I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

With a sharp whistling sound, Higuma's left hand plunged directly into the steel doll, leaving five finger-sized holes in it.

Six Styles, Finger Pistol.

This is a technique that infuses power into the fingertips, allowing the fingers to exert force comparable to that of a bullet.

"shave!"

The sun bear stomped the ground dozens of times in an instant, its figure blurred for a moment, and then it appeared behind the steel doll.

"Iron block!"

He clenched his right fist, the five fingers of which hardened like steel, and slammed it out with a thunderous roar.

boom!

With a dull roar, the steel doll in front of him was completely twisted by this iron fist and blasted into pieces, which were scattered on the ground.

The Six Styles of the Navy are quite practical, and senior agents and naval officers in CP can master them to a basic degree.

The basic requirement for CP9 is to master all six styles, and almost every naval officer knows them.

Three years later, Higuma had mastered all of the Six Styles of the Navy.

Iron block, shaving, finger gun, paper drawing, moon walk, storm kick.

"call...."

Ri Xiong exhaled a long breath, feeling the boiling blood and pounding heart within his body.

Among the six styles, the Iron Body technique seems similar to Armament Haki Hardening, but there are still differences.

Iron block is a defensive technique that involves training a well-developed body to achieve the hardness of iron. It is impenetrable even to bullets and swords. The only drawback is that it restricts movement while using the iron block.

If the whole body hardens, it will become stiff and difficult to move.

If a part of the arm is hardened, meaning that part of the arm cannot move, you can still use your shoulder muscles to swing the hardened arm, using it like an iron whip.

However, there are exceptions.

For example, ten years later, all members of CP9 had mastered the Six Powers. Lucci, the pigeon man, was even more proficient in the Six Powers and had integrated them into a complete form, mastering a technique known as the Six Powers Secret Technique: Six Kings Spear.

Even Lucci, who is proficient in the Six Powers, cannot move freely when using the Iron Body.

The only exception is CP9's Jabra, who ate the Wolf-Wolf Fruit.

He is completely unaffected by the immobility of the iron block, and can use the iron block, which is originally a purely defensive technique, as an offensive move, creating his own unique move, "Iron Block Fist," allowing him to fight as usual while his entire body is transformed into iron.

The principle is to accelerate blood flow and speed up muscle movement, thereby circumventing the constraints of the iron block itself.

The same applies to the Japanese bear.

In Emperor Engine mode, the heart beats rapidly, pumping blood throughout the body in a fast circulation, allowing the user to use iron blocks as attack moves.

"Well done, you've actually trained the iron block to the point where it can move freely."

Zephyr stood beside Sun Bear and nodded deeply:

"Whether in the CP or the Navy, very few people can forge iron blocks to this extent."

After praising Japan, he then changed the subject:

"How's your training in Armament Haki going?

The sun bear remained silent and shook its head slightly.

Over the past three years, he has mastered all six styles, but his training in Armament Haki, even with Zephyr's guidance, has made no progress.

"...Not bad either." Zephyr spoke after a moment of silence:

"Armament Haki is nothing more than hardening and binding attacks. If you can be made of iron all over your body and move normally, then for now, it doesn't matter whether you have Armament Haki or not."

"However..." Zephyr finally said:

"I still can't neglect my training in Armament Haki."

The sun bear nodded.

He also knew that Iron Body and Armament Haki were fundamentally different, and that Zephyr's words were just words of comfort.

Despite offering words of comfort, Zefa couldn't help but feel disappointed.

For the past three years, I have had Zephyr's guidance in my training, Fujitora's provision of a high-gravity environment, and Garp's occasional visits.

Under such circumstances, Higuma naturally made rapid progress and has already mastered all six styles.

But that's about it.

Iron Block is purely a physical technique.

Armament Haki has various advanced applications, such as attacking from a distance, destroying the interior of objects, wrapping around swords, arrows, and bullets, and grabbing the physical body of the user.

These are things that the Six Styles Iron Body cannot do.

This is the real reason why very few people can harden their entire body into iron without affecting their movements at all—those who go further have basically mastered Armament Haki.

This is equivalent to getting a perfect score in high school math and comparing it to advanced mathematics.

Zefa said, "Tomorrow, the routine field combat training will begin again. Higuma, you don't need to come. Given your current condition, you should focus on practicing Armament Haki."

Ri Xiong felt a slight stirring in his heart.

"Is Ain going too?" he asked.

“Of course.” Zephyr glanced at Higuma, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn’t.

After thinking for a moment, Higuma decisively said:

“Admiral Zephyr, then I must participate as well. Armament Haki training can be carried out normally even on the training ship.”

“You…Aion isn’t the little girl she used to be.” Zephyr was about to offer some advice, but then, as if remembering something, his gaze softened slightly.

"Fine, if they're coming, they're coming. Just make sure I don't fall behind in my Armament Haki training."

"it is good."

Sunbear nodded and watched Zephyr leave.

He was certainly not the kind of doting father who couldn't bear to leave Ayn's sight...

In the history he knew, Whitebeard II's attack occurred in this year. But there was no more precise time or location.

The problem is coming.

As the head instructor of the new recruits, Zefa led the training ship out to sea for training, which was basically a daily activity, and they would go out once every one or two months.

At the beginning of this year, on his first voyage, Higuma persuaded Fujitora to volunteer to take Zephyr's place.

As it turned out, Whitebeard Jr. never appeared.

Higuma had initially breathed a sigh of relief, thinking history had changed, but now it seems... the crisis is far from over.

"So, shouldn't we talk to Fujitora again next?"

Japanese bear frowned.

For the past three years, he has focused almost entirely on training. Although he has engaged in combat, he has not captured any major pirates or made any significant contributions, so his rank remains that of colonel.

Although Fujitora is easy to talk to, he is, after all, a general, and Higuma cannot change his schedule repeatedly with just words.

More importantly... what if Whitebeard Jr. still doesn't appear this time? Does that mean Fujitora will lead the expedition every time from now on?

Higuma doesn't have that much influence; it's more likely that Fleet Admiral Sengoku would give the order.

"Could it be that Whitebeard Jr. came here seeking revenge, specifically targeting Zephyr?"

"So if Fujitora is leading the team, he naturally won't make a move..."

"What if Zephyr is leading the team openly, while Fujitora is lurking in the shadows?"

Higuma pondered for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.

Similarly, he doesn't have that much influence; it's impossible for a colonel like him to decide Fujitora and Zephyr's itinerary.

Chapter 992 Even with her daughter by her side, she still... 3k

The sounds of fighting gradually grew louder.

The naval training ship was docked at the coast. Higuma stood at the bow, holding a sniper rifle, looking towards the battlefield on the coast ahead.

This time, the live-fire training took place on an island infested with giant beasts, where the recruits would fight against them.

Higuma remained calm and composed, merely gazing at the battlefield on the coast, watching the marines fight the beasts. Occasionally, a new recruit would make a mistake and be about to be devoured by the beasts, at which point Higuma would swiftly fire a shot to save him.

But most of the time, his attention was still focused on Ian.

Girls this age grow up so fast without you even noticing. In just three years, she has grown into a graceful young woman. Although her face still has a touch of immaturity, her height and figure are already approaching those of an adult.

Among the new recruits, Ian was arguably the most outstanding.

She weaved through the trees, leaping and tumbling through the air over the back of a giant tiger. With a gentle pat, streaks of pale purple flames floated from her hand.

As long as the beasts are hit, those ferocious and enormous beasts will rapidly shrink into their juvenile forms, or even be completely annihilated and disappear.

Having just taken down a ferocious-looking giant tiger, Ain caught his breath slightly, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the Sun Bear on the training ship in the distance.

But Higuma didn't look over at that moment. Instead, he seemed lost in thought, his brows furrowed.

Wild animals are much younger than humans. Going back 12 years, a wild animal under the age of 12 would be instantly killed.

As we all know, theatrical versions and special episodes are known for featuring overpowered characters.

This applies to Barrett's Regression Fruit. The same goes for the Luck Fruit.

Three years later, Ain's ability to rewind and rewind has been further developed.

In addition to generating more receding flames at the same time, it also allows the ability to be used more than twice.

A man in his sixties will be completely wiped out if he is hit five or six times.

This overpowered ability, even if not used in combat, is enough to drastically change the world.

The Rewind Fruit doesn't grant immortality like the Surgery Fruit, but rather eternal youth, repeatedly reversing age to maintain a youthful state.

This is a false, temporary youth; it cannot truly change a person's lifespan, and those destined to die will still die.

At the same time, all of the temporary youth is entirely dependent on the one person with the ability.