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Vista nodded and said, "Even so, you should be very strong in swordsmanship. Could you give me some pointers?"
This obvious challenge drew everyone's attention to Yi Shuihan, awaiting his response.
Many people showed expressions of great interest, and the white-bearded man did not come out to stop them, clearly wanting to see if Yi Shuihan was truly worthy of his name.
"It's possible, but we can discuss whether we can have dinner first." Yi Shuihan thought for a moment and did not refuse.
Vista slapped his forehead: "Look at my memory, I've forgotten what we're doing. Let's talk about the sparring after we finish eating."
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed upon seeing this, and then they all toasted Yi Shuihan.
Compared to the others, Yi Shuihan had a rather difficult time eating this meal because the succubus kept feeding him throughout the meal, and her obedient appearance was the envy of everyone else.
Yi Shuihan enjoyed it, but his body felt increasingly uncomfortable, especially when the succubus blew on the slightly hot food, her seductive manner making him feel itchy.
Perhaps because they wanted to watch Yi Shuihan and Bista spar, the meal was eaten quickly, and half an hour later, everyone returned to the deck.
Chapter 143 is just faster.
"Do you need a sword?" Vista asked, somewhat puzzled, as he then noticed that Yi Shuihan was not carrying any weapons.
As a master swordsman, how could he not have a sword? What a joke! Not only Vista, but everyone else also looked at Yi Shuihan with strange expressions.
Yi Shuihan simply smiled, stretched out his hand, and made a sword-holding gesture, causing a wooden sword to appear abruptly in his hand.
This scene made everyone's eyes widen. They stared at Yi Shuihan's hand again and again before finally confirming that a wooden sword had indeed appeared.
"What exactly is going on?" Marco's eyes were serious, but he still couldn't figure it out. Just from this move, he knew that Yi Shuihan was indeed extraordinary.
This was already shocking enough, but there was something even more shocking to come! Thinking of Yi Shuihan's ability to conjure up all sorts of things, even though she had seen it many times before, the succubus still found it incredible every time.
"Just a little trick," Yi Shuihan said casually.
Petty tricks? That's really infuriating!
“I’m about to begin,” Vista shouted, his two swords already drawn.
As a master swordsman, and a dual-wielder, Vista's strength was among the top in the Whitebeard Pirates. Apart from Whitebeard himself, it would be difficult for anyone else to defeat him. He could be said to be on par with Marco and Blackbeard under Whitebeard, and his strength was at the Admiral level.
After all, he was someone who fought against Hawkeye in the Marineford War and remained undefeated. In a simple sword fight, Yi Shuihan might not necessarily win.
There was no such thing as Yi Shuihan making the first move. Although it was just a friendly spar, once the battle began, he wouldn't hold back.
With a horizontal slash in his left hand, he pointed at Yi Shuihan at an extremely tricky angle with his right hand, making it not only difficult to defend against, but also allowing for a swift follow-up attack even if a mistake was made.
"Wow!" Yi Shuihan's eyes lit up; he was very interested in this meticulous swordsmanship.
So how do we break this?
Yi Shuihan chose to thrust straight forward, ignoring Vista's attack. Yi Shuihan was faster than Vista, and even though he attacked later, his speed meant he would arrive before Vista.
Not only that, Yi Shuihan's attack was definitely powerful. Vista realized in an instant that he had to defend, and he couldn't do without a single hand.
The tip of the wooden sword touched the intersection of Vista's two swords. With a bang, Vista, whose body was nearly half again as tall as Yi Shuihan, was forced to take a step back.
"Such powerful strength." The sword was still trembling, but what shocked Vista even more was that he had never thought that Yi Shuihan would be stronger than him in strength, and it was even easier to accept that he was faster than him.
The disparity in strength led Vista to change his tactics, avoiding direct confrontation as much as possible. Instead, he used the advantage of his two swords to expand his attack range and distract Yi Shuihan.
In Vista's hands, the two swords gradually seemed to dance like flowers, their elegance beyond words.
This is a special effect produced when swordsmanship reaches a certain special level. Every time a petal appears, Vista's spirit will be instantly boosted, his sword speed will increase, and his power will also be subtly enhanced.
Who will ultimately win?
"Vita won't lose, he's in great form right now!"
"The opponent is not to be underestimated! To be able to fight Vista to this extent without falling behind, he is terrifyingly strong."
As he spoke, Vista bent his arms behind his back, completely concealing the two swords, making it impossible to know where they would reappear.
Two white lights flashed, the sword light transforming into a death warrant, heading straight for Yi Shuihan.
"what?"
Bista's sword was pressed against Yi Shuihan's shoulders, but Yi Shuihan's wooden sword appeared at Bista's heart.
It was alright with Vista; people could see a bit of his moves, just by looking at the two sword lights, and they could tell where his sword was. But as for Yi Shuihan, no one had any recollection of how his sword appeared there.
“I lost,” Vista said bitterly. “Can you tell me how you did it?”
Yi Shuihan smiled slightly, "It's just that I strike with my sword at a faster speed when you draw it."
"So simple?"
"It's that simple."
It sounds simple, but to be faster than that sword light is not so easy. To strike at the same time means that Yi Shuihan knows everything about Vista, and at the same time uses the sword light to hide his attack trajectory. The difficulty of this is unimaginable.
In truth, Yi Shuihan never actually defeated Vista in swordsmanship. It was just that the gap in strength between them was quite large. He had a significant advantage in both speed and power, which is why he was able to overcome skill with brute force, making his victory somewhat unfair.
Since his Natural Domination broke through to perfection, his overall level has reached the eighth level of Black Iron. He can completely crush a general who is at the seventh level of Black Iron, which is why he easily defeated Vista.
Having defeated Vista head-on, he demonstrated his formidable strength. Now, the Whitebeard Pirates looked at him with a newfound respect. Those present knew that, apart from Whitebeard, there was practically no one else who could defeat Vista so easily.
"His strength is already comparable to Father's?" Marco exclaimed in amazement, but also with resentment. He was such a young junior, yet his strength was so monstrous.
Blackbeard appeared amazed, but a dark glint flashed deep in his eyes. Yi Shuihan's strength was not a good thing for him. He was someone who aspired to become the Pirate King, and he was destined to be Yi Shuihan's enemy in the future.
The Dark-Dark Fruit alone is not enough; we need even greater power, such as...
Blackbeard glanced at Whitebeard, and an idea gradually emerged.
"I have a favor to ask," Whitebeard suddenly interjected as Vista and Yi Shuihan's battle ended. "Could you lend me a hand?"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent instantly, staring at Whitebeard in disbelief, trying to see if he was joking. But what they saw was a serious-looking Whitebeard.
"Unable to obtain what one desires".
Yi Shuihan accepted the challenge without the slightest hesitation. To be honest, he hadn't really given it his all when he fought Vista before, since they weren't on the same level.
The power to unleash tsunamis and destroy islands with a single punch is truly exciting to think about!
Chapter 144, The Arena
“Dad, if you’re going to fight, this might not be the right place!” Marco suddenly interjected.
Whitebeard paused for a moment, then realized that, indeed, he was different from Vista. To unleash his full power, he needed a relatively large arena. He wasn't a skill-based player, but a power-based player. If they were to actually fight, it would be a real disaster if he accidentally destroyed his own ship.
The white-bearded man looked at Yi Shuihan somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Then let's wait until next time."
Next time, if you really ignite my fighting spirit, then there will be a next time.
I absolutely cannot agree to that, but I can't really let others risk damaging my ship to fight. So if we want war, we have to create the environment ourselves.
This is when one-time skills come into play.
While others thought Yi Shuihan was in a daze because he couldn't fight, the virtual panel in front of him, visible only to him, was constantly changing.
"Group Teleportation (Silver Tier 1): Performs group teleportation based on the user's strength. Costs 1400 points per use, not worth it."
"Ice Age (Bronze Tier 2): Releases a large amount of freezing air, freezing everything in front of it. Cost: 500 points per use. Even if you create an icy landmass, it could still be destroyed by Whitebeard's punch. Skip this."
"Creating a Continent (Silver Grade 3)..."
"Gladiator Arena (Silver Tier 1) pulls enemies into a gladiatorial arena. The damage caused inside will not affect reality. The battle ends and the enemy leaves the arena. The conditions for ending the battle are the death of one side or the surrender of one side. It costs 1000 points at a time. That's it."
In order to fight Whitebeard, Yi Shuihan went all out, spending 1000 points, which was a huge amount for him at the moment.
"Wait, I... I have a way to avoid the destructive power of the battle," Yi Shuihan suddenly said, raising his head.
"What method?" the white-bearded man asked curiously. If Yi Shuihan's method really worked, he wouldn't mind a fight.
"Could it be that we're going to a small island, a different battlefield?" Marco muttered, and the others thought the same thing.
Yi Shuihan didn't reply. Instead, he directly purchased a one-time arena ticket and arrogantly shouted, "Arena, open!"
As the words were spoken, a phantom resembling the Roman Colosseum gradually appeared around them, and as it solidified, in just a moment a colosseum nearly the size of 10 football fields replaced the original environment.
"here it is?"
"how is this possible?"
Am I dreaming? Or is it an illusion?
Everyone was completely stunned by the changes around them. Although this world was already strange enough, and the abilities of Devil Fruits were even more bizarre, what they were seeing now was too amazing. Before today, they could never have imagined that such a thing could exist.
The surrounding scenery changed silently. They were on the sea, on their own boat, when in the blink of an eye they were in an unknown place.
"This ability!" Blackbeard couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. After this ability appeared, he thought of many things. If he were to face Yi Shuihan and the other party activated this ability, he wouldn't be able to run away. He would have no choice but to confront the other party head-on. If he was not as strong as the other party, he would be a demon.
What Blackbeard could think of, others could naturally think of as well. Even if they didn't think of it for the time being, they would realize it when they came to their senses.
"Fighting here will not have any consequences in reality, so you can go all out." As Yi Shuihan spoke, he received a notification from the system.
The Battle of the Emperors (Part 3) has indeed been activated! 1600 cultivation points. As long as I win, it's not a loss!
Whitebeard curiously looked around. He didn't feel anything out of place, which was enough to prove that this was indeed not an illusion. Moreover, he felt that if he went all out, the power he would cause would probably not be as great as when he was outside.
He casually swung his fist, creating a sonic boom.
"As expected!" Only Whitebeard himself knew that the power of his punch was enough to cause spatial tremors if it were used outside.
It was yet another ability. Just how many more abilities did he have yet to unleash? As the person present who knew Yi Shuihan best, the succubus was even more shocked than the others.
"Where exactly is this place?" asked Diamond George, the user of the Diamond Fruit.
"Alright, I'll tell you before the battle. This is actually a space outside the real world called the Arena. The reason why the damage caused by fighting here won't affect Moby Dick is because this place and Moby Dick are not the same place at all. This is not an illusion."
"A space detached from the real world? What is that?"
"In short, fighting here won't affect your ship."
Talking about worldviews with these people is just ridiculous. If I told them there are countless worlds and their world is just one of them, I wonder what they would think.
"Kurarara, although I don't understand what's going on, one thing is certain: since the battle won't affect the ship, we can fight without worry. Come on, I can't wait!" Whitebeard laughed.
Indeed, that's the key point.
Yi Shuihan smiled and asked, "Can you go over there?"
Pointing to a small open door not far away, the arena is divided into a fighting area and a spectator area. The spectator area is just outside the small door. Even if the fighting in the fighting area is very intense, it will not affect the spectator area. There is a protective barrier between the fighting area and the spectator area to isolate the aftershocks.
Of course, it's not absolute. When the power is great enough, it can be broken. Since the arena was created by Yi Shuihan, as long as he uses ten times his strength, he can break the shield directly. And if he uses a hundred times his strength, the arena can be broken in one blow.
With Whitebeard's strength alone, there's simply no possibility of breaking through.
Yi Shuihan did not explain these things, and everyone assumed that Yi Shuihan did not want to fight and that it would affect them. Although they were confident that they could protect themselves, they still left the arena as Yi Shuihan had said.
After everyone except Yi Shuihan and Whitebeard left the arena, the small door closed, and a hemispherical white shield rose up and then disappeared into the transparent white border.
Chapter 145, Characteristics
"If you need a weapon, just imagine it in your mind and it will appear in your hand. However, the quality of the weapon is not particularly good; it is only sharp and sturdy enough," Yi Shuihan suddenly thought of Whitebeard using a weapon and suggested.
At the same time, Yi Shuihan gave a demonstration. He stretched out his hand and clenched it. A light appeared, and a pistol appeared in his hand. He released his hand, and the pistol turned into light spots and disappeared.
This was repeated several times, manifesting various weapons such as a sword, a large hammer, and dual blades.
"Is that so? I'll give it a try too." Whitebeard became interested, stretched out his hand, and began to imagine it in his mind.
What a magical feeling! As he imagined it, Whitebeard noticed that the light in his hand gradually began to appear, and then a familiar sensation came from his hand.
"It really worked! And it's exactly the same." Looking at the knife in his hand, Whitebeard couldn't find a single difference between it and what he remembered.
Whitebeard's sword was no ordinary sword either, after all, it could withstand Whitebeard's power, especially in transmitting vibrations. If it were an ordinary weapon, it would be shattered into pieces by the power of his vibrations.
"Do you need some time to familiarize yourself with it?"
"No need, let's begin!"
Is it finally about to begin? Yi Shuihan took a deep breath and shouted softly, "Duel!"
A strange fluctuation swept across the dueling arena, and the rules of the duel appeared in the minds of Yi Shuihan and Whitebeard: how to win and how to escape the battle.
At the same time, a light symbol with the number 30 appeared between Yi Shuihan and the white-bearded man, and then began to change, 29, 28...
30 seconds to enter the battlefield and crush them!
A sentence involuntarily popped into Yi Shuihan's mind, making him feel strange.
Time began to pass, and finally, the moment the number turned to 0, both sides made their move simultaneously.
They arrived at the center point of the two men almost simultaneously and launched their attacks at the same time.
The massive battle blade slashed down, the force of the impact causing it to tremble incessantly. Each tremor unleashed a powerful force, ripples spreading through the surrounding space.
Whitebeard had developed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to its fullest extent; every move he made contained the power of vibration. His body was vibrating, his muscles were vibrating, and even every cell was vibrating.