One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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Blake flipped over and landed on the floating cargo box, then suddenly kicked the entire case of rum at Hawkeye.

The bottle exploded in mid-air, and the alcohol vapor was ignited by the sparks from Black Blade Night, forming a brief wall of fire.

Hawkeye attacks rapidly with both knives in his hands.

In the shadow of the collapsed mast, the twelve slashes suddenly changed trajectory, blocking all escape routes.

Blake tried his best to swing his sword to defend, but was still grazed on the calf by a sword strike.

Blake's trouser leg ripped, producing a metallic clang.

Looking down, I saw a white mark on my calf.

Blake grinned:

"That's the true value of a steel balloon!"

People in this world generally don't like cultivation.

Among all those who dislike cultivation, Charlotte Linlin is one of the best.

Even so, she was still able to become one of the Four Emperors, which shows how talented she was.

Blake has had this talent for nearly two years.

Thanks to his natural physical growth, this level of slashing attack can hardly hurt him anymore.

Blake stood on the floating plank, facing Hawkeye across the distance.

"My swordsmanship has been honed to a near-perfect level."

"Round Two, now begins!"

Chapter 46 Don't you know that bosses have stages?

If Zephyr represents the pinnacle of physical combat, then Hawkeye is a master of swordsmanship.

Even though Hawkeye in his youth had not yet reached the limit of his swordsmanship, he was still a formidable opponent.

Blake fought him for several rounds but still couldn't gain the upper hand, and even seemed to be being suppressed by his opponent.

As the seventh foothold sank into the sea, Blake suddenly raised his sword and thrust it at Hawkeye's face.

Hawkeye instinctively raised his sword to parry, only to discover it was a feint—

Blake let go, allowing the longsword to fall into the sea.

His fist had already struck the back of Mihawk's horizontal blade.

"This is how Celestial Dragons greet each other!"

The black blade hummed due to its monstrous strength, comparable to that of a giant.

The plank beneath Hawkeye's feet shattered into dust under the pressure, forcing him to repeatedly stomp on the flying pieces of wood to adjust his posture.

Sliding backward for dozens of meters, the strong wind carved a brief trench in the sea.

The sea was now filled with floating objects of varying sizes, each fragment becoming a temporary stage for the two to duel.

"I still find my fists a bit more comfortable."

Black flicked his wrist, and after infusing Zephyr's Armament Haki, the intensity of his Haki increased to another level.

It is no exaggeration to say that when it comes to Armament Haki, Black is a level above everyone else in the original work.

Moreover, Black has been unconsciously releasing Armament Haki these past few days, which then solidifies and gradually seeps into his skin.

It has a feeling of releasing true qi externally and refining true qi in the body.

Blake was somewhat puzzled by this phenomenon.

Seeing that it had no effect on his health, he was relieved.

But now is not the time to think about that.

The jet-black Armament Haki wrapped around his fist, causing the air to explode with each swing.

"Don't you know that bosses have stages?"

The fist and the black knife collided, causing the sea surface to collapse and creating towering waves.

After abandoning his longsword, Blake's attacks became significantly more dominant.

Like Black before him, Hawkeye began to focus seven-tenths of his attention on defense, and kept retreating.

But Hawkeye is Hawkeye after all; even when suppressed, he can still seize opportunities to counterattack.

As his black blade slashed down on Black's shoulder, Black had already condensed crystallized Armament Haki there.

This is the application of Armament Haki learned from Zephyr, and now that Black is using it, the defensive power has been more than doubled.

Amidst a shower of sparks, Blake reached out and grabbed the back of Black Blade Night's blade.

"Got you!"

Armament Haki hardened his knee and slammed it into Hawkeye's abdomen, the shockwave displacing the surrounding seawater and creating a brief vacuum.

"You swordsmen's greatest weakness is that you value your weapons more than your lives."

Hawkeye coughed up blood, but still managed to unleash a cross-shaped sword strike during his fall, forcing Blake, who wanted to continue his pursuit, to retreat.

The sea was now littered with burning wreckage. Hawkeye’s legs slipped and he managed to steady himself, landing on a charred mast.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes remained as sharp as his nickname suggested.

"I knew it wouldn't be that easy to win you over."

Blake slowly landed, and the two stood facing each other again.

A moment later, they rushed toward each other again without prior arrangement.

Blake's fists pounded on the black knife, causing Hawkeye's hand to crack.

After his injuries, Hawkeye's breathing became uneven.

As Blake attacked, the driftwood beneath Hawkeye's feet could no longer hold on and began to sink.

Blake seized the fleeting opportunity, his fist piercing through the net of sword energy and slamming into Hawkeye's left shoulder.

The sound of bones shattering was drowned out by the tide, but this attack dealt a significant blow to Hawkeye's combat capabilities.

Hawkeye switched to holding the knife in his right hand while flying backwards.

Blake, however, with the spirit of "strike while the iron is hot," had already reached above the other party.

His right leg, like a giant axe, collided with the black blade.

This attack slammed Hawkeye, who was already flying in the air, into the sea, creating a water column that was hundreds of meters high.

Blake stood in the air, using Moonwalk.

This is also a hidden bug in the card space.

If Hawkeye is dead or unconscious, the space will automatically teleport him out.

Since Hawkeye is still in space, it means he will eventually come out of the sea.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before Hawkeye, wielding his black blade, cleaved through the sea, unleashing a deep green slash towards Blake.

With his Observation Haki that allows him to foresee the future, Black not only easily dodged the sword energy but also closed the distance and pressed it against the black blade.

Hawkeye's left arm is broken, and he can only hold the knife in his right hand now.

Black's power, already enhanced by countless minor characters, and now aided by Big Mom's Iron Balloon, has reached an inhuman level.

The black knife was slowly pressed into Hawkeye's collarbone.

Hawkeye tried to fight back, but Blake's left fist landed precisely on his temple.

Hawkeye's figure slowly dissipated, and Blake also disappeared into the sea.

Inside the system space, Blake held an ability card, his expression excited.

It's not that this ability card is particularly powerful.

Well, young Hawkeye's swordsmanship is still very strong.

But what truly pleased Blake was that this was his most exhilarating battle to date.

Although the battle with Zephyr lasted longer, Black was mostly on the defensive.

Zefa's physical skills were so advanced that he could always launch attacks from unexpected positions.

Black was able to defeat Zephyr mainly due to his superior physique and attack power, which was a notch above Zephyr's.

Zefa hit him several times, but he was fine.

He hit Zefa, and Zefa couldn't take it anymore.

Therefore, Black would feel mentally exhausted after the battle with Zephyr, but would feel exhilarated after defeating Hawkeye.

"Use the ability card!"

In an instant, the ability card shattered and disappeared, and countless insights into swordsmanship were absorbed into Blake's mind.

His swordsmanship skills also began to improve with these insights, and he broke through the realm of sword master, becoming a great sword master.

However, skill level in kendo is one thing, but whether one can fully utilize it is another.

Swordsmanship is different from Haki and Devil Fruit abilities.

Both swordsmanship and physical skills require fine-tuning based on an individual's physique and fighting habits to develop a unique fighting style.

Therefore, if Blake wants to master the swordsmanship he has acquired, he still needs to challenge those powerful individuals in the system space several times.

However, this kind of thing could be done in just one night, so Blake wasn't in a hurry to start.

As we left the system space, it was already close to dusk.

Because we are close to the doldrums, the weather here is exceptionally mild.

The sunlight cast a golden glow on the sea.

Blake's mind gradually calmed down amidst the laughter and commotion of Perona and the others.

Chapter 47 Combat Unit: Sand Crocodile

After finishing his battle with Hawkeye, Black has been frequently battling Red Earl in the Card Space these past few days.

The reason for choosing him is because he is relatively stronger.

Among the remaining cards, the strongest are the Golden Lion and the Red Earl, both in their prime.

In contrast to the Golden Lion, the Red Earl's weapon is an umbrella, which is closer to Black's One-Sword Style swordsmanship.

The opponent truly deserves to be one of the top experts on the high seas. Even with Blake's current strength, he can only barely maintain an undefeated record for a short period of time.

This was achieved even after the Iron Balloon had withstood countless attacks from the opponent thanks to its unique ability.

"It's such a disadvantage not to be able to use Conqueror's Haki!"

Blake left the card space once again, letting out a helpless sigh.

Logically speaking, given his current level of Conqueror's Haki, mastering Conqueror's Haki Entanglement shouldn't be too difficult.

But Blake never experienced a true life-or-death battle.

The battle in the card space can indeed be more unrestrained, but Blake knows very well that he won't die.

Naturally, the opportunity to break through one's strength on the brink of life and death was lost.

As for finding someone to fight to the death at sea?

Why take risks just to get a few years faster when you can steadily become stronger?

Even if everything goes smoothly in the end and he successfully masters Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, Black still insists that it was a foolish thing to do.

Besides, Blake doesn't have any opponents he absolutely needs to defeat right now, so he can just improve slowly.

Time had slowly passed to the year 1501 of the Sea Calendar, and the Temple had already entered the Calm Belt.

Olvia was finally released.

Blake could tell that the other party had not given up on the pursuit of the Poneglyphs, but he dared not show it in front of him.