"Good imposing aura!"
Shaya commented simply, with a calm and indifferent demeanor.
How to subdue Hawkeye? Doesn't he have weaknesses? Yes, and they are very simple!
Hawkeye's dedication to the Way of the Sword is like Luffy's dedication to becoming the Pirate King; as long as he can become stronger, everything else is negotiable!
"You've said so much, isn't it just to subdue me?"
Mihawk's cold voice rang out. He didn't believe Shaya invited him for tea, nor to make friends.
The pride belonging solely to the world's strongest swordsman was unreservedly unleashed here, all his power converging in his hand… "Then let's see. Either show me a stronger swordsmanship, or… die!"
Resolute and decisive, Mihawk never feared those stronger than him, but he was willing to revere those with swordsmanship superior to his!
If Shaya's sword wasn't sharp enough, Mihawk would not bow his head, even in death!
Whoosh!
The moment his words fell, Mihawk didn't care where they were. He immediately unleashed a full-power sword strike towards Shaya!
"Rip!"
The atmosphere was directly torn apart, as if the sky and earth were collapsing!
A terrifying sword energy, like a blazing crescent moon, descended, dozens of meters vast, ripples spreading through the void. Its sharpness was enough to cleave mountains and sever seas.
Buzz!!
Just as the terrifying sword energy struck, Shaya's eyelids slightly lifted, immense power surging.
Silently… all the sword energy dissipated, turning into nothingness.
"I hope your edge remains!"
Shaya spoke with an easygoing demeanor. Without waiting for Mihawk's reaction, he slightly raised his hand!
With a raise of his hand, heaven and earth changed!
Buzz!
The next moment, everyone's vision blurred.
From the bright and magnificent millennial city, they returned to the desolate surface of the moon.
Catching sight of the distant blue planet again, many were chilled to the bone; what they had seen and heard today was simply too dreamlike.
"Wow, we're out, so fast! How did you do that…"
Upon emerging again, Luffy immediately reverted to his usual thoughtless self, even wanting to run to Shaya and ask questions.
"Luffy!"
Zoro, Usopp, and the others held Luffy back tightly, wishing they could press him into the ground.
This idiot, did he forget the greeting from just now? Does he really think this lord of the moon is easy to talk to?
"You don't use a sword?"
Ignoring the collapse of the sword energy, and even ignoring the terrifying way Shaya instantly moved everyone, Mihawk's focus was only on the sword!
He only cared about stronger swordsmanship, not stronger people!
"What do you think is beyond a Great Swordsman?"
Shaya countered with a question, also thinking about how to trick him.
For someone like Mihawk, who only recognized swords, using force would definitely not subdue him. But simply tricking him was too difficult; did he think Mihawk was an idiot?
"To crush me with a sword is what's beyond a Great Swordsman!"
Mihawk spoke with confidence and anticipation. He believed his path as a Great Swordsman had reached its end, but just as Shaya said, the strong are limitless. A swordsman stronger than him was what was beyond a Great Swordsman.
"The strength of a swordsman, apart from sword intent and Haki, is nothing more than speed, technique, and power…"
Seeing Mihawk fall silent, Shaya continued, "Then, feel it, everything beyond a Great Swordsman!"
"Sword, come!"
Clang!
A metallic clang sounded. Zoro's body, not far away, stiffened. An ordinary long sword on him instantly flew out, landing directly in Shaya's hand!
"You use this kind of sword?"
Looking at the weapon in Shaya's hand, Mihawk felt underestimated. It wasn't even a good sword. One should know that the quality of a weapon was also part of a swordsman's strength.
"Beyond a Great Swordsman, speed!"
Ignoring Mihawk, Shaya became slightly serious and charged directly at Mihawk!
"Boom…"
The ground shattered. In an instant, Shaya's figure vanished from his original spot!
The surrounding space twisted. As Mihawk's pupils constricted, Shaya brushed past him!
"Rip…"
To the horror of Zoro and the others, Mihawk's left hand flew into the air, blood splattering!
The surrounding airflow, under the terrifying speed, formed a massive air current, churning like a storm, directly blasting Mihawk away!
"Hiss…"
Mid-air, Mihawk flew backward a hundred meters, his right hand gripping his sword, which was plunged into the ground, sliding. Ignoring his severed hand, he looked at Shaya incredulously: "Distorted space?!"
He definitely hadn't misjudged!
That terrifying speed just now wasn't caused by any ability, but purely by physical speed!
Such space-distorting speed, even Mihawk's Observation Haki couldn't capture it in time, and his body reaction couldn't keep up.
This was simply unbelievable. Zoro and the others were even more shocked; what they cared about was the world's strongest swordsman losing a hand to a single sword strike!
"Beyond a Great Swordsman, technique!"
Flipping the sword, from hundreds of meters away, Shaya struck at Mihawk!
Whoosh!
An extremely sharp sword energy, as delicate as a needle and thread, directly tore through the atmosphere, spanning hundreds of meters as it sped towards Mihawk!
Condensing Sword into Silk, the immense sword energy became a thread!
Hundreds, even thousands of meters of terrifying sword energy were condensed into a single line. This was enough to cut through everything, terrifying beyond compare!
And it was incredibly fast!
Unbelievably fast!
So fast that Mihawk's body couldn't react in time to dodge. Just as he raised his sword, the sword energy came flying, crushing down with terrifying cutting power!
"Crack!"
In an instant, to Mihawk's horror, the world-renowned Supreme Grade Great Swordsman Black Blade Yoru was directly cut in half!
"Rip…"
The sword energy did not stop, and after cutting the Black Blade in two, it even more sharply severed Mihawk's right hand!
Condensing Sword into Silk was dozens of times more terrifying than regular sword energy, similar to the principle of breaking a surface with a line, and its speed was increased by dozens of times.
What Armament Haki!
What Supreme Grade Great Swordsman!
All were like thin paper in front of the Condensing Sword into Silk sword energy!