Hawkeye Mihawk's path of swordsmanship
Dracule Mihawk's desire to fight is incredibly strong.
He even used his Black Blade to brush the Red-Haired Shanks aside, so that his friend wouldn't interfere with the upcoming battle.
The next moment, the massive blade of the Black Blade "Night" deftly slashed towards Shazo.
With Shanks thrown into the air by Mihawk, Shazo's hands were now free. He excitedly swung his fists, slamming them against the Black Blade from the side.
Whether it's a hand or a sword, once covered by Armament Haki, their original attributes become irrelevant. The hand and sword will not come into contact until the Haki of both sides determines the winner.
However, Shazo still cautiously attacked the side of the Black Blade. If his Haki was not as strong as Mihawk's, then after his Haki collapsed, he would be facing the blade rather than the side, and at least he wouldn't be cut off directly.
The clash between the black hand imbued with Armament Haki and the Black Blade resulted in Shazo gaining a slight advantage. The Armament Haki covering the Black Blade turned into black smoke, revealing the jet-black blade.
Fortunately, "Night" had been repeatedly tempered by Dracule Mihawk's Armament Haki, turning Black Blade. Its toughness was unparalleled, and even when Shazo struck it with all his might, it did not break, but instead emitted a deafening roar.
Dracule Mihawk's expression remained unchanged. He calmly gripped the hilt of his knife, withstanding the immense force from the side and maintaining the blade's position before slashing down at Shazo.
As the sharp blade of the black Blade sliced down, Shazo's fists were forced to change their stance, and he managed to catch the Black Blade with his bare hands.
Shazo's posture was quite disheveled, just like when he was "100% disarmed by Li Jing with his bare hands" and slashed.
However, the clumsy movements did not affect the effect. The speed at which the Black Blade was slicing down suddenly slowed down, and Shazo took the opportunity to use both hands to swing to the left and bounce himself to the right, avoiding Hawkeye's attack.
Mihawk locked his gaze on Shazo, raised his left hand from the hilt, gripped the cross guard, and spun the blade, causing the side of the Black Blade to slam into the ground.
After the blade bounced off the ground, Mihawk planted his feet firmly, used his waist, body, and arms to swing the blade at Shazo on his left.
At the same time, his Armament Haki once again covered the blade, and it appeared even thicker and stronger.
The clash just now made him clearly aware of the strength of both sides, and also made him realize that his Haki far surpassed Hawkeye's.
Dracule Mihawk wasn't using his full strength, and neither was he.
Shazo Zuo chuckled, also amplifying his own Armament Haki, and charged straight at the opponent without dodging or yielding.
This time, he directly repelled Hawkeye's Black Blade "Night," creating a sufficiently large opening.
Then Shazo swung his right hand, using his Five Fingers as swords, and unleashed five Flying Slash towards Mihawk, who was right in front of him.
Hawkeye and Red-Haired Shanks were both taken aback. This was not a transformation of Geppo, but a genuine Flying Slash. How could two top Swordmaster mistake that indestructible, sharp sword Sword Qi?
Hawkeye's longsword was opened, and he used the long hilt of the night sword to parry two Flying Slash Sword Qi strikes with a slightly cramped stance, then slightly turned his body to dodge the other three Sword Qi.
Red-Haired Shanks drew his sword and unleashed a Flying Slash, intercepting two of the attacks.
The collision of the three Sword Qi caused Sword Qi to scatter into countless wind blades, creating numerous cracks on the island.
Shanks had no choice but to intervene, as the angle of his Flying Slash was deliberately chosen by Shazo, simultaneously bringing Hawkeye and the Red Hair Pirates ' flagship, the Red Fox, into the attack range.
If he hadn't intervened to intercept the Sword Qi and allowed those three Sword Qi to rush towards his ship, the Red Fox might not have been saved.
Shazo's five Flying Slash very powerful. Dracule Mihawk and Red-Haired Shanks could only manage to block two of the Sword Qi each in their haste. Red-Haired Shanks ' crew would definitely not be able to handle three of the Sword Qi.
Although the Red Hair Pirates are the most evenly matched pirate crew in terms of overall skill, Red-Haired Shanks himself is still far stronger than the other crew members.
Fortunately, if there's only one left, First Mate Ben Beckman can still handle it.
Shazo attacked the Red Voss in order to drag Shanks into the battle.
Seeing him make his move, he unceremoniously spread his hands, his ten fingers flexibly bending and flicking, unleashing dense Sword Qi that drew Mihawk and Shanks into the battle.
Ben Beckman blocked a Flying Slash Sword Qi strike from Shazo, but was so shocked that his hands trembled and became numb, unable to lift them at all.
He immediately realized that Shazo's strength was definitely at the Emperor-Admiral level, even stronger than his own captain.
But before he could say anything, Shazo unleashed a terrifying Sword Qi Storm, pushing the intensity of the battle to an alarming level.
Beckman shouted in alarm, "Quick, get on the ship! Sail the Red Fox away! We can't stay here!"
The Red Hair Pirates immediately abandoned everything and fled back to their ship as fast as they could. Then, working together, they maneuvered the warship and, under the cover of their captain, successfully escaped the battlefield of the Great Swordmaster.
The Red Fows fled for more than 20 kilometers before turning around and looking back at the battle situation on the island.
Because of the great distance, the curvature of the sea has obscured part of the island, but all the pirates can still see the Flying Slash that send the pirates flying off the island, and the Sword Qi mixed with frost.
Benn Beckman looked up anxiously at the sniper atop the mast and asked, "Yasopp, how are the captain and the others?"
Yasopp's expression was serious. He already had the long sniper rifle in his hand, but he was moving his fingers around more than ever before.
Upon hearing the first mate's question, he nervously replied, "The situation is not good; the captain and Hawkeye have been subdued."
The members of the Red Hair Pirates exclaimed in unison, "How is this possible?"
It's important to know that their captain is one of the Four Emperors, having fought against Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom, and earned the title of the fourth emperor through his formidable strength.
Dracule Mihawk is jokingly referred to by Red-Haired Shanks as the World's Greatest Swordsman." Although he has not yet gained worldwide recognition, his strength is beyond doubt.
These two top-tier Great Swordmaster, possessing the strongest Armament Haki, were actually suppressed by a Commodore Marine Commodore when they joined forces—it's simply unbelievable.
Head Chef Razio couldn't help but ask, "Hey, Abu! You're not seeing things? That navy guy is actually that powerful?"
The next moment, he shut his mouth.
Because Yasopp had already raised his gun, aiming nervously at the battlefield.
Everyone saw that this top sniper, after only a few seconds of raising his gun, was sweating profusely with nervousness, yet hesitated to pull the trigger.
The Red Hair Pirates learned that the Marine Commodore was truly strong, no less so than Admiral.
Ben Beckman slammed his fist on the side of the ship, grumbling, "Damn it, the captain losing an arm has affected his strength so much."
"What's even more damning is me! At a time like this, I couldn't even help the captain!"
The vice-captain's remorseful self-reproach silenced the Red Hair Pirates for a moment, with the hot-tempered Limejuice even jumping up and down in frustration, slapping himself hard across the face.
"Damn it, why don't I try harder? I'm so weak, why shouldn't I train harder? I deserve to die!"
"So what if I die? I can't stand here watching the captain fight alone!"
Limejuice impulsively jumped into the sea, but was cut by the seawater the moment he entered the water. He had countless wounds all over his body, and the blood that came out stained a large area of the sea red.
The pirates were shocked and rushed to help.
As a result, the two Bad Luck rushed into the water, just like Limejuice, instantly turned into a bloody mess.
No one knew what changes had occurred in the sea, but the pirates dared not go into the sea casually anymore.
First mate Ben Beckman, his body covered in Conqueror's Haki, tried to go back into the water and finally managed to pull the three blood-loss-prone men ashore.
Back on the ship, Ben Beckman collapsed onto the deck, weakly saying, "The seawater is filled with terrifying Sword Qi that attacks all living creatures."
"No one is allowed to go into the water!"
The pirates turned pale as they watched the waves gently rise and fall on the sea, a chill running down their spines.
They realized the waves were coming from the Nameless Island; no wonder their boat was moving so smoothly yet struggling to stop.
Once the bandages were applied, Limejuice regained consciousness, but instead of attempting to jump into the sea again, he silently shed tears.
He said to himself with self-reproach, "Damn it, I'm too weak!"
The pirates looked at each other, then slowly lowered their heads.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, an indescribable sound came from the direction of the island, like fine silk being torn, yet also like the crisp, metallic sound of a long knife slicing through Human Body.
The next moment, the pirates saw that the highest point on the island, the cone-shaped active volcano that stood tall in the center of the island, had been cleaved in half by a terrifying Sword Qi and was slowly sliding to one side.
As the mountain peaks "slowly" slid down to one side of the island, accompanied by a faint rumbling sound, towering waves crashed in all directions.
Orange-red lava also spewed from the volcano's crater.
Immediately afterwards, one Sword Qi aura after another burst forth, each one no less powerful than the Sword Qi that cleaved the volcano.
The entire island visibly crumbled into pieces and slowly sank into the sea.
Apart from a few of the executives, the Red Hair Pirates ' eyes practically popped out of their sockets.
"The island... the island sank—"
"What kind of monster is this? Is this Great Swordmaster could do?"
"No, that can't be. Great Swordmaster can only cut through ships."
"Quick, quick, help us turn the boat around and face the waves to avoid a collision!"
The pirates quickly got to work, adjusting the sails and rudder, and with the help of long oars, rapidly turning 100 degrees to align the bow, best suited for cutting through the waves, with the large waves.
Just as I was getting ready to surf, a burst of white light erupted from the island, instantly turning the entire island into a white glacier, with the continuously erupting lava appearing exceptionally vibrant.
A white line rapidly spread across the sea, turning the surface into ice wherever it went, even freezing the rapidly advancing giant waves halfway through.
Even the Red Fox was frozen in the sea ice. The pirates on board were shivering from the cold. Some of the sailors who climbed onto the mast to hold the ropes fell off because their hands and feet were frozen stiff.
Lucky Rue muttered, "That Marine guy's frost power has gotten even stronger; he seems to be on par with Aokiji."
Ben Beckman nodded gravely. "He's so much better than he was two years ago. How can he improve so quickly?"
Lucky Roux sighed, "It's alright, we have to trust the captain. He's the strongest captain, and he can handle any enemy."
"But from today onwards, I'm going to work hard, I'm going to work incredibly hard!"
"Next time, I will never let the captain face the enemy alone, absolutely not!"
Ben Beckman: "Yes, I'll work with you. Whatever happens in the future, we'll face it together with the captain."
Shazo's military uniform was riddled with wounds and almost torn to shreds, while Dracule Mihawk and Red-Haired Shanks looked even worse.
Because Shazo's attacks use Sword Qi emitted from his ten fingers, the intensity is slightly lower, but the quantity and agility are absolutely off the charts.
If it weren't for the two Great Swordmaster's Observation Haki, they would have suffered far more than just their clothes being damaged.
Dracule Mihawk took off his favorite wide-brimmed hat, and after confirming that it was beyond repair, casually tossed it onto the ice at his feet.
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He looked at Shazo and asked with a sigh, "Since you have the ability to freeze everything, why don't you create an ice sword for yourself, like your Admiral Aokiji?"
Shazo smiled and raised his hand, stretching out his Five Fingers straight, and asked, "Is my Swordsmanship really that bad? Can't my Flying Slash made with my fingers kill someone?"
"Is Swordsmanship such an inconvenient thing?"
"Swords and blades are merely extensions of the arm, and my fingers are naturally also extensions of the arm, no different from the Supreme Grade Sword you wield."
Hawkeye paused, then pondered for a long time before replying, "You're right. Swords are merely tools for Swordmaster, at most the most suitable and powerful tools."
Shazo clapped and praised, "No wonder you're the future World's Greatest Swordsman; your understanding of Swordsmanship is incredibly fast."
"I once had the privilege of hearing a Sword Saint Swordsmanship his achievements in Swordsmanship. He said: After the age of forty, one is no longer bound by material things; grass, trees, bamboo, and stones can all be swords. From then on, through diligent practice, one gradually progresses to the realm where having no sword is better than having a sword."
"To be honest, I can barely understand the first sentence now, but I still can't grasp the meaning of the second sentence."
Dracule Mihawk was stunned by Shazo's words; his lips moved as if he were muttering something to himself.
Shazo glanced at Hawkeye's greatsword and continued, "That Sword Saint who called himself the Sword Demon described his Swordsmanship in his youth in a way that is somewhat similar to your current situation. He said: 'A heavy sword has no edge; great skill lies in simplicity.'"
Upon hearing these eight words, Hawkeye was lost in confusion, felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and the Black Blade "Night" slipped from his hand and fell onto the ice.
His sharp, eagle- Hawkeye almost shone as he stared intently at his hands.
Suddenly, Hawkeye bent down, picked up his longsword, and shouted with laughter, "I understand! I know! I've found my way in the way of the Swordsmanship!"