"This kid, he's really a monster. No wonder Sengoku is so wary of him!"
Compared to Nox, Garp was utterly astonished.
You see, he was now 41 years old. While his physique hadn't reached its peak, it wasn't far off.
In the following days, only his Busoshoku and Kenbunshoku Haki could slowly grow. Other aspects would almost be fixed by the time he was fifty.
And Nox, according to the information they had, was only about 20 years old. At twenty, he was already close to catching up to his accomplishments at 41.
Such a monstrous person was actually a Pirate!!
With such a monstrous physique, if he continued to grow at this speed, he might reach the battle strength level of Rocks' peak period in ten to twenty years.
You know, even the current Garp was no match for the peak Rocks. You can imagine how strong Rocks was back then!
"Hahahaha, good, good, good, Garp, again!!!"
After witnessing Garp's powerful strength and Busoshoku Haki, Nox didn't retreat at all. Instead, he became even more excited.
What he needed was this kind of pressure, stronger than him, but not too much stronger.
Nox suddenly stomped the ground repeatedly with force. He also knew the technique of Soru, and with extreme explosive speed, he charged forward again.
Limitless Sword Intent was pushed to the extreme. At the same time, Nox also tried to activate Bloodlust Sword Intent, wanting to activate two Sword Intents simultaneously.
In the World of Pirates, no matter how many types of Sword Intent one comprehended, when using them, only one could be used. This was an iron rule.
Therefore, Great Swordsmen in this world would only comprehend one type of Sword Intent.
But Nox didn't believe in defying the norm. He had comprehended three types of Sword Intent, precisely because he wanted to break this iron rule.
So now he wanted to use the pressure Garp brought him to try and activate Limitless Sword Intent and Bloodlust Sword Intent simultaneously.
However, just as he was about to try, he found that he couldn't do it at all.
Because simultaneously activating two types of Sword Intent put too much mental pressure on him, as if the Sword Intent was tearing apart his mental world.
No wonder other Great Swordsmen couldn't activate two types of Sword Intent simultaneously. The main reason was that it required too high a level of mental strength.
"Limitless - Haoshoku - Evil Dragon Breaking Army!!"
Having failed to activate two types of Sword Intent, Nox switched to Limitless Sword Intent. The evil dragon roamed the earth, and that rampant evil dragon merged into the Seven Star Sword body.
Immediately, the world darkened, as if in this world, there was only that bright Seven Star Sword.
"Nox, I will capture you today!!"
"Bone Fist - Star Shatter!!"
Looking at Nox in front of him, Garp's Busoshoku Haki surged out like before, and he threw another punch with all his might.
"Boom!!!"
The punch and the sword collided again, and a mighty wave of air immediately exploded, sweeping in all directions.
The ground was instantly shattered, raising huge clouds of smoke and dust. Countless broken stones and soil exploded and flew outwards.
In the middle of their collision, an area several hundred meters around was sunken in by more than ten meters, and cracks like deep abysses spread to the edges of the island.
Under the extreme collision, amidst the rolling smoke and dust, Nox's figure was still sent flying out by Garp, just like before. Fresh red blood was still hanging from the corner of his mouth.
His sword move was defeated again. Along with it, his Busoshoku Haki and Busoshoku were also defeated.
As a result, Garp's Haki actually passed through the Seven Star Sword and hit his body.
If Garp's Busoshoku Haki hadn't been largely blocked by the Seven Star Sword, with his current physique, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
However, Nox was not angered or fearful because of this. All he had was deep madness.
The moment Nox, who was sent flying backward, landed, he charged towards Garp again. He alternately used Limitless Sword Intent and Bloodlust Sword Intent, continuing the fierce collision with Garp.
Garp was stronger than Nox, but defeating Nox was not something that could be done in just a few days.
Nox was like a madman at this moment. Even though he clearly knew his attack power was inferior to Garp's, he still insisted on directly clashing head-on with Garp's fist.
And although Garp didn't know what Nox was planning, this kind of head-on battle was exactly what Garp liked the most. He had no intention of changing his tactics.
He just swung his fist with all his might, defeating Nox repeatedly with punch after punch. As long as he maintained this state, he would definitely be able to defeat Nox and capture him!
And Nox was precisely using Garp's exaggeratedly powerful punches to continuously push his greatest pressure.
To push his limits and allow himself to simultaneously activate two types of Sword Intent.
On Sockab Island, seven top powerhouses were constantly battling. The entire island was shaking because of it.
Between the constant collisions of powerful forces, the resulting air waves from the aftermath even shook the three Marine warships docked at the shore, forcing them to retreat continuously and stay thousands of meters away from the island.
"Not good, Vice Admiral Garp and the others have been ambushed. It's not just World here, there are other remnants of the Rocks Pirates!"
On the warship, Boggart, Garp's Deputy, stood on the sail, holding binoculars, and saw Golden Lion flying in the sky.
At the same time, amidst the billowing smoke and dust, he found Nox, who was fighting Garp, and John and World, who were attacking Zephyr.
At this point, they completely understood that Sengoku and the other two had been ambushed by the enemy.
And looking at the situation, with four against three, Sengoku and the others were likely to be defeated!
"Reporting, Fleet Admiral. I am Boggart, Vice Admiral Garp's Deputy. Vice Admiral Garp and the other two have been ambushed by the Great Pirate World on Sockab Island."
"Nox, Golden Lion Shiki, and John, three Great Pirates, have appeared on Sockab Island to help World."
"Vice Admiral Garp is fighting Nox, Admiral Sengoku is fighting Golden Lion Shiki, and Admiral Zephyr is being attacked by John and World. The situation..."
Soon, Boggart immediately called the Marineford Fleet Admiral's den den mushi and reported the situation here.
"What? World actually contacted the other three Rocks remnants to attack Sengoku and the others!"
"I understand. I will send reinforcements. You protect yourselves, stay away from the island, and avoid being affected."
Kong had originally thought that capturing World this time would be without incident, but he didn't expect an incident to still happen.
The Pirates today were too smart, too cunning, and even more daring. Not only did they dare to attack the Allied Nations, but they also set their sights on the Marine Admirals!!
"Gorosei sirs..."
Unable to do anything, Kong could only request assistance from the World Government.
"Kong, what exactly were you thinking? As the Fleet Admiral, you were actually tricked by Pirates."
"You haven't been able to accomplish the matter of the Marine returning to the New World, re-establishing Marine Fortresses, and capturing the Rocks remnants."
"Now the three top combat powers of the Marine are being attacked, and you still need us to clean up your mess!!"
"..."
Kong had just briefly explained the situation when he was thoroughly scolded by the Gorosei on the other end of the den den mushi.
But now that Sengoku and the others were being attacked, no one knew if other Rocks remnants would appear again.
Kong had no choice but to endure it and let the Gorosei scold him.
"Regarding Sengoku and the others, we will send two CP0 Deputy Chiefs to reinforce them."
No matter what, the Gorosei would not abandon Sengoku and the others. In the end, they still sent reinforcements to rescue them.
After all, they were three top combat powers. The Marine absolutely could not lose them, otherwise, the entire Marine would be paralyzed because of it.
After the Rocks era, the World Government and the Marine suffered heavy losses, especially in terms of top combat power, losing too many.
An Army General was killed by Nox, a CP0 Chief and a powerhouse from a Celestial Dragon family, as well as the previous Fleet Admiral Black, were all killed by Rocks.
In the battle of God Valley, all of the God knights except for Saint Garling died.
Such significant losses had occurred, and only a year had passed, yet the World Government had not replenished a single one.
The Training of top combat power, especially the Training of Marine Admiral-level combat power, was not something that could be cultivated in just a few years.
It was difficult to Training one without ten or even decades.
Soon, CP0 Deputy Chief Carlo Grosso, the Ancient Zoan Pterodactyl Fruit user, and CP0 Vice Chief Segun Colmi, the Logia Mercury Fruit user, departed from the Holy Land for Sockab Island.
Although the strength of these two CP0 Deputy Chiefs was not comparable to Marine Admirals or Army Generals, they were still a step above Marine Admiral candidates.
With the two of them going together, allowing Sengoku and the other two to break away from the battle and leave safely, the Gorosei believed it should be no problem.
Sockab Island:
The seven people had been fighting here for a day and a night. The battle did not weaken because of this. Instead, it became more and more intense as time passed.
The entire island had become loose because of the battle between the seven. If the battle continued, the entire island might fall apart because of it.
"Hahahaha, I did it, I finally succeeded!!"
Nox's sword move was once again defeated by Garp's punch. After being sent flying, his clothes were torn, his body was covered in blood, and he was still spitting blood.
But a crazy smile appeared on his face. His Limitless Sword Intent and Bloodlust Sword Intent were actually activated by him at the same time.
He saw that his Limitless Sword Intent and Bloodlust Sword Intent were perfectly combined, and there was no conflict whatsoever!
As he simultaneously activated his two types of Sword Intent, his originally sharp gaze became even more incisive. That all-crushing Sword Intent was like a heavenly sword, soaring straight into the sky, destroying everything!
"That guy Nox actually succeeded. He broke the sword road record once again!"
Golden Lion was naturally extremely familiar with the Sword Intent that pierced through the clouds.
However, he saw a scene that was hard for him to believe. As a Grand Swordmaster, how could he not know the significance of simultaneously activating and perfectly combining two types of Sword Intent?
This meant that Nox had broken the iron rule in this world that Great Swordsmen could not activate two types of Sword Intent, thus creating a new path to becoming stronger for Great Swordsmen!