CHAPTER 6

Island of the Nine Kings of Beasts, Battle Arena.

"It's fine for me not to use my devil fruit abilities. However, you also didn't use your lava elemental abilities? Otherwise, it's unfair since my body can't possibly withstand your lava abilities. How?" Ares confirmed first before competing. Ares himself has high confidence to win this battle if Ares uses all his abilities. However, it's different if Ares doesn't use his devil fruit abilities. It would be very difficult to predict the flow of this battle even if he had unlimited stamina, his endurance was not comparable to Goku's.

"Ha ha ha ha…. No problem. I won't be using my lava elemental abilities either. We will only compete using physical strength and Haki" Goku has high confidence to be able to win this battle.

"Hey, Gyuki" Garp who listened to Ares and Goku's conversation immediately called Gyuki.

"Why?" Gyuki immediately turned around.

"Are you saying Goku's words are related to lava elemental abilities? Did he eat a devil fruit too?" Garp asked curiously because Garp knew that his own devil fruit which had the ability to lava had been eaten by one of the Marine Admirals who had the code name Akainu with the real name "Sakazuki".

"Don't get me wrong, Garp. Unlike you humans, every beast on this island has been born with the ability to manipulate elements according to where they were born or live now. Our abilities also don't have weaknesses like you humans who eat devil fruits. Our abilities can be used at sea"

Garp, Bogart and the rest of the Marines couldn't help but sigh coldly. Garp and Bogart also started evaluating the island's combat power to terrifying heights. This is because every wild animal that lives here not only has mastery of Haki abilities but they can also use devil fruit abilities. The current Garp was extremely grateful that the beasts living on this island had no intention of escaping to the outside world. Otherwise, a lot of very complicated problems will arise. Even if the Navy and the World Government joined forces, Garp was sure that they would not be able to defeat the island's fighting power.

"We'd better stop this conversation. The battle will start soon" Gyuki said again and turned his gaze towards the battle arena.

Garp, Bogart, and the other Soldiers had also awakened from their thoughts and started watching the battle that was about to begin.

In the battle arena, Ares immediately uses his ability to take one of the medium-sized stones and throw the stone between himself and Goku.

"This stone will be a marker. I will throw this rock in the sky and by the time it hits the ground. The battle will begin. Understand?"

"Understand. Let's start quickly! I can't wait to beat you." Goku roared with a face of joy because he wanted to show the results of his training.

Ares just nodded and immediately used his devil fruit ability to throw the stone to a height of 200 meters and cancel his ability. The stone immediately descended at high speed. While waiting for the stone, Ares and Goku immediately put on a serious face while both their right fists clenched while being coated with advanced Armament Haki that can destroy without touching the target. Apart from being coated with advanced Armament Haki, Ares and Goku also coated their heads with King's Haki.

The effect of the King's Haki released by the two of them again made the previously bright environment cloudy and slowly began to darken. The surroundings became so quiet that the stone that Ares had flown as the benchmark marking the start of the battle finally hit the ground.

"Woooo~ The battle has finally begun!"

"Come on! Come on Ares-sama!"

"Defeat him!, Goku-sama!"

The spectators who competed immediately issued exclamations of motivation. Ares and Goku who had been focusing on their respective opponents didn't care about the voices coming from the audience. The moment the marker stone hit the ground, Ares and Goku immediately moved at high speed towards the opponent while their previously prepared right hands directly hit each other.

*BOOM!*

Before the two fists touched each other, the Haki of the two of them collided with each other and created a shockwave so strong that the trees in the surrounding area fell down and even the sky above the battle area was torn in two. The explosion of the two King's Haki attacks gave rise to a domineering black flash.

Ares suddenly frowned, " Damn it! The strength of Goku is getting stronger than before." Ares could feel the force of Goku's punch was stronger than before, his fist slowly started to bend.

Unlike Ares, Goku smirked, "Hahahaha….. How about it, Ares? have you felt it? This is the power that I gained through my training so that I can defeat you" Goku increased the power of his punch.

" Damn!" Ares who was unable to withstand the attack was immediately repulsed by Goku's punch.

*BOOM!*

Ares's body was immediately repelled by Goku and began to fly at high speed towards the back while destroying various trees that were in the way. Ares' body stopped at a large tree 500 meters from the battle site. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth as his body slowly descended and landed on the ground safely.

At this time Ares' clothes were already damaged from the previous collision and his clothes were also covered in dust. Ares immediately wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smirked at Goku who was 500 meters away saying, "Your physical strength has become more frightening, Goku..."

Ares suddenly lowered his posture and immediately pushed his body forward at high speed towards Goku and said excitedly, "However…. If it's like this, you still can't beat me!"

"Ha ha ha ha…. Come on!" Goku also smiled excitedly and immediately accelerated towards Ares. The two of them again readied their two right fists which had been coated with King's Haki and Armament Haki. At this moment the two of them did not hold back at all. The two of them released all their physical strength.

*BOOM!*

Another huge shockwave exploded in affect from the clash between the two of them's King Haki. However, unlike before, Ares's current fist was not repelled by Goku. Goku who sensed this was surprised.

Ares who saw Goku's shocked face smirked and said, "Do you think you're the only one who trains to increase your physical strength, Goku?"

The two of them were instantly knocked back by 50 meters from the impact position before both stabilized their bodies while staring at their opponent.

"Hahahahaha…. Oh, I see. Then, come on. I will prove that my improvement is better than yours, Ares!"

"Ahahaha…. In that case, advance to the best of your ability, Goku!"

The two of them again pushed their bodies forward while their fists were already coated with King's Haki and Armament Haki.

*BOOM!*

Due to the balance of power between the two of them, every time their two fists collided, the two of them would be instantly repelled 50 to 70 meters back then the two of them resumed. The battle between the two of them was a very fierce battle while destroying various surroundings.

"Come on Ares-sama. Defeat Goku-sama like before!"

"Don't lose, Goku-sama. Show me the results of your training!"

Various cheers came out of the mouths of the audience. The entire audience was very excited to watch the battle, including the Marines who were invited by Ares to watch this match.

"Amazing….. It's my first time seeing a battle like this" One of the Marines who had recently boarded the Garp Ship exclaimed with a face of surprise and also full of extraordinary feelings.

"Um…. I didn't expect Ares-kun to have such terrifying strength."

"Hahahahaha... What an incredible battle. It's been a long time since this old man's blood hasn't burned." Garp was excited to watch Ares and Goku's battle. Garp then looked at the Marines who were under him, "You guys watch this battle seriously. You can learn a lot of things here."

"We understand, Vice Admiral Garp." The entire Marines under him immediately nodded excitedly. Even without Garp telling him, they had already done so.

*BOOM!*

The shockwave from the impact that occurred during the battle between Ares and Goku lasted for more than five hours. At this moment the two of them's whole body can no longer be said to be good. Because both of them are now full of various kinds of minor injuries. Due to the battle with full strength at a high intensity, physical exhaustion began to enter the bodies of Goku and Ares. Even if Ares has unlimited stamina, his body can't keep up with the stamina he has. Unlike Ares, whose breath is still stable, Goku's breath is starting to get heavy.

"Ha ha ha…. As usual, Ares. The stamina you have is terrifying." Goku said with a heavy breath.

"Thanks for the compliment, Goku. However, even if I still have a lot of stamina. My body can't take it anymore. Come on, let's finish it in one final blow."

This abnormality of stamina possessed by Ares was caught by Garp and Bogart.

"Garp-san, did you see it?" Bogart asked quietly.

"Um..." Garp nodded seriously, "The breath that Ares has is still the same as before. It's as if his stamina never runs out."

"You've come to your senses, haven't you?" Gyuki suddenly said which woke Garp up.

Garp immediately turned to look at Gyuki, "What do you mean?" Garp asked in confusion.

"Ares himself is quite a unique human being. Because Ares has the advantage that Ares' stamina will never run out."

"Never run out? Does such a thing exist?" Garp asked in a serious tone.

"Um…" Gyuki nodded and continued again, "Earlier we Beast Kings had a hard time believing that Ares was born with this kind of ability. But after seeing it, we became convinced that Ares was indeed born with stamina that will never run out" Gyuki paused and continued again, "You still remember what I said about Ares being invincible if he uses a devil fruit?"

"Um…" Garp nodded and suddenly he finally came to his senses, "Wait!…Don't say—"

"As you think. The ability of the devil fruit itself can be issued using the stamina possessed by the user. The greater the ability to be issued, the greater the stamina required. This is also an obstacle for devil fruit users. They were only able to use the great abilities they had a few times due to the demands. However, this does not apply to Ares. Ares was born with unlimited stamina. This allows Ares to unleash great abilities without having to think about the consumption of his stamina."

"..." Garp, Bogart, and the Marines who heard this fell silent and were speechless.

"You now know why I said Ares was scary when he used his devil fruit, right? Therefore, every time we fought Ares, we always asked Ares not to use his abilities so that our battles could be said to be equal. Even if it's embarrassing, at least we didn't lose the battle very quickly."

"Gyuki-sama." One of the Marines suddenly called out his name.

"Hmmm?..." Gyuki turned and looked at the Soldier.

"...Th-this... If I may ask, have any of you Nine Beast Kings ever made Ares-kun use all of his abilities?"

"You don't need to be afraid of me" Gyuki first reminded him and then replied, "Actually, the first time we fought Ares, Ares always used his devil fruit ability because at that time his physical fitness was still weak and Ares also didn't master Haki. It could be said that we had fought Ares at the time Ares used his abilities. This continued for five whole years. However, the following year, the battle we used to win instantly turned into Ares' victory. Thanks to the training done by him, his physical strength, Haki, and also the development of his devil fruit become very strong and frightening. Starting from that year, we have never won against Ares, and starting that year, whenever we fought Ares, we always asked Ares not to use his devil fruit abilities but only physical strength. However, the same applies to us too. We are not allowed to use abilities other than our physical strength and Haki."

After Gyuki's explanation, Garp and the others finally found out how terrifying Ares's power was. At the same time, Gyuki again woke them up, "Let's refocus. Looks like this will be the final attack between the two of them."

All the Marines nodded and immediately turned their attention to the battle arena where Ares and Goku had mounted their stances to prepare for their final attack to determine the victory.

Ares and Goku started to focus all the strength they both had in their right hands while both of them also expended all of their remaining Armament Haki and King's Haki into their right fists. The moment the two of them were ready, the two immediately moved at high speed towards their opponent and shouted.

"I will win!" Shouted both at the same time.

*BOOM!*

An even more powerful explosion wave emerged from the clash of attacks that the two of them had. The gust of wind due to the impact immediately uprooted the trees that were there at the same time, the ground they were supporting was instantly shattered into a deep hollow. The two of them gritted their teeth as they continued to unleash all the abilities they both had. Neither of the two of them had any desire to lose this battle.

As a result due to the same attack power, the shockwave from the impact of the attack instantly threw the two of them.

*BOOM!*

*BOOM!"

Ares and Goku immediately fell on the wall of dirt that they had produced from the previous impact. Goku's breath became very heavy but his face still showed a smile, "Ha… Ha… Ha… It was a very exciting match, Ares"

"I also agree. It was a very interesting match." Ares also smiled under his physical exhaustion while his own breathing was still the same as before.

"The match is over!" Suddenly Chomei appeared from the sky and announced the result of the match, "Because these two can't fight anymore. I declare the result of this match a draw."

"Wow amazing. Finally Goku-sama can show the results of his training and make a draw against Ares-sama"

"Yes. Yes Besides that, this match is also very exciting."

"Hey, hey. I can't wait to watch the next match between Shukaku-sama and Kurama-sama. Who will win the battle?"

Lots of comments coming out of various audiences. All the spectators had happy expressions watching the match.

Chomei looked at the two, "Can you two stand up?"

Ares and Goku nodded and slowly exited the wall. However, due to the physical exhaustion they both felt from the previous battle, the two of them were unable to stand up anymore.

"Do you two need help?"

Ares was the first to answer while shaking his head, "I don't have to. I can use my devil fruit ability to move"

"Um…" Chomei nodded and looked at Goku, "What about you, Goku? Do you need help moving you to the audience?"

"No need. I can do it myself too" Goku immediately refused. How could Goku want to accept this when Ares refused. Goku thinks doesn't that mean I'm weaker compared to Ares?

"Hmph! High self-esteem" This sentence was not said by Chomei for Ares but for Goku. Chomei himself knows that with Goku's physical strength it is very difficult for him to walk back into his own territory, more specifically in the audience. However, seeing Goku not wanting it, Chomei immediately flew back to his place to watch the next match between Kurama and Shukaku.

With Chomei gone, Ares and Goku also went straight to their respective places. Ares immediately flew towards where Garp and the others were.

"Ha ha ha ha…. It was a very broad battle, Ares." Garp immediately came to welcome Ares.

"Thank you, Garp-san." Ares smiled and immediately sat in the audience seat in a physically exhausted state. Ares then immediately took out various kinds of first aid from his bracelet to cover the wounds he suffered. Garp and the others were shocked at this until Garp suddenly asked, "Ares, what was that? Did you just take these things out of the bracelet?"

"Um…" Ares nodded and said, "This bracelet is my treasure, Garp-san. This bracelet has the function of being able to store anything in it but only applies to inanimate objects. Apart from inanimate objects, it cannot be stored in the bracelet."

"Extraordinary…. Where did you find this thing, Ares?" Garp asked excitedly.

"Sorry, Garp-san. I also don't know where this thing can be found. I myself also only got this thing by luck."

"I see…" Garp was slightly disappointed as he sighed. Garp himself thought that if he got something like this, wouldn't it be very easy to carry food with him wherever he went? However, the fantasy immediately disappeared after listening to Ares' answer.

"Ares-kun, do you need help with dressing your wound?" One of Garp's Marines immediately walked over while wearing a doctor's outfit.

"Are you a doctor?" Ares asked curiously.

"Um… I'm a doctor working on Vice Admiral Garp's Naval Ship."

"So. If not troublesome." Ares didn't refuse but accepted it.

"Okay" The doctor happily helped Ares bandage his wound.

But before it started, Ares turned to look at Garp, "Garp-san. Are you guys going to watch the battle between Kurama and Shukaku?"

"Definitely! There's no way I'll miss such an interesting battle." Garp said excitedly. Not only him, but the other Soldiers had also expressed their intentions from his face.

"So. Then, Garp-san. Maybe I'll fall asleep at this point. Please wake me up after the battle between Kurama and Shukaku ends." Ares immediately stood up from his spot and looked for a suitable location to sleep followed by the doctor earlier.

"Aren't you going to watch the battle between them?" Garp suddenly asked curiously.

"No. I want to rest. I have seen the battle between the two of them many times." Ares smiled and then said back, "Besides—" Ares took out some snacks and a bottle of mineral water from the bracelet he kept in an emergency, "Here is some food. You can eat it."

Garp's eyes immediately lit up seeing the number of snacks, "Hahahaha…. Son, thank you very much"

"You're welcome. Then, I'll rest first" Ares smiled and looked at the Doctor, "Please help, Doctor"

"Don't worry. I will definitely take good care of you." The doctor said confidently.

"Thank you very much" Ares slowly started to close his eyes and started to rest his physically tired self.

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