The Future World's Greatest Swordsman

"Listen up, you little pirates on the other side! I'm Slo, First Mate of the Leopard Pirates, a Great Pirate with a bounty of 90 million Berry! If you know what's good for you, surrender to the Leopard Pirates, and maybe I'll—"

When Slo saw Li Yuan's ship approaching, he immediately shouted out his identity.

However, the only response he received was a massive fifty-meter-long slash.

"A slash? How is that possible? That's a Swordmaster!!!!"

Slo had never expected that the person he had just provoked would be a Swordmaster.

Every Swordmaster possessed at least the strength of a Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral. His inflated bounty meant nothing; there was no way he could be a Swordmaster's match.

"Wait, I—"

Slash!!!!

The moment Slo realized he was no match for his opponent, he instinctively tried to beg for mercy.

But the enormous fifty-meter slash had already cut through his throat. He could even see his headless body.

"The First Mate is dead! Run! There's a Swordmaster on the other side!"

First Mate Slo was instantly killed by the enormous slash, and the Leopard Pirates' lackeys were frightened out of their wits, fleeing toward the shore.

"Junior brothers, kill them!!!"

"Kill!!!"

As the Leopard Pirates fled, the members of the Limitless Pirates immediately charged after them, swords in hand as they continuously cut down the Leopard Pirates' members.

Li Yuan's Observation Haki remained spread over his junior brothers.

They had taken part in fights against pirates before, but this was their first battle at sea. Li Yuan still kept an eye on them.

He would not act as their babysitter, but as their senior brother, he would take special care of them during the early stages.

He would help them through their initial period of weakness. After they experienced a few more major battles, Li Yuan would completely let go.

At that point, whether they could survive in this cruel Great Sea would depend on their own efforts and talent.

After all, he was their senior brother, not their babysitter. Although he hoped all his junior brothers could survive,

he would not overprotect them because of that. At most, he would offer them some shelter in the beginning.

The Leopard Pirates' members had been scared witless by Li Yuan and were no match for the Limitless Pirates at all.

Though the battle was still deadlocked, victory for the Limitless Pirates was only a matter of time. Some small-time pirates had escaped onto the island.

Li Yuan paid them no attention. He had already learned that the Leopard Pirates' captain was not aboard the ship, but on the island plundering its wealth.

It was better to let those lackeys lure the Leopard Pirates' captain over than for him to search the island himself.

"Hahahaha, treasure! Bring all the treasure back to me!"

On the island, Vix the Leopard, captain of the Leopard Pirates, excitedly directed his subordinates.

"Kill!!!"

"Hand over all your treasure!"

"Hand it over, or we'll kill you!"

"Hehe, this woman isn't bad!!"

"..."

The Leopard Pirates' members began frantically looting everyone on the island. They did not even spare beautiful women. In any case, they robbed everything—anything valuable was taken away.

"No, no!!!"

"My money!!"

"Help!!"

"..."

There were no powerful people on Suoluo Island, nor was there any Marine protection. The island's residents simply could not resist the Leopard Pirates' plundering.

Resistance meant death. The Leopard Pirates were not good people; they were sinners, people who lived by slaughter.

"Captain, Captain, this is bad! Another Pirate Crew has come to the island, and they unleashed a huge slash that killed the First Mate!"

After reaching Suoluo Island, the fleeing lackeys found Vix and reported in terror.

"What Pirate Crew dared to kill the First Mate of Vix the Leopard?!"

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Vix furiously grabbed the messenger and snarled.

"C-Captain, w-we don't know what Pirate Crew they are. We've never seen their pirate flag before."

The lackey was so frightened by Vix that he stammered incoherently.

"Men, gather up! Go to the port and avenge our dead brothers!!"

Vix flung aside the lackey in his hand and shouted at his subordinates, who had nearly finished looting.

"They dared to kill our First Mate! We must avenge him!"

"Kill, kill!!"

"Revenge!"

"..."

The Leopard Pirates' lackeys carried the treasure they had stolen and excitedly followed Vix as they charged toward the port, leaving behind the hollow-eyed residents of Suoluo Island.

"Waaah, Mommy, Mommy, are those pirates going to be killed by the other pirates?"

A filthy little girl clung to her mother as she cried. She had just heard that those vicious pirates had been killed by another group of pirates.

"Don't be afraid, Duoduo. Yes, those evil pirates were killed by another group of pirates."

"But Duoduo, remember this: all pirates are bad people. None of them can be trusted. Even if those other pirates killed the pirates who robbed us, they are still pirates. They cannot be trusted."

Duoduo's Mother held her daughter and spoke sorrowfully.

That was the way of the world. Evil people ran rampant, good people were rare, and commoners lived in misery, reduced to crops for others to harvest.

"Duoduo understands. Pirates are all bad people."

Suoluo Island Port

The battle between the Limitless Pirates and the Leopard Pirates had already ended. The result went without saying—the Limitless Pirates had won completely.

Though some had been injured, not a single person had died under Li Yuan's care. Lazuli, the ship's doctor, was bandaging everyone's wounds.

Li Yuan stood at the port, quietly waiting for the enemy to arrive.

"They're here!"

Seeing the group rushing toward him, Li Yuan's lips curled slightly as an overwhelmingly domineering Conqueror's Haki burst from his body.

His crimson Conqueror's Haki swept forward like raging waves, engulfing everyone charging toward him.

Bang bang bang!!!!

None of the charging Leopard Pirates lackeys could withstand Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki for even three seconds.

They were all knocked unconscious and collapsed to the ground, their stolen treasure scattering everywhere.

"Conqueror's Haki... You actually possess Conqueror's Haki!"

Vix gritted his teeth as he resisted Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki. Looking at all his fallen subordinates, he spoke gravely.

"Not bad. You can actually withstand my Conqueror's Haki. As expected of a pirate with the same bounty as me. You're not bad—you're qualified to know my name."

"My name is Li Yuan, captain of the Limitless Pirates, the future World's Greatest Swordsman!"

Li Yuan said with a smile as he looked at Vix.