The man in the crimson robes looked at the unconscious sailors, his grip on the blade slightly shifting. "I wasn't paying attention, and they've all ended up like this."
As he spoke, the visible crimson color suddenly contracted, entered Kuro's body, and revealed his figure.
His hair was still jet black, and his eyes were clear, showing no trace of the madness that comes with being consumed by a bloodlust.
"Why..."
Chuanzang roared incredulously, "How can you remain sober? You clearly have such a strong killing intent. The stronger your killing intent, the more you should be controlled!"
"What domination? I've never seen a weapon that can dominate people."
Kuro swung his worn-out longsword, making a light cut that easily created a gash in the ground without the blade touching it.
"It's just a knife, a knife that absorbs people's killing intent. To activate the killing intent, you need a lot of physical strength. It's that simple."
A knife has no spirit, nor does it possess humanity.
I've never heard of a demon sword possessing any kind of host demon, except for Devil Fruits, of course. A sword might have other effects, but it would never bewitch or control anyone.
The voice that Kuro heard before was just the bewitching killing intent of the sword.
This 'Raki' is actually similar to 'Enma'. 'Enma' will absorb people's Haki on its own, while Raki thirsts for killing intent. The moment Kuro grasped it, his own restrained killing intent was completely unleashed through this sword.
That was the killing intent he naturally possessed, but...
"The burst of power is quite intense. This knife can unleash all my killing intent."
Kuro raised the sword, looked at the worn blade, and muttered to himself.
He knew he possessed a strong killing intent, enough to intimidate others, but even Qiu Shui couldn't unleash all of his killing intent.
He himself is not a swordsmanship school that focuses on momentum, so his application of killing intent is naturally not at its peak. But now, through this sword, he can unleash it completely, and its shock level is definitely no less than that of Conqueror's Haki.
Most importantly, this knife can materialize his killing intent, wrapping it around the blade!
This is the true way to use Luo Gui!
As for Chuanzang being consumed by the desire to kill after grasping Luo Gui, it was only because his killing intent was insufficient. This knife craves killing intent the most, so when one's own killing intent is insufficient, the master will also crave killing intent.
Humans are inherently murderous, and murderous intent generates killing aura. If that's not enough, then one can only seek it through external means.
Rather than saying that the knife controlled Chuanzang, it's more accurate to say that Chuanzang's own lack of killing intent influenced it.
Similarly, Chuanzang didn't have enough physical strength to wield the knife, so he could only rely on his life force to make up for it.
A knife is a knife after all; it needs someone to use it. It can't drain a person's strength all at once, otherwise no one would have the strength to wield it. So, the only way is to borrow life force to ensure that Sichuan and Tibet still have the strength to hold it.
"No, impossible! Then why can't I do it?!" Chuanzang roared through gritted teeth, "I've held onto it for so many years, why can't I do it?!"
"Um..."
Kuro stroked his chin, thinking about how to describe it.
Insufficient qualifications?
Not really, controlling this thing doesn't require any special qualifications.
All that matters is having enough killing intent and physical strength.
Does the knife choose its master?
No, that's not it. Knives don't have spirit; it's only people who have spirit.
Kuro thought for a moment, then said to Chuanzang, "This knife isn't as simple as you think. Don't let its old appearance fool you; it has a very useful function, you see..."
He raised Luo Gui, whose hilt and guard, which should have looked like rusty brass, now shone with a dark gold luster. Compared to before, the hilt of this sword now appeared more luxurious.
"The hilt and guard of this knife changed color after being nourished by killing intent. It is indeed a knife that needs to be nourished by killing intent."
"How should I put it? It's like you have a wife who looks dirty on the outside but is very beautiful when she's clean, and she also has a great figure. But she's often sexually unsatisfied, and you can't satisfy her. So she's become tarnished and won't show you her face and figure anymore."
"But! I can!!"
He gripped Luo Gui's hilt and said confidently, "Look at this hilt, it's incredibly shiny, like it's been moisturized. It exudes enough killing intent so that it won't sway anyone with a so-called bloodlust. Do you understand? Simply put, I can satisfy this sword!"
These words made Chuanzang catch his breath, his face turning pale and then red, and his white hair seemed to have a faint green tinge from anger.
"You bastard, do you have to insult me like this?!" Chuanzang roared.
Kuro was baffled: "When did I insult you? I was just giving you an explanation you can understand. Besides, that's how it is. You can't satisfy this sword, even if you're drained and become so weak, you still can't satisfy it. But I can. Look at me, I'm lively and healthy, strong and robust. I filled it with killing intent in an instant."
"A sword is something that anyone can use. As a marine, what's wrong with me accepting some of the pirates' spoils? I think this sword is pretty good, so it's mine. As payment, I'll spare your life."
"Now..."
Whoosh!
Kuro appeared in front of Chuanzang in an instant, kicking him in the chin and sending him flying into the air, almost turning into a shooting star and disappearing before his eyes.
This person needs to be kept.
What other swords will he be able to acquire in the future and showcase the swordsmanship of past masters? It would be great to see the moves of other swordsmen.
Of course, the most crucial thing is...
Kuro was about to tell Hawkeye that he had found something interesting.
That way, Hawkeye won't always want to fight him.
Let him escape. That way, Hawkeye will have time to find him. Anyway, in this wretched place called the New World, it's always the pirates who suffer losses no matter where they go.
"But what about other people..."
Kuro suddenly said something, then turned and looked up in one direction, "You guys won't be so lucky."
In his field of vision, two figures suddenly appeared above a building.
He was dressed in coarse linen clothes, looking like a valiant warrior.
The other is the long-chinned being named Sig whom Kuro had seen at the casino.
besides...
Kuro slashed his longsword to the side, creating a white flash.
Pfft!
With just a simple swing of the sword, without even using a slash, the building next to it was sliced open from the bottom by this sword from a great distance. The cut was smooth, and the collapsed building fell to the ground with a huge bang.
"That's really impressive."
In the direction from which he swung his knife, a person who had been crouching to avoid the attack slowly stood up and laughed, "You actually discovered me."
"Ah...it's you."
Kuro looked at him, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I've been looking for you for a long time, Phantom Thief, April."
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