Pirate: Hades! ( One Piece)

Chapter 306: Genryusai Shigekuni vs. Wang Zhi (1)

A small interlude in the middle once again increased the suspense surrounding the World's Strongest Swordsman.

It was previously thought that the throne of ultimate victory would belong to one of the Great Pirates.

Now, a strong contender has emerged from outside the ranks of pirates: Genryusai Shigekuni.

His appearance garnered support from many Swordsmen, and even numerous residents from around the world.

Regardless, the reputation of Pirates is generally not good.

Aside from "The Lone Red" Redfield, the other few had all instigated massacres.

There's no need to mention Shiki; during his time with the Rocks Pirates, he plundered countless Kingdoms and destroyed just as many.

Kingdom destruction events can be said to be etched onto the Roger Pirates, impossible to wash away.

Who would bother to clarify things for the Roger Pirates anyway?

Witnessing Genryusai Shigekuni's terrifying strength only heightened the expectation for what kind of swordsmanship realm he possessed.

Who would win in the end?

The unfathomable Genryusai Shigekuni, or Wang Zhi, who had long been famous on the Great Sea?

Wang Zhi wore armor on his massive body, standing six meters tall.

He held a greatsword in one hand, resting it on his shoulder.

Meanwhile, Genryusai Shigekuni slowly drew his cane sword, the long saber named "Flowing Blade Like Fire" that had followed him for many years.

The seemingly ordinary cane sword, upon being unsheathed, emitted a terrifying aura.

The air subtly twisted, a manifestation of extreme heat.

And the spectators clearly noticed the incredibly scorching terrifying aura surrounding Genryusai Shigekuni.

The battle began, and both figures vanished from where they stood.

Their two weapons clashed in the air, each desperately trying to suppress the opponent.

The entire Arena trembled violently.

The terrifying strength generated by their collision was no less than the battle between Roger and Rayleigh in the first match.

No, if speaking purely of strength, the two Monsters currently fighting were clearly even stronger.

Shockwaves surged outwards like a tsunami, wave after wave.

A blinding light made it nearly impossible for people to open their eyes.

The greatsword swung through the air, yet Wang Zhi's massive body was incredibly agile.

Conqueror's Haki coated the blade.

A terrifying slash that broke the sound barrier descended directly towards Genryusai Shigekuni's head from above.

However, Genryusai Shigekuni held his sword horizontally above his head, steadily receiving this slash.

His expression showed no change whatsoever in the face of this strike.

"Rising Sun Blade!"

The tip of Flowing Blade Like Fire seemed to be scorched, turning crimson gold, radiating an ultimate sword intent.

Wang Zhi, who was close by, immediately felt terrifying heatwaves scorching his body.

A look of shock flashed in his eyes.

Genryusai Shigekuni's figure disappeared, appearing beside Wang Zhi the next moment.

A sharp sword light sliced through the air.

A bead of cold sweat appeared on Wang Zhi's forehead.

His body instinctively dodged.

That single strike was so fast he didn't even have time to react.

A sword mark had already been cut into the armor on his body.

Even his Haki couldn't withstand it.

This guy was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

His Haki and physique, which he was so proud of, held no advantage before this guy.

In terms of swordsmanship, he had undoubtedly been defeated.

That ultimate lethality.

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his damaged armor didn't seem to have been cut open, but rather melted.

That's right, melted!

And it wasn't over yet.

"Torch!"

Genryusai Shigekuni assumed a sword-drawing stance and swung a strike directly at Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi was about to block, but at that instant, a blazing firelight flashed, filling his entire vision.

Wang Zhi felt a terrifying threat.

He took a step back, dodging the strike, then immediately put dozens of meters of distance between himself and Genryusai Shigekuni.

How could this move be as simple as it appeared on the surface?

Under the shocked gaze of countless people, a terrifying fire tornado was directly slashed out by Genryusai Shigekuni.

The fire tornado, hundreds of meters high, centered on Wang Zhi, completely surrounding him.

Although the fire tornado was the visible manifestation, many people could feel the terrifying sword intent within, as if it would burn everything to ash.

Wang Zhi's entire body was covered in Haki, resisting the scorching flames.

He raised his greatsword high.

"Perish!"

An ultimate and terrifying blue slash instantly destroyed the fire tornado, charging towards Genryusai Shigekuni from afar with an unstoppable aura.

However, as he swung his sword, Genryusai Shigekuni, who had been standing in the distance, had already disappeared.

A sword strike fell, and a terrifying presence flashed past the right side of his body.

Even though he was prepared, this strike still broke through Wang Zhi's powerful Haki.

Blood splattered out, and the armor on his body was split in two.

"Truly terrifying!"

The spectators were stunned.

Great Pirate Wang Zhi was actually being suppressed.

This situation exceeded their imagination.

Was Wang Zhi overrated?

No, it was that Genryusai Shigekuni was too strong.

The great battle between the two continued, and Wang Zhi also used his full strength.

However, Genryusai Shigekuni could always find an opportunity to injure him.

The pain instead ignited Wang Zhi's inner fighting spirit.

He hadn't felt such strong pressure in a long time.

Carrying an unstoppable momentum, Wang Zhi's body charged towards Genryusai Shigekuni like a cannonball, holding his sword with both hands, concentrating terrifying power.

Seeing this scene, Genryusai Shigekuni grinned.

"Fierce Fire Sword!"

The tachi in his hand swung instantly.

Extremely condensed crimson-gold flames coated the blade.

Lethal explosive fire, formed from ultimate sword intent, once unleashed, was as if it would destroy everything and bring everything to an end.

A horizontal slash could cause terrifying destruction over a massive area.

Everyone's body instinctively felt a great crisis.

Hades's eyes narrowed.

He was preparing to act.

His figure silently disappeared from his seat, instead standing on the steel wall, on the inside of the glass.

Boundless death energy burst forth from his body.

In a short time, it spread along the steel wall, surrounding the entire Arena.

The fifty-meter empty space between the Arena and the steel wall had already formed a wall of death.

Even with the formation of the wall of death, it still did not obstruct the spectators' view.

It could be clearly seen that, accompanied by this sword strike, flames that burned everything to ash quickly spread outwards.

In the blink of an eye, the explosive fire covered the entire Arena.

The air became incredibly hot, causing people to sweat profusely.

In a short time, spectators close to the Arena were already sweating profusely, only feeling waves of heat pouring down from above.

If Hades hadn't used his ability to weaken most of the destructive power of this move, those ordinary people might have died from dehydration.

Terrifying sword intent, explosive flames.

The air was incredibly dry and hot.

Moisture floating in the air was instantly evaporated, making people feel an urge to escape immediately.

Compared to Genryusai Shigekuni's earlier attacks, the destructive power of this later move was simply worlds apart.

Wang Zhi directly faced this sword strike.

A blazing inferno rushed towards him head-on.

His entire person was as if swallowed by flames.

But at this moment, he had nowhere to retreat.

Coating his entire body in Haki, he endured this terrifying stream of flames and kept moving forward.

Behind him, clearly visible, he left behind a path like a sanctuary.

Terrifying sword intent and flames.

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even Armament Haki seemed unable to resist.

Under the intense impact, his speed was constantly slowing down, and the power he was gathering was also constantly dissipating.

The scorching high temperature constantly burned his body, as if he were inside an oven.

The armor on his body had fallen off, revealing his muscular physique.

Under the high temperature, the armor, however, offered no resistance; instead, it caused him further damage.

Wang Zhi's skin was burned crimson red.

Even some spectators couldn't help but worry for Wang Zhi.

(end of chapter)