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"Boom boom boom!!!"
As the last cannonball exploded, all one thousand cannonballs were consumed, and the astonishing cannonball duel ended.
"Bwahahahaha, you've got some skill!"
Garp laughed, slightly out of breath.
Continuously throwing so many cannonballs made him a bit tired. His aging body was ultimately not as vibrant as when he was young.
"This old man is really fierce!"
Daichi's smile bloomed as he crossed his hands behind his back and stretched them upwards. This level of exertion was just a warm-up for his current physique.
What a thrill!
It had been a long time since he could fight with all his might!
Daichi leaped up, instantly transforming into Groudon Form. As his feet touched the sea, the surface of the ocean began to tremble.
Soon, land broke through the sea!
The battlefield was ready!
Daichi transformed back into his human form and stepped onto the battlefield. An astonishing Haki erupted from his entire body, and a scorching aura enveloped him, even distorting the surrounding air from the heat.
"Come on, Garp!"
"Bwahahahaha, good kid!"
Garp leaned forward and shot out!
"Boom!"
A sonic boom exploded in the air!
The next moment, thunder cracked!
In the sky directly above, black and red lightning continuously flickered. Garp appeared in the center, his Haki-clad iron fist trailing a long tail flame!
Daichi looked up at the sky, his pupils contracting!
"Hey, don't use a big move right off the bat!"
"Bwahahahaha, just take it!"
Garp laughed, slamming his fist down!
"Galaxy Impact!!!"
A shockwave powerful enough to obliterate a small town descended from the sky!
Daichi's body suddenly sank, as if a great mountain had pressed down on him. Under the terrifying pressure, he could barely move!
"Boom!!!"
The ground caved in, rocks shattered, and a terrifying shockwave spread outwards, even forcing the sea to retreat!
Looking down from the sky, a massive circular crater appeared on the sea surface. The moment the pressure reached its limit...
"Boom!!!"
A nuclear explosion-like blast enveloped the battlefield!
"Captain Daichi!!!"
His subordinates screamed in terror.
It was hard to imagine anyone surviving such a terrifying attack!
When the explosive impact subsided...
"Bwahahahaha!!!"
Garp landed on the ground, arms crossed over his chest!
"Come out, Daichi!"
"You stinking old man, I took your attack head-on, let me rest for a bit!"
Daichi walked out of the smoke and dust, covered in wounds. He hadn't transformed but had endured it in his human form.
He wanted to personally experience the pain!
"Peh!"
Daichi's cheeks twitched, and blood mixed with broken teeth spat onto the ground!
All his bones nearly broke.
As expected of Hero Garp!
"Bwahahahaha, that punch just now was for my beloved disciple. Now, it's our fight!"
Garp clenched his fist again, black and red lightning appearing around his body, as he walked step by step towards Daichi.
"Daichi!"
"Garp!"
Daichi showed no intention of retreating, grinning as he faced Garp head-on!
The next moment, both accelerated.
Their clenched iron fists slammed together with full force!
"Clang!!!"
Though they were fists, they were as hard as steel, emitting a piercing clang as they collided. A powerful shockwave dispersed all the surrounding smoke and dust!
"Vice Admiral Garp!"
"Captain Daichi!"
Both sides' subordinates saw the two again.
"!!!"
"Ooooh!!!"
The two roared, clashing fiercely, gradually evolving into a lightning-fast offensive and defensive battle, with power and Haki constantly colliding, "Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Bursts of airwaves exploded on the battlefield!
"I can't see anything!"
"Such an intense battle, there's no way to intervene!"
The subordinates' eyes were wide as brass bells, yet they couldn't see the figures of the two fighting, only the constantly exploding air, revealing the intensity of the battle.
Every second felt incredibly long!
Suddenly, both appeared simultaneously!
"Brat!"
Garp's fist embedded into Daichi's abdomen. The Haki impact instantly pierced through Daichi's body, and the intense pain made Daichi cough up a large mouthful of blood.
The pain stimulated Daichi's nerves!
"You damn old man!"
Daichi raised both hands high, clasping them together, and slammed them down heavily on Garp's head!
Garp's head drooped, his waist bent, but he immediately rotated his body upwards, delivering an uppercut to Daichi's chin!
"Crack!"
His jawbone cracked, and his brain was concussed!
Daichi stumbled back several steps, kneeling, forcing himself to stabilize. His upper body, radiating heat, leaned forward, his eyes glowing red like a fierce beast.
"Jiehahahaha!"
He couldn't win!
Whether it was Haki or technique.
They were both superior to him!
Every punch caused him unbearable pain!
Even transforming couldn't change the situation. At most, it would make him more resilient, but that held no meaning for him.
What he desired was precisely this pain!
Haki was his biggest weakness, and the old man before him was a pure Haki master. There was no more suitable teacher than him!
This was the trial he had long craved!
"Ooooh!!!"
Daichi roared to the sky, charging wildly at Garp.
Come on, beat him to your heart's content!
He would be reborn from the ashes in pain!
"Bwahahahaha!"
Garp laughed again, meeting Daichi's charge.
Daichi's similar fighting style also thrilled him. A fist-to-fist brawl was a man's romance!
"Million-Ton Punch!"
"Galaxy Divide!"
Their fists slammed together again!
"Splurt!"
Daichi's entire arm was gushing blood. Every muscle and every cell beneath his skin was burning.
"Oorah oorah oorah!!!"
"Bwhahahaha!!!"
Both roared and swung their fists, countless fist shadows colliding before them, blood continuously splattering onto the ground, yet neither took a single step back!
"Boom!"
When their last ounce of strength was expended, their fists rested against each other, both gasping for air.
Garp adjusted his breathing.
"Bwahahahaha, you stinking brat, to be able to block my punches, you're not bad at all!"
"Old man, you're already old, your punches have no strength left. Retire early. The era of the young is next!"
Daichi also breathed heavily, preparing for the next round of fierce attacks. When a new breath came, he unhesitatingly leaned his head back.
Garp made the same motion.
"!!!"
Their heads collided, and blood simultaneously streamed down their foreheads!
"Bwahahahaha, let me teach you a lesson!"
A large amount of Haki lightning suddenly appeared around Garp's body, the ground beneath his feet cracked in layers, and surging Conqueror's Haki erupted.
"What?!"
Daichi couldn't dodge. His body flew back from the impact. As soon as he stabilized, Garp had already rushed before him, his fist stopping right in front of his face.
It didn't hit!
But Daichi felt an even stronger force than before, and as the Haki erupted, his entire face was caving inward!
Advanced Conqueror's Haki!
"Fly!!!"
Garp closed in, his Conqueror's Haki-infused fist stirring up ripples of airwaves, an irresistible and terrifying impact exploding!
"Thump!"
The air exploded with a shockwave!
Daichi's body flew backward like a meteor, tumbling and bouncing across the ground, smashing countless rocks, looking as if he would fly out of the battlefield!
"Precipice Blades!"
A massive stone pillar rose from the ground!
"Boom!!!"
Daichi's back slammed heavily into the Precipice Blades, further intensifying the impact, causing his internal organs to rupture.
But to stop, he could only choose this method. If he flew out of the battlefield, this battle would be his loss!
"Damn it, at such an old age, he still has such great power!"
Daichi slid down from the stone pillar, kneeling on the ground, his hands and feet trembling, accumulating an unknown number of injuries all over his body.
But he couldn't fall yet!
Daichi touched his cheek, feeling the flow of Haki from that punch just now. In this battle, he had the same feeling more than once.
And the previous battle with Red Hair!
Plus the Thunder Bagua that Kaido used when he was teaching him, that tearing sensation that permeated his body!
Everything he had endured before was now washing over his soul, making his will clearer than ever before.
"Zzzzzz~~~"
Streaks of red lightning appeared around him.
"Jiehahahaha!"
Daichi slowly stood up, raised his head, and stared directly at Garp, clenching his fists, and once again assumed a fighting stance.
"Come on, old man!"
"You brat, you're really tough!"
Garp grinned, raising both fists in the same stance!
Without any hesitation, both roared and charged at each other again!
Swinging their fists with full power!
"Clang!!!"
Dark Haki collided in the air, but their fists didn't actually touch, as if there was an invisible barrier in between.
Winds rose and clouds surged, waves churned!
The sky... split open!