Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

"I'm here to duel you with swords!"

"Are weapons such inconvenient things?"

Ian said emphatically.

Sword showdown?

To fight the world's greatest swordsman?

Is it that Armament Haki isn't working properly, or that the Clay-Clay Fruit isn't effective?

Ian raised the [Iron Ore Saber] high in his hand, and at the same time released his [Clay Fruit] ability. A continuous stream of white clay surged from the void and wrapped around the [Iron Ore Saber].

All of a sudden.

A colossal, towering greatsword appeared in Ian's hands.

"I know swordsmanship too!"

If Hawkeye Mihawk's "flash of the black blade" just now was merely an attempt to cleave the entire island in two...

So at this moment, Ian's "clay greatsword" is long enough to rival the size of this small island.

Hawkeye Mihawk's eye twitched violently.

"This is not swordsmanship at all!"

Hawkeye Mihawk gripped the Black Blade Night tightly, raised it high above his head, and then slashed it at the clay greatsword in front of him.

"Black Blade - Shuo!"

Hawkeye Mihawk swung his Black Blade Night with all his might, and faint black and red arcs of electricity coiled around the blade of this Supreme Grade Sword.

【Black Blade - Night】carrying a terrifying aura capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas, it unleashed an incomparably violent cyan-green flying slash that directly collided with the clay giant sword descending from the sky.

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Like a hot knife cutting butter.

The flying slash unleashed by the Black Blade Night cleaved the clay greatsword in two.

The flying slash, its momentum still strong, continued its ascent into the sky until it disappeared into the boundless expanse of heaven.

The upper half of the clay greatsword, which was directly severed by the flying slash of "Black Blade Shuo", fell directly onto the island below due to gravitational potential energy.

Just listen to a loud "boom".

The upper half of the clay greatsword turned into a puddle of soft clay, covering half of the island's ground.

Clay Fruit - Awakening!

With a thought, Ian unleashed the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, which eroded the entire island along with the clay, instantly assimilating the island's surface into white clay.

Hawkeye Mihawk's eyes were fixed on Ian, a sharp red light flashing in his pupils. He took a step forward and charged straight towards Ian's location.

"Black Blade: Desolate Star!"

Hawkeye Mihawk leaped high into the air, his feet landing on the unusually large gauntlets of the Black Blade Night, before plummeting downwards like a meteor.

【Black Blade - Night】The dark and heavy blade pointed directly at Ian below, as if it would pierce him through from the top of his head.

Faced with Hawkeye Mihawk's attack, Ian did not even consider dodging.

He stood motionless, letting Hawkeye Mihawk's attacks pierce through him.

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The Black Blade Night pierced Ian's head and continued downwards like a string of needles, eventually piercing through Ian's body.

however.

Not a single drop of blood flowed from the part of Ian's body that was pierced by the Black Knife Night.

White clay kept seeping out of the wound.

The one standing here, allowing Hawkeye Mihawk to attack, is not Ian himself.

Instead, it's a clay clone that looks exactly like Ian!

The clay formed by the [Clay Clone] was like a cage, tightly binding [Black Blade Night] to the spot.

There were even many white clay pieces that transformed into clay hands, grabbing at Hawkeye Mihawk from all directions, as if trying to grab him too.

"Humph!"

Hawkeye Mihawk snorted coldly, and his Armament Haki, which had been integrated into the Black Blade Night, surged out instantly, exploding like a bomb.

This Armament Haki, through 317's "internal destruction" technique, directly destroyed the clumps of white clay wrapped around the surface of the Black Blade Night.

Hawkeye Mihawk drew the Black Blade Night from the ground and swung it swiftly. The pitch-black blade flashed in mid-air, creating an impenetrable light that directly blocked the clay hands attacking from all directions.

One by one, the clay arms were severed by Hawkeye Mihawk.

But the number of these clay arms seems endless.

Hawkeye Mihawk cut down one batch, and another batch appeared.

This can't go on any longer!

Hawkeye Mihawk's eyes narrowed, and he gripped the Black Blade Night tightly, unleashing another sword technique.

"Black Blade - Crescent Moon!"

Hawkeye Mihawk swung his Black Blade Night with incredible speed, unleashing a barrage of flying slashes from its blade.

Each of them is smaller than the flying slash created by the "Black Blade Flash" just now, but their power should not be underestimated.

Hawkeye Mihawk unleashed a dense barrage of sword energy, instantly clearing away all the clay tentacles in front of him, thus expanding his field of vision.

But in the next moment...

Hawkeye Mihawk's expression turned grim again.

Ian stood leisurely on the open ground not far away, the entire island having been completely assimilated into clay by him.

The shape of the island was naturally influenced by Ian, allowing him to manipulate and change it at will.

On what was originally an uninhabited island, one white peak after another suddenly appeared.

The shapes of these clay peaks resemble towering white swords.

Countless white giant swords stood silently on the island's ground, like countless blades stuck in a white wasteland, making the whole world seem like a vast, pale sword mound.

"World's greatest swordsman, have you ever witnessed a scene of ten thousand swords flying together?"

With a slight thought, Ian caused one white giant sword after another on the ground to sway under his mental control, their hard and heavy blades pointing directly at Hawkeye Mihawk's location.

"Unlimited Blade Works!"

Chapter 167 The World's Greatest Swordsman Retires!

"This isn't swordsmanship at all..."

Hawkeye Mihawk gripped the massive hilt of the Black Blade Night tightly with both hands, and black and red arcs of electricity continuously erupted from his body, each arc radiating a terrifying and awe-inspiring pressure.

An overwhelming sense of mental pressure, originating from Hawkeye Mihawk, swept across the entire island like a storm.

This is the sign that [Conqueror's Haki] has been activated!

As the world's greatest swordsman, a man standing at the pinnacle of the world, Hawkeye Mihawk naturally possesses the innate ability known as one in a million—[Conqueror's Haki]!

Under Hawkeye Mihawk's control, black and red arcs of electricity, symbolizing Conqueror's Haki, continuously gathered and coiled around the broad hilt of the Black Blade Night, adding a touch of dark red to this jet-black and heavy two-handed cross greatsword.

Ian unleashed "Unlimited Blade Works," and one clay greatsword after another, fiercely slashing towards Hawkeye Mihawk's location.

Strictly speaking, this doesn't even qualify as a "chop," it's more like a "slap"!

"You are blaspheming swordsmanship..."

Hawkeye Mihawk gazed at the towering white giant swords sculpted by the white dragon, wrapped his Conqueror's Haki around the Black Blade Night, and unleashed a swift and devastating attack.

"Black Blade - Slash of Chaos!"

Hawkeye Mihawk moved forward rapidly, constantly swinging his Supreme Grade Sword in the process.

The Black Blade Night, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, unleashed a series of incredibly powerful cyan-green flying slashes, each powerful enough to tear apart the earth and cleave the ocean.

In the blink of an eye.

Hawkeye Mihawk's "Black Blade: Slash" unleashed a flying slash that collided with the menacing "Unlimited Blade Works," instantly creating a deafening roar across the island.

Boom boom boom——

The seemingly powerful and sturdy white clay greatsword was as fragile as paper in the face of the flying slash imbued with Conqueror's Haki, and was easily cut in half.

The flying slash directly cleaved through the white clay greatsword, and after piercing through its target with unstoppable force, the sword energy contained within it also burst forth, rapidly spreading into the interior of the white clay greatsword.

A dense network of cracks, like a spiderweb, appeared on the surface of the white clay greatsword, accompanied by a constant series of cracking sounds.

A burst of sword light erupted.

Countless white clay giant swords created by "Unlimited Blade Works".

Completely torn apart by Hawkeye Mihawk's "Black Blade: Slash of Chaos," it turned into countless white clay fragments flying everywhere.

"Conqueror's Haki enveloping me..."

A crimson light flashed in Ian's eyes as he quietly activated his Observation Haki, clearly capturing Hawkeye Mihawk's presence amidst the chaos and simultaneously reading the other's inner thoughts.

He slowly raised his right hand, and a continuous stream of white clay gushed out, instantly swelling and enlarging his right arm into a massive, giant hand resembling that of a giant.

At the same time, the white clay fragments that had just been flying everywhere fell back down, as if a white clay rain had fallen on the island.

In this torrential downpour of white clay.

Hawkeye Mihawk's lean figure, wielding the Black Blade Night, burst out.

His sharp, hawk-like eyes were firmly locked onto the enemy's location, and the Supreme Grade Sword, still wreathed in astonishing Conqueror's Haki, slashed towards the White Dragon with unstoppable sharpness.

"Black Blade - Shuo!"

"Clay Giant Fist!"

Having anticipated Hawkeye Mihawk's offensive strategy, Ian, as if possessed by divine revelation, swung his right fist, the giant clay fist wrapped in powerful Armament Haki, to meet the Supreme Grade Sword's slash.

Boom boom boom——! ! !

Ian's Armed Giant Fist and Hawkeye Mihawk's Supreme Grade Sword never even touched each other. When they were still a short distance apart, the surrounding space could no longer withstand the compression of these two terrifying forces and exploded, producing a deafening roar.

One punch, one sword.

White Dragon, Eagle Eye.

The collision of the two enormous forces directly unleashed a powerful and violent super storm on the island, which surged in all directions.

The island's ground, which was very close by, was the first to be impacted, immediately cracking and breaking apart.

Chunks of white clay were shaken out of the earth by the aftershocks of the battle and then carried away into the distance by the storm.

next moment.

The aftershocks of the battle spread to the horizon. The clear sky above the doldrums, which should have been cloudless, was forcibly compressed into two halves, and the air surged in both directions.

From a distance, it seemed as if the sky above the windless zone had been torn open by the aftershocks of the battle between Ian and Hawkeye Mihawk, creating a deep and dark chasm that stretched all the way to the distant horizon.

A battle of earth-shattering magnitude!

"I acknowledge your power, White Dragon."

Hawkeye Mihawk's bright yellow eyes peeked out from the black blade of [Black Blade Night] as he stared at Ian with great interest.

"Although you are not a swordsman, it is still an exciting thing to fight against such a strong person."

"I may not be a swordsman, but I do use a sword!"

Ian's tone sounded strained.

With his eight-star Clay-Clay Fruit and Observation Haki, he was able to fight Hawkeye Mihawk to a standstill.

However, his own strength attribute and Armament Haki level are still slightly inferior.

Ian and Hawkeye Mihawk's "Entangle" slashes clashed.

It will be difficult for him, that's inevitable.

"You call that using a sword?"