Time flies like a shuttle.
In the blink of an eye, it was December of Sea Circle Calendar 1516.
More than half a year had passed since Red-Haired Shanks reached the top, becoming the fourth Emperor of the Sea, and the unprecedented multiple Devil Fruit user was born.
This year was destined to be recorded in the annals of history.
But what was puzzling was that "Black Hole" Yami, who had challenged Kaido of the Beasts, exposed his secret as a multiple Devil Fruit user, and been dubbed the "most unbeatable Devil Fruit user in history," had not immediately begun his path to supremacy after his bounty soared to 3,046,000,000 Beli. He had suddenly vanished.
Neither the intelligence network of the underworld nor the all-pervasive CP organization of the World Government could find any trace of "Black Hole" Yami.
Since he possessed the ability of the Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit, everyone unanimously believed that the Yami Pirates were probably hiding in the sky, ten thousand meters high.
Little did they know, the Yami Pirates were not hiding in the sky, but in the Calm Belt.
Rusukaina.
In the forest, some large, bruised and swollen beasts, with looks of very human-like panic on their faces, were scrambling to flee in all directions.
Behind them, a human figure, as small as a grasshopper to them, was in hot pursuit.
"More-More: Ten Times King Punch - First Form!"
The human leaped into the air and, from a distance, threw a straight punch at a giant bear with blood-red fur.
In an instant, the formless air distorted, materializing into a giant, transparent white pillar of light that engulfed the giant bear's body from behind.
The giant bear offered no resistance whatsoever. The transparent white pillar of light effortlessly passed through its body and continued to roar forward.
Wherever it passed, one large tree after another was blasted to smithereens.
The beasts that were unlucky enough to be grazed by the pillar of light all fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
The giant bear, which had been engulfed by the transparent white pillar of light, rolled its eyes, spat blood from its mouth, and collapsed to the ground. It couldn't even let out a scream, its fate unknown.
When the transparent white pillar of light, formed from the shockwave, slowly dissipated, a huge, long trench had drawn a very conspicuous straight line in this forest area.
There were many such straight lines in the forests of Rusukaina.
"I can finally do it instantly."
After landing, Yami looked at his handiwork in front of him, a satisfied smile finally appearing on his face.
After more than half a year of arduous training, with almost no sleep, Yami had mastered Life Return and the King Punch last month.
But it was only now that Yami could do it instantly.
Just as Yami had envisioned, he only needed to master the lightweight King Punch, and then with the multiplication of the More-More Fruit, its power would be at the level of Elizabello II's full-power version, or even stronger.
More fatally, Yami's King Punch not only consumed little energy but could also be fired instantly, without needing to warm up for an hour.
"My arsenal has finally been upgraded. It's time to get my own back."
After sighing with emotion, Yami immediately turned his head to look in a certain direction, and then his figure vanished into thin air.
Through a series of teleports, Yami quickly went from Rusukaina in the Calm Belt to Onigashima in the New World.
Appearing out of thin air in the newly repaired Skull Dome, Yami looked at the drinking Kaido and shouted with a laugh, "Senior Kaido, have you eaten? If not, eat my fist!"
After speaking, Yami threw a punch from a distance.
With a massive boom, a giant, transparent white pillar of light directly slammed into the dumbfounded Kaido.
The entire Skull Dome immediately began to shake violently.
All the powerhouses who had mastered Observation Haki could sense an astonishing amount of energy erupting in Kaido's room.
Besides that energy, there was also a familiar yet unfamiliar aura fluctuation.
On the roof of the Skull Dome, Yami's figure teleported into view.
After destroying Kaido's room with one punch, Yami did not press his advantage. He waited on this familiar battlefield for Kaido's arrival.
"Worororo..."
Before long, a huge figure shot up from below the Skull Dome.
Kaido, with traces of blood at the corner of his mouth, landed on the roof of the Skull Dome, carrying his Hassaikai. His body gradually took on beastly features, and he grinned ferociously, "Long time no see, kid. You seem to have gotten stronger!"
"Of course. I've been training very hard during this time."
Yami's body also slowly grew, quickly turning into a seven-meter-plus small giant. He looked at Kaido and grinned. "The battle we didn't finish last time, we can start the third round now."
"Worororo... bring it on! Let's see how much you've grown during this time."
After speaking, Kaido charged straight at Yami, the club in his hand flashing with purple lightning.
"First Form!"
Yami also charged towards Kaido, once again throwing a transparent white pillar of light from a distance.
"Thunder Bagua!"
Kaido did not dodge. He held his club with both hands, imbued it with advanced Armament Haki, and smashed it towards the roaring transparent white pillar of light.
Then, a magical scene occurred!
The club and the transparent white pillar of light did not collide but were frozen in the air at a certain distance.
This scene was like the clash of Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
But in reality, it wasn't a clash of Conqueror's Haki Infusion, but just a collision of shockwaves.
The only difference was that the shockwave Yami produced was converted from his body's energy.
Kaido's shockwave, on the other hand, was converted from his Haki.
Using his Clairvoyance as a God's perspective, Yami silently observed the shockwave Kaido produced, and the corner of his mouth curved up slightly.
This is the kind of learning environment I wanted.
More than half a year ago, it was a one-sided battle, and he couldn't calm down to learn at all.
And so, after the two shockwaves collided, turning into a terrifying shockwave that ravaged the surroundings and slowly dissipated, Yami, without waiting for Kaido to get close, threw another punch. "Second Form!"
Another transparent white pillar of light roared out.
"Blast Breath!"
Kaido still did not dodge. He opened his mouth and spewed a massive pillar of fire, which collided with the pillar of light.
Accompanied by a massive explosion, a mushroom cloud mixed with flames rose on the roof of the Skull Dome.
Using the cover of the dust and smoke, Kaido, holding his club, ignored the scorching heatwave from the explosion and charged at Yami, swinging his club.
Yami also did not dodge. He infused his consciousness into his body and threw a punch at Kaido.
A fist without Haki and a club wreathed in purple lightning clashed once again after more than half a year.
Boom---
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