One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

On the coffin-shaped boat, Hawkeye watched the approaching Liuhua and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Instead of running away, you're actively approaching me?"

"Didn't you recognize me?"

"Or are you simply very confident in yourself?"

Either way, it will at least temporarily alleviate his current boredom.

A moment later, a figure leaped out of the Liuhua, stepping on the moon and standing steadily in the air directly in front of Hawkeye.

Kiro stared at the future world's greatest swordsman, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Come, fight me!"

The Dragon Slayer also emitted a crisp sword cry, and seemed to become more active.

At this moment, Hawkeye still looked like a young man, his angular face expressionless, only his sharp, hawk-like eyes scrutinizing Kiro from head to toe.

He gradually frowned, scrutinizing the young man.

The young man in front of him had a sword at his waist and was dressed as a swordsman, but he was not very old and probably not the strong person he had imagined.

As his initial expectations were dashed, Hawkeye's tone inevitably betrayed some disappointment.

"Is he just a newcomer to the Grand Line?"

"Looks like I've been disappointed again."

Hawkeye shook his head, took off the cross ornament from his chest, and pulled out a pitifully small knife.

"I'm sorry, young man, I don't have a smaller knife on me."

As Kilo watched this scene, his excited gaze gradually turned cold, and Zhanlong also let out a disgruntled sword cry.

Is Hawkeye mistaking him for a complete novice?!

He flipped his hand and drew the Dragon Slayer Sword, its sharp edge surprising Hawkeye.

That sharp edge alone is enough to prove that his judgment was wrong.

Judging from the current situation, Kiro is no ordinary character; he is very likely a powerful swordsman as well!

Kilo stood in mid-air, and a sharp aura gradually emerged from him.

The clouds above churned and rolled, and the once clear blue sky had become overcast.

A faint rumble of thunder could be heard coming from the clouds, and a dark red light flickered intermittently.

The next instant, a powerful surge of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Kiro's body and rushed straight toward Hawkeye.

A glint flashed in Kiro's eyes as he looked at the astonished Hawkeye Mihawk and hissed:

"Don't underestimate me just because I'm young, Hawkeye!"

"Accept my challenge with the attitude of risking your life!"

His long, jet-black hair moved without wind, and his loose white shirt subtly revealed the powerful muscle lines of a cheetah. The snow-white sword blade, wielded by the Dragon Slayer, pointed directly at Hawkeye.

Robin and the others, who were watching from afar, were startled and looked at the churning clouds above with some shock.

"Is Kilo that powerful?"

"They actually managed to change the celestial phenomena simply by relying on their sheer force!"

Capone Bege nodded in agreement, his eyes also showing shock, "This level of Conqueror's Haki..."

"He's gotten stronger again!"

Hawkeye sheathed his knife, looked up at the imposing Kiro, and suddenly his eyes narrowed, as if he remembered something.

He pulled a wanted poster from the coffin boat, compared it with Kilo's face in the sky, and suddenly realized what was going on.

"So it's the vengeful swordsman Kiro. My apologies for my disrespect."

Hawkeye nodded in respect and apology.

Then, he pulled out the Supreme Grade Sword, Black Blade Yoru, from the large cross behind him.

The black sword, Night Blade, trembled slightly, and a delicate sword cry echoed across the sea.

That's the kind of excitement you feel when you meet a worthy opponent.

"boom!"

A similarly powerful and domineering aura emanated from Hawkeye, rushing towards Kiro with astonishing momentum.

Two equally sharp bursts of Conqueror's Haki clashed and intertwined in the air, causing the clouds above to churn and towering, surging waves to rise on the sea.

"I accept your challenge, Kiro!"

Hawkeye stood ready, his eyes fixed intently on Kilo.

His aura surged, and the sharp edge of his blade was almost impossible to look directly at.

Seeing this, Kiro secretly admired it.

As expected of the future world's greatest swordsman, his fierce aura alone would be too much for the weak to bear, and they would be knocked unconscious on the spot.

"Come on, let's fight!" Kiro laughed loudly, and his figure suddenly disappeared into the air.

The next instant, a gust of wind swept in from behind Hawkeye.

Hawkeye twisted his foot, transmitting power from his waist to his right arm, and a blue sword light appeared on the blade as he fiercely met Kilo's slash.

This set of movements was so fluid and seamless that it allowed them to strike first despite being behind!

Bang!

At the point where the blades clashed, a howling gale surged outwards, momentarily lowering the sea surface by several meters.

Kilo felt a numbness in his right arm as he felt a surge of immense power coming from Zhanlong.

He took several steps back, only to see that Hawkeye, who had parried the attack, had only taken half a step back.

It is clear that Hawkeye has the upper hand in a contest of strength.

Kilo silently activated [Heavenly Thunder], [Extreme Speed], and [Transparent World], and his aura suddenly became much stronger.

If his normal state is his first stage, then this is his second stage, his strongest state before activating his markings.

Hawkeye naturally wouldn't wait for Kilo to adjust. As soon as Kilo activated the special effects, he quickly closed in and Black Blade Night unleashed three powerful slashes, each one deadly.

Bang bang bang!

Although Kiro used the Transparent World to see Hawkeye's power and predicted the location of the slashes in advance, he was still forced to retreat repeatedly by the continuous slashes.

Most lethal of all was Hawkeye's exquisite swordsmanship.

Although there were no terrifying special moves, each strike was seamlessly connected, without the slightest flaw.

Coupled with Hawkeye's terrifying power and this swordsmanship, Kiro was forced to retreat repeatedly.

Black Blade Night relentlessly slashed at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive, and the overwhelming sharpness of the blade constantly alerted Kiro's intuition.

If Kiro hadn't learned Armament Haki and imbued it into his Dragon Slayer Sword, he probably wouldn't even have been qualified to fight Hawkeye.

However, although Hawkeye in front of him is only in his youth, Kiro's current physique is enough to barely hold his own against Hawkeye, which is enough to illustrate the importance of his physical training.

You should know that when Kiro first came to this world half a year ago, he was just a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken.

After successfully parrying several terrifying cyan sword energies, Kiro lost his balance and nearly fell into the sea, his blood churning within him.

"No, we can't let ourselves be suppressed any longer!"

"The moment Hawkeye finds an opening, the battle will end immediately!"

Kilo made a quick decision, his mind racing.

His aura faltered for a moment, then surged and expanded wildly, unleashing an even more astonishing aura.

Several ferocious crimson markings appeared on Kiro's face, and a powerful sense of strength emanated from within him.

Immediately afterwards, two completely different fluctuations rose up from Zhanlong.

One is the special effect "Dragon's Breath," and the other is the special effect "Wildfire." The two terrifying special effects are combined to create a bright red edge on the dragon-slaying weapon.

Hawkeye narrowed his eyes, gripping the black knife and assuming a defensive stance.

He felt a long-lost sense of threat against Kilo's knife.

He hadn't felt this kind of threat for a long time since he had traveled the seas and honed his swordsmanship.

"Come on, Kiro!"

Show me your best side!

Upon hearing this, Kiro grinned, and then his figure suddenly blurred, transforming into a streak of light as he rushed toward Hawkeye.

"That's exactly what I was thinking!!!!"