Mihawk: This Isn't Swordsmanship at All!
Storm, of course, wouldn't refuse Big Trophy delivered to his doorstep (just kidding).
The World's Greatest Swordsman!
The "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" flight, which had just landed, took off again under the control of the "captain".
Storm and Hawk Eyes Mihawk rode aboard the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, casually flying in a certain direction of the Calm Belt.
Hawk Eyes Mihawk turned to look at Impel Down, which was being quickly left behind, and the lone small boat on the sea near Impel Down. He fell silent.
His ship, his luggage, and his treasured wines...
"White Dragon."
"Um?"
Storm, atop the dragon's head, turned to look at Hawk Eyes Mihawk, and seeing the other's serious expression, waved his hand.
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."
"Finding an island will suffice, or are you planning to fight me in the sky?"
"Hawk Eyes, can you fly?"
"... never mind."
Hawk Eyes Mihawk fell silent, feeling that his thoughts were completely out of sync with White Dragon's.
Let's come back for the boat later...
In no time at all.
Storm then discovered an uninhabited island in the sea.
The Calm Belt have extremely harsh living conditions.
Aside from special cases like Nine Snake Island.
The islands within the Calm Belt are mostly uninhabited.
Storm, piloting the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, landed on the island alongside Hawk Eyes Mihawk.
"This is it!"
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon transformed into clay and merged into the island below.
Storm looked at Hawk Eyes Mihawk.
The latter slowly drew the sword from his back.
"The Supreme Great Grade Swords Twelve Works, [Black Blade - Night]."
"Is this some kind of swordsman's etiquette?"
Storm casually drew his [Alcohol Iron Ore Katana] from his waist and, mimicking Hawk Eyes Mihawk, muttered a phrase.
"Eight hundred thousand Beli, [Alcohol Iron Ore Katana]."
It really isn't Famous Sword?
Hawk Eyes Mihawk narrowed his eyes. He had long noticed the extraordinary nature of the White Dragon's weapon and had always thought it was some unknown famous Famous Sword that had existed in history.
In hindsight, he seems to have misjudged the situation.
Or rather...
"You 'forged' this knife yourself?"
A swordsman's sword, after countless battles, and especially after being constantly imbued with his [Haki], will originally become what is known as a "Black Blade".
[Night] refers to the "Black Blade" possessed by Hawk Eyes Mihawk.
According to Hawk Eyes Mihawk...
Since the sword that White Dragon possesses is not Famous Sword left over from history, yet it exudes such an extraordinary aura.
So this sword was probably "forged" like this by White Dragon using his [Haki].
What are you talking about?
Storm tilted his head, looking at Hawk Eyes Mihawk with a puzzled expression.
"Weren't you just in a hurry to fight?"
"That's true. Let's discuss the specifics later..."
Hawk Eyes Mihawk lowered his eyes and took a deep breath.
The next moment.
Hawk Eyes Mihawk's bright yellow eyes, as dazzling as a hawk's, were fixed on Storm's location.
The [Black Blade Night] he held in his hand traced a sharp trajectory in mid-air with its heavy, black blade.
"Black Blade - Flash!"
A cyan-green Flying Slash erupted from the blade of [Black Blade Night], its attack range reaching a terrifying nearly one hundred meters.
The massive Flying Slash created by the "Black Blade - Flash" caused rocks to crumble and the earth to split in its wake, seemingly cleaving the entire island in two.
Facing Hawk Eyes Mihawk's Flying Slash.
Storm remained unmoved. He gripped the [Alcohol Iron Ore Katana] tightly, and jet-black [Armament Haki] surged from his body, wrapping around and covering the surface of his fist.
The Flying Slash formed by the "Black Blade - Flash" arrived in front of me.
Storm took a step forward, gathering all his strength in his right fist, and then unleashed a simple, unadorned steel punch towards the Flying Slash.
Boom!!
Storm's Armament Haki Iron Fist collided with Hawk Eyes Mihawk's Flying Slash, instantly unleashing a deafening explosion that shook the heavens.
The two forces were locked in a stalemate for a moment.
Ultimately, Storm's Armament Haki Iron Fist secured the victory.
Like water without a source, the Flying Slash couldn't withstand the power of Storm's iron fist and was ultimately blasted to pieces.
The sword light shattered, and streaks of sword energy shot out in all directions, instantly carving deep, knife-like ravines into the island's ground.
Hawk Eyes Mihawk stood still, making no move.
His sharp eyes were fixed on Storm's fist.
I'll fight you with swords, you want to fight me with fists?
"White Dragon!"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk raised the [Black Blade Night] in his hand, his brow furrowed, and his tone became more serious.
"I'm here to duel you with swords!"
"Are weapons such inconvenient things?"
Storm argued vehemently.
Sword fighting?
To challenge the World's Greatest Swordsman?
Is it that Armament Haki isn't working properly, or is it that the Clay- Clay Fruit isn't effective?
Storm raised the [Alcohol Iron Ore Katana] high in his hand, and at the same time released his [Clay Fruit] ability, and a continuous stream of white clay surged from the void and wrapped around the [Alcohol Iron Ore Katana].
In an instant.
A colossal, towering greatsword appeared in Storm's hands.
"I know Swordsmanship too!"
If Hawk Eyes Mihawk's "Black Blade - Flash" just now was merely an attempt to cleave the entire island in two...
At this point, Storm's "clay greatsword," just by the length of its blade, was comparable to this small island.
Hawk Eyes Mihawk's eye twitched violently.
"This isn't Swordsmanship at all!"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk gripped the [Black Blade Night] tightly, raised it high above his head, and then slashed it at the clay greatsword in front of him.
"Black Blade - Shuo!"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk swung his [Black Blade Night] with all his might, and faint black and red arcs of electricity crackled around the blade of this Supreme Grade Sword.
[Black Blade Night] carried a terrifying aura capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas, unleashing a violent, cyan-green Flying Slash that crashed directly into the clay giant sword descending from the sky.
Laugh--
Like a hot knife cutting butter.
The Flying Slash unleashed by [Black Blade Night] cleaved the clay greatsword in two.
The Flying Slash, its momentum still strong, continued its ascent into the sky until it disappeared into the boundless expanse of heaven.
The upper half of the clay greatsword, which was directly severed by the Flying Slash of "Black Blade Shuo", fell directly onto the island below due to gravitational potential energy.
A loud "boom" was heard.
The upper half of the clay greatsword turned into a puddle of soft clay, covering half of the island's ground.
[Clay Fruit - Awakening]!
With a thought, Storm unleashed the power of the Clay- Clay Fruit, which eroded the entire island along with the clay, instantly assimilating the island's surface into white clay.
Hawk Eyes Mihawk's eyes were fixed on Storm, a sharp red light flashing in his pupils. He strode forward, charging straight towards Storm's location.
"Black Blade: Desolate Star!"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk leaped high into the air, his feet landing on the unusually large gauntlets of [Black Blade Night], before plummeting downwards like a meteor.
[Black Blade - Night] The dark, heavy blade pointed directly at Storm below, as if it would pierce him through from the top of his head.
Storm showed no intention of dodging when faced with Hawk Eyes Mihawk's attack.
He stood motionless, letting Hawk Eyes Mihawk's attacks pierce through him.
Laugh--
[Black Blade Night] pierced directly into Storm's head, then continued downwards like a string of needles, piercing through Storm's body completely.
However.
Not a single drop of blood flowed from the part of Storm's body that was pierced by [Black Blade Night].
White clay kept seeping from the wound.
The one standing here, allowing Hawk Eyes Mihawk to attack, is not Storm himself.
Instead, it's a [Clay Clone] exactly like Storm!
The clay formed by [Clay Clone] was like a cage, tightly binding [Black Blade Night] to the spot.
There were even many white clay pieces that transformed into clay hands, grabbing at Hawk Eyes Mihawk from all directions, as if trying to grab him too.
"Snort!"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk snorted coldly, and his Armament Haki, which had been integrated into the Black Blade Night, surged out instantly, exploding like a bomb.
This [Armament Haki] directly destroyed the clumps of white clay wrapped around the surface of [Black Blade: Night] through "internal destruction".
Hawk Eyes Mihawk drew [Black Blade Night] from the ground and swung it swiftly. The pitch-black blade flashed in mid-air, creating an impenetrable slash that directly blocked the clay hands attacking from all directions.
One by one, the Clay Arm were severed by Hawk Eyes Mihawk.
But the number of these Clay Arm seems endless.
Hawk Eyes Mihawk cut down one batch, and another batch appeared.
This can't go on any longer!
Hawk Eyes Mihawk's eyes narrowed, and he gripped the [Black Blade Night] tightly, unleashing another sword technique.
"Black Blade - Crescent Moon!"
Hawk Eyes Mihawk swung his [Black Blade] with incredible speed, unleashing a series of Flying Slash from its blade.
Each of them is smaller than the Flying Slash created by the "Black Blade Flash" just now, but their power should not be underestimated.
Hawk Eyes Mihawk unleashed a dense barrage of sword energy, instantly clearing away all the clay tentacles in front of him, thus expanding his field of vision.
But in the very next moment...
Hawk Eyes Mihawk's expression turned grim again.
Storm stood leisurely on an open space not far away, the entire island having been completely assimilated into clay by him.
The shape of this island was naturally influenced by Storm, allowing him to manipulate and change it at will.
On what was originally an uninhabited island, one white peak after another suddenly appeared.
The shapes of these clay peaks resemble towering white swords.
Countless white giant swords stood silently on the island's ground, like countless blades stuck in a white wasteland, making the whole world seem like a vast, pale sword mound.
"World's Greatest Swordsman, have you ever witnessed a scene of ten thousand swords flying together?"
With a slight thought, Storm caused one after another white greatsword on the ground to tremble under his mental control, their hard and heavy blades pointing directly at Hawk Eyes Mihawk's location.
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