Chapter 597

Then, he gritted his teeth and charged toward the magical beast step by step. His momentum was fast; his body was strong and flexible, and the muscles all over his body were trembling incessantly with the struggle in his determination.

Every punch he threw was precise and fierce, accurately hitting the beast's body, even able to push the beast back a step. However, every defense was a fierce attack, and eventually, his "413" body also began to grow exhausted.

At this moment, Locke no longer wanted to use his fists; he groped for the magic he had always trusted from the beast's blood-dripping lips. In his days on the sea, he had mastered some powerful magic, which allowed him to better control the battlefield.

Locke concentrated, raised his arm, ignited a mass of invisible energy, and aimed at the beast's body. Instantly, his palm emitted a shining glimmer, crashing directly into the beast's body.

The beast's horn sounded, and it flew directly toward the ground as if hit by a massive bomb. The sound of it entering the sea three times, accompanied by cold, loud thunder, was deafening. A wave of water flew up from the sea, and Locke's physical strength was once again exhausted.

Locke panted heavily, remembering Lei Li's previous kind advice; he understood his limitations and constantly broke through them. He remembered he had once tried to use magic to attack, but only hit the beast twice in total.

Then, Lei Li signaled for Locke to approach the beast with special care, while avoiding unnecessary attacks.

It couldn't help but make Locke realize that it was impossible to attack the beast from the start; he had to get close to the beast, first distinguish the beast's attack pattern, and then find a better attack route. Thus, he tried his best to approach the beast and patiently understood the beast's attack pattern.

Locke stared tightly at the sea beast before him, secretly calculating the best attack route in his heart. Under Lei Li's signal, he began to approach the beast carefully, but the beast's attack range seemed even wider.

Locke's heart skipped a beat, but he still firmly pressed toward the beast, beginning to carefully observe its attack pattern. At first, the beast's attack route seemed relatively simple, but gradually, he found the patterns within it were more complex.

At this time, Locke's preliminary mastery of high-level Observation Haki played a role; relying on his keen observation and predictive ability, he successfully avoided one of the beast's attacks.

But the beast's attack speed was very fast, and Locke had to try his best to keep up with its pace. In the fierce battle, Locke increasingly realized his own limits.

His breathing became more rapid, and blood surged in his body. However, no matter how tired or exhausted he was, Locke had no intention of stopping. He knew in his heart that this was a life-or-death duel, and only victory could bring rebirth.

Just at this moment, the voice of the Dark King Lei Li reached Locke's ears: "You have done very well, Locke. I am already quite 0.6 satisfied with you; you can stop."

Locke could no longer hear Lei Li speaking; his heart was only thinking about defeating the beast.

He carefully observed the beast.

Locke knew this moment was the most critical. Just as he took a step, he suddenly felt that a certain ability within his body seemed to have had an epiphany.

That was the essence of the preliminary mastery of high-level Observation Haki: prediction!