"Then don't you dare die!"
Harald swung his sword, infused with Conquerors Haki Infusion, striking down without any mercy.
Elbaf respects warriors, and respects those who do not fear death even more!
At this moment, following Rocks, Harald acknowledged the human pirate, Fang Huo.
It had nothing to do with infamy, only the pure heart of a warrior.
"My goal is the Sea of Stars and the Three Thousand Worlds; how could I possibly fall here!"
Fang Huo gripped the seven star demon sword with both hands, the Conqueror's Haki on his body compressing frantically; this strike contained all his efforts from the past five years!
He wanted to break into the world's top tier!
He wanted to master Conquerors Haki Infusion!
Not even the gods could stop him!
Persistent thoughts will eventually bring an echo.
Fang Huo, finding life after facing death, was favored by the Goddess of Luck.
Before Harald's death-dealing sword landed, under terrifying pressure, he finally infused himself with Haoshoku and blocked the fatal strike.
Yet, he was still sent flying by Harald's massive longsword, crashing into and collapsing a snowy mountain.
"Lord Fang Huo!!"
"Darling!"
Shimotsuki Furiko and Stussy looked panicked, their faces filled with worry.
If they weren't pregnant and afraid of being caught in the terrifying Haoshoku, they would have already rushed to save Fang Huo.
Rocks' expression was equally solemn, but in the next moment, he burst into wild laughter.
"worororo!!"
"That guy Fang Huo didn't die; he has mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion."
"Newgate, it seems you're still a step behind him!"
Rocks, his eyes flashing red, laughed unrestrainedly; Fang Huo had actually mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion a step faster than Charlotte Linlin and Newgate.
One must know that Fang Huo had awakened his Conqueror's Haki much later than the others.
"With his ability to see the future, there's no telling how many secrets of this world he has glimpsed."
"Rocks, Fang Huo's ambition and vision are beyond yours."
"His Haoshoku will surpass yours sooner or later!"
Newgate was happy that Fang Huo had mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion, but seeing Rocks, who had beaten him so badly, he didn't forget to give him a little poke and some revenge.
"worororo, then I'll wait for him to surpass me."
"As long as Imu is taken out, he can come and fight me for this world."
Rocks grinned and laughed; he wasn't worried about his subordinates surpassing him in strength, only that they wouldn't be strong enough to kill Imu, the Gorosei, and the Celestial Dragons Knights.
Dominating this world was only one of Rocks' dreams.
His primary dream was to fulfill the final wish and contract of his ancestor, Davy D. Jones—to kill Imu and avenge the tragedy of the Davy Clan being slaughtered and hunted for eight hundred years.
He carried the deep-seated blood feud of countless ancestors and clansmen of the Davy Clan.
He also wanted the Davy Clan to be able to live openly in the light of day in the future.
As long as Imu was killed and the Celestial Dragons were wiped out, it didn't matter if he became the king of the world or if Fang Huo did.
Even if he died in the end, Rocks believed that Fang Huo would not take action against the Davy Clan.
Furthermore, Fang Huo had always said that his goal wasn't this world, but some Sea of Stars and Three Thousand Worlds.
He didn't know what those things were.
Perhaps Fang Huo really had seen a larger world than he had.
While he was still struggling to defeat Imu and dominate the world, Fang Huo might have already set his sights on surpassing this world.
"gurarara! Both of you are heroes!"
Newgate felt admiration for Rocks' boldness; no wonder Rocks and Fang Huo got along quite well.
"Newgate, once your Haoshoku undergoes a true transformation, your mind and boldness will likewise become vast, and you'll no longer be troubled by those messy, trivial concerns."
Rocks laughed heartily; for a powerhouse at his level, absolute strength represented absolute confidence.
He acted according to his nature in everything he did, without so many worries and suspicions.
---Meanwhile, amidst the ruins of the snowy mountain.
Fang Huo's heavily injured body was recovering rapidly.
Since he had already forcibly mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion, he would no longer deliberately block his Devil Fruit abilities.
Vampire Ability's power of recovery, start rotating!
Moonlight Ability's holy healing light, shine!
Goro Goro no Mi's lightning stimulation method, activate!
Luck-Luck Fruit's super lucky aura, surround me!
A piece of the Giant Race's specially prepared shark meat, digested by the Gulp-Gulp Fruit Ability, instantly turned into stamina and energy.
"Ahaha, I'm alive again!"
As a violent Zero-gravity field erupted, countless snowy mountain ruins burst apart, and Fang Huo flew into the sky, unrestrainedly releasing his Conqueror's Haki.
In an instant, black and red lightning splashed everywhere; the thick bolts could directly affect reality, shattering the debris of the collapsed mountain and blasting giant craters into the ground.
"first mate, you are my eternal god!!"
"The first mate is so cool!"
Kiel Bastard was the first to shout frantically; the speed of his flattery left Babel and Sanbel somewhat dumbfounded.
"Fang Huo, you actually succeeded!!"
Golden Lion Shiki's eyes were a bit red; although he had subconsciously removed Fang Huo from his list of people to surpass, seeing the distance between them grow ever wider...
...his heart was still very unwilling!
"So this is the advanced application of Conqueror's Haki: Conquerors Haki Infusion..."
Redfield looked at the increasingly powerful Fang Huo, feeling both excited and a bit powerless.
He was excited because the stronger Rocks and Fang Huo became, the better their chances of protecting Red Line Island.
He felt powerless because he might never catch up to Fang Huo's strength in this lifetime.
He heard Rocks and Fang Huo say that above Conquerors Haki Infusion, there were even higher-level uses of Haki Infusion... mastering Infusion was enough to become a top figure on this sea.
So, mastering the high-level usage of Haki Infusion meant becoming a supreme king like Rocks, who could take down a Marine Admiral.
And Fang Huo had also said that above high-level Haki Infusion, there was even God-level Conqueror's Haki... the waters of this world were deeper than they imagined.
Currently, they were still'small fries' who hadn't even mastered Conquerors Haki Infusion, utterly unqualified to see that higher world.
---Seeing Fang Huo fully recovered, Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko were the most excited and thrilled.
Their man was truly powerful!
The admiration and obsession in Charlotte Linlin's eyes grew deeper and deeper.
Even Loki was now increasingly acknowledging the human pirate, Fang Huo.
Fang Huo's strength gave him something to aspire to.
From now on, besides his father Harald and Rocks, Fang Huo was also his idol and a target to surpass.
The increasingly powerful Fang Huo earned even greater respect from the Elbaf Giant Race.
"Hmph! It's good you didn't die! Otherwise, your pirate companions might have gone mad!"
Seeing that Fang Huo was fine, Harald secretly breathed a sigh of relief; he had really been a bit worried that Fang Huo wouldn't be able to withstand his strike of respect for a warrior.
If Fang Huo hadn't held out and had been killed by him, the Rocks Pirates would likely have exploded.
"Haha, Harald, thanks for the sparring session!"
"I'm willing to call you 'Hundred Lessons' Harald!"
Fang Huo laughed excitedly, his eyes even showing other desires; he also wanted to awaken his Devil Fruit abilities...---