Third uncle once said that actual combat is the best way to progress, and Raymond now fully understands this.
Hagers Battle was his first head-to-head demigod enemy. He fought to the death for three days and gained a lot.
In this battle, both sides used all their methods, including mental spells, high-level law fields, bans, curses, physical skills... Hegeshi's methods were endless, and Raymond also saw the super-powerful background of a true demigod.
This battle also allowed him to better understand the new abilities he acquired after Sequence 0 after advancing to the extraordinary level. Whether it was swordsmanship, mental power, laws, or those arcane divine techniques... they were all integrated into it from a theoretical level.
In actual combat, the application of combat techniques has reached a higher level.
Just like a red-hot sword embryo, it will eventually become a true magic weapon after thousands of hammerings.
Raymond clearly felt the "tempering" benefits this battle had brought to him.
The biggest gain this time was naturally the hunting of the super-level golden sacred dragon.
This is Raymond's first demigod-level soul puppet, which adds an important bargaining chip against the evil god in the future.
Moreover, with the blood of the Golden Holy Dragon, the [Mobrit's Cursed Dragon King Ring] that was obtained in the "Medical Capital" Hippocratic City was also successfully released from the seal.
This super equipment also takes Raymond's combat power to a new level.
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The melee in the past few days has made the climate in the "Sea of Udyr" extremely bad and chaotic, with storms, ice, and extremely hot and severe weather alternating with no rules at all...
The top extraordinary law field can change the climate of a place. The melee caused these violent law forces to blend and impact in this sea area, forming a large amount of fog and dangerous areas.
This sea area will be a forbidden area for life for at least a hundred years.
For low-level extraordinary beings and ordinary people, this is a new "nightmare ghost realm" that cannot be set foot in.
Many years later, adventurers frequently went deep into this dangerous sea area, trying to find traces of the battle where "Pirate King" Raymond became famous. Those treasure hunters also wanted to find the ruins of the two Poseidon Fleet sunken ships, and those who followed the navy.
The fleet buries the treasures under the sea together...
Of course, this is another story.
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The next day, there was drizzle in the sky.
The friends of the "ghost group" had a party most of the night, drinking and drinking.
In the early morning, Raymond walked out of the cabin.
Thor, the fat cat and the monkey Jiji were lying in a mess on the deck, snoring and sleeping.
Lulu saw her captain coming out, waving branches and rustling.
Lorraine was reading a book on a beach chair under the shade of a tree, Colin was repairing his damaged armor in the laboratory, Anna had already been driving the ship in the control room, Ilya and Irene were trimming the flowers on the ship, and Helen was
meditation...
A leisurely day of sailing begins again.
Seeing Raymond coming out, Anna greeted him warmly: "Hey, Captain, are you up?"
After all, after the ridiculous night last night, it was still a little embarrassing to meet each other.
But with this shouting, the women could no longer pretend not to see it.
Ilya looked carefree, his beautiful eyes full of teasing, "Hey, uncle, I thought you wanted to sleep a little longer..."
There are words in the words, and there is much ambiguity.
As he said this, Helen and Irene, who were not far away, also frowned and showed a hint of shyness in their expressions.
"hehe..."
Raymond smiled in response, but did not answer the question.
There is also Helen, a revolutionary army cadre in the captain's chair. It's hard for him to act too ambiguous. He can just mess around in the house at night, but if he doesn't restrain himself in front of other girls, it seems a bit frivolous.
Thinking of this, he changed the topic and asked: "Miss Luolan, how is the battle situation with the revolutionary army?"
Luo Lan put down the book in his hand, glanced at him, and said: "I heard over there that the battle here has ended, and we are ready to put it away as soon as it is ready. We will evacuate in about a day or two..."
"oh."
Raymond nodded.
As long as the revolutionary army didn't encounter any big trouble, he was afraid that because of the war situation on their side, the evil god would become angry and humiliated. It wouldn't be good if another "body descended from the god" came and wiped out his allies like him.
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The atmosphere on the boat is harmonious and leisurely.
But at this moment, Raymond suddenly sensed something, and his expression changed slightly.
He looked a little weird and muttered: "Hey... I seem to have found a lost Shichibukai..."
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As the leader of the "Shichibukai", Andre J. Hawke is definitely the most popular bounty hunter in the past two years.
After the battle at the "Raslov" Tribulation Field, this guy actually broke through the long-confusing Kanjima realm and successfully advanced from the "Great Sword Master Realm" to the "Sword Saint Realm".
The reputation of this "world's greatest swordsman" spread throughout the Endless Sea, and he gradually became recognized as the world's strongest swordsman.
This great advancement in swordsmanship has also allowed Hawke to truly enter the threshold of super-level powerhouses, becoming a top-level combat force that even demigods cannot ignore.
A few days ago, Hawke, who was wandering around the "Udyr Sea" and hunting pirates, suddenly received a call from the Navy to help the naval fleet intercept and kill the "Ghost Pirates".
Then the "World's Strongest Swordsman" didn't waste any time. Taking the information from the World Headquarters, he chose a possible escape route for the "Ghost Group" and came to intercept it.
But I never thought that three days ago, the recruitment suddenly turned into a support order.
Before Hawke could figure out what was going on, he ran with all his strength and followed the instructions to the coordinates of the sea area where the battle was taking place.
Then, last night, the order changed again...
Those guys from the World Headquarters asked him to look for traces of the "ghost group". If he could kill them, he would kill them. If he couldn't kill them, he would report them as soon as possible.
The command is a bit confusing.
But Hawke has no choice but to execute it, because the "Mercenary Union" is now a department under the jurisdiction of the World Government.
"The King's Shichibukai" is no longer a cooperative unit, he has sworn allegiance to "justice".
The two naval fleets were completely wiped out, Navy Headquarters Admiral Pico Yaluret was killed in battle, Haigs was injured and escaped, and the Golden Dragon, the guardian of the Barter family, was killed... This news is too exciting, the world's largest headquarters
Time has chosen to keep it secret.
Hawke, who was completely unaware, got a warning that the "ghost group" was extremely dangerous, and then searched for it inexplicably.
By chance, he was lucky enough to meet the "Ghost Pirates" floating in the sea!
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Raymond's perception was astonishing, and he had already determined the identity of the visitor before the other party discovered them.
The friends on the boat have experienced fierce battles in the past few days, and now is the time when the fighting spirit is strongest.
Hearing their captain say that the world's strongest swordsman suddenly came to the door in the morning, not only were they not worried at all, but they looked as excited as a pig or a sheep while sharpening their swords.
Helen: "Hawke from 'The King's Seven Martial Arts'? After that guy advanced to the 'Sword Saint Realm', he hunted down many big pirates..."
Luo Lan also recognized Hawke's strength and said: "Hawke went to the leader to spar with each other before. Although he lost, he did not lose a few points in terms of swordsmanship alone. Among the swordsmen in the world, his strength can be ranked among the top. three."
Ilya was a little excited, "Ah... I have given uncle a good whetstone again."
"..."
Swordsman is originally one of the ultimate extraordinary professions of Killing Heart.
Hawke is a murderous and psychologically twisted guy, and he becomes even more brutal after becoming a "Juggernaut".
Now, he has become the number one thug under the World Government. He will definitely be involved in large-scale battles. And in the war in which he participates, there will be rivers of blood and countless casualties...
"No wonder that guy's aura is so different from two years ago..."
Raymond had been isolated from the world for two years, and he didn't know that Hawke's combat power had improved so much. From a distance, he could sense that the guy was sharp, as if he wanted to compete with his sword demon realm. Compete.
.......
"Hey...he found us too."
Raymond squinted his eyes and looked at the black spot at the end of his field of vision, his eyes full of energy.
The Sword Demon and the Sword Master are both the end points of the extraordinary swordsmanship in the world of navigation. When encountering equally matched opponents, it is always a bit unbearable.
The restlessness in my heart that wants to compete and compete for who is the best swordsman in the world can no longer be suppressed.
Thinking of this, Raymond also put his hand on the magic sword on his waist, and a sword intent shot straight into the sky. And as if in response, a domineering sword intent also burst out in the distance of his field of vision.
"Tsk tsk... Sword Master, what a rare opponent! Just wait for me here, I will go meet him..."
Raymond's eyes became more and more stern. After saying something to his friends, he jumped off the boat and went straight to Hawke.
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"Come on Captain!"
Seeing this, the friends didn't have any worries on their faces, and they all cheered and shouted like enigmatic brothers and sisters.
Raymond's current combat power can threaten the strong men in the demigod realm, let alone a Hawk?
"Wow, the supreme sword demon versus the sword master, this is a shocking battle..."
"Quickly... get ready to record the video bug! The swordsman's pinnacle duel. It is estimated that there will never be such a wonderful duel for thousands of years..."
"Shitou, where are the melon seeds and peanuts? Get some quickly..."
"..."
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On the other hand, Hawke, who sensed the existence of Raymond, was also surprised and asked in surprise: "There is actually a swordsman with such a level in the 'ghost group'?"
Between peers, once the breath is leaked, they can better understand each other's extraordinaryness.
Although he knew that there were other masters in the "Ghost Group", as a swordsman, he still had no fear and charged forward.
"The intelligence says that [Ghost] Raymond is a top swordsman. Could it be that he has also advanced to the Sword Demon Realm?"
As the tower water rushed forward, Hawke's eyes flew. Although he was a little confused, he didn't think much about it.
As long as it is an enemy, no matter who it is, it should be killed.
What's more, the opponent's increasingly stronger sword intent has aroused the fighting spirit in his heart.
It's time for his sword to drink blood.
Thinking of this, Hawke slowly pulled out the big black sword from his back. This was the ninth most famous weapon in the "Big Hengdao·Twenty-nine Royal Hands An Tsunade"——[Yuhun·Ten Hands Moon Sect]
】!
"It's indeed him!"
When Hawke saw Raymond's appearance clearly, his pupils shrank suddenly.
Then he raised his hand without hesitation and cut it off with a single blow.
"Moon Slash·Crescent Moon Soaring to the Sky!"
The black knife cut through the void and created a series of red and black space cracks. In the blink of an eye, a crescent-shaped sword energy shot out from the blade.
Seeing the sword energy coming towards him, Lei Meng was not polite and swung his sword to slash it down like lightning.
Ji Dao Ryu, Twelve Scenes of Hell, Mysterious Thunder Snake!
The two sword energy violently collided and exploded, forming a large sword energy tornado. In an instant, as if it had been delayed, uniform cuts like fish scales appeared on the gentle sea surface.
The strange thing is that the sword energy tornado did not disperse, and the cut marks on the sea surface did not even disappear...
In this test, both sides were equally matched.
The next moment, the two peerless swordsmen slashed at each other with their swords. The swords made a sharp and sharp sound when they touched each other, which resounded throughout the entire sea.
The demonic flames on one side were overwhelming, and the evil energy on the other side was astonishing, each soaking half of the sky.
This is a close matchup.
.......
This time, half a day flew by.
In the distance, people on the "Golden Ghost" watched with gusto.
Everyone ate fresh fruits, drank ice wine, and pointed at the warring parties from time to time.
But Jianqi doesn't have eyes.
Whether it is the sword master or the sword demon's slashing, its power is like a magic cannon, exaggerated and scary. The sword energy stretches for ten miles, blinks thousands of times, and cuts the sea surface full of ravines.
In the distance, the Iron Toad, which was a gathering place for melon-eating people, was also unfortunately hit by one shot.
"oops..."
Immediately, a large number of leaves were shaken off on the deck, and a strange scream was heard from the big-headed son.
Colin: "It was so dangerous. The sword energy just now almost hit our ship..."
Lulu: "What's the near miss? It's already hit my branch, right? The sword energy is so weird, it's drilling into my flesh, it hurts me to death..."
Anna: "Lulu, you are the body of a tree, how can you still feel pain?"
Lulu: "Huh...that's right! I'm surprised too, but when the sword energy entered my body, I felt pain."
Luo Lan: "That's the sword energy of the sword master, which can hurt the soul. Be careful. If the sword energy comes again, don't use your body to block it..."
Thor: "Wow, the sword master is so powerful?"
Nicole: "Oh, in the swordsmanship competition, the captain doesn't seem to have much of an advantage..."
Ilya: "Raymond is using Hawk's sword power to sharpen his own sword field, so he only uses the sword. If he really wants to kill someone, Hawk is no match for him."
Anna: "It seems that Raymond is going to have another soul puppet. The soul puppet of the 'World's Strongest Swordsman'... sounds quite promising."
"..."
Everyone could see clearly that their captain only responded with sword skills and did not use any other means.
As Ilya said, if Raymond really wants to kill Hawke, he doesn't need many methods.
Not to mention anything else, the "God Realm" mental power spell alone is enough for Hawke to drink a pot.
The battle between the two is so stalemate now. It is because Raymond deliberately hides his clumsiness and wants to use this "world's best swordsman" to sharpen his sword. He wants to understand all the mysteries of the "Sword Demon Realm" as soon as possible. Such enemies of the same level and profession,
Only in this way can we give him the best fighting experience...
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In this way, the two sides fought for another day and night.
The crowds on the Iron Toad didn't want to miss this exciting fighting scene, and even brought their dining tables to the deck.
"Oh, the captain's energy is endless... That Hawke has begun to fall into disadvantage."
"It's probably almost over. We've been fighting for a day and a night, and Hawke has almost tried out all his methods. The captain probably won't waste any more time..."
"Yes! That 'Sword Master' has nothing left to steal, and it's time for the captain to kill him..."
"..."
Everyone looked at the two people who had gradually decided the winner in the distance, with an expectant look in their eyes.
This is the end of eating melons, and everyone is hooked.
At this moment, a postal seagull suddenly "fluttered" in the sky.
"Isn't this postal seagull lost? It dares to come to this sea area..."
"Hey...there's actually a newspaper here."
"..."
Anna stuffed money into Seagull's leather pocket and took off the newspaper.
When she opened it and took a look, her expression suddenly changed.
"No, please read what's in the newspaper. We're in the newspaper again!!!!"
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Not long after, Raymond returned to the Iron Toad with the dying Hawk in his arms.
The friends held a newspaper with strange expressions and handed it over.
"Captain, are we in the newspaper?"
"Oh? It was in the newspaper?"
When Raymond heard this, he didn't feel much surprised.
After doing such a big thing, it would be strange if it didn't appear in the newspapers.
With everyone looking excited and unbearable, the eldest sister Anna said: "Captain, you have become famous this time...you have become the 'Pirate King'!"
"ha?"
Raymond thought he heard wrongly and didn't react for a while.
But in the blink of an eye, when he saw the headlines on the front page of "Le Monde", his eyelids suddenly jumped, and then he came back to his senses and realized what Anna had just said.
"Nani, how did I become the 'Pirate King'?"
In excitement, Raymond easily broke the neck of the still struggling Shichibukai Hawk, and looked at the "SSS level wanted order" with his own face on it, and looked confused.
His first reaction was, who on earth wanted to harm me and banned me from such a hateful name?
After another look, it turned out that it was sealed by the World Headquarters...
Oh...that's okay.
Under the picture in the newspaper were written a few large scarlet characters: Extremely evil thug! SSS is offering a reward for felons!
Not just anyone can use the term "evil thug", not even the "Eight Endless Emperors" are qualified.
The last "sss wanted criminal" whose word was tagged on the front page of "Le Monde" was a person who has passed away.
He is the legendary pirate - "Pirate King" Delos!
The World Headquarters used this word to express their determination to kill Raymond, and also determined that the "Ghost Pirates" would be the number one problem.
From now on, the World Government will use all its resources to hunt them down endlessly.
Likewise, this also positively recognizes his strength as the strongest pirate!
The pirates regard this front-page "SSS-level bounty" as an honor, because those who can receive such treatment are destined to be the strongest people in the pirate camp!
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On this day, "Le Monde" spread throughout the endless sea.
The news of the naval defeat in the waters of Udyr was announced to the world, and the "Ghost Pirates" became famous all over the world. Colin, Lulu, Helen, Ilya... one by one, the members of the group appeared in the world as unparalleled strong men.
Top 100 on the bounty list.
The "Ghost Group" has also become recognized as the world's number one pirate group!
And...Captain Raymond finally reached the top of "One Piece"!