One Piece: Obtaining the Black Dragon King Fruit at the Start

Chapter 164 The Great Swordsman Minos

Behind General Flying Dragon, black and white shadow soldiers stood in neat rows, exuding a strong sense of killing intent, like death gods from hell, sending chills down one's spine.

Immediately afterwards, a dense black-purple magical power erupted from Cheng Xiaoyu's body. That magical power, like nimble threads, rapidly spread across every shadow soldier.

In an instant, the aura emanating from the Shadow Soldiers suddenly intensified, as if they had undergone a complete transformation.

This was because Cheng Xiaoyu activated the Shadow Monarch Domain, bringing a 30% increase in strength to the Shadow Soldiers.

Having done all this, Cheng Xiaoyu took out the Demon Short Sword from his system space, coldly pointed it at Red-Haired Shanks, and said in a chilling tone, "Today, I will make your Red-Haired Pirates remain on this land forever, becoming dust in history!"

As Cheng Xiaoyu summoned the Shadow Legion, the atmosphere on the Serbian island instantly became extremely heavy, with a strong sense of impending doom filling the air, as if a world-ending storm was about to arrive.

Minos looked at the serious and ready-to-fight Red-Haired Pirates in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips. He chuckled and said, "You think this is enough? Isn't that too naive and simplistic!"

"Moreover, I've said it before: you lot are no match for us in a full-blown battle."

As soon as he finished speaking, Minos suddenly roared to the sky: "Come forth! My puppet army!"

As the roar subsided, a dazzling golden light instantly enveloped Minos's body.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people around the world, seven mysterious figures appeared out of nowhere beside Minos.

The appearance of these seven figures immediately drew gasps of surprise from the crowd.

Two of the figures were particularly peculiar, with curved horns on their heads and what appeared to be mysterious masks on their faces, making it difficult to discern their true identities.

Even more astonishingly, the two not only had identical body shapes, but also held the same swords.

Moreover, the aura emanating from them was so powerful that it was chilling, giving people a terrifying sense of oppression, as if they were facing a great general.

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but exclaim, "The oppressive aura emanating from those two figures is that of terrifying generals!"

"And those five figures behind them, though slightly inferior, still possessed the imposing presence of general candidates (quasi-generals)!"

What amazed everyone was the fifth and fourth puppets, both of which were at the mid-level general level and were purchased from the system by Minos at great expense.

The other five figures had bone masks covering their faces and emitted an eerie white light.

These are white phantom puppets with the strength of a near-Admiral, which Minos purchased with the kill points he gained after fighting those provocative pirates.

They all wielded the same sword, and each was a formidable swordsman. Although they were only at the level of a near-general, they were still a terrifying force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.

Minos first coldly surveyed the Red-Haired Pirates, then his gaze swept rapidly around them like lightning before he let out a disdainful sneer: "Hmph, anyone who wants to challenge us, bring it on!"

After saying that, Minos moved his mind and directly took out a two-meter-long demon sword from the system space.

The blade emanated an eerie dark red light, as if a mysterious and evil power was surging within it.

This cursed sword is no ordinary weapon; it's called "Dark Soul" and has always been kept by Minos, never used in battle. However, in the world of One Piece, it boasts the formidable reputation of being one of the Supreme Grade Swords.

Previously, after Minos used his kill points to purchase five puppets with the strength of a quasi-general, he discovered that he still had kill points remaining.

Just then, he suddenly remembered that he had a demon sword of the supreme grade in his system space.

Thinking that he couldn't let the sword sit idle and go to waste, he took the opportunity to exchange it for the legacy of a great swordsman.

Minos's sudden act of drawing the demon sword instantly attracted everyone's attention, their eyes filled with astonishment and confusion.

After all, in past battles, the Fifth Emperor Minos has always dominated the pirate world with his incredibly powerful fist techniques, and has never used any weapons.

Now, however, he was wielding a strangely shaped demonic sword, causing everyone present to wonder: "What is the Fifth Emperor Minos up to?"

Minos, holding his dark red demon sword, felt the puzzled looks on everyone's faces. A faint smile appeared on his lips as he calmly but confidently said, "Swordsmanship is my talent, but close combat is merely a hobby." (◣_◢)

As soon as he finished speaking, Minos flicked his wrist, and the demon sword in his hand drew a sharp arc in the air. A dark red sword aura slashed swiftly towards Shanks and the others like a surging tide.

At the same time, Cheng Xiaoyu gently waved his right hand.

In an instant, the more than 5,000 Shadow Army surged towards the Red-Haired Pirates like a black torrent, filling the air with a chilling atmosphere.

Hawkeye's gaze was instantly locked onto the dark red sword energy that was rushing towards him. His eyes sharpened, and he drew his black sword, Night, without hesitation.

All I saw was…

With a gentle wave of his arm, the movement was elegant yet powerful, and a cyan sword aura shot into the sky, heading straight for the dark red sword aura.

"boom!"

A deafening roar seemed to shake the entire space. The two sword energies collided fiercely in mid-air, and powerful energy fluctuations spread outwards like ripples.

Shockingly, the two sword energies exploded simultaneously, turning into countless tiny energy fragments that dissipated into the air.

This scene left everyone present wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

No one expected that Minos's sword aura would be able to rival that of a top swordsman like Hawkeye.

Hawkeye's eyes, however, gleamed with excitement. From the brief exchange, he had keenly sensed that Minos was no ordinary person, but a great swordsman who had trained diligently for many years and whose strength was unfathomable.

Hawkeye's eyes were sharp as he stared intently at Minos, his voice filled with excitement and anticipation as he exclaimed, "This trip was worth it!"

Seeing the overwhelming army of shadows surging towards them, Shanks showed no fear. He roared, "Brothers, the battle has begun! Let them know how powerful the Red-Haired Pirates are!"

The roar was like thunder, instantly igniting the fighting spirit of the Red-Haired Pirates. They drew their weapons and charged towards the Shadow Army, shouting as a fierce melee ensued.

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P.S.: My Supreme Grade Swords are almost rusty. (◣_◢)