"There is no combat power that can't be done, I'm fighting you to improve my combat experience."
Luffy suddenly appeared in front of Mihawk. "Come on, you're the strongest in the world, you've given me the feeling of the Lightning-Cloud Fruit awakening. This time I won't use Gear Four; let's see what you're made of."
Luffy's words carried a challenge, and Mihawk, for once, became angry, swearing up a storm. The pupils in his eyes narrowed, and an invisible killing intent surged. Luffy not using Gear Four, was he looking down on Mihawk? This was an immense insult to the greatest swordsman in the world. Luffy's actions instantly infuriated Mihawk.
"To show respect to a strong opponent, I will send you to your grave with my strongest attack!"
But at that moment, he had just taken a stance, ready to act.
"Haha~ Hahahaha!"
Luffy suddenly burst into loud laughter, his laughter echoing throughout the area. He seemed incredibly happy, clutching his stomach and laughing so hard he couldn't stand up straight.
Soon after, his body began to flicker, his hair instantly turned white, but it quickly returned to normal. He pushed off the ground, actually stepping out with "black-and-white interwoven flames," charging toward Mihawk like a rocket.
Although he was still laughing, his suddenly enlarged feet were filled with an intense killing intent.
Gum-Gum—Giant Axe!
A huge, pitch-black foot, tightly wrapped in Armament Haki, descended like lightning.
Boom!!!
Mihawk was kicked into the sea, and the surface of the sea instantly churned with huge waves.
The giant foot quickly returned to its original form. Luffy floated in the air, using Observation Haki to search for Mihawk, a helpless expression on his face.
Gear Five is still not powerful enough, do I really have to almost die once? But I really don't want to get punched three times by Teacher Kaido!
And in the depths of the seabed, Mihawk held his breath. "What a terrifying attack, it was only in his normal state, yet its power was more terrifying than Gear Four... This kid, even Shanks would get a headache when he meets him."
The shock in his heart was inexpressible, he had no time to think further. He raised his hand, the pitch-black blade glinting, locking onto Luffy in the air with Observation Haki. He unleashed a full-power slash from the seabed. In an instant, the seawater was split, a horrifying crack thousands of meters long! A dark green oblique line whistled, as if it would rip the sky apart.
The terrifying blade light attacked Luffy's body directly!
"Is that the move that attacked Whitebeard during the Marineford War?"
Luffy's pupils narrowed, lightning wrapped around his fist, the jet-black outer layer glistening with a purple light. He didn't evade or dodge, taking the blow directly!
Boom!
Finally, the slash vanished, and Luffy was sent flying hundreds of meters into the sky, his blood raining down like water.
"This..."
Tina could only be within fifty meters, even before she could see Mihawk clearly, she was too stunned to speak.
"Tina is shocked, isn't that... Monkey D. Luffy!"
Tina stood with her mouth agape, staring blankly at everything before her. She never imagined that Mister Garp's grandson, a newcomer with a bounty of only forty million, could fight Hawkeye to a standstill!
But now look, the man in the sky is slowly recovering, even grinning... Is this really a newcomer?
"Wait... how is Hawkeye injured?!"
Tina's eyes almost popped out, Mihawk's figure suddenly emerged from the sea, his eye sockets bruised and purple.
"Impossible! Hawkeye is the world's greatest swordsman, how could Monkey D. Luffy injure him?!"
Is Tina dreaming?
Then—
Mihawk, with a bruised right eye, swung his sword at the sky.
Gum-Gum—Fire Fist Pistol!
Luffy vanished instantly, avoiding Mihawk's fatal attack.
"Oh my god, he's incredible!"
Tina was trembling in fear, she couldn't comprehend that speed, even her Observation Haki couldn't keep up. It was obvious that even though she was a Vice Admiral, if she went in, she would probably be killed instantly.
"Damn it, Tina is angry, how can he be so strong."
Thinking that she couldn't even compare to Mister Garp's grandson, Tina felt frustrated. She also heard Kuzan say that Smoker had to stop the Straw Hat Crew at Loguetown. With this strength, ten Smokers wouldn't be able to beat him, right?
Tina's thoughts were as clear as a mirror.
Pfft—
Mihawk swung his sword, and a charred white bone was faintly visible near his ribs. Luffy also had a large wound on his body, which looked quite terrifying.
But Luffy said, "It's no use."
"That blow of yours was really strong," Mihawk said. He hadn't been injured in many years, this time, his tone was filled with excitement and surprise.
"Your slash wasn't bad either."
Luffy gave a meaningful glance at Tina, on the Marine ship below, a faint, almost invisible, smile playing on his lips. "But you're at a disadvantage now, Hawkeye. Look, my wound is already healed!"
Mihawk muttered to himself, 'I'm truly impressed! I really want to capture him and study him properly!'
The people below finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two stop fighting.
"What kind of fight was that!"
It truly redefined their worldview! One slash could split the sky, one punch could shatter the sea! The young man stood in the air, dazzling like the sun.
"Is this the world's greatest swordsman? And how strong is the man wearing the Straw Hat?"
Sanji, at the restaurant door, was stunned, his cigarette still unlit, falling to the ground without him realizing it.
Zoro struggled to keep his eyes open, watching the battle. I really didn't expect that the two strongest fighters, Hawkeye and my Captain, Luffy, would be so incredibly powerful beyond my imagination!
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