Chapter 77

As the world's acknowledged greatest swordsman, Mihawk,

could hardly find interest in almost anything,

otherwise he wouldn't have chased after Krieg all the way just to kill time!

But if it involves swordsmanship,

then he simply cannot sit still!

For Mihawk,

one of the few entertainments was probably comparing swords with Shanks!

And if he witnessed Li Xiao's peculiar Sword Control Technique,

given his nature,

he would most likely not let slip the chance to spar with Li Xiao!

Sparring once would be fine,

but the fear is that after sparring once,

Mihawk's interest would grow even higher!

Coming to practice swords with him whenever he had time or not,

wouldn't that be utterly annoying!

More crucially,

sparring with him,

offered no benefit to Li Xiao at all!

Regarding empty titles like the world's greatest swordsman,

Li Xiao had absolutely no interest,

he only wanted to cultivate his own immortality quietly,

that was all!

Thus,

facing Mihawk's invitation,

Li Xiao shook his head and refused without hesitation!

"I am not a swordsman; there is nothing to compare!"

However,

Mihawk persisted stubbornly,

his pair of eyes staring fixedly at Li Xiao,

continuing to say:

"Even if you are not a swordsman, your sword Dao is absolutely extraordinary!"

"Not only your peculiar sword technique that can be controlled remotely, but from that sword of yours, I sensed a sharp sword intent!"

"Your swordsmanship is strong; fight me!"

Although Li Xiao very much wanted to refuse,

but seeing Mihawk's stance,

if he did not agree,

he feared Mihawk would raise his hand and strike at him immediately!

Finally,

Li Xiao rubbed the center of his brow,

helplessly nodded and agreed.

"Sigh, alright, I can spar with you, but we stop at the limit; at the same time, as a return, you must help me with something!"

"Good, no problem!"

"You don't even ask what help I need you to give?"

"As long as you spar with me in swordsmanship, any help is fine!"

"…………"

Li Xiao let out a light sigh,

finished the last bite of rice in his bowl,

stood up and walked out first.

At this moment,

the severely wounded Zoro had already been brought back by Luffy,

the chefs of the Baratie were helping him treat his wounds,

wrapping his upper body tightly with layers upon layers of bandages!

Come to think of it,

there seems to be no healing medicine in the Pirate World,

nothing but bandages and more bandages!

Knife wounds use bandages,

gunshot wounds use bandages,

internal injuries even damn well use bandages!

Bandages are simply universal!

Are you damn well playing Peacekeeper Elite or what!!!

At this moment,

Li Xiao and Hawk-Eye walked one after the other onto the wreckage scattered across the sea surface after the pirate ship was shattered, standing opposite each other.

Seeing this, Zoro was slightly stunned.

This is,

a swordsmanship duel?

Thinking of this,

Zoro immediately perked up,

quickly straightened his posture,

and looked at the two figures in the distance with a serious expression!

Meanwhile, Nami also came out,

standing on the corridor to the side,

leaning on the railing and gazing from afar at Li Xiao's position,

a trace of worry flashing in her eyes.

Although she did not have a very clear concept of titles like Hawk-Eye or Warlord of the Sea,

the title "World's Greatest Swordsman" was enough to illustrate Hawk-Eye's strength!

Despite her confidence in Li Xiao,

facing such an opponent,

she could not help but feel some worry in her heart!

Unlike his previous battle with Zoro,

when facing Li Xiao,

Hawk-Eye showed not the slightest contempt,

and directly drew the black blade on his back—Yoru!

At the same time,

Li Xiao shifted his mind,

and the Green Frost Sword slowly materialized beside him.

A series of ringing sounds accompanied by an extremely sharp sword intent radiated outward from within the Green Frost Sword!

Under the influence of the Green Frost Sword,

the surrounding air seemed to grow even colder and sharper!