While Nox was planning for Wano Country, numerous major events also occurred in the New World Sea.
For example, Golden Lion Shiki, relying on the power of the Float-Float Fruit, unscrupulously occupied many territories left behind by Rocks in the Sea.
Although other Executive Officers also went to occupy the territories left by Rocks, their speed was not as fast as Shiki's.
Death Gun Lionardo, after parting ways on Beehive Island, never appeared on the Sea again, suspected to have retired with the treasures obtained on Beehive Island.
The guy World simply liked destruction. Although he occupied some islands, they were all islands that he had plundered and destroyed.
Whitebeard did not go to occupy islands. Instead, he sailed around, drifting everywhere and collecting child, not caring about territory at all.
Charlotte Linlin, as mentioned before, had no intention of expanding further after occupying the sea area she fancied.
Violence King Brandon, John, Silver Axe, and Wang Zhi, like Shiki, expanded frantically outwards, wanting to occupy more territory.
And the Roger Pirates, who destroyed Rocks, had already returned to the New World.
However, although the Roger Pirates also occupied some territory, they were not interested in territory.
Instead, they wandered around the New World, or rather, adventured.
At the same time, the Roger Pirates were also photographed often looking for baby supplies like milk and milk powder, which led people to suspect that perhaps a member of the Roger Pirates had child.
As one of the main figures who defeated Rocks, Garp was hailed as a hero by the Marine, sought after and loved by many Marines, and had extremely high prestige within the Marine.
Kaido, the intern of the Rocks Pirates, after obtaining the Azure Dragon Fruit in God Valley, went around the Sea frantically challenging strong individuals.
Not only Pirates, but Kaido also frequently provoked the Marine.
However, each time ended with Kaido being defeated, severely injured, and fleeing.
"The Sea is not peaceful either. Once I take control of Wano Country, it will be time for me to show my face, otherwise people might forget about me, the Limitless Great Swordsman!"
Nox couldn't help but laugh as he looked at the intelligence sent by Shakky.
Three days passed in a flash, and Nox and Kozuki Oden arrived at the wilderness area on the border between the North and South at the same time.
Neither of them wanted to set their battlefield in the city, as it would affect many people.
Nox and Kozuki Oden walked alone with tacit understanding, while their subordinates stayed behind, watching from a distance.
They all knew that in this great battle, they could not intervene and could only wait for the final result.
Now, not only Nox and Kozuki Oden's subordinates had arrived here.
There were also subordinates sent by other daimyo in Wano Country. They all wanted to know who the ultimate winner of this match would be.
At the same time, they also wanted to see just how strong the strongest person in the newly established Kuri was.
"Boss, do you think Captain can win? That's Kozuki Oden, who once defeated you!"
A subordinate of Ashura Doji muttered.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course Captain can win."
"Haven't you seen Captain's strength? He can easily cleave a mountain."
"He even taught his swordsmanship to me and you. How could such a magnanimous and powerful Captain lose to Kozuki Oden?"
Ashura Doji slapped his subordinate on the head and said irritably.
"Yes, yes, Captain is invincible."
When the subordinates saw Ashura Doji getting angry, they immediately echoed.
"Hmm? Grand Swordmaster!"
Nox looked at the approaching person, a man wearing a kimono with two swords hanging at his waist, emitting a faint aura of Sword Intent.
"Based on what Ashura Doji said before, Kozuki Oden was still in the Sword Master stage. He should have just broken through to Grand Swordmaster not long ago."
Nox thought to himself.
"Nox?"
While Nox was looking at Kozuki Oden, Kozuki Oden was also observing Nox.
Looking at this man who, like him, also wore two swords at his waist, Kozuki Oden felt immense pressure from him. This monster was the most powerful person he had ever met, without exception!
Kozuki Oden originally thought that after breaking through to Grand Swordmaster, he was the strongest person in Wano Country.
Unexpectedly, he now saw someone even stronger than him, which made him feel excited.
"Kozuki Oden, this is our first meeting, right?"
"Now, each of us controls half of Kuri."
"In this battle, whoever loses will withdraw from Kuri, how about it?"
Nox said calmly.
"Okay, whoever wins, Kuri belongs to them!"
Kozuki Oden said readily.
"Buzz!!!!"
Suddenly, Nox's vast and majestic aura soared into the sky, and blood-red lightning, like a surging tsunami, rushed in all directions.
Three types of Sword Intent were perfectly integrated into the Haoshoku Haki, causing cracks half a meter deep to appear on the ground.
"What is this? Is it aura?"
Nox's Haoshoku Haki strongly pressed down on Kozuki Oden. Instantly, Kozuki Oden felt as if a small mountain was pressing on him, and the strong mental pressure made him feel extremely heavy.
"I cannot lose, absolutely cannot lose. How could I, Kozuki Oden, lose to mere aura!"
Under the strong pressure of Nox's Haoshoku Haki, Kozuki Oden's body felt as if something was about to erupt.
"Ah!!!!"
With a roar from Kozuki Oden, his own unique Haoshoku Haki also erupted, colliding with Nox's Haoshoku Haki.
However, Kozuki Oden's newly awakened Haoshoku Haki was like a solitary island in the vast sea.
In the face of a catastrophic tsunami, it could only protect its own small piece of land.
It was just like when Nox first faced Rocks' Haoshoku Haki, completely crushed!
"Heavens, the sky actually split open!!!"
This was the first time the people of Wano Country saw Haoshoku Haki. To their horror, the dark clouds in the sky were actually scattered by the blood-red Haoshoku Haki!!
When the sunlight shone on their faces, the expressions of horror on their faces had not fully recovered.
This was simply too terrifying. Could a person really change the weather and disperse dark clouds with their own aura?
In the past, their answer would definitely have been no.
But now, seeing Nox's vast and boundless aura, their answer had to change!
Butsumitama at Nox's waist instantly unsheathed. A flash of light instantly bloomed, followed by a slash that spanned the heavens and earth.
It was like a pillar supporting the sky, connecting the sky and the earth, and its speed was as fast as lightning, too fast for people to react.
"Limitless - Sky Breaking Sword Draw!!!"
The essence of the drawing sword technique is speed, so fast that the enemy cannot react, so fast that the enemy cannot see you draw the sword, reaching the extreme of speed!!
Kozuki Oden was just now resisting the Haoshoku Haki and was not fully observing Nox.
Therefore, he did not react to this sword either. The sharp slash that went deep into the heavens and earth had already flown in front of him, with nowhere to hide!
Enma and Ama no Habakiri, wrapped in Ryuo, instantly unsheathed. If he couldn't block it, then he would forcefully break this slash!
"Oden Two Sword Style: Peach Blossom White Waterfall!!"
Kozuki Oden instantly put his whole body's strength into a double sword slash on the incoming slash.
"How is that possible!!!"
However, the moment he touched the massive slash, Kozuki Oden's Sword Intent on his sword was instantly dispersed by the powerful Limitless Sword Intent within the slash.
The slash almost sent both his swords flying out, and he himself was blasted back over a thousand meters by the slash, the intense backlash damaging his internal organs.
"Lord Oden!!!"
Seeing Kozuki Oden being sent flying by Nox in just one move, his retainers were all worried.
The existence that was invincible in their eyes was sent flying by Nox in one move.
How could such a powerful swordsmanship exist in this World?
"Cough, cough, don't worry, I'm fine!!"
Kozuki Oden propped himself up with his two swords and said.
"Where are your eyes looking?"
Seeing that Kozuki Oden still had the mind to care about others, Nox, who had appeared above his head, couldn't help but mock him.
"So fast?"
Kozuki Oden looked up solemnly at Nox, who was diving down at an extremely fast speed.
"Limitless: Haoshoku Clad: Mountain Crushing Earth Splitting Slash!"
Nox descended from the sky like a meteor, and the intensely compressed power on his sword instantly bloomed.
Kozuki Oden, who was below, felt as if a massive mountain was falling on him like a meteor.
That terrifying impact felt like it could bury him completely here. If he couldn't block this sword, he would die!!
"Block it for me!!!"
"Oden Two Sword Style: Peach Blossom Ten Fists!!"
Kozuki Oden bent his legs and instantly unleashed all his strength, gathering it on his two swords. His Haki within his body was also fully poured into Enma, unleashing the most powerful sword of his life!!
"Boom!!!"
That extreme power and oppressive feeling were difficult to block even with Kozuki Oden holding his swords with both hands.
Haoshoku Haki clad attacks are area-of-effect attacks. His swords could only block a small part, and most of the attack directly hit his body through the sword.
Not having learned Haoshoku Clad, unable to release Haoshoku outwards, and lacking area defense, he could not fully block the power of Nox's move.
"Ah!!!!"
In just one encounter, Kozuki Oden was mercilessly and overwhelmingly crushed to the ground by Nox. The ground beneath him for several hundred meters even caved in by over fifty meters.
The intense roar and violent tremor spread throughout Kuri. Everyone could feel the ground shaking beneath their feet and subconsciously looked in the direction of the tremor.
Kozuki Oden, who was in the center of it, was on the verge of collapse, blood flowing from his seven orifices.