On the island.
"This is the realm of swordsmanship: the Sword Radiance's brilliance, its Sword Pressure, its energy, its Sword Intent... all sword techniques are fused into one, and with a single swing, all power can be imbued into it."
Uya's Sword Domain finally stopped expanding and ceased cutting through the surrounding earth. The soaring Sword Intent also subsided, and the terrifying Sword Pressure returned to normal.
At this moment, Uya's eyes were sparkling, and there seemed to be a hint of surprise in them.
Uya originally thought that the power of swordsmanship did not require a strong body to be able to unleash it. As long as he comprehended it, even if all the power in his body was depleted, he could still use the swordsmanship of a great swordsman.
This is equivalent to setting a lower limit for his own strength; even in a weakened state, he will not be weaker than a great swordsman.
However, after truly reaching the level of a great swordsman, Uya suddenly discovered that the power of swordsmanship was equally useful to him, and it was not just a simple icing on the cake!
Swordsmanship is a power that can encompass and contain everything. At the same time, swordsmanship can also concentrate power into a single line, making it much simpler to cleave a world in half with a sword than to smash a world with a fist!
After Uya reached this realm, he realized that if he were to fully recover now and encounter Princess Kaguya again, he could easily annihilate her six worlds with a single, effortless sword strike!
"Although I prefer fists, this kind of swordsmanship..."
Looking at the golden, crystal-clear Heavenly Ame-no-Murakumo Sword Uya couldn't help but smile faintly.
At this moment, Shanks was standing in front of Uya, holding his sword, his eyes still showing a hint of shock. He clearly couldn't believe that Uya had transformed in the battle, ascended to the level of swordsmanship, and reached his level.
Shanks already felt his chances of winning were slim when Uya's swordsmanship hadn't improved. Now that Uya's swordsmanship had reached the same level as his own, and even seemed stronger, Shanks felt his chances of winning were even lower.
Fortunately, he hadn't seen Uya use Armament Haki from the beginning, which was something Yu Armament Haki was extremely good at, so he still had a chance of winning.
With that thought in mind, Shanks took a deep breath and gripped his sword tightly once more.
But, in the next instant, Uya, who had been standing there comprehending the realm of a great swordsman, suddenly moved.
This was the first time Uya had actively swung her sword; previously, she had only been defending against Shanks ' attacks.
With a light touch, Uya Ame-no-Murakumo Sword. It seemed that nothing else existed in his eyes, only the sword in his hand remained.
Buzz!!
Just as Uya raised his sword, a terrifying Armament Haki suddenly erupted, flowing down Uya's arm and Setsuna covering the sword. Even from a great distance, the Armament Haki could be felt.
Shanks, who had initially thought Uya wouldn't use Armament, was even more shocked, because this Armament Haki was actually stronger than his Armament!
"How is this possible? This Armament..."
Even Shanks was shocked, not to mention the other officers of the Red Hair Pirates, who all looked like they had seen a ghost.
The Armament Haki is stronger than Shanks', and by a significant margin—it's like a difference of a whole realm! This is simply astonishing!
What's even more shocking is yet to come.
As Armament Haki enveloped the sword, Uya finally brought it down.
This sword strike employed Armament Haki, the swordsmanship of a great swordsman, and even incorporated the remaining three-tenths of Uya's strength that he had recovered over this period.
All the power converged into a single line, and suddenly fell!
At this moment, it seemed as if countless rays of light converged on this sword, and countless eyes looked over with horror, focusing their attention on it.
Silently.
After the sword fell, the world remained calm and serene, as if nothing had happened.
Time seemed to stand still.
It was unclear how much time had passed—it felt like an instant, or perhaps an entire era—when a ripple suddenly appeared in the void where the sword had sliced through.
Buzz!!
The void seemed to transform into an invisible pool of water, and the ripples that appeared were strangely distorted, with a thin black crack even visible at its center!
This is spatial distortion, a spatial rift!
Uya Ye, who had only recovered three-tenths of his strength and was struggling to even distort space, almost unable to tear it apart, suddenly unleashed an almost unbelievable attack power after condensing all his power into a single line at the level of a great swordsman!
The ripples spread out in Setsuna, moving at an incredible speed, as if ignoring space and time. In Setsuna, they swept across half the island, across the entire sea, across the sky, and flew towards the horizon.
Then, under the utterly horrified gazes of countless people, the ground in front of Uya suddenly split in two!
Before Uya, a deep abyss stretching to the horizon suddenly appeared!
This abyss stretched all the way to the edge of the island, splitting the sea in two, and even continuing to spread, completely dividing the Red-Haired territory, which included many islands, in two!
This sword strike nearly severed the New World, the latter half of the Grand Line, in half!
Such a shocking and terrifying power was clearly captured by the various birds flying above the Red-Haired Domain, carrying image Den Den Mushi (snail teleportation devices).
For a moment, the whole world seemed to fall silent.
Everyone who witnessed this scene still wore an expression of near disbelief.
How is that possible...?!
Is this the level of swordsmanship that can be achieved? Is this the power that a simple slash can unleash?
Such power is beyond human capabilities, almost godlike; it is power sufficient to destroy the world!
"How can he be... so strong!"
"Is this the true power that slew Kaido of the Beasts?"
On the island, almost all the officers of the Red Hair Pirates stood there, staring blankly at the abyss that stretched to the horizon.
After the sea was split open, it did not quickly recover, but remained in a split state for several breaths before finally closing back together.
Splash!
The waves are spectacular, just like the emotions in everyone's heart.
The crack just passed right by Shanks, Shanks was standing on its edge. As the sea closed in, a torrent of water rushed in along the crack, splashing him all over, but he was completely unaware.
As one of the Four Emperors, he knew perfectly well that if this sword were to strike him, he would absolutely be unable to withstand it!
The surging water flowed along the crack and finally reached Uya, but the splashing water seemed to hit an invisible barrier, and not a single drop could land on Uya.
The entire Red-Haired Domain was engulfed in monstrous waves from the aftershocks of that sword strike, with countless islands impacted by the crashing waves.
"I... lost."
Shanks sighed softly, but showed no sign of discouragement; instead, he smiled easily and nonchalantly.
The third of the Four Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks, was defeated!
Having grasped the essence of the Uya, even he could condense his power into a single line to increase his attack power. He was in a very good mood at the moment. Seeing Shanks's easy surrender, he gently released his grip, and the golden Ame-no-Murakumo Sword merged into his body and disappeared. (To be continued.)
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