Slaughter! Skillful Grade Blade Welcoming Snow

Lin Ye knew of Moria's ambitions, but he had never cared.

All he cared about was becoming stronger.

The muted blade light was swift and precise.

Though Level 6 Observation Haki could not foresee a glimpse of the future, it already allowed him to see everything around him with perfect clarity.

And Level 6 Armament Haki had reached the point where it could flow outward.

With Observation Haki and Armament Haki alone, Lin Ye's strength had already earned him a place in the New World.

If he had to put a price on it, in this era before bounties had inflated, he would be worth eighty-seven million without a scale, and no less than two hundred million once weighed.

The pirates on the second pirate ship were more vigilant than those on the first.

Their captain had the highest bounty: 110 million. She was already considered an absolute powerhouse of a pirate in the New World, a female swordsman who had mastered Two Types of Haki and reached the Iron-Cutting Realm in swordsmanship.

She was incredibly fast.

Beautiful Blade Lia Xiluo.

The pirates aboard were rapidly dwindling under the aftershocks of the two Flying Slashes.

Lin Ye's eyes lit up.

Lia Xiluo was tall, and because swordsmanship required long periods of training and battle to improve, her slender body was shapely in all the right places.

She wore the short shirt and shorts commonly worn by women at sea.

Her features were also exceptionally gorgeous, making her seem like a mature older sister.

She truly lived up to the title of Beautiful Blade.

"Flowing Wind!"

The sword in Lia Xiluo's hand turned into an afterimage, and her entire body vanished with it, like a sweeping gale.

The gale was merely an illusion.

Excitement flashed through Lin Ye's eyes. Without Two-Color Coating, the greatsword in his hand instantly turned black-purple.

"Divine Departure!"

Lin Ye stomped forward with his right foot, unleashing a slash infused with Conqueror's Coating.

"Impossible!"

Terror flashed through Lia Xiluo's eyes as the slash came at her.

She could not withstand it.

This blow reminded her of the strike she had faced from Kaido before—terrifying and impossible to resist.

But Kaido was an overlord of the seas.

The blade had not even struck her body, yet the slash had already arrived.

A massive diagonal wound appeared across Lia Xiluo's chest, flinging her slender body toward the sea.

The air boomed, and Lin Ye appeared beside the wound on Lia Xiluo's flying body, expressionlessly raising the sword in his hand.

A downward slash.

Boom!

Her slender body crashed onto the deck, shattering it completely.

Lin Ye landed beside Beautiful Blade's corpse. Looking at the massive crisscrossing wounds across her chest, he saw two bubbles gather over her body.

[Pick up Armament Haki...]

[Pick up Observation Haki...]

Not bad.

Lin Ye nodded inwardly.

A Level 1 Armament Haki or Observation Haki entry could be broken down into three Blank Entries. That was fairly decent.

It was just that he did not know about Conqueror's Haki.

After all, in nearly a year at sea, he had never encountered a pirate who possessed Conqueror's Haki.

Moria did not possess Conqueror's Haki either.

Perhaps that was why Moria had been able to make his way smoothly to Wano Country.

If there really were a great pirate who had mastered Conqueror's Haki, their combat strength was not something ordinary pirates could compare to.

Although they did not use Conqueror's Haki at a particularly high level and could only use it to clear out fodder, those who possessed it were exceptionally skilled at bouncing back.

And their fighting spirit was incredibly powerful.

Even Lin Ye himself could sense this.

His Conqueror's Haki had likewise reached Level 6. Though he kept it hidden and rarely used it, when he did, it was like that Divine Departure just now, with its power controlled to a certain extent.

Though it had been strengthened separately, the effect led to the same result.

Unless one faced Lin Ye directly, there was no way to detect the terrifying power of that strike.

But before long, he should encounter a user of Conqueror's Haki.

And one of the figures standing at the very pinnacle of the seas.

Kaido of the Beasts.

But Lin Ye did not intend to stick his neck out yet.

Gecko Moria was currently brimming with confidence.

He would gain a great deal from this battle.

Still, there was nothing wrong with having some appetizers before the feast.

Lin Ye swept his gaze around.

The aftermath of his clash with Beautiful Blade had nearly wiped out the pirates aboard the ship.

The dozen or so remaining pirates looked scared witless, unable even to hold their swords and guns steady.

Lin Ye turned, then shot into the sky.

The pirates who had lost their will to fight collapsed together, while several orbs of light flew toward Lin Ye.

Since they had become pirates, being buried at sea was the most fitting end for them.

The pirates of Thriller Bark had already begun boarding actions.

However, the officers aboard were still no match for captains from the New World.

The moment Lin Ye landed, he saw one officer get sent flying by an axe, his chest split open so badly that his internal organs could be seen as he flew backward.

A transparent bubble emerged after he hit the ground.

Lin Ye's mouth twitched.

"I am—"

The pirate captain, wielding a giant axe and transformed into a four-meter-tall bear-man, let out a roar, but before he could finish, a sword pierced his throat.

"Whoa, it's Captain Lin Ye!"

The boarding pirates had been stunned when they saw their officer hacked to death with one blow.

But the next moment, the pirate captain who had just killed their officer was dead.

Lin Ye paid no attention to their cheers. He turned, and the slaughter began again.

With Lin Ye's skill and speed, these people naturally could not stop his sword.

Once the ship had been cleared out, Lin Ye had already disappeared.

In a short time, five pirate captains with bounties of around one hundred million, along with the scattered pirates aboard their ships, had all died by Lin Ye's hand.

Moria seemed unwilling to be outdone by Lin Ye and directly exerted himself as well.

When he saw Lin Ye about to clear out the fifth ship, he gritted his teeth and unleashed two Flying Slashes, splitting and sinking the last two ships.

Standing at the rail of the fifth ship he had cleared, Lin Ye frowned at the sinking pirate ships, then looked at Moria standing aboard a distant vessel.

Was that really necessary?

I never intended to take your position, yet you stole my appetizers?

Lin Ye was rather speechless.

"Captain Lin Ye!"

Behind Lin Ye, pirate corpses covered the deck—some from this pirate ship, others from the three-masted ship who had taken part in the boarding action.

As for the survivors, they were excitedly rushing into the cabins in search of treasure.

Lin Ye looked at a pirate holding up a sword with a snow-white scabbard, his face full of ingratiating smiles.

"Captain Lin Ye, this seems to be a famous blade."

Lin Ye's gaze fell upon the scabbard.

The scabbard was snow-white and clearly exquisitely crafted.

It seemed to have been made from some kind of fish skin, with intricate and beautiful patterns that appeared natural.

Taking it with one hand, Lin Ye drew the sword. Its blade was bright white, with two characters engraved upon it.

Welcoming Snow.

Lin Ye thought back, but he had no impression of it.

These people might truly have ties to Kaido, which meant they might frequently travel to Wano Country.

If so, this sword might have been forged by a craftsman from Wano Country.

Or rather, most famous blades circulating across the seas were forged by Wano Country craftsmen.

But it was probably not one of the Supreme Grade Blades. It was likely at the level of the Skillful Grade Blades.

It was indeed better than the one in his hand.