Nox's Moonwalk was more skilled and faster than Garp, a Marine. Most of Garp's strength lay in his fists, so his leg techniques and power were not as good as his fists.
But Nox was different; his whole body's strength was very balanced. His Moonwalk was honed to the extreme through daily practice while holding powerful gravity stones in the air. Coupled with the Gravity Homies reducing the effects of his own gravity, he had an advantage over Garp in aerial combat.
"Hahahahaha, then come kill me!"
Nox laughed heartily, and the Seven Star Sword attacked even more fiercely.
Although Garp was powerful, Nox was even stronger. Garp had to defend against the Seven Star Sword, but Nox was fearless and completely unafraid.
In fact, Nox's physique and speed were slightly stronger than Garp's now, and it was this slight edge that allowed Nox to maintain the upper hand from beginning to end.
"Hahahahaha, I didn't expect there to be another Admiral Zephyr. It seems our luck is good, Chinjao!"
After Ashura Doji's ship approached Garp's dog-head warship, he discovered Zephyr still on the warship. Ashura Doji's eyes immediately gleamed as he looked at Zephyr.
Back when he and Bullet were just ordinary Executive Officers, they had teamed up against a non-peak Zephyr. At that time, they were severely beaten by Zephyr.
Now, three years later, Ashura Doji's strength was much greater than before, and it was the perfect time to challenge the Admiral Zephyr before him again!
"Admiral? I also want to see how strong an Admiral is!"
Chinjao also wanted to fight an Admiral to see the gap between them.
Actually, Chinjao's current strength was already enough to be a core Executive Officer, but Chinjao still felt some fear and psychological shadow towards Nox, afraid that Nox would flatten his Cone Head again. So, he wouldn't accept Nox's assessment to become a core Executive Officer unless he was absolutely confident.
"Pirate, die!"
Seeing that Ashura Doji and Chinjao, two Devil Fruit users, dared to engage in a sea battle with him, Zephyr directly rushed out from the dog-head warship and flew towards Ashura Doji and Chinjao using Moonwalk.
"Hahahahaha, then come kill me!"
Ashura Doji also rushed towards the sky using Moonwalk. At the same time, the Gravity Homies on his body reduced his own gravity, making his Moonwalk faster and aerial combat easier.
Ashura Doji instantly entered his human-beast form, and the shura sword Intent surged out from his body, making Ashura Doji look like a human-beast Shura.
"One Sword Style: Shura Blood Slash!"
Black Busoshoku Haki covered the sword body, and a slash like a Shura's ultimate killing light streaked across!
"Black Arm: Black Fist!"
Zephyr didn't have any fancy moves. After reinforcing his fist with Busoshoku Haki, he met Ashura Doji's sword with a single punch using his exquisite body art!
His seemingly simple punch, upon touching Ashura Doji's sword, was able to break Ashura Doji's sword technique, and a single punch sent Ashura Doji flying back hundreds of meters.
"Hahahahaha, Admiral Zephyr, why is your fist weaker than it was three years ago? Even your wrist strength is not as good as before!"
Although he was repelled and the sharp pain in his hands felt incredibly real, Ashura Doji was even more excited.
"Hmph, incompetent mockery!"
Zephyr snorted coldly and rushed towards Ashura Doji using Moonwalk. The opponent was a Devil Fruit user; as long as he knocked him into the sea, he could kill him!
His strength was indeed not as good as three years ago. Since the death of his wife and child three years ago dealt him a major blow, his will gradually declined.
Haki is a product of spirit, energy, and vitality. As Zephyr's fighting spirit waned, his Haki naturally weakened with it. Therefore, in the past three years, although his physique remained unchanged, his Haki had weakened, and his overall strength had naturally slowly decreased.
However, he was confident that even if his strength had weakened, dealing with these two Pirates before him was still not a problem.
"Eight Impact Fist Secret Technique: Cone Dragon!"
Just as Zephyr was about to pursue Ashura Doji, Chinjao flew over. In his human-beast form, his Cone Head perfectly aligned with the horn of a triceratops. Black Busoshoku Haki covered his indestructible Cone Head, looking like a flying dragon charging forward.
"Arm Fist!"
Upon seeing this, Zephyr immediately gave up chasing Ashura Doji and met Chinjao's Cone Head with another punch head-on.
"This Cone Head is so strong!"
However, compared to Ashura Doji's sword, Chinjao's Cone Head was more dominant. Chinjao's incredibly powerful strength and Busoshoku Haki combined with the impact of the Cone Head forcefully sent Zephyr flying backward.
"One Sword Style: Cross Evil Light Slash!"
At this moment, Ashura Doji, who had stabilized his figure, narrowed his eyes, and a cross-shaped light slash hundreds of meters long was instantly unleashed, rushing towards Zephyr, who was flying backward.
"Six King Gun!"
After stabilizing his backward-flying body with Moonwalk, Zephyr gathered strength in his back hand and punched towards the incoming cross slash.
During the collision, the intense shockwave shattered the cross slash.
However, at this moment, Chinjao's Cone Head attacked again, and Ashura Doji followed closely. The two of them jointly attacked Zephyr.
Both Ashura Doji and Chinjao were slightly weaker than Zephyr, but together, they were completely unafraid of Zephyr.
Zephyr was previously full of confidence, saying he could take down Ashura Doji and Chinjao, but after the fight actually began, he realized that he couldn't take them down at all. These people were both Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit users, very durable, and their own strength was also very high. It was already good enough for Zephyr to remain undefeated against two opponents!
"My goodness, even the Admiral and Marine Hero Garp coming is useless. The Limitless Pirates are too strong!"
"One core Executive Officer and one ordinary Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates can fight Admiral Zephyr to a draw. Doesn't that mean another core Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates, Bullet, plus an ordinary Executive Officer can also fight Admiral Sengoku to a draw? If that's the case, adding the Captain of the Limitless Pirates, Nox, who corresponds to the three major Marine forces, doesn't that mean the strength of the Limitless Pirates is no less than the Marines?"
"My goodness, hearing your analysis, I feel it's very terrifying. The Limitless Pirates are just one of the Legendary Pirates in the New World. Then, the Flying Pirates, who are as famous as the Limitless Pirates, must also have similar strength. If that's the case, the Pirates in the New World are too terrifying!"
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Many people on Grimore Island were observing the battle on the Sea with binoculars, and many also wanted to take advantage of the Limitless Pirates dealing with the Marines to seize the Limitless Pirates' goods. However, upon seeing Marcus guarding the area, they immediately extinguished their little schemes.
Many of them were now taking advantage of this time to continue trading with the Limitless Pirates. After all, what if the Marines came?
With the Limitless Pirates blocking them, they weren't afraid at all. As long as the profit was sufficient, they would take the risk!
"What? That guy Nox actually appeared on Grimore Island in the West Blue and blocked Garp and Zephyr!"
Kong of Marineford was so angry when he heard this news that he almost smashed the table again.
"Now that Nox, Chinjao, Ashura Doji, and other strong forces have left the Limitless Sea, let's attack the Limitless Sea to probe whether the Flying Pirates will take action and also to probe if the Limitless Pirates have any other trump cards!"
"Notify Sengoku in the New World and tell him to attack the Limitless Pirates. If he finds anything unusual, he can retreat immediately."
After Kong calmed down and thought carefully for a while, he said to Vice Admiral Tsuru beside him.
"Okay, I'll notify Sengoku immediately!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded.
Sengoku, stationed in the New World, received the order from Marineford and immediately led three warships to attack the Limitless Sea.
Shortly after the New World Marines set out, Shakky quickly received the news.
"Have Bullet lead a team to the edge of the Limitless Sea to stop Sengoku. Don't let them enter the Limitless Sea!"
Shakky quickly relayed the message to Bullet and the other Executive Officers waiting in the Limitless Sea.
"Hahahahaha, Hermes, let's go! I'll take you to see how powerful an Admiral is. That's a strong person I can't even defeat right now, but if we team up, maybe we'll have a chance!"
Bullet, who was teaching Hermes, immediately became excited after receiving Shakky's message.
Hermes learned body art very quickly. In the past few months, Bullet felt that there was nothing left to teach Hermes.
Bullet's next step was to take Hermes to Elbaf to challenge the giants and further temper Hermes.
He didn't expect Admiral Sengoku to arrive at this time; it was simply perfect timing.
"Admiral, fight!"
Hermes could now speak some simple human words. Although not standard, he could at least speak, which showed that Hermes's learning ability was still very strong.
"Hahahahaha, good, let's go fight the Admiral!"
Bullet laughed heartily, and then immediately went to organize personnel to stop Admiral Sengoku.
Although he spoke lightly, facing an Admiral was not that easy in reality; it required sufficient preparation.
"Captain, should we stop Sengoku?"
When Sengoku set out, the Flying Pirates had pretty much understood the inside story, which was that Nox had gone to the West Blue, so Sengoku came to attack the Limitless Pirates.
"Jie hahahaha, no need. That's the Limitless Pirates' business. What does it have to do with our Flying Pirates?"
Golden Lion directly refused. The Marines wanted to test the Limitless Pirates, and he also wanted to see what trump cards the Limitless Pirates had.
Although the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates had the same enemy, the relationship between them was still not friendly or hostile, but rather rivals.
"Admiral Sengoku's strength is very terrifying. Nox is not here, and the newly promoted core Executive Officer Ashura Doji is also not here. Bullet and the other Executive Officers alone cannot stop Sengoku!"
Reinhardt analyzed.
"Jie hahahaha, it's precisely because the Marines know that Bullet can't stop Sengoku that they want to see what trump cards the Limitless Pirates have that make Nox dare to openly invade the West Blue!"
Golden Lion laughed. This time, he was determined to watch the show.
This is how Pirates in the New World are. Without common interests, not adding insult to injury is already the best attitude.
Rajag Island, the outermost island of the Limitless Pirates in the front part of the New World.
The three warships led by Sengoku were sailing towards here, and Executive Officers like Bullet, Hermes, Karoo, and Kano were also waiting here for Sengoku's arrival.
"Hahahaha, Admiral Sengoku, have a welcoming gift!"
Upon seeing Sengoku's warships approaching, he laughed heartily, then entered his human-beast form. Gravity condensed around his fists, and the surrounding light was swallowed by this gravity, which was so dense it was like a black hole.
"Gravity Punch!"
The gravity, strong enough to distort light, was unleashed with a punch. Instantly, infinite gravity rushed towards the Sea. The downward gravity of the Sea was instantly distorted and rushed horizontally towards Sengoku's direction.
With a single punch, the sky and earth instantly darkened, and the entire Sea was enveloped by horizontally amplified gravity. The Sea water was pulled by gravity, stirring up huge waves, which rushed towards Sengoku along with the terrifying gravity punch.
Seeing this, Sengoku frowned and immediately rushed out of the warship. His whole body glowed with golden light, transforming into a massive golden Great Buddha.
"Great Buddha Impact!!"
The power of Haoshoku Haki and shockwaves merged into his palm. With a push of his Buddha palm, a terrifying shockwave swept across the entire Sea, scattering the surging waves and the incredibly terrifying gravity impact.
"You guys sail the ships further away, don't come close!"
After speaking, Sengoku rushed forward alone using Moonwalk.
He was well aware that the Marines on the ship were no match for the many Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates, so he never thought of letting these Marines follow him onto the island.
"Hmm, why haven't I seen this person before?"
After Sengoku flew onto the island, he was very puzzled to see Hermes standing at the forefront, side by side with Bullet. He had never seen this person before.
Sengoku had seen the information of all the Captains and Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates. Someone who could stand side by side with Bullet was at least an Executive Officer. The fact that he hadn't seen him before meant that this was a newly joined Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates!
"Great Buddha Impact!"
As Sengoku descended from the air, he raised his hand and unleashed a shockwave towards Hermes, who was at the very front.
"Kill!!"
Hermes was fearless. He rushed forward with a Soru step. After skillfully hardening his fists with Busoshoku Haki, he attacked with both fists simultaneously, also unleashing a strong impact with the power of Eight Impact Fist.
However, Sengoku's shockwave carried the power of Haoshoku Haki infusion. Hermes's impact was instantly overwhelmed by the shockwave, and he himself was severely struck by the force of the shockwave and sent flying backward hundreds of meters.
The moment Hermes attacked, Bullet transformed into his full beast form, a golden Golden Kong Titan as tall as the Great Buddha Sengoku, walking upright.
Because the Golden Kong Titan form was very similar to the human form, Bullet could still fully and skillfully use his body art even when transformed into a Golden Kong Titan.