One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

"What is that?"

Leonard stared blankly at the invisible energy swirling around Knight's fist.

Armament Haki envelopment?

But this kid's forearm is completely black, it's already been hardened, so why is it still being wrapped?

"That's why they say, 'frogs at the bottom of a well.'"

Knight said with a hint of pity.

For the vast majority of Haki users, Armament Haki hardening is already the limit.

It's not just that ordinary people can only achieve this level; it's also because very few people know about the existence of advanced Armament Haki.

"A frog in a well?"

Leonard grinned cruelly. "You arrogant brat, you think you can fool me?"

With his legs shattering the earth, the burly man soared into the air like a cannonball, only to plummet back to earth like a meteorite. Gripping his battle axe tightly, he brought it down with the force of wind and thunder, shouting, "Die!"

Knight simply raised his left hand casually.

boom!

The ground beneath their feet shattered in an instant, large and small stones flew like cannonballs, and thick cracks spread out like a spider web. The magnificent palace began to collapse amidst the violent shaking.

"How is that possible?!"

Leonard's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and he let out a scream that sounded like a roar from deep in his throat.

The black battle axe he swung down with all his might was caught!

The sharpest axe blade was easily caught by the brat's long, slender left hand!

How could such a thing happen!

That's why they say, "A frog at the bottom of a well can't know how vast the world is."

Knight laughed heartily.

I'm incredibly strong right now!

Teacher Zephyr is absolutely right. His Haki was already far beyond that of ordinary people, and after mastering the flow of Armament Haki, his strength immediately experienced a qualitative leap!

Even with the best mastery of internal sabotage techniques, it would be impossible to achieve such an exaggerated increase; at best, it would only be icing on the cake.

Once you can freely concentrate and use all the domineering energy in your body, your defense and attack power will truly leap forward!

"What a joke! How could the world possibly be that vast!"

In a fit of shock and rage, Leonard almost lost his mind, releasing his tomahawk and swinging his fist at Knight.

Knight's right foot surged with power, and combined with the shaving technique, propelled his body forward like lightning.

Leonard only saw a black shadow flash before his eyes before Knight had already leaped in front of him.

How could the world be so vast? Do you think you're Zoro?

  

"A serious punch."

Subtle arcs of domineering electricity leaped from Knight's jet-black right fist, and the energy swirling around it suddenly became violent as he swung his fist.

The air was compressed by an invisible force. Before Knight's fist hit Leonard, the great pirate felt his chest being struck head-on by a violent force, as if his body was about to be smashed to pieces!

Leonard's eyes widened.

The events of four years ago involuntarily came to mind.

At that time, he had just made a triumphant return to the New World from Paradise, and everyone called him the Pirate Supernova.

However, just as he was preparing to challenge the great pirate Big Mom with great ambition, he didn't even see the monster's face before one of her sons completely defeated Leonard's pirate crew. He only managed to escape with his life by luck.

That time, I felt the same helplessness as I do now.

That brat—

The fist slammed into Leonard's chest like a meteor, instantly collapsing his sternum and breaking his spine. The man's back was bruised and bulged out like rubber.

boom!!

Leonard flew out instantly, so fast that ordinary people couldn't even see his figure.

The overwhelming aura that spread out transformed into a world-destroying shockwave, instantly shattering the already collapsed palace. Then, it continued its unstoppable momentum forward, crushing everything in its path and carving out a fan-shaped passage hundreds of meters long, starting from Knight.

"call--"

Knight let out a long sigh of relief, and the domineering aura that had been wrapped around his fist dissipated.

This punch was more satisfying than Luna's.

After Koby unleashed his powers on Beehive Island, he was able to shatter the Evil King's massive rock arm with a single punch; it's entirely possible for him to do the same now.

Leonard is roughly at the level of a Sixth Prince. He overwhelmed Leonard with just Haki, so he must have already crossed the threshold of the Sweet Commander level, right?

Although dream projection and physical skills don't quite match, I should be able to handle my full-fledged royal rank.

However, it's best to use this kind of move that releases a large amount of domineering energy at once to create a super shockwave less often; it's a pure waste.

The palace—no, I should say, the area outside the crumbling palace walls behind Knight.

The battle was just beginning to reach its climax.

Pirates, summoned and hastily gathering in this direction, surged in like a tide.

The officers blocked their way.

Good news: the pirates did not scatter, but instead gathered together following the last command of their captain.

The bad news is, there are too many people.

"That is—"

Major General Marcus, who had just slashed down a junior officer under Leonard with a single sword strike, stared in disbelief. "What?"

The palace was suddenly blasted away!

Is that surging, powerful wave a sign of dominance?

Zephyr stood on the roof of a house. Below him, all the senior officers of the Leonard Pirates were lying sprawled on the ground. Although they had only just begun their rehabilitation, none of the pirates at this level could withstand a single punch from him.

At this moment, the admiral of the naval guerrilla force also looked in astonishment toward the direction where the palace had originally been.

The initial surprise quickly turned into a smile, and Zephyr's lips curled into a wide grin, a radiant smile spreading across his face. "Amazing! Knight!"

Although he had great confidence in Knight, he still felt that Knight would have to go through a tough battle before he could finally break through.

In retrospect, he underestimated Knight again.

"Is it that guy?"

Dol kicked several pirates away, and a look of amazement appeared on his face.

So, you've succeeded? Advanced Armament Haki training!

It's only been a short time, and he's already a monster!

He did not let his efforts go to waste.

"A great opportunity!"

Just then, a pirate shouted and rushed forward, slashing with his sword.

Dordon frowned immediately. Didn't she see that her mother was sighing?

"Sound Soul Impact!"

So the pirate flew back, knocking away a large number of other pirates in the process.

But before Dol could even catch her breath, even more pirates swarmed in.

"Don't be afraid of them! There are only a few of them!"

"Kill them!"

Pirates are all about being stubborn.

"There are still so many people?"

A leisurely voice rang out.

Dol turned around and saw Knight standing leisurely on the edge of the dilapidated palace wall, holding a burly man who had become as limp as a lump of mud.

"Professor Zephyr,"

Knight casually tossed Leonard to the ground. "You guys are too slow."

Leonard was already dead, but he got too excited and threw a punch that went a little too far.

It's a bit of a pity, actually. He was a top-level player at the level of Liu Zi, and could have been developed into a pivot.

"I didn't expect you to be so fast. In that case, I'll leave this to you, Knight."

Zephyr's smile remained unchanged. "Use that move, shall we? You should be able to finish this off in one go now, right?"

"Being too outstanding definitely comes with its own set of challenges."

Knight's droopy eyelids gradually opened, and his lifeless eyes regained focus. "Is this the troubles of a genius?"

hum!

An invisible aura suddenly surged forth, overwhelming the pirates.

In an instant, a large number of pirates were foaming at the mouth and unconscious on the ground, and the few pirates who could barely hold on also collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.

In that instant, almost all of the thousands of pirates had lost their fighting ability.

Knight nodded in satisfaction.

Luffy overwhelmed 50,000 people on Fishman Island in one fell swoop. If I can't even handle a few thousand people, it would be too embarrassing.

"This is--"

Dol stared blankly at Knight, "Conqueror's Haki?"

That guy!

Later.

Five huge warships have already docked.

The naval soldiers quickly landed and began arresting the pirates.

There were just too many pirates; they filled the bottom cells of all five warships to capacity.

"Hey, Knight! Did you really defeat that Black Axe Leonard?"

On the shore, Binz excitedly asked Knight.

Knight was enthusiastically gathering his domineering aura throughout his body.

Although I have indeed mastered this move, it doesn't mean that my training in this area is over.

Faster, more efficient, and more powerful.

There's still a lot to learn and practice.

"Is it that hard to deal with just a pirate?"

Knight took a moment out of his busy schedule to answer Binz's question.

"You rascal! Hahaha! You're amazing!"

Binz became the one praising, "That's a notorious pirate with a bounty exceeding 500 million!"

"Knight..."

Ain, who had come with Binz to find Knight, suddenly spoke up.

Knight looked up at her.

"there."

Ain pointed to a spot not far away.

Knight looked over and saw several sallow-faced, emaciated, and disheveled old men cautiously watching them from behind the ruins.

Seemingly noticing Knight's gaze, they immediately fled in terror.

"Are you a resident of this country?"

Binz said somewhat discontentedly, "No matter what, we saved this country, didn't we even get a word of thanks?"

"Without us, Binz,"

Knight said casually, "It's mostly me, then everyone else, and you're just watching the show."

"Hello!"

Binz was furious.

Knight calmly looked away.

He could completely understand the residents' reaction.

For non-governmental member states, sometimes the navy is more terrifying than pirates.

However, there are at least tens of thousands of people on this island. We could try to let these people enter the dream world, as they would be unable to resist its beauty.

But after thinking about it, I decided against it.

The reason is simple: this country is finished. Although the Leonard Pirates have been wiped out, even more hyenas will swarm in.

But do I have enough power to protect this country? I can't always be watching this place and send my consciousness down whenever there's trouble, can I?

Then why not just stop doing everything else and focus on cleaning up this country's mess?

Moreover, it is too close to the area actually controlled by the World Government.

Let's wait and see what Luna and the others do.

In any case, after capturing all the pirates, the five warships gradually moved away from the island.

"Hey! Knight! Look!"

Binz suddenly started shouting.

"Um?"

Knight turned around in surprise.

The coastline of the island, which had been gradually receding from the shore, was now densely packed with people.

Because they were too far away, we could no longer hear their voices.

However, you can see that some of them are bowing, some are waving, and some are shouting something.

"They've all come to see us off!"

Binz burst into laughter. "Is this how heroes are treated?!"

Hero?

Knight's lips curled slightly. "I already told you, Binz, this is none of your business."

Navy Knight should be a great hero.