The swinging fist hooked onto Aokiji's abdomen, making a dull thud.
Kuzan was lifted off the ground by the punch, spitting out a mouthful of blood, but soon, the body that had flown into the air quickly fell back down.
"Hoo..."
He exhaled a breath of frost from his mouth, and half of his body suddenly crystallized with ice, extending all the way to the hand held by Sage, and even to Sage's arm, quickly freezing it.
"You've caught me... so what?"
Kuzan said lightly, and with just this one sentence, Sage became highly alert. His body suddenly twisted, dodging Kuzan's punch from the abdomen, leaning in, and slammed his head hard into Kuzan's head.
Bam!
Kuzan couldn't dodge in time this time and was pushed back a few steps. It was at this moment that Sage broke free of the frozen layer all over his body and heavily stomped down, instantly causing several smoke rings to burst in the air, leaping into the high sky.
"Arara..."
Kuzan stepped back a few steps, holding his head, and a change appeared in his expression as he looked up at the sky, "Haven't had enough yet?"
No skill in Body Techniques?
Sage didn't feel that way.
What he could feel was that this guy, like Garp, also had extremely strong prowess in Body Techniques.
How could an Admiral focus only on abilities...
But now, never mind Body Techniques, just the ability aspect alone was already giving Sage some trouble.
No matter the strength in Body Techniques, Sage initially intended to capture a Logia-type first and see the effect...
But he ended up feeling the effect himself.
The frozen layer was shattered by his Haki, but that didn't mean there was no damage. His body had indeed suffered from frostbite, yet under this condition, the moment he shattered the ice layer, it healed quickly.
But going on like this wasn't a solution. The exhaustion from close combat, he had to admit, he couldn't handle this guy yet.
He had to exhaust their Haki!
Sage took a deep breath, aimed his fists downward, and threw out residual images.
Boom boom boom boom!
Unleashing Galaxy Impact in succession!
Kuzan scratched his head, watching the nearly overlapping Haki Shock, exhaling more and more frost, causing the sky to gradually grow colder, with ice crystals starting to drift down from the cloud layer.
Hoo!
He raised his hand to the sky, the cold wind howled past, and began rapidly forming thick ice layers in the air to withstand the impact of the Haki. No matter how much power Galaxy Impact unleashed and how many layers of ice it destroyed, they were quickly replenished.
No matter how many hits Sage threw out, the result was the same.
Haki ultimately amplifies power, but isn't a universal cure-all. As long as the ability's strength was sufficient, it could counter Haki.
"How strange..."
Borsalino's voice came from the sky with surprise: "Doesn't Haki run out? It seems I need to get serious too."
Whoosh!
He transformed into a light and flashed to Sage's side, with his legs emitting light, delivering a kick to Sage's side with incredibly fast speed.
Bam!
The swift kick combined with inertia displayed enormous power, even when Sage's Thoughtless Shadow Kill came into effect, and he managed to block it with one hand, he was still launched downward, crashing into the ice-layer accumulating like an Iceburg, creating a large dent.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Just as Sage bounced up, countless rays of light twinkled from above, and a rain of laser beams descended, instantly destroying the ice layers and hitting him.
He gritted his teeth, instinctively defending with his hands, though Haki protected him in the first instant, it couldn't fully shield him from the fierce rain of light bullets.
This time, the light bullets almost penetrated his body's surface. Only due to his astounding recovery power did he avoid severe damage; otherwise, his surface would have turned into a sieve.
Whether it was the previous kicks or the current laser rain, they were on a different scale than before!
Can Haki defend against light?
Of course not.
Just as Haki cannot grasp water, Logia-type powers cannot be caught directly. Haki merely amplifies one's defensive strength, forcing defense.
However, even defense was becoming strenuous now...
Shh!
A red dot appeared in Sage's eyes, as he instinctively moved his arm downward, right at that moment, a laser-formed sword pierced through his arm all the way to his chest.
"Oh~ it seems it didn't block,"
Borsalino smirked, "It appears that my attack worked as well."
Sage's expression darkened, he kicked out with his legs, but only hit a flickering light. Borsalino reappeared in the air, chuckling, "I sure don't want to be hit by you."
"Sage, you brat!"
Garp flew upwards, punching Sage in the head, his fist bursting with several black flashes, knocking Sage into the Iceburg, creating a massive crack that reached down to the ocean, splitting the floating massive Iceburg into several sections, sending spraying ice crystals as if hail was falling in the air.
Boom!!
The large Iceburg was shattered from below, causing the upper part to lose support and collapse to the side, splitting into segments, with tons of ice crystals flying out, resembling a hailstorm in the air.
On the icy sea surface, Sage stood up once again, spatting out a mouthful of thick blood.
No injuries on his body.
The injuries had healed remarkably quickly the moment they occurred.
However, his chest continued to heave dramatically.
Haki was endless, and there was no more pause, yet the stamina this move consumed... was exceedingly immense!
If he weren't up against these three, he would never have used this move.
But now in reflection...
It seemed using this move was futile too.