The Pirate Crew in the New World had just finished dividing up the territories and also seized territories from the Allied Nations.
Now was the time for digestion, and those Pirate Crew' Captains were not fools; they knew they couldn't start a war now.
So even if the World Government's spies tried to stir up conflict between the various Pirate Crew, it wouldn't lead to war between the major Pirate Crew.
And in order to help the Vice Captains of the Limitless Pirates grow quickly, Nox changed the semi-annual check-ups to once every two months.
This made those Vice Captains and Executive Officers both excited and miserable.
They were excited because they could get guidance from Nox and fight with Nox, but they were miserable because after being beaten half-crippled each time, they still had to soak in medicinal baths.
Time flew by, and another year quickly passed, bringing the time to Sea Calendar 1487.
Nox boarded the ship, where his trusted subordinates from the Limitless Pirates were, as well as the three women, Shakky, Lesley, and Athena.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see a top-tier World battle, but none of you are allowed on the island then, just watch carefully from the ship!"
Nox said seriously as he looked at the people on the ship.
"Don't worry, Captain, we won't cause you any trouble."
Ashura Doji said confidently, with a hint of excitement in his voice.
Because he knew this was Nox's battle, and the person fighting Nox was also a Grand Swordmaster.
It was none other than the now famous Lone Red of the New World, Red Count, Redfield.
Since Redfield's appearance, he had been challenging the Captains of various Great Pirate Crew in the New World, and many Great Pirate Crew' Captains couldn't defeat Red Count.
Now that Red Count had come looking for Nox, they had absolute confidence in their Captain, believing that their Captain would definitely win!
The reason they were so excited to follow along was naturally because they wanted to see what a top-tier World battle looked like and how strong their Captain's power truly was!
"Nox, be careful."
Although Athena was very confident in Nox, she still said with some worry.
"Don't worry, I will win!"
Nox said with great confidence.
Red Count was very strong, but he, Nox, was even stronger!
Since he could defeat Red Count back then, it was even less likely that he would lose now.
Because for those he had defeated, Nox never worried that he would be surpassed by them in the future.
Because his speed of becoming stronger was faster than anyone else! (Except for Monkey D. Luffy)
After arriving at the agreed-upon uninhabited small island, Nox left the ship alone and walked towards the island.
As he reached the center of the island, Red Count, Redfield was already waiting for him there.
"Redfield, long time no see!"
Seeing Red Count's familiar figure and noble attire, Nox smiled slightly.
At the same time, the blood-red Haoshoku Haki on his body instantly surged towards Red Count like a thousand-meter-high tsunami.
Blood-red lightning instantly bloomed, and three types of Sword Intent perfectly merged into the Haoshoku Haki.
The surrounding trees and weeds instantly fell to the ground as if struck by countless slashes, and even the earth showed countless slash sword marks.
"Nox, long time no see!"
The moment he saw Nox, Red Count's face also showed a smile.
It was as if their meeting back then was right before his eyes; in that battle, Red Count lost, although he had admitted defeat himself.
But he clearly remembered that he had lost, and since he lost back then, now, he had to win it back!
As he greeted him, the dark red Haoshoku Haki on Red Count's body also surged into the sky, directly meeting Nox's Haoshoku Haki.
Similarly, he also merged his Sword Intent into the Haoshoku Haki, but even so, his Haoshoku Haki still couldn't match Nox's Haoshoku Haki.
Just like when they first met and competed with Haoshoku Haki, he was weaker in terms of aura.
"It's truly exaggerated, even though I've seen it before, every time I see it, I feel that Haoshoku Haki is so unreasonable, so contrary to common sense!"
Ashura Doji and the others watched as the Haoshoku Haki of the two people on the island completely flattened all the trees and weeds.
Huge cracks appeared in the ground because of it, and the clouds in the sky were scattered by the collision of the Haoshoku Haki.
Even they, who were not on the island, felt immense pressure upon seeing the collision of these two surges of Haoshoku Haki, let alone facing those two directly!
"Yes, Haoshoku Haki, that is the symbol of a king!"
Howard said emotionally.
In the face of Haoshoku Haki, numbers are completely useless; with just one aura shock, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of soldiers would be knocked unconscious.
"It seems the enhancement of three types of Sword Intent still makes your Haoshoku Haki stronger than mine!"
"In the New World, I've only seen one person whose Haoshoku Haki is stronger than yours."
Seeing that his Haoshoku Haki couldn't match Nox's, Red Count withdrew his Haoshoku Haki.
"Oh? The person you're talking about should be Roger, right?"
Nox smiled.
Back in God Valley, Nox had felt Roger's Haoshoku Haki, which had reached the peak level, naturally stronger than Nox's current high-level Haoshoku Haki.
"That's right, it's Roger, that guy's Haoshoku Haki is truly strong!"
"But today, I am here to challenge you."
"The title of World's Greatest Swordsman, I will not acknowledge it until you defeat me!"
Red Count said seriously, gripping the umbrella sword in his hand.
He was also a Grand Swordmaster, and he had his own pride; to make him acknowledge it, one must personally defeat him!
"Hahahaha, Redfield, the title of World's Greatest Swordsman, I'm taking it!!"
Nox burst into laughter, and the Seven Star Sword instantly appeared in his hand.
Three types of Sword Intent simultaneously erupted from his body, wrapping around the Seven Star Sword.
After a year of practice, he could now perfectly and skillfully use three types of Sword Intent simultaneously.
"As expected, you can use three types of Sword Intent simultaneously!"
Seeing this scene, Red Count said solemnly.
Historically, no Grand Swordmaster had ever appeared who could use two types of Sword Intent simultaneously, let alone like Nox now, a Grand Swordmaster who could use three types of Sword Intent simultaneously!
Only as a Grand Swordmaster could one know how strong the enhancement of Sword Intent is for a Grand Swordmaster.
With the enhancement of one type of Sword Intent, a Sword Master can transform into a Grand Swordmaster, let alone the superposition of three types of Sword Intent.
He couldn't imagine how strong that enhancement was, because he himself, as a Grand Swordmaster, couldn't do it, so he had no way of knowing.
"Redfield, let's fight!!"
"Limitless · Bloodlust · Sea Abyss · Three Elements Combined Secret Technique: God Slash!!"
Nox did not use Haoshoku Haki or Busoshoku Haki; he simply used the power of a Grand Swordmaster to unleash this slash!
With one sword strike, a thousand-meter slash surged out, tearing the ground and causing air explosions wherever it passed, as if it wanted to split the entire island in half.
"Horizontal Slash!!"
Seeing this scene, Red Count also did not use the power of Busoshoku Haki or Haoshoku Haki, unleashing his strongest slash purely relying on his own sword road.
The two extreme slashes collided with a bang, and the sharp tearing sound of the collision was incessant.
Sharp sword light splattered around like bursting laser beams, and cracks over ten meters deep spread from the center of the collision.
"Crack!!!"
In less than a second, Nox's slash powerfully defeated Red Count's slash and then cut towards Red Count.
"Clang!!!"
However, when the massive slash approached Red Count, it was blocked by Red Count using his umbrella sword.
Taking advantage of the moment Red Count blocked the slash, Nox rushed forward, sweeping the Seven Star Sword towards Red Count's waist.
Red Count's Kenbunshoku Haki detected the trajectory of the Seven Star Sword, and he held the umbrella sword vertically in front of his waist to block.
"Bang!!!"
However, Red Count didn't expect Nox's sword strike to be so heavy; with just one sweep, a sharp pain shot through his wrist, and he was swept back several hundred meters.
Nox, not letting up, quickly unleashed three thousand-meter slashes towards the flying Red Count.
The moment Red Count dissipated the force under his feet, he rushed back, his figure like a ghost, dodging Nox's three slashes, and then he unleashed a sword strike.
The moment Nox's Seven Star Sword blocked the umbrella sword, he shifted his body, and as he rotated the hilt, the sword tip thrust towards Red Count's heart.
Red Count also shifted his body to dodge Nox's sword tip, and at the same time, his umbrella sword thrust towards Nox's throat.
After Nox's body dodged Red Count's sword edge again, the Seven Star Sword changed from thrusting to sweeping, attempting to tear Red Count's body with a horizontal sweep.
But Red Count seemed to know Nox's sword move change in advance, stepping back a few steps with the tip of his foot, dodging the sharpness of the Seven Star Sword.
Both their movement speed and drawing speed were extremely fast; in less than ten seconds, they had already exchanged over thirty moves.
Every move was deadly, leaving no room for retreat; both their sword skills were among the top tier in this World.
Nox's sword skills, with three different styles, could perfectly fuse into one, smooth and seamless, as if the three sword skill styles were inherently one, showing not the slightest flaw.