Eagle Eye Trembles Under the Old Man's Sword Pressure

Hawkeye had remained invincible for many years.

Yet who would have thought...

That today...

He would suddenly encounter a swordsman who sent chills through one's heart.

At his level, he had already developed an extraordinary instinct.

He could sense the aura of others like himself at once.

He could feel that the achievements of the mild-eyed, serene old man before him in the way of the sword might well surpass even his own!

"Please, make your move."

Zhang Sanfeng gave his longsword a flick.

At that moment...

In Hawkeye's field of vision...

The entire battlefield vanished.

In his eyes...

Only one person remained!

The old man standing before him.

The battle cries, the thunder of cannon fire, the shrill sounds of slaughter—all seemed to be drifting away at that moment.

All his attention was focused upon the old man before him.

Yet just as he was about to draw his sword, cold sweat poured from his entire body.

For he suddenly realized that the old man before him was seamless from head to toe, like a perfect circle.

There was not the slightest flaw.

He had already attained a realm of perfection!

The feeling he gave Hawkeye...

Was that the old man was merely standing there casually.

Yet no matter which part Hawkeye attacked...

He would be met with the most terrifying counterattack!

One strike...

Would decide life and death.

Thump.

Thump, thump!!!

At that moment...

Hawkeye's heart began to pound.

Nervous.

A nervousness he had not felt in many years descended upon him once more.

Cold sweat beaded across his forehead.

It was as though he carried the entire Red Line upon his back.

As though he would be crushed beneath it, broken beneath it, in the next instant.

In the end...

Even his body began to tremble!

This strange scene immediately drew the attention of many powerful figures across the battlefield.

Hawkeye Mihawk was undoubtedly one of the mighty figures in this One Piece World whom no one could afford to ignore.

His accomplishments in swordsmanship were indisputably the greatest.

Yet now, in his confrontation with another, he actually seemed to be under pressure.

How keen were everyone's eyes?

At a glance, they saw the cold sweat on his forehead, his increasingly pale face, and his faintly trembling body.

Even the hand that held his sword, the steadiest part of him, began to shake at that moment.

In contrast, his opponent...

That old man merely stood there calmly.

He seemed to be doing nothing more than holding a sword in the most ordinary manner.

At once, a chill rose in everyone's hearts.

Who was this man?

A terrifying figure capable of forcing Hawkeye Mihawk to such a state.

By all rights, he should have long since become renowned throughout the West Blue and shaken the entire world.

How had they never seen this man before?

And how had Luffy come to know such a terrifying existence?

"If he can draw his sword at this moment, his swordsmanship will climb to an unprecedented pinnacle. In our era, perhaps a myth standing above the way of the sword will emerge."

After taking one look, Whitebeard spoke.

There was no doubt that his discerning eye was the sharpest among everyone present.

Such an assessment shocked everyone to the core.

Merely drawing his sword would allow his swordsmanship to rise another level?

Was the pressure from Hawkeye's opponent truly so overwhelming?

Clang!

At that moment, an incomparably sharp glint flashed through Hawkeye's eyes. He suddenly drew his black blade and slashed forward with all his might.

At once, a sword gleam even more dazzling than the blazing sun in the sky roared forth.

It slashed toward Zhang Sanfeng.

With that single slash, even the sky split into two!

This was a sword strike that cleaved open the heavens!

Whitebeard had been right. The moment Hawkeye drew his sword, his swordsmanship soared to an unimaginable realm.

But at this moment, Zhang Sanfeng also drew his sword.

The crystal-clear longsword in his hand, like autumn water, lightly traced a circle through the air.

Taiji Sword—One Circle!

Buzz!

The sword gleam entered that circle and vanished in the blink of an eye.

That magnificent, blazing, vast sword strike disappeared at once beneath this seemingly casual attack.

Hawkeye's sword strike had been directly broken.

Whoosh!

A heaven-shaking uproar instantly swept across the entire battlefield.

Hawkeye had been defeated?

"Your sword is merely swordsmanship; it still remains at the level of technique. If you wish to go further, you must seek out your own Dao and walk your own path of the sword."

Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile.

Hawkeye remained silent, sinking into deep thought.

Everyone else was stunned.

Just where had this old man come from?

Not only had he defeated Hawkeye.

He was even giving him guidance afterward.

Where had such a godlike figure jumped out from?

And besides.

There seemed to be several people like this at Luffy's side!

This exchange had lasted only a brief instant.

Luffy had already charged toward Ace.

The others followed close behind.

With Hawkeye's defeat, the battlefield erupted once more. Marines and pirates alike resumed their fierce battle.

Beyond that towering wall.

There was also a terrifying unit of giants.

Seven or eight giants stood guard there.

Each giant stood twenty or thirty meters tall, as imposing as a small mountain and utterly terrifying.