Three days passed quickly, and Nox adjusted his condition and arrived at the Battle Pyramid.
This time, the duel was held on the top floor of the Battle Pyramid, which is the eighteenth floor.
Here, there is only one arena, which is specially used for the finals!
The top floor of the Battle Pyramid is open to the sky, everything is exposed, and white clouds linger at an altitude of four thousand meters, giving people a sense of being in another world.
"Is this the venue for the finals? It's so big, so high, so empty, and so exciting!"
When the audience stepped in, they were all amazed by the environment here. Those who didn't know would have thought they were on the Flying Pirates' floating island.
"Rumble!!!"
Immediately after, people saw that below the arena in the center, five thick circular steel pillars with a diameter of 100 meters rose up. The original steel floor was lifted by the five steel pillars, creating a distance of 20 meters from the bottom layer.
The lifted steel ground was the arena for this competition, covering a vast area of 100,000 square meters and a thickness of 20 meters.
As long as the attack is not deliberately aimed at this steel arena, it can fully support the battles of top powerhouses.
Furthermore, next to the arena, Emil, the user of the Iron-Iron Fruit, was constantly repairing any damaged parts of the arena. On all four sides of the spectator stands, Bullet, Chinjao, Ashura Doji, and Howard, four Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates, were protecting the safety of the surrounding arena walls.
The sense of security was directly maximized.
Nox and Roger were already standing on the arena, and everyone's eyes were focused on these two people. The first place in the World Swordsmanship Competition would be born from these two!
"Hahahaha, Roger, this is our first time fighting, right!"
Nox looked at Roger and smiled.
"Hahahaha, that's right, Nox, I've always wanted to see your swordsmanship, and now I finally have the chance!"
Roger said seriously. He himself is a Grand Swordmaster, and as long as he is a Grand Swordmaster, he cannot refuse to fight Nox.
After all, they all wanted to experience firsthand why Nox could use three Sword Intents at the same time, while they could not!
"Hahahaha, then come on, Roger, let's have an all-out battle!"
"I know your strongest abilities are Haoshoku Haki and Busoshoku Haki. There's no need for any restraint in this battle."
"You've seen the defenses around. As long as you don't deliberately attack the spectator stands, my four Executive Officers can block the aftermath!"
Nox laughed. He really wanted to have an all-out battle with Roger. He wanted to see who was stronger between him and Roger now!
"Jie hahahaha, Nox is right, Roger, fight with all your might, even if those four little guys can't block it, I will!"
Hearing Nox's words, Golden Lion flew to the side of the arena and laughed heartily.
He highly approved of both Nox and Roger, and he also wanted to see their true strength.
"gura rara rara, Nox, Roger, don't worry, if Golden Lion can't block it, I will make a move."
At this time, Whitebeard also came to join the fun.
"Whitebeard, what are you talking about? How could I not even be able to block the mere aftermath!"
Hearing Whitebeard's words, Golden Lion was unhappy. He was Golden Lion, how could he not be able to block this aftermath.
"Hahahaha, since that's the case, let's have an all-out battle!"
Hearing Nox and Golden Lion's words, Roger wouldn't be sentimental either.
His Haoshoku Haki suddenly surged, and that overbearing aura, which yearned for freedom and declared that anyone blocking his path to freedom must die, was so intense.
This Haoshoku Haki was the strongest Haoshoku Haki Nox had ever seen, besides Rocks and himself.
At the same time, Nox's Haoshoku Haki also surged towards Roger. The power of the three Sword Intents superimposed within the Haoshoku Haki, making it even stronger than Roger's.
"Rumble!!!"
The moment the two strongest Haoshoku Haki in the world collided, countless red lightning bolts were born from the void, rushing towards the sky without restraint.
At this four-thousand-meter altitude, it was originally an environment shrouded in white clouds, but at this moment, it was suddenly dispersed by the two auras, revealing the long-lost sunlight in the sky.
"The sky, the sky actually cracked!"
Most of the audience present, and even the viewers watching the live broadcast all over the world, were shocked by this scene.
Many people couldn't imagine that a person's aura could directly affect the weather!
As Nox and Roger's Haoshoku Haki erupted, Bullet and Chinjao's Haoshoku Haki also erupted. They each stood on one side of the arena, blocking the aftermath of the Haoshoku Haki collision that was rushing towards the spectator stands.
"I didn't expect that Chinjao and Bullet, Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates, both possess Haoshoku Haki!"
The appearance of Chinjao and Bullet surprised many people present. They didn't expect that besides Nox, the Limitless Pirates also had two Executive Officers who possessed Haoshoku Haki.
Although Haoshoku Haki is not rare in the New World, there is a saying that is correct: those who possess Haoshoku Haki may not be kings, but kings definitely possess Haoshoku Haki.
Haoshoku Haki is the stepping stone to kingship. As long as you possess Haoshoku Haki, it is equivalent to having one foot in the ranks of kings.
Furthermore, everyone who possesses Haoshoku Haki has their own pride and is generally unwilling to submit to others, making them very difficult to recruit.
Nox being able to have two Executive Officers with Haoshoku Haki under his command was quite unexpected for many!
After a brief collision of Haoshoku Haki, both of their Haoshoku Haki retracted simultaneously.
The next moment, Roger's figure instantly disappeared from his original position, and Ace was drawn from his scabbard in an instant.
Black Busoshoku Haki and red Haoshoku Haki intertwined on the blade, and the terrifying scarlet lightning was breathtaking.
"Kamusari!"
Roger went all out from the start, using his strongest move without any reservation!
"Hahahaha, let's go all out!"
Nox laughed heartily, his three Sword Intents swirling around the Seven Star Sword. Busoshoku Haki and Haoshoku Haki perfectly combined with the three Sword Intents.
"Blast Step!"
He burst out with the fastest speed from his feet, rushing towards Roger. Blood-red lightning erupted from the Seven Star Sword, and the terrifying aura instantly exploded.
"Three Elements Combined Mystery · Overlord Wrapped · Slaying God!"
The two Supreme Grade Swords wrapped in Haoshoku Haki instantly collided. Amidst the terrifying energy impact, the surrounding air twisted and the magnetic field became chaotic.
Immediately, countless air currents rushed into the sky, like the roar of the earth against the heavens, and a terrifying storm formed around them, impacting the spectator stands.
Fortunately, the four Executive Officers around blocked this impact. Bullet even created a gravity field covering the area around the arena, reducing the impact to the greatest extent.
There was also hard transparent glass blocking the spectator stands, so the audience was not disturbed, but the invisible mental pressure still made them feel uncomfortable.
The extreme collision of Haki and Sword Intent between the Seven Star Sword and Ace formed a terrifying black hole. Even the sunlight was swallowed by this small black hole, and the entire sky dimmed at this moment.
Their hands gripping the sword hilts trembled, gritting their teeth and exerting their full power, their eyes fixed on their opponent, wanting to determine a winner.
However, after a long stalemate, neither could defeat the other, and finally, both sides retreated simultaneously.
"Hahahaha, it's been a long time since I've had an all-out fight. Come on, Roger, let's have a good battle!"
Nox hadn't had such a blood-boiling battle in a long time.
Whether it was killing Saint Garling two years ago, or killing two Army Generals and a CP0 Deputy Chief in the great war with the World Government.
He hadn't felt this feeling of going all out. He had forgotten when the last time he felt this was!
"Three Elements Combined Mystery · Overlord Wrapped · Blood Dragon Severing Sky Slash!"
As Nox slashed out with his sword, a lifelike thousand-meter blood dragon, formed by the fusion of three Sword Intents, Busoshoku Haki, and Haoshoku Haki, appeared.
The sword produced a blood dragon, dragons soaring everywhere, dragons emerging from the deep sea!
Everyone present was shocked by this scene. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would have thought this dragon was a real dragon.
It was too similar, with exquisite dragon scales, a powerful dragon body, hard dragon horns, sharp dragon claws, the lifelike feeling when the blood dragon soared, and the dragon might emanating from the blood dragon, it was just like a real blood dragon!
They couldn't imagine that Sword Intent could be used like this?
Seeing this scene, people couldn't help but wonder if using a sword to slash out attacks was already outdated. Only by slashing out attacks in the form of Sword Intent seemed to be the standard for truly top-tier Grand Swordmaster!
"Nox's Sword Intent has actually reached this level!"
Golden Lion said in surprise.
His favorite move before was to use the Float-Float Fruit to form huge lions from seawater, land, and other substances to attack his opponents.
But this was something he created with his Devil Fruit ability, not Sword Intent. Sword Intent was just integrated into it to make the attack stronger.
He couldn't simply use Sword Intent to form attacks.
If he hadn't confirmed that Nox hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit, he would have suspected that the Devil Fruit Nox ate was the Paramecia type · Sword-Sword Fruit!
"Hahahaha, good, it's been a long time since I've been so happy to meet a evenly matched opponent. Let's have a good fight, Nox!"
Roger also laughed heartily, and at the same time used his Kenbunshoku Haki that could hear the voice of all things.
Even the blood dragon slashed out by Nox had a sound. As long as there was a sound, Roger could hear it, and he could use this sound to find its weakness.
Almost instantly, Roger found the blood dragon's weakness. Ace, wrapped in Haoshoku Haki, soared with him, rushing towards the blood dragon's eye.
"Kamusari!"
Roger didn't have any fancy sword techniques, he only had one move, and that was the Kamusari that even gods would avoid!
The thousand-meter blood dragon that could destroy heaven and earth opened its blood-red mouth, intending to swallow Roger, but it was instantly shattered by his move, and the infinite Sword Intent turned into sparkling stars scattered in the air.
"Hahahaha, Nox, take my move."
"Kamusari!"
Having just shattered the blood dragon, Roger instantly rushed towards Nox behind him, and used Kamusari again!
This perfectly explained what it means to use a powerful ultimate move as a basic attack. Roger could use this move, Kamusari, at any time!
"Hahahaha, Roger, bring it on!"
"I won't avoid Kamusari, I'm more awesome than God!"
"Three-Element Fusion Secret Art - Domineering Enchantment - Domineering Country!"
As Nox spoke, the clouds in the sky churned, forming a vortex. Countless air currents instantly gathered, all condensing onto the Seven Star Sword's blade.
As Nox slashed out with his sword, an impact wave carrying infinite impact and penetration instantly rushed out.
After learning the true Bagguk in Elbaf, the power of Nox's move skyrocketed. The strong penetrating power could even directly destroy an entire island!
Roger's Kenbunshoku Haki captured the approaching impact wave. The Kamusari that was originally intended to hit Nox instantly struck the rushing impact wave.
Instantly, a fierce collision struck again, and the surrounding clouds trembled violently. Infinite impact force wantonly stirred the wind and clouds, and even space rippled, as if it would shatter in the next moment.
Only Roger, who faced this move Bagguk directly, knew how powerful the impact and penetration of this move were. The unparalleled speed made it impossible to dodge even if it was captured by Kenbunshoku Haki.
The strongest impact and penetration were indeed worthy of being Elbaf's strongest combat technique. Combined with Nox's Sword Intent and Haki, even though Nox was not of the Giant Race, he could exert even greater power than the Giant Race.
However, Roger was Roger after all, one of the strongest people in this world. A single move, Kamusari, was omnipotent. Even Nox's Bagguk only made Roger retreat a few hundred meters.
Immediately after, Nox was the first to rush towards Roger, and the two engaged in the most intense battle.
Among those present, only the top powerhouses could see the sword techniques of the two. Danger was revealed everywhere in the clash of swords and blades.
The two started the battle with all their might. In the fierce collision, neither of them was distracted in the slightest, and they were all fully invested in this duel.
Nox's powerful three Sword Intents were much stronger than Roger's Sword Intent, but Roger's top-tier Busoshoku Haki's enhancement was much stronger than Nox's advanced Busoshoku Haki.
In terms of Haoshoku Haki, the two were similar, with no significant difference.
In terms of physique, although Nox had tempered his body with Haki and often trained his physique, Roger, who was over forty years old, was almost twice Nox's age, and there was no significant difference in the strength of their physiques.
Now, both of them were in a state of evenly matched strength, and it was impossible to tell who would win.
"Is this the Kenbunshoku Haki that can hear the voice of all things?"
During the battle with Roger, Nox finally witnessed what the true power of hearing the voice of all things was.
Simply put, hearing the voice of all things means being able to use the power of all things to help oneself through Kenbunshoku Haki.
Under Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki, he clearly saw that when Roger swung his sword, it was with the wind, using the power of the wind to make his sword stronger.
When Roger moved, the air currents were pushing his body, making his speed faster and reducing resistance.
Similarly, when Nox swung his sword, it was against the wind, and when Nox moved, air currents hindered his actions.
This kind of Kenbunshoku Haki that could communicate with all things, enhance oneself, and suppress opponents, was the first time he had seen it.
This kind of Kenbunshoku Haki, which was insignificant at first, would snowball and become stronger and stronger over time.
Currently, it only helped Roger and hindered Nox with a gentle breeze, but in the later stages, it might turn into a hurricane, or even a giant tornado!