The Great Voyage: A Family of Two Swordsmen, the Younger Brother is Golden Lion

Shiki reached the railing, pointed to the left side of the ship, and turned to say, "Bro, there's an island at nine o'clock. It's so damn round, like those women's... you know... in Wano Country. Let's go on an adventure to the island!"

"Adventure, do you know that the sea devours people without spitting out their bones?"

Kazan said.

There are tens of thousands of islands in the New World, but it is still very difficult to encounter one by chance.

The two hadn't seen an island for half a month since leaving Wano Country, and Shiki was naturally intrigued to finally see a brand new island.

But!

Since learning his lesson last time, Kazan had been more careful and stocked up on food and fresh water, so the two of them did not need to go ashore to resupply.

Besides, it's a deserted island; there's probably no adventure to be had there.

Look at this era, all sorts of people are gradually reaching the right age, and a surge is only a matter of time.

Kazan thought for a moment: "It's just a deserted island, I'd better stay on the ship and hone my skills!"

"Okay! The ocean really does devour people without spitting out the bones."

Shiki nodded.

The two brothers began to examine the famous sword they had recently acquired!

In the original work.

The concept of the black blade was proposed by the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk.

Looking at the world, the only two swords on the table are Black Blade Autumn Water and Black Blade Night.

As for whether there are any others, Kazan guesses there probably are.

However, it either didn't appear, or it wasn't presentable, or it was just a half-finished product.

The so-called black knife.

It means that after swords are imbued with Armament Haki for a long time, the blades turn black and become more durable and sharper.

Feed the sword Armament Haki, and once it's full, the black sword is basically complete!

just.

According to the records of the Dragon Horse Tempering Technique—

The most difficult part of tempering a sword is not feeding the sword with Armament Haki.

It's not about feeding, but about how to feed, and how to feed precisely!

It's important to understand that even the most basic application of Armament Haki to a sword is essentially the act of "feeding" the sword.

Almost everyone who has mastered Armament Haki, even if they are not a sword master, can perform what is called sword tempering.

But this is a low-level technology.

It will only turn the blade, guard, and handle black.

This method can still be used temporarily in combat.

But what if one adopts this attitude and spends years refining swords?

That is absolutely wrong!!!

In the end, feeding it too much can completely destroy a famous sword!

Because a knife has many parts, each with its own function. Some parts are for cushioning, some for balance, some need to be soft, and some need to be hard. In short, each part has its own purpose.

Why are Supreme Grade Swords so rare?

In addition to their top-quality forging techniques and high-grade materials, they are also made with the finest materials.

Most importantly, every single component of it has reached a level of perfection. Even the integration and fit between components, and the way these components work together, or even all of them, are like a perfect team, achieving a perfect state of mutual success.

Just like a precision instrument, it requires hundreds of thousands of parts to be of a high degree of precision and to work in a tangible and orderly manner. If even a speck of dust is mixed in, the instrument may be rendered unusable when it is turned on.

The same principle applies to famous swords.

Only when all the perfect skills are perfectly integrated can they be combined to form an unparalleled great sword!

It was flawless in every aspect.

It's perfectly normal that there are only twelve peerless great swords in the entire world!

and.

Because a knife consists of so many parts, if the entire knife is black from beginning to end, making every crevice of the knife exude a domineering aura, and making all parts equally hard, or even haphazardly making them hard, it is itself an act of destroying the 'overall structure' of the knife!

and so.

The real difficulty in forging a domineering blade lies in the user's control over that domineering aura!

That's right.

control!

Avoiding all untouchable areas and precisely channeling the domineering energy to the most appropriate spot on the precious sword, allowing that spot to 'turn black' on its own, is the true essence of sword tempering.

Without a doubt, the part that needs tempering is the blade.

It can only be the blade!

What's terrifying is that the blade spans the entire length of the knife, like a tree that plunges from the sky into the earth, with unseen roots even underground.

Switch to the knife itself.

The location of the tree roots underground is the location of the hilt of the knife in hand.

The handle of a knife is complex, containing various metals, iron, iron of different densities, copper, copper of different densities, wood, cork, hardwood, and even stuffed with cotton...

This requires using overwhelming power to bypass the complex structure and focus solely on tempering the blade; the process is quite lengthy.

If we make a mistake, we might end up turning cotton into iron wire.

What will happen?

All I can say is that even the best knife is ruined!

therefore.

Those who can forge a black sword are all sword enthusiasts with great perseverance, and their mastery of Observation Haki and Armament Haki is absolutely at its peak!

If you can't do that, then not forging this knife is a success in itself!

......

At this moment, on the deck of a warship.

Kazan was studying the first generation of Kitetsu, Shiki was studying Sakura Jū, and Kiku was studying it. They didn't use Armament Haki to cover it up; they were just studying and feeling it, trying to find out where they needed to be tempered.

Once you fully understand your sword and have mastered the control over your Haki, you can truly feed your sword Haki day after day, year after year.

......

It's noon.

Shiki shook his head vigorously, his lips twitching, his golden hair flying in the wind.

Because he discovered he was a dual-wielder! Even with twin swords like Sakura Ju and Mokuro, forged by the same swordsmith, the two swords were vastly different. After all, a person's left and right hands are different, and the sword designs differ accordingly. "Damn it! I just realized I have to forge two swords? Different ones!! This guy's going to be ruined trying to master them???"

"I wipe!"

Shiki was so envious of Kazan, who was studying the One-Sword Style, that he almost cried.

It's one thing for my brother to be better than me!

The amount of work required for quenching the blade is half that of doing it myself!

Dual-wielding!

Shiki rubbed his hands together: "Brother, how about you research dual-wielding too? Or help me research my Wood Dry? It truly is an unparalleled masterpiece!"

"The twenty-one Great Grade Swords are all there is. Now, behold my Supreme Great Grade Sword."

Kazan: "How about we just throw it away?"

Shiki: "..."

Is this how you act, brother?

Shiki was on the verge of tears. It seemed he had no choice but to walk the path he had chosen, even if he had to cry!

just.

As the two were joking around, Shiki's expression suddenly changed, and his voice rose a few decibels: "Holy crap, something's not right! Look, why is that island still at the nine o'clock position?!"

Following Shiki's gaze, Kazan frowned slightly.

It's that deserted island I saw when I woke up!

Absolutely right!

Why is it still here?

Something's definitely not right here!

Keep in mind that the two of them had spent the entire morning studying famous swords, and now with the sun directly overhead, six hours had truly passed.

Moreover, the canvas was fluttering, and although the two brothers were studying it carefully, they could still sense if something was wrong with the boat.