After his body flew backward in mid-air, Patrick finally seemed to be behaving himself a bit. After all, his body wasn't under much control right now.
"What was that power?" Patrick clutched his chest, the sinister smile on his face long gone.
That punch from Kenji just now almost made him feel as if he were fighting Roger. The heavy punch struck him so hard that he nearly lost his grip on his umbrella sword.
And even with the sword blocking, the force of the punch still made his chest ache severely.
He quickly recovered in just a short while, and even before that, he had already regained control of his body, which was still flying backward in mid-air.
"Just like Garp... Heh, interesting." He now had a rough assessment of Kenji's abilities.
He believed Kenji was like Garp, focusing on physical combat, especially specializing in punches.
"Just punches alone aren't enough to face me."
"You're not Garp!"
Patrick's signature sinister smile reappeared on his face.
However, the next moment, a strong gust of air rushed from a distance. Patrick slightly raised his head, seeing Kenji speeding towards him.
Kenji's feet rapidly stomped, creating explosive sounds as he swiftly approached Patrick, leaving a trail of air behind him in mid-air.
In a flash, Kenji had already rushed in front of Patrick, swinging his fist, which was wrapped in the strongest Armament Haki, with great force.
However, at this moment, Patrick had controlled his body to stop in mid-air, and his hands had already gripped the sword hilt, ready to meet the attack.
The moment Kenji arrived, he exerted force with both hands, gripping his sword and slashing.
This time, he used his true strength, with streaks of Haki swirling around his entire body, and his umbrella sword was enveloped in steaming Haki, with its Armament Haki enhancement pushed to the limit.
"Don't underestimate others, old man!" He sharply slashed his umbrella sword.
Clang!!
The Armament Haki-enhanced sword collided with the fist, producing the sound of metal clashing, while large sparks flew.
Immediately following, Kenji's Armament Haki-enhanced fists struck continuously, moving fast enough to create afterimages.
On the opposite side, Patrick was highly concentrated, constantly moving his sword to block all the iron fists and seizing opportunities to launch slashes.
In less than three seconds, the two attacked each other more than ten times, fiercely engaging in battle with the sky as their battlefield.
"This elderly Admiral is very strong!"
"He indeed has what it takes to fight Roger!"
Patrick grew more and more excited as he fought, and at the same time, his eyes showed surprise, as if he had seen an 'unexpected delight'.
Kenji, on the other hand, had no such surprises to speak of.
He once again punched to block the umbrella sword, his arm continuously exerting force, maintaining a standoff with Patrick.
During this, a slight smile suddenly appeared on Kenji's face, and he said calmly, "The warm-up should be over soon."
"Warm-up? Humph! What a joke!" Patrick's face showed anger upon hearing this.
"Stop boasting!"
As he spoke, he suddenly increased the force in both hands, pressing his sword towards Kenji.
However, just then, Kenji in front of him displayed a coolness that made him feel vaguely uneasy.
"Don't be too presumptuous in front of an old man who has roamed the seas for fifty years."
Kenji's tone was cold, and the inhuman power within him surged into his right fist, the Sea Beast Power erupted violently.
The next moment, Patrick, who had expected to suppress his opponent with his sword, suddenly felt a terrifying, monstrous force surge from his umbrella sword.
He felt as if he had been violently struck by a high-speed flying mountain.
Before the impact force erupted, he only had time to glance at Kenji opposite him, seeing the other's lips move, seemingly saying something.
Immediately after, his entire body flew backward at extreme speed through the air, like a meteor streaking across the sky, moving faster than sound.
Boom!!
Finally, he crashed into the ground on the coast, creating a large crater out of flat land.
At the same time, he finally heard the words Kenji had spoken, which had followed him—
"Learn humility! Kid!"
The moment he heard it, his internal injuries surged, and blood involuntarily spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Before he could stand up again, Kenji had already followed, crashing down onto the ground like an iron tower.
Rumble!!
The earth violently trembled with a loud roar. Cracks rapidly spread out from beneath Kenji's feet.
"Finally, I can stretch my limbs a bit." Kenji grinned, moving his hands, his fingers making 'click-clack' popping sounds.
At this moment, Patrick opposite him had already stood up, his eyes full of fighting spirit.
Top-tier Armament Haki tightly coiled around his umbrella sword, causing the sword to emit a deep, powerful luster.
And within those Haki traces, besides Armament Haki, Kenji also sensed a hint of domineering aura, it was Conqueror's Haki.
"It seems you've finally 'woken up' a bit."
"Then..."
Kenji raised his right hand, clenched his fist, and streaks of lightning-like Haki traces overflowed and swirled.
Conqueror's Haki Infusion!
The domineering aura could not be hidden. Patrick instantly recognized this power, his eyes showing shock.
"That's... the same power as Roger?!"
Kenji frowned upon hearing this.
Conqueror's Haki infusion is Conqueror's Haki infusion.
What does he mean the same power as Roger?
Could it be that this kid hasn't even mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion yet?
However, at this moment, Kenji was too lazy to investigate the truth.
As long as he landed one punch, the truth would naturally surface.
"If you can't block this punch, you might die."
The next moment, Kenji's right fist gathered momentum and struck out, and at the same time, the lightning-like Conqueror's Haki traces exploded, creating a great sound of wind and thunder.
The intense Conqueror's Haki blew away everything around.