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Chapter 1274: Zephyr's Path of Body Techniques!
[Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!]
In front of the Main Gate of the Goa Kingdom's Royal Palace Castle, Smoker's battle with General Spade entered its most intense phase.
Smoker was wreathed in smoke, his jet sounds continuous.
The cherry-red glow flowing over the surface of his Black Fist was dazzling, standing against the incoming scorching heat.
Meanwhile, General Spade's entire body was like red-hot steel.
While continuously emitting intense heat, wisps of steaming heat rose from him.
Every time he swung his massive fist, he would stir up painful heatwaves.
This caused the surrounding Royal Army soldiers watching the battle to retreat repeatedly.
They retreated until they were off the platform in front of the City Gate, watching intently from below the steps.
In their eyes, every time Smoker and General Spade's fists collided, it would shake the air.
The thick air seemed to explode, unleashing visible shockwaves of wind and air.
The cement ground beneath their feet had long become pitted and uneven, with even large areas showing signs of melting.
From the looks of it, it looked like an evenly matched fight.
General Spade had a massive physique, his attacks were powerful and heavy, and his entire body was enveloped in a red glow.
As for Smoker, his movements were agile, and his fist speed was astonishing.
Like a white snake soaring up and down, he flexibly dodged the fierce attacks.
At the same time, he repeatedly struck the latter's body with his pair of cherry-red fists.
But only General Spade himself knew how painful Smoker's 'fists' were when they struck his body.
It was fine at first, but as time passed, his fists became increasingly fierce.
The punching force contained within was like nails gradually growing longer, the depth of their penetration increasing inch by inch.
The piercing pain oppressed him to the point of near suffocation; he could only vent this suffering and suppression through roars.
General Spade truly couldn't understand why Smoker's punching force and Haki could penetrate through his armor and steel-transformed body, causing him damage and pain?
Smoker, on the other hand, was feeling fine.
Although intense heat had a significant impact on him without Element Transformation, he was still within the bearable range thanks to Haki's protection.
At the same time, he could clearly feel that with every collision with General Spade, the quality of his Armament Haki would improve slightly.
It was like a piece of iron ore constantly being tempered by intense heat and heavy pressure to remove impurities.
Of course, this was just a comparison.
In reality, General Spade's intense heat and strength were constantly tempering his willpower.
And subconsciously forcing him to use the various techniques he had learned previously with greater finesse.
Especially the 'Black Arm Punch'.
At this moment, even though he was still in the midst of a fierce battle.
Smoker's mind kept recalling every serious teaching mentioned by Teacher Zephyr during their sparring sessions.
According to Teacher Zephyr, his set of 'Black Arm Punch' was actually a modified version.
The original 'Black Arm Punch' was actually a comprehensive application of the Six Styles' secret techniques.
Combined with Life Return's control over the body's interior and exterior, it could achieve the effect of every punch carrying a shockwave, causing damage to the target's body both internally and externally simultaneously.
With this, even before he learned Armament Haki, he could fight against opponents who could use Armament Haki.
Looking at it now, it was the body technique version of Ryuo.
He heard that Cipher Pol had also created a simplified version of 'Black Arm Punch', called 'Six King Gun'.
According to Teacher Zephyr's evaluation, although its power was decent, it was too clunky to use.
Furthermore, it couldn't be used while in the Life Return state, and the stamina consumption for the user was too high.
Later, he learned Armament Haki and Observation Haki, and the power of 'Black Arm Punch' was further improved.
It's worth mentioning that the reason 'Black Arm Punch' is called 'Black Arm Punch' is not because his Admiral title is 'Black Arm'.
Rather, it's because when 'Black Arm Punch' itself is used, the skin color of the arms and fists becomes darker than the skin on other parts of the body.
This is how he earned the nickname 'Black Arm', and when he received his promotion to Admiral, he naturally used this as his epithet.
And the 'Black Arm Punch' he was now teaching him was a version that integrated the essence of Hasshoken and Fish-Man Karate.
This made the application of shockwaves in 'Black Arm Punch' more diverse.
Moreover, Teacher Zephyr was also preparing to research the Ninja World's Eight Gates and the Hyuga Clan's pressure point strike.
He found the former's 'Body Eight Gates Theory' interesting and wanted to see if people of this world's bodies also had them, while the latter's pressure point strike was even simpler.
Just imagine, if the impact of 'Black Arm Punch' could achieve pressure point strikes, it could achieve the greatest effect with the lowest stamina consumption.
As for identifying pressure points, although they didn't have the Byakugan, they could do it through rote memorization.
Wasn't that how those Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors in the Flower Country did it?
Furthermore, they weren't trying to cure illnesses or save people, so they didn't need to memorize it that precisely.
They only needed to know which pressure points to hit to subdue or kill.
Zephyr's current thinking was very simple.
He didn't have Conqueror's Haki, so Colorless Haki was out of the question.
So, he would delve into the Path of Body Techniques and see if he could use this to overtake Garp and reach the level he was currently at.
Just then.
Smoker detected that General Spade's presence had become disordered; it seemed the accumulated severe pain had reached a level he couldn't endure.
He didn't let this fleeting opportunity slip away.
His muscles bulged, and he immediately concentrated all his strength into his right arm.
Using the powerful propulsive force of his smoke jets, he leaped forward and appeared in front of General Spade.
He landed a heavy punch on the Ghost Face Mask, which was also glowing red from the heat.
"'Black Arm. White Fang!'"
As Smoker roared, a sharp force erupted from his fist, instantly penetrating the Haki on the surface of the Ghost Face Mask and striking the face.
"Ah——————"
General Spade immediately shrieked in alarm, feeling a piercing severe pain like a wave crashing through his brain.
But immediately, his vision plunged into darkness, and he lost all consciousness.
[Thud!!!]
As Smoker retracted his fist and landed, General Spade's five-meter-tall body crashed heavily to the ground.
This dealt another heavy blow to the already shattered ground, kicking up large amounts of gravel and dust.
At the same time.
Smoker noticed that General Spade's mask was broken, revealing a rugged man with a bulbous nose, a full black beard below his jaw, and a 'Spade' symbol on his forehead.
Unfortunately, he had no impression of him; he probably wasn't someone with a high bounty.
Because every Military Police officer had to remember bounty criminals with a bounty of ten million Berry or more.
Currently, the number of pirates in the world was rapidly decreasing, so the value of reaching a bounty of ten million was also steadily increasing.
If it was over a hundred million, that would be even more remarkable.
Coupled with Minister Dragon's extremely strict control over bounty amounts, it should be difficult to see criminals with bounties exceeding one billion in the future.
"'He's not dead?'"
Smoker walked up to General Spade, a little surprised. That punch he just threw had hit him in the face, and by all accounts, the impact force should have scrambled his brain.
But this guy in front of him seemed to have just fainted?
"'So that's it, a Paramecia ability? His body turned into some kind of metal? And he can raise his temperature, let me think...'"
Smoker quickly recalled the information in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. It didn't take long before he found a Devil Fruit that matched.
"'It must be the Steel Fruit!'"
It was a bit like the Glint-Glint Fruit of Admiral George from the Army.
Now he could finally understand why this guy was still alive.
Smoker then took out Seastone handcuffs from his pocket and locked one of General Spade's fingers.
Then, under the fearful gaze of the many Royal Army soldiers behind him, he strode up to the Castle's Main Gate, punched a hole through it with a fist, and then transformed into a cloud of white smoke and vanished inside.
(End of Chapter)
[Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!]
In front of the Main Gate of the Goa Kingdom's Royal Palace Castle, Smoker's battle with General Spade entered its most intense phase.
Smoker was wreathed in smoke, his jet sounds continuous.
The cherry-red glow flowing over the surface of his Black Fist was dazzling, standing against the incoming scorching heat.
Meanwhile, General Spade's entire body was like red-hot steel.
While continuously emitting intense heat, wisps of steaming heat rose from him.
Every time he swung his massive fist, he would stir up painful heatwaves.
This caused the surrounding Royal Army soldiers watching the battle to retreat repeatedly.
They retreated until they were off the platform in front of the City Gate, watching intently from below the steps.
In their eyes, every time Smoker and General Spade's fists collided, it would shake the air.
The thick air seemed to explode, unleashing visible shockwaves of wind and air.
The cement ground beneath their feet had long become pitted and uneven, with even large areas showing signs of melting.
From the looks of it, it looked like an evenly matched fight.
General Spade had a massive physique, his attacks were powerful and heavy, and his entire body was enveloped in a red glow.
As for Smoker, his movements were agile, and his fist speed was astonishing.
Like a white snake soaring up and down, he flexibly dodged the fierce attacks.
At the same time, he repeatedly struck the latter's body with his pair of cherry-red fists.
But only General Spade himself knew how painful Smoker's 'fists' were when they struck his body.
It was fine at first, but as time passed, his fists became increasingly fierce.
The punching force contained within was like nails gradually growing longer, the depth of their penetration increasing inch by inch.
The piercing pain oppressed him to the point of near suffocation; he could only vent this suffering and suppression through roars.
General Spade truly couldn't understand why Smoker's punching force and Haki could penetrate through his armor and steel-transformed body, causing him damage and pain?
Smoker, on the other hand, was feeling fine.
Although intense heat had a significant impact on him without Element Transformation, he was still within the bearable range thanks to Haki's protection.
At the same time, he could clearly feel that with every collision with General Spade, the quality of his Armament Haki would improve slightly.
It was like a piece of iron ore constantly being tempered by intense heat and heavy pressure to remove impurities.
Of course, this was just a comparison.
In reality, General Spade's intense heat and strength were constantly tempering his willpower.
And subconsciously forcing him to use the various techniques he had learned previously with greater finesse.
Especially the 'Black Arm Punch'.
At this moment, even though he was still in the midst of a fierce battle.
Smoker's mind kept recalling every serious teaching mentioned by Teacher Zephyr during their sparring sessions.
According to Teacher Zephyr, his set of 'Black Arm Punch' was actually a modified version.
The original 'Black Arm Punch' was actually a comprehensive application of the Six Styles' secret techniques.
Combined with Life Return's control over the body's interior and exterior, it could achieve the effect of every punch carrying a shockwave, causing damage to the target's body both internally and externally simultaneously.
With this, even before he learned Armament Haki, he could fight against opponents who could use Armament Haki.
Looking at it now, it was the body technique version of Ryuo.
He heard that Cipher Pol had also created a simplified version of 'Black Arm Punch', called 'Six King Gun'.
According to Teacher Zephyr's evaluation, although its power was decent, it was too clunky to use.
Furthermore, it couldn't be used while in the Life Return state, and the stamina consumption for the user was too high.
Later, he learned Armament Haki and Observation Haki, and the power of 'Black Arm Punch' was further improved.
It's worth mentioning that the reason 'Black Arm Punch' is called 'Black Arm Punch' is not because his Admiral title is 'Black Arm'.
Rather, it's because when 'Black Arm Punch' itself is used, the skin color of the arms and fists becomes darker than the skin on other parts of the body.
This is how he earned the nickname 'Black Arm', and when he received his promotion to Admiral, he naturally used this as his epithet.
And the 'Black Arm Punch' he was now teaching him was a version that integrated the essence of Hasshoken and Fish-Man Karate.
This made the application of shockwaves in 'Black Arm Punch' more diverse.
Moreover, Teacher Zephyr was also preparing to research the Ninja World's Eight Gates and the Hyuga Clan's pressure point strike.
He found the former's 'Body Eight Gates Theory' interesting and wanted to see if people of this world's bodies also had them, while the latter's pressure point strike was even simpler.
Just imagine, if the impact of 'Black Arm Punch' could achieve pressure point strikes, it could achieve the greatest effect with the lowest stamina consumption.
As for identifying pressure points, although they didn't have the Byakugan, they could do it through rote memorization.
Wasn't that how those Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors in the Flower Country did it?
Furthermore, they weren't trying to cure illnesses or save people, so they didn't need to memorize it that precisely.
They only needed to know which pressure points to hit to subdue or kill.
Zephyr's current thinking was very simple.
He didn't have Conqueror's Haki, so Colorless Haki was out of the question.
So, he would delve into the Path of Body Techniques and see if he could use this to overtake Garp and reach the level he was currently at.
Just then.
Smoker detected that General Spade's presence had become disordered; it seemed the accumulated severe pain had reached a level he couldn't endure.
He didn't let this fleeting opportunity slip away.
His muscles bulged, and he immediately concentrated all his strength into his right arm.
Using the powerful propulsive force of his smoke jets, he leaped forward and appeared in front of General Spade.
He landed a heavy punch on the Ghost Face Mask, which was also glowing red from the heat.
"'Black Arm. White Fang!'"
As Smoker roared, a sharp force erupted from his fist, instantly penetrating the Haki on the surface of the Ghost Face Mask and striking the face.
"Ah——————"
General Spade immediately shrieked in alarm, feeling a piercing severe pain like a wave crashing through his brain.
But immediately, his vision plunged into darkness, and he lost all consciousness.
[Thud!!!]
As Smoker retracted his fist and landed, General Spade's five-meter-tall body crashed heavily to the ground.
This dealt another heavy blow to the already shattered ground, kicking up large amounts of gravel and dust.
At the same time.
Smoker noticed that General Spade's mask was broken, revealing a rugged man with a bulbous nose, a full black beard below his jaw, and a 'Spade' symbol on his forehead.
Unfortunately, he had no impression of him; he probably wasn't someone with a high bounty.
Because every Military Police officer had to remember bounty criminals with a bounty of ten million Berry or more.
Currently, the number of pirates in the world was rapidly decreasing, so the value of reaching a bounty of ten million was also steadily increasing.
If it was over a hundred million, that would be even more remarkable.
Coupled with Minister Dragon's extremely strict control over bounty amounts, it should be difficult to see criminals with bounties exceeding one billion in the future.
"'He's not dead?'"
Smoker walked up to General Spade, a little surprised. That punch he just threw had hit him in the face, and by all accounts, the impact force should have scrambled his brain.
But this guy in front of him seemed to have just fainted?
"'So that's it, a Paramecia ability? His body turned into some kind of metal? And he can raise his temperature, let me think...'"
Smoker quickly recalled the information in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia. It didn't take long before he found a Devil Fruit that matched.
"'It must be the Steel Fruit!'"
It was a bit like the Glint-Glint Fruit of Admiral George from the Army.
Now he could finally understand why this guy was still alive.
Smoker then took out Seastone handcuffs from his pocket and locked one of General Spade's fingers.
Then, under the fearful gaze of the many Royal Army soldiers behind him, he strode up to the Castle's Main Gate, punched a hole through it with a fist, and then transformed into a cloud of white smoke and vanished inside.
(End of Chapter)
