"This fighting style, how is it so similar to Redfield's!"
While Nox was surprised by Roger's Kenbunshoku Haki, Roger was equally surprised by Nox's fighting style and Kenbunshoku Haki.
He could use Kenbunshoku Haki, which allowed him to hear all things, to help himself and suppress his opponents by utilizing the world around him, but every time Nox attacked, it was at his weak points, and every time Nox could easily block and evade his attacks.
This gave him a feeling of hitting cotton or being completely seen through. He had only experienced this feeling with Redfield before, but now he was seeing it in Nox.
Fighting Nox made him feel incredibly stifled, and the two effects of his Kenbunshoku Haki, boosting himself and suppressing his opponents, were severely weakened.
He had previously discussed with Rayleigh and Gaban what the principle behind this kind of Kenbunshoku Haki was and how such a monstrous Kenbunshoku Haki could exist.
This kind of Kenbunshoku Haki had surpassed the Kenbunshoku Haki that could foresee the future, because for powerhouses of their level, there were countless futures, and changing the future was just a thought away.
But the discussion ended without results, only speculating that it was an upgraded version of future-predicting Kenbunshoku Haki. Since they hadn't been able to comprehend it themselves, if they encountered it again, they could only adapt to the situation.
"I can't let Roger continue to accumulate his advantage, otherwise, Roger's advantage will become greater and greater!"
The battle between Roger and Nox had already lasted for half a day. Nox had seen with his own eyes that the world around that had been helping Roger had become much stronger. If this continued, in a few days, this advantage would become Roger's best helper for victory.
"Life Return · Limb Normal Enhancement!"
Nox's limb muscles bulged, and his limb strength was enhanced, allowing his muscles to remain within the scope of self-damage and self-healing balance, without any side effects.
As Nox's limb enhancement finished, his speed and strength were both boosted, and his attacks became more fierce and rapid.
Coupled with the BUG-level Kenbunshoku Haki of Mind Reading, Roger's pressure increased little by little.
Roger's Kenbunshoku Haki needed to accumulate to a certain extent to have a significant effect, but Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki and limb enhancement could take effect immediately.
"This guy Nox is actually using Life Return. Isn't he afraid of losing due to excessive stamina consumption in the end?"
Nox's Life Return couldn't be hidden from Roger, but he couldn't understand why Nox was using Life Return now.
When he fought with Garp before, that guy always used Life Return at the end of the battle, trying to end it in one go.
Because using Life Return to strengthen oneself consumes a lot of stamina, it is generally not used for a long time.
However, regardless of his confusion, Roger was a little troubled at the moment.
As Nox used Life Return, the balance of the previously evenly matched battle was broken, and the pressure Nox put on him increased little by little.
It was still Nox's special Kenbunshoku Haki. After gaining a little advantage, he could further pressure Roger, causing a slight wavering in Roger's heart.
As long as there was a slight flaw in Roger's heart, Nox's Mind Reading would steal more of Roger's battle intentions, thus gaining a further advantage.
However, Roger's heart was extremely firm. He was convinced that Nox's stamina would give out before his, so his heart would not waver.
He was just temporarily suppressed by Nox. He believed that once his Kenbunshoku Haki accumulated, he would be able to pull the balance back, and Nox would even be suppressed by him due to stamina issues.
This battle was destined to be a long one!
The battle between the two was incredibly exciting. The swordsmen in the audience and the people watching the live broadcast were all watching the broadcast intently.
Even the Admirals at Marineford, and even the Gorosei, were watching the live broadcast at this moment. They wanted to estimate Nox and Roger's combat power from the broadcast, and see if they could analyze their strength and techniques to use against them when they encountered them next time.
After seven days and seven nights of continuous fighting, Roger found that Nox's stamina was still so abundant, and there was no sign of fatigue due to the use of Life Return.
At this time, Roger's Kenbunshoku Haki, which allowed him to hear all things, had accumulated to a certain extent, creating a small tornado in the arena.
Originally, Roger could have created a larger tornado, but considering the audience, he did not create such a large tornado, only covering half of the arena.
Nox and Roger were fighting in the tornado. With the tornado, Roger was like a fish in water, while Nox was restricted by the tornado.
This move allowed Roger to overturn the previously suppressed state and once again fight inextricably with Nox, with offense and defense switching rapidly.
By the eighth day, Roger was already doubting whether Nox's stamina was truly infinite. This guy's Life Return had been maintained since the first day!
And the battle had reached this point, Roger's stamina had already decreased significantly. Although his strength had not decreased because of this, if this continued, his strength would also decrease due to stamina problems.
By the tenth day, the tornado in the arena grew larger and larger, already occupying the entire arena. The surrounding audience was not affected by the tornado because of Bullet's gravity field blocking the invasion of the tornado and the strong glass barrier, but they could no longer see the battle between the two in the arena, and could only silently wait for the final result.
Only those powerhouses with Kenbunshoku Haki could see the situation inside through the tornado.
"This is the tornado created by Roger!"
When the tornado appeared, many people knew that it was created by Roger. Roger was not a Devil Fruit user, yet he could create such a tornado to help himself. This was either the help of Sword Intent or the effect of some special ability.
Regardless, they had recorded this ability. When they fought Roger next time, they would pay attention to this point, at least they would be prepared when fighting Roger in the future.
"I don't believe this guy Nox has so much stamina!"
Seeing that Nox still showed no signs of fatigue at this point, Roger gritted his teeth and persisted. He just didn't believe it!
In fact, what Roger didn't know was that when the Seven Star Sword cut Roger, it absorbed some blood to replenish Nox's stamina, which is why Nox's stamina was now a bit more than Roger's.
However, the amount of blood absorbed was a bit small, so Roger, even with Kenbunshoku Haki that could hear the reason for all things, did not notice this problem.
However, just as Roger was hinting to himself in his mind, Nox immediately unleashed another powerful move!
Behind Nox, a large blood-colored full moon suddenly condensed. As the Seven Star Sword was raised, the blood moon became more and more solid, and the power of Sword Intent and Haki perfectly merged onto the blood moon.
"Three Elements Merged Secret Technique · Haki Infusion · Blood Moon Soaring!"
As Nox swung his sword, the large blood moon instantly shot out, and as the blood moon rapidly rotated, it cut through the tornado with extreme cutting power and instantly rushed towards Roger.
"This guy really has a lot of stamina!"
Seeing Nox use such a powerful sword technique again, Roger couldn't help but complain.
Although he was complaining verbally, Roger's hand movements were not slow!
Roger made his move, still using the move Kamusari, which even the gods would retreat from.
"Kamusari!!!"
Facing the fiercely flying blood moon, Roger infused Haki into Ace, surrounded by dark red lightning, and swung his sword with the help of the tornado.
Even though Roger found the weak point of the blood moon, and even with the help of the tornado, Roger's stamina was ultimately much weaker now.
The power of the blood moon was stronger than Roger had imagined, so much so that after he shattered the blood moon, he was pushed back by the blood moon's powerful force, hitting the wall and forming a human-shaped dent.
However, Roger broke free from the wall in the next moment.
"Hahahaha, Roger, you're finished!"
Nox could clearly feel that Roger's strength had decreased due to his stamina!
And his strength still hadn't declined in the slightest.
"I'm not fighting anymore, I surrender!"
Seeing that the situation had reached this point, Roger simply surrendered directly. He wouldn't win even if he continued to fight.
His stamina was actually inferior to Nox's, which made Roger a bit unbelievable. After all, he was 20 years older than Nox, and at 47, he was at his peak, yet his stamina was inferior to a 27-year-old young man, which was difficult for him to accept!
"Hahahahaha, Roger, since you've surrendered, then I win!"
When the tornado covering the arena dissipated, Nox laughed heartily.
His voice was very loud, and everyone in the entire audience heard it, and everyone around the world watching the live broadcast also heard it!
At this moment, the entire audience did not erupt in cheers, but instead fell silent instantly.
"Congratulations to Mr. Nox for winning the first World Swordsmanship Competition and the title of World's Greatest Swordsman!"
It was at this moment of complete silence that the voice of the beautiful hostess echoed in everyone's ears.
"World's Greatest Swordsman Nox!!!"
"World's Greatest Swordsman Nox!!!"
"World's Greatest Swordsman Nox!!!"
"..."
At this moment, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers. Swordsmen all over the world were watching Nox's figure at this time. That person was the World's Greatest Swordsman!
He stood at the pinnacle of all swordsmen in the world. He was like an insurmountable mountain, waiting for all swordsmen to challenge and surpass!
At this moment, news reports from all over the world were being continuously printed and distributed worldwide. Even though everyone knew the result, the popularity continued to soar, and newspapers would still sell like hotcakes.
Nox stood on the arena, enjoying the enthusiastic cheers, the cheers for him alone, and feeling their pure excitement.
Although he didn't like the feeling of being in the spotlight, he greatly enjoyed the sound of everyone cheering for him sincerely at this moment.
"Grandpa, is that the Nox who defeated you back then?"
In the palace of a noble in an Allied Nation in the Grand Line, the young Hannyabal looked at Nox's figure on the live broadcast, blinking his big eyes, and curiously asked Hannyabal, the former Admiral next to him.
"Grandpa wasn't defeated by him back then, but deliberately lost to him!"
Hearing his granddaughter Hannyabal's words, Hannyabal's face darkened. He didn't know which bastard told his granddaughter his dark history, causing her to ask him about this matter every time she saw news of Nox.
As a grandfather, he could barely hold his head up in front of his granddaughter.
"Oh, so that means, Grandpa was defeated by Nox, this World's Greatest Swordsman!"
"But Grandpa, don't worry, I will also participate in the World Swordsmanship Competition in the future, and then defeat Nox to avenge you!"
Saying that, Hannyabal seriously clenched her small fists, and then angrily punched out. It looked like she was hitting someone, but combined with her chubby baby face, it was surprisingly cute.