Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 78 Awakening!

In Guo Haihuang's study, Guan Yi was reading through Guo Haihuang's collection of books for the sixth time, comparing them with some materials he had printed out, and occasionally striking some strange poses on the open space.

Throughout its 4000-year history, martial arts techniques that have survived to this day are the culmination of various skills. In addition, Guo Haihuang has personally restored many martial arts schools that had been lost.

Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Bagua, Hung Kuen...

Having obtained this treasure, Guan Yi devoted himself to its study with great eagerness. As a master of Xingyi Quan, he no longer needed anyone to teach him and was able to grasp the principles of various martial arts by analogy.

Over the course of a year, his martial arts foundation has become more solid. While he may not have undergone a complete transformation, he has taken a firm step on the path to becoming a grandmaster.

When Guo Haihuang arrived at the study, he saw Guan Yi posing in a strange way on the open ground.

Its form resembles the starting stance of the Xingyi Tiger Form, but it is even more like a tiger. Guan Yi seems to have completely transformed himself into a tiger.

He lowered his body, his entire silhouette resembling a fully drawn bow. His back was no longer straight, but formed a powerful arc, his shoulder blades slightly raised like the wings of a tiger. His five fingers were not clenched into fists, but hooked like tiger claws, his knuckles white from the force.

His pupils were deep and dark, like a tiger locking onto its prey. When Guo Haihuang's eyes met his, he was momentarily stunned.

"What are you doing?"

Guan Yi withdrew his move and chuckled.

"It's nothing, just a pilot project on martial arts concepts."

Guo Haihuang pushed the wheelchair forward and grabbed the documents that Guan Yi had printed out.

To his surprise, the materials didn't contain any knowledge about the human body or martial arts principles. Instead, they were printed with diagrams of tiger skeletons and joints, resembling human skeletal joints, and labeled with various biological terms, leaving Guo Haihuang somewhat confused.

But considering Guan Yi's previous actions, he still had some guesses in his mind. Looking at Guan Yi, he said with a half-smile, "It's been a year. A whole year and you still haven't mastered the art of imagining joints. It seems you have no talent in attack and defense."

Go back, go back to Yun Shen.

Seeing that he had finally been discovered, Guan Yi quickly begged for mercy, "No, Sea Emperor, I've already mastered the art!"

"Oh, when did you start learning?"

“...Nine months ago,” Guan Yi confessed.

"Stop pretending? You brat! You've been freeloading at the old man's house, haven't you?!" Guo Haihuang scolded irritably. "I thought you were having some kind of trouble! Since you've already entered the first stage, why don't you show it and start the next stage of your cultivation?!"

Because the next stage requires 50000 life points.

Yes, the intention is to exploit bugs.

When Guan Yi discovered that completing one of Guo Haihuang's cultivation tasks would cost 50000 life points to proceed to the next stage of cultivation, he had an idea.

If I don't finish, won't I have plenty of time to practice martial arts in the Kengan world?
Sure enough, after Guo Haihuang had him study 'imaginary joints' for three months, he had already begun to get a feel for it, but he didn't say anything.

He practiced quietly, and even studied some of his own things in a way that made sense!
He earned a full nine months of martial arts training time!
When Guo Haihuang exposed him, he wanted to play dumb, but he was worried that Guo Haihuang would really get angry and cause some unnecessary trouble, so he had no choice but to confess.

This trick can probably only be used once.

Guo Haihuang wasn't angry. He was a martial arts fanatic and naturally appreciated young people who loved martial arts, but...

"Imagining joints and bones is just about making changes based on the human body. A tiger has a full 250 bones, and its bone density is 1.2 to 1.5 times that of the human body. The difference in joints is even greater. It is impossible to completely reproduce the form of a tiger. Your Xingyi tiger form is already the pinnacle."

“I understand, Sea Emperor.”

Guo Haihuang nodded slightly, chuckled, and said, "In that case, brat, are you willing to move on to the next stage of cultivation?"

I'm reluctant, but I have no choice.

The prompt for the project proposal has already popped up.

[The third interaction with a local celebrity has ended. You can spend 50000 Life Points to unlock the fourth interaction with a local celebrity.]

[Peak of Skill Climbing Index: 60%]

[Gain skill bonus: 60%]

[Life Points: 8594]

The cost of 100000 life points increased Guan Yi's skill bonus from 15% to 60%!

Guan Yi spent an extra year honing his martial arts skills!
The value of percentage-based bonuses lies in the fact that they are directly added to the base stats; the stronger the foundation, the greater the improvement. Guan Yi's original skill level is 1*1.15.

It's now 1.1 * 1.6!

When his consciousness returned to the world of One Piece, Guan Yi felt an all-around improvement!

The mastery of the Flame-Flame Fruit, the manipulation of Armament Haki, and the use of Observation Haki—while the overall strength hasn't increased much, the technique has reached a new level, making the world much clearer!
Within the frozen timeframe outlined in the plan, nothing in the pirate world changed.

Surrounded by disheveled and wounded marines, with Kaido and Big Mom's two allies beside him, and facing the wary Aokiji and the heavily injured Kizaru...

Huh? Where's Garp?!

"You've given yourself away, kid!"

"Fist bone impact!"

Without any warning, Garp had mastered Shave to an unparalleled degree. Only when his fist struck Guan Yi's body did the ice layer where he had been standing finally shatter.

The moment Guan Yi sensed something was wrong, he used his power-dissipating technique, but Garp's iron fist was filled with the highest level of Armament Haki. Even though he had tried his best to dissipate the power, Guan Yi was still shot backward like a cannonball, bouncing several times on the ice and sliding for miles!
The impact felt weak; it probably didn't seriously injure the kid. Although young, he was indeed a force to be reckoned with. Garp clearly sensed this, and without hesitation, continued his charge towards the direction Guan Yi was flying backward.

One of them must be resolved first!
On either side, Kaido and Big Mom were shocked.

Why is this kid distracted?! That bastard Garp isn't just all talk!

They cursed under their breath and tried to break free to rescue the trapped person, but then they discovered that their lower bodies were bound by a thick layer of ice!

"Oh dear, three against two is too disadvantageous for us, we can't let you get in our way."

Aokiji crouched on the ice, staring intently at the two Yonko with a serious expression. He knew that his ice could only bind the two for a moment, but buying them this much time should be enough.

In an instant, the flying Guan Yi and the pursuing Garp became the focus of the entire scene, Kaido and Big Mom looked gloomy, and the morale of the marines was greatly boosted.

That's it! As expected of the hero Garp!

Let's take down that Flame Tiger first!
"Sink to the bottom of the sea!"

In the distance, Garp, who had leaped up, showed none of his usual carefree and playful demeanor. Knowing the gravity of the situation, he used the same fist he used when chasing the Pirate King to face Guan Yi, this young man.

'It's best to avoid last-minute cramming; use your life points as soon as you have them in the future.' Lying on the ice, facing the iron fist of the hero Garp, Guan Yi remained calm despite the blood trickling from his mouth.

Just moments before being engulfed by the domineering aura of the iron fist, Guan Yi's body spontaneously exploded. Not scattered, but actively and completely dissolved into its elemental form!
He transformed into the purest and most violent primal flame, and then, at the core of that dazzling firelight, his form was wildly reshaped and expanded at a speed beyond the reach of sight!

Flames formed a majestic skull, solidified into powerful limbs, woven into fur with burning ancient patterns, and a tiger's tail made of pure energy lashed the air like a whip—

In an instant, a giant tiger composed entirely of flames interwoven with blazing white and gold appeared proudly between the sea and the sky!
It was tens of meters long, with an elegant yet powerful posture. Every hair on its body seemed to pulsate with a destructive rhythm. Its tiger eyes were like two pools of lava, as it looked down at Garp, who was throwing a punch.

"Hmm?" Garp frowned.

What is this? Isn't this kid a Logia-type Devil Fruit user with the Flame-Flame Fruit? Why does he look like a Mythical Zoan?
"Roar—!" The fiery tiger let out a soul-shaking roar, neither dodging nor avoiding, and met Garp's iron fist with agility that transcended the limits of physics, suddenly shaking its head!
boom!
Kapna's iron fist, powerful enough to shatter an island, slammed solidly into the Flame Tiger's cheek! The expected sensation of shattering a physical object did not come; instead, the fist felt as if it had smashed into a viscous and scorching ocean of energy. The immense force twisted the Flame Tiger's head, causing it to explode into a shower of fire, but its core structure did not collapse!
In that tiny fraction of a second, the Fiery Tiger's incredibly sharp claws, made of extreme energy, grazed the edge of Garp's tilted cheek with artistic precision and deadly speed!

laugh--

Garp charged forward, his figure separating from the fiery giant tiger, and landed on a huge piece of ice floating on the sea. He slowly straightened up, a thin red line as fine as a hair quietly appearing on his cheek.

"There's always something more troublesome than this." Garp touched the bloodstain on his cheek, turned to stare at the giant tiger, and asked, "What exactly is that?"

Even with his experience, he had never seen anything like it before, because this was a move he created under the guidance of Guo Haihuang, the world's most famous martial artist.

Imagine new joint structures?
No, there's no need to imagine; the plasticity of the Natural type is inherently infinite. He studied the structure of a tiger in the Guo Hai Royal Family not so that he could become a tiger in the Kengan world, and he never would.

But in the world of One Piece, it's different!
Using the Flame-Flame Fruit, Guan Yi reshaped his body into a giant fire tiger, completely replicating the tiger's skeleton and joints, and gaining all the enhanced characteristics of a real tiger!
In this form, he could even be described as a Logia-type Devil Fruit user – the Flame-Tiger Fruit.

To regard him as the weak link in the 'Three Emperors Alliance'?

That was true before, but that's not necessarily true now.

To be able to do this, besides skill, he also crossed a crucial threshold with the 60% bonus from peak skill.

His Flame-Flame Fruit has awakened!

(End of this chapter)