A sword!
A miniature black sword. Although some fragments are still missing, the hilt and part of the blade have been found. Only part of the blade and the tip remain to be found.
Xia Chen estimated that at most one or two more fragments would be needed to piece together a complete sword.
To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen a sword in the world of One Piece. He had only ever seen knives before, and had never seen a sword before.
After looking at it for a while longer, Xia Chen stored it in his System Space and then rode his Flying Nimbus towards his next destination...
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On a certain island~
" Gale!"
A gigantic phantom White Tiger spat out countless wind blades from its mouth, attacking a figure in front of it.
Each wind blade carried immense power; being hit by it would likely have a very satisfying effect.
But the figure remained calm, slowly drawing one of the three knives from its waist. Then, with a sharp look in its eyes, it swung the knife forward with a sudden thrust.
In an instant, an enormous blade aura burst forth from the blade, shattering all the incoming wind blades, and its momentum continued unabated as it attacked the Phantom White Tiger.
Upon seeing this blade of energy, Usopp inside the Phantom White Tiger broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly dodged to the side.
The blade's energy instantly shattered the phantom White Tiger, turning it into countless starlight points.
But it didn't hit Usopp; instead, it just grazed past him!
Even so, it still terrified Usopp, who wiped the sweat from his brow. He then glared at the figure opposite him and grumbled angrily:
" Zoro, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill me?"
"Huh? What did you say? I didn't hear you!" Zoro said lazily, picking at his ear with his other hand before casually unleashing another blade of energy that hurtled towards Usopp.
(#°Д°)!
Seeing the incoming blade of energy, Usopp's face darkened, and he said angrily, " Zoro, you bastard! Since that's how it is, then let me show you my newly developed technique!"
"I'll beat you until you call me daddy!"
Usopp roared, and in the blink of an eye, the phantom White Tiger reappeared.
Meanwhile, Zoro's eyes immediately turned dangerous after hearing Usopp's arrogant words.
"You beat me up until I begged for my life? Usopp, when did you get so bold?"
"Enough with the nonsense, take this!"
Usopp first roared loudly, then slightly bent his knees, exhaled deeply, and then inhaled deeply, making his stomach swell considerably.
His face began to turn red, and at the same time, the phantom White Tiger surrounding his body also made a breathing motion.
When he reached a certain limit, Usopp narrowed his eyes and exhaled sharply.
"Call out!"
Usopp exhaled, while the Phantom White Tiger unleashed an extremely powerful energy wave that swiftly struck Zoro. The wind pressure carried by the energy wave caused the surrounding trees to rustle.
At the same time, a few words also reached Zoro's ears.
" Geng Metal White Tiger Cannon!!"
At this moment, Zoro faced the energy wave head-on, feeling its oppressive force, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
" Usopp, that's impressive! When did you become able to unleash attacks of this caliber?"
Upon hearing Zoro's words, Usopp's face immediately lit up with pride, and he said:
Do you still think of me as the same clueless person I was before?
"A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days' absence! I am no longer the person I used to be!"
Usopp said firmly, his eyes filled with confidence.
Perhaps because he had a lot of room for improvement (his strength was weak), he could clearly feel his strength improving rapidly during this period.
It could even be described as changing every day; every day he felt he was a little bit better than the day before.
At this moment, he finally understood the feeling he had once envied—that Luffy and his crew were treated like monsters.
He can now do things he never dared to even dream of before, and that feeling... is wonderful!
Seeing Usopp become so engrossed in his own world of immense power after receiving a compliment, Zoro couldn't help but twitch his lips, then said calmly:
"Your move is indeed quite powerful, and it might be more than enough to deal with an average person, but unfortunately, I'm from Class Two!"
Having said that, Zoro's eyes narrowed, and he gripped a sword with both hands, raising it high. At the same time, he slowly uttered a few words.
" One Sword Style..."
" Great Dragon Shock!!"
Without Zoro unleashing any sword energy, he simply slashed, and the ground in front of him began to crack rapidly.
Then all that could be seen was that the energy wave emitted by Usopp was sliced in half as easily as if it were dry and withered, turning into specks of light and dissipating into the air.
(#°Д°)!
Seeing this, Usopp on the other side was dumbfounded, his eyes filled with resentment.
He originally thought that his strength had improved rapidly during this period, even though he was still some distance behind Luffy and Zoro.
But they'll need some methods to counter his signature move, but now...
Okay! He got too confident!
There's still a huge chasm between him and them; he probably won't even be qualified to offer them any advice in the short term.
However, Usopp was only disappointed for a moment before quickly recovering.
Accepting setbacks and acknowledging one's shortcomings—this is something he's very familiar with!
After all, he used to be a man who was incredibly confident in his negativity!
He's already very happy with his current strength. You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to improve your strength step by step too!
Then Usopp looked at Zoro and said, "Alright, my strength has been demonstrated, so I won't disturb your fight with Uncle Rayleigh anymore!"
After saying that, Usopp walked towards an old man and said as he stood in front of him, "Uncle Rayleigh, help me beat him up later! I can't stand his arrogant attitude!"
"Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh burst into laughter, only stopping after a long while. He then patted Usopp on the shoulder and said:
" Usopp, I don't see anything wrong with young people being a bit arrogant!"
"You can be this arrogant in the future, of course, provided the other person isn't as strong as you. Otherwise, you'll have to tone it down, hahaha..."
As he spoke, Rayleigh walked towards Zoro and stopped a few dozen meters in front of him.
" Zoro, let's begin!"
Rayleigh said calmly, then drew his knife.
Zoro then drew the remaining two swords from his waist, his gaze towards Rayleigh filled with solemnity, yet also tinged with excitement.
During this time, he had been learning swordsmanship from Rayleigh and sparring with him, which significantly improved his skills. He loved this feeling!
The fight with Usopp just now was only to help Usopp understand himself; it wasn't even a warm-up for him.
Next...
That's the real battle!!