Chapter 193: Surpassing is Domination
Chapter 193: Surpassing is Domination
Perhaps it was due to his extreme weakness or the fact that he had just emerged from an iceberg, but Sage truly didn't notice that there was another iceberg nearby.
Within the massive prison cell, there was ample space for them to stand. From where Sage stood, he didn't even need to raise his head to directly face this burly man.
Since they had both been sealed in ice, neither Sage nor the man had any chains on their bodies.
"Cellmate?" The burly man clenched his fists and stared at Sage, his voice deep and intense. "Perfect. I've been longing to vent my pent-up rage. Let's create some noise and attract the attention of someone with the keys!"
Bang!
His fist clenched with a resounding echo, and his eyes narrowed as he kicked away an ice chunk at his feet. His fingers snapped forward.
"Tenfold Ice Hail!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The prison walls exploded into a cluster of minuscule ice shards that scattered forcefully in all directions. The impact of the shards hitting the steel bars created a rapid pattering sound, like a torrential downpour of icy hail.
"Hmm?"
The burly man furrowed his brows and looked up.
"Oh, hello there." Sage's body hung upside down from the ceiling, a sinister smile stretching across his face. "Quite the enthusiastic greeting. Impressive speed!"
Whoosh!
As if the momentary stagnation had vanished, Sage's feet left the ceiling, and his body spun in a swift circle. His extended leg resembled a spinning battle axe as it cleaved downward, generating a forceful gust of wind.
The burly man's pupils contracted, seemingly caught off guard by this turn of events. Just as the leg was about to make contact, his face was enveloped in Armament Haki.
Boom!
The hefty force caused the burly man to abruptly kneel, his knee touching the ground and sending forth a wave of energy.
Sage took advantage of the impact to flip his body and land on the ground. He let out a low chuckle. "Haki can indeed enhance defensive capabilities, but it doesn't augment strength. Your speed earlier—was it an illusion?"
"That really hurt." The burly man tightly covered his face with his hands, his eyes peering through his fingers, filled with rage. "Twentyfold."
Whoosh!
The man, who had been kneeling, suddenly vanished from Sage's sight. However, Sage didn't even bother to look; his body instinctively lashed out with a side kick.
Boom!
The charging burly man was sent flying by the force of the kick, crashing violently into the iron bars. The faster he had approached, the faster he now retreated.
"Ambush tactics won't work on me." Sage turned his head and remarked, "Seems like you're an Ability User. Your Haki level is mediocre, and your will is rather confused. Your body is also very weak, indicating that you've been sealed in ice for a prolonged period. Despite your frail state, you still possess remarkable speed, which suggests that you're a formidable opponent. However, if you've had enough of this ruckus, perhaps it's time for a break?"
His eyes could no longer keep up with this man's speed, which was exceptionally swift.
However, in the face of his "Merciless Slaughter", mere speed was futile.
Moreover, his speed hadn't reached the level of Yellow Monkey yet. Even if it were Yellow Monkey attacking him, he would still be able to react.
Being able to react was one thing, but whether he could intercept the attack or even move his own hands and feet during Yellow Monkey's assault was an entirely different matter.
The man before him hadn't reached that level.
Regardless of how weak Sage might be, his Haki remained unaffected and wouldn't diminish along with his physical stamina and bodily vigor.
Furthermore, that ability that merely accelerated movement was useless against him.
The intensity of that man's Haki couldn't obstruct him.
"Momo."
Just as the burly man collided with the iron bars and rebounded, his figure became illusory.
"One hundredfold!!!"
Sage's eyes flickered with a rapid red dot, and his instincts kicked in. In the instant that the man's body vanished, Sage's fingers unleashed Haki, swiftly piercing forward.
Boom!!
A massive wave of energy burst forth from his fingertips, followed by an explosion of blood mist.
Hiss!
The burly man's body solidified in front of Sage, impaled through the heart by his hand, penetrating from the front of his chest to his back. Even a heart was skewered on Sage's fingers.
"If you haven't had your fill of chaos, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to calm down, old man." Sage spoke in a deep, solemn tone.
The burly man remained in a half-crouched position, his knee bent as he knelt before Sage. His right arm had completely exploded, and blood continuously gushed from his mouth, flowing down to his chest and mixing with the blood already trickling there before dripping onto the ground.
"Why...?" The burly man's eyes reflected his confusion.
"You've settled down, but unfortunately," Sage withdrew his hand from the man's chest and flung it outward, sending the impaled heart flying, "you're already dead."
In that instant, Sage had struck the man's incoming fist. His eyes couldn't perceive it, and even his Observation Haki was of no use—the speed was simply too fast.
But he had the 'Traceless Umbra Kill', and when it came to passive abilities, his body reacted faster than he could consciously release his Observation Haki.
Purely relying on his instinct, the moment his innate ability was activated, Sage concentrated his Haki on his fingers and collided with the Armament Haki-clad fist.
This guy's Haki was no match for his.
For Sage, once he suppressed his opponent with Haki, it was absolutely overwhelming for them.
No matter how robust the body, he would break it.
Moreover, it was obvious that this guy was in an extremely weak state and couldn't be considered robust.
In terms of strength, Haki, and physical condition, even if Sage was currently in an extremely hungry and weak state, he could still completely surpass him.
For the North Star Fist, once you surpass your opponent, it's fatal!
At the moment of contact, his hand chop pierced through the Haki on the fist, striking the secret acupoint on his arm. As the Haki broke through the acupoint, it naturally caused his hand to pierce through, and his hand chop smoothly stabbed forward.
That was how his heart was pierced.
No matter how extraordinary the person on the high seas might be, or how exceptional their physique was, it was impossible for them to survive if their heart was ripped open and pierced.
"I refuse to accept this!"
Wald clutched his chest and slowly knelt down, his eyes fixed on Sage with refusal, "I haven't vented my anger yet! I still need to take revenge on the World Government! I need to take revenge on those who betrayed me!"
His face turned grim as he suddenly collapsed to the ground, mixing with the scattered ice chunks.
"How absurd," Sage clicked his tongue. "You're wasting my energy. Don't you know I'm starving? If you want revenge, go find someone else to take it out on. Taking it out on me will only make you die faster."
He stepped over the burly man's body and knocked on the surrounding walls, then stomped on the ground.
"These walls... but the material of the cell door is the same."
He walked up to the iron grille at the front and clenched his fists. Haki coiled around his fist as he punched the iron grille, which was filled with square holes.
Bang!
"It's incredibly hard. My Haki alone can't break it. I can see the acupoints, but it's too time-consuming."
Sage shook his head, estimating that even if he were in his normal state, it would take him several days to break through these acupoints with the North Star Fist.
The hardness of this material was comparable to the historical canon.
Not to mention his current state, where he was so hungry that he didn't have much time to spare.
"Where the steel intersects, there's a protrusion at each joint. That material seems even harder than the steel itself. Ah, this protrusion must be Sea Prism Stone."
Sage reached out and touched the joint of the iron grille, extending his fist through the hole and pausing for a moment. He then withdrew his hand, standing in front of the grille and surveying his surroundings.
The cages outside varied in size, seemingly tailored for prisoners of different physiques.
Including his current cage. Sage turned back and glanced at the body. In terms of height, it matched his fully transformed height, and such a physique, along with the similar iceberg, would have led to his imprisonment in this jail.
This jail seemed to have a certain degree of humanity to it.
Sage looked at the iron grille, a slight smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. He approached the iron grille and leaned forward, his head almost sticking to the edge of the square hole.
Why did he feel that there was a sense of humanity to it?
It seemed that the size of the grille and the square holes within it were designed to accommodate prisoners of different physiques, allowing them to stick at least half of their faces through the holes.
"Life Return: Paper Drawing Warrior Body."
As Sage's face touched the edge of the square hole, his head suddenly shrunk, slipping through the hole.
Not only that, his body also shrank at that moment, reducing not only his height but also his physique, muscles, and even his width, becoming exceptionally thin.
He now resembled a slightly plump skeleton with skin.
With this move, his speed would become even faster than before.
More crucially, his body didn't just become thinner but also as flexible as a willow branch.
"Snake Entwining Body."
Like a twisting snake or a slippery slime, Sage lowered his shoulders, and his body slowly slid out from the square hole in the iron grille, flowing out like a viscous liquid and dripping down the outside of the grille.
"Out!"
Sage's body tensed, and he leaped up, returning to his original state.
"Hahahaha! Ohohohohoho!"
Sage folded his arms across his chest and burst into laughter. "Impel Down? It can't hold me back!"
(End of Chapter)
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