Chapter 17 Wow~The iron block is so powerful!
At Aokiji's suggestion, Tsugakuni Yoriichi actually changed to a bamboo sword, and Aokiji really "did what he said" and immediately used the power of the fruit to create an ice sword.
Perhaps calling it an ice sword is not quite appropriate. Although the weapon created by Aokiji is in the shape of a sword, it is not the kind with a sharp blade. The sword body is just a stick. It will not hurt Yoriichi Tsugakuni if used for sparring.
Then, the two men on the deck quickly fought each other.
Aokiji's physical skills, which do not use the power of the devil fruit, are indeed very poor. When fighting against a "new generation rookie" like Yoriichi, he only slightly suppressed Yoriichi.
During the battle between the two, Aokiji demonstrated several other types of the Navy's Six Styles.
A paper drawing that predicts the direction of the opponent's attack based on the air flow generated by the opponent's attack, and thus controls the body's muscles to unload the force.
An advanced shaving technique, through high-frequency stepping, the compressed air generates repulsive force, thus achieving a brief floating moon step.
A high-speed kick that sweeps the air and emits an invisible air blade.
Gather all the strength in your body at your fingertips, and fire a bullet-like shot that can easily penetrate the human body.
Also, it accelerates blood flow, pumps strength into the tempered body, making it like steel, ignoring the defensive techniques of bullets, slashes, and iron blocks.
These five abilities, plus the high-speed movement technique - shaving, constitute the complete Navy Six Styles.
During the sparring with Yoriichi, Aokiji demonstrated one by one, and Yoriichi was able to easily understand the essence and principles of the Six Styles of the Navy through the transparent world.
To put it bluntly, these techniques are all techniques for controlling the body, and Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's most powerful ability is not the terrifying power that can slash out hundreds of swords in an instant, but the control over the body.
In the Demon Slayer world, anyone who has mastered the breathing technique to the extreme and reached the realm of the transparent world will have extremely terrifying control over his muscles.
This terrifying control ability, as well as his inherently terrifying physical fitness, allowed Yoriichi to perfectly replicate the essence of the Navy's Six Styles the moment he understood it.
As Yoshiichi became more proficient in the use of the Six Styles of the Navy, he began to think about how to integrate the Six Styles of the Navy into his combat.
"The force generation method of the finger gun is similar to the Yang Hua Tu of the Sun Breathing Form 7."
"It's just that one gathers his strength at his fingertips, and the other gathers his strength at the tip of a knife."
"It's not obvious to me what the finger gun does."
"Although the Moon Step allows me to briefly soar into the air, swordsmanship can only unleash its full power when my feet are firmly rooted. In ordinary combat, I can only attack with the element of surprise."
"This shaving technique is quite good. It allows me to connect my sword skills more smoothly when attacking."
"The Storm Kick is very useful. If this technique is performed with a sword, wouldn't it be a flying slash?"
"As for the iron block... well! This technique is what I need most right now. As we all know, swordsmen's defense is very fragile!"
"clatter!"
"clatter!"
"clatter!"
On the deck, the bamboo sword in Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's hand and the "popsicle" in Aokiji's hand clashed rapidly, making a series of muffled sounds. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's attacks were smooth and silky, even without using sword skills, and the attacks connected perfectly with each other.
Although the power of each attack was not that strong, the directions he aimed at were all the weaknesses exposed by Aokiji.
Aokiji, on the other hand, was just holding the "popsicle" and defending continuously. Relying on his excellent speed and the observation Haki he secretly used, he was often able to accurately block every attack of Yoriichirō.
However, whenever Aokiji was about to switch from defense to offense, Yoriichi would often change his tactics in time, forcing Aokiji to give up the attack and switch to defense.
Sometimes Aokiji also wondered if this kid, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, also had Observation Haki, and could use that combined with his excellent swordsmanship to suppress him so that he could only defend himself.
But then Aokiji shook his head in self-mockery. He had never taught Yoriichiro Observation Haki, and he knew that Yoriichiro Tsugakuni, who had just learned the Six Styles of the Navy, would never be able to master Observation Haki.
What Aokiji didn’t know was that Yoriichi had indeed not learned Observation Haki, but he had the ability to see through the world!
Aokiji's muscular changes when he switches from defense to offense are visible to his eyes. If Observation Haki is about using "perception" to predict the opponent's attack, then Tsugikuni Yoriichi's transparent world is about "seeing" the changes in the opponent's muscles and thus predicting the opponent's attack.
This difference is like the difference between the Uzumaki clan's Kagura's heart's eye and the Hyuga clan's Byakugan in the Naruto world.
The noise of the sparring between Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Aokiji finally attracted the attention of the navy on the warship.
The warship's route has now been determined. Except for the navy in the engine room, the bridge and the watchtower, the rest of the navy actually has nothing to do. Those who were originally strolling and chatting on the warship noticed the battle on the deck at this time.
Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Soon, a group of navy men gathered on the deck, pointing and talking at Aokiji and Yoshiichi who were fighting.
"Oh! That red-haired kid looks so familiar. Is he the kid from Longyin Island?"
"The guy that Vice Admiral Garp brought aboard, I remember him, Tsugikuni Yoriichi! Wasn't he at the headquarters? How did he get on board?"
"You don't know? Vice Admiral Garp brought him aboard when we went out to sea. I heard he's now Admiral Zephyr's disciple."
"Oh! A disciple of Mr. Zephyr? But isn't that too strong? He wasn't this strong when he was clearing out pirates in the East China Sea? He was even able to fight Colonel Kuzan?"
The discussions of the surrounding navy reached the ears of Yoriichi and Aokiji, but the two men in the battle ignored the discussions and concentrated on dealing with the opponents in front of them.
Many people on Garp's ship have seen Yoriichirō, after all, he was on this ship going to the navy.
Some Marines even fought alongside Yoriichi.
This part of the navy was also surprised to find that Tsugikuni Yoriichi is now much stronger than before in the East China Sea. He has become very proficient in the use of shaving in battle. His elusive whereabouts combined with his excellent swordsmanship have allowed Yoriichi's combat effectiveness to increase exponentially.
Yunyi knew very well that his Dao power might not have increased, but his actual combat ability had greatly improved. Now he could probably defeat his former self within five moves.
Who says Kaido is the best teacher in the entire One Piece world? If it's Yoriichi, Aokiji isn't that far behind.
"Hah!" On the deck, Aokiji finally found a gap in Yoriichi's attack. He blocked Yoriichi's bamboo sword with a "popsicle" and stabbed Yoriichi in the lower abdomen with his backhand.
After all, Yoriichi is still young and his endurance is not as good as that of Aokiji, a big guy.
After fighting for a long time, his physical strength was a little bit unable to keep up, and Yunyi, who maintained "full concentration", frequently used shaving, and his physical strength was consumed very quickly.
By now, he was getting tired and his speed was slowing down, which gave Aokiji the opportunity to counterattack.
"Iron!"
Seeing that he couldn't dodge the popsicle that Aokiji was stabbing at him, Yunyi cried out in his heart and planned to use an iron block to block it, but when the popsicle was about to hit him, Yunyi only felt a huge force coming from his abdomen, which directly knocked him out.
“Bang!!!”
Yunichi's body flew out rapidly, flying more than ten meters, and only stopped when it hit the mast of the warship. Yunichi felt dizzy when he landed, and he couldn't help vomiting a pool of clear water, becoming another victim of the iron block.
"Hey, are you okay?" Aokiji rushed over and asked with concern. After being suppressed and beaten by Yunyi for so long, Aokiji did not hold back when the opportunity suddenly appeared. Seeing Yunyi's big reaction, he was also a little worried.
"Hey~ I'm not hurt!"
"Iron is awesome!"
After a long time, Yunyi finally recovered and stood up unsteadily. When he stretched his body, he was surprised to find that he had no injuries on his body. If it were the old him, he would probably have lost his fighting ability at this moment.
"Oh!"
"Bogart, starting tomorrow, you will teach him Haki."
"Six Styles. There's no need to continue practicing them."
"He's got it."
On the watchtower, Garp saw that Yunyi stood up so quickly, chuckled, said to his adjutant, then turned and left the watchtower.
(End of this chapter)
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