One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

Looking at the score of 566 on the panel, Kilo's eyes became incredibly fervent.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Kiro slapped his forehead, "I almost forgot about this too."

He pulled out the booklet that Aokiji had given him and began to read it carefully.

It contains the essentials of the Six Styles of the Navy.

only……

The paper was covered with tiny, messy handwriting. It took Kilo a long time to read it carefully before he could barely make out what was written on it.

"Aokiji's calligraphy doesn't seem to be very good," Kiro thought to himself.

Fortunately, Kilo didn't need to learn it himself; with a thought, the panel's cool notification sound rang out.

[New skill discovered: Naval Six Styles (Full Text)]

Have you studied to the beginner level?

[Requires 45 points] (Currently 566 points remaining)

Without hesitation, Kilo issued the order.

[Confirmed, points being deducted]

[Current points remaining: 521]

[Learning...]

[New skill learned: Naval Six Styles]

[Naval Type 6 (Introduction)]

[Introduction: Six practical skills compiled and summarized by the Marines in the One Piece world, including Iron Body, Paper Drawing, Shave, Moon Walk, Tempest Kick, and Finger Pistol.]

[Special Effect: Life Restoration (Skill, Not Yet Unlocked)]

The next moment, a massive flow of information appeared out of thin air, carrying a huge amount of information into Kilo's brain, including all the contents of the Navy's Six Styles.

As a basic standard for naval elites, the Rokushiki's practicality is simply off the charts.

It can be used for offense or defense, and can also be used for movement with Shave and Moonwalk, basically taking into account all the needs of actual combat.

Countless details about the power generation, movement techniques, and key skills of the Six Styles of the Navy were presented to Kilo without any omission.

A moment later, Kiro finished processing the information, opened his eyes, and clenched his right fist.

With a thought, his fist was instantly coated with a dark metallic sheen, as if it were indestructible as metal.

Curious, Kiro touched his right fist, covered in iron, to the back of the Dragon Slayer Blade, and it actually produced a metallic clang.

According to the memory, the essence of the iron block is to accelerate the flow of blood throughout the body, infuse consciousness into it, and mobilize muscle fibers to harden specific areas, thereby obtaining a steel-like defense.

"hiss……"

Accelerate blood flow?

This Kiro is ripe!

The breathing technique used in Demon Slayer involves taking in large amounts of oxygen and accelerating blood circulation through a special breathing rhythm.

The underlying principles of the two are surprisingly similar.

With a thought, Kiro maintained full concentration while accelerating blood circulation throughout his body, and focused his mind on his arm to unleash the Iron Block technique.

As he exerted force with his arm, a jet-black color instantly appeared on his skin, its luster even more pronounced than before.

Kiro pulled out a short dagger he had bought on a whim and used 30% of his strength to stab his right arm.

"Click!"

With a crisp sound, the dagger broke in two, and a huge nick appeared on the remaining blade.

On the skin covered by the iron block, only a faint white mark, almost imperceptible, appeared.

Kilo was astonished; such hardness was clearly beyond what a basic iron block could achieve.

He focused his consciousness into the system interface and indeed found something unusual in the skill bar.

The iron block is divided into six styles, presented in purple font representing the level of mastery.

【Naval Six Styles - Iron Body (Great Perfection)】

[Description: Accelerates blood flow; when infused with consciousness, it can harden muscles in specific areas, achieving an iron-like defense.]

But just now, Kiro had only learned the basics of the Six Styles of the Navy.

He scratched his head, and a guess gradually emerged in his mind.

This situation is very likely because he has learned breathing techniques, the principles of which are similar to those of the iron block, thus enabling him to instantly improve his proficiency with the iron block.

If that's the case, if Kiro mastered Observation Haki, he could probably quickly improve his paper drawing skills, since the principles of the two are somewhat similar.

The other six types of Navy Six-Type also did not disappoint Kilo.

Although it's only at the beginner level, the power of Finger Pistol and Tempest Kick is already not much less than the gale force of Gale Breath.

Moonwalk, Shave, and Paper Drawing also complement Kilo's combat system.

However, these are not the points that Kiro values.

[Life Return] is the skill he desires most!

However, Life Return is a top-tier skill that can only be mastered after one has cultivated the Six Styles of the Navy to a high level.

Recalling the depiction in the manga, Kiro guessed that if he mastered all six styles of the Navy to a high level, he should be able to unlock Life Return.

Looking at the few strands of white hair in front of him, Kiro didn't hesitate, his mind stirred.

Should we upgrade some of the "Naval Six Styles" (beginner level)?

[Upgrading to 'Mastery' proficiency requires 100 points]

[Confirmed, points deducted...]

[Current points remaining: 421]

[Unlocked Skill: Life Return]

[Introduction: Through extreme willpower and training, one can freely control every part of the body, allowing consciousness to permeate the body and achieve actions unimaginable to ordinary people.]

[Note: Those who master the ability to restore life can perform super-fast digestion, converting food into energy and stamina, which can replenish some of their life force.]

[The deduction requires 300 points]

In an instant, an unprecedented feeling tore apart and reassembled the perception in Kilo's brain.

His senses seemed to break free of some kind of shackles, spreading exaggeratedly outwards from his heart to the surrounding body.

This perception is not the crude control of the past, but a fine and precise control down to almost every cell. Kiro can even perceive the specific state of every organ in his body.

The white hair on his head moved without wind, suddenly growing wildly and falling to the ground.

As Kiro's thoughts raced, his soft, smooth hair suddenly became as hard as iron.

Previously, Onigumo used this ability to hold a sword with his hair, forming a unique eight-sword style.

Before Kilo could react, a sudden, ferocious hunger, like that of a wild beast, struck him.

His face turned pale. Ignoring everything else, he hurriedly got up and rushed to the kitchen, gulping down the food he had prepared for Robin.

After Kilo ate enough food for five or six people, the overwhelming hunger in his stomach slowly subsided.

The food consumed is instantly transformed into a pure energy source, replenishing the body's energy supply when it is lacking in calories.

Kilo let out a long sigh of relief, then carefully began to sense his body.

As his perception deepened, excitement gradually shone in his eyes.

In the past, when he tried to control his body, he always felt as if there was a layer of fog between him and his body, making things unclear.

Now that the fog has been cleared, he can move almost any muscle at will.

As the warmth from the food flowed through his body, Kiro vaguely felt that the life force that had been depleted within him was slowly recovering.

Although the speed was extremely slow, Kilo was already very satisfied.

Previously, he would only activate his markings and fight to the death in life-or-death situations.

After all, the stripes consume a lot of life force, so it's not a conventional method.

However, now that Life Return has helped him resolve the hidden danger of depleted life force, the markings are no longer a life-risking skill for him, but a trump card for crucial moments.

A trump card that can decide the outcome and turn the tide!

Kilo slumped into the sofa, letting out a long sigh of relief; the dark clouds that had been hanging over him had finally dissipated.

The hidden danger of depleted vitality has finally been resolved!

The stone that had been weighing on his heart for so long finally shattered.

A long-lost sense of ease appeared on Kiro's face.

Looking around, there were still 421 points on the panel.

Now that the major concern of depleted life force has been resolved, what's next...?

It's time to turn all the points we've earned today into real strength!!