One Piece meme: Starting with eight extraordinary skills

What are you trying to achieve?

Don't forget your heart, you have to always.

Mediocre people only think about immediate benefits and enjoy everything they have now, without being willing to pay the price. Naturally, they can only live an ordinary and boring life, but they never deeply reflect on their actions.

"Boom!"

A clap of thunder came from afar.

"It is going to rain?"

Roronoa Zoro paused in his sword swing, looking up at the sky in astonishment. The sky was still blue with white clouds, so why was there thunder?

Looking in the direction from which the thunder came, Roronoa Zoro's pupils suddenly contracted.

Roronoa Zoro has excellent eyesight and immediately spotted a young man of similar age sitting cross-legged on a warship that had come from afar, letting the lightning from the sky strike him down.

"Is this cultivation?"

Seeing Yang Ming's insane cultivation methods, Roronoa Zoro felt a chill run down his spine.

Roronoa Zoro has always believed that his training methods are rigorous enough to make him stand out among his peers, which is why he has earned the praise of his master, Koushirou, and Kuina.

But now...

Roronoa Zoro lowered his eyelids, looking at his own training method, and suddenly felt bored.

The warship slowly docked in the harbor of Shimotsuki Island. A group of naval soldiers surrounded a boy and headed straight for the Shimotsuki Gym, ignoring the curious gazes of the villagers.

"What do these navy men want to do?"

Roronoa Zoro frowned, fearing trouble for the Frostmoon Gym, and immediately left the cliff.

Even though the cliff was right on the back mountain of the Frostmoon Dojo, Roronoa Zoro used all his luck to finally overcome his terrible sense of direction and barely catch a glimpse of the Frostmoon Dojo's outline.

This is a Japanese-style dojo with cherry blossoms planted in the courtyard. The wooden planks laid out are sturdy and durable. At this moment, a group of young men and women dressed in training clothes are wielding bamboo swords and engaging in a novice-like skirmish.

Their slender arms made it difficult even to wield bamboo swords, let alone exert the necessary strength. Their swordsmanship was also lacking; although they had memories of the Frost Moon Sword Technique in their minds, their bodies felt completely unfamiliar with it, and their movements appeared sluggish and stiff.

Roronoa Zoro excitedly pushed open the door, thinking that the group of marines had come to cause trouble for his master, Koushirou. However, he saw the boy who made his scalp tingle sitting with his master, Koushirou, chatting happily.

A girl with short blue hair stood obediently beside the two, dressed in a proper training uniform, with a black belt tightly cinching her slender waist. She poured tea and served water to the two from time to time.

Kuina usually acts like a tomboy, but she never shows this side of herself when facing Roronoa Zoro.

Roronoa Zoro, a blockhead who is oblivious to emotions, experienced jealousy for the first time, and felt a slightly bitter taste in his heart, which was very unpleasant.

"Zoro's here, come over here."

Koushirou, the head of the Shimotsuki Dojo, comes from the Shimotsuki family of Wano Country. He is a middle-aged man who has reached the age of forty. He has black hair tied up at the back of his head, a dignified and peaceful face, and wears round glasses. He always looks at others with a smile.

At Koushirou's invitation, Roronoa Zoro somewhat reluctantly came up behind him and stood on either side of Kuina.

Koushirou lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and looked at Yang Ming with a smile, saying:

"Captain Yang Ming, what do you think of my dojo teaching the children swordsmanship?"

It's impossible to discern Koushirou's inner thoughts from his face; it's as if his smile is an inescapable mask, always concealing his true self behind it.

Ignoring the slightly hostile gazes from Roronoa, Zoro, and Kuina, Yang Ming spoke frankly and without hesitation:

"The swordsmanship of your disciples is mediocre and not worth mentioning at all."

If it weren't for Koushirou's excellent parenting skills and Yang Ming's status as a naval officer, Kuina, given her temperament, might not have simply glared at Yang Ming; she might have rolled up her sleeves and challenged him to a duel to avoid offending the navy.

Roronoa Zoro's approach was much simpler; he immediately roared:

"You dare say that again!"

Kuina gave Roronoa Zoro a secretly approving glance, which further boosted his confidence.

Yang Ming looked at the two calmly and said indifferently:

"The swordsmanship of your disciples is mediocre and not worth mentioning at all."

Upon hearing this, Roronoa Zoro immediately drew three bamboo swords, assumed a three-sword style fighting stance, and said:

"Three-Sword Style Zoro, please enlighten me!"

"In that case, I will teach you properly."

"Shameless talk!"

Roronoa Zoro's face darkened, and as soon as the two stood still, he couldn't wait to launch an attack on Yang Ming.

Wielding the bamboo sword with both hands and teeth, he created a dense, impenetrable wind of sword energy, resembling a wild beast baring its teeth and claws, exuding a rather aggressive aura.

The disciples of the martial arts school had naturally heard Yang Ming's words, and now, united in their hatred of the enemy, they cheered each other on.

"Go Zoro!"

"Go! Give this annoying guy a good beating!"

With the support of his friends, and especially noticing Kuina's gaze on him, Roronoa Zoro felt even stronger.

In a dojo sparring match, the first person to make contact with the opponent with their bamboo sword wins a point. If they touch a vital spot, they win three points. The first person to reach ten points wins.

Ignoring Roronoa Zoro's rapid and fierce attacks, Yang Ming's bamboo sword pierced through the weak point between the three strikes, cleanly and decisively cleaving the opponent's head.

The sudden pain in his head knocked Roronoa Zoro to the ground.

"Could it be that you're actually quite weak?" Yang Ming walked up to Roronoa Zoro. "I'm truly sorry, but in my eyes, strength and weakness are measured in meters. I can't understand the difference between one centimeter and three centimeters."

Chapter 112 Bullying Zoro, Fighting Koushirou

"I……"

Blood streamed down the boy's forehead, splitting from his hairline. He slammed his hands heavily onto the mahogany floor, then braced himself with his ten fingers to stand up unsteadily. He looked up at Yang Ming, his eyes revealing a fierce, childlike glint.

"How could I fall here!"

"I'm going to become the greatest swordsman in the world!"

Kuina's heart tightened.

"Zoron..."

In Roronoa Zoro's sharp eyes, Kuina saw determination and resolve.

Roronoa Zoro took a deep breath, held the bamboo sword behind his back, stood with his feet slightly apart, knees slightly bent, and lowered his center of gravity, like a ferocious tiger crouching in the bushes of the mountains, ready to launch a fierce attack on the enemy at any moment.

This great swordsman, ten years from now, has already begun to develop fangs.

"Three-Sword Style! Tiger Hunt!"

Roronoa Zoro's low growl, along with the system notification sound, echoed in Yang Ming's ears.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from Lord of the Undead. You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to start the prize wheel?"

A lottery wheel slowly appeared in Yang Ming's sight, with only two categories of prizes: treasures and skills.

Treasures: The Throne of Kings, the Abyss of Hell, the Map of Mountains and Rivers...

Skills: Resurrection, Summon Death Knight, Portal...

[Storage Ring]: It contains 10,000 square meters of space.

Seeing that Yang Ming was so arrogant and distracted during the battle, Roronoa Zoro suddenly increased his speed, like a tiger descending a mountain.

At this moment, it even gives one the illusion that the three bamboo knives have become the fangs and claws of a ferocious tiger.

Kuina clenched her fists silently. She had known Roronoa Zoro for some time and knew that this was his signature sword technique.

"Zoro, you can do it!"

Three bamboo swords drew a sharp arc, carrying an impressive momentum.

The disciples of Frostmoon Dojo cheered loudly, their momentum unmatched for a time.

Only Koushirou's professional smile gradually faded, his eyelids lifted slightly, and a hint of seriousness appeared in his eyes.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Yang Ming did not adopt any stance, not because he underestimated his opponent.

On the contrary, it was because of his rich combat experience that he could see that Roronoa Zoro had a lot of momentum but no determination to kill. His seemingly aggressive swordsmanship was like a paper tiger, only good for scaring people but not for licking blood.

What is a swordsman?

The moment you take up your sword, you must be prepared to kill or be killed!

Without a heart as firm as a rock, even the most magnificent and imposing swordsmanship is nothing but a pretty face, useless!

Yang Ming holds the sword in one hand.

In that instant, his aura suddenly changed.

Although he was holding a bamboo knife, he gave the illusion of wielding a peerless sword, its sharpness fully revealed!

Yang Ming did not study under a famous master to learn powerful swordsmanship. He has always used the swordsmanship he learned at the naval academy, which emphasizes simplicity, directness, and killing with a single blow.

Because in close combat with pirates, it's either you die or I die. Being able to save time on honing skills and use that time to hone one's abilities means being able to kill more pirates.

For this reason, the most renowned swordsmen on this vast sea are usually pirates or pirate hunters; it is rare to hear of a naval admiral who became famous through swordsmanship.

Yang Ming's horizontal slash was unremarkable, lacking any skill whatsoever; even any disciple of the Frostmoon Dojo could easily have executed it.

But when Yang Ming used it, it gave a completely different feeling, as if it were sweeping away thousands of troops, and heavily collided with Roronoa Zoro's three bamboo swords.

"Oh!"

A muffled thud was heard.

Roronoa Zoro's expression changed drastically upon sensing the terrifying power emanating from the bamboo sword!

Even his teeth and the bamboo knives in his hands couldn't withstand the immense force and were cut in two.

Yang Ming's bamboo sword continued its momentum, and just as it was about to touch Roronoa Zoro's body, he urgently withdrew 90% of its power. However, even with only 10% of its power remaining, it still sent Roronoa Zoro flying.

Roronoa Zoro's body flew several meters through the air like a kite with a broken string, slamming his back heavily against the dojo wall before collapsing limply to the ground.

"Wow!"

Roronoa Zoro felt a burning pain in his internal organs, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His complexion looked extremely bad.