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Chapter 146 Hawkeye: This isn't swordsmanship at all! (5th update, 190,000 words, please subscribe!)

Storm, of course, wouldn't refuse a grand prize delivered to his doorstep (just kidding) —

The world's greatest swordsman!

The "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" flight, which had just landed, took off directly into the sky under the control of the "captain".

Storm and Hawkeye Mihawk rode aboard the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, casually flying in a certain direction of the Calm Belt.

Hawkeye Mihawk turned to look at Impel Down, which was being quickly left behind, and the lone small boat on the sea near Impel Down. He fell silent.

His ship, his luggage, and his treasured wines...

"White Dragon".

"Um?"

Storm, atop the dragon's head, turned to look at Hawkeye Mihawk, and seeing the other's serious expression, waved his hand.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."

"I just need to find an island, or are you planning to fight me in the sky?"

"Hawkeye, can you fly?"

"……never mind."

Hawkeye Mihawk fell silent, feeling that his thoughts were completely out of sync with White Dragon's.

Let's come back for the boat later...

In no time at all.

Storm then discovered an uninhabited island in the sea.

The doldrums are extremely harsh environments.

Aside from special cases like Amazon Lily.

Most of the islands within the doldrums are uninhabited.

Storm, piloting the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, landed on the island alongside Hawkeye Mihawk.

"This is it!"

The blue-eyed white dragon transformed into clay and merged into the island below.

Storm looked at Hawkeye Mihawk.

The latter slowly drew the sword from his back.

"The Supreme Grade Swords of the Twelve Styles, [Black Sword - Night]".

"Is this some kind of swordsman's etiquette?"

Storm casually drew his [Iron Ore Saber] from his waist and, mimicking Hawkeye Mihawk, muttered a phrase.

"800,000 Berries, [Iron Ore Sabre]."

It really isn't a famous sword?

Hawkeye Mihawk narrowed his eyes. He had long noticed the extraordinary nature of the White Dragon's weapon and had always thought it was some unknown famous sword that had existed in history.

In hindsight, it seems he misjudged the situation.

Or rather...

"Did you forge this knife yourself?"

A swordsman's sword, after countless battles, and especially after being constantly imbued with his "domineering aura," will originally become what is known as a "black blade."

【Night】 refers to the "Black Blade" possessed by Hawkeye Mihawk.

According to Hawkeye Mihawk.

Since the sword that Bailong possesses is not a famous sword left over from history, yet it exudes such an extraordinary aura.

So this sword was probably "forged" like this by Haku using his "domineering aura".

"What are you talking about?"

Storm tilted his head, looking at Hawkeye Mihawk with a puzzled expression.

"Weren't you just in a hurry to fight?"

"That's true. Let's discuss the specifics later..."

Hawkeye Mihawk lowered his eyes and took a deep breath.

next moment.

Hawkeye Mihawk's bright yellow eyes, as dazzling as a hawk's, were fixed on Storm's location.

The black blade he held in his hand, Night, traced a sharp trajectory in mid-air with its heavy, dark edge.

"Black Blade - Flash!"

A turquoise flying slash erupted from the blade of the [Black Blade Night], its attack range reaching a terrifying nearly 100 meters.

The massive flying slash created by "Black Blade Flash" caused rocks to crumble and the earth to split in its wake, seemingly cleaving the entire island in two.

Facing Hawkeye Mihawk's flying slash.

Storm remained unmoved. He gripped the [Iron Ore Saber] tightly, and jet-black [Armament Haki] surged from his body, wrapping around and covering the surface of his fist.

The flying slash formed by "Black Blade Flash" arrived in front of me.

Storm took a step forward, gathering all his strength in his right fist, and then unleashed a simple, unadorned steel punch towards the flying slash.

boom!!

Storm's Armament Haki Iron Fist collided with Hawkeye Mihawk's Flying Slash, instantly unleashing a deafening explosion that shook the heavens.

The two forces were locked in a stalemate for a moment.

Ultimately, Storm's Armament Haki Iron Fist secured the victory.

Like water without a source, the flying slash couldn't withstand the power of Storm's iron fist and was eventually blasted to pieces.

The sword light shattered, and streaks of sword energy shot out in all directions, instantly carving deep ravines into the island's ground.

Hawkeye Mihawk stood still, making no move.

His sharp eyes were fixed on Storm's fist.

I'll fight you with swords, but you'll fight me with fists?

"White Dragon!"

Hawkeye Mihawk raised the Black Blade Night in his hand, his brows furrowed, and his tone became more serious.

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

"Are weapons such inconvenient things?"

Storm argued vehemently.

Sword duel?

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?

Storm 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].

In an instant.

A colossal, towering greatsword appeared in Storm'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, Storm's "clay greatsword" is comparable to this small island in length alone.

Hawkeye Mihawk's eye twitched violently.

"This isn't 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 - Saku!"

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.

laugh--

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 Saku", fell directly onto the island below due to gravitational potential energy.

There was 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, Storm 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 Storm, a sharp red light flashing in his pupils. He took a step forward and charged straight towards Storm'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 Storm below, as if it would pierce him through from the top of his head.

When faced with Hawkeye Mihawk's attack, Storm showed no intention of dodging.

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

laugh--

The Black Blade - Night pierced directly into Storm's head, then continued downwards like a string of needles, piercing through Storm's body completely.

however.

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

White clay kept seeping out of the wound.

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

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

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.

"snort!"

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 directly destroyed the clumps of white clay wrapped around the surface of the Black Blade Night through "internal destruction".

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.

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

The shape of this island was naturally influenced by Storm, 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, Storm caused one after another white greatsword on the ground to sway under his mental control, their hard and heavy blades pointing directly at Hawkeye Mihawk's location.

"Unlimited Blade Works!"

(End of this chapter)