Before the meeting with Sakaki, Garp called too. He seemed to have found something there. That scroll appears to have some connection to Indra, but they need to investigate further to understand what it means.
Everything seems to be on the right track. If he and Garp can learn the Tathagata Divine Palm, they will have a better chance when working with Sakaki and Little Demon Dragon to fight those demons next.
And this is just the beginning. After the Jaltzburg kingdom incident, they will wipe out all the big pirates in the New World. This world needs justice!
Seeing the potential of Limitless on Ah Xing has made Sengoku full of ambition. The idea of justice ruling everything has sparked a strong desire in his heart.
In the past, the Marines were strong, but fighting all the pirates was impossible. Now, Ah Xing has given him hope.
Especially since Ah Xing himself is an expert...
Ah Xing's strength is very high. Now that he has fused with a piece of the Shikon Jewel, he has surpassed Little Demon Dragon.
As long as he trains for a while longer, reaching the second-highest level of power in this world will come naturally. To reach that day sooner, he practices the Tathagata Divine Palm every day.
Now there are Sengoku and Garp as well...
Two days have passed since the talk with Sengoku. In the early morning today, Garp arrived at the city of ice and snow. As soon as he got there, without saying anything about his own matters, Sengoku pulled him to a training ground that Ah Xing had found.
After all, this place was originally a military camp, so having a training area is completely normal.
"Tathagata Divine Palm, first form, Buddha's Light Appears..."
Ah Xing raised his right hand up and placed his left hand in front of his stomach, with his palms facing each other in a somewhat strange pose. At the same time, he said, "Opening and closing is the way of heaven and earth. Opening and closing changes yin and yang. The four seasons open and close to shape all things and create patterns..."
At the same time, he was saying some sentences in his mouth that Garp and Sengoku found hard to understand with their cultural background. Then he changed poses one by one, and with each new pose, new words came out of his mouth.
"Second form, Buddha Asks Kalan, examine the order of things, measure abilities, check skills and weaknesses..."
In no time, he finished showing all the moves. Then he pushed out a palm, and a powerful force burst out again. Garp and Sengoku both memorized the moves and chants in their minds.
"This is how you train in the Tathagata Divine Palm. I don't know if you two can learn it successfully." After the demo, Ah Xing walked over and said to them.
Sengoku and Garp looked at each other. Finally, Sengoku stepped forward and said a bit awkwardly, "We remembered all the moves, but the words you said while showing them..."
"We don't really understand them."
It was a bit embarrassing to admit, that two high-ranking Marines didn't get what the other was saying, but Sengoku humbly asked Ah Xing for guidance.
They didn't know what those words meant, but from the bits they could grasp, they could tell they held deep principles.
Ah Xing was stunned, not expecting this issue. He scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Actually, I never went to school, but after studying for over ten years, I have my own thoughts on it, so I'm not sure if it's correct."
"No problem, no problem. Let me shamelessly learn from you." Garp came over, his face a little red as he said.
"Since we're talking about it, why not pick some elite Marines first?" Sengoku said.
"I brought thirty thousand Marines this time. We can choose some reliable ones with good talent. Ah Xing's secret unit can start forming right now."
"That makes sense." Garp agreed. He hadn't fully understood Ah Xing's demo earlier, but he saw the power in that last palm. He immediately clasped his hands and said, "Let's go do it now!"
Picking talent from the Marines isn't simple. Loyalty, sense of justice, and potential all take time to assess, and it can't be judged in a day.
Sengoku classified Ah Xing as top secret, so he couldn't just grab anyone to learn the Tathagata Divine Palm. To join, they need a full background check, at least back eighteen generations, plus strict political reviews and character checks.
Normally, becoming a Marine general officer doesn't require all this hassle...
So he spent a long time on it. It wasn't until evening that he found a few qualified ones from the resumes of the Vice Admirals he brought. Later, he would look for suitable candidates from Rear Admirals, colonels, and even lieutenants.
For now, picking a few from the Vice Admirals is enough.
One of them is the giant Vice Admiral Jaguar D. Saul. Sengoku couldn't help but look forward to how powerful the Tathagata Divine Palm would be with a giant's huge size and strength.
Besides Sengoku, Garp, and Saul, the first group of Tathagata Divine Palm trainees has six more people, making nine in total. Adding Ah Xing makes ten people on this training ground.
The first members of the upcoming secret unit 'sword' are the eight besides Garp and Sengoku. Once they join, even if they can't learn the Tathagata Divine Palm, they can't leave, and they must sign very strict confidentiality agreements.
All this is to keep the information from leaking. If they learn it, great. If not, they stay on as outer members.
What's interesting is that the trainees and future members are all Vice Admirals, while the unit leader is the lowest-ranked Rear Admiral, Ah Xing.
This Rear Admiral rank isn't even official yet, just something Sengoku announced verbally.
To really become a Rear Admiral, you need the awarding ceremony at Marine Headquarters, but right now, there's no time for Ah Xing to go back.
Sengoku is also thinking that after this incident ends, as long as Ah Xing performs well on the battlefield, he can directly give him the Vice Admiral rank...
Ah Xing looked at the nine people standing in front of him and repeated the moves he had shown to Sengoku and Garp earlier, while explaining his understanding of the chants that go with them.
To Sengoku, Ah Xing is the sharp sword of the Marines' future. To Ah Xing, this teaching is his stepping stone to becoming an Admiral someday.
This training ground was tightly sealed off, and inside it, Ah Xing began teaching the Tathagata Divine Palm.
It was already late, but because everyone insisted, the first training session didn't end until late at night.
"The key to training is to keep at it. Practice the moves every day from now on. Even if you don't get it right away, that's fine. As long as you keep going, I believe you all can master it!"
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