Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

Slow, too slow.

Shen Jue even had time to observe the marks left by the curved blade, which was a very special way of exerting force.

This method of applying force can multiply the lethality of the scimitar.

"Is this how a swordsman trains?" Shen Jue said, grabbing the wrist of the round-faced, buzz-cut, bearded pirate with his left hand just before the curved blade touched his skin.

With a slight force, the curved blade fell to the ground near Shen Jue's feet, while the wrist of the round-faced, buzz-cut, bearded pirate was cruelly crushed, his flesh and bones shattered.

Shen Jue raised his right hand and punched the round-faced, buzz-cut, bearded pirate's head into his chest cavity, silencing him completely.

"I think I can understand this method of cultivation," Shen Jue bent down and picked up the scimitar, which felt as light as a feather in his hand.

Shen Jue imitated the way the round-faced, buzz-cut, bearded pirate exerted his strength, his curved blade slicing out a full moon-like light, cutting a clean slit in the wall.

Shen Jue had a feeling that if he were given half a month, he would be able to use wooden swords and this special way of exerting force to cut through steel and reach the level of a sword master.

"Is this what 200 times the talent is? It's terrifying," Shen Jue muttered to himself.

Shen Jue had seen this round-faced, buzz-cut, bearded pirate on the ship before. Although the pirate always looked at Shen Jue with strange eyes, he seemed to be just an ordinary member of the ship.

How could an ordinary pirate on a ship know the swordsman's training methods? This pirate crew doesn't seem ordinary; perhaps their captain is a master of Haki.

Thinking about this, Shen Jue felt a little eager to try it out. With his talent, he might be able to learn the power of domineering energy in battle.

Stepping out of the cabin, Shen Jue arrived at the deck of the pirate ship, where some pirates had already woken up and were dealing with tasks such as fixing the sails.

A skull and crossbones flag surrounded by sharks hangs from the mast of the pirate ship.

The Shark Pirates – that's the name of this group of pirates. Their style of doing things is truly ruthless.

Unlike those pirates who are actually adventurers but are called sea pirates, the Shark Pirates raid villages, attack merchant ships, and capture and sell slaves for money.

"When it comes to killing, I have no reason to hold back," Shen Jue said, grabbing a pirate who poked his head out of the cabin.

The pirate roared and punched and kicked Shen Jue, but Shen Jue only felt a gentle breeze on his face. The pirate's attacks did not even leave any dents on Shen Jue's skin.

"Shhh, are you sure you can handle this?" Shen Jue chuckled, then squeezed hard, crushing the pirate's head in his hand. The pirate's limbs and torso twitched and fell onto the deck.

"This isn't right. Should I punch you?" Shen Jue's face showed a cold smile. "But I don't want to play house."

The pirates who had awakened on the deck were not afraid of this cruel scene; instead, they shouted for their companions.

"Captain! There's a bounty hunter!"

"Damn bounty hunter, you're asking for it! We're a pirate crew that came back to the East Blue alive from the New World!"

"Shark Arm Captain! He has a powerful bounty hunter!"

Shen Jue was taken aback, then burst out laughing.

"The name 'Shark Arm Captain' is so creative, I'm going to kill you all with a smile."

The deck beneath Shen Jue's feet shattered, and his figure flashed, leaving afterimages. The pirates who were shouting on the deck only saw beautiful full moons rise one after another, and then they were all vertically split in two.

Before they even had a chance to fire, the pirates who appeared on the deck were all wiped out.

Shen Jue flicked the blood off the scimitar and then carefully savored the strange tactile sensation of the scimitar cutting through human flesh and leather.

Breathing, rhythm, and the moment of harmonious resonance with all things are the cornerstones of a swordsman's realm. At this moment, Shen Jue understood.

"If I kill another hundred people, even though I've never practiced swordsmanship before, will I be able to grasp the resonance and reach the level of a swordsman master?"

"What a monster," Shen Jue said slowly.

Dozens of pirates, armed with guns and knives, rushed out of the cabin and clamored onto the deck.

The leader of the pirates was over 3 meters tall, with a unique physique: a small lower body and an unusually large upper body.

If this pirate leader had appeared in Shen Jue's past life, he would have been an extremely deformed person.

But in the world of One Piece, Shen Jue could only say that this was perfectly normal.

That tall pirate was none other than the captain of this pirate ship, Shark Arm Buvo, the leader of the Ferocious Shark Pirates, a "monster" with a bounty of 67 million Berries!

"A mere bounty hunter from the East China Sea, how dare you be so presumptuous? You're practically courting death!" Shark-armed Buwo roared upon seeing the carnage on the deck. His arms were covered with tattoos of man-eating sharks, and with the pulsation of his arm muscles, it looked as if he were swimming in the ocean.

"Oh! It's here! It's the boss's shark swimming!"

"That bounty hunter is in trouble now."

The pirates, who were supposed to be the straight men, immediately joined in and shouted loudly.

To Shen Jue's surprise, after shouting, the pirates actually aimed directly at Shen Jue and fired.

The dense barrage of bullets blocked Shen Jue's escape route.

"what?"

With a swift swing of his scimitar, Shen Jue deftly cleaved the projectiles aimed at him in two, the dense barrage of bullets piercing through the ship's deck behind him.

These pirates are quite clever; they'll launch a sneak attack at the slightest provocation. Shen Jue thought to himself, and smiled cruelly.

As everyone knows, the Supreme Fire Gun in the One Piece world fires a Supreme Bullet that cannot be taken head-on.

Even the strongest warriors can be defeated before the mighty giant bullet.

Even those monsters who have eaten Logia-type Devil Fruits dare not take the Supreme Giant Bullet head-on.

Joking aside, Shen Jue simply didn't want to test his physical strength in battle.

Shark Arm Buwo frowned when his sneak attack failed, then swung his fists, and a layer of black iron membrane extended from his fists to his shoulders.

"I'm a pirate who returned to the East Blue from the New World! A bounty hunter like you will only die by my hand!"

With a roar, Shark-Arm Buwo snatched a cannonball from one of his underlings and hurled it forcefully at Shen Jue, who was wielding a scimitar.

The shell whistled through the air, then was cleaved in two by a blade of light as round as the moon.

"Heh, are you imitating Iron Fist Garp, Shark Arm?" Shen Jue sneered. "I'm going to avenge my village. Pirates like you can only become food for sea creatures."

Shen Jue observed the shark arm's hands. The black iron membrane should be Armament Haki, one of the three types of Haki. It is an ability that can significantly increase attack and defense, and it is also the key to harming Logia-type Devil Fruit users.

With the naked eye alone, Shen Jue could not comprehend the full extent of Armament Haki.

"In that case, let's fight."

"Just kill them all."