Chapter 118: Young People Shouldn't Be Too Young!
The bubble felt a little soft and springy to the touch.
It wasn't pushed away by Bang's carefully controlled strength, nor did it explode as expected.
The red bubble quietly merged into Bang's body.
"Hiss——————!!!"
Bang gasped, sucking in a cold breath!
All the sour fatigue erupted!
Actually, the total amount of fatigue wasn't exaggerated; Bang had Trained to exhaustion countless times before.
But this sudden burst of sensation still caught Bang off guard.
Hiss—this brat tricked me again!
Oh, my old back...!
No, I can't let this go.
He hadn't even exercised much, yet the soreness and stiffness in his waist suddenly became extremely obvious.
Bang clutched his old waist, gasping for air.
"Hmm? What's wrong with that old man?" Saitama tilted his head in confusion.
"The red bubble also disappeared without causing any damage. Is it a special attack?" Superalloy Darkshine also analyzed.
"It seems to be remarkably effective; Great Master Bang is frozen there."
Bang stiffened in place, his body hunched over, his expression pained.
Aokiji raised an eyebrow slightly, it shouldn't be that bad.
Aokiji knew the amount of fatigue that had just popped out; after all, it came from his own body.
No matter how he thought about it, Bang would at most... Oh, I get it.
Aokiji immediately put on an urgent, concerned expression for an elder and ran over.
"Oh, Elder Bang, are you alright? It's my fault, my fault, I'll help you right away..."
As Aokiji slightly approached.
A triumphant smile appeared on Bang's face, and he suddenly struck out!
"Young people are still too young!"
Duang——!
A peculiar bouncing sound effect rang out!
Bang's grasp, which was meant to restrain Aokiji, was inexplicably bounced away!
Bang, looking bewildered, slid back dozens of meters on the ice.
Aokiji's palm was open and raised.
Heh, old rascal, don't I know what you're thinking?
In the past, when sparring and training to improve techniques, he was often tricked by this "Human Special Attack" since it was only for refining martial arts, without using other abilities.
It's time to think from the other side's perspective, what it feels like when all attacks are bounced back.
"So I was seen through, is my acting that bad?"
Bang stopped pretending and straightened his back.
His black tight-fitting training suit highlighted a muscular physique unlike that of an old man.
"How could it be? If you entered the entertainment industry, you could win major awards given time." Aokiji raised a sincere smile.
"It's just that I'm very sure this level of difficulty wouldn't trouble you at all."
"Then, should I say thank you for your trust?" Bang's expression was odd.
"You're welcome." Aokiji calmly accepted the thanks.
Bang looked at him speechlessly.
In some ways, Aokiji was even more mischievous than he was in his youth.
Then, Bang laughed out loud:
"Hmph, haha—fortunately I didn't meet you when I was young, otherwise I can't imagine what kind of chaos we would have caused together."
"It's not too late now." Aokiji shrugged.
"...No thanks, I've been a good boy for many years now." Bang bent his knees, spreading his legs one in front of the other to assume a starting stance.
"Let's get back to business. I'm very interested in that strange bounce earlier. Is that the true nature of your new Psychic Power?"
If so, what was with the sudden surge of fatigue earlier?
Bang intended to find out the answer to this question with his fists.
His gaze focused.
He lunged forward!
Duang————!
The surging strike once again landed in Aokiji's palm.
The force was entirely reflected!
Decades of accumulated martial Dao experience instantly came into play!
Bang rotated his body, flowing with the returned force, and simultaneously unleashed new power with another strike!
Still——
Duang————!
But Bang still wasn't sent flying; his body rotated even more swiftly!
Good heavens, Aokiji exclaimed, as expected of an elder.
Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist can even turn into a flushing toilet.
Hmm, let's put it more elegantly.
The flowing water transformed into a vortex!
However, simply increasing the attack power only makes me expend more stamina when activating my Paw-Paw Fruit ability.
What I have most of is stamina!
Aokiji raised his palm, precisely receiving the continuous attacks launched from the rapidly rotating "vortex"!
Thus, a strange scene unfolded.
On the vast ice surface, Aokiji continuously raised his hand to strike, and after each strike, the blurred figure in front of him spun even more fiercely!
"It's like whipping a top," Saitama always said whatever came to mind.
Metal Bat subconsciously nodded in agreement.
Superalloy Darkshine and Puri-Puri Prisoner actually thought so too, but didn't say it aloud.
In all fairness, the intensity of the battle was no weaker than theirs; the residual shockwaves from the turns alone shattered large chunks of the ice surface!
But from a direct visual perspective... the first reaction truly was Aokiji whipping a top.
Bang also couldn't take it anymore.
He still couldn't break through Aokiji's strange ability's defense?!
I'm already so old, yet I'm being whipped like a top and can't stop!
Although the force is all my own doing... I must change strategy immediately!
His sliding footsteps suddenly stopped, and Bang instantly enveloped the accumulated power, smashing it into the ice surface below!
Boom————!!!
He forcefully smashed several hundred-meter-class ice blocks, causing their rear ends to tilt high upwards!
Aokiji, standing on the ice, was lifted along with it!
Does he want to break my balance and seize the opportunity to attack?
Seems not.
Aokiji slid down the inclined ice block with ease, observing Bang, who remained motionless, striking a peculiar pose.
"Aokiji, do you know, there's a way to dive where you jump down holding a ball?" Bang maintained his posture, speaking leisurely.
"The body presses down on the water surface, creating a low-pressure area. The ball, being in this low-pressure area, is impacted by the converging water currents and buoyancy, causing it to fly high."
"It seems to be the principle of a Worthington Jet. A Disciple who used to sleep standing up and slack off, who I think learned it from you, anyway, after I caught him, he lied and said he was researching this principle to incorporate into his fist techniques."
"Of course, in the end, I saw through it." Bang kept facing Aokiji, a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"But I did a little research and found that it really is feasible."
"Now it's your turn to figure out how to break through the rebound."
So you activated The Power of Belief, huh.
Recreating liquid physics with fist techniques, you're even more miraculous than a Devil Fruit.
Aokiji muttered internally.
"Then I'll experiment with a Move I once envisioned."
Aokiji raised both hands to his chest, palms facing each other.
Who hasn't fantasized, when watching their favorite works as a child, about what Moves they would develop if they possessed the abilities from those works?
A peculiar bouncing sound effect rang out.
A compressed air bubble shot out from his left palm.
After landing in his right palm, it bounced back even faster.
Like the beat of war drums.
Bouncing back and forth between his left and right hands, its frequency gradually sped up!
The initial compressed air bubble also transformed into a multitude of smaller, more compressed air bubbles!
And their size was still compressing, their numbers still multiplying!
His separated hands were also continuously drawing closer.
The shortening distance blurred the countless tiny Paw-Paw bubbles bouncing back and forth into a white light!
Boundless, formidable Haki surged into the white light held in his cupped palms, flashing with immense power!!
A destructive aura capable of utterly annihilating everything spread out—
Gulp, gulp... Bang swallowed.