Chapter 16 The Second Showdown
In the blink of an eye, the time has arrived in the year 1507 of the Ocean Calendar, and Noah decided to prepare to go to the Grand Line.
He has been waiting for this day for a long time.
This trip to the Grand Line was tight on time and a heavy task.
He will make preliminary arrangements within two years and give the world government a great gift.
On this day he came to say goodbye to Master Koshiro.
I came to Shuangyue Gym again as usual. Because I was about to leave here, the familiar scene brought new feelings.
After looking at the noisy small playground and the gentle eaves for a while, I went to find Master Koushiro.
Noah is not familiar with other people in the gym. This is the result of deliberate alienation. Being involved with him is not a good thing at the moment.
Other students only know that there is a great writer in Shuangyue Gym. He is aloof but extremely talented. His novels are best-selling throughout the ocean.
"Are you leaving Sihai?"
"Yes, Master. I am going to the Grand Line. This time I am here to say goodbye."
"It's a great act of self-denial to retain your swordsmanship until now. Now that you've made a decision, just move forward."
"Yes, although I have said it many times, I still thank you very, very much for your care and guidance."
"I accept this thank you. Three days later, I will find the small island 100 nautical miles north of Shuangyue Village."
Noah looked at Master Koushiro and understood with one look.
The fighting spirit in his heart was instantly ignited but it was all restrained in his body. He nodded heavily and turned around to leave.
It wasn't just Noah who was ignited with fighting spirit.
After Koushiro said these words, his inner sword spirit also roared with joy.
I have been in the East China Sea for too long. Who can I find to prove my swordsmanship when I draw my sword on this small island?
Fortunately, Noah appeared later. When we met him for the first time, we knew that Noah's future was limitless.
So I have been looking forward to passing on the secret medicine of Shuangyue Swordsmanship to Noah and giving him guidance on the path to becoming a swordsman.
I just didn't expect that the other party would catch up with me so quickly.
And he has family to worry about and can no longer climb the peak of swordsmanship. In this case, let's use this battle as a farewell.
The words "Hedao" also resonate with the master's fighting spirit.
3 days later, unknown island.
The weather was a bit gloomy and cloudy. The island is not large and is made up of rocks with little vegetation.
Because it is so desolate, no one comes here at all, not even passing ships.
Two swordsmen came to this island for a secret duel. Robin was the only one accompanying him, and she did not go to the island. She sat in a small boat and watched the battle offshore.
There are also some first aid items on the boat. Although it is a competition, it is inevitable that someone will miss and get injured.
Koushiro and Noah stood on both sides, staring at each other.
The two swords are just rising.
Koushiro's sword was as bright as the silver moon, pure and cold, and hid a cold murderous intent. Noah's sword power is like a crimson sea, fiery and passionate, with a determination to overthrow everything.
Without words, the two rushed directly towards each other and began to compete with pure sword skills.
Both came from Shuoyue Kendo, Koushiro was proficient in swordsmanship and experienced, and had strong predictions about sword moves, and he suppressed Noah for a while.
But Noah will not lose in this aspect. The combination of knowledge, color and analysis power is like a sponge, constantly absorbing the opponent's sword skills and experience. After a while, the disadvantage is restored.
The two exchanged swords and separated.
"Great progress, then the warm-up is over."
Having said that, there was a black domineering energy wrapped around the words of Hedao and some pink power of cherry blossom petals.
Not to be outdone, Noah wrapped his sharp sword with Haki.
The two quickly approached and continued fighting.
This time Noah was completely suppressed. Noah was already slightly inferior to Koushiro in terms of armament and domineering.
The accumulation of the other party in the past few decades cannot be underestimated. Even if there is some regression, it is not a foundation that can be surpassed in just a few years.
Moreover, some of Koushiro's slashing power is destroying Noah's body through defense.
This should be Liu Ying, very strong, there is no way to defend but hard resistance.
The injuries to the internal organs are slowly accumulating. If you still can't find a way to deal with it, you can only accept your fate of defeat.
The power of analysis is used at full speed to analyze the operation mode of this flowing cherry.
In order to achieve a more comprehensive analysis, some defenses will be given up to allow Liu Ying's damage to go deeper to speed up the analysis.
Koushiro has also maintained the same intensity of offensive, neither strengthening nor slowing down. The two have maintained a tacit understanding.
Soon Noah was cut and bruised all over his body. Fortunately, his efforts paid off.
After deeply experiencing the power characteristics of Liuying, I finally learned this high-end weapon coloring technique.
Koushiro was very happy when he saw cherry blossom-like lines appearing on Noah's armor.
Koushiro decided to pass it on to Noah Ryu Sakura three days ago, but this skill is also difficult to learn in Wano.
Apart from practicing slowly, there are not many ways to quickly understand. The only way to learn is to use wounds in high-intensity battles.
And Noah lived up to expectations and actually learned it. This kind of swordsmanship talent is really enviable.
In fact, Koushiro will soon be unable to hold on if Noah doesn't learn how to do it. It's not because he lacks physical strength but because his control is declining.
It's already difficult to hit Liuying, but you also have to maintain a safe range of power to continuously hit Liuying to let the opponent understand.
If it weren't for Shuangyue Kendo's emphasis on control, Noah would have been seriously injured by mistake long ago.
As the fight continued, it began to rain lightly. The two swordsmen continued to fight in the wind and rain.
After half a day, both of them were not in good condition now. Koushiro was so exhausted that he was covered in cold sweat.
Noah, on the other hand, was cut into a bloody man, and he could not last long due to excessive blood loss.
Then use the Flying Slash to decide the outcome.
Both sides stood still and drew their swords.
Silver moon-like slashes and crimson slashes began to clash, and the surface of the island was torn into pieces by the swordsmen's slashes.
Lines of sword energy were flying wildly, and occasionally pieces of sword energy would fly into the sea and cause huge waves.
Robin then rowed the boat some distance back.
In this confrontation, both sides entered a state of selflessness. One sword after another, possibly until exhaustion.
However, Noah's sword couldn't bear it anymore. In this confrontation, even the armed color could not bear all the damage of the sword.
There are already cracks in Liang Kuai Dao, and it is estimated that it will not be able to withstand the next blow, so the final sword will determine the winner.
Koushiro felt the determination to decide the winner, and followed the disciple's wishes to decide the winner with one sword.
The initial love for kendo, the high spirits after becoming a swordsman, the pain of seclusion for the family, the regret of not being able to continue, and the joy of seeing the successor.
All these were crushed into the frost-moon-like sword energy. The sword energy first expanded and then turned emotions into nutrients and extracted them into the unpretentious moonlight.
This flying slash is his pinnacle sword and a reflection of his life.
And Noah is constantly stimulating his sword power and integrating his mind into it.
His innocence when he first arrived in the world of pirates, his two years of painful life enveloped in darkness, O'Hara's burning tree, and all the injustices he saw and heard around the world.
The dissatisfaction with this old world and the longing for the new world are all stuffed and burned.
A red sword light appeared. It was like a spark when it first appeared. After touching Noah's mind, it quickly spread until it formed a huge force.
The overlord-colored domineering energy also spread and wrapped around the sword energy, turning the sword energy into the shape of a dragon.
The dark clouds in the sky also rolled with the overlord color, and heavy rain poured down.
The Dragon King's journey was accompanied by thunder and wind, as if he was dissatisfied with this old world.
Swing your sword!
Frost Moon and the red dragon fought, and there was silence when they met. A few seconds later, a loud noise resounded throughout the world.
A powerful explosion appeared from the center of the two people, and fierce wind pressure swept through the surroundings, setting off a storm around the island.
After the storm subsided, Robin rowed a boat to land on the island and saw sword marks of various sizes crisscrossing the island.
Cracks dozens of meters long can be seen everywhere. When I walked to the center, I saw Koushiro and Noah lying on the ground, luckily both breathing.
Koushiro has long since lost the gentle and elegant appearance of Shuoyue Village. The samurai uniform he wore has become a beggar's costume. Even his glasses are broken and hung crookedly on the bridge of his nose.
Noah was even worse. He was cut to pieces when he analyzed the power of the flowing cherry blossoms in the early stage. When he fought with flying slashes in the subsequent battle, the shape of his clothes was basically invisible, and it could only be said that he could barely cover his body.
Robin checked and found that Noah had some external injuries that looked scary but not serious, so he simply bandaged the wounds and waited to deal with them seriously when he got home.
Fortunately, I brought two sets of clothes in addition to first-aid medicine before I came, otherwise Koushiro and Noah would have died.
Especially for Koushiro, Kenshin might collapse if he returns to Shigetsuki Village in this form. After the two changed their clothes, Robin took them back to Frost Moon Village.
On the boat, Noah looked a little sentimental at the Liang Kuai Dao with only the hilt left. Although it was not a famous sword, it had been with him for several years, which was a pity.
"Take it."
Koushiro handed Wadou Ichimon over.
"Master, you can't have this."
"The word "Hedao" and the twenty-one skills of the sharp sword were forged by one of my relatives.
This sword has been wronged by me. As a famous sword, it is more eager to be held by a strong man and achieve great achievements on the magnificent sea.
I will continue to settle in the East China Sea in the future and don’t want it to be buried on this small island. "
Noah hesitated
"As a swordsman who aspires to be at the top, how can he not have a famous sword?
Compared to the great deeds you want to accomplish, is a big knife still too much to bear? "
"Yes, master, I will accept it.
I will definitely make the word "Wado" become the supreme sharp sword and resound throughout the sea. "
Noah took the letter from Hedao and thought that he must take back Qiushui and give it to his master in the future.
