Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 43 Monster Kuroki Gensai
The third Shichibukai has been defeated! The Shichibukai are now effectively defunct!

Half a month after the news that called Guan Yi the nemesis of the Seven Warlords of the Sea spread widely, another piece of news spread rapidly across the sea.

The news report stated that the third Shichibukai, Gecko Moria, was also defeated in his battle against Ian the Tiger and his whereabouts are unknown. In just half a month, three of the seven Shichibukai have disappeared, leaving them as mere shells of their former selves!
The newspapers even speculated about which of the Seven Warlords of the Sea Guan Yi would challenge next, ultimately ruling out Boa Hancock, the Amazonian Empress, who was located in the Calm Belt and was easy to defend and difficult to attack, as well as the world's strongest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk.

Guan Yi set his sights on Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, and Doflamingo, the Heavenly Demon.

The news spread like wildfire, and even Doflamingo, unlike when he last saw the news, no longer treated it as a joke and made some preparations to "entertain" Guan Yin.

But right in the eye of the storm, Guan Yi suddenly vanished without a trace. The World Government, the Navy, pirates, and even the Revolutionary Army all searched for him, but Guan Yi seemed to have disappeared into the vast ocean without a trace!

As he has been out of the public eye for a long time.

The commotion gradually subsided.

"Let things settle down, find some peace and quiet."

On a deserted island along the Grand Line.

After defeating Gecko Moria, Guan Yi came here, opened up caves, hunted wild beasts and small sea kings, and lived a life of hardship.

Although he hadn't received a new newspaper from the newsbird, Guan Yi knew about the excitement at sea, because his life value income had increased again in the last two days.

Not wanting to get into trouble, he found this secluded island to cultivate, digest the gains from these three battles, and improve his strength.

After several days of training, he made considerable progress, further improving his use of the Flame-Flame Fruit and significantly increasing the strength of his Armament Haki.

This is inseparable from the solid foundation he laid in infrastructure construction and his constantly improving physical fitness, and it may also be related to his gradually improving 'will'. After defeating the Seven Warlords of the Sea three times, it has to be said that Guan Yi's self-confidence has also grown a lot. Now in the world of One Piece, he should be considered a third-tier strongman!

Even though it's still far behind the top tier.

The guiding rune on his wrist had gradually turned blue with the victory of three battles and the spread of his fame. According to the rules of the secret realm, it would increase by half a level at the end of the battle. Guan Yi was certain that he would get the purple rune when he left the pirate world.

This is equivalent to the benefits of participating in and completely conquering a purple-level secret realm. In other words, if the One Piece world were truly a purple-level difficult secret realm, Guan Yi's current strength would give him a certain chance to clear it.

"If he can defeat the Seven Warlords of the Sea in two years, it's not impossible for him to go toe-to-toe with the Four Emperors in another two years."

Guan Yi's ambition was growing, and he occasionally had the idea that he could completely conquer the secret realm this time.

The biggest benefit of knowing the plot is that Guan Yi understands when and with what level of ability he can challenge what kind of goal, and can continuously strive for that goal and improve himself.

Which other explorer could have practiced diligently for two years without fail, like Guan Yi? No, he practiced diligently for twelve years without fail!

He opened the second phase of the plan.

[To start the seventh real-world sparring match, you need to consume 50 million Berries and 5000 Life Points.]

[Wealth: 3.78 billion Berry]

[Life Points: 42352]

Let's begin the seventh real-world sparring match!

……

Kengan World.

As Kiryu Setsuna's body was carried away by medical staff, the expressions of the audience and the contestants when they looked at Guan Yi again were tinged with a different kind of emotion.

Kiryu Setsuna wasn't the first fighter to die in this Kengan Deathmatch tournament. Yesterday, in the round of 32 to 16, a guy named Meguro Masaki was already beaten to death. But Meguro Masaki was a pervert who derived pleasure from pain, and he didn't know how to back down, so his death was not a pity.

Kiryu Setsuna was a handsome man, and in a world that values ​​appearance, it's hard for many people to accept that someone like him was beaten to death.

Aside from those who know Kiryu Setsuna.

They knew that Kiryu Setsuna was even more perverted than Meguro Masaki, and that he must have angered Seki for some reason to end up like this.

"Are you alright, Guan Yi?" Tokita Ohma and others were waiting outside the contestant passage. When Guan Yi came out, they went up to him and said, "Sorry, that guy is my enemy, a madman. He caused you trouble."

Wang Ma wasn't asking whether Guan Yi was injured, since he could see it clearly from the stands. Under Guan Yi's Tiger-Style Six-Pounce attack, Kiryu Setsuna was too busy to even parry, and could only manage a few counterattacks, at most causing Guan Yi some minor scratches.

"It's nothing," Guan Yi said. "This isn't the first time I've killed someone; I'm not that fragile."

"Really?" Wang Ma asked, somewhat surprised. "Do 'lawless areas' also exist in China?"

He shook his head, not asking further, but simply nodded slightly and said, "It's good that you're alright. You really haven't disappointed me; your martial arts have improved a lot in the past three years! You should be fine in the remaining two battles. See you in the finals!"

Guan Yi looked at him and smiled, "Well, good luck in your match this afternoon."

"Don't worry, we'll win."

Tokita Ohma smiled confidently and left with Yamashita Kazuo, who was somewhat distraught after witnessing Kiryu Setsuna's death. Guan Yi thought to herself that Tokita Ohma probably wouldn't make it through the afternoon's match.

Because his opponent's name is Kuroki Gensai!

As expected, the match between Tokita Ohma and Kuroki Gensai in the afternoon can be roughly described in four sentences: Tokita Ohma launched a fierce attack, Tokita Ohma was forced to use the Divine Emblem, Tokita Ohma gained the upper hand, and Tokita Ohma typed "gg"!

Standing on the field, the injured Kuroki Gensai looked at the unconscious Tokita Ohma with a serious expression: "A remarkable young man, a wonderful duel."

Then his gaze turned to the stands, passing over Kanaga, the samurai, and Guan Yi: "It was right to accept my old friend's invitation to participate in this Kengan Deathmatch Tournament. On the path to the highest level of martial arts, so many outstanding young people have appeared without my noticing."

As a veteran, he anticipates defeat, he longs to face opponents stronger than himself. Which of you can surprise me? But what you've shown so far isn't enough!

"Hey, Guan Yi, a real monster has appeared." Shocked by Ashura's defeat, the stands were deathly silent. Himuro Ryo's voice was low and deep: "This guy is ridiculously strong!"

Guan Yi nodded.

In the battle just now, Tokita Ohma should have forced out most of Kuroki Gensai's strength, giving Guan Yi a general idea of ​​the situation.

A physique honed through countless trials and tribulations, and martial arts skills virtually flawless, combined into one, make up Kuroki Gensai, a martial arts master as towering as a mountain.

Guan Yi has already received praise from his master Wen Yunshen, who said that he has reached the level of his master when he was young and can be called a master of Xingyi. All those who came before him were ancient masters.

But Kuroki Gensai is even stronger than that!

Guan Yi felt that he would have a better chance of defeating Kuroki Gensai if he used techniques like summoning gods or exorcising demons, which would cause great damage to his body; otherwise, his chances of winning would only be around 20%.

However, Guan Yi didn't want to use these two moves unless absolutely necessary. First, it would expose his ability to copy martial arts; second, such a victory would offer little benefit to his own martial arts progress. An opponent like Kuroki Gensai was someone he had to cherish!

No rush, meeting him will be the final.

Before that, I have two more matches to grow and hone my martial arts skills!

As the competition continued, after Ganayo defeated Thai fighting god Gaolang, the list of the top eight was finally determined.

Tomorrow, Guan Yi's first opponent will be the strangulation king, Imai Kosaku!
(End of this chapter)