Chapter 31: 1 Force Conquest, the Importance of Combat Skills

Chapter 31: 1 Force Conquest, the Importance of Combat Skills

When King Luffy was on the Nine Snake Island, he used pure strength to blast through the armed Haki defense of the two snake sisters, and Rob Lucci also killed Zhan Taomaru who used Haki defense in seconds.

Therefore, even if a person has mastered the Haki of Armament, it will not be of much effect when facing an attack that exceeds the defense limit of his Haki.

A similar example is Leopard Goro, the former powerful warrior of Wano Country. Even though he could still use top-notch domineering power after his body aged, he could only deal with small minions and could not sustain it for long. He had long lost his peak combat power.

Therefore, no matter how high a person's level of domineering power is, if his basic attributes are too poor, his combat effectiveness will not be very high.

The reason why Kaido said that Haki is the power that transcends everything is because his basic physical attributes have reached the limit, so the increase in his strength caused by Haki is so terrifying.

But if the same level of Haki as Kaido were given to an ordinary person, this person would never be a match for Kai, who does not use Haki and only fights with his body.

“It’s not just Armament Haki, it’s also Observation Haki. Just like Lu Kai, you can use Observation Haki, but if I don’t use Observation Haki, you can’t be my opponent at the moment.

"Even if you can predict my attack, you can't dodge it because our basic attribute values ​​are too different, making my speed far superior to yours."

Lu Kai couldn't agree more with Dimo's words. The best example was that his legs were cut off by Luo Fei.

Luo Fei doesn't have Observation Haki, but Lu Kai does. However, he dodged in advance even though he had clearly predicted Luo Fei's killing move, and still paid the price with his legs.

Of course, if Lu Kai hadn’t used his Observation Haki to foresee Luo Fei’s moves in advance, it wouldn’t be as simple as breaking his leg. He would have died in one move.

Dimo is much stronger than Luofei. If Lukai's opponent at that time was Dimo, who did not have the Observation Haki, there would be no possibility of escape.

Just like a person knows that a nuclear bomb will explode near his home in one minute, can he turn danger into safety? Obviously impossible. It is a simple truth. You can predict it, but you also need to be able to avoid it.

"The same is true for the influence of basic attributes on combat skills." Dimo ​​continued, "You have a strong talent for swordsmanship, but you can't use many of the moves that Olin taught you, right?"

"Well, all I can use now are some basic moves." Lu Kai nodded vigorously.

"This is the result of insufficient basic attributes." Dimo ​​continued, "Whether it is martial arts or swordsmanship, many moves are actually a way of using basic attributes that is realized after the basic attributes have reached a certain level. Before the basic attributes are reached, you can't use them even if you want to force them.

“So, if there is a person whose fighting skills are strong, but whose basic attributes are weak.

“The other person has no combat skills, but his basic attributes are very strong. He is overwhelming the former, and the battle will be a one-sided situation.

"People with weak basic attributes are no match at all. This is what is called strength over skill."

"What I just said also applies to Devil Fruit users. Devil Fruit abilities are varied, and there are many very powerful ones.

"But even devil fruits will become different depending on who uses them," Dimo ​​continued.

"About fifty years ago, an extremely powerful master appeared who used the Slowness Fruit, a Devil Fruit ability.

"The ability of this fruit is to emit slow light waves with a specific gesture, and the person who is fixed by this light will be unable to move for 30 seconds.

"At that time, this expert used the power of the Slowness Fruit to kill anyone who stood in his way. Even the three admirals of the Navy Headquarters were unable to successfully arrest him, and he still escaped.

“After that expert passed away, two more people who were known to have the ability of the Slow-Slow Fruit appeared. However, these two people were very weak and could barely survive in the Grand Line. Any expert could easily beat them.

“The reason for this is that the master from more than 50 years ago was extremely powerful, and his basic attributes reached the level of the Navy Headquarters Grand Prize at the time.

"This kind of person is a local overlord even without the Slowness Fruit, so the Slowness Fruit is so powerful in his hands.

“But if the Slowness Fruit falls into the hands of an ordinary person with weak basic attributes, it won’t be able to exert much power.

"So!" Dimo ​​concluded, "Basic attributes are of utmost importance. As the saying goes, if you don't practice combos, it will all be in vain when you grow old. Basic attributes are the key."

"Of course, basic attributes are the foundation of everything, but they are not everything. Whether a person can make use of his or her basic attributes is also very important." Dimo ​​continued, "Some people's fists are only 30% of their physical strength, or even less.

"But some people can exert 300% or even more of their strength. This is the importance of combat skills and force-generating techniques, and this is true for both martial arts and kendo.

"A skilled swordsman can use his extraordinary strength through weapons and sword moves. If he cannot do this, he cannot be called a swordsman at all.

“Just like little Lu Kai now, although you have an extraordinary talent for swordsmanship, you have been practicing swordsmanship for too short a time, so you can’t even be considered an entry-level swordsman.

"This is true for any skill, such as the Navy's 'Six Styles'. If there are two people with exactly the same basic attributes, one of them knows the 'Six Styles' and the other has no combat skills, what will be the result of their battle?

"For a man who has mastered the Six Styles, there won't be much suspense even if he fights 100 such opponents.

"So you have to remember that combat skills and strength techniques are also very important. They determine whether your basic attributes can be used effectively."

The first thing Luke thought of was the scene where Luffy was abused by Rob Lucci of CP9 in Water City.

Even in the first battle between Luffy and the 'mino-headed man' Bruno, whose basic attributes were far inferior to his, Luffy could not hurt the opponent at all. It was not until later that Luffy activated the second gear and learned the 'shave' that he easily crushed the opponent. This is the importance of combat skills.

At the same time, Lu Kai couldn't help but think of a badminton power evaluation program in his previous life.

The female professional badminton player in the show lost almost instantly in the arm wrestling match with the male reporter, but the power of the ball she hit was far greater than that of the opponent.

In order to test the force of the ball, some people specially prepared wooden boards and watermelons. As a result, the ball hit by the girl could easily penetrate a one-centimeter thick wooden board and even the thick watermelon rind.

However, the burly male reporter couldn't even penetrate a three-millimeter wooden board, let alone a watermelon. That was because the other party was a professional athlete who had mastered the correct way of exerting force and hitting techniques, while the reporter hardly played badminton on weekdays and couldn't exert any strength at all.

The importance of force generation methods and combat skills is self-evident, so both martial arts and kendo require the mastery of powerful moves.