One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 131 Domineering Entanglement! The Battle is Exhilarating! [6.2K]

"Hahaha, I understand!"

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Garp took a step forward, revealing his figure. The clothes on his chest had already been shattered, revealing a strong chest that did not look like that of someone his age.

He casually ripped off his tattered shirt, revealing his powerful, muscular, bronze-colored body that gleamed with a metallic sheen.

"Good boy!"

The old man touched his slightly sunken chest, burst into laughter, his white teeth gleaming in the sunlight, "That punch was really powerful!"

"Your body is clearly stronger!"

Shano scoffed, "Crocodile died from this very move of mine, but for you, it seems like it only caused a minor scratch!"

"No way!"

Garp shouted in dissatisfaction, "You used Armament Haki to destroy internal organs with that move! It's very powerful; I feel like my internal organs are about to shift!"

"This kind of pain cannot be borne by me alone!"

Swish!
Before he could finish speaking, Garp's figure suddenly blurred.

Xia Nuo's pupils contracted, a red light flashed in his eyes, and his Observation Haki frantically issued a warning, but he was still a beat too slow—

"Falling to the bottom of the ocean!"

With a sharp shout from Garp, he grabbed Shano's right fist as it came to block, threw it into the air, and then flashed onto Shano's body.

With his other hand, carrying a powerful and domineering aura that had been accumulating for some time, he slammed it down from above into Xia Nuo's abdomen!
boom! ! !
The power of this punch far exceeded that of the previous ones!
Even though Xia Nuo immediately covered himself with Armament Haki for protection, he was still sent flying backward like a cannonball!
It plowed hundreds of meters of trenches into the ice, but still hadn't completely released its force, directly piercing through the ice and sinking into the sea.

One hundred meters, three hundred meters... five hundred meters!

When they reached a distance of over 900 meters, Xia Nuo finally came to a stop.

Nearly a thousand meters deep in the ocean, sunlight could no longer penetrate, and all around was pitch black.

Xia Nuo floated in the cold water, the only sound in his ears the roar of his blood rushing through his body.

He looked down at his abdomen; the protective layer of Armament Haki that had formed around his body had crumbled, and there were many places on his skin stained with blood.

Garp's use of internal sabotage is far superior to his.
His abdominal skin was still largely intact, seemingly without any serious injury.

But the stomach and surrounding intestines felt as if they had been churned in a meat grinder, twisted into a ball, causing excruciating pain.

"That old bastard really likes to retaliate!"

He grinned, revealing bloodied teeth. The pressure of the deep sea made his wounds ache slightly, but his heartbeat grew increasingly frantic.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Every heartbeat made the surrounding seawater tremble, and ripples spread from the surface of the body, forming rings of vacuum zones in the deep sea!

"But at this level..."

Xia Nuo suddenly looked up, his leg muscles contracting and tensing to their limit like springs—

"But that's still not enough!!!"

boom!
The current beneath his feet collapsed instantly, creating violent ripples that spread outwards. He surged forward like a torpedo going against the current!

Three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters—

boom! ! !
The moment the ice shattered, Xia Nuo, enveloped in a towering column of water, leaped into the air!
Sunlight pierced through the mist, shining on his lean body, and the rising heat distorted the air.

Garp couldn't help but look up, squinting as he met the black-haired boy's gaze, and they both grinned.

"I'm telling you, aren't you taking this a bit too seriously, old man?"

Xia Nuo grinned and spat out a mouthful of icy saliva, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth before dropping it to the ground. Though he said this, his eyes blazed with even stronger fighting spirit.

"This is the attitude we should have towards you now, you idiot brat!"

Garp clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, and stepped forward, laughing loudly. "Go all out, kid! Let this old man see just how much skill you've improved!"

"is it?"

Xia Nuo grinned and met his gaze. "That suits me just fine!"

hum-

The two of them vanished from the spot in the next instant!
"Finger Pistol: Ripple Barrage!"

Xia Nuo's hands moved in a blur, unleashing dozens of swirling wisps of energy imbued with Armament Haki, pouring out like a storm.

Garp neither dodged nor evaded; his iron fist unleashed a flurry of punches within Shano's sight, each strike precisely intercepting the others, the colliding energies creating continuous sonic booms.

"Useless, useless, useless!!!"

Garp charged forward with a maniacal laugh, pulling back his right fist to gather power. "Let's try this!"

"Iron Fist!"

Before the fist even landed, the terrifying pressure of the punch contorted Xia Nuo's facial muscles. He quickly retreated using Moon Step, simultaneously raising his right leg high, his dark Armament Haki spreading like a tide—

"Storm Foot - Ripple Meteorite!"

Boom! ! !
The leg blade and the iron fist collided with a deafening roar, which was also a clash between extremely intense Armament Haki!

Black lightning flashed and exploded continuously around the two of them.

The ice beneath their feet evaporated instantly, revealing the violently churning seawater below. Garp's punch faltered slightly, and Shano seized this minute opening, his left hand forming a knife with his fingers, thrusting straight at his opponent's throat!
puff!

The fingertip pierced Garp's neck smoothly, but just as it reached his throat, it could not go any further. It was because Shano's wrist had been gripped by a large, iron-like hand. Garp leaned forward, his grimacing face inches away from Shano's.
"I've caught you again, you brat!"

boom! boom! boom!
Xia Nuo was swung up and slammed onto the ice, repeatedly being thrown and smashed, each impact causing an earthquake-like roar.

However, before he could repeat this set of movements a few times, the boy suddenly curled up and flipped over, wrapping his legs around Garp's arm, and twisted his waist and abdomen with a sudden burst of strength—

Click!

With a sickening cracking sound, Garp's right arm bent unnaturally and fell limply to the ground.

"Were they preparing for this all along?"

Garp winced in pain, but then realized what had happened and exclaimed in surprise, "So it was a trap, deliberately set up for me to fall into?"

"nonsense!"

With a sneer, Shano broke free from Garp's large hand and simultaneously delivered an elbow strike that slammed into Garp's face. "How could I possibly fall for the same trick twice!"

boom!
Shano's elbow strike, carrying a ripple of energy, landed squarely on Garp's face. Blood gushed from the old man's nose, but Garp instead burst into laughter—

"What a terrifying brat! No wonder he made those five old geezers so uneasy, hahaha! What about this move?!"

Garp suddenly lowered his head, his forehead slamming into Shano like a battering ram!

Just in time!

Xia Nuo neither dodged nor avoided, but instead rammed his forehead directly into the other.

Boom!
The dull thud of skulls colliding sent shivers down everyone's spines. Xia Nuo's vision went black as a sharp pain shot through his nose, a cracking sensation shooting through him. Garp reacted similarly, both leaning back simultaneously, only to lunge forward in perfect unison the next second—

boom! boom! boom!
The afterimages of fists and feet clashing were as dense as a torrential rain, and the black flashes that erupted from the collision of Armament Haki had already dyed the sky dark.

The vast ice field created by Nojiko has long since disappeared, and the sea surface at the center has been torn apart by the aftershocks of their battle, creating a whirlpool hundreds of meters in diameter!

"That felt so good, so incredibly good!!!"

Garp fought with increasing gusto, his face growing rosy and excited. "It's been so many years, so many years, that no one has been able to let me unleash all my strength!"

In recent years, the opponents he has encountered have either relied on some fancy Devil Fruit or simply wielded a sword and hacked and slashed.

This is boring, absolutely boring!

This kind of brutal, visceral clash of physical strength is precisely the ultimate romance that men of the sea should strive for!
"Hey! Bogart, move the warship a bit further away!"

Garp suddenly turned around and shouted at the warship.

"Yes, Vice Admiral Garp!"

The sailors on the warship were tossed and turned countless times by the shockwaves, and many of them even collapsed on the deck, vomiting everywhere.

Upon hearing this, he burst into tears as if granted a pardon. Without even needing Bogart's instructions, he hurriedly turned the dog-headed warship around and sailed away into the distance.

"Nami, it's the same over there!"

Xia Nuo had a slight idea of ​​what was going on, and turned around to loudly remind him as well.

Once both ships had retreated to a safe distance.

The two, who were only a few meters apart, exchanged a knowing glance.

Garp cracked his neck, his joints popping like beans.

"You brat, are you ready? You won't be able to withstand this final move unless you use your strongest attack."

"Come on horseback!"

With a thought, almost in the blink of an eye, Xia Nuo's body abruptly reverted from the "Paper Painting Martial Body" form, reverting to its original appearance—

A muscular man who stands 4.2 meters tall and weighs over 800 kilograms, with smooth muscle lines, combining strength and beauty!

Boom!
As Xia Nuo took a step forward, the already collapsed ice layer immediately emitted a trembling sound.

"Oh? Ohhhhhh!!"

Garp's eyes lit up, and he drooled. "What a handsome physique! This is your true appearance! I was wondering about this before, but now I see!"

"What's weird?"

Xia Nuo looked down at Kapu and asked in surprise.

"Of course it's your height! You were already 1.9 meters tall at fourteen or fifteen, so how come you seem to have shrunk this time? Well, here's what happened!"

Garp laughed heartily:
"It's a return of life, right? To be able to maintain that form year after year, hey hey hey, you kid, your control over your body has really reached an unbelievable level!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

Xia Nuo grinned, "However, since you want me to use my strongest move, you'd better be prepared yourself, old man!"

"Pfft, hahaha, what an arrogant declaration, kid!"

Garp threw his head back and laughed heartily, "But I like it!"

With a snap, in the next instant, his right fist stretched backward to its limit, his arm muscles seemed to swell, and his veins bulged.

As he made this movement, a faint "barricade" sound seemed to be heard.

Then, thick bolts of black and red lightning suddenly began to crackle and spread outwards from between his fingers and knuckles—

So they really did resort to that method...

Overlord color entanglement!
Xia Nuo licked the corner of his lips, his eyes growing increasingly excited and violent.

This was the first time he had faced the power of the Overlord's Entanglement directly, but it didn't matter!
For him now, nothing can become the kind of thunderous gossip that can knock him unconscious in one blow!

"Fist bone collision!!!"

Garp's roar exploded like thunder, and his fist, which had been gathering all his strength, finally slammed out at that moment! Crack!!!
In an instant, black and red lightning coiled around the fist, twisting the space in its path into spiderweb-like cracks. The terrifying impact swept outwards in all directions!
Before the ice even touched the surface, it evaporated and created a thousand-meter-long trench. Under the pressure of the fist, the boiling seawater split rapidly to both sides, exposing a vacuum channel that led directly to the seabed!

"Well done!"

Xia Nuo's eyes were bloodshot, and his bulging arm muscles suddenly bulged. He clenched his hands into a hammer shape, and Armament Haki and Ripple Qi swirled around them like erupting magma.

"The Gun of Elbaf——"

The 4.2-meter-tall body bent backward like a fully drawn bow, the vertebrae cracking with each joint, and the black, hammer-like fists, dragging the domineering aura of a meteor tail, surged upward against Garp's fist!

"Wei Guo · Gai!"

This attack was a new move he had just developed during the time he had been desperately studying the historical texts!
The ripple energy is perfectly combined with the unique power generation techniques of the giants.

Compared to the original Wei Guo, its destructive power has reached a new level!

Click!Click!Click!
The seabed beneath their feet, which was two or three thousand meters apart, was now collapsing layer by layer under the terrifying pressure. Garp and Shano's eyes locked, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

The lightning, a mixture of Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, reflected a ferocious, beast-like light in each other's pupils, while the wide grins at the corners of their mouths grew increasingly contorted and grotesque.

At that moment, their fists finally collided fiercely!
Rumble——! ! !
The moment their fists collided, the concept of time seemed to be erased.

Black and red lightning and ripples transformed into an intertwined black pillar that shot straight into the sky, like a black dragon baring its fangs and claws, tearing large circular holes in the clouds.

Centered on the point of impact, the ice field, covering more than 100,000 square meters, was completely shattered by the enormous impact!
Countless thick columns of water shot into the sky, turning into a torrential downpour, splashing against the broken ice surface, and then rising up an endless white mist that obscured the view.

"Whoa-!"

Even after retreating several kilometers away, the impact still tossed the warship and the crew of the Shura into disarray, causing the deck to shake violently and the masts to groan under the strain.

"This...this is way too outrageous!"

Nami clung tightly to Gin to keep from being blown away by the gust of wind, her face pale. "How could he fight my brother like this? Is that old man even human?!"

"Hey, you've got it backwards!"

Smoker couldn't help but turn his head, "I have to say, is Boss Shano even human? He actually managed to fight Garp to this extent with just physical skills!"

That's Garp, who has dominated the seas for decades and once chased the Pirate King Roger all over the place!

Although the two were just sparring, and Garp clearly wasn't going all out, it's still quite terrifying to be able to do this much!

And then there's the fact that the captain is only eighteen years old...

That would be even more terrifying!
"Is this... the world's top-level battle...?"

In the corner, Robin stared blankly at the black and red pillar of light that stretched across the sky in the distance, muttering to himself.

In her arms, Nuomizi trembled with fear, hiding deep within her embrace and too afraid to come out.

I finally managed to peek out and saw Ah Yin casting a disdainful look at me.

Ugh, how awful!
I also want to grow up quickly so I can help!

Nuomizi glared back angrily, gritted her teeth, and her snow-white body suddenly glowed slightly, as if something was about to happen.

pity.

Everyone's attention was focused on the earth-shattering battle in the distance, and they didn't notice it at all.

……

The black and red lightning finally dissipated, and the thick fog that had been covering the sea gradually receded, revealing a devastated battlefield.

The once endless ice field has completely disappeared.

Garp lay on his back on a piece of barely floating ice, panting heavily. His chest was covered in bloodstains, and his Justice Cloak had long since turned to ashes, leaving only a few tattered strips hanging from his shoulders.

Blood kept spurting from the corner of his mouth, like he was having diarrhea.

But the eyes that looked up at the sky were still bright and piercing, even carrying a hint of joyful laughter.

On the other side, Xia Nuo's injuries were much more severe.

Half of his body was submerged in the icy seawater. His right arm was almost useless, with the white bone at the elbow joint piercing through the flesh and exposed, its blood constantly spreading and staining the surrounding seawater dark red.

Although his left arm could still move with difficulty, his five fingers were twisted and deformed, and the knuckles were a bloody mess, clearly indicating that he had endured unimaginable recoil force during the previous clash.

What's even more shocking is his chest.

A gruesome gash stretched from below the neck all the way to the abdomen, revealing the muscle tissue beneath the skin. You could even see the faintly beating heart through the wound and the thin membrane.

"Hoo... Hah..."

The boy's breathing was weak and erratic, and with each gasp, blood foam spilled from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating that his internal organs had suffered severe damage.

The sea breeze howled, whipping up tiny ice shards.

Both of them turned their heads and looked at each other across the broken ice. Garp grinned, revealing a wild smile.

"Hahaha! How about it, brat... can you still stand up?"

Xia Nuo glanced at him.

He snorted, and without saying a word, he sprang to his feet, supporting his body.

Although it was a little shaky, it gradually regained its balance after staggering for a few seconds.

"Hey, don't do anything reckless!" Garp said, both surprised and angry. "I was just joking. You can't act recklessly at a time like this, or something really bad will happen... Huh?"

The old man's eyes suddenly widened.

But what I see before me is this:

Gollum-

Amidst the eerie sounds of flesh writhing, the broken bones of Xia Nuo's right arm automatically reset, muscle fibers intertwined and coiled like living things, and the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The gruesome crack on his chest also began to close, and the tissue under his skin regenerated rapidly. Even the wound that almost touched his heart scabbed over and fell off in just a few seconds, revealing new, tender pink skin.

"This……"

Karp's pupils contracted sharply, and he sat up abruptly.

He had fought on the seas for decades, seen countless strange and unusual creatures, and witnessed countless bizarre and wondrous abilities, but what he saw before him still exceeded his comprehension—

It's not a Devil Fruit ability;

It's nothing like the Knights of God or the Five Elders, who have some strange method of immortality and regeneration that they somehow acquired.

Xia Nuo's recovery was purely a terrifying self-healing process on a physical level!
"Pfft hahaha!"

After a brief moment of astonishment, Garp suddenly burst into laughter, "Interesting! Very interesting! You brat, your bloodline is probably not simple, is it?"

"What bloodline? It's clearly all thanks to my own hard work and sweat!"

Xia Nuo stretched his newly healed right arm and grinned, "How about it, old man, want to fight again?"

"Tsk, what a monster..."

Garp clicked his tongue, then suddenly jumped up, patted the ice shards off his butt, and said, "No more fighting! If we keep going, these old bones of mine will really fall apart!"

"What are you pretending to be!"

Xia Nuo scoffed. That old man, that attack just now was indeed a full-force attack, and Xia Nuo barely managed to block it.

But the old man still has plenty of stamina; at the same intensity as before, he could fight for days and nights without any problem.

In truth, he was the one who was pretending.

Although the regeneration technique was activated at full power, his wounds appeared to have healed almost completely, and his breathing seemed to have stabilized.

However, in reality, the energy consumed by the regeneration technique also drained his already limited strength, leaving him completely empty-headed and weak.

Even if Nami punched him, it would probably be...

No, that would definitely have been Nami who broke the bone. If it were Nojiko instead, she might have had a chance to knock herself out with one punch.

In short, they are completely unable to withstand high-intensity combat in the short term, and can only put on a show of bravado.

……

The clouds in the sky were torn apart, as if ripped apart by a pair of invisible giant hands, revealing a large expanse of azure blue.

The intense sunlight poured down through the gaps, illuminating the scarred ice plain and creating countless tiny sparkles, like scattered diamonds.

A sea breeze blows.

The two of them sat cross-legged facing each other on the crushed ice.

"Hahaha! That was great! Today was really satisfying!"

Garp laughed and slapped his thigh, then, as if remembering something, reached into his crotch and rummaged around.

This action made Bogart, on the distant warship, sigh and rub his forehead—then the old man pulled out a crumpled document with suspicious water stains on the edges and casually tossed it at Shano.

"Now that I've finished my business, I should take care of this as well. Here, take a look."

After throwing it away, Garp ignored it and focused intently on picking his nose.

With a blank expression, Xia Nuo kicked the document into the icy water beside him. After watching it float and sink for a while, he picked it up and shook off the ice crystals.

This is an official document with a gold-embossed cover and the emblem of the World Government printed on the title page.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea alliance."

He turned to the first page, glanced at the terms casually, and found them to be largely the same as the promises the World Government had previously made to the other Seven Warlords of the Sea:

Revoke arrest warrants for himself and his subordinates, grant them the legal right to plunder, exempt them from all taxes and miscellaneous duties, and allow them naval support in case of emergencies, etc.

These are nothing special.

Surprisingly, there was an extra blank space in the center of the clause.

According to the annotation below, the World Government allows Shano to make an additional request, like a blank check, which he can fill in by hand here.

As long as it's not too excessive and doesn't cross the bottom line of the World Government, it can be satisfied.

This is both an acknowledgment of Xia Nuo's strength in killing two Shichibukai in succession and an additional means of winning him over to increase the chances of a successful negotiation.

Xia Nuo couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"How about it, not bad, right?"

Garp chuckled and said, "As long as you sign this document, all your grudges with the World Government and the Marine Headquarters will be wiped clean, and from now on you can sail the seas openly and honestly!"

Xia Nuo finally closed the book.

He looked up at Karp with a half-smile:

"To sail the seas openly and honestly?"

(End of this chapter)