On a desolate island belonging to the Limitless Pirates, two figures flashed past rapidly, exchanging several blows with each breath!
Ashura Doji, transformed into his human-beast form, gritted his teeth and endured under Nox's fierce assault, but Nox's attacks were not easy to withstand at all. Sword wounds on Ashura Doji's body increased almost every minute.
At this moment, Nox did not use any Busoshoku or Haoshoku Haki, nor did he use the power of his Devil Fruit. He was merely fighting Ashura Doji using only the power of his sword road.
At the same time, the blood under Nox's skin surged continuously, causing his skin to turn a deep red as if bleeding.
As he continuously fought with Ashura Doji, Nox felt that special energy within his body gathering continuously.
After several days of improvement, he had completely resolved the drawback of King's Fist requiring continuous punching to accumulate power by using the technique of Life Return. Even in combat, he could accumulate that special energy, and as long as he wasn't severely injured, it wouldn't be interrupted.
"Ashura Doji, that's enough, step aside!"
After an hour passed, Nox had finished accumulating power.
Hearing Nox's words, Ashura Doji immediately retreated and looked at Nox with burning eyes.
The moment Nox raised the Seven Star Sword, an invisible force turned into a vortex, forcefully gathering and compressing the air currents within a dozen miles around the Seven Star Sword's body.
At the same time, that special energy within Nox's body ran up his arm, ready to erupt at any moment!
"Bagguk!!"
As Nox slashed out with his sword, that special energy within his body combined with the air current power gathered by Bagguk, merging into an even more powerful force that surged towards the Sea!
In an instant, the Sea was easily torn apart. That impact was incredibly shocking, like the "Kamehameha" unleashed by the protagonist Son Goku from Dragon Ball.
A giant crater several hundred meters deep was gouged out of the seabed ten thousand meters beneath the Sea surface, and consequently, massive waves several hundred meters high were stirred up on the Sea surface.
"Captain's move, Bagguk, didn't use Busoshoku or Haoshoku Haki enhancement, nor did he use Sword Intent, yet it possessed such terrifying power. The power is much, much stronger than before, truly amazing!"
Ashura Doji watched this astonishing scene, much calmer than the previous few times.
After all, this wasn't the first time he had seen it. Nox had sought him out to practice swordsmanship or act as a sparring partner a few days ago.
Ashura Doji had watched Nox's move become stronger each time.
"Phew, good, it can be considered a complete combination of King's Fist and Bagguk. Its power is much stronger than the previous Bagguk and can be used as another trump card of mine!"
"Although it can only be used once an hour, that's enough!"
Nox looked at the results of his work over the past few days and was very satisfied.
After his improvements, it could be said that apart from the drawback of needing an hour to charge, King's Fist could be combined with his sword techniques almost perfectly in other aspects.
"Ashura Doji, do you want to learn this move?"
Seeing Ashura Doji beside him, Nox suddenly thought that if he could teach this move to his Executive Officers, the power of the Limitless Pirates would become even stronger!
"Captain, of course I want to learn!"
Hearing Nox's words, Ashura Doji's eyes lit up. How could he not want to learn such a powerful move!
"You should have learned Life Return and Elbaf's Spear by now, right?"
"Captain, I have already learned both of these!"
Ashura Doji said that although he was a Grand Swordmaster, he wasn't a pure Grand Swordmaster. After all, after eating the Ancient Species Emperor Crocodile Fruit, he was also developing his body, and Life Return was something he had to learn.
"That's good, come, I'll teach you how to use King's Fist first!"
Immediately, Nox began teaching Ashura Doji the techniques of King's Fist. This was the foundation!
However, immediately after, Nox felt that teaching them one by one was too troublesome, so he called all the Executive Officers who were eligible to learn King's Fist to teach them together.
To learn Nox's improved King's Fist, the prerequisite was learning the technique of Life Return. Those who hadn't learned it couldn't learn King's Fist at all.
After hearing Nox say he was going to teach them a very powerful move, the Executive Officers all came running eagerly. After all, Nox himself said it was a very powerful move, how could they not be interested?
"The core of King's Fist is to first lock your pores and other parts using Life Return, and then use special techniques to..."
After everyone had arrived, Nox began teaching them how to use King's Fist.
Those strong in body art only needed to learn King's Fist, while those strong in swordsmanship also needed to learn how to guide that special energy onto the sword body to unleash the greatest power.
Furthermore, those who wanted to go even further needed to learn the fusion of Elbaf's Spear and King's Fist.
After teaching for a few days, Nox let go and let them practice on their own. Anyway, he had finished teaching all the techniques. The rest depended on their own effort and talent, things Nox couldn't teach.
He wasn't a famous teacher like Kaido, who could teach others the use of some special techniques so quickly, nor was he Rayleigh, who personally spent two years teaching others until they learned enough to graduate. He was Nox. Once he finished teaching, that was it. Whether they learned or not depended entirely on their own ability.
After John was captured, his territory in the New World was being contended for by Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, Brandon, and Whitebeard. As for the rookie Pirate Crew, they had been cleared out immediately.
On a desolate small island, Whitebeard and Brandon engaged in a fierce battle.
"Whitebeard, go die!!"
At this moment, Brandon was surrounded by yellow cloud vines. That was the power of Devil Fruit Awakening!
The reason he dared to challenge Whitebeard this time was precisely because he had developed his Paramecia type Muscle-Muscle Fruit to the Awakening level, turning all the surrounding ground into a part of his muscles.
Previously, his Muscle-Muscle Fruit was limited by his physique, making it impossible to continue strengthening his own muscles when his body reached its limit.
But now, with the Devil Fruit Awakening, this restriction disappeared. He turned the surrounding environment into a part of his muscles, allowing him to continue strengthening his own muscles under extreme conditions and gain even greater power.
As for the backlash, it was all fed back into the surrounding environment that had become a part of his muscles. He himself didn't suffer any backlash at all!
After his Devil Fruit Awakening, Brandon's confidence was soaring at this moment. Even Whitebeard, he didn't put in his eyes!
"gura rara rara, this old guy Brandon can actually force out my full strength!!"
"Don't think you're the only one who can use Devil Fruit Awakening, I can too!"
Whitebeard looked at the extremely arrogant Brandon, laughed heartily, and the Awakening power of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit was also revealed.
White clouds and mist swirled around Whitebeard. Whitebeard simply took a step forward, and the slight vibrating power from his foot stepping on the ground instantly expanded, causing the surrounding land to be completely torn apart.
In the state of Tremor-Tremor Fruit power Awakening, Whitebeard's vibrating power was greatly enhanced.
Previously, he needed ten parts of power to cause that massive tsunami. Now, he only needed one part of power to do what he could only do with ten parts of power before.
"My Muscle-Muscle Fruit is the most powerful Paramecia type Devil Fruit!"
Brandon didn't expect Whitebeard's Devil Fruit had also awakened, but he wasn't afraid at all. Although both were Awakened, there were still differences in power. He had ample confidence in his own strength!
Brandon pushed his muscles to the limit. In terms of pure physical strength, it was no exaggeration to say he was currently the strongest in the World!
The moment Brandon exerted force with his foot, the ground caved in, then bounced back like recovering muscle, causing Brandon's speed to instantly erupt to its maximum.
"Overlord Fist!"
Busoshoku, Busoshoku, and body art, these three powers converged on his fist.
"gura rara rara, just the wailing of a defeated subordinate!"
"Resonance!"
Whitebeard's muscles were also tensed to the extreme at this moment. Holding Murakumogiri, he gathered all his strength onto the blade, leaped up, then swooped down, using the force of his descent to slash at Brandon!
The moment the two's peak Awakening powers collided, the entire island shook. The ground within a few thousand meters around them was shattered, and a huge crater appeared in the center of the island.
After the sword and fist were locked in a stalemate for a moment, Whitebeard forcefully crushed Brandon's Haki, slashing down on his fist. Intense vibrating power traveled from his fist throughout his entire body.
"Splurt!!!"
Brandon was sent flying hundreds of meters by Whitebeard's slash, and the blood from his mouth sprayed out in an arc across the air.
"How is that possible!!"
Brandon didn't expect that after unleashing his Devil Fruit Awakening power, the gap between him and Whitebeard had actually become even wider!!
Whitebeard was currently in his peak state. Furthermore, after taking Nox's advice, he had cultivated Life Return, greatly enhancing his physical strength. Coupled with the power of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit Awakening, it could be said that apart from a few individuals, almost no one could directly clash head-on with Whitebeard!
Not even Brandon after his Devil Fruit Awakening!
"gura rara rara, Brandon, go die!"
"Air Quake!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily, and that terrifying resonance power once again gathered on his blade. He slashed through the air towards Brandon!
"Run!!!"
Brandon wasn't a fool. Knowing he couldn't defeat Whitebeard, his previous arrogant, overconfident state had completely vanished. Now, he was using his Awakened power to accelerate his escape.
Under the break out of extreme power, Brandon blocked Whitebeard's attack and used that force to quickly escape.
"What a pity, couldn't keep that guy here!"
Whitebeard watched Brandon's retreating figure and didn't pursue him. After all, his speed was much slower than Brandon's. Speed was Whitebeard's weakness, and the vibration transmission of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit also weakened with distance, so he couldn't keep Brandon.
"Great, Whitebeard won!!"
After seeing Brandon escape, Marco and the others ran over excitedly.
"gura rara rara, isn't it natural for Whitebeard to win? My sons, prepare for a feast to celebrate us taking over this territory of Brandon's!"