The robot's rupture didn't just release the Barrett inside; it directly forced him out of his fusion form!
"Impossible!"
Barrett was flung a distance to the ground, then immediately propped himself up with one hand and jumped to his feet.
He spat a mouthful of blood, saying in a deep voice, "Absolutely impossible! That was the strongest metal from my fusion!"
It even included the latest Wapolmetal, known for its extreme strength. With his Haki added, no attack should have been able to break it.
Yet Sage's fist shattered his fused metal!
This alone was enough to harm his body itself, and that guy's fist carried a special power, even stronger than Internal Destruction, that was utterly indefensible.
Sage raised his fist, sneering out loud, "How can dead things be called the strongest? Only willpower has the potential to be the strongest, but you're not quite there yet!"
"Willpower, huh..."
Barrett quickly adjusted, setting his fists and shaking his whole body, "You're not the only one who can use this level of Coiling!"
A deep blue Supreme King enveloped him, intertwining with his aura, like a blue demon, roaring towards Sage.
Boom!
The next instant, a fist imprinted itself on his abdomen, embedding deeply, one punch causing Barrett's mighty physique to curl up.
However, the curled body tensed in an instant; Barrett raised his head with ferocity, bracing himself against the powerful punch, tightly gripping his massive fist, and hammered towards Sage, who seemed small in comparison.
"Not bad."
Sage chuckled lightly, suddenly shifting aside, allowing the fist to graze his body, Haki clashing against Haki, with the momentum being dissipated by the friction of his sidestep, until the punch was fully exhausted.
The fist that was swung found itself momentarily stalled by the disappearance of its power.
Dissipating Power!
Sage sidestepped, thrusting a kick like a sword to Barrett's throat. The latter's pupils contracted, and he instinctively stepped back. Just as he evaded the foot, the lightning-quick leg flicked up slightly, kicking his chin, sending him airborne.
Boom!
In that airborne moment, his kicking leg swiftly retracted, stomping powerfully onto the ground, closing in on Barrett, his arm transforming into countless afterimages, delivering fast punches, palms, or fingers to his head.
The swift assault battered Barrett's head, causing both his head and body to tremble violently; though the ground was close at hand, he couldn't reach it.
He gritted his teeth forcefully, tensing his body as he tried to land, but Sage suddenly leapt up, landing a flying knee on Barrett's face, sending him soaring away.
"Huff..."
Sage landed gently, tracing a circle with his hands in front of his chest, softly uttering, "North Star Evil Scissors Hand."
This move's original version pierced the enemy's head's Secret Hole, followed by a flying knee, but in Sage's hands, it evolved into a frantic pounding on the head followed by a knee strike.
The North Star Divine Fist primarily targets the Secret Hole. While it appears to have many variations, it's essentially categorized into a few main moves, and this one could be seen as a Hundred Split Fist aimed at the head.
As long as it works!
"Damn you!!"
Barrett hit the ground, carving a trench, then sprang up, his feet stomping heavily into the earth like cannonballs, launching directly forward.
Despite defending with Haki, the successive attacks, combined with the heavy force and occasional breaches that transmitted power, left him dizzy, and the final flying knee made his nose and mouth bleed.
"Your Haki is good, your physique impressive, and you know some decent Body Techniques, but..."
Facing the charging Barrett, Sage stood firm, arms spread wide, "I've already told you, you and my Pirate Level aren't the same, Barrett!"
He leaned back slightly, dodging Barrett's incoming punch, whose Haki hit the ground behind Sage, gouging a deep trench in the earth.
Seeing his dodge, Barrett's fist began to lower, but Sage was quicker, hooking his side with a kick, using that force to slam Barrett down without letting him hit the ground; instead, Barrett spun continuously along with Sage's legs, forming a horizontal whirlwind with black and red lightning.
The horizontal whirlwind easily turned upright on the ground, revealing Barrett's contorted muscles twisting internally as Sage relentlessly kicked, transforming the whirlwind into a massive tornado.
"Hundred-Slit Heroic Spin!"
Bam!!
As the tornado exploded, Sage's foot slammed into Barrett's cheek, his toes embedding into his face, sending him flying like a meteor.
"Tenha Kassatsu: Meteor Shards!"
After the kick, Sage aimed his hands, unleashing a barrage of Haki Bullets towards the high-speed figure.
Boom boom boom boom!
The Haki-induced explosions continually erupted in the air, with tangible Supreme King lightning rippling in the atmosphere, swirling upward, drawing the sky into a spinning vortex!