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Chapter 70 The Pinnacle of Skill! (Please continue reading)

Dissipate energy.

Can you sense every bone in your arm and manipulate every joint in your arm with ease?

Guan Yi looked thoughtful. Mastering each joint wasn't too difficult for him, but the bones were a bit mysterious. He had never heard of a martial artist training every single bone in their body.

But since Guo Haihuang appeared before him and said he could do it, then he definitely could! Under the same rules of the world, there's no reason why I can't!
"Hehe, don't rush." ​​Seeing Guan Yi's thoughtful expression, Guo Haihuang said playfully, putting down his fist. "The closer you get to your limit, the more obvious the effect of willpower will be, and the stronger your perception of your body will be. I'm going to have dinner. You lift it for a few hours first, and then I'll come back to help you find the bones."

Given Guo Haihuang's status and position, even in seclusion, he would have a chef and a nanny to accompany him. His dinner was very lavish, with plenty of fish and meat, delicacies from land and sea, and the aroma was irresistible. Moreover, it was deliberately placed in front of Guan Yi and his senior brother, but he only invited Wen Yunshen to eat.

Having traveled all the way without having dinner, Guan Yi was a little hungry. But he and his senior brother wouldn't let this affect their resolve; they focused their attention solely on the stance training and the diagrams of joints and bones on the wall.

More than two hours later, the eldest brother, drenched in sweat, was the first to put down the iron kettle. He had reached his limit. Looking at Guan Yi, who was still handling it with ease, he murmured, "Unconsciously, I have been surpassed by my junior brother by so much? He is a monster."

He felt that things like dissipating energy and sensing bones and joints were very far removed from his own experience, but he was not discouraged. He was a hardworking martial artist and believed that as long as he persisted, he would eventually reap the rewards!

Guan Yi stood for four hours before she gradually began to feel unable to hold on any longer. Her arms trembled slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and held the iron kettle.

"Skeleton, sense the skeleton..."

With his focused and exhausted mind concentrated on his arms, Guo Haihuang, who had already taken a nap, pushed his wheelchair out of the bedroom and came to Guan Yi's side, pinching Guan Yi's right arm with his hand.

"Here, here, here too."

As his withered hand clenched, Guan Yi felt a sharp pain in his arm, but he also felt a clearer sense of every bone in his arm!
Humerus, ulna, radius...

Before he could even sense the internal force, Guan Yi reached his limit, trembling as he bent over to put down the two iron kettles, and closed his eyes to exhale for two minutes.

Upon opening his eyes, he felt as if he had gained something, yet also as if he hadn't. Guo Haihuang, standing before him, smiled and said, "Let's continue tomorrow."

He turned his wheelchair back, his expression a mixture of happiness and a sigh.

Before he turned 46, he believed that strength represented everything. He tried every means to train his body and developed a monstrous physique with strength that was among the best in Asia. He even thought that martial arts were something only the weak could learn, and that strength could represent everything.

Until he suffered a crushing defeat.

A relatively unknown 60-year-old martial artist used his superb skills to utterly defeat him. Guo Haihuang, after much reflection, turned his attention to martial arts.

It was a long path of cultivation. In the process of honing his skills, Guo Haihuang's iron-like muscles gradually disappeared. After the age of 90, his martial arts skills reached their peak, but his body became the way it is now, as if it could be blown away by the wind.

He wasn't sad at the time; he felt he had found the true essence of martial arts and was invincible until that defeat three years ago.

Yujiro Hanma, the strongest creature on Earth, defeated him with sheer power!
Although he fooled Yujiro Hanma with his feigned death, claiming it was a victory for martial arts, he made a promise to Yujiro Hanma to fight again in 100 years.

But deep in Guo Haihuang's heart, a thought came to mind—pure strength and pure skill seem unable to reach the pinnacle. What would it be like if someone could possess both my skill and Hanma Yujiro's strength?
At the age of 149, he is no longer able to try to build up his muscles.

So he gathered young people as test subjects to verify his ideas.

"Guan Yi, you should be the most talented among these young people. Don't let the old man down. Give that monster a surprise."

So he stayed in Guo Hai's royal palace, where Guan Yi repeated the same training, pushing himself to the limit every day.

Seventeen days later, while holding a 200-kilogram iron kettle, he suddenly had an epiphany while having memorized the skeletal diagram perfectly. He remembered the feeling of each bone when his muscles were engaged!

He put down the iron kettle and threw a punch.

His punches were slow, yet incredibly powerful! Because half the bones and joints in his arms were working in tandem with each swing! Guan Yi had finally glimpsed a corner of the intricate workings of the human body, this complex machine!
Unwilling to relinquish his hard-won enlightenment, Guan Yi continued to throw punches. One punch connected 17 bones and 23 joints, another punch connected 18 bones and 21 joints, and yet another punch…

call!call!call!
The wind howled incessantly. Everyone in the room turned their attention to Guan Yi, while Wen Yun Shen's face lit up with surprise.

So... you've entered the door?!
"Hehehe, truly a genius." Guo Haihuang said with bright eyes, "Remember this feeling, and we can begin the next stage of cultivation!"

Guan Yi lowered his fist, feeling invigorated, and was about to agree when his face suddenly darkened slightly.

I can't begin the next stage of my spiritual practice.

Because a plan unfolded before his eyes, an effect of 50000 life points per use, it had arrived!
[The first interaction with a local celebrity has ended. You can spend 50000 Life Points to unlock the second interaction with a local celebrity.]

[Peak of Skill Climbing Index: 15%]

[Gain skill bonus: 15%]

In an instant, an indescribable sense of enlightenment surged into Guan Yi's heart and acted on his body. As his consciousness returned to the pirate world, he felt that he had undergone a transformation!
Whether it's the control over the Flame-Flame Fruit, the strength of Armament Haki and Observation Haki, or the Six Powers of the Navy based on the form and meaning, Guan Yi has grasped them all, directly increasing his skill by more than 10%!
This was an enlightenment-like improvement; his overall skills had reached a new level!

Guan Yi was briefly confused and shocked.

The peak of skill climbing index is 15%?

Gain a 15% skill bonus?

The project proposal never disappointed him.

The first phase involves pausing to refine the fundamentals.

The second stage involves a martial arts competition where participants practice and copy each other's unique skills.

The third stage not only allows him to learn more advanced martial arts, but also provides a prestigious percentage bonus, directly enhancing his strength!

That 50000 life points is totally worth it!

As his consciousness fully returned to the world of One Piece, flames and fire gradually surged from Guan Yi's body, and a powerful sense of Conqueror's Haki spread out!
The two emperors in front of them were still waiting for Guan Yi to present his congratulatory gifts and state his conditions. Upon seeing this, their expressions changed slightly, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Kid, what do you want?!"

After a two-second pause, Guan Yi said in a deep voice, "Besides taking Nico Robin away, there are two other things."

"First, I do not engage in arranged marriages, especially with underage girls. Please, Ms. Lingling, do not make things difficult for me, and also do not make things difficult for your own daughter."

The middle-aged woman wrinkled her chubby face slightly, but the joy of receiving the third road sign quickly made her forget her displeasure, and she said, "Mama mama, okay!"

Guan Yi nodded and looked at Kaido.

"Secondly, the previous simple clash wasn't enough. Let's have another fight, Kaido!"

Kaido was taken aback, then grinned excitedly, unleashing his Conqueror's Haki. It clashed with Guan Yi's aura, transforming into a solid, purplish-black lightning bolt that cleaved the dining table in two!
Food was spilled all over the floor.

"Kaido!!"

Amidst the old woman's furious shouts, Kaido roared with laughter, "Kid, are you sure? I don't have time to play these silly tricks with you! Fighting is a matter of life and death!"

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