In "The King's Shichibukai", there are only two people who have the title of "No. 1 in the world".
One of them is the pirate empress Boya Hancock, who is known as "the most beautiful woman in the world".
As for the other one, it is Hawkeye Mihawk, who is known as the "world's greatest swordsman".
Compared to Hancock, who is "the best in the world" and has no practicality, Hawkeye's title of "the best swordsman in the world" is earned entirely through his strength.
As I said before, although they are both "Shichibukai under the King", there are differences in strength levels, but Wood can conclude that Hawkeye is definitely the strongest Shichibukai under the King, and he has even broken through
This is the specification.
The other "Shichibukai under the King" can only become a Shichibukai together with the forces under their command, while Hawkeye is enough to hold the position of Shichibukai alone.
It can only be said that although we are all from the Qibuhai Under the King, our talents are completely different.
Moreover, Wood also knew that Hawkeye often fought against the red-haired Shanks, one of the "Four Emperors". The outcome of the battle was unknown, but being able to compete with one of the Four Emperors was already a proof of his strength.
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As the "world's greatest swordsman", Hawkeye's greatest interest is to compete with the world's most powerful swordsmen, and as we all know, the "ancient weapon" - Wood, is a powerful swordsman on the sea!
Hawkeye's target is a powerful swordsman, so naturally it cannot be Doflamingo and Crocodile. Then his target here is obvious, and it is obviously the ancient weapon in front of them - Wood.
Compared with the previous lineup, it is true that the three Shichibukai are the same, but the strength of Hawkeye, the "world's greatest swordsman", is far from comparable to that of Moonlight Moria, the long-necked and fat man!
Before, Doflamingo felt that it would be difficult for them to continue to survive in Wood's hands, but now that Hawkeye intervenes, Doflamingo even feels that they have a chance to kill Wood!
Hawkeye is the world's number one swordsman. He can't say he can suppress Wood in terms of swordsmanship, but he should at least be able to contain his opponent.
And he himself has mastered the three-color Haki and awakened the Devil Fruit, and he can be regarded as one of the few strong men in the sea.
Lao Sha's strength is a bit inferior, but he is still a natural devil fruit user. With a lineup of three of them, even if they find a "Yonko" as an opponent, it will be no problem. It seems that it is not possible to defeat Wood.
It's completely impossible.
Although Hawkeye had also fought in the square before, his opponent was Foil Bista, the captain of the fifth division of the Whitebeard Pirates.
As a veteran member of the Whitebeard Pirates, "Foil Sword" Bista is also one of the best swordsmen on the sea. He may not be a match for Hawkeye, but there is no problem in fighting him.
It is rare to encounter a swordsman who is worthy of a fight on the battlefield, and Hawkeye fought with the foil sword Bista back and forth like a fool.
As far as swordsmen are concerned, Foil Bista is probably the best on the entire battlefield. The former bounty hunter MR1 in the West Sea was also a quite famous swordsman on the sea.
But after the fight, Hawkeye was instantly disappointed. The opponent was far less powerful than the famous one. He was a swordsman, but he was just a guy who had eaten a special devil fruit. Strictly speaking, the opponent was not even a swordsman.
Not even a swordsman.
Therefore, Hawkeye, who was not interested, killed the opponent with a single blow, and then he encountered the foil sword Bista.
Originally, Hawkeye thought that the foil sword Bista of Whitebeard's fifth division was enough to be his most satisfactory opponent in this war on top, besides Whitebeard.
After all, Bista is a great swordsman, and he has not eaten any messy Devil Fruits. He can be regarded as an extremely pure swordsman, and this is what Hawkeye is most satisfied with.
So before challenging Whitebeard, Hawkeye had been fighting with the Foil Bista in a nonchalant manner, not only enjoying the fun of fighting, but also appreciating the opponent's superb swordsmanship.
It wasn't until an astonishing slash suddenly appeared from the battlefield and directly divided the entire battlefield, even splitting the frozen tsunami in half, that Hawkeye and Bista stopped their attacks at the same time, and at the same time
He looked at the other person.
We are all great swordsmen, and they know better than anyone else how powerful the external slash just now is.
Even just now, many people around them have been shouting that "the best slash in the world" is coming again!
Foil Bista looked at Hawkeye in front of him with a rather surprised expression. He naturally knew that the reason why he was able to compete with Hawkeye for so long was entirely because the other party deliberately let go.
But he never thought that on this battlefield, besides Hawkeye, there would be others who could unleash such a powerful slash.
"Let's save our victory or defeat until the next time we meet. I'll excuse you."
After hearing what Hawkeye said, Foil Bista knew that Hawkeye had probably lost interest in him because he had found a better opponent.
Faced with Hawkeye's avoidance of the fight, Bista had no intention of stopping him from leaving. Under normal circumstances, as a great swordsman, his self-esteem would not allow him to be looked down upon by the opponent.
But the current situation is special. The main purpose of the Whitebeard Pirates this time is to save Ace, not to engage in a dispute of will.
As the captain of the fifth team, he is still a powerful force, but now he is blocked by Hawkeye and cannot move forward at all.
Now that Hawkeye seems to have found a more satisfactory opponent, Bista really has no reason to stop the opponent from leaving, so naturally he watches helplessly as Hawkeye rushes towards the place where the sword energy just broke out.
"It turns out it's you, navy traitor... No, Wood, who is called an ancient weapon, is indeed a great swordsman who has been famous on the sea for a long time. It's not surprising that you can unleash such a slash just now.
I have always wanted to ask you for advice on swordsmanship before, but I didn’t expect to meet you here this time.”
The current Wood is no longer the cute guy he was back then. To put it bluntly, his face is still very recognizable in the entire sea.
So it's not surprising that Hawkeye can recognize him, but what makes Hawkeye feel a little strange is that, as far as he knows, Wood should be a double-sword swordsman, but the Wood in front of him now,
He was carrying three knives.
There are not many swordsmen who use the three-sword style in the sea, but there is only one person whose name can be remembered by Eagle Eye.
I once met a very ambitious young man named Roronoa Zoro at the East China Sea Restaurant.
"Hawkeye Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, here comes a rather troublesome guy...
But we should have no reason to fight, right? Didn't you see the navy uniform I'm wearing? Let me tell you secretly, this time I am the off-site aid called by the navy.
And you are the ‘Shichibukai under the King’ on the side of the World Government, so this time we are on the same side, and there is really no reason to fight.”
Wood spread his hands and said this with an extremely sincere expression, but neither Doflamingo nor Hawkeye wanted to believe even a single punctuation mark in what he said.
No one else, because this is really ridiculous. Everyone present is quite aware of how huge Wood's power is now.
Especially Doflamingo, who has been in the underground world all year round, knows that Wood's current status in the underground world is just like a real emperor.
Even the world government and the world's nobles, the Celestial Dragons, need to kneel down. Will Wood obey the orders of the mere naval headquarters?
Rather than letting them believe that Wood was a foreign aid invited by the Navy Headquarters, they were more willing to believe that Wood was originally from the Navy.
Hawkeye didn't intend to believe Wood's nonsense at all... No, it should be said that even if Wood was really from the Navy, Hawkeye didn't intend to leave just yet.
There are too few worthy opponents on the sea, not to mention guys who are also swordsmen. Red-haired Shanks is pretty good, but Hawkeye also wants to compete with other strong men from time to time.
In just an instant, the figure of Hawkeye, who was originally holding the black knife Night, disappeared from the place, and when he reappeared, his body had already arrived in front of Wood.
"clang------!"
The sound of metal colliding echoed in the air, followed by a powerful shock wave.
Hawkeye held the black knife Night in his hand, with his body weight downwards, making a snapping motion, while Wood held the "Winter Knight" horizontally with one hand, blocking Hawkeye's attack with a rather relaxed gesture.
Crack down.
The expressions of both of them were very calm, which could even be described as casual. The air wave caused by the collision of the black knife and the blue knife fully proved that the two people's seemingly average attacks were far less powerful than everyone imagined.
It's so simple.
The sharp sword energy that overflowed in all directions cut the surrounding ground into cubes like tofu in an instant. The blast of air immediately covered the two people with a radius of hundreds of meters.
Clear all existence.
"Sure enough, my feeling is correct, you are really strong!"
Seeing Wood taking his attack lightly, Hawkeye not only wasn't disappointed, but instead slightly raised the corner of his mouth.
Just from the blow just now, Hawkeye could clearly feel that Wood's strength was much stronger than that of the foil sword Bista.
He didn't put too much effort into the slash just now, because Hawkeye also knew that a famous figure on the sea like Wood couldn't be defeated by one move or another.
Almost in an instant, the two people who looked at each other disappeared from the same place at the same time. When they reappeared, their figures were in the air several meters away, and they started to move at extremely fast speeds with each other.
A quick sword duel.
With the accumulation of many worlds, coupled with various abilities such as "Sword Master's Protection", Wood is confident that there will definitely be no more than three guys who can compete with him in the way of swordsmanship.
But now the opponent in front of him is "the world's greatest swordsman", which means that in terms of swordsmanship alone, the opponent may be the strongest person in the world.
So even Wood, who has always been able to suppress others with his superb swordsmanship, has finally met a guy who can stand up to the trouble.
Whether it's Wood or Hawkeye, both of them are quite fast, and it's not just their movement speed that's fast, either in terms of sword drawing speed, reaction speed, etc., both of them have reached the extreme.
In just a minute or two, the two of them had even collided at super high speeds no less than a thousand times. However, despite such a frequent and fierce battle, neither of them suffered any injuries at all.
This is not to say that they have spared each other's hands, but that the swordsmanship of both sides is too superb. No matter whether it is attack or defense, they can't find any flaws or weaknesses. That's why they have been fighting for so long, but the two of them are completely different.
There is no sign of losing money.
After they were separated by one blow, Hawkeye looked at Wood in front of him again, and the fighting spirit exuding from his body remained undiminished, and even became stronger.
"The breathtaking swordsmanship, whether it is a dizzying attack or an impeccable defense, embodies the swordsmanship to the extreme.
And from your swordsmanship, I not only see sophistication, but also the shadows of multiple schools.
The warm-up activities should have ended, but I wonder if you can give me a lesson on your own swordsmanship?"
Hearing what Hawkeye said, Wood was obviously stunned for a moment. Should he be said to be worthy of being called the "world's greatest swordsman"?
The swordsmanship he used in his previous battle with Hawkeye was indeed not his own "Hyakki Sword Style", but the sword god style, water god style and other schools he learned in the world of "No Job Reincarnation".
After all, it was just a formality, and there was no personal grudge between Wood and Hawkeye, so Wood's previous battle had been mainly about exchanges and exchanges.
But now it seems that what he did just now seems to have aroused the dissatisfaction of the "world's greatest swordsman" in front of him.
"A battle of that level just now was just a warm-up exercise?"
"Is this a showdown between the world's top swordsmen? If Wood, an ancient weapon, defeats Hawkeye, will he replace him as the 'world's top swordsman'?"
Hawkeye did not control his own volume during the conversation with Wood, and when they heard the conversation between the two, everyone around him was obviously dumbfounded.
In the eyes of many people, the battle between Hawkeye and Wood just now was enough to be called the pinnacle battle.
Currently, in the entire battlefield, except for the duel between the Admiral and Whitebeard, their side is the most fiercely fought.
Didn't you see that the hard surface was as fragile as a block of tofu under the attacks of the two men?
Everyone who was affected by the two attacks just now was either dead or maimed!
But now these two people say that the competition just now was just a warm-up exercise, and now they will start to get serious?
What is forcefulness? This is forcefulness! During this wave of pretense, the navy and pirates present thought that the two of them were at an altitude of 10,000 meters. They never thought that they were actually pretending to be outside the atmosphere!