One Piece: From the Rocks Era to King of the World

Chapter 230: The World's Greatest Swordsman Li Yuan

"Why is this fighting style so similar to that guy Redfield?"

When Li Yuan was surprised at Roger's observation Haki, Roger was also surprised at Li Yuan's fighting style and observation Haki.

He can use his observation Haki to listen to everything and draw on the power of all things in heaven and earth to help himself and suppress his opponents, but every time Li Yuan attacks his weak point, Li Yuan can easily block and dodge his attacks every time.

This made him feel like he was hitting cotton, or being completely seen through. He had only seen this feeling on Redfield before, but now he saw it on Li Yuan.

Fighting with Li Yuan was so frustrating to him that his observation Haki's effects of both increasing his own power and suppressing his opponent were severely weakened.

He once discussed with Rayleigh and Jabba what the principle of Observation Haki was and how such a perverted Observation Haki could exist.

This kind of observation Haki has surpassed the observation Haki that can foresee the future. After all, for strong people of their level, there are countless futures, and changing the future is just a matter of thought.

But in the end, the discussion was fruitless. They could only guess that it was an upgraded version of the Observation Haki that could foresee the future. They themselves were unable to comprehend it, so if they encountered it again, they would only be able to counter it as it came.

"We can't let Roger continue to accumulate, otherwise, Roger's advantage will become greater and greater!"

The battle between Roger and Li Yuan has been going on for half a day. Li Yuan has witnessed with his own eyes that all things in the world that originally helped Roger have become much stronger. If this continues, in a few days, this advantage will become the best helper for Roger to win.

"Life returned, limbs strengthened normally!"

The muscles in Li Yuan's limbs bulged and the strength of his limbs was increased, allowing his muscles to be in a balanced range of self-damage and self-healing without any side effects.

As Li Yuan's limbs were strengthened, his speed and strength were increased, and his attacks became more fierce and fast.

Combined with the BUG-level observation Haki of mind reading, Roger's pressure increased little by little.

Roger's Observation Haki needs to accumulate to a certain level before it can have a significant effect, but Li Yuan's Observation Haki and limb strengthening can take effect immediately.

"Li Yuan actually used Life Return. Isn't he afraid of losing due to excessive stamina consumption?"

Roger could not hide the fact that Li Yuan returned his life, but he was very puzzled why Li Yuan returned his life now.

Whenever he fought with Garp before, that guy would always use Life Return at the very end of the battle to end the battle in one fell swoop.

Because using Life Return to strengthen oneself consumes a lot of physical strength, people usually use Life Return to strengthen themselves for a long time.

However, even though he was confused, Roger felt a bit of a headache at the moment.

As Li Yuan used Life Return, the previous evenly matched battle balance was broken, and the pressure Li Yuan put on him increased little by little.

It was Li Yuan's special observation Haki that, after gaining a little advantage, was able to further oppress Roger and cause a slight wavering in Roger's heart.

As long as there is the slightest flaw in Roger's heart, Li Yuan's mind reading will allow him to steal more of Roger's fighting intentions and gain further advantage.

However, Roger was so determined that he was sure that Li Yuan's physical strength would fail earlier than his, so he would not waver in his heart.

He was only temporarily suppressed by Li Yuan. He believed that once his observation Haki accumulated, he would be able to regain the balance. Li Yuan might even be suppressed by him due to lack of physical strength.

This battle is destined to be a protracted war!

The battle between the two was very exciting. The swordsmen in the audience and the people who were watching the live broadcast were all watching the live broadcast attentively.

Even the generals of the Navy Headquarters and the Five Elders were watching the live broadcast at this moment. They wanted to estimate the combat power of Li Yuan and Roger from the live broadcast, and see if they could analyze their strength and moves, so as to use them to deal with them the next time they met them.

After fighting for seven consecutive days and nights, Roger discovered that Li Yuan's physical strength was still sufficient and he was not exhausted due to using Life Return.

At this time, Roger's observation Haki, which allowed him to listen to everything, had accumulated to a certain level, and a small tornado blew up on the ground.

Originally, Roger could have created a bigger tornado, but considering the audience, he did not create such a big tornado and only covered half of the stadium.

Li Yuancai and Roger were fighting in a tornado. After the tornado appeared, Roger was like a fish in water, while Li Yuan was restricted by the tornado.

This move allowed Roger to turn around from his originally suppressed state, and he fought with Li Yuan again, switching between offense and defense at a rapid speed.

By the eighth day, Roger was already doubting whether Li Yuan's physical strength was unlimited. This guy's life return had lasted from the first day until now!
And after fighting for so long, Roger's physical strength has decreased a lot. Although his strength has not decreased as a result, if he continues, his strength will also decrease due to physical problems.

By the tenth day, the tornado in the arena was getting bigger and bigger, and had already occupied the entire arena. The surrounding spectators were not affected by the tornado because of Barrett's gravity field blocking the tornado's invasion and the strong glass blocking it. However, they could no longer see the battle between the two people in the arena and could only wait silently for the final result.

Only those who possess the power of Observation Haki can see the situation inside the tornado through it.

"This is a tornado created by Roger!"

When the tornado appeared, many people knew that it was created by Roger. Roger was not a devil fruit user, but he could actually create such a tornado to help himself. This was either the help of sword intent or the effect of some special abilities.

In any case, they have recorded this ability, and they will pay attention to it the next time they fight Roger. At least they will be on guard when fighting Roger in the future.

"I don't believe that Li Yuan has so much physical strength!"

Seeing that Li Yuan was still not running out of energy at this time, Roger gritted his teeth and persisted. He refused to believe in it!

In fact, what Roger didn't know was that when the Seven Star Sword slashed at Roger, it absorbed some of his blood to replenish Li Yuan's physical strength, which led to Li Yuan's physical strength being more than Roger's. It's just that the amount of blood absorbed was a little less, so even though Roger had the observation Haki that could listen to the causes of all things, he didn't find this problem.

But just as Roger gave himself a hint in his heart, Li Yuan immediately used his ultimate move again!
A huge blood-red full moon suddenly condensed behind Li Yuan. As the Seven-Star Sword was raised, the blood moon became more solid, and the sword intent and domineering power perfectly integrated on the blood moon.

"The Secret of Three Elements Combining into One, Tyranny, and Blood Moon Soaring into the Sky!"

As Li Yuan swung his sword, a huge blood moon burst out instantly, and as the blood moon spun rapidly, it broke through the tornado with extreme cutting force and rushed towards Roger in an instant.

"This guy has a lot of stamina!"

Seeing Li Yuan using such a powerful sword move again, Roger couldn't help but complain.

Although he complained, Roger's hands were not slow!

When Luo Jie made a move, even gods would retreat away from it.

"God avoids!!!"

Facing the ferocious blood moon, Roger injected his domineering power into Ace, surrounded by dark red lightning, and slashed with his sword with the help of a tornado.

Even though Roger found the weak point of the blood moon, and even with the help of the tornado, Roger's physical strength was still much weaker.

The power of the blood moon was stronger than Roger had imagined, so much so that after he smashed the blood moon into pieces, he was pushed backwards by the blood moon's powerful force and hit the wall, forming a human-shaped pit.

But Roger broke free from the wall the next moment.

"Hahahaha, Roger, you can't do it!"

Li Yuan could clearly feel that Roger's strength had declined due to physical reasons!

And his strength has not declined at all.

"No more fighting, I give up!"

Seeing that things had come to this point, Roger simply admitted defeat, knowing that he would not win if he continued fighting.

Roger found it hard to believe that his physical strength was not as good as Li Yuan's. After all, he was 20 years older than Li Yuan, and he was now 47 years old and at the peak of his life. It was hard for him to accept that his physical strength was not as good as that of a 27-year-old guy!

"Hahahahaha, Roger, since you admit defeat, then I win!"

When the tornado that enveloped the stadium dissipated, Li Yuan laughed.

His voice was so loud that everyone in the audience could hear it, as could people all over the world who were watching the live broadcast!
At this moment, the entire audience did not burst into cheers, but instead fell silent in an instant.

"Congratulations to Mr. Li Yuan for winning the first place in the first Kendo Competition and being awarded the title of the world's greatest swordsman!"

It was at this moment of silence that the beautiful host's voice echoed in the ears of everyone present.

"The world's greatest swordsman Li Yuan!!!"

"The world's greatest swordsman Li Yuan!!!"

"The world's greatest swordsman Li Yuan!!!"

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At this moment, the whole audience burst into enthusiastic cheers. Swordsmen from all over the world were watching Li Yuan. That man was the world's number one swordsman!
He stands at the pinnacle of all swordsmen in the world. He is like an unreachable mountain, waiting for all swordsmen to challenge and surpass him!

At this moment, news reports from all over the world are constantly being printed and distributed all over the world. Even though everyone knows the result, the popularity continues to rise and newspapers will still sell well.

Li Yuan stood on the fighting arena, enjoying the warm cheers, the cheers for him alone, and feeling their pure excitement.

Although he didn't really like the atmosphere of being the center of worldwide attention, he very much enjoyed the sound of everyone cheering for him sincerely at that moment.

"Grandpa, is that Li Yuan who defeated you back then?"

In the aristocratic palace of a member country of the Grand Line, the young Gion watched Li Yuan's figure on the live broadcast, blinking his big eyes, and curiously asked the former admiral Gikaidao beside him.

"Grandpa wasn't defeated by him at that time, he lost to him on purpose!"

When Ji Kai heard what his granddaughter Ji Yuan said, his face darkened. He didn't know which bastard told his granddaughter about his dark history, so that every time his granddaughter saw news about Li Yuan, she would come to ask him about this matter.

As a grandfather, he could hardly raise his head in front of his granddaughter.

"Oh, that means that grandpa was defeated by Li Yuan, the world's number one swordsman!"

"But don't worry, Grandpa. I will also participate in the World Kendo Tournament in the future, and then defeat Li Yuan to avenge you!"

As she spoke, Gion clenched her little fist seriously, then threw a punch angrily. She looked as if she was hitting someone, but combined with her chubby little face, she was surprisingly cute.

(End of this chapter)