One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

After activating the special effects, Kilo's speed was astonishing, and he arrived behind the dragon in the blink of an eye.

The jet-black dragon-slaying sword swept past at lightning speed, but only managed to strike a few afterimages.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Kilo pursued relentlessly, and the dragon-slaying sword swept through the air.

Several flashes of sword light appeared, their sharp, cold gleam inspiring awe, yet they could never truly strike the dragon.

The two chased and retreated at such a rapid pace that they covered thousands of meters in just a few seconds.

"So fast!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise, as the naked eye could not capture any movement of the two people.

The dragon's right hand was covered with a thick layer of armor color as dark as ink, blocking the path of the sword light as if it were a prophet.

boom!

The deafening clang of metal against metal sent everything flying backward in the gust of wind.

Some of the wooden rakes that were not properly secured were even uprooted and blown away by the strong winds.

Kiro's expression changed as he sensed an unfathomable power emanating from the blade.

Although that power did not erupt, no matter how hard he tried, the blade of the Dragon Slayer could not advance even an inch.

Even though Kiro was close to becoming a great swordsman, he was helpless against the extremely dense Armament Haki on that right hand.

It seemed that the pitch-black dragon claw was an insurmountable barrier!

Kilo leaped back, looking at the effortlessly graceful dragon, and exclaimed in amazement.

"As expected of you!"

"Looks like I need to be more serious!"

Since it was just a friendly spar, Kiro didn't plan to activate his markings, but decided to go all out and unleash the full power of his body.

The dragon-slaying sword, now tinged with blazing red flames, instantly unleashed two intersecting 'X'-shaped sword beams.

The sword light rushed toward the dragon, and the sand and soil along the way were even scorched by the high temperature and turned into a glassy state.

Kilo seized the opportunity to lunge forward, transforming into a black and red afterimage as he attacked the dragon.

Faced with the overwhelming sword light, the dragon's figure blurred in an instant and disappeared from Kilo's sight.

Kilo stopped and looked around but couldn't find the dragon. Instead, he noticed an even stronger wind whipping up sand and dust from the ground and sending it hurtling towards him.

Although the sandstorms could not harm Kilo, they could temporarily blind him.

The howling wind carried fine sand, and Kilo was unable to open his eyes for a moment.

No wonder they were all wearing goggles.

"Is this perhaps the power of a dragon?"

After several unsuccessful attempts, Kiro simply closed his eyes, and his perfect Observation Haki was immediately activated to its maximum.

His Observation Haki spread outwards, forming an invisible perception field ten meters around Kilo, within which any changes were clearly displayed in Kilo's mind.

A moment later, Kiro felt a chill run down his spine.

Found it!

He instantly appeared somewhere behind him, his Dragon Slayer sword reflecting the surrounding sandstorm in red as he cleaved down with force.

clang!

The blazing red blade struck the pitch-black left hand, the red light reflecting off the dragon's slightly surprised face.

"I never imagined you'd mastered Observation Haki to this extent."

Despite using his left hand to block the dragon's continuous downward pressure, the dragon seemed completely unfazed, gathering momentum in his right hand before unleashing a powerful punch at Kiro.

The surrounding gale seemed to coordinate with the dragon's actions at that moment, inexplicably gathering into a powerful force that struck Kilo.

boom!

Kiro's figure was immediately sent flying backward, his hands going numb as he tried to block.

He vanished in a blur, crashing into the soft sand in the distance, sending up a cloud of dust tens of meters high.

The onlookers erupted in commotion, their faces beaming with the excitement of watching a spectacle unfold.

"Is this match about to end?"

"Wow, just looking at it makes me feel pain!"

Ginny covered her mouth, her face full of surprise.

She hadn't seen Long unleash his full power in a long time, so she was naturally quite shocked.

Robin sighed; it seemed her adopted brother was likely to lose.

However, she was not worried about Kiro's safety.

After spending several years together, she understood that given Long's personality, he would definitely be careful in his actions and wouldn't hurt Kiro.

A few seconds later, the slightly disheveled figure stood up from the sandpit.

Kilo coughed as he stepped out of the sandpit, a look of shock in his eyes.

Dragon's attack just now was not only due to the power of his Devil Fruit, but also condensed with extremely high-level Armament Haki.

From that punch, he felt an immense force he had never experienced before—the power of a world-class expert.

Could it be that Long also inherited the power of his father's iron fist?

However, just before the fist struck Kilo, Dragon clearly withdrew some of his force, so Kilo was not actually injured.

He waved his hand, accepting the fact that he had lost to the dragon.

After all, it was just a friendly sparring match; there was absolutely no need to activate the Marked Veins or the Boiling Sea.

Through the battle just now, he roughly understood his own strength level.

Although he is still some distance from being a top-tier powerhouse, he is probably already capable of fighting Kizaru, Aokiji, and others head-on without activating his Demon Slayer Mark.

As the sandstorm surrounding the training ground gradually subsided, Long Mu showed his appreciation and stepped forward.

"Not bad! I didn't expect your strength to have improved so much after being in a coma for six years!"

"Ordinary great pirates are no match for you."

"It's clear that your Armament Haki and Observation Haki have reached perfection. Now, you need to forge your own path."

"I'm afraid I can't teach you any techniques on this."

He turned around and looked at Kiro with great interest.

"But Kiro, have you considered how to make full use of Conqueror's Haki?"

"As a skill possessed by only one in ten thousand, it's not just about clearing out mobs!"

Long instructed the onlookers to retreat again until they were at a safe distance. Then he patted Kiro on the shoulder and leaped to an open space not far away.

As Long's right fist morphed into a claw, and he lowered his arm to gather momentum, a terrifying wave gradually brewed and spread.

The dark clouds above darkened again, and a thunderous roar suddenly sounded.

Countless black and red lightning bolts gradually swirled around the dragon's body, gathering on its right claw, which radiated a powerful aura.

"What is this?!" Kiro's eyes widened, and he had already vaguely guessed what it was.

At the very moment its momentum reached its peak, the dragon's body suddenly moved.

Amidst a deafening roar that tore through the air, the jet-black, iron-like dragon claw, entwined with black and red Conqueror's Haki, landed with immense force in front of it.

The world dimmed, as if everything paled in comparison to this single blow.

In an instant, everything suddenly went silent.

The next moment...

boom!!!

A powerful and magnificent shockwave spread out, and a terrifying wave swept across the entire training ground.

A dazzling cloud of explosion expanded and spread from in front of the dragon, the bright light of the explosion being particularly blinding.

Everyone covered their eyes, gritting their teeth to resist the rolling sound waves and dust.

Even Kilo had to calm down and fight off the impact.

The rumbling sound gradually faded away, and when Kiro looked up and saw what was happening in front of him, his pupils contracted sharply.

The dragon had withdrawn its right hand, and in front of it was a spacious and flat open space.

but……

If Kiro remembers correctly...

There used to be a hill there, tens of meters high!

Could it be that it was wiped out by that attack just now?!

Kilo was speechless for a moment.

Dragon turned around and patted Kiro on the shoulder.

"Don't be discouraged. Only the strongest experts can master this technique, and its power is terrifying."

"I call it..."

"Conqueror's Haki Enveloping!"

Kilo stared at the empty space, lost in thought for a long time.

Recalling the devastating scene that had just unfolded, his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

No wonder in the comics, Kid, with a bounty of 30 billion Berries, was instantly defeated by Shanks's divine evasion and was unable to fight again.

If the power of Conqueror's Haki is this terrifying, he actually thinks Kid's strength should not be underestimated.

How could it survive such an attack without being instantly killed?

What a man!