Chapter 108: Now, the Time of Extinction

Xiliu's confusion went unanswered; he only regretted in his heart that he had boarded the ship too late, failing to comprehend the captain's intentions from every word and action.

Fortunately, he had not arrived too late.

The reason Shi Ji was so full of energy and happily gathering his old subordinates was precisely because the captain had assigned positions to every crew member of the Morning Star Pirates—

Captain: Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen.

Vice-Captain: Mihawk.

Honorary Vice-Captain: Shi Ji.

Combat Captain: Master Tenghu.

Medical Captain: Bartholomew Kuma.

Logistics Captain: Jin Ni.

Intelligence Captain: Yuzhi Xiliu.

First Division Captain: Dorry and Brogy.

First Division Members: Oimo and Kashi, along with the Giant Warrior Pirates' old subordinates who had not yet reported for duty: Leed, Bjorn, and Shigu.

These four giant crew members, all around one hundred and thirty years old, were in the prime of their lives; each possessed the strength of a Navy Vice Admiral.

Even Xiliu was no match for the two division captains, Dorry and Brogy.

Yet the captain could withstand their ultimate combined technique, the Kingdom of the Conqueror, without a scratch.

For a full seven days, Dorry and Brogy were panting every day; in total, they used the Kingdom of the Conqueror against the captain forty-nine times.

The first forty-eight times were withstood by the captain without a scratch.

The last time, if the two division captains had not dodged quickly, there was a high probability they would now be lying stiff as boards.

This was one of the reasons the two division captains were so eager to return to Elbaf.

The captain is simply not human!

That display of majestic radiance was not only unforgettable to Xiliu for a lifetime, but even great swordsmen like Mihawk and Master Tenghu had a combat spirit burning in their eyes that had never surfaced before.

The captain's only named sword technique—

The Sword Strike of No Thought.

All other sword techniques could be collectively called: Normal Attack, Strong Normal Attack, Continuous Normal Attack, Continuous Strong Normal Attack.

After eating and drinking their fill, the crew quickly tidied up; some washed dishes, others handled kitchen waste.

Work that usually took thirty minutes was completed in this instance in less than five minutes.

This was because Mihawk and Master Tenghu intended to challenge the captain.

Honeycomb Island Coast.

Jin Ni sat on Kuma's shoulder, while Xiliu and Tesoro stood side by side, with four giant crew members watching the spectacle standing behind them.

To avoid causing destruction to Honeycomb Island, Saint Saint Saiwen deliberately faced away from the island, with Mihawk and Master Tenghu standing ready before him.

Master Tenghu's expression was Serious as never before, and his eyes flowed with the hot blood that had not awakened for a long time.

And Mihawk's eagle-like eyes were sharper and brighter than at any time before.

Mihawk was very grateful that forming a pirate crew with Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen two and a half years ago was the most correct choice of his life, especially after witnessing the Sword Strike of No Thought.

Master Tenghu and Mihawk agreed:

Relying solely on individual power, they currently could not withstand that one sword technique of the captain, so they unusually chose to combine their forces to attempt to receive that strike.

Both understood that only by facing the majestic radiance directly could they truly feel—

Saint Saint Saiwen's sword technique, which perfectly fused the Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, the Lunarian tribe's flames, and his own physique to the extreme.

"Captain, draw your blade."

Saint Saint Saiwen nodded slightly, but instead of drawing his sword from his waist as usual, he pulled Mengxiang Yixin, wreathed in purple thunder, from his chest.

【Sword Strike of No Thought Cultivation Experience: Fusion Progress 41%, Unlocked Function: Weapon Soul Fusion】

This was Saint Saint Saiwen's gain from hard-withstanding forty-eight giant combined strikes of the Kingdom of the Conqueror over seven days; from now on, Mengxiang Yixin would be stored within his body during ordinary times.

It would be drawn from his chest when needed.

The benefit was that Saint Saint Saiwen could enjoy Mengxiang Yixin's hundred percent amplification of Haki at any time, without needing to specifically grip the blade.

Perhaps the only drawback was: not having a sword hanging at his waist always felt like losing the style of a swordsman.

Perhaps when he reached a hundred percent fusion progress in his Sword Strike of No Thought cultivation experience, Mengxiang Yixin might possibly recover into an Artifact.

Saint Saint Saiwen pulled Mengxiang Yixin from his chest,

yet in everyone's line of sight, only an instant passed; it was not that time slowed down, but that Saint Saint Saiwen's speed had reached the extreme.

Zzzzzzz~

Near the coastline, streams of purple thunder spread outward from Saint Saint Saiwen's body into the surroundings.

Seeing this, Mihawk and Master Tenghu each unleashed their most powerful sword techniques, continuously executing several segments of a combined strike, relentlessly slashing forward.

Mihawk:...

Master Tenghu: "Gravity Slash, Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger..."

The cyan flying slash waves and gravity waves converged, carrying an unstoppable momentum to cut through mountains and sever seas as they surged forward.

It could be foreseen that if these layered combined sword waves struck the land of Honeycomb Island, they would surely leave a ravine-like gash on the island.

Almost at the very moment the two's combined strike was about to hit Saint Saint Saiwen, accompanied by Mengxiang Yixin slashing forward, Saint Saint Saiwen's voice fell afterwards.

"Now, the time of extinction."

Previously, flying slashes that could cleave mountains and sever seas, and gravity waves that could make the earth collapse and crumble, pressing the surrounding space into distortion and tremor, were ground down and annihilated before the majestic radiance of the Sword Strike of No Thought.

There was no earth-shattering aftershock, only silent annihilation, as if it had never existed.

These were two different levels of power.

Fortunately, the two's continuous, frantic slashing at least resisted part of the power, yet still failed to completely shatter that glimmer of blade light.

In the end, Mihawk chose to endure the blow without dodging, and Master Tenghu was equally unwilling to be the low-level pirate the captain spoke of.

Even though both of them pushed their Armament Haki to the absolute limit, they were still knocked flying by the lingering slash of the blade. Accompanied by two wet squelches, blood sprayed from their bodies like red petals fluttering in the wind.

The sea behind Mihawk and Master Tenghu was forcibly cleaved in two by that single slash of light, exposing even the seabed.

Immediately after, two splashes echoed.

Plop~ Plop~

The crew members who had specially come to watch stood frozen in place, motionless, forgetting even to blink, terrified of missing this scene.

Saint Saint Saiwen's voice broke the silence.

"What are you staring at? Oimo, hurry up and fish those two high-level pirates out."

Saint Saint Saiwen now deeply regretted why he had previously discussed the distinction between low-level and high-level pirates with Mihawk and Master Tenghu.

Now, both partners had chosen to endure the blow.

How foolish!

Although, if it were Saint Saint Saiwen, he would have chosen to endure as well; after all, one retreat means a lifetime of retreat. If one lacks the courage to face it head-on, how can one speak of becoming the strongest swordsman?

Once upon a time, Saint Saint Saiwen had worried that the charging time for the No-Think One Slash was too long, and that no stubborn fool would stand still waiting for him to charge.

Now it seemed that on the Great Sea, such stubborn fools were as numerous as fish crossing a river, endless in number.

Especially if Saint Saint Saiwen were to bring up the fundamental distinction between high-level and low-level pirates, such stubborn fools would probably line up from Honeycomb Island all the way to Mary Geoise.

"Oh, alright, Great Captain."

Oimo and Cassi ran over quickly, hauling Mihawk and Master Tenghu, whose chests were bleeding profusely yet whose corners of the mouths were turned up, onto the shore.

"Barzab, I am a high-level pirate."

"Captain Saint Saint Saiwen, I am a high-level pirate."

Saint Saint Saiwen raised both hands and gave a thumbs-up to Mihawk and Master Tenghu respectively.

"I, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, am willing to call Mihawk and Master Tenghu high-level pirates."

Having spoken, Saint Saint Saiwen turned his gaze to the ship's doctor, Big Bear.

"Big Bear, quickly slap the pain and injuries out of those two high-level pirates."

Upon hearing this, Big Bear hurried forward. Using his fleshy, chubby palms together, he slapped two huge crimson spheres out of Mihawk and Master Tenghu's bodies.

Before the other crew members could act,

fiery wings ignited behind Saint Saint Saiwen. He reached one hand into each crimson sphere, absorbing all the injuries contained within the two spheres.

"Hiss~ That is indeed quite potent."

Instantly casting the No-Think One Slash is Saint Saint Saiwen's strongest attack method currently, but the consumption is too great; he estimates he can only swing it thirty-plus times before exhausting his strength.

However, compared to when he met Dorry and Brogy in the Little Garden a few months ago, he has grown much.

Once he enters his twenties and his body fully matures, that will be the true beginning of Saint Saint Saiwen's entry into his peak period.

For now, the most important thing is to find a way to improve the accuracy of the No-Think One Slash.

When truly fighting an enemy, aside from the stubborn fools who want to be high-level pirates, anyone else can dodge the assault if they are fast enough.

Previously, Vice-Captain Lei Li had managed to dodge.

Seeing Saint Saint Saiwen stand motionless in place after enduring the damage, Jin Ni poked Saint Saint Saiwen with her finger.

"Captain, are you alright?"

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Saint Saint Saiwen looked up at the sky above the sea: "I am the captain of two high-level pirates!"

In the sky above the waters of Honeycomb Island, Marco, who had just arrived, awkwardly waved his hand.

"Saxi-burida-na, Little Brother Saint Saint Saiwen."

"Saxi-burida-na, Little Brother Ma."