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Chapter 995: Strength and Weakness
Chapter 995: Strength and Weakness
Bang!
Wang Long gripped the stone pillar and swung it with tremendous force at the encircling white energy. The impact shattered a significant portion of the energy, but the recoil sent him staggering backward.
It won’t break!
His strength was immense, but not absolute. Wang Long relied on Dominion in battle—a technique centered on aura. Even without Haki, his Dominion Sword alone could rival opponents. Against similar foes, regardless of their strength, he could fight. Dominion was a unique strength born from one’s individuality.
But who had ever seen a collective Grand Momentum before?
His Dominion felt like a clay ox sinking into the sea—utterly ineffective.
This meant that aside from brute strength, he was powerless. His Dominion couldn’t compete with this white energy, and even his physical strength proved useless against this steel-like energy barrier.
He was stuck.
“Mountain Ghost Dance—Second Style!!”
Wang Long clutched the stone pillar with both hands, raised it high above his head, and brought it crashing down onto the white feral beast before him.
Boom!!
The immense force sent the feral beast reeling, further dispersing the white energy and revealing what lay within.
Navy!
It was a Navy squad of about ten men. Under the influence of the fading white energy, their faces were blurred, as if evaporated—mouths stretched wide, eyes pulled taut, resembling Zoan-type Devil Fruit users caught mid-transformation.
But… what was this?!
Wang Long’s shock barely registered before the white energy rapidly healed. He glanced backward at the white energy cords connecting the White Colossus to these squads.
Was this a mother and her clones?
“Mountain Ghost Dance!”
Wang Long spun the stone pillar like foam, circling his body effortlessly before charging forward like a collision bell.
“Third Style!!!”
Dong!!!
The stone pillar’s tip struck the squad’s white energy. This time, it worked. With his sword techniques and Haki amplifying the blow, the ten-man squad was sent retreating violently. But they quickly scattered, their speed blurring as they encircled him like wolves hunting in a pack.
No injuries?!
That strike had pierced the white energy—it should have stunned them at the very least. Yet they were unscathed!
This was a stone pillar, not a foam toy!
And their speed—why was it so fast? Was this also a boost from the white energy?!
“It’s useless, big brother.”
Donald’s voice echoed from within the White Colossus. “No matter how powerful your attacks are, two thousand people here are sharing the damage. Even the gravest injuries only affect a dozen at a time. When spread across two thousand, it’s nothing.”
To defeat Kas, one must first shatter his Justice Shield, then overwhelm the distributed damage from countless shared injuries. This was just two thousand men—of the three-thousand-strong Dougleg Division. A thousand more were assigned to Wilbur. Otherwise, Donald wouldn’t have even mentioned it. Two thousand allowed him to feel Wang Long’s attacks faintly. Three thousand would render them imperceptible.
“You’ve got to be kidding me!!”
Wang Long roared in disbelief. “How can Dominion be used like this?! It’s supposed to be a personal revelation, unique to each individual. Why are these men like robots?! This defies all reason!!”
If you think this is absurd…
Donald, after all his years, had only seen this here.
“How can you judge Dominion by your own narrow views, big brother? You’ve grown arrogant.” Donald’s voice was calm. “This is the Dominion of the Navy who upholds Justice—the Dominion of Justice.”
“They’re nothing but weaklings!!”
Wang Long shouted angrily. “Without years of training, without personal cultivation, how can they claim to possess Dominion?!”
He finally understood. These Navy men weren’t strong on their own, but the white energy amplified their power.
But how?!
He despised weaklings—never considered them worth his attention. He fought only against stronger foes, sparing the weak, yet indifferent to them. He could acknowledge Kas as a strong opponent, Donald too. But he refused to accept that a group of weaklings could become strong by uniting.
After years at sea, chasing the ultimate Dominion, he’d even dismissed his own captain, Ophi. If he ever surpassed Ophi, he’d leave. That had always been his path.
“Weakling? What defines a weakling?”
A voice rumbled from within the White Colossus.
The White Colossus opened its mouth, and the feral beasts split from it retracted into the white energy, making the colossal form even more imposing.
The White Colossus advanced, its aura radiating a white mist that dwarfed Wang Long—a giant towering over a child. Instinctively, he tilted his head upward, staring at the gaping maw of the White Colossus.
“Where are these weaklings you speak of?!”
The White Colossus roared, its voice like a thunderous bell, shaking Wang Long’s body and sending a wave of dizziness through him.
Dominion that could subdue others by sheer presence?!
Had it reached that cultivation stage?!
No, something was off! This sensation…
“Conqueror’s Haki?!” Wang Long’s eyes widened, his face contorted with shock. “The Navy?!”
“I ask you again—what is a weakling?!”
The White Colossus’s words made Wang Long swallow hard. “A weakling… is one without formidable military power.”
“Then are you a weakling? You serve under a captain—does that mean you admit you can’t defeat him? Are you a weakling?”
“Of course not—” Wang Long’s voice faltered. He’d never considered himself a weakling.
Weaklings were the townsfolk, the powerless Navy and pirates, the nameless masses. He could defeat them in droves.
“You don’t even understand what a weakling is, yet you dare call others weak? Because of your strength? Just because you hold an advantage in one aspect, you assume those you defeat easily are weaklings?!” The White Colossus thundered. “Kuromr. was right—when you hold a hammer, everything looks like a nail!”
Donald nodded in agreement. That was indeed Kurovice Admiral’s philosophy.
“And what defines a strong man? Is it raw military might? Wealth? Or a bloodline blessed by divine law? Are these the marks of strength?!”
Aren’t they?
Wang Long hesitated.
“Prejudice!! Arrogance!! Foolishness!!”
The White Colossus roared. “True strength lies in a heart that perseveres, in relentlessly pursuing what you believe in—that is true strength!!”
(End of Chapter)
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