As a pirate, he wants to be the king but relies on his son to conquer the world.

At the same time, the moment he killed the Devil Fruit, Sparrow knew that he had broken through the realm of the supreme swordsman that he had always dreamed of.

Everything is so natural.

A great swordsman can cut through iron, and a great swordsman can cut through a diamond sea tower stone. When there is nothing harder than a diamond sea tower stone in the world, how can a swordsman break through the realm?

Great swordsmen from ancient times to the present have put forward various ideas.

However, due to various reasons such as transportation, writing, inheritance, etc., Sparrow has never been able to determine which great swordsman in history is truly the supreme great swordsman.

I still remember that Sparrow once read a travelogue, which said:

Sword, the murderous weapon.

The same is true for us swordsmen.

No irrigation by sweat, no talent, no scars, no fear of life and death. How can one enlighten the soul of this murderous weapon, the extension of the mind; how can one clearly understand the breathing of all things and the rhythm of the human body; how can one suddenly understand the arrogance of this sword's intention; how can one fully understand the majesty of its profound meaning; how can one pursue this self-less killing? Extreme.

In this small country born on the Grand Line, there are countless people in the country who yearn for the path of a swordsman. Raised by Meng Xia's father, I have been crazy about swords ever since I can remember, and practiced swordsmanship like crazy. Unfortunately, my father's attainments in swordsmanship were limited, and he never met a famous teacher when he was young, so no one taught him the orthodox swordsmanship. I have no choice but to search a lot, sum up my experience, and study hard.

Until I reach adulthood, I bid farewell to my parents and travel far to challenge myself. He fought countless battles with swords in his life, but he only remembers seventy-seven life-and-death fights. However, as the seventy-eighth scene approaches, my hair has grown gray, and I suddenly realize that the world has changed, and that my refined swordsmanship has not been passed down, so I wrote this.

The way of swordsmanship in this world can be divided into four major levels and eight minor realms based on my experience and summary.

The first level, swordsmanship apprentice

The first realm, basic apprenticeship

Be proficient in various posture techniques for holding the sword. It is recommended to use upright holding, overlapping holding, reverse holding, and inverted holding as the main practice postures. The sword can be drawn anytime, anywhere, while walking, sitting or lying down.

Continuously practice basic sword postures. It is recommended to practice chopping, stabbing, picking, and holding as the main sword postures. Swing the sword with all your heart, and unite your heart and sword.

The second realm, advanced apprentice

Be proficient in various step skills in combat. It is recommended to practice leaping, lunging, back-stepping and parallel steps as the main steps. Be able to adapt to changing circumstances, and use the sword up, down, forward, left, and right without any decision.

To practice advanced sword postures consistently, it is recommended to practice the main sword postures of Juhe, Climbing the Tower, Holding the Moon, Yan Hui, and Laying the Mountain. Focus on swinging the sword and align your mind with the sword.

Second level, swordsman

The third realm, official swordsman

Take appropriate sparring challenges to understand actual combat skills. It is recommended to fight to the death with swordsmen of the same level, or be surrounded by weaker groups. Think about combat and instinctively block and counterattack.

Continuously practice technical sword moves. It is recommended to combine advanced sword exercises with He Jin, Dian Jin, Jump Jin, and Duo Jin or create your own sword moves that suit you. Make sure your move is like a violent storm and win the battle.

The fourth realm, beheading the swordsman

To accurately control your own power and attack the space, it is recommended to concentrate on sword meditation. Be able to sense the soul of the weapon in your hand, concentrate your mind, and swing out an extended slash.

Continuously practice the sword moves of the genre. It is recommended to practice point attacks, face attacks, counterattacks, and blocking as the main methods of combat or create your own sword moves that suit you and form a genre. In times of war, I can deal with the turbulent clouds and waves with ease.

The third level, swordsman swordsman

The fifth realm, the iron-slaying swordsman

Understand clearly the breath of all things and the rhythm of the human body. This is the beginning of the path to becoming a swordsman, which requires sweat, talent, and bloody battles to achieve. At this level, a sword can easily cut through steel, and it becomes even more powerful as the level deepens. At this level, one can easily understand the power by focusing on the body, and as the level deepens, the control becomes more and more magical.

By carefully studying the secret of strength, synchronizing the slashing with the breathing of air, and blessing the rhythm of the human body, one can swing the sword at will to fly and slash.

The Sixth Realm, the Intention-Destroying Swordsman

Suddenly realize the arrogance of sword intention. This is a profound step in walking on the path of a swordsman, and one needs to ride the wind and waves and keep making progress. At this level, the mystery of nature and the ferocity of disasters are nothing more than ordinary slashes from the sword.

Carefully study the mysteries of nature, harmonize your will with the breath of nature, and bless the rhythm of your mind, so that you can follow the wind and rain by swinging your sword at will.

The fourth level, great swordsman

The seventh realm, the great swordsman of mystery

Understand the power of the profound truth. This is a qualitative change in walking on the path of a swordsman, which requires unparalleled talent and evenly matched enemies. At this level, he is enough to be called a true master of swordsmanship. The sea embraces all rivers, and the ten thousand blades return to their origin. The secret of slashing, decay turns into magic, destroying land and splitting seas with one sword.

The eighth realm, the selfless swordsman

This is a realm that I have never reached. It has been spread among the legends of great swordsmen pursuing perfection, but those who fight with me have touched and crossed its threshold. If the battle with Shuangyue Longma is over, I will hear nothing about myself in the morning and die without regrets at night.

This man's name is someone Sparrow doesn't know, and his name has not been circulated in the sea, but he must be a strong man who can fight with Frost Moon Ryoma and reach the end of the great swordsman.

Although he was from hundreds of years ago, Sparrow felt that his summary of swordsmanship was quite accurate.

But the realm of the supreme swordsman, after Sparrow broke through, he discovered that this was actually a transformation from tangible to intangible.

When there is nothing harder than diamonds or seastones in nature, the swordsman must change his goal, from cutting off tangible substances to cutting off intangible things, in order to break through to a higher realm.

But without special circumstances, it is difficult to achieve such a state.

This is also the reason why the legend of the Supreme Swordsman has been circulating for so long, but no one has ever been rumored to have truly reached such a state.

Most people need to be thirty or forty years old to become a great swordsman, and some people even slowly get there after they are fifty or sixty years old.

It is impossible for people like Hawkeye, Sparrow and Shanks to become great swordsmen in their twenties without extraordinary talents, cheats and inheritance, let alone enough time to enter the next level.

But from Sparrow's point of view, the chances of Hawkeye and Shanks breaking through are slim.

Although Hawkeye has extraordinary talent, he has been fighting all the way. His swordsmanship mainly relies on self-awareness and lack of accumulation.

In the original work, he has been sitting in the position of the world's greatest swordsman, waiting for the next person to challenge him. He hopes to break through in fierce battles without a goal. This is extremely inefficient. It is not yet possible to break through to the realm of the supreme swordsman. It can be known.

And Shanks has Roger's inheritance and Rayleigh's guidance, so it can be said that everything goes smoothly.

Watching his videos before, he combines domineering domineering and swordsmanship.

At this time, he could be said to have touched the edge of the supreme swordsman, but this step was like a sky barrier, just like the difference between the overlord's domineering energy that could stun someone and stun someone to death.

Not to mention he is left-handed and has lost his dominant left hand.

The best way to break through the realm of the supreme swordsman is to use strong mental power in conjunction with sword intent to kill souls.

As for the rest of the intangible things such as lifespan, time, and space, they are even more elusive. Unless you eat the corresponding Devil Fruit, it is difficult to get in touch with them, let alone kill them to break through to the realm of the supreme swordsman.