Crack...
The large and small fists remained deadlocked for a full two minutes.
Not until the fierce wind dissipated and the last gust of air whistled out.
Garp's body, like an ordinary person facing a hurricane, was blown back more than a dozen steps.
Each step shattered the mangrove ground.
"Is this the feeling of suppression? It's truly wonderful!"
Having knocked back the legendary Marine Hero with a single punch, Karl was extremely satisfied with his new body.
Before completing his third evolution, whether he was fighting Kaido, he was always the one being pushed back, even when the other party hadn't used their Mythical Zoan fruit ability.
This seemingly slight gap was actually a bottleneck called a "realm," a layer that others might not be able to break through in many years, or even in their entire lifetime.
If it weren't for Karl's ability to use the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, this single bottleneck would have been enough to keep Karl out of the world of the super-powerful.
Fighting Kaido, he would have been at an absolute disadvantage.
But now, Karl had completed his third evolution.
Besides the surge in his physical and spiritual energy, which made his physical constitution number one in the world in his normal state, his greatest gain was breaking through this bottleneck and entering a new realm and dimension.
Even without using the little dragon's Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he was unquestionably a super-powerful individual, a true overlord of the seas.
Also a super-powerful individual, but facing Karl's 100% strength punch in his normal state, Garp's situation at this moment was the same as Karl's when he faced Kaido, being mercilessly knocked back.
If he didn't use his other abilities, this Marine Hero, who had once teamed up with the Pirate King to defeat Rocks and had pushed the Pirate King to the brink of desperation several times, would be at an absolute disadvantage in the upcoming battle.
This showed that Karl had not only completed a sublimation of his realm but had also surpassed these super-powerful individuals who had trained hard for decades and gone through countless battles to achieve their current strength.
...This was the greatest gain of the third evolution!
After marveling at how good his current state was, Karl looked at Garp, who had not yet been knocked back, and once again charged forward with high-speed movement.
A fist infused with Life Return once again shot towards Garp.
"Hahaha... your physique is much stronger than that madwoman Charlotte Linlin's."
Garp, who had come back to his senses, was not angry at all, but instead burst out laughing again.
The way he looked at Karl had also changed once again.
If the Garp who had just met Karl only saw him as a kid of his grandson's generation.
Then, facing a 100% strength punch in his normal state and only taking two steps back, Karl had dispelled Garp's unconscious underestimation and made him acknowledge his strength.
But now, he was the one being knocked back.
Karl had used only two punches to ignite the passion that had been dormant in Garp for who knows how many years.
Looking at this super-powerful individual of the new era, a long-unseen fighting spirit appeared in Garp's eyes.
Masters of martial arts are basically battle maniacs.
They all love fist-to-fist combat.
Karl was like this, and so was Garp!
And so...
Facing Karl's punch, Garp once again responded head-on.
This time, his fist was wrapped in the world's top-three Armament Haki, and it collided with Karl's fist.
Boom—!
Under the loud bang, there was no stalemate this time.
Karl and Garp once again exchanged blows, the former being sent sliding back several meters by the other's iron fist.
After stopping his retreating body, Karl looked at the proactively attacking Garp, his mouth curling into a smile that, due to extreme excitement, seemed somewhat ferocious.
Without any hesitation, Karl also wrapped his fists in a golden, flowing Haki and charged at Garp again.
Boom————!
A clash of ultimate Armament Haki.
A loud bang, like a clap of thunder, spread throughout the entire small island.
The violent airflow once again transformed into a terrifying hurricane, almost sweeping over half of the small island.
A pirate with a bounty of twenty or thirty million would be mercilessly sent flying if caught in this hurricane.
Even Akainu and Yamato, who were fighting not far away, were startled by this wave of Haki and stopped their attacks.
If one looked closely, one would find that Yamato was using her fruit ability, using the cold air of the Okuchi no Makami to counter Akainu's magma.
"Such powerful Armament Haki! That old man's Haki can actually go head-to-head with Karl's?!"
Yamato, who had changed her term for Ryuo to Haki, looked at Garp, who could actually face Karl head-on in terms of martial arts and Haki, with a surprised expression.
"Hound Blaze!"
Taking advantage of Yamato's distraction, Akainu, who had come back to his senses, launched a sneak attack without hesitation.
"Hey... you're too despicable!"
Yamato was startled by the high temperature of the magma and, using a special footwork, teleported to dodge Akainu's attack, then shouted in dissatisfaction.
In response, Akainu said nothing and continued to attack Yamato.
As long as he could kill a pirate, whether the means were despicable or not was completely irrelevant.
And so, the battle between a Logia and a Mythical Zoan began anew.
The martial arts duel on the other side, however, was a fist-to-fist slugfest.
Armament Haki was different from Conqueror's Haki; as long as the quantity was sufficient, it could make up for the so-called quality.
Karl, having completed his third evolution, his Haki capacity could definitely squeeze into the world's top ten.
If it weren't for his youth, the capacity and quality of his Haki would absolutely be number one in the world.
Karl, using his ultimate Armament Haki, once again suppressed Garp.
Just like in the battle with Kaido.
When the Haki was at the same level, but the physical constitutions were not, the one who retreated would definitely be the weaker party.
With a simple exchange of fists, Karl only took a small step back, while Garp took several consecutive steps back.
If it were anyone else, the outcome of this battle would basically be set.
But Garp was clearly no ordinary person.
He was one of the few super-powerful individuals who stood at the pinnacle of the world without a fruit ability.
The world's number one master of martial arts was not one of those guys who were clearly natural-born monsters with world-pinnacle physical constitutions but had little accomplishment in the field of martial arts and instead used weapons.
His body had been tempered a thousand times, leveled countless mountains, and defeated countless powerful enemies—a body of martial arts.
His fists could withstand the iron fists of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords, and his Haki-wrapped fists were not afraid of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit that could shatter everything.
With his Haki and martial arts skills, a casual blow could unleash 100% of his power, and he also had perfect control to hurt people without injuring them.
Seeing that he was being suppressed by Karl while using Armament Haki, Garp once again taught Karl a lesson.
He let Karl witness another realm of martial arts!
He also let him understand what was called... a true master of martial arts
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