After becoming a Grand Swordmaster, Golden Lion completely overpowered him. Fighting him was just growing through abuse.
Kong was even more so; he was the one being beaten from beginning to end. If he hadn't had the advantage of the Sea terrain, he wouldn't have lasted even fifteen minutes.
The current Red Count was the first equally matched opponent he had ever encountered!!!
"Hahaha, Nox, bring it on! My Red Count's swordsmanship won't lose to yours!"
It wasn't just Nox who was excited; Red Count was also incredibly thrilled. The feeling of fighting all out against an opponent with similar strength made his blood boil.
He didn't know how long it had been since he had fought someone with all his might, was it one year, or three years?
In short, as his strength continued to rise, he rarely met anyone who could make him go all out.
"Limitless · Fierce Dragon Severing Sky Slash!!"
The intense Limitless Sword Intent on Nox's sword instantly erupted. Countless sword qi transformed into swift dragons, powerfully charging towards Red Count, as if the sky blocking his path was instantly severed!
"Meteor Scatter!!"
Facing Nox's attack, Red Count didn't hesitate at all. The bat umbrella sword in his hand also slashed out fiercely, and the slash, like falling meteors, collided with Nox's slash with a boom.
"Boom!!!!"
The moment the two Grand Swordmaster slashes collided, they cancelled each other out, but the resulting sword qi aftermath flattened everything within a thousand meters.
The two five-hundred-meter cracks looked as if they were going to cut off this part of Greenery Island.
"Bloodlust Sword Art!"
His slash being blasted away didn't surprise Nox in the least. His original Limitless Sword Intent instantly switched to Bloodlust Sword Intent.
This transformed him from the image of a knight holding a sword of justice to that of a devil harvesting all beings in the Avici Hell.
"A second Sword Intent?"
Watching the change in Nox's Sword Intent, Red Count became serious.
One must know that many Great Swordsmen can only comprehend one Sword Intent, not because they don't want to comprehend more.
Rather, each Sword Intent puts a burden on one's soul or spirit. If a person's spirit and soul are not strong enough, they cannot bear multiple Sword Intents.
Another point is that comprehending an additional Sword Intent consumes more energy, which can prevent the primary Sword Intent from reaching a higher level.
Therefore, in this World, many Great Swordsmen have given up on the path of cultivating multiple Sword Intents simultaneously, and Red Count is no exception.
"Hahaha, precisely!"
Nox said nothing. After switching to Bloodlust Sword Intent, he engaged in battle with Red Count again.
Although his Bloodlust Sword Intent was stronger than Limitless Sword Intent, he had obtained it most recently and was not yet proficient, so he was using Red Count to practice.
Red Count didn't mind. Witnessing another Sword Intent was also a form of improvement for his swordsmanship.
However, after half an hour of intense combat, Nox became completely familiar with Bloodlust Sword Intent.
He began switching between Bloodlust Sword Intent and Limitless Sword Intent, and his sword techniques became even more bizarre and unpredictable.
Sometimes they were incredibly sharp and dark, powerful and steady; at other times, they were like a raging Blood Sea, violently surging, which left Red Count overwhelmed.
"Sea Abyss Sword Art!!"
But this was not Nox's limit. What shocked Red Count was that Nox used his third type of Sword Intent.
Switching between two sword arts had already made it difficult for Red Count to resist. When the third sword art appeared, Red Count immediately fell into a disadvantage.
The skillful switching and variation between the three Sword Intents and sword arts made Nox's attack style more bizarre, complex, and varied.
To Red Count, it felt as if he was fighting three Great Swordsmen.
No matter how strong Red Count's swordsmanship was, could he withstand the attacks of three Great Swordsmen of the same level?
Undoubtedly, after Nox's Sea Abyss Sword Art appeared, Red Count fell into an absolute disadvantage.
But who was Red Count? How could he easily admit defeat?
Relying on his own powerful swordsmanship and learning ability, he constantly familiarized himself with Nox's sword arts and Sword Intents during the battle, managing to hold on through sheer willpower.
And Nox also used Red Count's swordsmanship to continuously hone the conversion and coordination of his three Sword Intents and sword arts.
This made his three sword arts increasingly perfect, allowed his overall swordsmanship to continuously fuse into one, and caused his strength to rise steadily.
"Bloodlust · Abi Three Blades!!"
After forcefully slashing Red Count into the sky, the Bloodlust Sword Intent on the Seven Star Sword solidified into a tangible green demonic light attached to the sword body.
Nox's own Bloodlust Sword Intent made him appear like the master of slaughter and blood in the Avici Hell.
In an instant, Nox unleashed four blood-green five-hundred-meter slashes with all his might. The ultimate Bloodlust Sword Intent condensed on the slashes instantly dyed the entire sky red, as if it wanted to turn this sky into a part of the Avici Hell.
"You call that three blades? There are clearly four!!!"
Looking at the four slashes soaring into the sky, Red Count's mouth twitched.
However, despite saying that, Red Count was more serious than ever at this moment because his Kenbunshoku Haki couldn't predict the trajectory of those four slashes.
This was because the flight path of these four slashes was not fixed and could change at any time.
Red Count used his Moonwalk technique in the air to evade the first three slashes as they arrived.
But the last slash suddenly changed direction, curving to slash at the position he had just dodged to.
"Silver Bat Slash!!!!"
Red Count raised the bat umbrella sword in his hand and slashed at the last slash.
"What!!!"
However, the next moment, something that left him dumbfounded happened. It wasn't that the power of this slash was too strong for him to block.
It was that the other three slashes, which he had confirmed he had dodged, had circled around behind him and were now slashing towards his back again!
Damn it, it's one thing for slashes to constantly change trajectory, making them hard to dodge.
But slashes that he had already dodged could even make a bigger turn and come back to slash him!!
Was this still a slash?
If he hadn't experienced it himself, he would have thought it was definitely a Devil Fruit ability!
"Crack!!!"
Red Count unleashed his full power to shatter the slash in front of him, then quickly drew his bat umbrella sword to block the three slashes from behind.
Even though these three slashes had lost some power due to being forced to change trajectory, Red Count, in his haste, could only block one.
The other two slashes struck his body, which was covered in Haoshoku, from the left and right sides, leaving two deep sword wounds on him.
This swordsmanship duel lasted for a full day, from day to night, and then from night to day.
It wasn't until after this final sword strike that Red Count could no longer hold on and voluntarily conceded.