As Long As I Defeat You!

"What an astonishing sword technique—so overbearing! This is the ultimate embodiment of the Way of the Horizontal!"

Seeing what was happening in the arena, both Mihawk and Shanks were stunned. As everyone knew, swordsmanship was divided into the Ways of the Vertical and the Horizontal. The Vertical was light and supple, while the Horizontal was domineering. Asama Ryoma's swordsmanship belonged to the Way of the Vertical, emphasizing speed in attacking the enemy. But Li's Army-Breaking Rising Dragon Strike and Fierce Dragon Sky-Severing Slash were the pinnacle of the Way of the Horizontal. No matter what stood before him, he would destroy it with a single sword strike—boundlessly tyrannical. One only had to look at Asama Ryoma's Poison Dragon Flash; it had been smashed to pieces head-on. Meanwhile, the Fierce Dragon Sky-Severing Slash charged forward fearlessly, as though it intended to forcibly cleave the sky in two.

With Li's current attainments in swordsmanship, he could only swing the Fierce Dragon Sky-Severing Slash four times in succession. Yet those four strikes were enough to kill anyone and destroy anything. When the Fierce Dragon Sky-Severing Slash ended, the dumbfounded Asama Ryoma fell from the air and crashed onto the ground, unable to rise again. After being struck four consecutive times by such tyrannical swordsmanship, even Asama Ryoma no longer had the strength to stand. Naturally, his life was not in danger. At the critical moment, he had continuously used his sword pressure to shield himself, so he had only suffered superficial wounds and total exhaustion.

"I... lost?" After a long while, Asama Ryoma finally came back to his senses and gave a bitter smile. But he quickly adjusted his mindset, struggled to his feet, and looked solemnly at Li. "According to our wager, I am your crewman from now on, to be commanded