chsdbacks Chapter 53: Another Encounter
Chapter 53: Another Encounter
Kaido, carrying his massive spiked club "Eight Precepts," squinted drunkenly at King, who had just recovered from his training, and grinned, "Hehehehe! Kid, looks like you haven't been idle these past few days! You even smell different! Come on, let me see how much you've improved!"
Before the words were even finished, the massive body rushed towards him with a gust of evil wind, and with a simple and direct punch, the air exploded.
A glint flashed in Jin's eyes. Without dodging or avoiding, he also wrapped his right fist in jet-black Armament Haki and met the attack head-on.
"boom!"
The two fists clashed, producing a much deeper and more violent bang than before.
A violent shockwave exploded outwards from the two of them, uprooting all the sand and gravel from the ground.
Kaido swayed slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, while King slid back several meters before landing steadily, the ground beneath his feet cracking like a spiderweb.
"Oh? That's interesting!"
Kaido's drunkenness seemed to have dissipated somewhat, replaced by an even more intense fighting spirit. "Looks like I'll have to get serious!"
He held back, his fists, feet, elbows, and knees—every part of his body transformed into a terrifying weapon. His attacks were like a raging storm, each strike containing the immense power to split mountains and shatter rocks, along with the initial application of Conqueror's Haki. Dark red lightning occasionally exploded, bringing a heart-palpitating pressure.
However, this time, Jin is no longer the same as before!
He fully demonstrated the results of his training in "Movement and Stillness Technique," pushing his Observation Haki to its limit, and was always able to anticipate Kaido's attack trajectory a fraction of the way ahead.
Its figure moved like a ghost through the dense attacks, no longer simply passively blocking, but sometimes using its powerful claws to deflect and deflect force, and sometimes using its burning wings to launch a fierce counterattack.
His attacks were more refined. Although his use of Conqueror's Haki was not as skillful as Kaido's, he could now steadily add it to his attacks. Each collision was accompanied by bursts of dark red lightning and crackling explosions.
The two fought from the beach to the jungle, and then from the jungle to the cliff.
Wherever they went, giant trees snapped, rocks crumbled, and the entire island trembled slightly under their fierce battle.
"Ooh, hooray! That feels so good! So good!"
Kaido grew increasingly excited with each fight, his maniacal laughter echoing across the land. "Kid, you really are a monster! To have improved to this level in just over ten days! I'm starting to admire you more and more!"
Although Jin was at a disadvantage, he fought with great gusto. This kind of evenly matched battle was the best way to test and hone one's own strength.
He could feel his understanding of the Conqueror's Haki entanglement deepening rapidly during the high-speed collisions, and the feeling of the unity of "spirit" and "essence" became increasingly clear.
The fierce battle lasted for more than half an hour. Kai was unable to break through, and his fighting spirit grew higher and higher.
He suddenly took a step back and reached out to grasp the Eight Precepts on his back.
"Kid, try this move of mine! Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"
As the spiked club was swung, terrifying domineering energy gathered towards the club like a vortex, dark red lightning surged violently, exuding a destructive aura, and the surrounding air became viscous.
Jin felt the terror of this attack, his pupils contracted slightly, but he did not back down. Instead, it aroused even stronger fighting spirit.
His jet-black wings suddenly spread wide, as if magma was flowing through his flesh, compressing and condensing all his strength, will, and his nascent, unyielding Conqueror's Haki into his right fist.
The dark red arc of electricity was more solid and dazzling than ever before, emitting a thunderous roar.
"Well done!"
With a roar, Jin advanced instead of retreating, his fist, burning with dark red lightning, crashing down like a meteor, towards the spiked club that carried the force of a thunderbolt.
"clang--!!!!!"
The two attacks collided from a distance, like two meteors colliding, creating an indescribable deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth.
The dark red, domineering lightning bolts exploded, intertwined, and annihilated wildly like out-of-control thunder serpents.
Centered on the point where the two clashed, an invisible, terrifying shockwave spread out in a ring.
Click! Click!
The ground beneath their feet shattered and collapsed layer by layer, like fragile glass.
In the distance, the dense jungle looked as if it had been swept by an invisible giant scythe, with trees snapped in half or uprooted in large numbers.
The clouds in the sky were torn apart and swept away by this immense force, revealing the azure sky behind them.
All the creatures on the island, whether ferocious beasts or weak insects, were unable to even utter a scream before their eyes rolled back and they fainted en masse under the impact of this kingly pressure originating from the soul level.
Jin grunted, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, tumbling several times in the air before barely managing to steady himself and land on one knee, panting heavily. His right arm trembled slightly, clearly indicating that taking the blow had been extremely taxing on him.
Kaido stumbled back three steps, leaving deep footprints on the ground, before he could dissipate the force of the impact.
His hand holding the Eight Precepts went slightly numb. Looking at Jin in the distance, who was panting but whose eyes were still sharp, his eyes were filled with unbelievable surprise and wildness.
"Hahaha! It blocked it! It actually blocked my Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"
Kaido burst into laughter, his voice echoing across the land, "Kid, you truly are a monster! I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"
At this moment, although Jhin had consumed a great deal of energy, he was filled with an unprecedented sense of exhilaration and enlightenment.
That head-on collision just now gave him a deeper understanding of how to use Conqueror's Haki.
He took a deep breath, suppressing his surging blood, stood up, and looked at Kaido: "Shall we continue?"
"certainly!"
Kaido, his fighting spirit high, was not about to give up easily, and charged forward again, brandishing the Eight Precepts.
The two clashed again, exchanging blows with overwhelming force and lightning speed.
This time, although King was still at a disadvantage, he was able to hold on and even occasionally launch a fierce counterattack, fighting Kaido back and forth.
The battle lasted for nearly another hour.
Jin's stamina was finally nearing its limit. After all, he was still a minor, and the Lunaria race's recovery ability couldn't keep up with this high-intensity consumption. His movements began to slow down, and his Conqueror's Haki became unstable.
He knew that if the fight continued, he would probably be seriously injured.
Seizing a moment of stagnation in the exchange, King used the momentum to glide backward, raising his hand to signal, "Stop, Kaido! I surrender! I can't keep up!"
However, Kaido, caught up in the excitement of the fight, seemed not to hear his surrender at all, or rather, he simply didn't care.
His eyes were filled with boiling fighting spirit and a destructive urge, and he laughed wildly: "Hehehe! It's not over yet! Take my final blow!"
The Eight Precepts were once again entangled in dark red lightning, which crashed down on Jin, whose aura was already weakening, with the force of Mount Tai.
"asshole!"
King was shocked and furious at Kaido's lack of martial ethics. In his haste, he could only gather the remaining Haki and cross his arms to block.
"boom--!"
With another loud bang, Jin was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing through several boulders before finally embedding himself deep into a mountain wall, creating a large, human-shaped crater filled with dust.
After a long while, King finally struggled to crawl out of the pit, his clothes tattered and covered in wounds. He coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood and looked at Kaido in the distance, who was still smugly carrying his spiked club. He cursed inwardly, "Damn it, that madman...!"
But at the same time, an even stronger desire to become stronger and the idea of getting revenge sooner or later also took deep root in his heart.
Kaido shook his head, seemingly sobering up considerably. Looking at the disheveled King, he grinned and said, "Hmm, not bad, not bad! You had a great fight today! Kid, recover quickly. I'm really looking forward to the day you fully master Conqueror's Haki! Then we'll have a real good fight! Hehehehehe!"
After saying that, he carried the Eight Precepts, humming an off-key tune, and staggered towards the forest, seemingly to find some wine.
King watched Kaido's departing figure, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate his power to heal his injuries.
"Just you wait, Kaido! One day I'll make you kneel and sing 'Conquer!'"
The sea breeze blows across the fragmented island, carrying the scent of gunpowder and bloodshed.