His blood began to surge faster through his veins. Even before Tengetsu Ares truly exerted himself, thick veins already bulged beneath his steel-cast muscles and iron-hard skin, crawling across his body like vicious blue serpents.
It was as if those veins had come alive.
A terrifying sight.
Opposite him, Tengetsu Ares stared intently at Brogy and Dorry, refusing to miss even the slightest detail of how they unleashed Conquest of the Sea. He engraved the entire scene deep into his mind.
What he wanted was the most authentic, most unadulterated form of Conquest of the Sea, learned directly from the two giants.
Because he would never have the chance to stand on the future battlefield of Onigashima and personally witness Kaido and Big Mom unleash that move.
Right now, Brogy and Dorry were his best possible teachers.
Unlike Elizabello II of the Prodence Kingdom and his King Punch, Dorry and Brogy did not need to loosen up like boxers with rapid jabs and hooks before striking.
They simply stood there, and the aura around them kept rising.
Blue energy flames began to engulf Blue Ogre Dorry's entire body.
Meanwhile, Red Ogre Brogy was shrouded in blazing red energy.
That was the origin of their titles.
Dorry's expression turned solemn, like a predator in the jungle. His sharp eyes locked onto Tengetsu Ares as he warned, "Listen, this Conquest of the Sea is far stronger than the one we used before without our weapons. If you want to back out, now is your last chance."
"That is right, brat. Do not say we did not warn you. Once we launch this attack, there will be no room for regret," Brogy said with a grin, a clear thrill flickering in his eyes.
For the two of them, who had been stuck on Little Garden for decades, encountering an outsider as strong as Tengetsu Ares was a rare and exhilarating event.
They did not want to crush him too quickly.
Seeing the confidence on their faces, Tengetsu Ares bared his teeth in a wild, arrogant grin. "Oh please. You were not looking this confident when I was suppressing you just now."
"Do not underestimate my strength."
At those words, Dorry and Brogy exchanged a glance. They knew exactly how strong Tengetsu Ares was after that last fight.
His physique was monstrous.
But as the two captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates, after roaming the seas for so many years, they had never once encountered anyone who could successfully block a fully armed Conquest of the Sea from the two of them.
The aura around them began to shift onto their weapons.
The great sword.
The giant axe.
Both weapons became stained with strange energy flames, and at the same time, both were infused with powerful Armament Haki.
As giants from the New World, they naturally possessed that power.
It was only because they had appeared so early in the original timeline, back when Oda had not fully developed Haki, or perhaps had not even conceived of it yet, that it had never been shown before.
When their momentum reached its peak, Tengetsu Ares suddenly spoke, his voice rough with excitement.
"Come on. Let me see the greatest spear of the giant race!"
Dorry and Brogy exchanged one more glance. Then, in perfect sync, they stepped forward and took up their attack stances before swinging their weapons.
"Conquest of the Sea!"
Their weapons did not collide in midair the way Kaido and Big Mom's had.
Instead, as they each launched their strike, the blue energy coating one weapon and the red energy coating the other burst outward as violent waves of power.
If Tengetsu Ares had to describe it with a single word, it would be...
Sword aura.
It was astonishingly similar to the club aura Kaido could unleash with his kanabo.
And in that instant, a line of perfect truth flashed through Tengetsu Ares' mind.
The Great Dao is simple.