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He hadn't encountered an opponent who could make him go all out in a long time.
"We absolutely cannot let this kind of opponent get away!"
He no longer held back.
Armament Haki!
Hawk Eyes let out a low shout, and his entire body was instantly covered with dense Armament Haki.
A dark, Haki flowed from his hands and rapidly spread across the entire blade of the Black Blade Yoru.
The jet-black Armament Haki burned like a materialized flame on the Black Blade Yoru.
Black Blade Yoru exuded a terrifying, suffocating aura.
Hawk Eyes's gaze became more focused than ever before.
He spotted Uchiha Xin.
This is definitely an opponent he should go all out against.
Grip the knife handle tightly with both hands.
With his legs slightly bent, he concentrated all his strength into this single strike.
Armament Haki was compressed to its limit.
After gathering his strength, he unleashed an even stronger, deadly sword strike.
The jet-black Armament Haki was compressed to its limit on the Black Blade Yoru.
Hawk Eyes gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands, his eyes wide open, his muscles taut, and slashed down fiercely at Uchiha Xin in front of him.
A hundred-meter-long, dark green sword aura shot out from the sky.
The sword energy was enveloped in a dense layer of Armament Haki, and it sliced open a bottomless abyss in the sea along its path.
Seawater was rushing back to both sides.
The sword energy, carrying the power to tear everything apart, headed straight for Uchiha Xin's face.
Uchiha Xin's expression remained indifferent.
He didn't move an inch, but simply slowly raised his right hand.
They joined their fingers to form a sword.
The pure power of the Body of the Extreme Path within his body instantly gathered at his fingertips.
It has no Chakra, no Haki, it is purely physical power to the extreme.
Uchiha Xin casually swung his hand at the hundred-meter-long sword aura that was hurtling towards him.
A transparent aura of pressure sword energy instantly condensed.
The two forces collided violently on the sea surface.
There was no stalemate, no evenly matched contest.
The strongest sword aura, enveloped in Armament Haki, collapsed the moment it came into contact with the pressure sword aura.
The domineering Haki of darkness was forcibly torn apart.
The eerie green sword energy shattered instantly, turning into countless tiny specks of light.
The sword energy, still powerful and carrying an overwhelming pressure, slammed directly into Hawk Eyes.
Hawk Eyes was shocked and his face was filled with horror.
He didn't have time to make any defensive moves.
The pressure sword energy grazed his body and struck the small coffin boat.
"Boom!"
The specially made coffin boat instantly shattered into pieces.
Wood chips flew everywhere.
The violent airflow sent Hawk Eyes flying.
He tumbled repeatedly in mid-air before crashing heavily into the distant sea.
Towering waves surged across the sea.
A moment later.
Hawk Eyes surfaced in a disheveled state.
He was panting heavily, his whole body soaked in sweat, and he gripped the Black Blade Yoru tightly in his hand.
The World's Greatest Swordsman was utterly shocked.
He stared intently at Uchiha Xin, who was strolling leisurely on the sea, his mind completely blank.
I absolutely cannot understand it.
The opponent clearly did not use any swordsmanship, and did not even draw an ordinary sword.
It was just a gust of wind pressure generated with just two fingers.
It actually crushed my strongest attack, the one I had unleashed with all my life's blood and swordsmanship!
Hawk Eyes believed he had reached the pinnacle of pure swordsmanship.
He devoted all his energy to honing his swordsmanship.
He hardly practiced any unnecessary movement techniques, and he had never even mastered the Geppo from the Six Powers.
Having lost his small boat, he could only drift on the cold sea, looking utterly pathetic.
Who exactly are you?
Hawk Eyes spoke first.
His voice was filled with undisguised shock.
"With strength at this level, it's impossible for someone to be unknown on this vast ocean."
Tell me your name!
Uchiha Xin, hands in his pockets, looked down at Hawk Eyes on the sea.
" Uchiha Xin."
He answered truthfully, in a calm tone.
Hawk Eyes frantically searched his memory for the name.
None of the Four Emperors.
There are none among the Shichibukai.
None of the Marine Admiral either.
This is a completely unfamiliar name.
" Uchiha Xin..."
Hawk Eyes took a deep breath and gripped the Black Blade Yoru.
"What level has your swordsmanship reached?"
"How can he unleash such a terrifying slash without even drawing his sword?"
Uchiha Xin sneered upon hearing this.
"Kendo?"
You've misunderstood.
"I'm not a swordsman at all."
"That was just a gust of wind pressure I Teuchi."
Upon hearing this, Hawk Eyes was completely stunned.
He stood frozen on the sea.
A storm raged within me.
Not a swordsman?
A gust of wind pressure Teuchi?
He spent decades honing his swordsmanship to the level of being the world's best.
The strongest strike unleashed with all one's might.
In their eyes, it wasn't even considered swordsmanship?
Just a casual gust of wind pressure?
This difference in strength shattered Hawk Eyes's long-held pride.
Uchiha Xin, seeing the dazed Hawk Eyes, recognized his identity.
That iconic Black Blade Yoru, and those sharp yellow eyes.
" The World's Greatest Swordsman, Dracule Mihawk."
Uchiha Xin's tone turned cold.
"We are complete strangers, yet you attacked me without provocation."
How do you plan to settle this score?
Hawk Eyes snapped out of his daze when he heard the question.
He made no excuses, nor did he try to escape.
He looked calmly at Uchiha Xin.
"It's because I'm not as skilled as others."
"I thought I had encountered a hidden Great Swordsman and wanted to see for myself."
"It turns out I was just being narrow-minded."
Hawk Eyes's tone was resolute.
"I accept defeat wholeheartedly in this duel."
"I am no longer worthy of the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman."
"This title shall henceforth belong to Uchiha Xin."
Hawk Eyes held up the Black Blade Yoru, which he considered his life, with both hands.
He exerted his strength and hurled the Black Blade Yoru towards Uchiha Xin.
"This is my sword, the Black Blade Yoru, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades."
"It was my fault for attacking without cause today."
"I entrust this knife to you for safekeeping as an apology."
Hawk Eyes stared directly at Uchiha Xin, his gaze unwavering.
"I will definitely take back this knife myself someday!"
"As for now, you may kill me or torture me, it's entirely up to you."
Uchiha Xin raised his right hand and steadily caught the Black Blade Yoru that was flying towards him.
The moment I gripped the knife handle...
Black Blade Yoru immediately emitted a violent tremor.
An extremely strong sense of resistance came from the hilt of the knife.
All Supreme Grade Sword possess a spirit.
Black Blade Yoru had been Hawk Eyes's companion for many years and had long since recognized him as its master.
It possessed an inherently arrogant temperament and was completely unwilling to submit to Uchiha Xin, a complete stranger.
The blade vibrated violently, trying to break free from Uchiha Xin's grasp.
Uchiha Xin snorted coldly.
"A piece of junk dares to put on airs in front of me?"
"Suppress them!"
He suddenly exerted force on his wrist.
The terrifying power of the Body of the Extreme Path was unleashed without reservation.
This power surpasses Armament Haki and transcends all common sense.
The violent force flowed directly from the hilt into the blade.