One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

At the same time, strands of tiny white electric currents reappeared on the surface of the emerging azure scales, emitting a buzzing noise.

Upon hearing his question, Drake and the others put down their fishing rods and came over to look at Kuzan.

It's rare to have a naval admiral personally instructing me, how can I not study diligently?

Footsteps sounded again from the rear hatch, and Peacock walked out with a smile, carrying several glasses of chilled drinks.

Would you like some juice?

"It's troublesome."

Rorschach smiled and reached out, picking up the drink, which was only the size of one of his finger joints, before looking expectantly at Kuzan.

"Oh dear, I'm really not good at teaching people."

Surrounded by several people, Kuzan scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

Then, looking at Luo Xia's tall and burly figure, he stroked his chin, pondered for a while, and then spoke.

"Rorschach, try unleashing your strongest attack in your current state. Let me see how strong your power has become."

"Unleash the strongest attack?"

Rorschach paused for a moment, then looked down at Drake and Rorschach.

Seeing his gaze, the two turned their heads away in perfect unison, presenting the backs of their heads to him.

"Um, I'll do it. Come out to sea, don't damage the boat."

Kuzan took a sip of juice, handed the cup back to Peacock, and with a flash, he was on the sea outside.

The moment Kuzan's feet touched the seawater, the surface began to freeze rapidly.

The ice layer spread out, turning into an irregular ice floe with a diameter of fifty meters.

Kuzan controlled the released cold air, preventing it from creating the spectacular sight of hundreds of miles of ice.

"Come on, attack me with all your might."

He waved to Rorschach.

"Then please give me some pointers, sir."

Luo Xia's eyes lit up. His burly body stirred up a gust of wind, and with a stomp of his foot, his tall figure leaped out of the submarine. In mid-air, his right leg, bent backward, stirred up the air and slashed out wildly!

"Storm Kick! Sky Slash!"

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A slash over ten meters long arced through the sky, cutting through the air, and heading straight for Kuzan's body.

Kuzan did not dodge, letting the massive storm kick slash through him and pierce his chest.

Click!

With a crisp crack, a shallow gash appeared on his chest, revealing the layer of ice inside.

Bang!

The air exploded, and Rorschach lunged forward, his thick right arm covered in azure scales. His fist instantly swelled up, transforming into a menacing Qilin claw, and with a single punch, he shattered the air in front of him, smashing it toward Kuzan's head.

Faced with such a powerful punch, Kuzan's action was just like Doflamingo's back then: he raised his right hand.

An invisible aura of Armament Haki circulated, forming an invisible armor on his arms.

Bang!

Kuzan blocked Rorschach's right fist with his outstretched five fingers.

He remained standing still.

However, the ice beneath their feet was struck by a tremendous force, causing them to retreat more than ten meters backward.

Seeing this, Rorschach couldn't help but feel somewhat disheartened.

The gap is just too big.

"Is this what an Admiral is like? Kuzan's physique doesn't seem very strong."

Luo Xia gritted his teeth, and his already burly and powerful body swelled up again, his muscles bulging like dragons, and his aura surged instantly.

"Life returned!"

boom!

His thick right leg slammed straight into Kuzan's chest with terrifying explosive force, so powerful that even space itself seemed to tremble for a moment.

Kuzan was kicked in the chest by his big foot, and his body finally lifted off the ground.

Luo Xia retracted his right fist and threw another punch, sending ripples through the air.

"Iron Body Spear Fist!"

The enormous fist, appearing like a phantom, landed on Kuzan's unguarded body, sending him flying dozens of meters away from the ice platform and into the distant sea.

But no one gasped, because Kuzan's abilities meant he wouldn't lose his strength from falling into the sea.

A frigid white mist rose, and another ice platform condensed beneath Kuzan.

As soon as he stood up, he saw Luo Xia's body, now swollen, charging at him again, his kicking slash becoming even larger.

"I think I know why you can't awaken your Haki yet..."

Kuzan extended a finger and shot out an ice spike, severing Rorschach's kick in half at the waist. The two halves of the ice spike fell into the sea from either side of his body, splashing up a large amount of seawater.

Rorschach shrank back to human form and landed on the ice, looking at Kuzan with curiosity.

What is the reason?

"Your physical strength is already very strong, even surpassing most adult Titans."

Kuzan pointed at Rorschach, "Many of the generals in headquarters have physical abilities far inferior to yours. Even if they use Armament Haki, they probably wouldn't be able to withstand your physical strength after you transform."

"Not to mention, your attack also contains the paralyzing effect of electric shock."

"I suspect the reason I haven't awakened Armament Haki is..."

He gave a strange look, scratching his head with some uncertainty. "Your physical potential has too much room for improvement. The current arduous training and exercises haven't even reached the end of your physical development. And the awakening of Armament Haki requires a certain degree of power saturation."

"Perhaps, once you get used to the abilities of this Mythical Zoan, you will be able to reach this first bottleneck. At that time, you won't even need to train Armament Haki; it will just come out naturally."

"Although Armament Haki is a power that everyone has within them, the quality of Haki after awakening varies. Often, many people who have trained their Armament Haki their entire lives can only rival the strength of some powerful individuals when they first awaken it. So, there's no need for you to rush."

"As for the Qilin's ability to control the elements of wind and thunder."

Kuzan shook his head at Luo Xia, "Your application of Life Return is far too crude and simplistic. You're still only at the level of simply unleashing power."

"The so-called 'life return' refers to the ability to fully control every part of one's body. It involves precisely controlling one's strength and accelerating food absorption to store up a large amount of energy in advance."

"You were born with the ability to return life, so you should really think about it and spend some time carefully experiencing the changes in your body after eating the fruit. Instead of just exercising your body every day. Try to feel the wind and thunder elements in your body, let your body get used to them, adapt to them, and finally you can naturally control them."

"As for Observation Haki, I can sense that you're on the verge of awakening it; you're just one step away from breaking through that barrier..."

Before Kuzan could finish speaking, two loud cannon shots rang out from the distant sea.

Then, everyone saw two dark shells fly across the sea and hurtle toward their submarine.

Chapter 80 Germa War Dock [Seeking first-time subscriptions 3/5]

The two shells came so suddenly that Rorschach and Drake were a little confused.

Drake was still standing there in a daze, watching the black shells about to hit the submarine.

The peacock drew its long whip from its waist and lashed out in mid-air.

The black whip extended more than ten meters, like a snake spitting its tongue, and struck the cannonball with two sharp cracks.

The cannonball struck by the whip did not explode, but trembled and then changed direction, flying back the way it came.

Luo Xia stared, somewhat stunned.

"No way? It can even control cannonballs? This Devil Fruit ability is too unreasonable."

"Who dares to attack a warship? There's an admiral here. Are they pirates?"

Drake was somewhat surprised and quickly took out a monocular telescope from his waist and looked in the direction the shell had flown back.

His expression changed after just one glance.

Get excited...

Drake's cheeks flushed with excitement, and his eyes lit up.

"It's...it's the evil legion! I didn't expect it to be the real evil legion!"

Luo, who was holding the wailing ghost, was stunned for a moment, "What evil legion?"

"Idiot, you don't even know this? It's the villainous Germa 66, the evil legion of Solari, the hero of the sea!"

"They sailed in enormous snail-shaped boats, stirring up the peace of the seas everywhere," Drake clenched his fist. "Then they encountered the righteous hero Sora, and a fierce battle ensued."

"Really...really? There really is an evil legion?"

Luo's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but snatch the binoculars from Drake's hand to look over.

On the floating ice, Rorschach and Kuzan looked back at the sea behind them.

On the horizon, the vague silhouette of a ship suddenly appeared.

The ships stretched out in a dense, continuous line, their exact number unknown.

“Germana 66?” Rorschach blinked. “Could it be Sanji’s father, Judge’s Germa Kingdom?”

"Oh my, it's War Dock! The only mobile annex nation, Germa, that floats on the sea. How magnificent!"

Kuzan shaded his eyes with his hand and looked out, exclaiming in amazement.

As the distant, continuous silhouettes of ships rapidly approached, Luo Xia and the others were able to see their full appearance.

Those were war fortresses pulled by giant snails.

Unlike ordinary wind-powered sailboats.

These rapidly advancing ships, all constructed of steel and stone, appeared incredibly sturdy.

On both sides of the hull are drive tracks that whir and turn.