**Chapter 161: Talent**
Hades held a CP0 Agent by the neck with one hand.
Invisible tentacles of Haki completely locked down his body, making it impossible to break free.
Death energy spread, flowing along Hades' arm and palm, enveloping the agent's body and aggressively invading his insides.
A few seconds later, the CP0 Agent turned into dust and dissipated in the air.
A rich vitality flowed into Hades' body.
This feeling was an indescribable pleasure, making Hades seem somewhat addicted.
Over three years, Hades' control over Haki had continuously improved.
As the quality and intensity of his Haki increased, the threat of Hades' Haki attacks grew stronger.
This combat skill was part of Hades' Combat System.
The inspiration came from the mysterious Superpower, the Great Xia Kingdom.
The Ferocious God Body was the Tartarus Family's supreme talent, an ancient bloodline stretching back over a thousand years.
However, most elites only possessed a powerful physique similar to a ferocious beast, a weakened form of the Ferocious God Body.
This was also a general term, and it varied in strength.
Even the most ordinary members of the Tartarus Family possessed physical strength and recovery power far exceeding that of ordinary people.
In the Royal Family of the Great Xia Kingdom, talent manifested as Armament Haki.
The Armament Haki of the Great Xia Kingdom's Royal Family was extraordinarily powerful, often spontaneously awakening in childhood.
Unlike the Great Sea, the color of Haki when used by the Great Xia Kingdom's Royal Family was golden.
Haki is referred to as Qi in the Great Xia Kingdom.
The outstanding individuals within the Great Xia Kingdom's Royal Family could freely control Haki, even controlling it remotely, separate from their bodies.
"Imperial Dragon Qi," this was the ultimate talent of the Great Xia Kingdom's Royal Family.
The Strongmen among them could defeat enemies simply by controlling Haki.
They could even combine Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, which was the final form of "Imperial Dragon Qi."
This was a talent, different from the lesser effect Hades achieved through exquisite control.
Although the Strongmen of the Great Xia Kingdom were not seen on the Great Sea, the Kronos Kingdom's accumulation over a thousand years contained many records.
Another Family with unique talent was the Ferland Family within the World Government.
Members of the Ferland Family possessed terrifying talent in Observation Haki, far surpassing ordinary people.
As long as they awakened Observation Haki, even without much development, they could cover a vast range of dozens of kilometers.
Future Sight was not a difficult feat for Ferland Family members who had grown up.
The most terrifying ability was "Observation Kill," the ultimate manifestation of the Ferland Family in the Observation Haki domain, which could nullify the enemy's Observation Haki.
However, the number of Ferland members who could awaken "Observation Kill" in each generation was very few.
The prerequisite for awakening was strength and developing Observation Haki to a certain level.
It was precisely by relying on such terrifying talent that the Ferland Family had been able to hold the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Holy Knights.
Most of the so-called Five Elders were no match for the Commander-in-Chief of the Holy Knights.
In a sense, the status of the Commander-in-Chief of the Holy Knights was even higher than that of the Five Elders.
"Not bad!"
Hades' figure weaved through the World Government's Support Unit like a swimming snake.
Every time he appeared, it meant someone would fall.
He deliberately avoided the Celestial Dragons, focusing his attention on the others.
He was also secretly observing his fiancée.
Her platinum-blonde hair was tied into a ponytail.
In her hand, she held a magnificent longsword of quality no less than a famous sword, fighting against "Blade Edge" Aiji.
Undoubtedly, facing Aiji, who possessed Quasi-Admiral Combat Power, Fiorella Maso was being suppressed, completely suppressed in all aspects.
Maso was one year older than Hades.
At twenty-one, possessing the combat strength of a regular Vice Admiral, in Hades' opinion, was already quite good.
She hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit yet.
Moreover, she was a woman.
Didn't the future Marine Admirals, at the age of twenty-one, not even have a military rank? With Devil Fruits, having Rear Admiral combat strength was the most they could achieve.
They only began to rise and experience explosive growth after joining the Marine Elite Training Camp.
Maso seemed to be in constant danger, yet she managed to maintain the situation with difficulty.
Both Maso and Maso's Guardian, that hidden Top Tier Combatant from the Fiorella Family, knew that Aiji was holding back.
This was because "Blade Edge" Aiji was Hades' Subordinate.
Aiji's actions were also under Hades' command.
This was the real protection.
The prey targeted by "Blade Edge" Aiji was protected from other members of the Rocks Pirates suddenly joining the battle.
It also prevented Maso's Guardian from exposing their true strength.
The Rocks Pirates' attack significantly increased the risk factor for these Celestial Dragons.
Even if they had the protection of Guardians.
These forces from various Celestial Dragon Families possessed at least elite Vice Admiral combat strength.
Besides the one from the Fiorella Family, there was even another Top Tier Combatant.
They had already erupted.
Sending out such powerful combat strength, it seems this God's Knights Reserve member's identity is somewhat special?
This individual was an Ancient Zoan - Emperor Crocodile Fruit User.
He was attacking "Golden King" Donovan almost with a life-risking attitude.
"Something interesting is happening."
That Celestial Dragon, Watsenberg Soto Saint, had fallen into Donovan's Golden Domain.
Burning golden liquid continuously surged towards him, impossible to resist.
He wanted to escape the domain, using Moonwalk to ascend into the air, but was shot down by golden spears raining down like a thousand arrows.
The constantly rising golden barrier had turned the entire Golden Domain into a cage.
This Celestial Dragon's strength was good, very young, and even slightly stronger than Maso.
But compared to Donovan, the gap was like heaven and earth.
This wasn't a head-on resistance.
This Guardian, who possessed Top Tier Combatant Strength, was a warrior.
No matter how hard he tried to resist, he was no match for Donovan, who was like a mage with an Awakened Devil Fruit.
His proud strength couldn't even break the golden barrier, which meant they would have a hard time escaping.
Regarding Devil Fruit development, Donovan had long established his own Combat System and methods to deal with various enemies.
Zoan Devil Fruit Users like this Guardian were often the ones he was best at dealing with.
Maintaining the Golden Domain would accelerate stamina consumption.
However, could the guy he had targeted endure until his stamina was exhausted?
The arrogant Donovan was very unhappy with Soto Saint's gaze.
Didn't he know Soto Saint's identity? He likely guessed it, and precisely because of this, he wanted even more to kill this Celestial Dragon.
"Watsenberg Soto Saint! He's the son of the Watsenberg Family Patriarch."
Maso looked at Hades and said seriously.
"Looks like he's going to die."
Hades said with a smile.
"Killing him will cause a lot of influence."
Maso frowned.
She knew the Watsenberg Family's influence.
If Soto Saint died, the Watsenberg Family would go crazy.
"Can they destroy the Rocks Pirates?"
Hades counter-questioned with a smile.
Maso fell silent, unsure how to answer.
"That's right. It wasn't me who killed him anyway."
(end of chapter)