Even knowing the enemy was immensely powerful, Ashura Doji remained fearless, drawing the sword at his waist and covering it with Ryuo.
"Blood Kill Sword!"
Ashura Doji charged forward instantly, a crimson surge on his Ryuo-covered sword. With a single slash, it was as if a blood-red calamity had arrived.
His name was Ashura Doji, and just like an Ashura, he was ferocious. No matter who the enemy was, he dared to draw his sword and meet the challenge!
"Your sword technique is good, but your speed is too slow!"
Nox didn't use any sword moves. He simply slashed down with the Futsu no Mitama in his hand.
"Clang!!!"
The moment the two swords collided, Ashura Doji's expression changed drastically. He found that Nox's sword had struck the weakest point of his sword move.
Furthermore, he felt an extremely terrifying power from the sword body, a powerful force that caused his hands to bleed from the vibration.
"Bang!!!"
With just one sword strike, Ashura Doji was sent flying over a hundred meters, crashing into the mountain and creating a giant cave over ten meters wide.
"Cough cough!!!"
Ashura Doji's eyes were bloodshot. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and walked out of the cave, looking in disbelief at Nox, who hadn't retreated a single step.
Most importantly, he realized that Nox was holding his sword with only one hand!
"I don't believe the gap is this big!!!"
Ashura Doji's intense self-esteem was completely ignited at this moment. His full-power strike had been shattered by the opponent holding his sword with one hand!
"Shura Blood Slash!!"
Ashura Doji once again charged towards Nox, all his power and Ryuo converging on the sword body. His intense desire to win made his sword technique even more violent and sharp.
With a single slash, it was as if a Shura had descended, the Blood Sea surging forth, the true form of a Shura.
"Your strength is stronger than the previous strike, but your flaws are also becoming more obvious."
Nox still held his sword with one hand, casually slashing down with the Futsu no Mitama, striking the weakest position of Ashura Doji's sword move.
Just like the previous result, Ashura Doji once again felt the completely overwhelming sword road and the irresistible power.
"Bang!!!!"
Ashura Doji was once again sent flying by Nox's sword, his body crashing into the mountain and creating another massive cave.
"Cough cough!!!"
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it!!!"
Ashura Doji, his self-esteem completely crushed, like a crazed Shura, walked out of the cave and once again launched a challenge against Nox.
"Bang!!!"
However, without any surprise, no matter how Ashura Doji attacked, Nox stood in place, then casually slashed, sending Ashura Doji flying.
"Bang!!!!"
"Bang!!!!"
"Bang!!!!"
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Three times, four times, five times...
No matter how many times he tried, Nox was like an unreachable peak of the sword road, utterly insurmountable. Ashura Doji couldn't even see how high that sword road peak was.
Until he fell for the twenty-fifth time, Ashura Doji still wanted to stand up, but his body was completely unable to support him.
"Ashura Doji, do you want to see how strong my true strength is now?"
Nox looked at Ashura Doji, who couldn't stand up, his Limitless Sword Intent condensing on the sword body, making the Futsu no Mitama even sharper and unparalleled.
Ashura Doji didn't speak. Even though he couldn't stand, his eyes were still filled with longing as he looked at Nox.
Nox was the strongest person he had ever seen. Even though he had used his full strength just now, Nox had defeated him with ease.
He had never seen such a strong person and was even more eager to see how strong Nox truly was!!
Only by seeing the real gap could he know how big the gap was and have the motivation to pursue it!
"Then I'll show you the power of a Grand Swordmaster, above a Sword Master!"
"Limitless·Evil Dragon Sky Severing Slash!"
The invisible sword energy transformed into a visible evil dragon soaring behind Nox. The next moment, it completely surged into the Futsu no Mitama sword body.
The next moment, Ashura Doji didn't even see how Nox swung his sword, a powerful evil dragon rushed out again.
The sky was originally covered with white clouds, but as the evil dragon soared through the sky, the white clouds were instantly dispersed by the evil dragon.
In an instant, Ashura Doji saw the enormous evil dragon transform into a thousand-meter-long slash, appearing before him in a flash.
Terrifying beyond belief!!
Absolute crushing!
In front of this thousand-meter-long evil dragon slash, Ashura Doji had no power to resist, nor any thought of resisting.
Even if he trained for another ten years, he wouldn't be able to block this sword, let alone now when he couldn't even move.
"Am I going to die now?"
Ashura Doji looked at the slash that was close at hand, and couldn't help but smell the scent of death.
However, just as Ashura Doji thought he was going to die, the thousand-meter-long evil dragon slash suddenly changed its trajectory and flew past him.
It felt like Death had brushed past him, making Ashura Doji's heart stop abruptly. It was too terrifying!
"This..."
After Ashura Doji came back to his senses, he looked behind him.
He found that the large mountain behind him had been split in two by the evil dragon slash.
The deep and huge sword mark gorge in the mountain formed a natural crack, dividing the entire mountain into two halves.
"Is this your strongest slash?"
Ashura Doji looked at the mountain that had been split in two and couldn't help but ask.
"No, this is only half of my strength. If I used my full power, your subordinates on the mountain would disappear along with this mountain."
Nox returned the Futsu no Mitama to its sheath and said calmly.
He had only used the power of his sword technique just now, not even the power of Haoshoku and Haoshoku Haki. Saying it was half was an exaggeration.
"Thank you, Mr. Nox, for showing mercy. From now on, I, Ashura Doji, am willing to follow you!"
Ashura Doji endured the severe pain in his body, struggled to kneel down, and said.
"As my subordinate, you don't need to kneel. From now on, you cannot kneel to anyone!"
"You are a Samurai, and also a Swordsman. A Swordsman can never kneel, otherwise, the sword bone of a Swordsman will bend!"
Nox stepped forward and helped Ashura Doji up, not allowing him to kneel.
He didn't like the custom of kneeling. As a Sword Master, how could one kneel to others!
"Thank you, Mr. Nox!"
Upon hearing this, Ashura Doji no longer had the idea of continuing to kneel.
He was a bandit himself, so he naturally didn't like the kneeling etiquette of Samurai.
Under Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki, Ashura Doji indeed harbored goodwill towards him.
Although not much, it showed that Ashura Doji was willing to submit to him.
"From now on, just call me Captain."
"Your sword is damaged. From now on, use this sword. It's called di mie, a sword that can even destroy the earth. It's one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, and it will be your personal sword from now on!"
Seeing that Ashura Doji's sword had some chips after fighting him just now, Nox gifted the di mie sword at his waist to Ashura Doji.
Ashura Doji was so young and had already reached the Sword Master realm, with a lot of room for improvement. Perhaps he could even advance to Grand Swordmaster in the future. Giving him a Great Grade Sword was worth it!
"Good sword!!!"
Ashura Doji held the di mie. Even without drawing the di mie sword, he could feel that this sword was countless times better than the sword he had used before.
"This sword is not easy to subdue. I hope you can subdue it after your injuries heal."
Nox reminded him.
Each Great Grade Sword had its own arrogance and would not be easily subdued by others.
"Don't worry, Captain, I will definitely subdue it!"
Ashura Doji said confidently. If he couldn't even subdue his own personal sword, he wouldn't be Ashura Doji!
"Let's go. Bring your subordinates and we'll go down the mountain to my residence to treat your injuries."
Saying that, Nox went down the mountain first.
Ashura Doji, on the other hand, went up the mountain. He needed to persuade his subordinates to join Nox.
"Boss, Boss, what's wrong with you??"
When Ashura Doji returned to the fortress dragging his severely injured body, the bandits who had been intimidated by Nox and lost their strength had also recovered.
"It's nothing!"
"From now on, I will follow Captain Nox. You are all my brothers. I don't ask you to follow Captain Nox with me. If anyone wants to leave, just leave."
"Those who leave can take a portion of the supplies from the mountain stronghold. Consider it a farewell gift from me."
After returning to the mountain stronghold, Ashura Doji looked at the group of subordinates in front of him and said sincerely.
These people had been following him for a long time. He didn't want to force them because of his own choice.
"Boss, what are you talking about? We recognize you as our boss, and that's for life. Wherever you go, we'll go!"
Although these subordinates were bandits, they were all bandits that Ashura Doji had gathered. They were all won over by Ashura Doji's charisma and would naturally not betray him easily.
"Okay, in that case, then you will come with me to meet the new boss, Captain Nox."
"Captain Nox is a very, very strong Swordsman. See that mountain over there? He cut it!"
"Under his leadership, we will unify Kuri in the future, and even unify Wano Country!!!"
Ashura Doji looked at his subordinates, not a single one having left, and said with satisfaction.
"Boss, we believe in you, we believe in Captain Nox!!"
These more than two hundred bandit subordinates all shouted loudly.
"Let's go, we're going down the mountain!"
Saying that, Ashura Doji led his many brothers, packed their things, and went down the mountain.
"Captain Nox!!"
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw Nox, the over two hundred bandits shouted loudly.
"Hmm, not bad, very energetic!"
"Come with me. You are all injured now, so let's treat your injuries first."
Looking at the two hundred-plus people in front of him, Nox nodded in satisfaction, saying that these were the foundation for him to conquer Kuri next.
He brought Ashura Doji and the others to Nox's temporary residence. There was a large empty house here, which Nox had bought.
Moreover, there were many trustworthy people he had brought from Venus Island, who were his core group.
Fortunately, there were doctors with good medical skills here, and healing medicine developed by Lesley.
After treatment by the doctors, Ashura Doji's terrifying injuries were mostly healed in just two days.
The injuries of Ashura Doji's bandit subordinates also healed significantly within two days.
"Truly miraculous medical skills!!"
Ashura Doji couldn't help but exclaim as he felt the recovery of his body.
Under normal circumstances, it would take at least seven days for his injuries to recover to this extent, but now it only took two days!
"Yeah, Boss, not only are the medical skills amazing, but the food is also delicious. Boss, you should eat too."
At mealtime, everyone gathered to eat.
All this food was sent from Venus Island, and the taste was much better than what was sold on the streets of Kuri.
"Captain, after our injuries heal, what should we do next?"
Ashura Doji asked while eating grilled meat.
After spending these past few days together, Ashura Doji had learned that Nox was easy to get along with.
For example, Nox was eating with everyone now, and his subordinates didn't feel any distance.
"Next, we will clear out all the bandits and gangs in Kuri and restore peace to Kuri."
"We will subdue those bandits and have them join us. This way, we can unify Kuri."
Nox had already planned the next course of action.
"Okay, Captain, leave those bandits to us. We will definitely make them surrender to us."
Ashura Doji said confidently.
He used to be the biggest bandit boss in Kuri, but he didn't like to take too many subordinates before, so he didn't recruit those scattered bandits.
Now that Nox needed them, it was no big deal for him to recruit those scattered bandits.
"Okay, I believe in you. I have a lot of money and food here. Use money when needed, and use food to win them over when needed."
"Also, I will find some people who are good at governance to integrate Kuri and develop Kuri into our true territory."
Nox said.
"Don't worry, Captain, we know what to do. We will cooperate with the people you bring to make those who violate the rules you set pay the price."
Ashura Doji quickly understood Nox's meaning.
With Ashura Doji, the former bandit monster of Kuri, leading the team, coupled with Nox's money and food, many bandits within Kuri were recruited and joined Nox's ranks.
As for those bandits who swore not to surrender, they were all sent to their true death.
Ashura Doji was not a kind person. He was a bandit himself, a ruthless character who regarded human lives as worthless.
There were many bandits within Kuri, and not only was Ashura Doji now suppressing bandits, but Kozuki Oden was also leading his subdued subordinates in suppressing bandits in Kuri.
"Lord Oden, I heard that Ashura Doji is currently clearing out the bandits in Kuri."
Kin'emon said to Kozuki Oden.
"Oh? Did Ashura Doji figure it out? He's not a bandit anymore?"
Kozuki Oden asked in surprise.