Subsequently, Bullet and the other two immediately took the 30,000 people of the Limitless Pirates to intercept Brandon, while Nox continued heading towards Wang Zhi's territory.
"Captain, ahead is the territory of the Silver Axe Pirates, and the Silver Axe Pirates are already waiting on the island."
Marley said after putting away his binoculars.
"Alright then, dock the ship for me, and defeat the Silver Axe Pirates!"
Nox said.
The person hadn't arrived, but the Haoshoku Haki went first!
Nox's blood-red Haoshoku Haki surged towards the island like a monstrous tsunami in the Sea.
Seeing Nox's greeting, Silver Axe also showed no weakness and released his own Haoshoku Haki.
Instantly, the world changed color, and red lightning tore through the sky and spread across the entire island and Sea during the collision of the two Haoshoku Haki.
The haze in the sky was dispersed by their boundless aura, revealing the warm sunlight.
Nox's Haoshoku Haki forcefully suppressed Silver Axe's Haoshoku Haki onto the island.
"Heavens, it actually cracked!"
There were many new Pirates in the two Pirate Crew, and they were all shocked seeing the collision of Haoshoku Haki for the first time.
"Hahahaha, Silver Axe, your Haoshoku Haki is outdated!"
Nox's arrogant and unrestrained voice could be heard clearly by everyone in both Pirate Crew.
"Lads, prepare for bombardment! Once the Limitless Pirates' ships enter range, open fire immediately!"
Silver Axe said loudly in anger. He had lost the previous Haoshoku Haki contest, so he was extremely furious!
"Fire!!" x 2
When the distance entered the bombardment range, both the Limitless Pirates and the Silver Axe Pirates opened fire at the same time.
"Boom!!!"
"Boom!!!"
Immediately, cannonballs flying everywhere were launched from the island towards the approaching ships, and also from the ships towards the island.
The battle between the two great Pirate Crew instantly unfolded.
"Swish!!!"
Suddenly, a thousand-meter-long axe light surged towards the ship where Marley was.
Upon that axe light, Marley felt a slash as formidable as his own Captain's. In front of this slash, he had no power to resist at all.
"Crack!!!"
However, before that axe light could reach Marley, it was casually struck down and dispersed by a slash Nox sent out as well.
"Truly, when the Captain fights, the crew suffers!"
Looking at the Sea in front that was split open by the two slashes, with countless seawater frantically filling the cracks in the Sea, Marley couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Silver Axe, if you've got the guts, come fight!!"
Nox charged towards the island using Moonwalk, his booming voice practically echoing throughout the entire island.
"Hahahaha, Nox, if you want to fight, let's fight, do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Silver Axe laughed heartily, then rushed to the edge of the island in another direction. He didn't want to place the battlefield too close to his subordinates.
Nox also had this idea. Or rather, this was the idea behind the battles of many Pirate Crew: King versus King, Admiral versus Admiral, soldier versus soldier.
After arriving at the designated battlefield, he held his giant axe and attacked first, Haoshoku Haki wrapped around the giant axe covered in pitch-black Busoshoku Haki.
"Exploding Axe!"
The giant axe fell down, like splitting Mount Hua with force, unstoppable!
Nox held the Seven Star Sword, three types of Sword Intent perfectly blended. Busoshoku Haki and Haoshoku Haki simultaneously attached to the body of the Seven Star Sword.
"Three Elements Combined Mystery · Overlord Wrapped · Blood Dragon Severing Sky Slash!"
The eerie Seven Star Sword erupted with ultimate power, slashing head-on towards the approaching giant axe.
"Boom!!!!"
The moment the sword and axe met, violent shockwaves centered around the two of them spread out wantonly in all directions.
When the two weapons collided, they didn't completely touch. In the tiny gaps between them, countless red lightning bolts were generated and shot towards the surroundings.
"Damn it, how did his sword become so strong!"
Silver Axe gritted his teeth, desperately using all his strength to try and gain an advantage over Nox.
But alas, even if he used the ability of the Riki Riki Fruit to greatly increase his strength, he still couldn't do anything to Nox.
One must know that his Riki Riki Fruit could increase his strength by who knows how many times. Although it wasn't comparable to the More-More Fruit's hundredfold increase, it wasn't far off.
Such immense power, yet it couldn't defeat Nox in a head-on battle. This shocked him greatly, shocked by how fast Nox had grown and how strong he was now!
If it weren't for him having eaten a Devil Fruit, he probably wouldn't even have the strength to block Nox's sword now!
"Bang!!!"
After the sword and axe were locked in a stalemate for three seconds, the gap between them was compressed to the extreme, and it suddenly exploded, sending both sides flying!
"Paramecia Riki Riki Fruit, the power is indeed strong!"
Nox looked at Silver Axe solemnly. Silver Axe had become much stronger in terms of attack power by relying on the strength of the Riki Riki Fruit.
"However, a person's strength isn't just about having great power."
"Life Return · Limb Normal Enhancement!"
With just one exchange, Nox had roughly figured out Silver Axe's strength, so he no longer hid his own power and directly used Life Return to strengthen himself within the normal range.
The next moment, Nox suddenly disappeared from his original spot at an extremely fast speed, and a huge crater appeared on the ground.
The moment Nox disappeared, Silver Axe's Kenbunshoku Haki caught Nox's movement trajectory.
The giant axe subconsciously chopped to the left, but it only chopped down Nox's afterimage.
At the same time, Nox's Seven Star Sword slashed horizontally towards Silver Axe's neck.
Silver Axe quickly retreated, dodging the sharpness of the Seven Star Sword.
The giant axe in his hand chopped upwards at Nox again, but he found that he had hit Nox's afterimage again.
This time, Silver Axe had a premonition of danger, but he couldn't dodge it. He could only cover his back with Busoshoku Haki and simultaneously charge forward rapidly.
"Rip!!!"
Nox had appeared behind Silver Axe at some unknown point. The Seven Star Sword suddenly slashed down, tearing through Silver Axe's Busoshoku Haki defense and leaving a deep sword mark on his upper back near the shoulder.
"How is this guy's speed so fast!"
Silver Axe gritted his teeth and endured the pain in his back. Just now, his Kenbunshoku Haki had captured Nox's figure, but his body couldn't dodge, so he could only take the hit head-on!
"Burial Ground Slash!"
Even though he was injured, Silver Axe's movements didn't stop at all. The moment he turned around, his axe chopped down from above towards Nox's head.
With one axe strike, the power was immense, as if the entire sky would be buried in the ground by this axe.
"Three Elements Combined Mystery · Overlord Wrapped · Blood Moon Soaring Heaven!!"
A blood-colored Shura figure appeared behind Nox. The monstrous killing intent, like the River Styx Blood Sea, soared into the sky as the Seven Star Sword slashed upwards from below.
However, this time, when the sword and axe met again, although they still didn't touch each other, the giant axe was repelled by the Seven Star Sword.
Even Silver Axe, the user of the Riki Riki Fruit ability, was sent flying several hundred meters by one sword slash.
"How is that possible, how did his strength become so much stronger!"
After landing and stabilizing himself, Silver Axe looked at Nox solemnly. In the first clash, the two were evenly matched. In the second clash, he was injured. In the third clash, he was actually at a disadvantage in a head-on collision!
Could it be that guy Nox hid his strength during the first clash!
"Hahahaha, Silver Axe, did your axe become soft!"
Nox pressed his advantage, stomping the ground with force, creating a huge hole in the earth. His body shot forward, and the Seven Star Sword slashed down again.
"Bang!!!"
Silver Axe didn't believe it and clashed head-on with the Seven Star Sword with his giant axe again. But this time, just like before, Silver Axe was sent flying several hundred meters by Nox again.
"Cough cough!!"
The intense collision force even shook Silver Axe's chest, making it ache, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Hahahaha, Silver Axe, you're old. This era belongs to me, Nox!"
Seeing Silver Axe injured, Nox laughed heartily, holding the Seven Star Sword and slashing over again.
"Hmph, kid, when I, Silver Axe, was dominating the Great Sea, you weren't even born yet!"
After knowing Nox's strength, Silver Axe naturally wouldn't foolishly clash head-on and immediately dodged Nox's sword strike.
The Riki Riki Fruit caused his strength to skyrocket. Similarly, by increasing the strength in his legs, it also gave him a considerable boost in instantaneous burst speed.
"Hmph, old geezer, do you think you can dodge it!"
Seeing Silver Axe dodge his sword, Nox sneered.
"Three Elements Combined Mystery · Overlord Wrapped · Slaying God!!"
The moment the strength in his feet erupted, he disappeared from his original spot, and the Seven Star Sword erupted with supreme power.
With one sword slash, it shocked the heavens and earth, made ghosts and gods weep, as if even a true god were present in front, his head would be chopped off!
"How is that possible, I can't dodge it!"
Facing this sword strike, Silver Axe still wanted to rely on the previous method to dodge, but his Kenbunshoku Haki truthfully told him that he couldn't dodge this sword, no matter what!
Since he couldn't dodge, then he would meet it head-on!
Silver Axe fully activated his Devil Fruit ability to increase his own strength, and the giant axe suddenly chopped towards the approaching Seven Star Sword.
"Bang!!!"
The moment they made contact from above, Silver Axe felt the powerful force coming from the giant axe. Even if he unleashed his full power, he still couldn't block that incredibly powerful force!
Instantly, the power on his giant axe was defeated, and a powerful impact force swept over, causing pain throughout his entire body.
His body was even forcefully pushed back. After his legs carved out two deep grooves over five hundred meters long on the ground, his retreating body finally stopped.
"Silver Axe, this is all the power you have? It's not enough!"
Nox laughed heartily while mocking Silver Axe, and at the same time, pressed his advantage.
"Brat, don't be too arrogant!"
Although he was pushed back again, Silver Axe was a genuine veteran powerhouse, a Marine Admiral-level combatant. How could he surrender just because of a few injuries!
Holding his giant axe, facing Nox's next sword strike, he no longer had the feeling that he couldn't dodge it at all.
He knew that the sword technique Nox had just used, which made it impossible for him to dodge, couldn't be used every time.