"gura rara rara, Hearing you guys talk makes my hands itch. How about I spar with you too, Nox? You'll owe me a favor, how about that?"
Whitebeard listened to the conversation between Golden Lion and Nox while drinking.
When he heard that Nox was willing to exchange a favor for them to be his sparring partners, Whitebeard also became interested.
Favors like this depend on the person. If it's Nox's favor, then being his sparring partner is very much worth it.
Once Nox grows stronger in the future, Whitebeard can get this favor back at a price ten or even a hundred times higher than its current value.
"Hahahaha, no problem, Whitebeard. When I reach Grand Swordmaster, I'll come find you to spar!!!"
Nox naturally wouldn't miss out on sparring partners who came forward voluntarily.
As for favors, that's for the future. Right now, he needs to become stronger as quickly as possible. Otherwise, when the God Valley war arrives, whether he can even survive is another matter.
If he can't even get through the God Valley war himself, what use is it even if he doesn't owe anyone anything?
"gura rara rara, No problem. I guarantee it'll be something you'll never forget."
Whitebeard laughed heartily after getting a bit drunk.
"Kekekekeke, Nox, just wait for me to torment you!!"
At this moment, Golden Lion also burst into laughter. These guys don't mince words after drinking.
Rarely, Nox didn't use Life Return to dispel the alcohol today. Instead, like them, he let the alcohol get to his head and got drunk.
After the banquet ended, Nox staggered back to the base. He didn't know who helped him undress, but after smelling a familiar scent, he pulled her into his arms and then practiced drunken boxing.
"Ugh, being drunk really gives you a headache."
Waking up the next morning, the dizzy feeling made him very uncomfortable. He wanted to rub his head but found that both his arms were being used as pillows.
Looking to both sides, he immediately discovered the beautiful morning scene of Shakky and Lesley.
However, Nox didn't disturb their rest. After all, even when they teamed up last night, Nox had them running in disarray, so he wouldn't bother them now.
"Karoo, have someone build me an iron frame and put a lot of firewood underneath to burn."
After getting up and washing, Nox had someone prepare a raging fire for him.
"Senior Brother, it's ready."
Karoo quickly lit the firewood as Nox instructed, and it began to burn.
"You guys watch here. Once the fire weakens, add more firewood."
After Nox finished speaking, he directly rushed into the fire, then stood on the red-hot iron frame, placing his entire body within the raging flames.
"Senior Brother!!!"
Seeing Nox's suicidal behavior, Karoo instinctively shouted.
But soon, he realized that although Nox was in the fire, he wasn't screaming at all, which reminded him of Nox's monstrous physique.
"It really hurts!!!"
Nox, standing in the fire, felt his skin constantly being burned away. The pain truly made him "comfortable" beyond measure.
"However, this method tempers my skin faster than being slashed by subordinates!"
Nox could clearly feel that as his skin was burned away, the skin that grew back became even tougher and harder.
Furthermore, the progress of tempering his skin with Haki at the fourth level of the Sword God Body Tempering Art was also faster than usual, which made him very happy.
He didn't dare use this method before, mainly because his physique and recovery ability weren't good enough. Now, Nox can completely withstand the intensity of such a raging fire.
You know, the future strongest creature, Kaido, can bathe in lava. The temperature of this fire, at most five or six hundred degrees Celsius, is far from the temperature of lava.
Upon hearing that Nox was setting himself on fire here, all the Pirates under Nox ran over, wanting to see how Nox was doing it.
"Hiss!!!"
"What a monster!!!"
And when they actually saw Nox standing in the fire, burning himself without making a sound, it made those Pirates tremble inwardly.
If they were in the middle of the fire, they would probably have been burned to death long ago.
"What are you all doing here? Go do what you're supposed to."
After staying in the fire for a full three hours, Nox finally walked out from the fire, satisfied.
Immediately after coming out, his whole body was charred black, but after washing and using Life Return, he recovered to his original tall, majestic, and dashing appearance, without even a single burn scar left.
"Yes, Boss, we'll go do that now."
When Nox said that, Marley instinctively shrank his head back, then quickly ran out, afraid that Nox would throw him into the fire to roast as well.
"Time to go spar with Golden Lion!"
After finishing his training with the Sword God Body Tempering Art, Nox went to find Golden Lion and arrived on an uninhabited island.
"Kekekekeke, Nox, even though we're sparring, there are times when things go wrong. Don't you die!!"
Golden Lion said proudly, looking at Nox while holding his two swords.
"Come on, let me see how strong a Grand Swordmaster really is!"
Nox said with high battle intent. Compared to someone like Hannyabal, the Golden Lion in front of him was the real Grand Swordmaster, comparable to an Admiral-level expert, a Grand Swordmaster with powerful attack capabilities!
"Slash!!!"
Golden Lion didn't use any fancy sword technique; he simply unleashed a slash that flew forward. That three-hundred-meter-long giant slash gave Nox a great sense of threat.
"Break it!!!"
Nox instantly erupted with extreme speed, unleashing a full-force strike onto that three-hundred-meter-long giant slash.
Instantly, Nox felt Golden Lion's domineering and arrogant Sword Intent from that slash, and it was also imbued with the power of advanced Busoshoku Haki.
It could be said that Golden Lion's casual slash perfectly combined his power as a Grand Swordmaster with advanced Busoshoku Haki.
"Boom!!!!"
Nox was blasted back over three hundred meters by Golden Lion's slash. Only after the power of the slash weakened did Nox barely manage to take it.
"Again!!!"
After feeling the power of Golden Lion's slash, Nox became even more excited. He charged towards Golden Lion's location with all his might, then swung a full-force sword strike towards his head.
"Kekekekeke, Nox, your speed is too slow, and your intention to attack is too obvious."
Golden Lion blocked Nox's sword edge with his left hand sword, while his right hand sword thrust towards Nox's heart.
Nox didn't hesitate at all. He twisted his body to dodge the sword thrust towards his heart, then continued to attack Golden Lion.
Both of them were extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged over a dozen blows.