One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

(These two chapters are a bit far-fetched, don’t take them too seriously)

(Please spare my life)

"The power is enough, but the speed is too slow, and there is no room for me to change my moves."

Lieutenant General Hisenlight raised the staff knife in his hand and flicked it upwards slightly. Carsent felt that the heavy sword in his hand was somewhat out of control, and he suddenly fell to one side.

Carsent quickly stopped and stood still, carefully recalling how the sword was broken just now.

Lieutenant General Hisenlight's sword tip just hit the weak point of the heavy sword, and coupled with the fact that he had not fully controlled the heavy sword just now, it almost slipped out of his hand, and he was dragged out by the out-of-control heavy sword.

"Come again..."

Carsente reacted quickly and swung the heavy sword from the ground, using the force of rotating his whole body to cut towards Lieutenant General Hisenlight.

"That's still not enough. You can't just swing the sword for the sake of swinging it. Think about why you are swinging the sword, and then think about how I, as your opponent, might defend or counter your attack. Do you have any backup plans in this situation?"

"Whether it's a heavy sword or a fast sword, the fundamentals of swordsmanship are the same. In addition to the first strike requiring extreme speed or strength, as long as you don't kill with one strike, you need sword moves that are as lingering as flowing water. Every moment of stiffness and hesitation will give your opponent the opportunity to seize and defeat you."

"Is the sword force like flowing water?" Carsent murmured.

"It's not the sword power. This is something you can only comprehend after you break through to become a great swordsman. What you need now is that sense of continuity and endless power. This is the skill of swordsmanship."

"It is also the only way for you to comprehend the breathing of all things and cut iron." Lieutenant General Hisenlight pointed out Carsent's problem sharply.

Carsente is not unfamiliar with flowing water. As the god of water, Xuanwu has the ability to control the lakes and seas in the world. Carsente, who has been conducting underwater training over the years, is naturally very clear about the characteristics of sea water - endless and continuous, seemingly soft and weak but actually difficult to resist.

Thinking of this, Carsente once again raised the Xuanwu heavy sword and attacked forward. This time, the sword god, who missed the attack, turned strangely and swiftly and chopped down directly from above.

"Clang..." With the sound of metal collision, Carsent's heavy sword was bounced away again.

After all, the purpose was not to defeat the enemy, so Carsente did not unsheath the Teng Snake. The sharp sword Teng Snake was used as a hidden weapon, aiming to kill with one blow. And this time, as a true swordsman, he had realized it, so there was no need to use such a shameful skill.

"This is a big improvement, but it's still not enough. I need to think carefully about how I should strike with the sword to achieve better results."

"I heard from Zefa that you have an excellent physique, but in my opinion this is not a good thing. A strong physique will inhibit the growth of your swordsmanship in some ways."

"There is no doubt that you can now split steel with brute force, but this is not the true realm of cutting steel. Don't rely on your brute force to draw your sword. Think carefully about how swordsmanship should be. Draw your sword with a feeling that is close to the Tao. Only in this way can you truly comprehend the breath of all things."

In response to these words spoken by Lieutenant Hisenlett, Carsent said that he understood them with his head but not with his hands. It seemed that the general meaning was that one should not use force when swinging the sword?

Looking at the weak swordsmanship in Carsent's hand, Lieutenant General Hisenlight, whose face gradually darkened, could not help but clench his fists.

"When I told you not to swing the sword with force, I didn't mean you to really not use force."

Carson, with a face full of questions, said he no longer knew whether he should use more force or not.

"So what do you mean..."

Lieutenant General Hisenlight and Carsente looked at each other in confusion, saying they didn't know how to proceed.

"How about this, we two fight each other, I will use my strength which is far less than yours, and in the battle, I will learn by myself what sword skills and sword intentions are..."

After saying that, he swung the sword in his hand and stabbed forward.

Carsen raised his hand to block, but found that the sword in Lieutenant General Hisenlight's hand suddenly changed direction. With still a light flick, the heavy sword in Carsen's hand was knocked away.

"Come again..."

Carsent rushed over and picked up the sword, while Lieutenant Hisenlight continued to raise his staff sword and lightly resisted Carsent's attack.

"It's really strange. Lieutenant General Hisenlight didn't use much strength in a head-on collision, so how could he even have the upper hand in the collision? It's really unbelievable."

Confused, Carsent could only intentionally increase his strength and take the initiative to chop at the sword of Lieutenant General Hisenlett, trying to find a way out for his doubts in actual combat.

Lieutenant General Hisenlight, who sensed the change in Carsent's behavior, smiled slightly and went forward very cooperatively. After all, some people's brains are not very good, but their bodies have excellent perception and learning ability in combat.

For example, Luffy, the future Five Emperors, and Yamato, Kaido’s filial son. In the eyes of Vice Admiral Hisenlight, Carsente may also be such a person.

With every collision, Carsent felt that he seemed to have no place to use his strength, and his strength did not seem to be fully applied to the sword. It was obvious that Lieutenant General Hisenlight's utilization and fluency of strength far exceeded his own.

"Bang..." Once, the Xuanwu heavy sword in Carsen's hand was bounced away by Lieutenant General Hisenlight. This time, Carsen understood how desperate Roronoa Zoro was when he fought against Hawkeye Mihawk. None of his three swords could penetrate the knife in Hawkeye's hand and hurt Hawkeye. It was really frustrating.

This time, after picking up the Xuanwu heavy sword, Carsen didn't fly over immediately, because he knew that his ending would be similar to the previous one. What Carsen needed was a chance to break the deadlock, not to dodge in a panic like before.

Lieutenant General Hisenlight was not in a hurry either. He just looked quietly at Carsent who was in deep thought in front of him.

"There are swordsmen in the world who can cut through everything, and there are swordsmen who can't cut through anything. Which one do I want?"

"If you listen to the breathing of all things, you will have the power to cut off everything. But is cutting off everything what I want?"

"Extreme sharpness, or unbreakable protection, are too absolute. Even the Xuanwu, which is known for its defense, has the power to set off a tsunami of destruction."

"When Xuanwu appears, all things are afraid. In the past, Xuanwu guarded the city on the sea and froze millions of invading monsters into ice sculptures. He became famous in one battle and ascended the throne. No one could resist him."

(This is the legend of Xuanwu ascending to heaven)

"Similarly, it is difficult to pacify the sea by simply killing people. Only extreme strength and power can suppress all directions."

"Returning to the original state, what makes the world surrender to Xuanwu is nothing more than its extreme weight and pressure of billions of tons."

"Then, my sword art should be called——"

(Today I will add two chapters. Thank you all for your gifts and five-star reviews. It is reasonable to add two chapters for four five-star reviews. The more the better.)