However, as a powerful Marine Admiral, he quickly regained his composure.
In this world, many formidable abilities do not originate from Devil Fruits.
Just like those powerful swordsn who, without Devil Fruit abilities, can unleash massive lightning bolts and flas through their own training and unique swordsmanship. Later on, Zoro beca a pri example of this.
Aokiji was forced back repeatedly by the imnse impact of Garp's punch, leaving deep footprints in the ground beneath his feet.
His face paled slightly, his heart filled with shock.
"This fla, in terms of pure temperature and destructive power, isn't the strongest I've seen, but the force behind the punch is far greater than before!"
While pondering this, Aokiji quickly adjusted his stance, skillfully deflecting the shockwave carried by Garp's punch.
Garp stood in place, watching Aokiji stumble backward, a hearty laugh spreading across his face, echoing over the island. "Haha, Kuzan, what do you think? Witnessed my power, haven't you?"
His recent dedicated study and training in the Breathing Technique had finally been perfectly validated at this mont.
He had fully integrated the Breathing Technique with his own Haki. The gentle, flowing power of the Breathing Technique was like a babbling brook, nourishing his body and providing a continuous stream of energy.
anwhile, the fierce, rigid power of Haki was like surging waves, making his attacks even more devastating.
One soft, one hard, cultivating both internally and externally – this wondrous fusion had elevated his strength to a new qualitative level.
"Take another one from !" Garp's eyes sparkled with excitent and confidence, his aura surging once more.
His feet were firmly planted on the ground, as if fused with the earth itself.
He took a deep, long breath, so deep and prolonged that the surrounding air seed drawn by so powerful force, converging towards his mouth and nose.
With this inhalation, Garp's body swelled slightly, and a faint golden glow appeared on his skin. This light intertwined with his Busoshoku Haki, emitting a truly fearso aura.
He slowly raised his fist, the muscles in his arm bulging, veins like thick earthworms clearly visible.
"Sun Breathing!" Garp roared, his voice containing boundless power, like the bellow of an ancient giant.
He threw his punch. It wasn't fast, but it carried an undeniable, unstoppable force.
As his fist shot forward, the surrounding space seed to warp, and golden ripples appeared in the air, like the spreading rings ford when a boulder is thrown into a calm lake.
At the mont the punch was about to land, the golden light around Garp suddenly flared, forming a massive golden halo that enveloped him entirely.
The halo flickered with scorching flas, which seed to contain the power of the sun, radiating endless light and heat.
The halo advanced alongside Garp's fist, scorching a massive trench in the ground wherever it passed.
Aokiji's expression turned extrely grave. He could feel the terrifying power within this punch, a power far exceeding his previous understanding of Garp.
He dared not be careless. He imdiately mobilized all the cold air in his body, condensing a massive ice shield in front of him.
The shield shimred with a deep blue light, radiating bone-chilling cold.
Garp's fist, carrying the golden halo and scorching flas, slamd heavily into Aokiji's ice shield.
"BOOM!" A thunderous explosion shook the entire island violently under the impact.
The ice shield shattered instantly, scattering into countless ice shards.
In that split second as the shield broke, Aokiji's form flickered, skillfully evading Garp's devastating blow.
His figure landed steadily on a reef dozens of ters away.
"Ara ara, even at Garp-sensei's age, he can still get stronger."
A look of amazent appeared on Aokiji's face, his eyes flickering with complex emotions.
Once, relying on his continuously honed taijutsu, he had been confident he could hold his own against Garp in close combat. But now, facing Garp who had fully integrated the Breathing Technique, he knew in his heart that relying solely on taijutsu, he was no longer a match.
"This is troubling. I am an Admiral, after all," he said, lightly touching his hair. His tone seed casual, but his expression was extrely serious.
Garp looked at Aokiji, who was completely unhard. He was montarily stunned, then burst into another round of hearty laughter.
"Haha, Kuzan, your reactions are still as sharp!"
His laughter echoed across the sea.
After laughing, Garp's smile faded, his expression turning earnest.
He looked at Aokiji, his eyes full of pride and expectation. "Kuzan, you're my most promising disciple. Let this old man have a proper fight with you."
In truth, Garp had always been quite concerned about his disciple's state.
Over the years, his disciples had either defected or joined the pirate side. Only Aokiji had continued along the path of a Marine, becoming an Admiral. This filled him with pride.
However, Garp had also seen all the confusion within Aokiji over the years.
He knew Aokiji's struggles and doubts regarding the World Governnt.
And now, Roy's plan stirred waves within Garp's heart.
Roy had proposed overthrowing the World Governnt and establishing a new order. This idea had caught Garp's interest.
He felt this might be an opportunity for Aokiji to rediscover his direction. Since a new era was about to begin, why not seize the chance to bring Aokiji over and work together towards this goal?
"I truly am a genius," Garp thought to himself, an involuntary smug smile appearing on his face.
He assud his stance once more, his aura rising again.
Aokiji looked at the formidable Garp across from him, and the long-dormant passion within his heart was thoroughly ignited.
"Ara ara, what's co over ?"
Excitent sparkled in his eyes, his mind focused on a single thought: to test the limits of his own power!
Driven by this intense desire, Aokiji unhesitatingly unleashed the power of his awakened Devil Fruit.
In an instant, a wave of terrifying cold erupted from Aokiji, spreading wildly in all directions.
The once turbulent sea seed to be paused by an invisible giant hand. The surface rapidly solidified, a thick layer of ice quickly covering the entire sea area. The islands were all eroded by this cold, instantly enveloped in ice, transford into a gigantic iceberg.
Even more astonishingly, this iceberg seed to gain a life of its own, beginning to move slowly.
Massive blocks of ice ground and collided against each other, producing a deafening rumble.
The iceberg moved faster and faster, gradually surrounding Garp and Aokiji, forming a massive prison of ice.
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