Adventure of One Piece

"kendo!"

Zhanye's eyes were sharp and he stared at Hawkeye and Sauron.

"Swordsmanship? Can you tell me what realm it is?" Eagle Eye asked eagerly.

It's been too long, it's been too long since I've been this excited. Hawkeye has been the world's greatest swordsman for so long. There aren't many people who can compete with him on the sword. He's also vague about the way forward. , now that there is a person like Zhan Ye in the world, who has taken a further step in the way of swordsmanship, how can he not excite Hawkeye, and he is even more obsessed with the realm of swordsmanship proposed by Zhanye.

"Okay." Zhan Ye nodded, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Where should I start? Well... let me tell you about the realm of swords first."

"Please speak." Hawkeye said seriously, sitting up straight and listening.

Zoro next to him also looked upright, listening to Zhan Ye's next story with a serious look on his face.

"I roughly divide the realm of swords into five realms. The first realm is the sharp sword realm. In this realm, you have learned sword moves but have not mastered them. You only rely on the sharpness of the sword in your hand to fight with others and hurt the enemy. This also corresponds to Swordsman realm.”

After Zhan Ye said this, Sauron verified in his heart that this was when he first learned swordsmanship?

"The second realm is the realm of complexity. In this realm, the swordsman's moves are integrated. When facing the enemy, the moves are endless, dazzling and irresistible. This realm is also the realm of most swordsmen in this world."

Eagle Eye nodded. He had also walked step by step from Swordsman, so of course he knew that what Zhan Ye said was true.

"The third realm is the realm of simplicity. At this time, from complexity to simplicity, swordsmanship returns to its origin. The right way is that the heavy sword has no edge, and the skill is not craftsmanship. Every move and style is the root of the sword. When wielding a sword, you can see through the enemy's weaknesses at a glance, and you can make the enemy helpless with just one move. This is the realm of swordsmanship."

"The fourth realm is the realm of the heart. At this time, there is a sword in the heart, but there is no sword in the hand. It is not stuck in objects. Plants, trees, bamboos and stones can be used as swords. This is also the so-called great sword realm."

"What about above?" Hawkeye asked impatiently.

"The one above is the sword realm." Zhan Ye said slowly.

"What is the sword realm?" Sauron asked hurriedly.

"In the realm of swordsmanship, at this time, there is no sword in the heart and no sword in the hand. The body and the sword are combined. The person is the sword and the sword is the person. Return to nature. Thousands of sword techniques exist in one mind. There is no move but no self. Lawlessness. Every day. Every move and every move carries the power of heaven and earth, making it impossible for anyone to resist."

After Zhan Ye finished speaking, he took a sip of tea and waited quietly for the two of them to digest what he said.

At this time, both Hawkeye and Sauron were deep in thought, repeatedly thinking about the Five Realms of Swords that Zhan Ye had just mentioned.

In the end, it was Hawkeye, who was a great swordsman, who figured it out first.

"Connecting the power of heaven and earth, carrying the power of panic. Wherever the sword reaches, all swords will fall."

At this time, Sauron also woke up and said excitedly: "Is this the peak of the sword? Very good. I will work hard. One day I will reach the peak of the sword."

"Hahaha..." After Sauron finished speaking, Zhanye and Hawkeye laughed out loud at the same time.

"Are you laughing at me?" Zoro frowned.

"No, we are celebrating. Kendo is not alone. Sauron, you are very good. Please grow up faster. We are waiting for you to come to us one day." Zhanye said with a smile.

"That's right, Sauron, grow up faster." Hawkeye also nodded and said to Sauron.

"Zhan Ye, I want to challenge you now." Sauron looked at Zhan Ye firmly.

"Oh, are you sure, you are no match for me now." Zhan Ye raised his eyebrows lightly and smiled.

"That's right." Zoro said seriously: "I want to see with my own eyes how powerful the peak of swordsmanship is and how far it is from me."

Zhanye looked at Zoro with a determined look on his face and said slowly: "Okay, let's go outside."

Then the three of them arrived at an open space outside the castle.

Zhanye looked at Sauron casually, without any aura in his body, and said calmly: "Draw out the sword."

Clang——

There was a clang of gold and iron, and Zoro pulled out the three swords from his waist, holding one in his mouth and one in each hand.

"Swordsman, Roronoa Zoro, please advise!"

"Okay, come on!"

Zhan Ye nodded, and the next moment, Zhan Ye's aura as a swordsman released, and a terrifying sword force rose into the sky and swept in all directions.

tick, tick...

Cold sweat broke out on Zoro's forehead, dripping from his face.

On the ground, at this moment, his body seemed to have lost control and he could not move even half a step.

"Damn it, move it, move it, the world can't be that far away, move it!"

Sauron was shouting crazily in his heart, and his unyielding will kept resisting Zhan Ye's sword power.

hum...

The Third Generation Ghost suddenly made a buzzing sound, causing Zoro to break away from the blockade of Zhanye Sword.

"Ghost Qi, Nine Swords Style, Asura, Demon Nine Flashes!"

In an instant, a dark, evil, and strange black aura filled the area within one foot of Sauron's body. His body also transformed into an Asura demon with three heads and six arms. His left eye shot out a red light, holding nine swords in his hand. He jumped. Coming towards Zhan Ye to kill.

Zhanye narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the Third Generation Ghost in Zoro's hand. Feeling the evil aura it exuded, he already knew it in his heart.

Sure enough, the demon sword is not that easy to control. The longer it is used, the greater its impact on the user. If there is no strong willpower to suppress it, it is not the person who controls the sword, but the sword controls the person. For example, Zoro is now gradually becoming a master of swordsmanship.

While thinking, Zoro's sword was already close at hand. Zhanye's sword was not even taken out of its sheath, so he directly used the sheath to greet it.

"Break it for me!"

bang...

"Uh……"

The scabbard instantly bounced the nine knives away, hit Zoro in the abdomen, and flew away.

dang...

After letting go of the long knife, Zoro knelt down on one leg and looked at Zhan Ye with shock on his face.

"That's amazing. Is this the realm of swordsmanship?"

Zhan Ye shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I'm not in the sword realm yet."

"No! How is that possible?" Zoro said in shock.

At this time, let alone Zoro, even Hawkeye, who was watching from the side, looked at Zhan Ye with a look of astonishment and disbelief.

Zhan Ye nodded and said slowly: "That's right, I'm not at the Kendo realm yet. If I were at the Kendo realm, you wouldn't have been able to draw your sword just now. I just took half a step forward. It's half a step." Let’s enter the Bujian Dao realm.”

"Half-step sword realm? Half-step sword realm is so powerful. If it were the sword realm, how terrifying it would be." Sauron murmured to himself.

"Who knows how powerful it will be?" Zhan Ye smiled mysteriously and said.

"Sword Dao Realm, haha, it's interesting. I feel like I have a goal to move forward again." Hawkeye raised the corners of his mouth and said with great interest.

"Yes, after all, it's hard to seek the way. It's hard to reach the sky." Zhan Ye sighed, and then said sternly to Sauron: "Zoron, there is something I want to tell you."

Sauron, who had just put the three swords back into their sheaths, heard Zhan Ye's words and said in confusion: "Please speak."

"I think you should have discovered something strange about the third generation of ghosts." Zhan Ye said seriously.

Zoro was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and said slowly: "I have already noticed what happened to the Third Generation Ghost, but I am confident that I can control it."

Zhanye frowned and looked at the confident Zoro, and said seriously: "Really, but I didn't realize it just now. You can control it, but it is controlling you."

Zoro didn't believe it: "Impossible, I obviously controlled the Third Generation Ghost by myself."

Zhan Ye shook his head and said sternly: "No, it's the sword that controls you. Didn't you notice that when you used ghost energy, your left eye behaved strangely?"

"Left eye?" Zoro was stunned and said in a deep voice: "When I use ghost energy in my left eye, there will be an evil aura, allowing me to exert the full power of ghost energy, and the third generation of ghosts are following me. The longer it goes, the stronger the power becomes. Could it be that..."

"That's right!" Zhanye nodded and said: "Your left eye is where the third generation of ghosts gradually affects you. The longer you use the third generation of ghosts, the stronger the evil power accumulated in it. , and finally reaches the zero point, the third generation of Ghost will control you and make you its sword slave."

"What!" Zoro took a breath and murmured with cold sweat on his forehead: "Is this true?"

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Hawkeye, he should have noticed it too." Zhanye pointed at Mihawk and said.

Hawkeye nodded, looked directly at Sauron who was looking at him, and said calmly: "Zhan Ye is right. I have vaguely felt that something was wrong before. After all, not everyone can control the demon sword."

After receiving Hawkeye's affirmative answer, Sauron also knew that what Zhanye said was true.

Zoro reached out and pulled out the third generation of ghosts from his waist. He felt the ominous aura emanating from the sword and said to himself: "Yao sword, third generation of ghosts, is this why you are called the monster sword?"