A pirate on the high seas kidnaps a Celestial Dragon!

At the beginning of the interpretation.

The output threshold of spiritual pressure was raised from 1 point to 2-3 points, and after Bankai, it's between 10-15 points. (If you doubt this, you can refer to the original manga, specifically Yoruichi's explanation when teaching the overpowered king Bankai. It clearly states that the difference in combat ability between Shikai and Bankai is usually 5-10 times, not a sudden increase of 5-10 times in spiritual pressure. Simply put, if a person has 100 spiritual pressure, Shikai outputs 1-3 points per second, while Bankai outputs 10-15 points per second. The spiritual pressure itself doesn't change; Bankai simply increases the output threshold, thus its attack power far surpasses Shikai.)

and so……

Qi Bai's calamity-level spiritual pressure also increased significantly after he released his Bankai.

The Blazing Blade - East - Rising Sun Blade —!!!

Qi Bai suddenly appeared in front of Hawkeye, relying on his physical strength to unleash his speed.

The katana in his hand also fell towards Hawkeye.

At this moment.

Hawkeye's Observation Haki gave him an extremely strong warning.

He quickly leaped to the side, choosing to temporarily avoid the attack.

He is very confident in his own abilities.

but.

He couldn't completely ignore the warning his Observation Haki was giving him.

Boom-!

Qi Bai's flaming katana landed on the broken ship's deck.

It was as if a small wooden knife had gently tapped on the broken plank of the ship, producing a slight sound.

next moment.

The sea area that the Broken Flame Katana was pointing at.

Disappeared.

It's like a cake, with a piece being cut off and taken away.

This vast ocean.

It was a similar scene.

Even if it evaporates, that still takes time.

However, Qi Bai's lightly falling slash, without even using much force, resulted in the disappearance of a large portion of the sea.

This scene.

This caused Eagle Eyes, who had chosen to dodge Qi Bai's attack, to suddenly shrink his pupils, and he was even more shocked.

Luckily, he dodged it.

If, instead of dodging, one chooses to attack Qi Bai head-on, then...

That's for him.

Who knows what might happen?

Night Slash—!!!

At this moment, Hawkeye gripped the black sword Night tightly with both hands, condensing his Armament Haki to its limit, and then slashed fiercely at Qi Bai.

It's different from usual.

This strike was not the casual slash he usually made.

Facing an opponent like Qi Bai.

He was now completely serious.

If you're not serious.

He will most likely die from the astonishing power of the opponent's knife.

but.

He was still very curious about the knife in Qi Bai's hand.

He had heard rumors that the Navy had developed a way to feed Devil Fruits to weapons, giving them the abilities of Devil Fruits.

But Qi Bai's knife should have the ability of 'fire'.

The Flame-Flame Fruit was eaten by Fire Fist Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, so it's probably impossible.

Hot fruits and rock berries are even less likely.

This can cause an entire area of ​​the ocean to disappear in an instant.

How high a temperature would be needed to achieve that?

At least.

Hawkeye felt that none of the Devil Fruit abilities related to 'fire' that he knew of should have reached this level.

That's why he was so curious.

but.

This is not a time for curiosity.

Qi Bai responded to Hawkeye's attack.

He simply swung his knife calmly.

The Blazing Blade sliced ​​through the opponent's astonishing slash, and Hawkeye's attack was also directly severed by Qi Bai's Blazing Blade.

That's what it means literally.

His Blazing Blade slashed horizontally, the tip of the blade cleaving Hawkeye's vertical slash in two from the center.

His Zanpakuto was transformed into the Zanka Tachi after its Bankai.

By concentrating all the heat of the flames onto the blade, it can obliterate anything it touches without leaving a trace.

and so……

Even though Hawkeye's slashes are extremely powerful.

However, the temperature of the Zanka no Tachi after its Bankai is extremely high. Moreover, the blade of the Zanka no Tachi concentrates all the heat, so it can be said that a casual swing is basically a powerful move.

This also allowed Hawkeye to unleash his slash.

He cut it off so casually.

Eagle Strike—!!!

Seeing that his attack was so easily deflected by Qi Bai, Hawkeye's eyes narrowed in surprise.

but.

A new slash flew out.

This strike was as swift as an eagle's.

He rushed toward Qi Bai at an extremely fast speed.

cut--!

Qi Bai's expression remained unchanged as he brought down the flaming katana in his hand.

This strike.

Upon contact with the blade of the Zanka no Tachi, it was easily torn apart and melted.

There was no chance to struggle.

Boom——! ! !

The remaining slash from Hawkeye's attack, severed by Qi Bai, landed on the sea, creating a large strait.

among them.

Just like the area of ​​sea that Qi Bai had wiped away with the Remnant Fire Blade before, seawater from both sides kept pouring into it.

"Hawkeye, watch out."

Suddenly, Qi Bai also said something like that to Hawkeye.

This made Hawkeye even more vigilant.

If an ordinary person said this to him, he would most likely ignore it.

But Qi Baishi is different.

The opponent's displayed strength made it impossible for him to ignore them.

If we are careless...

Then.

The only outcome is death.

Suddenly, Qi Bai stopped in his tracks, his Blazing Blade surging with flames, and swung it at Hawkeye, unleashing a powerful slash.

"not good……"

Hawkeye's Observation Haki had been constantly warning Qi Bai of danger almost ever since he raised the Broken Blade.

This also made him try extremely quickly to dodge Qi Bai's attack.

Swish-!

Almost in the instant Hawkeye dodged.

Qi Bai's slash also landed.

boom--! ! !

The entire ocean was almost instantly eroded away.

It's like wiping a blackboard eraser across a blackboard covered in white chalk.

"hiss!"

Although he dodged it, he almost grazed Qi Bai's blade.

The distance is quite close.

to him.

In that instant, he felt as if the water in his body was being evaporated at an alarming rate.

He even felt some pain in his face.

Although I wasn't cut, my skin felt a burning, stinging sensation, as if I had been burned by flames.

"We can't continue fighting him. His weapons are too powerful. If we keep fighting, all the water in our bodies will evaporate sooner or later."

"Let's decide the outcome with one move."

Hawkeye made a judgment in his mind.

It was simply because the power of the knife in Qi Bai's hand was too great.

As long as this ability continues to be used.

Then.

Everything in the surrounding area, whether it's water, seawater, or even his blood, will gradually be evaporated by Qi Bai's Remnant Fire Katana.

and so……

We cannot afford a protracted war with Qi Bai; we must fight a swift and decisive battle.

He gripped the black sword Night tightly in both hands, the weapon that had fought alongside him for many years.

He raised the black sword, Night, with both hands.

He is gathering strength.

Armament Haki continuously condensed onto the black sword.

During the process of accumulating power.

Hawkeye's aura was also constantly rising, giving people an amazing sense of pressure.