Bang!!
The heavy force blasted William into the ground, creating another hole.
But just as the hole appeared, William charged back up, grabbing Sage by the ankle with one large hand, intending to throw him. Yet, Sage twisted lightly in mid-air, and with a swift motion of his other foot, conjured a hundred afterimages that all kicked simultaneously toward William's head.
"North Star Soft Breaking Slash!"
Kicking version of the Hundred Split Fist!
For a guy with such exquisite usage of Observation that he could keep up with his Hundred Times Speed, breaking softness with rigidity was just the right way to strike!
Clang clang clang clang!
Just as the feet filled with afterimages were about to strike William's head, his giant sword imbued with Haki swung over to block the attack, emitting crisp sounds.
"Ha!"
William gave a muffled shout, his arm bulging as he slashed the heavy sword diagonally upward with explosive force.
Bam!
Sage's hands, covered in Haki, leaned forward swiftly, using the momentum of the sword's force to glide downward, twisting his leg gripped by William like an eel, and swung an odd kick with his free leg fiercely onto William's shoulder from behind.
"Get lost!"
William was kicked hard and sent flying. Seizing the opportunity, Sage's hands ignited with black flames, hurling nearly a hundred Haki Bullets in William's direction, crashing into the building ahead.
Boom boom boom!
The concentrated Haki Bullets smashed the building to bits, sending debris and wood chips flying.
At this moment, Sage rotated his body and landed heavily on the ground.
Thud!
Immediately, a smoke ring spread out as his terrifying figure ascended into the air, facing the direction of the bombardment. Once again, Haki coated his fists, even the flames coiling around his body converged instantly, concentrating into his hands.
With another leap into the air, he assumed the stance of North Star Divine Fist, both hands flashed swiftly, unleashing a dense barrage of Haki Bullets ahead.
"Tenha Kassatsu: Meteor Shards!"
Meteor Shower was a technique used when not activating powers, but this move was executed instantly after amplifying to Hundred Times Speed.
Relying on Sage's near-infinite Haki, the Haki Bullets resembled a meteor from beyond, exploding into a massive, wide line that crashed into William's trajectory.
Boom boom boom boom!
The intense bombardment was fiercer than the dense cannonballs fired by the Buster Call, leaving not even a raised bump, everything was blasted to smithereens, raising cloud after cloud of dust.
No Buster Call could fire as densely as Sage.
Red spots flickered in Sage's eyes as he relentlessly swung his hands, launching Haki Bullets into the dust cloud, obliterating one-fifth of the buildings in North District. Amidst the barrage, a figure wielding a heavy sword slashed back, each strike covered in Haki.
"Not dodging anymore?"
Sage sneered, launching several hundred more Haki Bullets, engulfing William. Then, he leaped into the air again, his left hand backed by his right palm, raised high to the side.
"Then take this!"
Zizi!
Two black flashes burst forth from his hands while William, with a solemn face, resisted the incoming Haki Bullets. Suddenly, Sage's hands thrust forward, blasting a vast black beam.
Kamehameha?
No...
It's the Gallic Cannon!
"Destructive Death Light! Hohohohahaha!!"
The Haki released by Galaxy Impact, the Fighting Spirit Strike brought by Tenha Kassatsu, under Sage's near-infinite Haki amplification, unleashed a black flash unique to him!
I've long wanted someone to try this on!
Who is Sage?
The ultimate Body Techniques monster, he couldn't even be considered a mere expert anymore. In terms of body techniques skill, when he claimed to be number one on the sea, others didn't even contest for second, as the gap was too vast, making people think he consumed the 'Body-Body Fruit'.
He's a monster who integrates all Body Techniques into one, finding the knack and mastering anything.
After learning Garp's moves, he wanted to see if he could develop a new technique.
Given the trait of infinite Haki, it seemed wasteful to just throw punches.
Back then, he wasn't proficient enough with Garp's techniques until entering the New World, where he finally mastered the use of Haki and the knack of body techniques, combining them with his 'Tenha Kassatsu', forming a style perfectly tailored for him.
With the Haki shock of Galaxy Impact and the infinite Haki Wave of Tenha Kassatsu, as for the unleashed power...
Even those ignorant of Haki could now feel the visible air shock descending from the air, shaking the surroundings with a crisp sound.
For William, this pillar of black light descending like the sky left him no time to dodge, barely as he was fending off the dense Haki Bullets.
The external Haki, compressible into projectile form, and with such mighty power, was astonishing enough. Previously, during the bombardment, William merely dodged around, but realizing it was more exhausting and frustrating, he directly defended it.
Could never have guessed a bigger one was coming afterward!
"Is this what it takes to eliminate a Heavenly Celestial Dragon... but it's still not enough to crush my determination!"