Boom!
Boom!!
Boom!!!
Punch after punch.
Without any interval, after Sage's right fist delivered a Galaxy Impact, his left fist immediately clenched and delivered another one, alternating punches to create a series of cylindrical shockwaves.
"How terrifying."
Within the shockwaves, Borsalino's light flashed through, shifting his sunglasses down to reveal a look of surprise, "Such endurance, no, Haki reserves?"
Garp crossed his arms, resisting the Haki shock delivered by Sage. Each punch unleashed a substantial amount of blood from his body, as if his skin wasn't skin but a bleeding hole.
"More than that, this kind of attack is powerful; even old me can't withstand it."
"Oh dear, if you can't take it, then just counterattack."
Kuzan stood behind Garp, extended a hand, swiftly condensing icy air, targeting Sage who was continuously attacking.
"Violent Pheasant Beak!"
A colossal ice bird formed from his right arm, spreading its wings and transforming the surrounding air rapidly into cold air as if to freeze everything around, heading directly toward the shockwave emitted by Sage.
Is Haki invincible?
Not really.
Haki does indeed surpass everything because it can resist abilities, grasp the physical body of Logia-type beings, acting as the ultimate willpower and most free control.
But Haki doesn't have countering properties.
For powerful abilities, strong Haki is needed to resist them.
This ice bird emanating extreme cold either counters with abilities or meets with equivalent Haki.
Sage's Galaxy Impact hasn't reached the level of overpowering the ice bird with a single shot, as the bird endures the Haki shockwave from the Galaxy Impact, soaring forward until the second Galaxy Impact wears it down.
Kuzan scratched his head, "Such a nuisance..."
But it's merely a nuisance.
Because they...
are among the rare strong on the sea!
Regardless of whether they are Pirates or Navy, over these eight hundred years under the World Government, they belong to the most elite group!
Garp grinned, stepping forward explosively, facing the oncoming Haki shockwaves, punching hard like a spike, breaking through the shockwave, his fist aiming directly at Sage's body.
Boom!!
The icy ground underfoot vibrated violently, thick ice cracking and rising around.
Garp's fist collided fiercely with Sage's fist, the blast from the impact seemed to momentarily silence the surroundings.
Their bodies didn't move from the collision of fists.
"Sage, you brat! This form, truly strong! Aha ha ha!" Garp laughed loudly.
This time, he used his full strength.
His Haki strength surpasses Sage, yet in close combat, they are equally matched.
Garp could see it wasn't that this guy's power exceeded his, but at this moment, in terms of strength, they were almost equal, and the difference in Haki was forcibly sustained by Sage's remarkable recovery power.
But this forceful equality, for Sage, doesn't seem temporary; in this posture, it can become a long-lasting form.
The more it is like this, the more Garp feels joy.
This is the pinnacle of pure body techniques!
This guy before him is the best he's ever seen, not merely a natural gift but the highest level of body techniques.
Once he grows up...
Garp thought of many people.
Roger, Newgate, Kaido, Big Mom...
And himself!
"Sage, sorry!"
Garp's other fist tightened, Haki coiling again, striking Sage's chin, "Old me must capture you this time!"
Sage's pupils contracted, wanting to retract his fist, but it was too late.
Garp's Haki is far superior to his.
His full force is an application of Haki, while Sage's full force...is truly full force!
All Haki came crashing down.
That fist's Haki was still there!
Bang!
The punch wrapped in Haki launched Sage's five-meter-tall body into the air, the massive force of the punch making Sage spew two mouthfuls of blood despite his impressive recovery power.
But the bleeding quickly stopped.
"You stubborn old man!"
Sage's eyes were bloodshot, fiercely glaring at Garp as he flew away, when at that instant, his fist separated from Garp's, and his body abruptly lowered, headbutting Garp fiercely.
Bang!
The enormous power made Garp lean back, falling to the ground with his head covered in blood.
Sage's attack power far exceeds that of ordinary Haki skills.
"That hurts! Aha ha ha!" Garp clutched his head, laughing loudly.
"Galaxy Impact!"
Sage swung a punch violently upwards, Garp instantly straightened, matching a punch towards him. Yet when his fist touched Sage's attack, that fierce fist seemed to become intangible, as if Garp's punch went right through.
Multiple afterimages surrounded Garp, all raising their fists to strike together.
"North Star Seven Stars Death Point!"
Don't think this form only uses Haki!
His body techniques are also exceedingly powerful!
The old man has sustained considerable damage, and many uses of Haki techniques have diminished his willpower.
Just one more hit to gain the advantage, and then he can...
"Frozen Time Capsule!"
The afterimages around Garp vanished, but to the side, a lifelike ice sculpture appeared there.
"Old me has an ally!"
Garp laughed heartily, punching aside to smash the ice sculpture.
Crack!
The ice sculpture shattered rapidly, revealing Sage's original body, just then hit by Garp's punch, his whole body flying backward like a cannonball.
"Two-pronged Spear!"
After a successful hit, clusters of frozen clouds formed beside Kuzan, from which ice spears shot out, directly aiming at the airborne Sage.
Similarly, these ice spears were enveloped in extreme cold air, and once pierced, it wouldn't merely be a penetration.
"These things!"
Sage bit his teeth hard, his legs stamping down, embedding a foot in the ice to halt his flight, swinging a punch to shatter the ice spears, simultaneously shaking off the ice layer frozen onto his arm from the impact.
"Did you think this would work on me!"
His body twisted, swinging a Galaxy Impact punch that shattered Kuzan's body into ice fragments.
Ice fragments?
Bam!!
A sound came from his abdomen; rapid ice formed deep within the thick ice layer, a punch striking his abdominal area, embedding half a fist in the muscle, with fresh blood seeping out yet quickly freezing.
That fist was not only covered in ice but also coiled with Haki.
"Oh dear, I'm not just for ability," Kuzan said in a low voice, "Frozen Moment!"
The extreme cold air spreading outward from Sage's abdomen extended around.
Pa!
But at this time, a massive and fierce hand grasped his wrist; Kuzan paused, looking up to see Sage staring with eyes emanating infinite ferocity.
"Got you!"
Bang!!
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