"Hahahaha, Golden Lion, you're finished!"
Nox laughed heartily while attacking frantically.
Golden Lion now had multiple sword injuries, his face was pale, his aura was weak, and his stamina was severely depleted. If he continued to fight, he would undoubtedly lose.
Golden Lion didn't speak, his gaze fixed on the Seven Star Sword. It was this sword that had drained a large amount of his blood, causing his stamina to be depleted so much in just five days.
When he first heard the news about Nox's Seven Star Sword, he thought he could block it with Busoshoku Haki, but when he truly faced this sword,
He realized that as long as he was cut, even Busoshoku Haki was difficult to resist. After all, his physique wasn't strong, and his Busoshoku Haki was similar to Nox's. How could his physical body withstand the sharpness of the Seven Star Sword?
Once his Busoshoku Haki was broken through, the Seven Star Sword could break through his physical defense, and being drained of blood was inevitable.
If this continued, Nox would definitely win.
Unless he could avoid being cut by the Seven Star Sword, he could avoid being drained of blood and would not lose!
"Three Elements Combined Secret Technique - God Slaying!!!"
The moment he detected a slight flaw in Golden Lion, Nox's three Sword Intents erupted again.
A blood-red light flashed, and the power of the sword seemed capable of slaying all gods and buddhas.
"Bang!!!"
Golden Lion subconsciously blocked with his two swords, but the terrifying power pressed his swords down towards his own chest.
At the critical moment, Golden Lion used the power of the Float-Float Fruit to block the damage of this sword, and at the same time, immediately flew back into the sky, dispelling the power of this sword.
"Kekekekeke, Nox, this time I lost, I admit it!"
After Golden Lion finished speaking, he immediately flew away from the arena. He was forced to use his devil fruit ability, which was equivalent to admitting defeat.
As the battle between Nox and Golden Lion ended, the list of the top four in the Sword Art Tournament was released.
It was Nox, Roger, Redfield, and Wang Zhi!
The next day, under the world's attention, the four drew lots again. The result of the draw was: Nox VS Redfield, Roger VS Wang Zhi
"Hahahaha, Red Count, I didn't expect us to fight again!"
Looking at the Red Count standing opposite him, Nox laughed.
They had fought twice before, but both times Nox won. This was the third time.
"Nox, this is our third battle, but this time I will definitely win!"
Red Count said confidently.
"Then let's do it!"
"Three Elements Combined Secret Technique - Blood Dragon Severing the Sky!"
Nox laughed loudly and unleashed a sword strike. His Sword Intent transformed into a thousand-meter blood dragon that soared into the sky, attacking the Red Count like a fierce dragon emerging from the abyss.
Nox's Sword Intent had been refined to such a degree that he could completely transform it into a physical form.
"Bloody Hunt!"
Red Count condensed his Sword Intent and unleashed a thousand-meter slash, but when the slash collided with the blood dragon, it couldn't cut the blood dragon. The blood dragon opened its large mouth and bit towards Red Count.
Seeing this, Red Count dodged the blood dragon's attack at an extremely fast speed like a streak of light.
However, just as he dodged the blood dragon's attack range, Nox had already come slashing with the Seven Star Sword.
After sensing it with Kenbunshoku Haki, Red Count raised his sword umbrella to block the Seven Star Sword, but caught off guard, he was sent flying back hundreds of meters by Nox's sword strike.
"This guy's strength and Sword Intent have become much stronger again."
Red Count thought solemnly.
Since being defeated by Nox last time, he had worked hard to improve himself, increasing his physique and refining his Sword Intent further.
But he hadn't expected that Nox's physique and Sword Intent had improved even more than his. Was this guy truly infinitely improving? Was there no limit?
"Hahahaha, Red Count, you've indeed gotten much stronger than two years ago, but I won't stand still and wait for you!"
Nox saw the surprise in Red Count's eyes and rushed forward as he spoke. He wouldn't give up the opportunity to press his advantage just because Red Count was surprised.
As Nox attacked again, Red Count released the force under his feet, stabilized his body, blocked the attacking Seven Star Sword with his umbrella sword, then deflected the Seven Star Sword away and thrust his umbrella sword towards Nox's heart.
Nox didn't retreat but advanced, dodging sideways while the Seven Star Sword swiftly attacked towards Red Count's neck.
Red Count had no choice but to retreat, attacking Nox with his umbrella sword to prevent him from getting closer.
"Blast Step!"
Unexpectedly, the moment Nox blocked the umbrella sword, a more powerful force erupted from his feet, making his speed faster, and he once again closed in on Red Count.
"Shadow Step!"
Seeing this, Red Count also burst out with faster speed. Since being defeated by Nox, he had specifically learned body art to make his speed faster.
After all, he knew how strong the bloodthirsty ability of Nox's Seven Star Sword was. Only with enough speed could he avoid being cut by Nox's Seven Star Sword.
"Failed again!"
While Nox was approaching, Red Count wanted to read Nox's memory through his special Kenbunshoku Haki. Even if it wasn't memory, but the intention and direction of the attack, he couldn't read it. His special Kenbunshoku Haki was ineffective on Nox!
"Hahahaha, Red Count, you really didn't disappoint me!"
Seeing Red Count's speed was so fast, Nox became more excited, and the Seven Star Sword in his hand, combined with his speed, began to attack even more violently.
Red Count's speed was also not slow at all. Nox's violent and fast attacks were all blocked by Red Count.
However, Red Count was having some difficulty blocking, after all, Nox's sword techniques were too tricky and his style was too unpredictable. Without the help of Mind Reading, Red Count couldn't easily block or dodge all of the enemy's attacks like he could with others.
Nox and Red Count were extremely fast, so fast that most people couldn't keep up with their speed. Even some Great Swordsmen could only see two figures constantly crossing paths, unable to even see their swords clearly.
Roger's swordsmanship was very strong, much stronger than Wang Zhi's. After the two fought for half a day, Wang Zhi was defeated by Roger.
At this time, almost everyone's attention was focused on the battle between Nox and Redfield. This peak showdown would determine the top two in the World Swordsmanship Competition!
"Is this the world's top Grand Swordmaster? I really have a long way to go!"
Roberts said with emotion, staring intently at the battle between Nox and Red Count.
After he was defeated by Nox before, Nox told him that his sword road lacked a lot of training and that he was too far behind the world's top Great Swordsmen. Now it seemed that what the other party said was absolutely correct.
"Master, ten years from now, I will also participate in the World Swordsmanship Competition!"
Hearing Roberts' words, Hawkeye Mihawk, who was beside him, said firmly.
When the top 16 contestants were announced, the Limitless Pirates had already announced the time for the next World Swordsmanship Competition, which would be in ten years!
And a World Swordsmanship Competition would be held every ten years, which was simply music to the ears of many swordsmen!
This action earned the Limitless Pirates the goodwill of swordsmen around the world.
"Hahahaha, of course, you are my most outstanding disciple. When you go out to sea in the future, don't stay in the Four Seas for too long. Come to the New World to train as soon as possible."
"In ten years, you will definitely have a place in this World Swordsmanship Competition, and in twenty years, you will have the opportunity to pursue the position of World's Greatest Swordsman."
Roberts was very satisfied with this disciple of his. Although he was from a noble family, he had a firm sword heart. He was a born swordsman, a natural swordsman!
"Roger, are you confident you can deal with Nox?"
Rayleigh asked Roger, who had already sat down, because Roger's opponent would be Nox next.
Although Nox and Red Count seemed evenly matched at the moment, people at their level could see that Red Count's defeat was only a matter of time.
"Ah, you can see it too. Nox's sword technique, which combines those three Sword Intents, is too overbearing."
Roger sighed.
His strength lay in his Haoshoku Haki and Busoshoku Haki. His swordsmanship was weaker than his Busoshoku Haki and Haoshoku Haki. If they were to purely compare swordsmanship, he naturally couldn't compare to Nox.
"Then forget it. Anyway, if you get second place, you'll still get at least eight billion Berries. Our Pirate Crew won't have to worry about money for a long time."
Rayleigh said indifferently.
On the first day, Red Count was still evenly matched with Nox.
On the second day, Red Count found it a bit difficult to handle Nox's sword moves.
On the third day, Red Count fell into a disadvantage and was occasionally injured by Nox.
On the fourth day, Red Count was completely suppressed by Nox.
On the fifth day, Red Count's battle rhythm was completely controlled by Nox.
On the sixth day, Red Count was almost completely overwhelmed, just like Golden Lion before him.
"I surrender!"
On the seventh day, Red Count voluntarily surrendered. If they continued to fight, the outcome wouldn't change much.
He hadn't expected that he would lose to Nox again. Although he hadn't used his full strength this time, Nox hadn't used his full strength either.
Even if both sides fought with all their might, the outcome wouldn't change much.
"Hahahaha, Red Count, I won against you again, and I will continue to win next time!"
Nox laughed heartily, looking at the Red Count who had surrendered.
"That's not for sure. Maybe you'll be the one who loses next time!"
Red Count's face darkened as he looked at Nox's smug expression. After saying these harsh words, he immediately left the stage. He didn't want to lose face in front of the whole world.
"This World Swordsmanship Competition has reached the final stage. The final will be held in three days, and the two finalists are Nox and Roger. Let's look forward to their showdown in two days!"
The voice of the beautiful host spread throughout the Battle Pyramid.
This made everyone even more excited about the final in three days!
During this time, Redfield and Wang Zhi fought another battle, and the third place was decided, which was Redfield!