I formed the El Cat Investigation Team in Pirates.

I've seen this trick before!

Although he complained like this in his heart, there is still a big difference between Shanks' Divine Evasion and Rayleigh's Divine Evasion.

First of all, this time there was no Hua Mei Miao to dispel Shanks's Jianwensha, which resulted in Xie Wen being unable to determine the final landing point of the sword in advance like he did when he dealt with Rayleigh. Although he could still block it, it was definitely not the best response plan.

Secondly, Shanks is younger, while Rayleigh had been beaten by old man Xie Wen for a while before using the Trance move.

Also, when Rayleigh fought with Xie Wen, he did not use his full strength, but Xie Wen is now famous, and even if they are just competing this time, Shanks will not hold back like Rayleigh did.

The last and most important point is...

Shanks's domineering Haki is of higher quality. Although it has no effect on Xie Wen, when it is transformed into a domineering attack, the effect is very obvious.

This is also the reason why, even though Xie Wen is stronger now, he feels more pressure than when he was in the Sabaody Archipelago.

However, it was this pressure that finally allowed Xie Wen to find the key to unlocking the Bushido style!

"call--"

Xie Wen, who had been planning to defend himself with the Mirror Flower Structure, let out a long breath, and quickly swung out his left arm with Dodos to give himself a buff of "Half-strength Stance". He then immediately put the fresh sword, Shiragi, back to his waist and assumed the sword-sheathing posture of Iai.

Monster Hunter Style·Secret·Iai·Sun Eclipse!

With the help of Link's time, Xie Wen's sword-drawing speed was not inferior to Shanks's divine evasion. The "white" Nagi, who had been dyed black by the armament color, faced the Griffin in Shanks' hand with an indomitable momentum.

"Kakakakakakakaka..."

Just like when he fought with Kaido, although Xie Wen did not have the Conqueror's Haki, black lightning that only appears when the Conqueror's Haki collides still appeared between Shiragi and Griffin.

There was no change in the clouds in the sky, because in the previous domineering collision with Hua Mei Miao, the clouds above the uninhabited island had long been dispersed.

"Qiang——!"

Whether it was Xie Wen's Sun Eclipse or Shanks' Divine Evasion, they were both known for their speed, so almost at the same time when the black lightning appeared, Shiragi and Griffin collided with each other.

"..."

"boom--!"

After a brief moment of silence, a huge shock wave erupted with the two people fighting as the center, sweeping around.

At the moment when the two swords collided, Xie Wen could also feel the cry of Bai Nagi in his hand. He even had the illusion that Bai Nagi would break in the next second. Although it was only a flash, the feeling was extremely clear.

then……

There is no more.

Xie Wen originally thought that he would be chopped away by Shanks, or cut by his sword energy, but in fact, nothing happened. His full-strength attack was actually on par with Shanks's divine avoidance...

The red-haired guy still held back? But that doesn't make sense? I haven't even established a relationship with him yet.

With such doubts, Xie Wen and Shanks drew their swords at the same time and took two steps back to keep some distance.

"Oh my, young people nowadays are really amazing..." Shanks made a sword flower and asked curiously: "With your strength, you don't need to hide from Kaido at all, or did you become stronger after fighting Kaido?"

Although he did not master the "ultimate secret" of this world like Xie Wen, Shanks was able to conclude from his experience that "there is a certain probability that one's strength will increase greatly after fighting with a strong person."

After all, that's how he got here.

Xie Wen nodded, then asked, "Did you hold back just now? Why do you feel a little weaker than the other two Four Emperors?"

Shanks' face darkened and he said angrily, "Don't compare me with those two monsters! My fighting style is different from theirs!"

Having said that, as if to prove that what he said was true, he attacked Xie Wen again.

Although he did not use Divine Evasion again, Shanks' speed did not decrease much, and because of the Observation Kill, Xie Wen was unable to respond with ease.

However, Xie Wen also figured out what the fight just now was about...

In fact, it was Xie Wen himself who was thinking wrongly. Because Xie Wen was always at a disadvantage in terms of strength when fighting Kaido and BIG MOM before, including when facing Garp and Rayleigh, he habitually thought that he would be knocked away when fighting with Bachan.

But in fact, with his current strength, when he has fully stacked up the Monster Hunter buffs, he is not much behind Shanks in terms of strength, not to mention that he has a broken arm. If Xie Wen changes to holding the sword with both hands, he will have an advantage in strength.

Shanks, as he said, is not of the same style as Kaido and Big Mom. He does not have the invulnerable monster body like them, and his strength is also much worse. What really allows Shanks to have an equal dialogue with them is his superior agility and speed, his ability to kill with his sight, and his domineering Haki...

In terms of style, he is like an enhanced or mature version of Rayleigh.

Taking game characters as examples, Kaido and BIG MOM are fighters with high defense and high health, while Shanks is an assassin with high attack and high agility.

Of course, this is only relative. After all, every pirate is a strong man. Even the "assassins" have vitality as strong as that of Saint Seiya.

After figuring out Shanks' situation, Xie Wen decisively switched his weapon to a one-handed weapon, holding the "Sakura Ten" that he had just acquired not long ago in one hand, and a kite-shaped shield made of "Ibuki Alloy" in the other hand, and then used the Monster Hunter Style: Hunter Dance to fight a war of attrition with him.

In fact, from the perspective of training, continuing to use the katana to fight Shanks is the option with the greatest gain. But on the one hand, the Bushido style that Xie Wen has been dreaming of has been successfully activated, and for him, the gain from this fight is enough. On the other hand, he is also worried about Huibara Miao’s previous encouragement (wei)... After all, he really doesn’t want to try the Satan potion again.

As for the third point...

Monster Hunting Style·Mystery·Perfect Shield Counter!

Xie Wen, who was caught in a dilemma under Shanks' attack, finally seized the opportunity, used his shield to deflect the opponent's stagger, and then slashed at him with a knife.

Although Shanks responded immediately, he was still scratched in the ribs by Xie Wen.

"What kind of move is this?! Why didn't Mihawk tell me?!"

Shanks, who had always had the upper hand, didn't expect that he would be injured first, and he couldn't help but ask.

"Because when I was sparring with Mihawk, I never used a shield."

After successfully stealing the chicken, Cang Lanxing explained proudly: "After all, he was only interested in swordsmanship, so I only asked him for swordsmanship... Besides, this move made Rayleigh, that cunning guy, suffer a great loss. You only got a few scratches on your skin, which is already very impressive."

"Humph, you can only succeed this once!"

Shanks was not comforted at all. Instead, he felt that Xie Wen was being sarcastic.

However, just as he was about to continue attacking Xie Wen, he saw the other party put away the weapon and shield in his hand.

"No more fighting, no more fighting. You have seen my swordsmanship, and I have also seen your swordsmanship. I am no match for you. I give in!"

The despicable Cang Lanxing adhered to the principle of taking advantage and running away, and decisively ended the fight.

Shanks: "..."