Between Two Worlds: Nen and Haki

Zane appeared by his opponent's side, lifting him off the ground with a sweep kick before sending him flying with a right elbow strike.

He lunged forward in a single stride.

Grabbing his opponent's left leg.

Zane twisted his waist and spun, slamming Chinjao—whose physique far surpassed his own—onto the ice like a toy.

A flurry of attacks in a short span of time.

Chinjao clearly had no room to fight back, fully showcasing Zane's exquisite level of close-quarters combat.

But Chinjao was, after all, a former silver medalist level powerhouse.

Although Zane's rapid assault had injured him severely, he hadn't lost his composure.

"Eight Impact Fist: Martial Head Rotation - Wild Dance!"

As he was being slammed into the ice, Chinjao endured the agonizing pain of the impact. He used his head to strike the ground, spinning his entire body upside down at high speed, turning himself into a human top.

His high-speed rotating limbs lashed out like whips, counterattacking Zane.

His gaze flickered. The third eye on his forehead, which resembled a dragon mark, opened slightly, revealing a golden luster.

Zane didn't retreat; instead, he suddenly thrust out a punch.

The punch was as fast as lightning.

But more important was the timing.

Amidst Chinjao's high-speed rotation, Zane chose an incredible moment, striking the opponent's heart through a brief opening.

The punch's force was fierce, and his Nen aura penetrated deep into the body.

The rapidly spinning body instantly contorted.

Chinjao spat out a mouthful of blood. His spinning body tilted and crashed, tumbling pathetically onto the ground.

"You..."

Clutching his chest with his left hand, Chinjao looked up, staring at Zane in disbelief.

His blood-filled mouth wanted to say something, but the excruciating pain from his heart made it difficult to continue.

The battle was decided.

Already heavily injured, a heavy blow to a vital organ like the heart left him finished.

Chinjao could no longer stand.

One could say this battle had been entirely within Zane's rhythm from start to finish.

Or rather, Zane had easily defeated Chinjao with an overwhelming posture.

[LET'S DUEL!]

The slightly opened third eye closed once more. Zane wasted no time, immediately activating his Nen ability to drag the severely wounded Chinjao into Equality Space for the final step of plunder.

Only a short time passed.

Zane, who had vanished along with Chinjao, reappeared on the ice.

"Flowing Emission..."

Zane raised his right hand. Without any apparent movement in his vertical palm, Armament Haki gathered in its flowing state and then suddenly erupted.

Boom!!!

Without relying on anything but pure Armament Haki, the eruption sent the Haki flying from his palm like a shockwave, shattering the nearby ice.

This sight made Zane chuckle.

Just as in the battle earlier, Chinjao had demonstrated the "Flowing Emission" application of Armament Haki.

Having completed the plunder of Chinjao's skill attributes within Equality Space, Zane had successfully mastered Flowing Emission, which had eluded him for so long.

Furthermore, thanks to Chinjao's own technical maturity...

Even though Zane had just mastered Flowing Emission, he fully inherited the other man's proficiency.

It could be said that his mastery of Armament Haki had not only reached Flowing Emission but was also on the verge of the next stage: Internal Destruction.

'With the power of this eye, perhaps I don't even need to plunder. I might just need to fight a Haki master who has mastered Internal Destruction to break through.' Zane touched the closed third eye on his forehead.

Chinjao had arrived quickly.

But these few days had been enough for him to initially adapt to the changes in his third eye.

The nourishment of Nen aura, the Eye-Eye Fruit, and the awakening of the third eye.

These were the transformations of his third eye.

Even with just an initial adaptation and no actual development yet, his third eye was already extraordinary.

For example, in the battle with Chinjao just now...

He was able to break the Martial Head Rotation precisely because of the insight provided by his third eye.

And this insight, which Chinjao found unbelievable, was merely the most basic ability of the third eye.

Well... if there was a downside, it would be that it consumed too much mental and physical energy.

That was why he kept the third eye closed most of the time.

Zane took Chinjao further away to fight.

Back on the coast.

The hunting team also quickly entered a fierce battle with the Happo Navy.

Under the powerful firepower of the New Riding the Wind and Waves, even though the Lightning Beam Cannon required a cooldown period and couldn't fire continuously, the auxiliary cannons were equally formidable.

By the time the Happo Navy reached the shore, they had already lost another warship. Their casualties were not small.

Similarly.

After a successful landing, it became a direct confrontation: soldier against soldier, officer against officer.

"Eight Impact Fist Secret Technique: Drill Dragon—Drill Nail!"

"Fishman Karate: Shark Tile True Punch!"

Manlong VS Sai.

As the second-strongest combatants of their respective sides, the two collided without any suspense.

Fists and feet clashed, and the resulting shockwaves swept away those nearby. Sai's expression changed as he was quickly forced back by Manlong's superior strength.

"Damn it!!!"

Sai grit his teeth, swinging his guandao in a rage to intercept the pursuing Manlong.

He leaped from the ground.

With agility that defied his massive frame, Manlong jumped, not only dodging the slash but also diving down to deliver an axe kick toward Sai's head.

Sai hurriedly pulled back his guandao, wrapping it in Armament Haki to block the downward kick with the shaft.

Boom!!!

Amidst the dancing air currents, the heavy force transmitted through Sai's hands made his face turn red, and his knees slammed directly onto the ice.

Moving like a swimming dragon.

Manlong practically twisted his body into a pretzel. With incredible flexibility, he flipped until he was almost touching the ground and slammed a punch into Sai's face.

A shockwave full of moisture poured out.

Sai's face caved in. Before he could even scream, he flew backward into the distance, spitting blood.

'Too weak. This person is far worse than Crocodile.'

Having sent his opponent flying with a single punch, Manlong didn't feel joy; instead, he frowned in dissatisfaction.

Combat as sustenance.

Having tasted the "good stuff," Manlong's palate had clearly become picky.

With Crocodile as the benchmark, Sai was clearly more than a level below.

Realizing his opponent was underwhelming, Manlong immediately abandoned the idea of testing his limits and prepared to end the battle quickly.

"Repelling: Shave!"

It was as if thrusters were installed on his back.

As a violent impact sprayed backward, Manlong lunged forward even faster under the powerful propulsion.

Like a flicker of light.

Manlong instantly appeared in front of Sai, who was covered in blood and had just scrambled up from the ground.

"Repelling: 5,000-Tile Knife Hand!"

A sharp hand-blade was unleashed. In addition to being wrapped in Armament Haki, there was also a visible white orb of repelling force.

"Argh!!!!"

Manlong was too fast, so fast that Sai hadn't even fully recovered from the agony of his facial injuries.

Relying on the barest traces of Observation Haki, he tried to block with all his might.

But when Manlong's hand-blade struck his raised arms, the terrifying pressure instantly distorted his posture, and his body was crushed into the ice below like a twisted mess.

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