One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

Secondly, there are some similarities between 【秋水】 and 【夜】.

Both belong to the Black Knife faction!

The former has a chaotic blade with a large reverse T-shaped pattern.

The latter blade also has a chaotic blade pattern, with a double-flowered T-shaped pattern.

The term "black knife" refers to a weapon forged under certain conditions by the user's own power.

Unfortunately, [Autumn Water] was a black sword forged by Ryoma, while [Night] was a black sword forged by Mihawk himself.

Seeing that Abel had finally chosen the [Autumn Water] weapon, Hawkeye was clearly even more excited.

Although he no longer had the chance to compete with the legendary dragon-slaying warrior, he was still very excited to see the swordsman Ryuma's sword again.

Moreover, the person using it was his long-awaited opponent.

"Come on, let me see your true strength."

As he spoke, Hawkeye lightly waved the [Night] in his hand.

A highly refined flying slash shot out, cleaving the ground as it arrived before Abel in an instant.

Abel, without changing his expression, also swung his sword, shattering the flying slash in one blow.

This was merely a greeting; it signified that the battle had already begun.

Both sides immediately gripped their weapons and charged at each other.

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged more than a dozen blows, and the sound of their black blades clashing together was exceptionally intense!

There was almost no probing; every strike was incredibly dangerous, aimed directly at the opponent's vitals.

It gives the impression that you're going to have a friendly spar, but I'm going to kill you!

But in reality, duels between swordsmen are extremely dangerous.

Even if it's agreed beforehand that it's just a friendly spar, during the fight, it's possible to cause serious injury or even death to the opponent due to not being able to stop in time.

This is the unspoken rule, designed to encourage both sides to go all out and disregard other considerations.

So before the battle is truly decided, neither Abel nor Hawkeye will hold back; they will go all out!

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...

Before long, the two had exchanged over a hundred moves.

The dangers involved are self-evident.

Simply looking at the difference in the blades used by the two sides can easily create a preconceived impression.

That is, Hawkeye's swordsmanship is too wide and sweeping, lacking dexterity.

After all, such a huge knife must be very cumbersome.

But in reality, only those who have fought Hawkeye know that Hawkeye's swordsmanship combines strength and gentleness, and harmonizes yin and yang.

It has a sense of profound skill without artifice, and a heavy sword without an edge.

Wielding such a huge sword, he could still switch between attacking and parrying with ease.

Many of their moves are so ingenious that they leave people in awe.

It's something that a ridiculously huge knife could never have done.

It could be said that the Night weapon came alive in Hawkeye's hands, becoming an integral part of his body, as if he could control it with ease.

However, this does not mean that Hawkeye has an absolute advantage.

Because Abel is no longer the kid who only showed off his skills.

Under Koushirou's guidance, he filled in the gaps in his most missing kendo foundation, and then returned to the starting point, retracing every level of kendo.

He integrated the essence of White Yaksha's swordsmanship, the techniques taught by Diamanti, and his own swordsmanship experience.

He finally understood his own sword intent and was just one step away from creating a true realm of swordsmanship.

Now, even without relying on his skills, he can go toe-to-toe with Hawkeye for over a hundred moves. That's progress!

Every move he makes comes naturally to him!

"One-Sword Style: The Devouring Yaksha!"

After waiting for a long time, Abel, who was calm and composed, finally got a fleeting opportunity!

A hideous yaksha, seemingly intent on devouring living people, appeared behind him like an illusion.

This is the extraordinary phenomenon of swordsmanship.

But under those eagle-like sharp eyes, the Yaksha phenomenon shattered instantly like glass, striking straight at the core!

clang!

Mihawk blocked Abel's attack with pinpoint accuracy, as if the fleeting opening had never existed.

Or perhaps it was a deliberately exposed...trap?

Chapter 882 Domain, Rules!

Swish!

The blade flashed past.

Abel retreated as quickly as possible, but still felt a chill in front of him.

The clothes were cut with a long slit.

Against an opponent of Hawkeye's caliber, the [Suit Thug] skill is not only useless, but it's also easily damaged during combat.

So Abel was just wearing a plain black trench coat over a white shirt.

tear...

Abel simply took off his trench coat, then forcefully ripped off the torn white shirt and threw it aside.

His toned upper body and perfectly defined muscles were on full display.

The real battle begins now.

Abel became serious, and the power of darkness spread throughout his body.

The frequency of breathing also began to double in a specific pattern.

Breath of Darkness, Fifth Form: Soul-Devouring Black Flame!

As Abel ran his hand across the blade, the power of darkness was instantly ignited, transforming into silent black flames that burned fiercely on the blade.

Then he swung his sword forward with a sudden motion!

Asura Aurora Slash!

The dreamlike aurora sword energy was encased in a layer of pitch-black flame shell.

This time, Abel started with a flying slash.

And the moment the attack was made, the person immediately followed.

Mihawk's choice was to use Flying Slash against Flying Slash!

After all, this is his specialty.

The next moment, the cyan-green slash deeply sliced ​​through the ground and collided violently with the oncoming Asura Aurora Slash.

With a loud bang, the two sides collided violently and eventually disappeared.

The aftershocks transformed into wind blades, shattering the surrounding ground into dust.

The scattered black embers immediately began to burn fiercely.

First it was cut with a knife, then it was burned with fire.

Earth: "First of all, I haven't offended any of you. Secondly... could you please consider my feelings next time? Please!"

Unable to hear the earth's wailing, Abel, his entire body enveloped in Armament Haki, ignored all the aftershocks and burst out of the flames.

A heavy slash was aimed at Mihawk!

At this point, Abel had already quietly activated his talents [Heart of the Others] and [Ancient Power] - 5x Strength Bonus.

The mark "Dark Wings" also appeared between his brows.

Bang!

As soon as they exchanged blows, Mihawk's expression changed as he used Night to block in front of him.

That immense force was completely overwhelming!

He was pushed backward at high speed.

The two feet plowed two tracks in the ground.

Even so, Mihawk remained calm and gripped his weapon tightly.

As a swordsman, one's life depends on the sword; losing the sword means death!

If your weapon is knocked out of your hand during a battle, you can basically predict the outcome.

"Breath of Darkness, Third Form: Shadow Sword Dance!"

Pressing his advantage, Abel began to wield [Autumn Water], slashing wildly, each strike faster than the last.

When you make attacks at a high enough frequency within a unit of time, once the enemy loses the initiative, they will no longer be able to retaliate and can only passively defend.

That's the situation in Mihawk now.

Under the keen observation of those eagle eyes, the vast Night calmly and mechanically blocked every strike from Abel.

But Abel didn't care.

All those attacks were just a prelude to what was to come.

By the time Mihawk realized what was wrong, he was already firmly held by the 'black knife mark' and unable to escape.

This reminded Mihawk of his first encounter with Abel when he was still a boy.