Chapter 25

Hawk-Eye looked at the sword behind Li Xiao,

and fighting spirit grew in his eyes!

Although he didn't recognize that cyan longsword,

but according to his observation,

that sword was definitely not inferior to any Supreme Grade Sword,

and was even a cut above!

It seemed to have life,

this was a truly peerless good sword!

For such a sword with spirituality,

not everyone could control it!

As its owner,

Li Xiao's sword path was definitely not simple!

And this not only didn't make Hawk-Eye feel fear and dread,

but instead made him even more excited,

the blood in his body seemed to be waking up and boiling!

If he could,

Hawk-Eye actually hoped more that someone could surpass him in swordsmanship!

Because that would prove that he still had room for improvement,

on the path of swordsmanship,

he hadn't reached the end yet!

As for the title of the world's greatest swordsman,

Hawk-Eye didn't care about it anymore!

He wished someone would defeat him,

and then tell him,

that one can still improve further!

Being able to make a breakthrough in swordsmanship,

was his greatest pursuit now!

Li Xiao touched his nose and said:

"The venue here is too fragile, let's not test each other slowly, let's decide the winner with one sword, how about it?"

Hearing this,

Hawk-Eye nodded slowly,

and said with a serious face:

"Good, come on!"

After saying that,

Hawk-Eye held the sword handle with both hands,

fighting spirit churning in his eyes,

and with him as the center point,

a sharp sword intent quickly spread to the surroundings!

Seeming to feel that he had been provoked,

the Qing Shuang Sword hovering at Li Xiao's side began to tremble violently,

and a more sharp-edged sword intent burst out from the sword body!

The two sword intents collided together,

and the originally calm sea surface instantly churned,

for a time, water waves churned, and waves surged!

However,

this situation lasted for a full few minutes,

but both sides just stood quietly in place,

and neither chose to take action!

On the sea restaurant,

looking at this scene,

Luffy scratched his head,

and asked Zoro beside him with a puzzled face:

"Hey, Zoro, what are those two doing, why aren't they fighting?"

At this time,

Zoro's eyes were full of solemnity,

he stared fixedly at Li Xiao and Hawk-Eye who had been confronting each other for a few minutes,

not daring to turn his head for even a second,

for fear that he would miss something!

"They are waiting, waiting for an opportunity to strike, waiting for the other's momentum to show a flaw, waiting for their own momentum to reach its peak!"

"To be able to make Hawk-Eye treat him so solemnly, that person's sword path is probably not inferior to Hawk-Eye's!"

"The collision of these two people's sword intent alone can make the seawater churn, their sword strength is simply terrifying!"

As soon as Zoro finished speaking,

Hawk-Eye struck!

His eyes instantly became extremely sharp,

as if a falcon had locked onto its prey!

Immediately after,

he exerted force under his feet,

and the wooden board he used as a foothold instantly shattered,

turning into countless tiny fragments and sinking into the sea!

And he himself had already disappeared from the spot,

instantly appearing a few meters in front of Li Xiao,

the sword in his hand seemed to be about to slash at Li Xiao in the next second!

At the same time,

Li Xiao didn't move his feet,

just pinched a sword tactic with his right hand,

and spiritual power was quickly injected into the Qing Shuang Sword,

and the Qing Shuang Sword instantly turned into a stream of light to meet Hawk-Eye who came with the sword!

The next moment,

sword and blade intersected!

The world seemed to have a brief silence!

But in the next second,

the sound of metal clashing accompanied by a huge roar sounded at the same time,

powerful sword energy attacked the surroundings indiscriminately,

with the two as the center point,

dozens of meters of giant waves instantly rose around them!

Although there was a considerable distance between Baratie and the location where the two fought,

but under the influence of the giant waves,

the whole ship also began to shake constantly,

as if there was a risk of capsizing at any time!

A moment later,

the water waves fell,

and everyone was finally able to see the situation at this time.

Looking into the distance,

the wreckage of the pirate ships had been completely shattered for the most part,

and only a small part of the place could still be used as a foothold.

And Li Xiao and Hawk-Eye were each standing on a wooden board.

Hawk-Eye held the sword in his right hand,

the black top hat on his head had been blown off,

floating on the sea not far away,

and his clothes were also soaked by water.

While Li Xiao stood with his hands behind his back,

still standing on the wooden board from the beginning,

his clothes were not stained with a drop of seawater,

the Qing Shuang Sword hovered quietly at his side,

everything seemed to be no different from before the strike!

Looking at it this way,

it seemed that Hawk-Eye was more embarrassed!

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(Although most of the readers should know, just in case, I will add it, in the pirate world, swords and blades are not separated!)

Looking at the scene before him,

Zoro’s eyes widened immediately,

and his eyes were full of horror!

If Mihawk had swung a sword strike of this level at him just now,

he would probably have died under the sword instantly,

with absolutely no power to resist!

At this moment,

he was even clearer about the gap between himself and the world’s greatest swordsman!

However,

what shocked him even more was that,

in this clash,

Mihawk seemed to have fallen into a disadvantage!

How could this be!

That was the world’s greatest swordsman!

Just as Zoro was plunged into deep shock,

Luffy’s eyes turned into stars,

his mouth opened exaggeratedly wide,

and he shouted at the direction where the two were:

"So amazing!!!"

Not only him,

recalling the scene where a giant wave of dozens of meters high was stirred up just now,

the chefs of Baratie almost all put on the same expression as Luffy!

Compared to them,

Zeff’s inner shock was even greater!

When he was young,

Zeff formed the Cook Pirates,

and led the pirate crew into the Grand Line,

and retreated unscathed after adventuring for a year!

Therefore,

compared to Luffy, Zoro, and the other chefs of Baratie,

his knowledge was undoubtedly much broader!

Naturally, he was also clearer about just how powerful the strength of Mihawk, who was currently a Warlord of the Sea and known as the world’s greatest swordsman, was!

In terms of personal strength alone,

he was not even weaker than those Emperors in the New World!

It was one thing for Mihawk to appear in the East Blue unexpectedly,

but how could a great swordsman whose strength was not at all weaker than his suddenly emerge from the guests eating in his restaurant!

These were the top few people in the entire world!

Not some roadside cabbage!

Ordinary people wouldn't see one in their entire life,

and now two had popped up in the East Blue at once!

For a moment,

Zeff couldn't see the situation in the East Blue clearly!

Bearing the name of the weakest of the four seas,

yet producing nothing but shocking figures!

Looking at Li Xiao’s figure in the distance,

the worry in Nami’s heart had dissipated,

and listening to the praise for Li Xiao from Luffy and the others in her ears,

the corners of Nami’s mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

At the same time,

Don Krieg, who had already shrunk into a corner and was trying to minimize his presence as soon as Mihawk appeared, was already dumbfounded!

After being stunned for a while,

he decisively curled his body even tighter,

almost learning a bone-shrinking technique on the spot to drill into the ship’s cracks!

Li Xiao looked at Mihawk in front of him,

and recalling the moment of the collision between the blades,

he couldn't help but feel a little amazed in his heart!

Although it looked like Mihawk was in a more sorry state,

and it seemed that he had gained a slight upper hand.

But in reality,

Li Xiao knew himself,

this sword strike could only be considered evenly matched,

and neither side had gained the upper hand!

And if they really continued to fight,

the current Li Xiao was not Mihawk’s match!

After all,

without using the Purple Gold Exquisite Pagoda, ===== CHAPTER 82 =====

At present, Li Xiao is still no match for Hawk-Eye!

After all,

without using the Purple Gold Exquisite Pagoda,