One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

Before Karian Saint could finish speaking, the remaining Celestial Dragon guards immediately rushed towards the two.

When they were chasing Beg, they only sent a portion of their direct guards, including Zoka, to pursue him, considering the need to protect the safety of the Celestial Dragons present.

As for the remaining majority of the Celestial Dragons' direct guards, they stayed in place on standby, responsible for protecting the safety of the Celestial Dragons.

Although pursuing Beg was only an order from Carrian Saint, and Beg was a criminal who had harmed a Celestial Dragon, protecting the safety of the Celestial Dragons present was of paramount importance.

However, the appearance of Kiro and Beg has clearly threatened the safety of the Celestial Dragons present.

Several imposing guards transformed into afterimages, creating astonishing shockwaves that rushed towards Kiro and Beg.

Seeing this, the Celestial Dragons regained their composure and looked at the motionless Kiro and his companion with sinister smiles.

They could almost picture the scene of these two men kneeling before them, begging for mercy!

However, when people looked at Beg behind Kilo, they did not see a trace of panic on his face.

On the contrary, there was no trace of panic or fear on Beg's face, but rather a strange expression, even somewhat like...

gloat?

"Hmph! Still pretending even when death is imminent?"

Kallian Saint snorted coldly, taking it as a sign that the other party was scared out of their wits.

The hundred-meter distance passed in the blink of an eye, and several imposing guards, already creating layers of air waves, suddenly rushed in front of Kiro.

Some clenched their right fists, others held long blades, and still others activated their Devil Fruit abilities, transforming them into sharp iron spikes that suddenly pierced towards Kiro.

The dense barrage of attacks sealed off all of Kilo's escape routes in a mere instant.

Upon seeing this, Bege's pupils contracted.

"As expected of a Celestial Dragon's guard, their strength is truly astonishing."

"Unfortunately..."

"He's Kiro, after all!"

Faced with the fierce attack coming at him, Kiro simply raised the scabbard in his hand and gently stroked the hilt with his right hand.

Swish!

In a fleeting, almost imperceptible instant, a dazzling, snow-white flash of light suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision.

This dazzling cluster of snow-white blade flowers bloomed instantly in front of Kiro, perfectly enveloping all the Celestial Dragons' direct guards who were rushing towards him.

Those terrifying attacks, upon contact with the dazzling blade light, vanished silently into the air as if bubbles had dissipated.

call out!

At the last moment, the sky full of white sword light was suddenly tinged with crimson, and the air immediately emitted a scorching sound of high temperature.

A moment later, the flash of light vanished silently.

The place that had been shrouded in sword light reappeared in everyone's sight.

However, the guards who had attacked earlier had vanished without a trace, with only a few specks of charcoal ash on the ground proving their existence.

Meanwhile, Kilo, who was at the center of the sword light, remained in the same posture as before, as if he had not made a move at all.

"Wha...what's going on?!"

"Where are my bodyguards?!"

The Celestial Dragons gasped, staring in disbelief at the vanished guards, their gazes sweeping back and forth around Kiro.

They had absolutely no idea what had just happened.

What they didn't realize was that Charles Saint, who was the first to notice something amiss, had completely disappeared.

Bege, standing behind Kilo, swallowed hard.

He was standing closest and could clearly see what had just happened.

In a fleeting moment, Kiro suddenly drew his sword and, with a speed invisible to the naked eye, instantly reduced the onrushing guards to dust.

At the last moment, Kiro used some unknown power to imbue the sword with extreme heat, burning away the last remnants of the guards.

"Is this the power behind a bounty of 1.53 billion?"

Beg muttered to himself.

Several Celestial Dragons have already noticed something amiss.

That flash of sword light just now was very likely the work of Kiro, and those guards who disappeared while enveloped in the sword light are probably in grave danger.

In other words...

This young man opposite them wiped out all their guards in a mere instant?!

"This is impossible!?"

"Who are you?!"

Kallian Saint's expression changed, and he no longer cared about revenge.

He swallowed hard, looking at Kiro with some apprehension.

These Celestial Dragons rarely paid attention to outside news, so naturally they wouldn't notice the powerful figures rising on the high seas.

Therefore, they did not know the renowned Kilo.

Even with their best efforts to identify him, they could hardly guess who Kilo was.

"etc!"

"Perhaps we can talk!"

The thought of Kiro's ruthless attack just now sent a chill down Calian Saint's spine. He reached out his right hand to try and calm the threatening assailant.

He is a noble Celestial Dragon, there is no need for him to risk his life for that kind of reckless thug!

The other Celestial Dragons were also covered in cold sweat, staring at Kiro with fear in their eyes.

Kiro frowned, his gaze filled with disdain, as he watched the Celestial Dragons display their utterly disgraceful behavior.

"You dare to call yourselves 'descendants of the Creator,' enjoying supreme privileges?"

Seeing the Celestial Dragons who were stunned and still didn't recognize him, Kiro sighed, drew his sword, Dragon Slayer, and strolled forward.

As Kiro watched Calian Saint tremble, his face beaded with sweat and grease, his gaze grew cold.

He only needed to let out a trace of his battle-hardened aura, just a hint of killing intent, to make several Celestial Dragons stiffen and their minds go blank.

"I'm not some kind of Navy officer who's at the mercy of others; I wouldn't mind killing a few Celestial Dragons with my own hands!"

Under Beg's shocked gaze, Kilo slowly approached, sword in hand.

Seeing that persuasion was ineffective, Kallian Saint's face immediately contorted with rage, and he roared fiercely:

"I am a world noble! A Celestial Dragon!"

"How dare you kill me?!"

"If you dare lay a finger on me, the Navy Admiral will absolutely not let you off!!!"

Even when faced with his threats, Kiro remained unmoved, a mocking smile even appearing on his lips.

"I can understand... are these your last words?"

Under the murderous aura emanating from Kilo, the young Celestial Dragons were already trembling like leaves. Some of them, whose will was not firm, had their trousers soaked through and stained yellow.

Just as Kiro was about to reach the group, an incredibly strong and imposing figure suddenly swept past the Celestial Dragons and charged straight at Kiro.

With a deafening roar, Kiro's figure was blasted straight away and disappeared from everyone's sight.

The burly man slowly withdrew his fist, turned around, and nodded to the Celestial Dragons.

"I apologize, Celestial Dragons, I'm late!"

Kallian Saint was taken aback, then overjoyed. "I know you, a member of CP0!"

"Kill this swordsman, and I'll promote you to officer!"

His face lit up with the ecstatic joy of surviving a disaster, and tears even welled up in his eyes as he looked at the burly man.

He had seen this man fight before; he was one of the strongest members of the CP0 organization, and even ordinary naval vice admirals were no match for him.

Now that the burly man has arrived, the swordsman must be...

suddenly.

Calian Saint, who was secretly relieved to have escaped a disaster, suddenly saw a blur before his eyes.

Then, he gradually felt a burning sensation from his head.

What?

What happened?

When he came to his senses, he was horrified to discover—

The burly, trusted CP0 officer standing before me had somehow transformed into a headless corpse!

The burly man's head was missing, and a huge amount of hot blood continued to gush from the corpse's neck.

The cut was smooth and even, as if it had been cleaved open instantly by a sharp blade.

"...This...this is...?"

His ecstatic joy at surviving the ordeal suddenly froze.

As a few drops of hot liquid slowly slid down Calian Saint's cheek, he suddenly realized something.

Feeling the warmth coming from above his head and the scalding liquid sliding down his cheek, Kallian Saint's body suddenly stiffened on the spot.

The Celestial Dragons around them were already stunned, staring in horror at the swordsman who had appeared behind Kallian Saint.

Kallian Saint slowly turned his head and met the gaze of the ghostly figure behind him.

That was the swordsman who had just been knocked away by the burly man!

However, at this moment, Kiro was holding the Dragon Slayer Sword in one hand and the head of the strong man with his eyes wide open in the other, and gently placed it on top of Kallian Saint's head.

Although his handsome face seemed harmless, after being stained with a few drops of blood, he appeared as terrifying as the Grim Reaper.

Those sharp, jet-black eyes, hidden beneath a dark face, faintly revealed a hint of bloodlust.

Slowly moving the burly man's unseeing head from above Kallian Saint's head to his face, Kiro whispered:

"This is..."

"Your last words?"