Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"Eight……"

“Vice Admiral Yann, your Armament Haki ‘Iron Fist’ defense is practically impenetrable. The best way to deal with this is to wear down his stamina.”

Zefa quickly reminded him, "Once your stamina is depleted to a certain extent, you naturally won't be able to use 'Iron Fist' anymore."

[Chapter 455 The Problem of "Quantity"]

The name "Iron Fist" was naturally familiar to Arn, who wielded Armament Haki.

Just as there are advanced levels of Observation Haki, which can develop various special abilities related to it.

After mastering Armament Haki to a certain level, some powerful individuals also comprehend unique ways of circulating Armament Haki, thereby enhancing its effects in certain aspects.

The flow of Armament Haki in the "Iron Fist" technique was a unique method of Armament Haki flow developed by Zephyr, making it an unbreakable iron wall.

In fact, the defensive ability of this Armament Haki "Iron Fist" is indeed terrifying. As the ultimate technique of "Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi", "One Bite Thousand Blade Flowers" failed to break Weevil's defense of "Iron Fist".

Having witnessed numerous blades fall upon Weevil's body, and then reacting by dissipating into his cherry blossom form, Yone made a clear judgment.

The best method, of course, is to exhaust Weevil's stamina, as Zefa had suggested.

With the characteristics of "Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi", this is also the most correct way to fight.

As long as this continues, even if Weevil's physique is no different from a monster's, Yorn is absolutely confident that he can wear him down.

only……

Yaen shifted his gaze slightly to Kong and Ying behind him, who looked somewhat disheveled.

"Nine……"

"Tsk!"

Yann uttered a sound through gritted teeth, whispering, "Time is running out. Let's end it here."

The next moment, to Zephyr's puzzled gaze, Arn suddenly emitted a wave of Conqueror's Haki, and then, a feeling that was quite familiar to Zephyr appeared on Arn's body.

"Conqueror's Haki Enveloping!"

In an instant, swathes of cherry blossoms, entwined with black and red lightning, enveloped Weevil, who stood like an indestructible statue, covered in Armament Haki.

If cherry blossoms under normal conditions give people a feeling of beauty and illusion, as if they could be broken at the slightest touch, then those cherry blossoms wrapped with black and red lightning at this time are awe-inspiring.

"Zi!"

Under the cover of Armament Haki "Iron Fist," Weevil's terrifying physique, which was capable of withstanding the attack of "Secret Technique: One Bite Thousand Blade Flowers," suddenly had a deep gash that revealed bone as a cherry blossom wrapped in black and red lightning flashed by, and blood spurted out.

And cherry blossoms of that magnitude, in the next instant, almost overwhelmingly engulfed Webble.

"Eh...eh..."

Weeber's tiny, bean-like eyes involuntarily revealed fear, and he let out a strange cry, which quickly turned into deathly silence.

"ten!"

As Kong and Ying finished counting to the last, they slowly opened their eyes and looked around.

A dilapidated yet peaceful training ship, a father dressed casually in his bathrobe, Professor Zephyr with his mouth slightly open, and a large expanse of seemingly unusually vibrant cherry blossoms.

As for that big guy that Sora and Hikari disliked so much, he has disappeared.

"Father, where is that scoundrel who bullied Ying?"

Ying asked cautiously, her eyes glancing around every now and then, as if afraid that the big guy who had chased her for half the night would suddenly reappear from somewhere.

As Arn turned around and sheathed his Zanpakuto, which had been deactivated from its "Bankai" state, he stroked his chin and carefully chose his words.

"He found the sea too boring, so he was in a hurry to leave."

"what?"

Ying was slightly taken aback, clearly not quite understanding what Yann meant. Kong, on the other hand, vaguely guessed something and looked past Yann toward the spot where Weevil had originally been standing.

All that remained was a large pool of blood and some powder-like substance.

Before Sora could even see what it was, Aon stepped aside, blocking Sora's view, and then grabbed Sora and Ying's hands, leading them in the opposite direction.

Although Sora and Hikari are relatively precocious and, after tonight's experience, they must have gained some understanding of the cruelty of the sea, Ahn still doesn't want to leave an image of himself as "terrible" in front of them.

However, even reaching this level was something that Yaon couldn't control.

After all, it's a well-known fact that the Zanpakuto Senbonzakura's attack and destructive power are relatively weak. There was even an embarrassing incident back then where it couldn't break through Gion's Armament Haki defense and instead tore her clothes.

As a result, Gion mistakenly thought that Aon was a lecherous man.

With Weevil's terrifying physique and the defensive power of his Armament Haki "Iron Fist," even if Arn used "Final View: White Emperor Sword," he might not be able to kill him in one strike.

Therefore, "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement" is the best choice.

The only downside is that the effect created by combining "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement" with "Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi" will still make the scene quite ugly no matter how careful you are.

Afterwards, Yan found a room on the dilapidated training ship that was not so badly damaged. After comforting them for a while, he finally got Kong and Ying, who were exhausted, to fall asleep.

As for Sora and Hikari's injuries...

When Yann returned to the deck, his expression was quite unpleasant.

For more than six years, Yann had endured so much torment from these two siblings but never had the heart to beat them up. Yet, less than two days after leaving their sight, he had suffered such serious injuries.

Fortunately, Sora and Ying's body structures are different from ordinary people, otherwise they might have died long ago.

"Indeed, letting this piece of ocean debris die like this is too easy for him."

Yann glanced disapprovingly at the large, conspicuous pool of blood remaining on the ground, his anger still simmering.

Even now, Zephyr is still standing in the same spot, staring at Weevil's original location, unable to fully recover from the shock.

"Even if it's 'Conqueror's Haki Entanglement,' this... is just too exaggerated, isn't it?" Zephyr slowly turned his head toward Yone, asking in disbelief.

Zephyr was not unfamiliar with the Conqueror's Haki that clung to him.

It's true that it can cause considerable damage to the flow of Armament Haki's "Iron Fist," but to sweep it away so easily that it completely obliterates Weevil, who was maintaining the flow of "Iron Fist," is beyond Zephyr's previous understanding of it as "Conqueror's Haki entangling."

Upon hearing this, Yann offered a dismissive explanation: "Perhaps it's because Weevil isn't familiar with the flow of 'Iron Fist'."

Of course, in fact, Aon knew very well that the reason why Armament Haki "Iron Fist" collapsed at the touch of the cherry blossoms wrapped in black and red lightning was simply a matter of "quantity".

"Conqueror's Haki Entanglement" is a type of attack that can cause substantial damage without physical contact within a certain distance, ignoring a certain level of defense. The amount of "Conqueror's Haki" used to entangle the target will naturally affect the degree of damage.

[Chapter 456 The Seed Sown]

Unlike Hancock, who was born with Conqueror's Haki, Yann's Conqueror's Haki was generated from spiritual pressure.

For the past six years, Aon's original intention was to try to flexibly control spiritual pressure through the training method of "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement".

However, things didn't go as planned. After countless failed attempts, Yann completely gave up on the idea, as if spiritual pressure couldn't be used to wrap around and cover the body like Conqueror's Haki or Armament Haki.

However, Aon was unexpectedly inspired by Sora and Hikari's ability, which was both spiritual pressure and "Conqueror's Haki". After many attempts, he successfully transformed spiritual pressure into Conqueror's Haki.

In a sense, for Yann, the amount of Conqueror's Haki he possesses is equivalent to the amount of spiritual pressure he has.

Therefore, when it comes to the "quantity" attached to "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement," Arn has never been stingy.

Furthermore, Weevil's mastery of the "Iron Fist" technique, which he learned instinctively through his combat talent, was far from proficient, leading to this situation that Zephyr found difficult to understand.

As for Yaon's explanation, Zephyr naturally... had doubts.

Is it a matter of "quantity"?

If it really is a matter of "quantity", then how huge must the difference be to cause such a situation that collapses at the slightest touch?

But... that's strong!

Lieutenant General Zephyr smacked his lips. After witnessing that scene firsthand, he couldn't help but feel that Sengoku had really adopted an extraordinary guy as his godson back then.

It wasn't just Arn himself, but also Arn's daughter, Ying, who was a truly promising talent with unlimited potential.

Upon realizing this, Zefa suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Lieutenant General Yann, so Ying's unconscious use of 'Conqueror's Haki Entanglement' was also influenced by you?"

Upon hearing this, Ya'en remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was slightly startled.

That silly girl Ying, she really did reveal this ability after all?

However, this situation was actually within Yann's expectations. After all, it is easy for a person to hide their flaws, but it is quite difficult to hide their excellence.

Moreover, awakening Conqueror's Haki at the age of six or seven is not particularly rare. For example, Doflamingo, who died at the hands of Yann, also awakened Conqueror's Haki at this age.

Furthermore, the reason why Yann carelessly and proactively exposed his "Conqueror's Haki" and "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement" abilities was also to prepare for this moment.

It's perfectly normal for a father's excellence to be passed on to his daughter.

While it is astonishing, it is not as monstrous as Conqueror's Haki, which allows one to interfere with matter from birth.

"Really? It seems Ying has successfully inherited some of my good genes. Not bad."

Yann shamelessly took the opportunity to boast about himself, causing Zefa's lips to twitch slightly.

This guy is completely unlike Sengoku when it comes to shamelessness; he's just like Garp.

However, as Zefa's gaze shifted to the mutilated corpses of the students around him, his eyes revealed deep sorrow and self-reproach, and he spoke.

"Lieutenant General Yann, thankfully you arrived in time. I didn't expect that monster Weevil would suddenly attack the training ship. Not only me, but I'm afraid all the students on the entire training ship will die here."

Yern hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke. "Chief Instructor Zephyr, there's something I'm being a bit too speculative about, but... how did Weevil find the location of the training ship?"

Upon hearing this, Zephyr was suddenly stunned.

It's important to know that when each batch of naval academy graduates set sail for training, the navy, in order to protect these promising future naval officers, even specially equipped them with training ships that were converted from naval warships that could be described as steel monsters.

In addition, not only was the chief instructor, a former admiral, accompanied by him throughout the training, but the training route he chose was also a route whose danger level had been confirmed by the Navy.

Logically speaking, with the protection of the Navy's internal intelligence system, training ships should never encounter highly dangerous pirates.

However, the result was that Weevil, who had a considerable degree of intellectual disability, actually found the location of the training ship while riding the raft.

Even without Yern continuing, Zephyr knew perfectly well that there were only two possibilities for this situation to occur.

Alternatively, there may have been a serious error in the Navy's internal intelligence system, leading to a severe miscalculation of the whereabouts of highly dangerous pirates, resulting in this extremely rare event.

Alternatively, the training ship's route was deliberately leaked and ended up in the hands of Weevil, who has a grudge against Zephyr.

At that moment, Zefa felt a chill run down his spine.

If it's the former, then Zephyr's feelings are merely disappointment and anger towards naval intelligence; but if it's the latter...

Zephyr's decades-long commitment to justice began to waver, and even his usually resolute gaze, which had remained steadfast despite his serious injuries, began to show signs of disorientation.