socalfunplaces Chapter 1399: Taking a Knife
Chapter 1399: Taking a Knife
Luffy can withstand the pressure of Shiki the Golden Lion's domineering color. This resilience is beyond most people, and even better than some pirates who have been famous for a long time.
"Kid, you might have some of your grandfather's style, but that's not enough. I want to see your true level."
The next second, the old man's figure turned into a light golden afterimage, and the air flow under his feet exploded. Almost at the same time as the scabbard fell to the ground, he appeared in front of Luffy.
The long knife was curved like a crescent moon, and the sharp edge was precisely locked on the boy's throat, less than three inches away.
Luffy's pupils suddenly contracted, and all the muscles in his body tensed instantly - he wanted to retreat, wanted to punch, wanted to activate the ability of the rubber fruit, but his body seemed to be nailed to the spot by invisible gravity.
It felt as if every part of his body was filled with lead, and even his breath carried the chill of a knife blade. He could only watch helplessly as the sharp white light of the knife magnified infinitely in his field of vision.
It was not until this moment that Luffy realized that the true strength of the impolite blond old man in front of him was the same as that of his grandfather, and that he was currently invincible.
The slight hesitation in his mind was immediately replaced by a firmer determination. Luffy knew that he could not be forced to retreat, otherwise he would lose the qualification to save Ace.
He knew that these big shots were doing this for his own good, but Luffy was determined to rescue Ace himself, and no one had the right to stop him.
Mikazuki Munechika's sword wind tore through the air, carrying a destructive aura that was enough to cut through steel, and Shiki had no intention of stopping.
Luffy's pupils suddenly shrank, and the energy in his body that was boiling with firm belief suddenly swelled, as if magma was surging in his blood vessels.
He did not retreat at all. At the critical moment, he suddenly raised his arms, his muscles bulged, and the veins under his skin coiled like a dragon.
The energy transformed from the unyielding will exploded from the heart and lungs, rushing wildly along the meridians of the arms, and condensing into a faint luster on the surface of the arms.
Fortunately, Luffy had just eaten more than a dozen trucks of food, which allowed him to continuously produce energy in his body. He really had to thank the flying pineapple head.
The Straw Hat Boy gathered all his strength in his arms, like a suddenly rising mountain, and faced the Golden Lion's earth-shattering sword head-on.
"clang--!!!"
The metal and the air-reinforced arm collided with a deafening roar, and the air wave spread out from the two of them, causing the flag of the Whitebeard Pirates to continue fluttering.
The moment the Golden Lion's blade touched Luffy's arms, it was clamped tightly by the arms that looked like flesh and blood, making it difficult to advance any further in a short period of time.
Luffy gritted his teeth, his arms steady as a rock. Even though the sword energy scratched his cheeks painfully, his arms did not move at all, not even a scratch appeared.
Only the sparks produced by the collision of Qi and sword Qi crackled in his arms. At this moment, the expression of Golden Lion Shiki was very ugly. He had underestimated the strength of Garp's grandson.
Luffy's figure, elongated by the setting sun, looked like an unyielding challenger in everyone's eyes, blocking the fatal blow in the last rays of dusk.
"That's enough Shiki, put away your sword, Luffy is now qualified to fight alongside us."
Whitebeard's voice came from behind. Shiki drew away Mikazuki Munechika, sheathed the sword, and floated back to his position.
Luffy, who survived the disaster, took a deep breath and looked at his intact arm. Fortunately, he won the bet this time and believed in the defensive power given by the martial arts spirit.
If a beginner of Armament Haki had dared to face the attack of the Golden Lion Shiki, at best he would have injured both arms, at worst he would have even had an arm chopped off on the spot.
Shiki just wanted to teach Garp's grandson a lesson and didn't want to make things difficult for Whitebeard. He wanted to avoid hurting him as much as possible and at most cut off the Straw Hat boy's hair.
Unexpectedly, Luffy, a young and fearless man, dared to take his sword with his arms. Fortunately, Garp's grandson did not bleed on the spot and did not lose an arm before the battle.
During the brief collision, Golden Lion discovered a small problem. Why didn't Luffy's arms turn black, but could achieve the same defensive power as Armament Haki?
"Kid, if you pass my test, I will send you to the execution platform to see your brother tomorrow. Before that, you have to help me figure out my confusion. You clearly didn't use Armament Haki just now, but you still managed to create the effect of invisible armor."
Those antique-level pirates can easily obtain high-level Armament Haki. The Wano Country gave this technique the beautiful name of Ryuo, and it is not unique to the sea.
The primary martial king's color domineering only covers the surface of the body, while the advanced ancient costume color domineering fluidly wraps around the body, which can carry out non-contact attacks on the enemy. At the same time, it can enhance defense, form invisible armor, and greatly isolate natural damage.
"Invisible armor? Armament Haki? Those aren't the things my teacher taught me. I use martial arts energy."
The energy in Luffy's body is continuously generated from his body and gathers outside his body surface, covering him with a layer of armor that ordinary people cannot see.
This technique was taught to him by Master Wu Tian. It is one of the most basic uses of Qi. It is not a very advanced skill, but is only suitable for Luffy's close combat.
The spirit of martial arts? Whitebeard and Golden Lion exchanged a glance, both puzzled. They had never heard of this term before. Could it be that Luffy had made it up?
The doubts in his heart were dispelled the next second. Luffy, like Ace, were children who did not like to lie. If they wanted to lie, their expressions would be very exaggerated, and the big shots could see through their micro-expressions at a glance.
Luffy stood in front of the two great pirates with a look of firm belief, and he was probably not lying. Which master invented the martial arts spirit?
Realizing that his two elders did not believe him, Luffy did not want to be wrongly accused, so he practiced the secret of martial arts. Sensei Muten did not ask him to keep it a secret, but only asked Luffy to keep the secret of the Senzu Beans.
"This is my martial arts spirit, not armament Haki, nor observation Haki."
Luffy slowly raised his right hand, and the invisible airflow that originally covered his body seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, gathering towards his palm in strands.
It was not a violent outburst, but an ultimate control. Every wisp of air flowed along the texture of his muscles, and finally quietly condensed above the palm of his hand, forming a faint spot of light.
This is no longer a simple high-level armed color domineering. The fluid black covering the body surface, although indestructible, has a heavy texture.
But at this moment, the energy point in Luffy's palm seemed flowing and ethereal. It did not have the obvious hardness of the armament color, but it exuded a more restrained and more terrifying power.
That was the ultimate control of Qi itself, a skill to turn the invisible into visible, and then compress the visible to the extreme. Luffy swung the Qi point in his hand, and it moved at high speed like a bullet towards the flock of birds passing by the Moby Dick.
There were two unlucky birds, whose bodies were pierced by the Qi points. Their wings and blood bloomed in the air, and finally, in the shocked eyes of everyone, they fell to the boundless ocean below.