Sword Intent Ignites, Bounties Soar
Hawkeye: "Has it finally come to this? I've been waiting for this!!"
Neptune, "Another legend?"
News travels slowly across the Four Blues, but some people still received the news. For a time, the entire ocean was filled with a sense of impending storm. Everyone who heard the news could feel that the ocean was about to undergo a complete upheaval.
Chapter 160 The Exploding Sword Intent, The Crazy Bounty
"This is what Dongze gave you?"
In the Totto Land Kingdom, the Big Mom looked at the small black Wooden Sword in her hand with a strange look in her eyes. No matter how you looked at it, it was just an ordinary little sword.
"Yes! Mom!"
BIGMOM examined it for a while longer, but couldn't see anything unusual. It was just an ordinary Wooden Sword with an extra layer of Armament Haki on it!
However, there was no trace of the power that Dongze had used before. Big Mom muttered to herself, "It's just Wooden Sword imbued with Armament Haki. It doesn't look like any rare treasure at all!"
However, her voice was extremely loud, and although she was talking to herself, all her children present could hear her clearly.
They immediately exchanged glances, their expressions becoming somewhat complicated. If this item hadn't come from Dongze, they wouldn't have believed it was a ticket to the new Swordsmanship.
Of course, even Charlotte Smoothie, the owner of this Little Wooden Sword, looked helpless. She had obtained the Little Wooden Sword a long time ago, but had not found the slightest clue.
The Big Mom scrutinized the situation for a while longer but still couldn't find anything wrong. She didn't believe that someone like Dongze would talk nonsense, but since she couldn't find any clues for the time being, she gradually became more and more agitated.
Suddenly, the Big Mom chuckled, as if she had thought of something.
The Big Mom pulled at the air, using her Soul-Soul Fruit ability to pluck the soul of a chess piece soldier, intending to stuff it into the small sword.
"MOM!!"
Upon seeing this, Smoothie felt a strange unease, and for some reason, she couldn't help but shout out when she saw the Big Mom acting this way.
Hearing Smoothie's words, Big Mom glanced sideways at her daughter, coldly thinking, "Smoothie!! What do you want?" Smoothie, seeing the threat and chill in Big Mom's eyes, involuntarily shivered. Big Mom was Big Mom after all; she was not only her mother but also a pirate, a female demon who would sacrifice her own child for power.
"No~ It's alright, Mom!"
Smoothie's expression tightened, a hint of evasion flashing in her eyes, and she stammered a reply.
The Big Mom chuckled, her tone full of mockery. She glanced at Smoothie, whose daughter had unexpectedly received a gift from Dongze, gaining a ticket to unlock a new path of Swordsmanship. Her pride had been rising these past few days, and this was a way of giving her a little warning.
Let her know who's in charge of the Big Mom Pirates, who she is, and whose hands her fate is in.
Then the Big Mom continued to focus her gaze on Dongze's Little Wooden Sword, and was about to stuff the soul in her hand into it!
The moment the soul made contact with the Wooden Sword, the Sword Intent contained within the Little Wooden Sword was instantly activated.
The Sword Intent emanating from this Wooden Sword is precisely the Shuihan Sword Intent.
Indeed, it was that perfect level of Sword Intent.
That is the Divine Realm power that the Big Mom was talking about.
The next moment, the Big Mom's expression changed drastically. The small sword in her hand made her realize a deadly danger, and a great terror rose in her heart.
His left hand thrashed wildly as if stung by a wasp, accompanied by a series of strange screams.
The moment the Little Wooden Sword was thrown away by the Big Mom, the others in the room felt a chill run down their spines, their hearts skipped a beat for no reason, and a sense of impending death gripped their hearts, causing their legs to buckle involuntarily.
The temperature in the room plummeted in the next instant, and in the blink of an eye, they seemed to be in a frozen wasteland.
The officers and members of the Big Mom Pirates also showed expressions of horror, as they could feel the space being frozen by a force.
Everything in sight was frozen, including the chess piece soldiers trying to escape, the children of the Big Mom named Charlotte, and even the Big Mom herself.
It took about three seconds for the power of ice to erupt and manifest, but only a blink of an eye for it to exert its terrifying effect.
Then they were all frozen in ice.
The power unleashed by Sword Intent at its perfect level is enough to drive people to despair.
The only person still standing was Smoothie. When she saw the small sword slowly fall in front of her, she instinctively caught it. Suddenly, a chill made her shiver involuntarily.
He then looked at the room full of ice, his eyes filled with horror.
Can a Little Wooden Sword really have this kind of power?
The Big Mom, frozen in ice, still had a deep look of horror in her eyes, and the others also wore expressions of terror.
Smoothie knew that this situation was caused by the freezing power erupting for too short a time, leaving them no time to react.
Looking at the Little Wooden Sword in his hand, which had a slight crack at the hilt, Smoothie swallowed hard. What on earth was this thing?
Suddenly, she heard a creaking sound, which made her turn around and see that the huge block of ice that had been frozen by the Big Mom was slowly beginning to crack.
"This is?"
Smoothie's expression changed slightly, and she involuntarily took two steps back. Now she was the only one left unfrozen. What would Big Mom think seeing this?
It seems the Big Mom wasn't completely frozen and should be able to get out. Her emotions were in turmoil, and she didn't know how to face the Big Mom.
"Snap!!"
Two more cracking sounds rang out, followed by a burst of intense red and black lightning. The Big Mom, panting heavily, broke through the solid ice, revealing her enormous figure amidst a cloud of white mist. However, a trace of lingering fear still remained on her face.
Even she hadn't expected Dongze to be so reckless. That was the Divine Realm Power, sealed within a Wooden Sword, and then unleashed at such a distance. She was completely unprepared and almost lost her life to that small sword.
However, when she saw Smoothie, a look of surprise appeared on her face. She was the only one present who had not been affected by this power.
But she didn't speak at this moment. Looking at her subordinates and children, all frozen in ice, the Big Mom shouted, "Prometheus!!"
"MOM!!"
Prometheus, transformed into a miniature sun, floated in from outside the house, but shivered as soon as he entered.
Within a ball of flame, a remarkably human expression appeared on a human face.
"MOM, what's going on? It's so cold!!"
"Quickly thaw Perospero and the others!!"
Time ticked by, and even Prometheus, in his flame form, spent an hour working at full power to thaw the frozen people. Even so, these people suffered varying degrees of frostbite, and some even experienced tissue necrosis.
When the Charlotte Family members came to their senses and looked at the Wooden Sword in Smoothie's hand again, a trace of fear appeared on their faces. No one had expected that this little thing would have such power.
"Smoothie ~~"
The Big Mom looked at her daughter in the center of the room with a somewhat puzzled expression.
"Go back and study it! If you can master this Doriki, our Big Mom Pirates might just be able to contend for the title of Pirate King!!"
Today, a momentous event occurred in the Totto Land Kingdom, where the Big Mom Pirates were nearly wiped out by the Little Wooden Sword left behind by Dongze.
Those who participated in this momentous event finally witnessed the power of this Little Wooden Sword; its ability to freeze everything caused them to be frequently awakened by nightmares for a long time.
However, after this incident, Smoothie gained some insight into the Sword Intent remaining in that small sword, but she inexplicably felt that she was about to miss this great opportunity.
Unlike the tragic events that happened to the Big Mom Pirates, Dongze had already led Robin and Pekoms away from Totto Land's territory.
On a ship, the little lion Pekoms, its face still showing surprise, looked at the two people on the deck and said tremblingly, "Lord Dongze, what exactly do you intend to do in our Mokomo Dukedom?"
Just then, Dongze frowned, turned around, and looked in the direction of the Totto Land Kingdom, his eyes full of surprise.
How long had he been gone, yet the wisp of life-saving Sword Intent left in the Wooden Sword had already been activated?
What's going on here?!
However, even if Dongze racked his brains, he would never understand how his sealed Sword Intent could be activated in that way.
This reminds one of the saying, "If you don't court death, you won't die; if a dog doesn't bite, a stick will bring it down!"
That's exactly the point.
After a while, Dongze's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed again.
"Forget it! Everyone has their own destiny. Since that's how it is, let's just let things take their course!"
Looking at that nervous little lion, it wasn't actually that small, but because of its rather plump build, it appeared somewhat short.
"Nothing serious, I just wanted to go see something."
Pekoms's heart, which had been trembling, calmed down inexplicably upon hearing Dongze's gentle words, but the content of those words surprised him.
"Looking at something?"
Yes, but I'm not sure if you know!
What is it?
Have you ever heard of Poneglyph?
"Huh! I think I've heard of it, but I also think I haven't!"
Hearing Pekoms's words, Dongze gave him a deep look and said inexplicably, "Don't even think about running away, and don't even think about sending a message. Since I can use my sword to subdue Bigom and force Charlotte Linlin to hand you over, do you think your Mokomo Dukedom can withstand the sword in my hand?"
Pekoms trembled involuntarily, his legs began to shake, and he repeatedly said, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare!"
Looking at the cloudless sea, Dongze sighed softly, closed his eyes again, and drifted into a reverie, beginning to comprehend the newly activated Sword Intent.
In the following days, just as Dongze was sailing to the Mokomo Dukedom, the Big Mom Pirates issued a bounty in the world's Underground Organization.
A bounty that seems to come out of nowhere: a Little Wooden Sword made from Adam Wood and completely covered in Armament Haki.
The offered reward was even more astonishing.
It cost a staggering five billion Beli.
The bounty immediately ignited the Underground Organization.
Five billion Beli —that's almost as much as the head of one of the Four Emperors. To be able to offer so many Beli for a Little Wooden Sword is no small matter.
They say money makes the world go round, and the astronomical price of 5 billion Beli has roused all those old fogies hiding around the world to action.
As the investigation deepened, these people became increasingly surprised.
They discovered that there were very few of these Little Wooden Swords in the entire world.
Pluton - Silvers Rayleigh possesses one, but obtaining it is extremely difficult, especially after Rayleigh swept away two Admiral- level powerhouses with a single sword strike, forcing them to abandon their pursuit of this small sword.
Hawkeye Dracule Mihawk also possessed one, but he had become even more terrifying at some point. When he unleashed a single strike, freezing a vast ocean, it became clear that he had somehow mastered this new way of Swordsmanship.
Upon receiving this information, Da Hai went completely mad, because this new Swordsmanship could be mastered.
The third sword is in the hands of Vice Admiral Momousagi - Gion of the Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral. This sword is not something that others can even dream of, because at this moment, this beautiful Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters has somehow acquired terrifying strength that rivals the Three Admirals of the Marines.
One by one, the news was exposed by Underground Organization around the world, and they finally learned the significance of this small sword. They discovered that anyone who had obtained those small swords would experience a rapid increase in strength, progressing at a rate that was nothing short of monstrous.
That small sword was practically the ticket to that new path of Swordsmanship, and they finally understood why the Big Mom Pirates had offered such a high bounty.
At Marine Headquarters, Marineford Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at Gion with a serious expression. With her connections and influence, obtaining information from the Underground Organization would be a piece of cake for her.
The truth about Xiao Jian finally came out, and she found out.
Seeing Momousagi's embarrassed expression, Tsuru calmly said, "Gion! Tell me! What's the deal with that little black sword? I was wondering at first, when did you start liking such a little thing!"
"Hehe! Sister! I don't know anything!"
"Keep pretending. Do you know how much Little Wooden Sword like yours can fetch in the Underground Organization, the Dark World?"
Gion's expression tightened slightly, but she still maintained a nonchalant demeanor and said, "What Little Wooden Sword? I just carved it for fun!"
Tsuru gave Gion a meaningful look, then said calmly, "Sword One!"
"Oh! It's only one million Beli, no, how much did you say?"
"Ten billion Beli!"
Upon hearing the exorbitant price, Gion couldn't help but swear. A Devil Fruit only costs a few million Beli, or a hundred million at best, but this Little Wooden Sword has gone for tens of billions.
"Holy crap! Are those guys insane?!"
"Now you know fear! If it weren't for your current strength reaching the top-tier Admiral level, and your connection with Garp, do you think those guys from the World Government would be so obedient?"
How did you manage to hook up with him?
"Zoro, Kuina, where are your two Little Wooden Swords? Let me show them to you!"