The sun is shining brightly and there are no clouds in the sky.
The salty and humid sea breeze, accompanied by pieces of waves, blew on people's faces, which was particularly cool. From time to time, seagulls would pass by the side of the ship while chirping.
A long white streak of blue waves stretched out behind the stern of the ship, as if it would never end.
At the stern of the boat, Li Xiaozheng closed his eyes and lay back on a soft chair, enjoying the warm sunshine and the gentle sea breeze. He couldn't help but feel itchy on his face, showing a look of enjoyment on his face.
I don't know how long it took, but Li Xiao seemed to wake up from sleep. He slowly opened his eyes, yawned leisurely, stood up from the soft chair, and immediately walked to the deck.
Because Luffy and his friends have been on the sea for a long time, all they see is the vast blue waves. If things go on like this for a long time, it will inevitably feel a little boring. Therefore, many plants are planted here. The lush and beautiful scenery makes people feel...
Light it up.
There are also orange trees specially planted by Nami. In this way, you can eat delicious oranges even on the ship, and it can also effectively prevent and treat sepsis caused by long-term sailing.
"Keng clang clang!"
"Boohoo!"
At the same time, the sound of sword practice piercing the air also reached Li Xiao's ears.
Li Xiao was wandering among the orange trees. Through the vegetation, Li Xiao could see Sauron with hair as green as seaweed on the deck. He was dressed in a fancy outfit, with a thunderous figure and holding hands in both hands.
The sword was dancing continuously amidst the sharp sound of breaking wind.
Zoro was practicing his sword skills tirelessly. The beads of sweat on his forehead were flowing down, past the bridge of his nose, along his chiseled chin, and dripping onto the deck. On the deck, it was clearly visible that the beads of sweat had dripped down.
There were a lot of beads of sweat, and it was wet. From these, it was enough to see Sauron's diligence.
"Zoron is truly a swordsman."
Li Xiao murmured. After experiencing a carnival, most of them were a little tired and went back to their rooms to rest, but only Sauron was the only one. Even so, he was practicing swordsmanship unremittingly. If
In terms of swordsmanship talent, this Zoro may not be the top in the One Piece plane. There are Hawkeye, Shanks, Rayleigh and others above him, but in terms of diligence, there may be few who can match Zoro.
Bar?
However, Sauron seemed to be extremely focused on practicing his swordsmanship. Even Li Xiao stood beside him and did not notice that on the deck, there was only the whistling of the breeze, mixed with the roar of the sword.
It's like a moving symphony.
After a long time, Sauron stopped practicing his sword, panting like an ox, and slowly put away his sword moves.
"Master, when did you get here?"
At this time, when Sauron caught a glimpse of Li Xiao's figure out of the corner of his eye, he was slightly startled. He quickly turned around and bowed his hands to Li Xiao in accordance with Eastern etiquette.
"No need to be polite, I've been here for a while, and it's all because you were too serious about practicing swordsmanship, so I didn't notice." Li Xiao nodded slightly and asked: "How are you, how is your swordsmanship practice going?
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Zoro looked at the two long swords in his hands and sighed slightly: "I have been practicing the swordsmanship of the three-sword style, but I seem to be at a strange bottleneck. No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to reach a higher level.
The situation is over.”
Zoro spoke so authentically, with a hint of helplessness in his words.
"Actually, your view on swords has fallen into a misunderstanding." Li Xiao glanced at Sauron and said a little thoughtfully.
"Misunderstanding, I hope the master can give me some advice?"
When Sauron heard this, his sharp eyes couldn't help but light up. He bowed and his behavior was very humble and respectful.
Sauron is a person who relentlessly pursues the art of swordsmanship. It can be said that he is also a very proud person.
However, he has a very high respect for those who are strong in swordsmanship. It was like after he had a competition with Li Xiao, he understood the gap between the two, which was like a chasm in the sky, and he was suddenly shocked.
Li Xiao is the strongest swordsman he has ever seen, even better than Hawkeye, the best swordsman in the world today.
When facing Hawkeye Homick, Li Xiao was still able to barely take hundreds of attacks. However, when facing Li Xiao, the attacks that he thought were impeccable seemed to be full of flaws.
, the gap is self-evident, which made Sauron even more surprised and admired.
In order to obtain more powerful swordsmanship, Sauron put down his pride as a swordsman and knelt down to Li Xiao. This shows that he has the obsession and desire in his heart to become a powerful swordsman.
At this time, he heard Li Xiao's words, put away his pride, and looked at Li Xiao with burning eyes, full of enthusiasm and desire.
How much he longs for his swordsmanship to reach a higher level, or even touch the threshold of the world's best swordsman, and he has no doubt that the man in front of him must be better than him in swordsmanship.
Have a deeper understanding.
"Do you think that the more swords used, the more powerful the move will be?"
Li Xiao said with a half-smile, his hands clasped behind his back, as if he were a wise man, his whole body exuded a transcendent and profound temperament, this scene made Zoro look stunned.
"Well, the more blades there are, the stronger the power should be. My goal is to achieve the Nine Swordsman style. The elbows, knees, and other joints can also clamp the blades and use my own swords.
Law, that’s what I want to do.”
After listening to Li Xiao's words, Sauron spoke almost subconsciously. Indeed, in his opinion, the more sword blades used and the more complex and varied the moves, the more powerful the power exerted will be, and even
He can fight one against a thousand. It can be said that this is the reason why he practiced the multi-sword style with all his strength.
"But why haven't you ever thought about why Homik, the world's best swordsman today, only needs one sword to kill hundreds of pirates without leaving a single piece of armor behind, and he is also able to aspire to the pinnacle of swordsmanship?
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The next moment, Li Xiao asked a question at the right time.
When Sauron heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly. He suddenly fell silent, and then seemed to fall into a state of thinking.
He had indeed thought about this issue. In the end, he attributed it to the level of strength. Maybe it needed time to accumulate and settle?
Li Xiao watched the change in the other person's expression and said: "Actually, there is a saying in the East that a heavy sword has no edge, and it is too clever to be skillful. In many things, we need to pay attention to its deeper realm, rather than superficial skills.
, Just like your three-sword style, why can only a large number of swords increase its power? Why can't the power of one sword be maximized so that it can show the power of thousands of swords."
After a pause, Li Xiao pondered for a moment and concluded: "Although your swordsmanship has become increasingly perfect, other than that, your inner spirit is lacking in practice, or in other words, your lacking sword intention is different from
The exquisite swordsmanship does not match, so it cannot exert its strongest power."
"Sword Intent, how can I improve my Sword Intent?"
The word sword intention made Sauron feel inexplicably hot. Listening to the meaning of Li Xiao's words, as long as his sword intention is improved, his swordsmanship will also improve?
Sauron suddenly became energetic.
Facing Sauron's expectant look, Li Xiao chuckled and said, "Before this, you should know what your sword intention is?"
"My sword intention?"
There was a hint of confusion in Zoro's eyes.
He once vowed to become the best swordsman in the world. As for why he swore such a vow, maybe it was because of his dead childhood sweetheart, maybe because of the humiliation and unwillingness to lose to Hawkeye Homick, or maybe because
Want to collect more famous swords for your own use?
At this moment, Zoro had many thoughts in his mind. He nodded from time to time, frowned from time to time, or shook his head. For a while, his face was cloudy and uncertain, as if he was in a deep confusion and struggle.
He held the two swords in his hands, raised his head, looked at the blue sky, and couldn't help but ask himself.
"So, why do I really want to become stronger?"
At this moment, Zoro suddenly realized that he was so eager to become stronger, and what was the purpose of it all? He only felt very confused in his heart. He didn't know when, but he didn't even think about his desire to become stronger.
The original intention has been forgotten.
"Huh, the weather is really nice today. Hey, Li Xiao, Sauron, what are you talking about here?"
And at this moment, a very cute and ignorant voice, but also slightly surprised, suddenly came from the side of the ship.
Hearing this sound, Li Xiao knew who made it even without looking.
Naturally, the most adorable character on the Sunshine Mile is Chopper, the ship’s doctor. Who else could it be besides him?
At this time, Chopper seemed to have just woken up after sleeping for a while. When he saw Li Xiao and Zoro, the master and apprentice, standing on the deck, looking like they were talking, he couldn't help but feel curious.
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"Oh, it turns out to be Chopper."
Hearing Chopper's voice, Zoro withdrew his gaze from the endless sky, came back to his senses, and looked at Chopper.
But at this moment, suddenly, a black shadow flashed next to him, and a fierce wind blew. And at the next moment, Li Xiao suddenly appeared behind Chopper. What was even more eye-catching, the corner of Li Xiao's mouth
There was a cold smile, and a dagger he put on Chopper's neck. The dagger flashed with a cold light, as if it only needed a light touch to take away the latter's life in an instant.
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"Master, what are you going to do?!"
Sauron's heart was filled with confusion. He did not expect that Li Xiao would suddenly act like this, which was beyond his expectation.
"Li Xiao, why are you doing this? I don't seem to have offended you. Please don't kill me."
And Chopper, who had an extremely sharp dagger held on his neck,
His eyes were full of fear and fear. His body couldn't help but tremble.
"Hehe, you really haven't offended me, but you are too wordy."
Li Xiao's gloomy words reached Chopper's ears, causing the latter to shudder. Even on a sunny day, Chopper felt the extremely cold surrounding him, as if he was in an ice cellar.
Generally speaking, this feeling is really terrible, and I am so scared that I dare not express my anger.
"Master, you are too domineering."
Zoro's face twitched when he heard these words. Although Chopper, who has a lot of cuteness, is indeed a bit noisy at times, everyone has actually adapted to it, and who would be angry with such a cute guy?
Well, and now, Li Xiao actually wants to kill Chopper indiscriminately, which Zoro cannot accept.
Why did that gentle master suddenly turn into a demon who cares little about human life? It was simply unreasonable. Thinking of this, Zoro's brows furrowed deeply.
"If you want to save your so-called companion, you must have enough strength. If you want to save it, you must have the ability to take it away."
The corners of Li Xiao's mouth curved slightly, and his words were full of mockery. At the same time, the true energy in his body was circulating, and suddenly a ray of true energy was peeled off, and then like a spiritual snake, it wrapped around Chopper's waist.
In the meantime, he lifted it out of the side of the ship as if he was carrying a chicken.
Chopper looked down. Five or six meters away from his feet was the rolling ocean current. As soon as the Qi threads tied to his body were loosened, he would fall down and be swallowed by the waves.
Just thinking about such a sight made him very frightened, and Chopper almost blacked out and fainted.
"Chopper, let me save you."
Zoro is indeed a first-class swordsman. Soon, he suppressed the surprise in his heart. His shoulders suddenly shook, and his swift body moved as fast as possible. The two swords in his hands rotated around his wrists, waiting for time.
, tearing the air apart, like two scissors wrapped in sword waves, attacking Li Xiao.
When Li Xiao saw this, he couldn't help but smile. He stepped on his toes and used his body skills. He rose up from the ground like an eagle turning over, avoiding Sauron's attack.
However, in order to save Chopper, Zoro's heart was extremely anxious. In silence, his sword moves became more fierce and swift, like lightning that struck first and then flicked his wrist, sending out a sharp silver light.
Amidst the roaring sound, when Li Xiao was about to fall, he slashed out in that direction.