So, Kozuki Oden would absolutely never abandon the five daimyo and the more than fifteen thousand samurai lying on the ground to escape!
"You can't escape!"
Nox looked at Kozuki Oden and the others who were still discussing escaping, and couldn't help but mock them.
With every step he took at this moment, his aura intensified. It wasn't that he wouldn't pursue them while he had the advantage, but that he was brewing even greater power.
"We must interrupt him!!"
Shimotsuki Yasuie said urgently after seeing the increasingly terrifying aura on Nox's body.
How could the four daimyo, all veteran Sword Masters, not see that Nox was building up power?
"Oden Two-Sword Style: Peach Blossom Whitefall"
"One-Sword Style: Ghost Carriage!!"
"One-Sword Style: Ryoma Peerless!"
"..."
Even severely wounded, they still didn't fear battle. This was their Samurai spirit, and their determination to die.
"It's already too late!"
Nox looked at their charging figures, a slight curve on his lips, and said ruthlessly.
"Bloodlust: Infinite Hell!!"
Bloodlust Sword Intent erupted, forming a scene like a miniature blood-red hell, completely enveloping Kozuki Oden and the six others.
In the eyes of Kozuki Oden and the six others, their attacks clearly struck Nox's body.
But Nox's figure suddenly vanished, and the surroundings turned into a blood-red space.
When they instinctively used Kenbunshoku Haki to observe their surroundings, they found a figure so fast it was hard to imagine, sweeping past their bodies, leaving them no time to even react!
"Chichichi!!!!"
The next moment, a powerful slash struck their bodies. Even bodies covered in Ryuo were instantly torn apart by the slash.
Beating hearts and large intestines were exposed from the sword cuts, and the powerful force sent them flying to the ground.
When everything returned to normal, they found that all six of them had been defeated, undeniably defeated, so thoroughly defeated.
"Moon Heaven Tempura!"
"Wind Moon Rice Ball!"
Shimotsuki Ushimaru, Shimotsuki Yasuie, and Kozuki Oden looked at their two companions whose throats were severed, their eyes bloodshot, filled with pain.
They were defeated, completely defeated. Was there still hope for the entire Wano Country?
"Kozuki Oden, I spared you once before, but I will absolutely not spare you again today. Rest in peace, I will govern Wano Country well!"
Nox held the Seven Star Sword, the tip resting on Kozuki Oden's throat, speaking calmly and ruthlessly.
"Mr. Nox, I repaid kindness with enmity. Kill me if you must, but I hope you will treat Wano Country kindly!"
Kozuki Oden said with emotion. He had no regrets. If there was any regret, it was not being able to leave Wano Country and see the outside World.
"No, Mr. Nox, please spare Oden..."
Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Shimotsuki Yasuie saw this scene and wanted to stop it, but couldn't move, only verbally pleading with Nox to spare Kozuki Oden.
Kozuki Oden was the hope of the Kozuki clan, and also the hope of Wano Country. He absolutely could not die, otherwise, Wano Country would completely lose the hope of rising again!
"Chichichi!!!"
However, before they could finish speaking, Nox's Seven Star Sword had already severed Kozuki Oden's head!
Nox would not keep such a hidden danger that could affect his rule over Wano Country.
"How could..."
Shimotsuki Ushimaru and Shimotsuki Yasuie looked at the dead Kozuki Oden with lifeless eyes, the light in their eyes completely dimmed, their hearts like dead ashes!
"Ashura Doji, tie these two up and imprison them. Don't let them die."
"Also, imprison all those more than ten thousand samurai for me!"
Nox said loudly.
"Yes, Captain!!!"
Ashura Doji, who had recovered his senses, immediately led his men to do as Nox said.
He now understood why Nox had instructed them to bring things like chains and handcuffs before. It was for this moment.
Before the battle even began, Nox had already anticipated the current situation, which added another layer of admiration for Nox in Ashura Doji's heart.
"Long live Lord Nox!!"
"Lord Nox won!!"
"From now on, Lord Nox is Wano Country's General. We should call Lord Nox, General Nox!"
"..."
The Kuri citizens who came to watch the battle cheered one after another when they saw Nox defeat Kozuki Oden and the daimyo.
In their opinion, Lord Nox was the best good person, the best ruler of Wano Country. Since even countless samurai were defeated, then wouldn't Wano Country belong to Lord Nox?
After killing Kozuki Oden and the others, Nox rushed to Flower Capital at the fastest speed.
Kozuki Oden was merely the heir. The current General of Wano Country was Kozuki Sukiyaki. Only by killing him could Wano Country truly end!
"Hmm? Ran away?"
When Nox arrived at the General's mansion in Flower Capital, he found that Kozuki Sukiyaki was nowhere to be seen.
"It seems he ran away with those seeds of Wano Country."
In the memories of Kozuki Oden and Shimotsuki Yasuie just now, Nox had indeed seen them arrange for the seeds of Wano Country to be sent out of Wano Country.
But he hadn't seen Kozuki Sukiyaki leave the country as well. Nox had thought this old guy stayed in Wano Country and didn't run, but he didn't expect him to run away with them.
"Unfortunately, you don't know that the sea outside Wano Country is my territory!"
Nox was not worried about those seeds that ran out of Wano Country.
Because the sea outside was already his territory. To leave Wano Country, they had to pass through his territory.
"Shakky, order the Pirate Crew to constantly pay attention to ships related to Wano Country within the sea area."
"Once found, notify me immediately!"
Nox picked up a mirror he carried, and Shakky's face appeared on the mirror's surface.
This was a function similar to video calls developed by Shakky.
Nox knew that den den mushi had the possibility of being controlled, eavesdropped on, and locked onto by the World Government, so he had prepared corresponding countermeasures early on.
"No problem!"
Hearing Nox's words, Shakky smiled.
After hanging up the communication, Shakky woke up the mirror on Karoo's body, and then transmitted Nox's information to Karoo.
Seeing no trace of Kozuki Sukiyaki, Nox returned to Kuri.
"Captain, these are Kozuki Oden's two swords!"
Ashura Doji had now finished cleaning up the battlefield and sent the two most valuable swords to Nox.
"Great Grade Sword Black Blade Shusui and Nidai Kitetsu!"
Holding the two swords in his hands, Nox knew what swords they were.
"Adding the previous Enma and Ama no Habakiri, all four Great Grade Swords of Wano Country are now in my hands."
Nox smiled and put away these two swords.
"Right, how about those samurai? Have they woken up?"
Nox asked about the situation of the samurai, as more than fifteen thousand samurai were a very powerful force.
In the entire Wano Country, only Nox could deter them. If they rioted, it would be a very dangerous matter.
"They are all awake, but they are currently imprisoned by us, and we are imprisoning them separately, so there are no problems for now."
Ashura Doji said.
"Okay, don't give them food. Starve them for a day or two first."
Nox nodded and said. Samurai are also people. When imprisoning prisoners, as long as they don't starve to death, it's fine, to prevent them from having extra strength to resist.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
Ashura Doji asked.
"Next, we will go and take over Flower Capital and occupy it!"
"Also, spread the word that the samurai from Wano Country who came to besiege Kuri have all been captured, and the four leading daimyo and Kozuki Oden have been killed."
"Wano Country's General Kozuki Sukiyaki is also dead. The entire Wano Country is mine, Nox's!"
"Also, dispatch some people we can trust to spread the news that the Limitless Sword School will be established in various places throughout Wano Country."
Nox said after thinking.
"Captain, I heard that Kurozumi Uesugi is invading other parts of Wano Country. Should we...?"
Ashura Doji asked.
"No need, let him stir things up. After we stabilize here, we will deal with Kurozumi Uesugi's matter."
"By the way, recruit more people into our team. We have too few people."
Nox shook his head and said.
Currently, they have too few subordinates to manage the entire Wano Country.
He would only take over Kuri and Flower Capital for now, and after these two places are well managed, while the remaining three places are made miserable by Kurozumi Uesugi.
Those civilians will naturally envy the people of Kuri and Flower Capital. When Nox eliminates Kurozumi Uesugi again, it will be what everyone desires.
"I understand, Captain!"
Ashura Doji nodded and said.
"Hahahahaha, he's dead, Kozuki Oden is dead, the four daimyo are also dead, and even Kozuki Sukiyaki is dead!"
"The Kozuki clan is finished, Wano Country is also finished, hahahaha!!"
Kurozumi Uesugi burst into maniacal laughter after receiving the news about the battle in Kuri.
He had been looking forward to this moment for who knows how many years, and now that it had actually happened, he was naturally very excited.
"Clan head, you must be careful from now on. Nox is a Pirate, and every Pirate is an extremely vicious existence."
Kurozumi Mumaru couldn't help but remind him.
He knew how bloodthirsty and murderous Nox was. The title of Headhunting Swordsman was built upon thousands of heads.
"Hahahaha, don't worry, in front of Nox, I will naturally bow my head and won't try to steal his thunder."
Although Kurozumi Uesugi wasn't smart, he wasn't stupid. Knowing Nox's terror, he naturally wouldn't contradict Nox.
Their relationship was one of cooperation, and his Kurozumi was the weaker party. Since they were weaker, they had to show weakness. He understood this point.
Two days later, Nox and Ashura Doji arrived at the place where the samurai were imprisoned.
Almost every thousand samurai were held together in one place. These more than fifteen thousand samurai required sixteen places to imprison all of them.
Nox first came to Cell Number 1, where a thousand samurai were imprisoned.
"Damn Nox, if you have the guts, kill us!!"
Seeing Nox and Ashura Doji appear, some samurai in the cells began to curse.
However, only a minority cursed. After all, they hadn't eaten or drunk any water for two days, and few had the strength to speak.
Most importantly, they had learned during these two days that the daimyo were dead, and Kozuki Oden and Kozuki Sukiyaki were also dead.
The entire Wano Country had fallen into Nox's hands. For these samurai, this was equivalent to having their faith severed, and many samurai were heartbroken.
"As you have heard, the daimyo and General of Wano Country have all been killed by me, and Wano Country has now fallen into my hands, and I am the new General of Wano Country!"
"Now you are defeated soldiers. I didn't kill you before mainly to see if any of you wanted to surrender to me and pledge allegiance to me!"
Nox said calmly.
"Dream on! Even if we die, we will absolutely not surrender to you!!"
Nox was interrupted by those stubborn samurai before he could finish speaking!
"Chichichi!!!"
However, for those stubborn individuals, Nox raised his hand and unleashed a sword strike. The sword energy split into dozens of streams, accurately killing everyone who had just spoken up to refute him!
"This..."
The other people who hadn't spoken to refute Nox looked at this scene in horror.
They had thought that Nox captured them to recruit them, and that he would never kill them before they surrendered. But they didn't expect that they would be killed after just one sentence of refutation!
This was completely beyond their previous imagination!
"I don't like people interrupting me when I'm speaking. Does anyone else want to refute my words? Speak up, and I'll kill you ahead of time, so you don't interrupt me again!"
Nox's killing intent bloomed, and even without Haoshoku Haki, it still made the scalps of these so-called samurai tingle.
They felt as if they were looking at a demon specializing in harvesting lives, and no one dared to speak again.
"You people were previously resisting me. By rights, I should have killed all of you."
"But considering that among the people of Wano Country under my rule, there are many of your wives, sons, fathers, and friends."
"I have even seen your relatives and friends come to me these past few days, praying to me, begging me to spare your lives!"
"As the General of Wano Country, I naturally have to consider the well-being of the people under my rule, which is why I am giving you a chance to surrender!"
"If you are willing to surrender, I can let bygones be bygones, let you join my ranks, and let you reunite with your families."
"If you still refuse to surrender, then I will either kill you or assign you to mining."
"And if your families dare to hold grudges, I will send them to die with you!"
Nox said with an imposing aura.
"General, General Nox, I, I am willing to surrender!!!"
"I am also willing to surrender, I hope General Nox will accept me!"
"Damn it, how can you surrender? Didn't we agree to avenge the daimyo together?"
"..."
After Nox's speech, among the thousand samurai, a third of them were immediately willing to surrender.
After all, they were people with families, not wandering samurai, nor were they fanatical loyalists of the daimyo.