merely a matter of a moment.

As the dragon-slaying sword fell, a familiar and terrifying slash reappeared in front of the two of them.

In their suddenly constricted pupils, the snow-white, sharp sword light continued to expand and enlarge, eventually swallowing their figures.

The world fell silent for a moment, then erupted with a second booming sound.

"boom!!!"

The blinding white light made everyone unable to open their eyes, and the terrifying roar made all those who were not strong enough cover their ears in pain.

Some individuals with weak wills were rendered powerless and fainted under this terrifying pressure, collapsing to the ground.

When the dust settled, Kiro's figure had disappeared from everyone's sight.

Kizaru staggered out of the deep crater ruins on the ground, coughed up blood, shook his head, and it took him a while to come to his senses.

He appeared in a flash and helped Sakazuki, who was also seriously injured, up from another spot on the ground.

At this moment, Sakazuki had another deep sword wound on his body, forming an "X" shape with the previous sword wound, and he was in a sorry state.

The two admirals exchanged a glance and remained silent.

Although they were prepared and took ample precautions this time, they still suffered considerable injuries from Kilo's dual-color entanglement.

However, the backlash from using Conqueror's Haki twice in a row was definitely not light. Although it was not as severe as the two of them, it was still enough to cause serious injury.

Aokiji walked up to his two colleagues, who were disheveled and seriously injured, and looked at Kizaru with a complicated expression.

After a long silence, he finally sighed and said:

"Borsalino... I will never laugh at your prosthetic limbs again."