Boss Wang Zhi is going to fight Roa the Disaster!
This news spread across Hachinosu Island almost instantly.
The pirates on the island erupted in excitement at first.
However, their excitement wasn't from witnessing the former Rocks Pirates' cadres' battle; it was from sheer terror.
The last clash between Rocks Pirates' cadres was Boss Wang Zhi against Golden Lion.
That battle destroyed half of Hachinosu Island, killing countless people.
So, upon learning that these monsters were about to fight on the island again, a large number of pirates immediately scattered in fright.
But of course, this world never lacks those stubborn individuals who, knowing the tiger is in the mountain, still charge towards it.
"Gwah! Being able to witness a battle of powerhouses firsthand, even if I die, it'll be worth the price!"
Shouting such slogans, these pirates gathered towards the impending battle site.
It was an uninhabited coast on Hachinosu Island, unlike the golden beaches in other areas. Here, strange rocks jutted out, and reefs were abundant, making it an unpleasant place.
"Oh! This place brings back memories too."
Roa surveyed his surroundings, his expression filled with emotion.
He used to come here often with Katakuri to fish when he was little because it was very peaceful.
And now, those two tiny, laughing figures have both become renowned figures in the New World.
"Is that so?"
Wang Zhi considerately said, "Then, do you want to change to another spot?"
"No need."
Roa smiled. "Where on this entire island doesn't hold past memories?"
Memories are worth cherishing, but people must look forward.
"That's good."
Wang Zhi raised a hand, unbuttoned his collar, and loosened his tie slightly. "After all, if we get serious, it wouldn't be strange to sink Hachinosu Island."
"Is that so?"
Roa's lips curved slightly. "Then I don't mind."
"Stinky brat!"
Wang Zhi wasn't angered; instead, his smile grew even brighter.
That brat, whom everyone had high hopes for back then, has truly grown up now.
"Then, Roa, let me personally experience it,"
Wang Zhi lowered his center of gravity, his right hand clawed forward, his left fist back, both hands completely black. He had already assumed his stance. "What kind of power do you possess now!"
He was genuinely too curious!
To what extent had Roa, who had been unmatched since childhood, evolved now?
Since the atmosphere was harmonious, with no risk of completely falling out, it was naturally the perfect opportunity to witness his power firsthand!
"Then I won't hold back."
Roa's hands also turned completely black, mirroring Wang Zhi's posture. "I haven't forgotten."
"Hahahaha! Very good, come on then, let me test if you've been slacking all these years."
Wang Zhi beckoned to Roa.
"Then, here I come!"
Yellow sand suddenly flew, Roa shattered the solid ground beneath his feet, and then shot out like a black lightning bolt.
Not far away, the pirates watching the battle instantly cheered.
"Go, Boss Wang Zhi!"
"Lord Roa, don't lose!!"
The main goal was to play both sides.
But their cheers were too slow; so slow that by the time Roa's fist was about to smash into Wang Zhi's face, they had only managed to utter the first word.
However, something was even faster than Roa's fist.
A right hand, like a venomous snake, opened and bit firmly onto Roa's wrist. Then, Wang Zhi twisted his body, directly using the momentum to fling Roa away.
"Still not fast enough, Roa."
A voice echoed behind Roa.
Roa glanced back slightly as a descending kick, like a battleaxe, slammed towards him.
"So fast!"
King, watching the battle, couldn't help but exclaim, "So fast my eyes can't keep up!"
"Mr. Wang Zhi specializes in a very unique form of martial arts."
Dylan explained, "Coupled with incredibly powerful Three-Color Haki, he is absolutely a true powerhouse!"
Wang Zhi was indeed very strong, but Roa was also not an empty boast.
At the very instant he was about to be struck, he stomped on the air with his right foot, his body suddenly launching forward.
Moonwalk!
Having seen the Marines use it so many times, he had naturally learned it long ago, and it wasn't a difficult technique to master.
Continuously stepping on air, Roa refracted in mid-air, and even with a kick, he unleashed a massive vacuum wave.
Rankyaku!
"Kid, is that what you mean by 'haven't forgotten'?"
Wang Zhi, like a black missile, directly smashed through the vacuum wave unleashed by Roa, his large hand grabbing towards Roa.
His Haki at this instant condensed into a physical form, transforming into a black eagle's claw, squeezing towards Roa.
"Oh!!"
Roa suddenly raised his voice. "I always thought this move was super cool!"
The secret technique Wang Zhi mastered allowed his Haki to undergo a special change, similar to materialization!
And the move Wang Zhi was using now was basically Grasping Dragon Hand.
Roa countered with a punch, directly shattering the Haki claw.
Hmm, it certainly looks cool, but without the enhancement of physical strength, pure Haki isn't quite enough.
But at the same moment, from above, Wang Zhi's fist came crashing down.
This time, it had the enhancement of physical strength.
An unseen giant delivered a heavy punch; although only a black half-arm manifested in the air, it was still shocking enough.
Roa suddenly twisted his body, crossing his arms to block.
Boom!
He was directly struck down from the sky by the massive black punch, slamming heavily onto the coast.
The coast, made of reefs, instantly shattered. The mere aftermath of Roa's fall spread out in thick cracks.
"This guy!"
Bullet, watching the battle, his eyes suddenly became dangerous.
"Sure enough, another monster,"
Moria muttered to himself.
How long had it been since he came from the West Blue to the New World, yet he had already encountered so many super experts he never even dared to imagine?
"But, is this a fist technique?"
Doflamingo was dumbfounded. "Haki can be used like that?"
Wang Zhi landed lightly beside the massive crater Roa had made. "Roa, I'm not so old that I need you to go easy on me."
He was certainly not old at all; he was only a few years older than Charlotte Linlin, barely in his early forties, at the peak of his life.
"My apologies, my apologies. Then I won't hold back either."
From within the huge crater, Roa, transformed into a black tiger-man, slowly flapped his wings and rose.
Very strong, Uncle Wang Zhi.
As expected, he's also a grandmaster who has mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion! Plus his distinctive martial arts.
No wonder he could occupy Hachinosu Island for over thirty years, unshakeable by anyone.
However... it seems he's still a bit short of the level of Rayleigh or Jabba.
If that's the case, it seems I won't even need to draw my sword.
Roa slowly landed, slamming his fists heavily onto the ground.
Boom!
Lava splashed.
"Hmm?"
Wang Zhi's gaze slightly froze.
It wasn't strange that Roa could summon volcanoes, but he saw that Roa actually put his hands into the surging magma!
When Roa raised his fists, his hands were already covered in ferocious, lava-encased fists.
Then, on the lava gauntlets, scorching flames rose, and between the dancing flames, lightning surged, and strong winds howled.
"Four Quarters Annihilation - Fist of Calamity!"
Roa slightly lowered his body, his wings spread high behind him. "Then, Uncle Wang Zhi, Round Two, begins!"
"Bring it on!"
Haki on Wang Zhi's fists surged, looking like black threads. At this moment, he looked even more like "Black Arm" Zephyr.
Whoosh!
The air was instantly pierced by the scorching fist. Wang Zhi's pupils constricted; so fast! In an instant, the fist was almost about to smash into his face!
But "almost" means not yet!
"Haa!"
With a roar, Wang Zhi stomped his right foot on the ground, the powerful force instantly shattering the earth. The power was transmitted through his spine to his right arm, and the master of Hachinosu Island unleashed a merciless punch.
BOOM!!
Black and crimson, two fists collided heavily, and Haki lightning suddenly began to dance.
The shockwave generated by the impact alone directly blew away the pirates watching from afar, instantly causing lamentations everywhere.
But even so, some pirates still shouted loudly, "Amazing! Such a battle!"
The ground around the two instantly shattered. Even reefs that had endured countless years of wind and rain were fragile before the monsters' clash.
This power!!
Wang Zhi's face was filled with awe. In terms of raw physical strength, he was much stronger than him!
If his Haki wasn't strong enough, already creating a gap with Roa, then he would have probably been sent flying with one punch by now.
However.
"Is that all?"
Roa's lips curved upward. "Then it seems, in terms of power, I am stronger!"
Behind the elbow, covered by the lava gauntlet, a volcano suddenly erupted, and the fist exerted a secondary force, sending Wang Zhi flying!
Now, every punch from Roa was like Akainu's, as violent as a volcanic eruption!
"This brat,"
Wang Zhi landed heavily on the ground, with slight burn marks on his right fist. "His abilities, Haki, and martial arts have perfectly merged?"
"Not bad, right?"
Roa launched forward, the Volcano Fist striking again.
"Hand Blade!"
Wang Zhi raised his right hand like a hand blade, then swung it down.
And so, a black arm, condensed from Haki, slammed down a hand blade from the sky.
Hundred-Type Guanyin? Are you Netero?
Roa's body froze, then he countered with a punch, shattering the Haki arm.
"Slash!"
Wang Zhi clasped his hands loosely, chopping with effort.
Haki extending from his arms formed two additional arms. These two large hands grabbed out of thin air, forming a black greatsword, and swung it at Roa.
"This has nothing to do with fist fighting anymore!"
Roa's lips twitched.
What he learned from Wang Zhi when he was little wasn't this stuff!
It was just some basic fist fighting routines.
Damn old timer, holding back, huh?
If that's the case.
"I'll join in too!"
The lava gauntlets instantly expanded, also turning into two massive lava arms, also grabbing a lava greatsword.
BOOM!!
The lava sword and the Haki sword clashed, instantly creating another earth-shattering roar.
For a moment, the entire Hachinosu Island seemed to shake.
"Hahaha! To think you've actually grown this powerful!"
Wang Zhi's emotions were completely stirred up. He continuously swung his fists, and massive fists condensed from Haki constantly smashed towards Roa.
Roa, naturally fearless, also swung his lava fists to counter them.
This section of the coast had completely collapsed. Their attacks didn't even land on the ground; the mere aftermath of their clash had already shattered everything.
"If that's all, it's not worth three billion, Roa!"
Wang Zhi provoked. "Shouldn't you draw your sword?!"
Very strong!
The power Roa was displaying now was already very close to his own.
But, was this all of Roa's power?
"If that's the case, then you better take this next attack well!"
Roa finally drew his sword.
Magma surged again, and in the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a hundred-meter-tall lava giant.
"Tsk!"
Wang Zhi looked up at the lava giant, which held a crimson longsword high in its hand.
As expected, he still has even stronger power hidden?
The powerful blood-qi released by Hupō and the pseudo-Haki-infusion transformed by Enma.
Two powerful forces were now injected into the giant blade.
"Five Worlds Annihilation!"
The giant blade descended!
Wang Zhi had no intention of dodging. He sprang forward.
Black Haki enveloped him, forming a phantom half-giant.
At this moment, the giant swung its black right fist.
Oh my god, True Susanoo!
As Roa exclaimed in awe, the greatsword slammed heavily onto Wang Zhi's Haki-infused fist.
BOOM!!
The sky trembled.
The seawater along the coast frantically receded, and even distant coconut trees were directly uprooted and blown away.
Buildings on the island not far away collapsed and shattered from the shockwave, creating a scene of total apocalypse.
But at this moment, Wang Zhi's face suddenly changed.
This power!!
"Fall down!!"
Roa laughed loudly.
The black giant's fist gradually collapsed, and a huge arc of sword light suddenly streaked across the sky.
BOOM!!
A black figure instantly plummeted to the earth, directly smashing a bottomless pit into the ground, further intensifying the earthquake on Hachinosu Island.
"That should be enough, right?"
The flame giant dissipated, and Roa slowly flapped his wings and descended.
"Uncle Wang Zhi, are you still alive?"
"I'm not that fragile yet."
A black figure leaped out of the pit, landing lightly in front of Roa.
Wang Zhi's clothes were tattered, and his exposed skin bore burn marks.
But overall, he was fine.
His Haki was indeed powerful enough, with incredibly strong defense.
Looking at Roa, Wang Zhi's thoughts were complex.
Three billion might have some exaggeration, but not much.
He really has grown this strong.
If Roa went all out now, he himself would be slightly inferior.
Wang Zhi acknowledged this.
"You brat, you're truly unreasonable."
He's even reached a point where people can't even feel envy.
"Meaning,"
Roa raised an eyebrow, "I have the qualifications to assist you now, right?"
Wang Zhi gave a hearty laugh. "Of course."
And so, the loose pirate alliance expanded once more.
"Oh, by the way, Uncle Wang Zhi,"
Roa asked casually, "What exactly is the principle behind that technique of yours? How can Haki condense to that extent?"
It already had physical form.
Wang Zhi looked deeply at Roa. "Isn't it also an incredibly unbelievable thing that flames, lightning, and strong winds can have physical form?"
Roa paused slightly.
That's true.
How did he and Big Brother Kaido manage to do that? How did they use these elements as armor?
"The key lies in willpower."
Wang Zhi said, "The World Government's Rokushiki has an ultimate technique called Life Return, which is to control one's body through willpower, even to the extent of controlling individual strands of hair at will."
"If that's the case, then controlling Haki with willpower shouldn't be hard to understand."
Roa's eyes instantly lit up.
To reiterate, the willpower mentioned here is a very real power in this world, a spiritual power.
It's not the same kind of willpower that can resist Roa's emotional manipulation; that kind of willpower is more akin to conviction.
Just as Wang Zhi said, Life Return relies on this power.
According to Wang Zhi's theory, his and Big Brother Kaido's gundams should also be products based on willpower.
In that case, controlling Haki with willpower truly had potential.
The believing heart is your Haki, right?
He needed to strengthen his training in this aspect next.
His black blade already relied on willpower, and now it seemed this power could even enhance abilities and Haki!
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