Chapter 546 Sword Duel: The Victor is Born!

Ding ding ding.

At Kozaburo's blacksmith's workbench, he was tirelessly reforging Aoshuang.

He never imagined that such a fine knife would be worn out and broken.

At that moment, the impact of many swords clashing came from the courtyard.

From the initial slight tremors, it gradually evolved into a catastrophic conflict comparable to an earthquake, affecting the villagers of Shuangyue Village at the foot of the mountain.

The kendo dojo was destroyed by the impact, the mountain peak was cleaved in two by the cleaving waves, and the apprentices scattered and fled after more than eight hours of sword fighting.

The two sword lights and their afterimages collided repeatedly across the island, again and again.

Wherever it swept, the ground shattered and houses collapsed.

From exchanging ideas to sparring, the joy of battle evolved into a duel.

A pure sword duel, a clash of physical skills and swordsmanship, sword techniques and moves that resounded throughout the entire island.

Frostmoon Village was thus destroyed, leaving only the edge of the island safe.

Why is every place he goes destroyed?

At the dock, Leia watched in shock as the earth shook and mountains crumbled from the swordplay exchange on the island.

But she came to repair knives and destroyed someone's village; such an act inevitably made her feel guilty.

"The man in that dojo is already panting heavily." Gion's expression was serious as she stared at the flashes of light from Arthur's clash with Ichigo.

"He wasn't tired at all, and his strength had improved even more since his time in God Valley."

"Wow... Haha!" Beside the stroller, Shanks and Stinky, who had just turned one year old, were very happy watching the battle in the distance, and even wanted to run up and grab the two sword shadows.

However, Leia and Gion stopped them in time and carried them back to the stroller.

For them, who could walk long ago, the stroller was just a little place to nap.

"A red-haired baby? How cute!" Zhenzi stood to the side, not complaining about the destruction of the village, but calmly waiting for the duel to end.

A village can be rebuilt; this village is famous for its swordsmanship.

It was an honor for them to witness such powerful swordsmanship in a duel with the strongest person in the village.

"What are their names, little girl?" Zhenzi asked Leia calmly.

Leia responded, "On the left is my younger brother Shanks, and on the right is my older brother Shamrock."

Zhenzi exclaimed, "Twins are so cute! I wish I had twins when I gave birth to Lan. It's such a pity."

After she finished speaking, her gaze swept across the crowd, who were intently watching the battle that had turned into a duel.

Both Koushirou and Arashi were trembling with excitement, watching from afar with extremely serious expressions.

To become a swordsman, a great swordsman! To achieve greatness at a young age—this is their goal in learning swordsmanship!

On the island, after countless clashes of sword strikes and wave-cutting techniques, the bones in Yi's hands were almost shattered.

He stared at the kid in front of him, the boy's fighting spirit growing stronger and stronger, even making him feel a little scared.

"Vortex!" He found an opening and struck with both swords simultaneously.

He unleashed a flying slash similar to "Trouble Wind," knocking Arthur back from in front of him.

Arthur, wielding an ice blade, was knocked back more than ten meters by the slash, then used his strength to fling it into the ruins beside him.

"I don't feel too tired." Arthur thought to himself, feeling that the strength in his limbs was as great as during the day.

"No need for domineering aura, it seems no one can beat me."

This kind of friendly duel doesn't drain his energy as quickly as he recovers now, so he doesn't feel tired at all.

"It's time to end this!" He focused his mind, sheathed his sword, and charged towards Arthur with a flowing sword technique.

"Dual Sword Style: Ultimate Technique - Chaotic Blade Storm!"

Boom! The air was blasted apart by the speed and force of the explosion.

This technique differs from the common iaido, which aims for a one-hit kill.

Instead, it pursues suppressive sword techniques with ultimate combos, as fast and lightning-fast as Iaijutsu, without diminishing power.

Using the last of his strength to unleash his ultimate attack, he drew his sword and slashed at Arthur in an instant.

Treating this as a normal iaido, Arthur simply held it in front of him, preparing to neutralize it with his strength.

The next second, he precisely blocked the blades of a pair of swords with his ice blade.

Ke Yi did not sheathe his swords after drawing them, but instead used the initial kinetic energy from the unsheathed swords to launch a series of continuous slashes at him like a storm.

The moment Arthur's blade was deflected overhead by this unexpected sword strike, his calm expression was suddenly filled with shock.

The one-hit-kill Iaijutsu has actually been developed into two stages, with a finishing move plus infinite combos!?

Since it was purely swordsmanship, without using Observation Haki, Arthur hadn't anticipated it.

He had seen many sword techniques, but this one was very difficult to defend against.

Arthur, with two swords in his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Is this the limit of my swordsmanship at age 7?"

He didn't make excuses for himself; it was simply that pure swordsmanship had been defeated by Zoro's grandfather at that moment.

"Don't blame me... kid...!" One of them swung his twin swords, aiming a blow at the man's body.

"I won! Drink!"

A final, all-out attack unleashed a storm of blades across Arthur's body, relentlessly slicing through his flesh and bones.

In an instant, a storm of swords erupted, unleashing a thousand sword beams that pierced through Arthur's body. A figure appeared behind him, wielding two swords.

Just as he was about to sheathe his sword, he turned around and saw Arthur, covered in blood and with his clothes torn to shreds, shirtless and already wielding the ice blade behind him.

"What...!" Yi's heart skipped a beat, he was so frightened that his body was trembling.

He sensed that Arthur's fighting spirit had surged many times over compared to before.

His fighting spirit transformed into white smoke, billowing around his body.

"Again! More!" Arthur roared excitedly, "Hahahaha!!"

After several days of silence, Arthur's fighting spirit was rekindled, and he became incredibly violent.

Before he could react, the ice blade slashed down from behind him, tearing through his clothes and embedding itself into his flesh and bone marrow.

A spurt of blood sprayed from his back, causing his body to stiffen.

It was as if a demon was standing behind him, filling him with dread.

Exhausted, he could no longer wield his sword.

The ice blade slashed down, the aurora that shimmered in the darkness cutting rapidly across his body, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"Is this guy... a monster? Why didn't he fall after taking that attack from me just now?!"

In the last moment before his consciousness faded, he stared at Arthur's posture.

"Laughing like a demon born from hell, reveling in the pleasure of tearing the enemy apart!"

With one body collapsing to the ground, only Arthur remained standing under the moonlight.

"Honestly, I don't like the cultural style of your village at all."

He stood before the unconscious, completely comatose man, looking down at him and said...

"Perfect timing! Now that you've survived this destruction, you can rebuild a new culture!"

The ice blade in Arthur's hand dissipated, and he pulled him by the hair towards the dock, whereupon he spoke his true feelings.

"No matter how many times I start over, I will still go and slaughter your homeland, Wano Country, to prevent your disgusting bloodline from spreading overseas."