One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 120

Chapter 120 - [120] : Ability Exposed! The Most Vicious, Most Dangerous Man!

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Countless violent, tyrannical arcs of crimson-black lightning raged through the atmosphere!

With each ferocious surge, massive chunks of earth were torn from the ground and swept upwards!

The icebergs and ice crystals of the Ice world shattered into innumerable pieces. The freezer clouds that had been continuously dropping hail and frigid air—were violently ripped apart by the roaring crimson-black lightning.

The very air currents of the sky recoiled and buckled, as if trembling in fear!

The sky trembled!

The earth shattered!

Even the power of Devil Fruits seemed to break and dissipate before this utterly violent and tyrannical force!

This—was the most violent, most tyrannical power on these seas!

Haōshoku Coating!

CRACKLE!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The moment Rowen's powerful laughter ceased, the countless fragments previously swept up by the crimson-black lightning, fell precisely back into their original positions.

Perfect control of Haōshoku Coating—its attacks were supremely violent and tyrannical, yet it could also manipulate objects with such precision, leaving them completely unharmed!

"A perfectly controlled Haōshoku Coating—"

Aokiji stared at Rowen, now at the center of innumerable crimson-black lightning arcs, his entire body enveloped in a pulsating cloud of the same energy.

"....." Aokiji's eyes were wide with utter horror; his voice even cracked slightly.

Though he received intel from Fleet Admiral Sengoku before coming here—based on the intensity of Rowen's Conqueror's Haki displayed at Mariejois—Sengoku, using his Buddha-like wisdom, had deduced that Rowen might have initial mastery of Haōshoku Coating.

THAT was Sengoku's worst-case scenario, Rowen's absolute strength ceiling...

Initial mastery of Haōshoku Coating, while granting terrifying attack power for a short duration, was still just attack power.

Aokiji, having trained under Garp, knew the true nature of Haōshoku Coating—

It provided an All-around enhancement to the user—attack, defense, speed—all amplified to an absurd degree. His teacher, Garp's Haōshoku Coating-enhanced speed was supreme across the seas!

Even Kizaru—unless he remained pure light and didn't attack, couldn't match Garp's short-burst speed.

And Garp's attack power was also at the absolute pinnacle. Even Aokiji, with his Ice-Ice Fruit, Garp's 'Iron Fist' techniques, and his own Armament Haki, was no match for Garp in terms of raw attack power.

But that was for fully mastered Haōshoku Coating...

Initial mastery only allowed for infused attacks; it couldn't enhance speed or defense, significantly reducing the threat.

Furthermore, Haōshoku Coating consumed terrifying amounts of energy—a newly proficient user couldn't sustain its use for long. Once their Haōshoku Coating was depleted, they'd be helpless...

So, even when Rowen displayed his Awakened Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Aokiji, though shocked, hadn't lost his composure.

Even if the worst-case scenario—Rowen possessing initial mastery of Haōshoku Coating—was true, Aokiji believed the situation was still within his control.

But now—

Watching Rowen perfectly control the power of Haōshoku Coating, forming that crimson-black lightning cloud around himself, effortlessly manipulating the shattered earth.

Aokiji's facial expression itself began to contort.

This... was something only achievable with Complete Mastery of Haōshoku Coating...

That crimson-black lightning cloud was its signature symbol.

Under that cloud, the user's speed, defense, and attack power were all amplified to an unbelievably terrifying degree. He had personally experienced this power—from Garp!

Now, looking at Sky Sovereign Rowen before him, a man who also possessed complete mastery of Haōshoku Coating—Aokiji felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

This—is really, really troublesome!

To completely master this power... only a handful of the absolute strongest on these seas could achieve it!

Anyone who fully mastered Haōshoku Coating, based on power alone, could reign over the New World like a YONKŌ—

—AN EMPEROR!

This man's power level—was already at the level of an Emperor!

Aokiji stared at Rowen in horror...

What kind of sick joke was this??? _{freēwebnovel.com}

Fleet Admiral Sengoku's deductions weren't just based on simple intelligence—they were derived using Buddha-like wisdom.

This process could even incorporate known information with Sengoku's own manifested Sixth sense—achieving the ultimate Buddha Deduction!

Countless possibilities would be revealed to Sengoku through this.

The titles—'Sengoku the Buddha'—'The Strategist'—wasn't just for show. He had led the Navy to countless major victories!

But now... his power assessment of this man—had been wrong, again and again! And not just by a little! It was completely off the mark!

The worst-case scenario was Initial mastery of Haōshoku Coating—was that even in the same universe as Complete mastery?!

Aokiji took a deep breath.

After calming down from his internal cursing, he began to understand. Fleet Admiral Sengoku's Buddha Deduction, even with slight errors, couldn't possibly be this far off—

And to be repeatedly wrong about the same person, Rowen!

There was only one possibility...

Aokiji's eyes flashed with utter disbelief.

When this man rampaged through Mariejois with Conqueror's Haki—at that time, his Haki truly was, at most, at the initial mastery of infusion level.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku's Buddha Deduction about his power then—WAS CORRECT!

But now, this man had undergone a horrifying evolution—Reaching complete mastery of Haōshoku Coating!

Just like—that Rumble-Rumble Fruit he had just acquired, and instantly Awakened!

Both—were sudden, abnormal spikes in power!

Such a thing had never occurred on these seas before! But this was the only explanation that fit the current situation!

Aokiji's mind raced...

Looking at the man before him, it was as if a crucial insight, a flash of inspiration, was just within his grasp!

"Rumble-Rumble Fruit? I only just got it."

"When I take your Ice-Ice Fruit, you'll understand everything—"

Sky Sovereign Rowen's earlier words echoed in Aokiji's mind like a revolving lantern.

And the Alabasta incident—Gion's encounter with Rowen.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku had also used his Buddha wisdom to perform a complete deduction of Rowen's power at that time.

Dispatching Gion to complete the mission should have been a surefire thing. But from the very start of the battle, Rowen's combat power was vastly different from Sengoku's deductions.

Though, it was still within Gion's capability to handle then. During the Alabasta incident, Rowen was roughly Admiral Candidate / Yonko Commander level...

But now... in such a short period, this man possessed the power of an Emperor!

In Loguetown. After this man stole Smoker's Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability—Smoker lost ALL his strength.

Under the effect of the Born of the Sea (Apex Gold) Trait, Rowen could feel his spiritual power, his Conqueror's Haki, strengthening!