You should know that a white spirit ring is too much of a piece of shit to increase strength by 60%. This is absurd no matter how you look at it, so this can only mean one thing.
Hanbas's first spirit ring at most gives a 20% boost, which is pretty good, no worse than soul abilities granted by yellow spirit rings.
Back to the point, the reason it now seemed almost 60% was probably due to the speed boost from his second spirit ability.
Just like Kizaru says
Speed is power!
Increased speed brings powerful kinetic energy, which is the key to greatly increasing the power of a strike!
Dai Yuhao instantly realized this and felt a sharp pain in his arm. Finally, he stopped hesitating and fully deployed his Armament Haki.
Dai Yuhao's Armament Haki turned a deeper black. At first, he didn't use his full strength, hoping to test the waters first, but it was obvious this wasn't the time for this. He stopped playing around and went all out.
His Armament Haki glowed brightly, filled with destruction!
"SWIIIISH!"
Dai Yuhao waved his inky-black arm and thrust forward with his fist, which was locked with Hanbas's fist.
A terrifying force suddenly erupted!
Hanbas was immediately pushed back a step. Taking advantage of this, Dai Yuhao thrust his left arm to the side, causing Hanbas's arm to shoot backward.
Dai Yuhao, his hands coated in Armament Haki, felt his power increase dramatically. With his fists clenched, he lunged forward and launched a ferocious attack at the five-meter-tall giant.
He threw a forward punch, which Hanbas dodged by turning his head to the side. Immediately afterward, Hanbas attempted a left hook, which Dai Yuhao dodged by slightly jerking his head back.
Hanbas, with speed unbecoming his size, closed his right fist tightly, causing the muscles in his arm to bulge fiercely.
The next moment, he slammed his fist forward. Observation Haki warned Dai Yuhao of the imminent danger.
Then Dai Yuhao kicked the ground ten times in a row at terrifying speed.
SORU
SWISSH
Dai Yuhao's figure disappeared from the scene, leaving an afterimage. Hanbas, thinking his attack would hit, smiled fiercely.
But the next moment, Dai Yuhao appeared inside Hanbas's guard, taking advantage of his size. He raised his leg, twisted his body, and launched a side kick.
His Armament Haki-clad leg slammed his heel into Hanbas's abdomen.
BANG!
Hanbas didn't have time to react.
"Kuaghh!"
Hanbas gasped as he felt Dai Yuhao knock the wind out of him again. The next moment, his enormous body took ten steps back due to the impact.
Hanbas unconsciously touched his aching abdomen, trying to catch his breath. Seeing this, Dai Yuhao seized the opportunity.
SORU
SWIIISH
Kicking the ground ten times, Dai Yuhao arrived at Hanbas's side and leaped forward. He launched an uppercut at Hanbas's chin.
BANG
The impact resonated throughout the entire space. Dai Yuhao was too fast, and Hanbas was too enormous. Thin lines of blood emanated from Hanbas's chin.
His legs lifted slightly off the deck of the ship.
Thanks to Armament Haki, Dai Yuhao not only saw his attack power skyrocket, but his defense also increased considerably. This was only the most basic application of Armament Haki. He hadn't yet unleashed the emission, otherwise he would quickly run out of stamina. Internal destruction was impossible; he hadn't reached that point yet.
Hanbas, looking up at the sky due to Dai Yuhao's uppercut, fiercely punched Dai Yuhao, trying to take advantage of the fact that Dai Yuhao was close.
But Dai Yuhao had already seen this, and the next moment...
KAMI-E
Dai Yuhao relaxed his body, and Hanbas's massive arm passed him by. Dai Yuhao Dai Yuhao apareció no muy lejos de él.
The next moment Dai Yuhao resumed his offensive
SORU
In less than a blink of an eye, Dai Yuhao appeared at Hanbas's side. Once again, with his body hunched slightly backward and his left fist retracted, he launched another hook to the liver.
BOOOOM
The impact was deafening. Hanbas, being hit again in the same place, felt twice as much pain.
Hanbas was large, but being large also meant being clumsy and inflexible. So, faced with such a ferocious attack from Dai Yuhao, he tried his best to block, dodge, and counterattack, but to no avail. In the end, he received a full combo from Dai Yuhao, which was humiliating.
Fortunately, his body's defenses increased considerably after possessing his martial spirit, and coupled with the amplification of his two spirit abilities, he didn't suffer much damage for a while.
However, if he continued to be attacked like this, it wouldn't be safe. Then, a fierce light flashed in Hanbas's eyes, and the fourth and fifth spirit rings around his body activated one after the other!
"Fourth Soul Ability: Diamond Transformation!"
"Fifth Soul Ability: Blue Scale Body Protection!"
Hanbas's enormous five-meter figure suddenly began to shrink, his swollen muscles condensing, but his strength increased instead of diminishing. Simultaneously, scales sprouted, covering him completely in the blink of an eye. Those blue scales looked like a full suit of armor!
All it takes is a breath.
At first, Dai Yuhao felt Hanbas's side harden like an iron plate where his fist had landed.
Then he sensed danger. Before he could dodge, Hanbas's whip-like kick struck him in the side.
Dai Yuhao only had time to activate Armament Haki at that point to avoid as much damage as possible.
The next instant, a stabbing pain coursed through Dai Yuhao's body.
BANG!
Dai Yuhao flew like a kite.
BOOM
A few seconds later, he hit the room leading to the ship's cabins.
The wood of the structure splintered and flew to pieces.
...
Amid the ruins, Dai Yuhao felt as if he had been hit by a bullet train. That impact rattled his internal organs; If it weren't for his martial soul and Armament Haki covering the impact area,
He would undoubtedly have been seriously injured. Hanbas, meanwhile, looked at the ruins with scrutinizing eyes, squinting, aware that the blow wouldn't be enough to render Dai Yuhao unconscious.
The next instant.
VIBRATE
Dai Yuhao emerged from the ruins with a trickle of blood oozing from the corners of his mouth.
Looking ahead, Dai Yuhao could see Hanbas's new appearance.
Hanbas's enormous five-meter figure had suddenly shrunk, his swollen muscles condensed, but Dai Yuhao could sense that Hanbas's strength had increased rather than decreased.
Scales had sprouted, completely covering his body.
Those blue scales looked like a full suit of armor!
In an instant.
The small, five-meter-tall giant disappeared and was replaced by a slender, two-meter-tall monster, covered in blue scales all over its body.
Dai Yuhao and Hanbas were practically the same height.
Without a word, they both disappeared from the scene at the same time.
SWISH
SWISH
BAAANG!
BOOOOM!
Their fists collided again. Hanbas attempted a low kick, but Dai Yuhao, anticipating it, raised his leg and blocked the attack with his own, protected by Armament Haki.
Dai Yuhao exerted force with his left fist and launched a fierce punch. Hanbas did the same.
BANG
Both fists flew out and simultaneously impacted their faces. Before the blow landed, Dai Yuhao covered the impact area with Armament Haki.
It was at that moment, as he felt the pain, that Dai Yuhao felt a sudden surge of pressure. The contraction of his opponent's body not only didn't weaken his strength, but actually doubled it! The reduction in size made him especially agile. As for the blue scales growing on his body, their defensive power was even more terrifying. No matter how much he connected, the feeling in his fist was solid, as if he were slamming into a wall!
For an instant, not even Armament Haki could do anything to Hanbas in that state.
Because of the blow from both of them, they were both thrown into the air; the first to recover was Dai Yuhao.
SORU
Hanbas recovered a few seconds later, exerted force with his legs, and charged forward.
SWIISH
With bloodshot eyes, Hanbas attacked Dai Yuhao with murderous intent with his blue-scaled fist.
Dai Yuhao's Observation Haki was at its peak, and at that moment, Dai Yuhao ducked, causing Hanbas's fist to pass by.
Immediately afterward, Dai Yuhao leaned against the ship's deck with his right palm. The next instant, with a twisting motion of his hips, he launched a kick from the ground.
"BANG!"
Dai Yuhao's kick connected with Hanbas's neck, but despite being coated with Armament Haki, it didn't cause significant damage.
"Tch, what a tough guy!"
"The Soul Saint is worthy of it! None of them are simple. He didn't even use the true body of the martial soul; he simply opened the first five soul rings, and the situation completely changed."
Seeing that his attack had no effect, Dai Yuhao quickly placed his other hand on the ground and twirled backward several times to retreat. The next instant, he lunged forward again.
At that moment, Hanbas's large hand, covered in blue scales, struck him hard on the forehead. Fortunately, Dai Yuhao covered his head in time with Armament Haki, and this large hand crushed the black cloak, achieving nothing.
Don't ask Dai Yuhao why he didn't cover his entire body with Armament Haki. You should know that Armament Haki isn't a substance that emerges from nowhere; in One Piece, it comes from the spirit. In this world, Haki consumes the power of the soul.
Haki is a movement that consumes a lot of soul power.
Doing this will make the consumption terrifying.
Dai Yuhao had to conserve energy whenever possible, so he didn't dare do something as extravagant as completely covering himself. Besides, completely covering himself wouldn't be very useful in combat and wouldn't be cost-effective in terms of consumption.
The battle between the two continues!
Fists and feet clashed repeatedly at high speeds.
A true battle between men!
This excited many pirates watching nearby!
This is a fight between flesh and blood. Battles like this are exciting!
Hanbas threw a straight punch, hoping to blow Dai Yuhao's head off. Seeing this, Dai Yuhao slapped Hanbas's arm upward with his left arm, deflecting the attack.
Immediately afterward, he got into Hanbas's guard and, with all his might, launched an uppercut at Hanbas's liver.
CLICK
At that moment, Dai Yuhao could feel Hanbas's bones creaking.
Hanbas, feeling this blow, felt that nausea and heaviness in his body again.
Hanbas's body slumped slightly. Seeing this, Dai Yuhao spun around 360° and slammed his Armament Haki-coated elbow into Hanbas's nose.
The blow slightly disoriented Hanbas, but after a few seconds, he recovered.
Seeing this, Dai Yuhao felt extremely frustrated.
He couldn't completely pierce through the blue scale defense that covered Hanbas's body, making his attacks ineffective.
But Hanbas was also unable to do anything to Dai Yuhao, who was protected by Armament Haki.
The two sides were at a stalemate!
BOOM! BOOM!
"BOOOM!!!"
The battle between Dai Yuhao and Hanbas seemed to have reached a fever pitch. The aftermath of the fight was gradually destroying the wooden boat.
The surface of the surrounding sea also rippled due to the battle between the two. The power of the attack spread, and the trembling sea surface churned and rippled.
Finally, after another blow.
CLICK
CLICK
BANG
The wooden boat beneath his feet finally couldn't hold and shattered under the effects of its dispersed power, breaking into pieces of varying sizes.
The two people in the battle naturally fell into the sea, temporarily halting the tense battle.
"Geppo!"
Dai Yuhao kicked his legs, creating a spray of water.
He took a step straight into the void, leaving the sea. He then stood on a wooden plank, breathing heavily.
His heart was pounding, his clothes shredded, revealing his muscular chest and back!
He had several wounds on his body where blood was flowing freely.
On the other hand, Hanbas sank into the sea for some unknown reason and disappeared without a trace.
Dai Yuhao certainly didn't believe he was drowning. Have you ever seen a whale drown? So he could conclude that Hanbas had a hidden agenda by sinking into the sea.
At that moment, a low voice came from the sea!
"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Body!"
A huge wave of energy came from the sea!
Dai Yuhao's face changed drastically upon hearing this. Sensing danger, he kicked and used soru to quickly move away from the wooden board he was standing on.
He had just left one second, and the next, the sound of a spring breaking could be heard!
A huge mouth filled with fangs suddenly appeared and completely swallowed the area where the wooden board was!
Then, the gigantic head of a white whale emerged from the sea. The seven spirit rings surrounding its body indicated that it was not a marine spirit beast, but a form transformed by a spirit master.
Dai Yuhao's face turned ugly, at that moment he knew things had gotten worse.
"Tch, what a damn problem..."