The World's Number One Great Swordsman!

So-called "qi" was the sword's aura. Once one reached the realm of a Great Swordsman, one could wield sword aura against enemies and initially manifest the "qi" within a sword into physical form. After Mirai tossed out the Heavenly Cloud Sword, the sword aura radiating from its blade began to take the form of tangible longswords under his control—twenty-four in all. They formed a circular barrier formation around Mihawk. Soon, the twenty-four blades began to resonate, their sword auras drawing one another in and forming streams of sword aura capable of slicing through gold and jade, flashing back and forth. They went from slow to fast. At first, Mihawk could still fend off a few strikes, but in the end, the sword aura reached an unbelievable speed. Trapped at the center of the sword formation, Mihawk's body erupted with countless sprays of blood!

"Ultimate Ghost Swordsmanship—faster than a ghost's passage!" Mirai said with a faint smile. These sword techniques had all been adapted from games he had played in his previous life. But games were games, and reality was reality; naturally, they could not be as powerful as they were in the games. Ultimate Ghost Swordsmanship did not rely on Mirai himself to attack, but on the sword aura emitted by the blade. Unlike in the games, where a person could directly transform into a sword—that was far too exaggerated. Even a Great Swordsman could not truly achieve "the unity of man and sword."

After Ultimate Ghost Swordsmanship ended, all the sword aura withdrew into the Heavenly Cloud Sword, which flew back into Mirai's hand. Mihawk knelt on both knees, his face pale and his whole body trembling. Crimson blood continuously streamed from his body, staining the ground red. The Ultimate Ghost Swordsmanship just now had contained twenty-six stages of