Chapter 158

Shanks, who had been suppressed by the big sword, spoke the first sentence. The next moment, a breath bloomed from Shanks.

There was no power, no power, just a breath... a simple change in breath.

Buzz!!!

In the dark sword light, a white sword light appeared, very slowly, but this sword light went against the trend and cut its own mark in the darkness.

The best swordsman in the world is Shanks.

There are no gorgeous moves. From the beginning, Shanks did not have any gorgeous moves. All swordsmanship is the ultimate pursuit of power and the understanding of his own sword.

This is not to say that Shanks does not know sword moves, but that this guy skipped this stage from the beginning and directly realized the sword and entered the realm of returning to nature.

But Shanks also knows sword moves.

"Swordsmanship is also alive. How can the power of giving up life compare to the power of life blooming?"

"Flower World. Blooming!"

As Shanks hummed, the white blade light of the samurai sword bloomed at this moment, and the dark and extinguished power around him was broken and disintegrated layer by layer.

It was just a breath, and even Eric didn't react. Just a flash of white light, and he flew out again.

The huge body seemed to be deflated in the air. The red flowers growing from the cracks of the muscles on his body were suppressed by Shanks's sword light, and blood spilled from those cracks.

Severe pain, extremely severe pain.

This... just this, is this the only thing I can do now?

"How... how is it possible."

In my mind, I recalled Shanks's slash, which slashed Dark away with one blow, and the mast of the entire ship was cut off.

And he was just touched by the edge and almost died.

Have I become stronger now?

Have I really become stronger?

But why, why didn't that guy even use his Conqueror's Haki?

So, have I really become stronger?

"I really hope that I can become... one of those people, if only I hadn't seen that fire."

"If only I hadn't run to the sea, I wouldn't have become a pirate, and wouldn't have dreamed of freedom."

"If only I hadn't met Shanks, hey, he's just a guy who looks like a drunkard, but... why do you have that fire on you, why do you want us to see hope?"

"I've been working so hard for so long, I've been suppressing all my strength to follow your footsteps, I've been ready to challenge you.

But... you, you didn't even use your Conqueror's Haki."

Eric lay on the ground, the flowers on his body withered, blood flowing from all over his body.

That was his maximum strength, but... the injuries on his body were not serious, at least, he wouldn't die.

Compared to these injuries, Eric cares more about himself and the man in the distance, the man who brings them hope.

"Tell me, Shanks!!"

Eric supported his body and stood up, not caring about the pain in his body.

At this moment, the flowers on Eric's chest are slowly blooming, and as the flowers on his chest bloom, a force spreads from him, and the flowers of the entire archipelago begin to wither, and all the flowers are dying quickly.

The power of life is constantly flowing into his body.

At this time, the old mayor who has escaped to the mountain looked at this scene of the archipelago and seemed to understand something.

Others also seemed to understand something. This is an absolutely taboo power, and even a power that ordinary people cannot use, but at this moment, it was used by Eric.

The power of the archipelago.

"Eric... What is that guy doing!!"

The old mayor ran down the mountain with a gun.

Even if you can't win, just run away, just run away, obviously he is also a bastard, why not run away! !

Why!

He knew that Eric was a jerk, and knew that the other party was a jerk with no moral bottom line. That guy was seriously injured in his dream, but he said a lot of jerk words.

Even for a lifesaver like him, he had to pay for his work.

So, why didn't such a jerk run away? That guy wouldn't really do anything stupid.

The old mayor ran very fast. Looking at the withering flowers, he couldn't help but speed up his pace.

And behind him, several young people in the town also followed with weapons.

At this time, at the foot of the mountain.

Eric stared at Shanks not far away.

"Tell me, am I, Eric, qualified to be your opponent?"

"Shanks!! Am I, an inconspicuous fish hiding behind Dark, qualified to be your opponent?"

Eric roared, he wanted to catch that ball of fire, delusionally thinking of the freedom after gaining power, delusionally thinking of being able to get rid of the identity of a civilian.

It is precisely because of this that even if he dies, he must get the recognition of that man.

He is not like the others, not like the others, a hero recognized by Shanks.

He, Eric, is just a small fish that was affected by the aftermath of the battle and then sank into the sea.

The knife pointed at Shanks is not a weapon, but his past, the dark past of being an ordinary person, an ordinary person at the lowest level.

His knife was pointed at Shanks. It was the flame that could illuminate his shadow, allowing him, a bastard, to cast his own shadow in this world...

Even if it only stays for a second.

The world that belongs to ninjas also has the traces he left behind. This is enough!

"Trash fish?"

Shanks looked at Eric, and the power of the dragon vein began to surge, but not everyone was Orochimaru.

Normal people simply cannot mobilize the power of dragon veins, because it involves the will of the world, and normal people cannot withstand the power of dragon veins.

"Are you looking down on me? I am the strongest man in the world, the Yonko, the red-haired Shanks!"

Boom! ! !

Dark clouds rolled in the sky, and a terrifying coercion descended on the world. The old mayor and the others who ran down the hillside felt dizzy, slipped on their feet, and rolled down.

Fortunately, Shanks's overlord-colored Haki was not directed at them, and now, Shanks is more skilled in controlling the overlord-colored Haki.

As for Eric at this time, after feeling this familiar power, a smile finally appeared on his face.

"Ha...hahaha!! It seems that I have indeed made progress.

Now I can become the opponent of the famous red-haired Shanks. In that case, let's do it. "

"The world of flowers. Mysteries. Great birth and great destruction!!"

The Odachi sword in Eric's hand was lifted up, turned half a circle, and stood in front of him.

Since then, it has blossomed and withered.

The blooming flowers even bloomed on the ice, and flowers even grew on the dark clouds in the sky.

Unparalleled power, only the purest life force, living and dying at the same time. Even Eric never thought that he could control such a powerful power.

However, he is an opponent that even Shanks recognizes. It is this recognition that he is looking for so hard that can allow him to break through again.

This is respect for Shanks, and also respect for his own destiny.

"This sword is from me as your opponent, the final blow, Shanks!!"

Eric swung his sword down.

At this moment, the sky seemed to collapse, and flowers fell from the sky accompanied by thunder and lightning.

And Shanks also moved.

Thunder dragons were everywhere in the sky, and red and black lightning burst out from Shanks.

"god!"

"avoid!"

With these two simple words, the whole sky was suffocated. The knife in Eric's hand stopped, and a smile appeared on his face.

“It’s great that I lost to you.

As expected of... the Four Emperors! "

Chapter 168 Qualifications (Four Thousand)

Peng! !

Eric fell straight down.

Blood dripped from mid-air.

A small wound appeared on Shanks' face, and behind Eric, there seemed to be a white mark in the sky, which abruptly cut off the power of the entire archipelago.

The power of the dragon vein was cut back by Shanks's knife, and Eric, because the power of the dragon vein suddenly disappeared, the last trick was not used.

The body had already reached its limit. At that moment, the power was suddenly cut off, which made it impossible for Eric to kill him with his last move.

Eric's swordsmanship is not weak, but it is not that strong either.

What is truly powerful is not Eric's strength, but his belief. What allowed him to survive the original battle was also because of his strong belief.

To be honest, it's hard to explain something like faith clearly, but one thing is unquestionable, that is, when these old pirates faced Shanks, their faith was absolutely ridiculously strong.

It was by relying on this powerful belief that was several levels higher than his own that Eric was able to mobilize the dragon vein power of the entire Flower Islands. He even didn't know what it was, he only knew that it could make him change. Be stronger.

As for Shanks, he had no reason to kill Eric. The other person had the qualifications to be his opponent, but that was just the qualification.

"These guys..."

Shanks put the katana back into its sheath and sighed.

On the boat on the coast, everyone looked at the dragon vein that had been suppressed by a knife, and the expressions on their faces were more or less uncontrollable.

"That guy Shanks, isn't he getting stronger again?"

Zabuza looked at the changes in the sky. This feeling was obviously different. Shanks was definitely not so strong when he was in the Kingdom of Wind.

Shanks' state at this time was too relaxed.

Not only was Zabuza surprised, but the expression on Shisui's face also became serious. He must have understood this.

Shanks has definitely become stronger again, and definitely not just a little bit stronger.

"Shanks, it seems like you haven't practiced at all."

At this moment, Shisui finally felt the same shock that Zabuza and Madara had towards Shanks.

Only those who have truly seen how Shanks practices will understand how outrageous Shanks himself is, because this guy's practice method is, well, different from normal people.

But what is even more problematic is that the speed of improvement in strength is completely different from that of ordinary people.

The ordinary people here are not the real ordinary people, but geniuses. Shanks is different from the normal geniuses in the ninja world. There is no logic in this guy.

"But it seems that he has become stronger by more than a little bit."

Zabuza echoed on the side. It is really stressful to stand with Shanks.

"To be honest, I don't want to see Shanks serious at all."

"Me too. That guy is too big a blow to us ordinary people."

Seeing the looks of Zabuza and Shisui, Bai was silent.

Bai is self-aware. This self-awareness means that he knows that he is one of the best geniuses in the current ninja world, and his future achievements will definitely be top-notch.

It can even be said that he is definitely the best one among the younger generation.