Chapter 330: Learning the King's Fist

"It seems like you're really pleased with the King's Fist, my husband!"

Yadina smiled gently as she watched Li Yuan, who was deeply focused on learning.

"Lady Yadina, what kind of power did Li Yuan just use?"

Elisavero III, standing next to Yadina, couldn't help but ask curiously.

He had never heard of Li Yuan eating a Devil Fruit, but that blood-red lightning power seemed eerily similar to the powers of a Devil Fruit.

"That's a high-level application of Conqueror's Haki. Only those who have mastered Conqueror's Haki to the utmost can use it. There are probably no more than three people in the world who possess such a power."

"Your potential is quite good. How about coming to the Infinite Sea and developing there? If you join the Infinite Sea, after receiving our training, it's possible for you to reach the top of the Battle Tower, and even become an officer of the Infinite Pirates."

Yadina looked at Elisavero III with a smile. 

As the heir to the Kingdom of Prodence, his joining the Infinite Pirates would be a huge gain for them, strengthening the Infinite Pirates' hold over the seas.

Moreover, Yadina had researched Elisavero III's background, and if trained well, he could indeed become one of the Infinite Pirates' officers in the future.

"I'm willing! I'm willing to join the Infinite Pirates!"

Elisavero III's eyes immediately lit up when he heard Yadina's words.

This was a figure who was practically the queen of the Infinite Pirates. If she was personally inviting him, it meant that he had this potential.

Having witnessed his father's full-powered King's Fist easily blocked by Li Yuan, his desire for greater power reignited.

"Alright, when you head to the Infinite Sea, I'll send someone to pick you up and arrange your training."

Yadina smiled.

After several hours of teaching, Elisavero II had shown Li Yuan how to use the King's Fist again, and Li Yuan had quickly mastered it.

"Wait, you learned it this quickly?"

Elisavero III was watching Li Yuan, who was now swinging his fists to build up power, with his skin beginning to turn slightly red. It was clear that Li Yuan had already mastered the King's Fist!

But wasn't this speed a bit too fast?

He himself had spent three years learning the King's Fist, yet Li Yuan had learned it in just a few hours?

As Li Yuan continued to swing his fists to accumulate power, the blood-red color in his skin became more pronounced, and steam started to rise from his pores.

"Is this the unique aura? It feels somewhat similar to Haki, but it's not quite Haki. It's a force that seems to emanate from constant movement, like a power released from cells."

"But the King's Fist uses techniques similar to Life Return to lock that power inside the body, which would normally leak out."

"When the force reaches the maximum limit of the body's confinement, it's unleashed through the fist to create the King's Fist!"

Li Yuan began to accumulate power for the King's Fist while simultaneously analyzing its principles. After all, his original plan was to improve the King's Fist.

An hour of punching later, Li Yuan felt the force he had been accumulating had peaked, and that his body could no longer contain more power.

At that point, the excess power, like white steam, began to leak out from his body.

In other words, the King's Fist required at least one hour of buildup, but it could also be charged for up to three hours. However, the difference in power between one hour and three hours of charging wasn't significant.

"It's better not to build up too long; after all, this 'holding it in' feeling is uncomfortable!"

At this moment, Li Yuan felt as if he were holding in his bladder—his body was on the verge of bursting!

"King's Fist!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Li Yuan unleashed the power he had been holding in his fist.

The three of them stared closely at Li Yuan. When his fist was thrown, they immediately felt an indescribable terrifying power explode from his body.

A tangible white shockwave surged toward the sea. In an instant, the entire ocean was torn apart by this punch, and a massive deep-sea tunnel over a thousand meters wide was forcibly created.

Yadina and the others looked at the sea, only to find that the seabed had sunk over a hundred meters under the immense power of the shockwave.

"Boom!!!"

At the same time, as the shockwave's power exploded beneath the ocean, the ground beneath them vibrated violently, as if the entire island was being shaken by the shockwave.

"How… How can the power of the King's Fist be this strong? If this hit a city, the entire city would probably be leveled!"

Elisavero III stared in awe at Li Yuan's King's Fist, completely speechless, not knowing how to describe the scene in front of him.

"It's not the power of the King's Fist that's terrifying; it's Lord Li Yuan himself!"

Elisavero II clearly understood that the same technique could produce vastly different results depending on who used it.

The King's Fist, in his hands, could break through the walls of a fortress, but in Li Yuan's hands, it could instantly destroy the entire fortress. This was the difference in the user's ability.

After unleashing the King's Fist, Li Yuan immediately felt a sense of weakness, or rather, a sense of relief. He had been in a state of expansion, and now that it was over, he had returned to normal, which made him feel drained.

"The King's Fist allows me to exert five times my strength. The amplification is much smaller than Elisavero II's. This must mean that the stronger the user, the smaller the amplification."

"The King's Fist is similar to my 'Baguo' technique. But Baguo involves absorbing external airflow combined with my own power for explosive release."

"Whereas the King's Fist is purely generated internally. If I could combine it with 'Baguo,' then the power of 'Baguo' would undergo a qualitative transformation, becoming my most powerful technique!"

After throwing the King's Fist, Li Yuan began to think about how to improve the technique.

There was no doubt that the unique internal energy accumulation of the King's Fist was too diffuse and not concentrated enough. It couldn't coexist with most of Li Yuan's sword techniques.

After all, many of Li Yuan's sword techniques required the fusion of sword intent, Haki, and sword moves to unleash their peak power. These techniques were incompatible with the King's Fist.

Only "Baguo" was similar to the King's Fist and could be combined to elevate it into a stronger technique.

As for using the King's Fist on its own, Li Yuan never had any intention of doing that—after all, he was the world's greatest swordsman. How could he rely on a fist?

"However, in order to combine 'Baguo' and improve my sword techniques, I must first solve the buildup issue with the King's Fist. Otherwise, there's no way to merge them."

"Let's start by solving the buildup issue with the King's Fist. Even if we can't solve it completely, at least I should be able to charge it up during battle, not just outside of combat."

Li Yuan rubbed his brow and thought.

(End of Chapter)