Chapter 430: The Reign of the Great Swordsman

Wano country.

There was a forbidden sacred place in the mountains near the flower capital.

This was the place where the divine tree grew.

If a person dared to enter there without Yeruashi's permission, he would immediately be attacked by the branches of the divine tree and turned into a 'battery'.

On the huge trunk of the towering divine tree, a man sat with a sword on his knees.

The sheathed sword showed a very gloomy feeling and showed a dark breath.

Around the scabbard, a mere glimpse of a faint black mist could be seen, which resembled the will of scattered weaponry.

It was Saijo O Wazamono's meito class from the Muramasa series.

This cursed meito has many names, but most of the time it is called demonic sword.

This Saijo About Wazamono class meito was found and sent to Wano Country by Doflamingo, after which it ended up in Yeruashi's hands.

Although the cursed meito, as before, emitted a strong demonic breath, as soon as Yeruashi simply grabbed its handle, all of this immediately disappeared without a trace.

Yeruashi has been sitting here for over a month.

During all this time he didn't make a single movement, as if he had turned into a sculpture.

Robin had come here several times, but each time she would leave after a brief observation, trying not to interfere with Yeruashi's training.

During this long meditation, Yeruashi's breathing became weaker every day.

But he did not disappear or merge with the surrounding world, but gradually merged with Muramasa.

At this moment, looking from afar, an ordinary person would even have the illusion that there was not a person sitting under a huge tree, but a sword emitting an extremely sharp sensation.

Gradually, Yeruashi's human aura became weaker and weaker, and the sword aura, on the contrary, became stronger.

Instead of merging with the sword, Yeruashi himself became a sword, tempered by the will of weaponry countless times.

Silence.

The sakura petals fell softly on Yeruashi's head, clothes and hands, but Yeruashi seemed to notice nothing around him and continued to sit motionless in his place.

His silver-white hair was decorated with several dozen sakura petals and his clothes were completely covered with them.

Robin appeared nearby and looked at Yeruashi, who continued to sit under the divine tree, not making a single movement.

"Sir..."

She whispered softly.

Robin wasn't at all bothered by the fact that Yeruashi hadn't eaten or drank for over a month, knowing full well that he couldn't compare to a normal person.

It's just that at the moment, Yeruashi, sprinkled with sakura petals, looked quite unkempt, but for some reason, Robin, on the contrary, seemed to feel that he was more beautiful and attractive than usual.

Robin began to feel that she was possessed.

It is very hard for men to resist the charm of the Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, and it is equally hard for women to resist the charm of Yeruashi.

As Robin stood not far from the divine tree, watching the motionless Yeruashi, he suddenly opened his eyes abruptly.

A sky-blue glow shone in his blue eyes, vaguely taking the shape of a sharp blade.

Whoosh!!!

In the next moment.

The numerous sakura petals covering Yeruashi's body were perfectly split in the center, as if they were simultaneously cut by the sharpest blade.

At this moment, Yeruashi's breathing was perfectly synchronized with the sword lying peacefully in his lap.

If the observer closes his eyes and perceives the environment only with the help of the will of observation, Yeruashi will appear to him as the sharpest sword that can cut everything!

This is the highest level of the way of the sword.

In fact, there is no clear and generally accepted division in the world of One Piece, and any strong enough swordsman can proclaim himself a grandmaster of the sword, but only those who managed to reach the top of the way of the sword really deserve this title.

After Yeruashi went through battles with great sword masters like Captain John and Rayleigh, and then received the knowledge of the samurai of Wano Country about the way of the sword, which had been accumulated over many hundreds of years, and immersed himself in deep meditation for a month, he finally managed to reach this level!

Whoosh! whoosh! whoosh! whoosh!!!!!

Yeruashi calmly held the blade without making any movement, but more than a dozen soft cracks appeared on the ground under his feet, it seemed that the sharpest blade was gone.

This was one of the signs that Yeruashi had reached the top of the sword path.

Now his cuts are not limited to the blade and a straight line.

In the original, even though Rayleigh's blade was clearly blocked by Admiral Kizaru, he still managed to leave a wound on his cheek.

Even if projectiles fly at Hawkeye from different directions and at different angles, he can still easily cut each of them perfectly down the center.

When the sword skill reaches a certain level, the swordsman is freed from many rules and restrictions.

"Ah..."

"I've finally made it."

Yeruashi carefully evaluated his new sword skill, "This is exactly what it is.... A Grandmaster of the sword!"

As he spoke, he slowly pulled his sword out of the scabbard.

At this moment, the demonic blade was absolutely calm, like a completely ordinary meito.

Whoosh!

Yeruashi waved his sword sharply.

The invisible slash instantly crossed a great distance, disappearing into the night sky.

"Six Paths: Liberation of the Eight Gates!"

With Yeruashi's calm words, a terrifying aura erupted from his body, causing the ground around him to tremble.

At that moment, Meito's breathing almost completely disappeared, becoming completely insignificant in the context of Yeruashi.

Whoosh!!!

Yeruashi swung his sword in the direction of the moon in the sky, creating a huge invisible slash.

Robin, who was standing nearby at the time, was stunned by the sudden increase of Yeruashi's aura and involuntarily followed the sword's movement.

The next moment, she froze in shock on the spot.

Right in the center of the large moon hanging in the night sky, a perfectly smooth black line appeared!

This thinner line gradually became wider and wider, as if the two halves of the moon were slowly floating away from it in different directions!

The moon... Was cut in half!

Robin's mouth dropped open in shock.

"Ah, I've gotten noticeably stronger..."

Yeruashi nodded with satisfaction, looking at the split moon in the night sky.

The current sword skill allowed Yeruashi to use all of his powers in the most effective way possible!

If the amount of energy in his body is 100 units, then before studying the weapon will, he could display a maximum of about 80 units.

In other words, he could not use all the strength in his body, and to be more precise, he simply did not have a method that would allow him to apply that much energy in one direction.

After studying armament will, he could not only extract all the energy from his body, but also apply it to a single target.

That is, he could use his strength one hundred percent.

And now, having become a great sword master, Yeruashi can not only apply all his energy to one target, but also concentrate it by forming a cut.

With such strength, Yeruashi could cut the planet in half beneath his feet with just one swing of his sword!

This was the true power to destroy a large planet!

"All right..."

Yeruashi returned the blade to its sheath and folded his hands in front of him, watching the split moon begin to gradually collapse.

The sky blue glow in Yeruashi's pupils formed an intricate pattern.

Six paths!

Chibaku Tensei!

The split moon returned to its previous state under the influence of an invisible force, as if nothing had happened.