"I almost capsized in the gutter. As expected, a newly created move really does have unknown risks."
Teleporting to an uninhabited island, Yami leaned against a large tree, continuing to release darkness to absorb the damage while muttering to himself, "Fortunately, my proficiency in Life Return isn't high. The bodily energy mobilized in that instant wasn't massive, and even multiplying it dozens of times with the More-More Fruit didn't exceed my damage threshold."
"If it had been any stronger, I really would have fainted from the pain. I would have been killed by my own self-created ultimate technique!"
"This versatile Advanced Haki is truly disgusting!"
Yami's tone in this last sentence was filled with resentment.
He originally thought that the Nuclear Explosion Fist, due to the More-More Fruit's ability, wouldn't harm the More-More Fruit user.
But in the end, the Conqueror's Haki-infused shockwave actually shattered that layer of protection, turning Yami's Nuclear Explosion Fist into a suicidal ultimate technique that wounds the enemy by a thousand while harming himself by eight hundred.
At this moment, Yami once again realized the importance of Haki.
No wonder in the original story, Kaido would say that only Haki is a power that surpasses all else.
Even in the final clash of Great Fiery Dragon Torch VS Monkey God Gun, it had to be infused with powerful Conqueror's Haki.
Regardless of whether it's a battle between ability users, martial artists, or swordsmen, in the final collision of ultimate moves, whoever has Conqueror's Haki Infusion holds the absolute advantage.
The side without Conqueror's Haki Infusion is at too much of a disadvantage.
"It seems I need to upgrade again before I go challenge Teacher Kaido."
After absorbing all the damage, Yami did not teleport to Onigashima to continue fighting Kaido for several hundred more rounds.
Recalling the battle just now, the corner of his mouth lifted slightly, "This battle, I made him spit up blood twice in a row and directly withstood a Great Virtue Thunder Bagua. The gap is getting smaller and smaller."
"Once I master Advanced Haki, I should be able to truly compete with him."
After speaking, Yami's figure vanished into thin air.
Through a series of teleports, Yami returned to the back mountain of the royal palace on Amazon Lily.
"Yami, you're injured?"
"Master!"
Hancock sensed Yami's presence immediately.
Looking at the extremely disheveled Yami, the World's Most Beautiful Woman instantly ran over, her eyes filled with heartache. While checking Yami's injuries, she said, filled with killing intent, "Which bastard injured you? I will absolutely not forgive them!"
"Master, are you okay?"
Kalina and Nami also asked with worried expressions.
This was the first time they had seen Yami in such a sorry state.
Last time, Yami had gone back to the bathhouse to clean himself up, leaving only a small trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
This time, Yami had spat blood, dyeing his clothes a deep crimson.
Having fallen into a pile of rubble, his clothes had also become tattered, making him look particularly wretched.
"Relax, my injuries aren't serious."
Watching Hancock, whose hands were fluttering anxiously in front of him but didn't dare to touch—not out of shyness, but fear of touching his wounds—Yami couldn't help but pat her fragrant shoulder and smile at the three women, "Don't worry. As long as I don't lose any limbs, no matter how severe the injury, my Dark-Dark Fruit can absorb it."
"By the time I got back, my injuries had already healed."
Hearing this, Hancock and the other two women breathed a sigh of relief.
This time, Kalina finally couldn't help but ask, "Master, where on earth did you go? And who was the person who injured you? Can you tell us?"
"Yeah, if you don't tell us, I'll be very worried," Nami chimed in.
Hancock also looked at Yami, her beautiful eyes filled with so much heartache she was about to cry, an expression even Yami didn't dare to look at directly, afraid she would make a fool of herself.
"I went to the New World, to the headquarters of the Beasts Pirates, and had a fight with Kaido of the Beasts."
Yami no longer concealed it, grinning as he said, "Don't worry, he was injured too, and much more seriously than I was."
Yami wasn't lying. Kaido's injuries were indeed more severe.
When Yami was first injured, his pain was multiplied, but he could use his darkness to absorb the damage.
Kaido, on the other hand, needed time for his injuries to recover.
Aside from mental fatigue, all the damage inside Yami's body had now disappeared.
"Kaido of the Beasts?!"
The three women were slightly startled; they were naturally not unfamiliar with this name.
Kalina's forehead was covered in dark lines, "Master, you ran off alone to the headquarters of a Pirate Emperor to challenge the World's Strongest Creature without even notifying me. What if something had happened?"
"Yeah, even though Master's escape ability is strong, this world still has things like Seastone," Nami complained similarly.
Hancock, however, silently committed Kaido and the Beasts Pirates to memory. In the future, if she went on an expedition and saw a ship flying the flag of the Beasts Pirates, she would definitely sink it to the bottom of the sea.
"Hahaha... relax, your Master is very afraid of dying."
Yami wasn't angered by the two women's complaints. He laughed loudly to reassure them, then waved his hand and said, "Come on, let's go take a bath. Help me wash my hair and scrub my back."
"Really, we just can't do anything about you, Master."
Kalina and Nami put their hands on their hips helplessly, then the two women took Yami's arms and walked towards the bathhouse.
Watching the three of them leave, Hancock suddenly turned to stone, as if she'd been hit by Perona's Negative Hollow and then struck by Mero Mero Mellow, looking at the three with an expression of being abandoned by the world.
"Sister Hancock, do you want to come with us too?"
"Yeah, it's not the first time we've bathed together anyway. Let's all go."
At that moment, Kalina and Nami suddenly let go of Yami's arms and ran over to pull Hancock's small hand.
Looking at the two women pulling her along to play, and at Yami who was watching with a smile, Hancock's petrified body suddenly bloomed with a pink glow, and her negative expression was replaced by joy.
"Yes, I want to go too!" Hancock shouted without any shyness.
Over the past six months, Yami hadn't just been immersed in training.
When he was tired or resting, he would secretly go spar with Robin, and from time to time, he would raise Hancock's affection.
Under Yami's hints, Kalina and Nami both knew their Master also wanted to take Hancock as a maid, not a mistress who would be above them.
They had a good impression of Hancock, and their Master hadn't taken the initiative.
So, the two clever women began to actively curry favor with Hancock, cultivating this innocent Pirate Empress in the direction of a maid.
For example, after training ended, the maids would occasionally pull Hancock in to bathe with them, and Yami would also take the opportunity to barge in.
In the beginning, Hancock almost fainted from embarrassment.
But when she saw Kalina and the others skillfully helping Yami wash his hair and scrub his back, and that they were wearing bath towels without any inappropriate scenes, Hancock gradually adapted and then became very envious of Kalina and the others.
She also wanted to serve Yami, she just lacked the courage.
This time, Hancock finally mustered the courage to serve the "injured" Yami alongside Kalina and Nami, helping Yami wash the dust-covered hair and body.
After more than half a year, Yami finally enjoyed the service of the World's Most Beautiful Woman.
Looking at Hancock, whose cheeks were flushed red and whose expression and movements were extremely gentle, Yami almost couldn't stop himself from making a mistake if Kalina and Nami hadn't been right there..
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