"Is this terrifying power, like a natural disaster, the power of Teacher Yuan Yi and that female Great Swordsman?"
Kuina stood on the deck, holding the Famous Sword Kazehana in her hand, watching the earth-shattering battle in the distance, and couldn't help but feel longing for it.
The existence of Momousagi, a Great Swordsman, has an immeasurable inspirational effect on her.
This powerfully refuted her father Koshiro's idea.
Women can also become the greatest Great Swordsman on the high seas!
"Sun Breathing, Second Form: Azure Sky!"
"Sun Breathing, Sixth Form, Burning Bones, Summer Sun!"
"Sun Breathing, Tenth Form, Shining Light!"
White breath billowed from the corner of Meikyō's mouth as he focused intently on his battle with Momousagi, using the immense pressure from Momousagi to hone his Sword Intent.
In swordsmanship, he was already only a hair's breadth away from becoming Great Swordsman. In order to break through to that level, he had been refining his swordsmanship system. He used the Sun Breathing technique, which he was most familiar with, as the foundation, the Uchiha Style Swordsmanship as the secondary technique, and other swordsmanship essences he had absorbed over the years as the supplement. After the Thirteenth Form of the Sun Breathing, he introduced the Fourteenth Form to Eighteenth Form.
The first Thirteenth Form are the strongest swordsmanship in the world created by Tsugikuni Yoriichi from Demon Slayer World, while the latter forms are developed by Meikyō based on his current physical condition and swordsmanship abilities.
If Yoriichi Tsugikuni Yoriichi from the Demon Slayer World were to be resurrected and learn the last five forms, he certainly wouldn't be able to use them, because the physical strength increased solely by Breathing Technique wouldn't be able to support the power required for such high-level techniques.
Now, Meikyō is using the pressure from Momousagi to truly perfect the five sword forms in actual combat.
The intensity of the battle is increasing.
At first, Momousagi only heard from Gomil that this swordsman was very strong, so she thought she would give it a try, but now she found that the opponent's strength was indeed terrifying.
Not only is her swordsmanship level close to that of Great Swordsman, but her other qualities, such as Haki, physical attributes, movement speed, and combat experience, are also top-notch on the high seas, and her strength is not much Shunshoku from hers.
"Sun Breathing - Fourteenth Sword".
"Sun Breathing - Fifteenth Sword".
"Sun Breathing - Sixteenth Sword".
The magnificent fiery sword energy instantly evaporated a large area of seawater, piercing through the entire ocean and revealing a deep abyss.
Momousagi stared in astonishment at the piece of Justice Coat that had been torn off.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi has actually become a bit stronger in the battle just now?
Is it just my imagination? Or is this guy using me as a whetstone?
Meikyō took a few shallow breaths and looked at her palm.
There, a deep, bone-revealing sword wound was visible.
The Medical Ninjutsu was activated, and the wound healed instantly.
Meikyō clenched his fist, looking excited.
He felt an endless stream of inspiration flowing through his mind, and the Ama-no-Ohabari in his hand also gave him an indescribable feeling, as if he knew better how to use it in battle!
It's like someone who originally had a good foundation in math suddenly having a breakthrough one day after a lot of practice.
The same numbers, the same formulas—problems that were previously unsolvable are now crystal clear; you can figure out how to solve them at a glance.
This is a difference in level of understanding.
Now, he can finally call himself Great Swordsman.
"Continue?"
"Continue!"
The two figures clashed again.
The two weapons, Kompira and Ama-no-Ohabari, collide countless times every second, and each contact contains immense power.
If these two weapons hadn't been of such high quality, they probably would have been scrapped very soon.
However, while the two of them had a great time fighting, the others definitely suffered.
A pirate ship heading towards the Sabaody Archipelago thought it had encountered a storm and had to choose to detour.
The two fought for a full day and night before finally stopping.
In the end, Meikyō narrowly won by one move.
All eighteen sword forms of Sun Breathing have been completed, which means that Meikyō has initially perfected and established his own sword system, and his strength has further broken through.
"You're quite good. It's a real pity that you had to become a pirate because of someone like Captain Rat. If you had joined the Navy, your rank wouldn't have been lower than mine, and you might even have become an Admiral in the future."
As Momousagi sheathed Kompira, she said this, then threw off her tattered Justice Coat, revealing her tall and beautiful figure.
"I'm not the kind of person who likes to be restricted by rules and regulations; the navy isn't a good fit for me."
Meikyō glanced at the red haori on his body, which was damaged no less than the Justice Coat, and shook his head.
"The Navy's management of senior officers is very lenient. For example, Admiral Kuzan likes to sleep at work, and Vice Admiral Garp directly transformed his office into a donut storage room or something. This place is suitable for anyone who has their own sense of justice and is willing to maintain order."
"It's different. Your sense of justice is greatly restricted. It's not as good as what I have now, where I can do whatever I want and be free."
Meikyō said meaningfully.
"Restricted? I understand."
Momousagi knew that "Meikyō vision" referred to the Navy being constrained by the World Government and the Celestial Dragon.
"In that case, there's nothing we can do."
In just a few words, the two quickly returned to the port from the place where they had fought.
"Vice Admiral Momousagi! Fleet Admiral Sengoku has sent a message ordering us to depart for Punk Hazard immediately!"
As soon as they returned to the port, Momousagi's adjutant rushed to her side with Den Den Mushi Momousagi.
"I see."
Momousagi handed the Shichibukai appointment letter to Meikyō, and then quickly issued orders to dispatch warships to Punk Hazard.
Back on the ship.
"I've already secured the position of Shichibukai. Now I should be able to use this identity to travel directly to the New World through the World Government's Gates of Justice."
After speaking to Koala, Meikyō went back to the captain's cabin.
Meikyō took out a Den Den Mushi and placed it on the table. After examining it carefully, Meikyō then placed a Sealing Technique on it.
This Den Den Mushi is used by the World Government to contact the Shichibukai, and unsurprisingly, it does indeed have a listening device on it.
The purpose of the Sealing Technique is to restrict this eavesdropping device. If necessary, the Meikyō can also break the seal to transmit incorrect information.
Intelligence is the most important thing for ninjas. After arriving in the Pirate World and coming into contact with Den Den Mushi, Meikyō took control of and studied them.
With his current mastery of Sealing Technique, once he understands the principles behind this thing, he is still capable of developing some simple and useful seals to target these little creatures.
After settling the Den Den Mushi in place, Meikyō pushed the bookshelf and entered the captain's cabin.
This display features items such as gold obtained from the Sky Island, as well as two Den Den Mushi placed on a small table.
Two Den Den Mushi, one large and one small, are connected by a string.
The larger one is a regular Den Den Mushi, while the smaller one is a white Den Den Mushi that emits interference waves to prevent eavesdropping.
"Dragon".
After the call connected, Meikyō revealed the identity of the contact.
"Yuan Yi? Is something the matter?"
"Dragon said in a deep voice."
"I had a fight with Navy Vice Admiral Momousagi."
"Momousagi? She's not easy to deal with. Is she alright?" Dragon asked with concern.
"It's nothing. She came on behalf of the World Government to invite me to become Shichibukai. I sparred with her, and we were evenly matched. However, I have now become Great Swordsman, and my strength should improve to some extent in the future."
"Really? That's wonderful!"
The Den Den Mushi perfectly mimicked Dragon's joyful expression.
"Yes, the plan can proceed. Next, I will apply to the World Government to cross Mary Geoise into the New World. They will probably be happy to have another guy like me to stir up the situation in the New World and disrupt the balance between the Four Emperors."
"After entering the New World, you can use the Mogara Kingdom as your base. We have already begun to infiltrate the ruling class there."
"Ah, before that, there's something I want to do."
"What's up?"
"Punk Hazard, I need someone to investigate what happened there, and also the whereabouts of Caesar Couran."
"I see."
The two talked for a while longer before hanging up the phone.
The World Government's procedures were not slow; it only took three days to approve the application of "Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his gang" to enter the New World through the special passage of Mary Geoise.
Allow.
After the battle between Meikyō and Momousagi, the World Government naturally learned about Meikyō's strength.
They were naturally happy to see a Shichibukai with the strength of Great Swordsman enter the New World. After all, a large part of the World Government's purpose in establishing the Shichibukai was to restrain the Four Emperors, whose power was growing stronger in the New World.
The New World, on the sea, is calm and peaceful.
"Based on the above reasons, the World Government has appointed Flame Sword, the pirate with a bounty of 250 million ryo, Tsugikuni Yoriichi the new Shichibukai."
Robin leaned back leisurely in his recliner, reading the contents of the newspaper word by word.
Two hundred and fifty million was the bounty that Meikyō received before landing in Alabasta.
After Meikyō defeated Crocodile and Vice Admiral Gumile, the World Government did not raise Meikyō's bounty again, presumably because they had been considering inviting him to become Shichibukai since then.
Therefore, Meikyō's bounty is only 250 million – which is an astonishing figure in the first half of the Grand Line. Generally, a bounty of over 100 million is enough to be called Supernovas.
Meikyō was rated 250 million because he had challenged many swordsmen on the Grand Line before becoming a pirate, and was quite famous and considered to be an extremely powerful swordsman.