"That man...has completely enraged Captain John."
Marco, Diamond Jozu and others on shore watched this scene from a distance, showing a bit of nervousness.
The man closest to God,
The closest man to God,
If you want to ask which existence is more terrifying, there is no doubt that it is He Traveler who destroyed the holy land of Marijoa, but Captain John is also one of the powerful people they are familiar with at the top of the sea.
What kind of battle will this be?
And under the watchful eyes of Marco, Vista and others, Captain John moved and waved his sword brazenly at He Traveler!
Captain John's eyes were as sharp as the edge of his own sword.
"Sword Art-Continuous Slash!"
At that moment, he released the aura of a great sword master, as if any swing of his sword could easily split the sea in two.
Whoosh!
His sword became a blur, creating about a dozen afterimages.
A large number of huge slashes instantly intertwined in the air, forming a dense web.
This web of slashes rushed towards Yeruashi, intending to cut him into many small pieces.
Faced with this attack, Yeruashi calmly and imperturbably remained in place, then carefully watching Captain John's every move with a sky blue glow in his pupils, and made the exact same move.
"Sword Art-Continuous Slash!"
Yeruashi's sword movement was exactly the same as Captain John's.
But the difference was that Yeruashi was much faster and his sword left more afterimages, creating a denser web of slashes!
Boom!!!
The two nets collided in midair and shattered instantly.
It seemed that the collision attacks had roughly the same area, but Yeruashi's net was denser, so after a heavy collision, a large amount of residual slices flew in Captain John's direction.
"How can this be?"
Captain John's eyes were filled with disbelief.
This was his technique!
How could He Traveller use the exact same technique?!
What's more...
His attack was certainly more powerful!
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!!!!!
A moment before, Captain John had used a powerful ranged attack and simply wasn't ready to defend himself, plus he was stunned, which caused him to react late and didn't have time to wrap his entire body with the will of the weapon.
Seven or eight bloody cuts appeared on his body!
Although these cuts were not too deep, a large amount of blood spilled from them, which made Captain John's appearance look terrible, as if he had been severely injured by this attack of Yeruashi.
"Captain John!!!"
The severely wounded crew members of the John Pirates, who were watching this battle from the side, exclaimed in concern.
The pain caused Captain John to instantly calm down and focus.
He gritted his teeth as he looked up at the Yeruashi in the sky.
Coincidence!
Just a coincidence!!!
Captain John had convinced himself that he would not be defeated by the sheer force of the Traveler, for there was nothing in front of him, like a great swordsman standing on this sea, that he could not cut with his sword.
Great Sword Masters have always been extremely dangerous opponents.
It is extremely difficult to compare the level of strength of Grand Sword Masters, Admirals and Soldiers, because the essence of strength of each of them is completely different.
Sword Masters tend to drop their defenses, focusing entirely on attack!
The position of a great sword master in the course of a battle can be extremely deplorable, but in a life and death battle, he can risk his life at any time!
Often, a great sword master needs only one precise attack to decide the outcome of a battle!
No matter how serious the Grand Swordmaster's wounds are, even if they are fatal, as long as the master's hand can firmly grip the hilt of his sword, he can unleash his strongest attack at any time!
Then, injuries don't matter, and it doesn't matter if they overwhelm him as the battle progresses, because as long as he's alive, you can reverse everything with a precise swing of the sword!
"Sword Art-Star Slash!"
Captain John exclaimed furiously and waved his sword wildly.
John's long hair fluttered in the wind, and the air in front of him was like shining stars.
A huge cross-shaped slash cut through the air, rushing towards Yeruashi at great speed.
But.
Faced with this attack from Captain John, Yeruashi did the exact same move, only faster and more powerful!
"Sword Art-Star Slash!"
A cross-shaped cut of an even larger size appeared in front of Yeruashi.
Auge!
The cross-shaped slashes collided violently in the air, causing the sea around them to rage.
A look of surprise flashed through Captain John's eyes as he watched the scene intently.
"How is this possible?!"
The above encounter could be called a coincidence, because two different swordsmen can wield similar sword art, but it can't be the same in everything, especially in the case of a technique like Star Cut!
Buzz!!!
The two cross-shaped slashes clashed against each other, crunching, but after a few moments, Yeruashi's slash pushed forward and destroyed Captain John's slash.
Cold sweat broke out from Captain John's forehead, but it was not from fear, but from his inability to comprehend what was happening.
Whoosh!
Captain John jumped sharply to the side, dodging Yeruashi's cross-shaped cut.
A large gash struck the surface of the sea, creating a huge cruciform chasm several hundred meters long.
Captain John, who had leaped into the air, gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, about to launch another attack, but this time Yeruashi attacked before him!
"Sword Art-fleeting star!"
The blade of Yeruashi's sword fell from above in Captain John's direction like a shooting star.
Captain John exclaimed indignantly, "How is this possible?"
Not only was it John's technique, but he had just jumped down on purpose, intending to attack the opponent with it from above and below!
But Yeruashi beat John to it, using the same technique he started his jump with!
This is impossible!
This can't be happening!!!
As one of the strongest people in this sea, he had certainly met people who had developed the will to observe all the way to the top, which allowed them to see the future.
Therefore, there was nothing too surprising about the opponent's ability to predict his move in advance, but in the blink of an eye, it was simply impossible to apply the same sword technique....
Even if the Traveler saw his attack by looking into the future for a few seconds, he wouldn't be able to study it in such a short time....
This was definitely not something a human would be capable of!
Since Yeruashi was acting ahead of the curve, Captain John didn't even have time to use his shooting star.
Instead, he was forced to simply raise his sword in front of him in an attempt to block Yeruashi's attack.
Klang!!!
Yeruashi's sword slammed into Captain John's sword.
Captain John's sword, wrapped in the dense armament will, curved like a bowstring under Yeruashi's descending sword.
At this moment, it seemed that Yeruashi's sword possessed a terrifying and irresistible momentum.
Boom!!!
The moment Yeruashi's sword bent Captain John's blade to the limit, approaching his body, Captain John could no longer hold back this momentum and flew downward like a cannonball.
"Cough..."
Captain John coughed, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
This was due to the fact that the will of high-level weaponry capable of inflicting internal damage was put into Yeruashi's attack!
"The future is like a river that is constantly branching out."
"The more you try to look, the more ramifications there will be and the harder it will be to see them."
"But it's easy to understand the near future."
Yeruashi hovered in the air with a sword in his hand, looking at Captain John below with an indifferent expression, "I have already completely learned your sword art."
At the same time, he slowly raised the sword in front of him.
The sword emitted a pale white glow, creating a myriad of secondary images, and then, with that, the myriad swords gathered into one and rushed toward Captain John's head, emitting a bright white glow.
It was Captain John's strongest move.
One-man style: myriads of stars!
"This..."
Captain John froze.
He fell into a trance for a while, watching Yeruashi use his strongest sword art, which took him many years to create.
Captain John came to his senses and reacted only when his body was illuminated by a bright white glow.
The end!
It was too late to prepare any strong moves to counter this attack, he could only swing his sword sharply, using the will of armament to the fullest.
Captain John, who had repeated this move countless times, was more aware of its power than anyone else.
Although the Traveler is slightly inferior to him in sword skill, he is far superior in terms of sheer strength, speed and will to armament.
Then this move performed by the Traveler, at least it won't be weaker than when performed by himself!
Captain John, of course, determined in the blink of an eye whether he could block his own sword technique.
The answer was...
No chance!!!
If he hadn't hesitated at first, he might have had a chance... but now it was all over.
Buzz!!!
The white glow hid Captain John's figure, illuminating the sea around him.
When it faded, all that was left of the sea was a deep, level abyss stretching to the end of the field of view.
In this abyss, the bottom of the sea was visible, cut off at an unknown depth.