As Gaenie's entire body surged with Sword Intent, he unleashed a sword strike, and a silver slash hundreds of meters long, resembling a crescent moon, rapidly sped towards Hawkeye Mihawk.
That silver slash carried unparalleled sharpness, and even from a distance, Hawkeye Mihawk felt a tingling sensation all over his skin.
"Extreme Steel Slash!"
As Gaenie attacked, Hawkeye Mihawk also infused his own Sword Intent into his blade, and with a single slash, a green slash hundreds of meters long suddenly erupted.
That massive slash carried extreme rigidity and an unstoppable momentum.
As the saying goes, rigidity is prone to breaking, but Hawkeye Mihawk believed that when rigidity reached its extreme, nothing could break it!
The silver and green slashes collided with a bang, their Sword Intent clashing and eroding each other. The impact of the slashes stirred up powerful shockwaves of air that surged in all directions.
The surrounding Rocks instantly shattered, and the ground caved in by several meters. Smoke and dust rolled like dragons, swirling in all directions and instantly engulfing the figures of the two.
However, this situation still couldn't block their Kenbunshoku Haki. Under their perception, both of their slashes were completely depleted, canceling each other out.
The next moment, both of them simultaneously erupted with powerful force beneath their feet, charging towards each other. If slashes couldn't decide the winner, then close combat it was!
Busoshoku Haki instantly covered Ryusui in Gaenie's hand. As he sped forward, he slashed downwards with a sword strike.
Hawkeye Mihawk also covered the sword in his hand with Busoshoku Haki and slashed downwards!
"Clang!!!"
As the two Supreme Grade Swords collided, they emitted a piercing sound.
Gaenie and Hawkeye Mihawk both used their full strength to try and overwhelm the other, but their strength was comparable. After a moment of stalemate, they both simultaneously retreated.
But after stabilizing themselves, the two charged towards each other again.
Hawkeye Mihawk seized the opportunity to strike first, holding his sword with both hands and unleashing a full-power horizontal slash.
Gaenie's eyes were fearless. He held Ryusui and slashed down head-on, blocking Hawkeye Mihawk's attack.
In the blink of an eye, Gaenie's figure became erratic. He used his sword to deflect Hawkeye Mihawk's blade, then slashed diagonally downwards, aiming directly for his head.
Hawkeye Mihawk's speed was not slow. After dodging Gaenie's sword, he unleashed another horizontal slash at the waist, forcing Gaenie to retreat.
The two moved at lightning speed, exchanging hundreds of blows in just one minute.
Amidst the flashing blades, there was danger everywhere.
Even the slightest flaw would be instantly discovered by the opponent and turned into the key to defeating them.
As the two fought, the battle became increasingly fierce. At the same time, both of them became more and more excited. The chance to meet a Grand Swordmaster of equal strength was too rare.
Gaenie's swordsmanship had many traces of Limitless Sword Style, but in reality, Gaenie did not completely inherit Nox's Limitless Sword Style. Instead, he forged his own path based on the Limitless Sword Style.
And Hawkeye Mihawk's sword road was one of grand, sweeping movements, simple sword techniques, and an unstoppable momentum.
He trusted his sword road, believing that nothing could be cut by his sword!
The two could be said to be evenly matched in their swordsmanship achievements, fighting to a standstill.
At the same time, both sides were observing the other's sword road, absorbing the essence of the other's sword road to supplement their own.
However, as the two fought with complete abandon, the commotion grew larger and larger. The surging Sword Intent and the clash of slashes caused many people in Loguetown to sense the activity here.
Loguetown at this time was filled with a large number of Pirates, as well as spies from various forces. It could be said that all sorts of unsavory characters had arrived.
These guys were the most eager for excitement. Upon sensing the commotion here, they immediately rushed over, wanting to find out what was happening.
"So strong, who are these two young swordsmen? They've reached the realm of Grand Swordmaster at such a young age!"
"These two guys, one is a famous lone wolf from North Blue, and the other is a famous Sword Master from West Blue. I didn't expect them to fight each other here. I wonder who is stronger and who is weaker."
"How interesting. Ever since the World's Greatest Swordsman Nox held the World Swordsmanship Competition and the Limitless Sword Style spread throughout the World, there have been more and more swordsmen in this World. In the past, Great Swordsmen were extremely rare, but now their numbers are increasing. It's truly terrifying that these two guys have become Great Swordsmen at such a young age."
"Hahahahahaha, after all, that's the World's Greatest Swordsman Nox! He used his sword to defeat Pirate King Roger, and crushed the strongest Marine Garp. These two once teamed up to defeat Rocks, and now Nox has defeated both of them. Nox can already be said to be the strongest man of that era. Since he uses a sword, those who admire him will naturally choose to use a sword!"
"..."
After Gaenie and Hawkeye Mihawk had been fighting for half an hour, many people in Loguetown came to the outskirts of the battlefield, watching the battle between Hawkeye Mihawk and Gaenie as if they were watching a show!
However, just as more and more people rushed over wanting to witness the battle between the two Great Swordsmen, Gaenie and Hawkeye Mihawk exchanged glances. They both saw anger in the other's eyes!
They were having a good spar and exchanging swordsmanship here, a time when they were completely absorbed and continuously perfecting their own sword road. To be interrupted by this group of people, how could they not be angry?
Subsequently, both of them simultaneously unleashed a massive slash hundreds of meters long towards the group of people who had rushed over to watch.
"Vertical Sword Art: Ripping Blade Soars to the Sky!"
"Extreme Steel Slash!"
The two slashes, like prehistoric beasts, charged unscrupulously into the crowd. The sky-ripping, earth-shattering slashes came too suddenly. No one had expected that they had only come to watch a show, but they had angered the two Great Swordsmen who were fighting.
The sudden massive slashes swept across, and the hundreds, even thousands, of people who had gathered there were engulfed by these two slashes. In an instant, those people were brutally cut down.
Blood instantly stained the ground red, and the intense Sword Intent instantly sobered up the people who were still running from afar, wanting to watch the show.
If these small fries wanted to watch the show, they had to bear the wrath of those two Great Swordsmen. The battle between the two Great Swordsmen was not something they could watch just because they wanted to.
"Oh my god, run!"
"Damn it, don't let me find out who you are, or I'll make sure you die without a burial place!"
"I know who they are. One is called Mihawk and the other is called Gaenie. Remember to get revenge on them later!"
"Damn guys, we were just watching a show! Why did you attack us? Everyone, let's go! Kill those two guys and avenge our dead brothers!"
"..."
As Gaenie and Hawkeye Mihawk displayed their power, those who were originally watching the show either died, were injured, or fled. Those shouting slogans of revenge were the ones who ran the fastest.
For a time, however fast people had come, they now ran even faster to leave this place of trouble.
"What a pity, this place isn't suitable for us to continue fighting!"
Gaenie said with emotion after putting away Ryusui.
"After the Pirate King's execution, let's find a place to fight again!"
Hawkeye Mihawk looked at Gaenie with burning eyes and said.
"Hahahahahaha, there's no need to wait until the Pirate King's execution. We can go find an island now and have a good fight!"
"My ship is very fast. We can reach another island within half a day. The Pirate King's execution is still five days away. We have plenty of time to fight!"
Gaenie said.
"Okay, let's go fight first and then come back!"
Hawkeye Mihawk naturally agreed when he heard Gaenie's words. He was also eager to continue fighting with Gaenie.
Soon, the two arrived at Gaenie's ship. Although his ship was only ten meters long, it was made of special metal and was specifically built by Thomas Shipyard according to his requirements. It was more like a large speedboat than a ship.
Furthermore, this ship was like a small house, fully equipped with various living facilities.
"Hold on tight, let's go!"
After getting on the ship, Gaenie immediately started the engine, and the ship instantly sped across the sea at an extremely high speed. This speed could leave even the largest Marine warships far behind.
"Where was your ship built?"
Hawkeye Mihawk looked at the ship, felt its overall structure and speed, and became more and more satisfied the more he looked.
For a lone wolf like him, this was simply the most perfect ship! It didn't rely on wind or human power, didn't require complicated operation, and was fully equipped with various facilities. He wanted one too.
"This is a ship I specially customized at Thomas Shipyard in the New World. If you want one, you can go there to customize one after you reach the New World."
"But you'll need to bring enough Berries. This ship cost me a full six hundred million Berries to build!"
Gaenie said with a smile.
Although his ship was small, it was extremely sturdy. Even waves hundreds of meters high couldn't destroy it; at most, it would be pushed into the Sea. But it didn't matter, this ship had an automatic rescue system. After entering the seabed, it would automatically float up and would not sink. Of course, it also had other very practical functions.
"Thomas Shipyard of the Limitless Pirates? I'll go customize one!"
Hawkeye Mihawk had naturally heard of Thomas Shipyard. Nowadays, Thomas Shipyard was the largest and best shipbuilding island in the World. Even if it was a bit expensive, he could completely accept it.
"However, your swordsmanship feels very familiar to me. Is it the Limitless Sword Style of the World's Greatest Swordsman Nox?"
Soon, Hawkeye Mihawk's gaze returned to Gaenie.
When he was fighting Gaenie earlier, he felt that Gaenie's swordsmanship was very familiar.
After all, he and his master used to frequently watch videos about Nox.
For example, the video of Nox's first battle with Red Count, and the videos of Nox fighting other contestants in the Sword Art Tournament, Hawkeye Mihawk had watched them countless times.
During the battle earlier, he didn't think of it immediately, but now that he recalled it, he knew where that sense of familiarity came from.