Shanks shook his head and explained seriously:
"Sesshomaru comes from the Four Souls World, and the Four Souls World only joined the World Government last year."
"In other words, after coming into contact with our Sea Star's system of swordsmanship, he only used one year to transform his own swordsmanship into the realm of a Great Swordsman."
Shanks paused, unconcealed admiration showing in his eyes.
"Though he already had a deep foundation in swordsmanship before that."
"Even so, that speed of growth is still astonishing."
At this point, Shanks quietly pondered to himself:
To complete that kind of leap in such a short time...
It probably has a lot to do with Mihawk personally guiding him.
That guy really taught one hell of a genius.
Just as everyone outside was lost in their own thoughts, an earth-shaking collision had already erupted inside the dueling arena.
[Boom!!!]
Sesshomaru's Bakusaiga slash and the Dark-Cloaked: Lightless Slash that Rhya unleashed with Copy Magic slammed violently into each other in midair from several kilometers apart.
Pale green lightning of destruction and pitch-black dark-element magic power tore madly at each other.
Amid the deafening roar, rings of visible spatial ripples spread out in every direction.
The ground, which had long since been ravaged into ruins, collapsed layer by layer under that terrifying shockwave.
However, although Rhya's dark magic was heavy and possessed tremendous devouring power, it still ultimately fell into disadvantage before the slash of a Great Swordsman.
After a brief stalemate of only two or three seconds, the pale green blade light suddenly flared brilliantly.
It forcibly split the ink-black Lightless Slash down the middle and completely shattered it.
"What?!"
Rhya was shocked.
The remaining pale green blade light did not lose momentum, carrying suffocating sword pressure as it continued to cleave down toward