"How is this possible? This power is too terrifying!"
"Space itself was shattered. What kind of power can shatter this space?"
"Run! A tsunami! A massive tsunami is coming!"
"Damn it, the space cracks are spreading out, save me!!"...
The ships of those watching Nox and Whitebeard's battle that got even a little too close were touched by the spreading space cracks. In an instant, the entire ship was mercilessly torn apart, and the people on board were turned into dust.
Even those far away, seeing the sudden hundreds-of-meters-high giant waves, were so scared they broke out in a cold sweat and quickly turned their ships around to get away from this dangerous place.
They had only come to witness the birth of the World's strongest, but many lost their lives due to the aftermath before even seeing the final scene.
"Jie hahahaha, what terrifying power!!"
"Lion Sea Might - Thousand Severing Valley!!"
Facing the giant waves, Golden Lion did not choose to retreat. Instead, he drew his Sakura Ten and kogarashi, wrapping arrogant and domineering Haoshoku Haki around the blades, and slashed out with both swords simultaneously.
Controlling the water of the Sea, he turned it into two giant sea lions over a thousand meters high that charged head-on towards the waves. In an instant, the hundreds-of-meters-high giant waves were swallowed by the sea lions, ensuring that all the Flying Pirates' ships were not affected by the tsunami.
"Nah nah nah nah nah, it's too scary, too scary, young master, let's run quickly, or we'll be drowned by the tsunami!"
Trebol watched the giant tsunami about to rush over and screamed in extreme fear.
Even Doflamingo was so scared by the tsunami that he broke out in a cold sweat. He hadn't expected the duel of the World's strongest to have such terrifying aftershocks. Even though they were so far from the duel site, he could feel the threat of death.
If he hadn't seen the many Executive Officers of the Limitless Pirates showing no panic, he would have wanted to run away immediately!
"What's all the noise? Quiet down, all of you. The Limitless Pirates don't even bat an eye at this level of disturbance!"
Marcus, an Executive Officer of the Limitless Pirates beside Trebol, let out a cold snort, instantly quieting the surrounding noisy sounds.
"Icebound for Ten Thousand Miles!"
Just then, Doflamingo saw Esdeath, who had defeated him with one sword, jump off the ship. Her entire body radiated an absolutely cold aura.
Esdeath was seen gripping her sword with both hands and plunging it with all her might into the Sea. In an instant, an extreme freezing power spread out, instantly freezing and solidifying the part of the tsunami rushing towards the Limitless Pirates.
The moment everyone present looked at Esdeath, they felt an endless chill and dread!
"Heavy Cannon Fist!"
As Esdeath froze the tsunami, Bullet also rushed out from the ship. Terrifying gravity condensed on his fist like a black hole.
As he unleashed a punch, the gravity instantly transformed into terrifying fist power that surged towards the frozen tsunami.
"Crack!!!"
The tsunami, like an iceberg, was shattered like foam under this punch, completely turning into ice fragments and sinking into the Sea.
Finally, a huge gap appeared in the massive tsunami rushing towards the Limitless Pirates, and the location of the gap was precisely where the Limitless Pirates were.
"Is that the Limitless Pirates' strongest Executive Officer, Bullet, second only to Nox? That's truly terrifying, he can easily shatter even that iceberg!"
"And the Limitless Pirates' eldest princess, Esdeath, is also very strong, she can actually freeze the tsunami directly!"
"Fortunately, we chose to come with the Limitless Pirates. Otherwise, maybe we would have already been killed by the aftershocks like those unlucky guys!"...
After seeing the tsunami eliminated by Esdeath and Bullet, everyone who had hitched a ride on the Limitless Pirates' ships to watch the battle breathed a sigh of relief.
When they looked again at the scattered Pirates in the distance who lacked protection from powerful forces being swallowed by the tsunami or pushed back several kilometers by it, they instantly felt fortunate for their choice.
After the tsunami ended, among the forces who came to watch, only the Limitless Pirates and the Flying Pirates, the two major forces, did not retreat because of the tsunami.
The other forces were either swallowed by the tsunami or pushed back thousands to tens of thousands of meters by it, which completely demonstrated the strength and weakness of the forces who came to watch!
Returning the focus to the island:
The power Nox's instantly surging strength combined with the explosive power of King's Fist displayed was incomparably mighty; even Nox himself didn't know just how powerful this force was!
Whitebeard had thought that using the Awakening power of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit could turn the tide of battle and defeat Nox, but he hadn't expected the power Nox instantly unleashed to be so terrifying!
From Murakumogiri, he felt an incomparably terrifying impact force that was dozens of times stronger than Sengoku's "Great Buddha Impact". If he hadn't been certain that it wasn't the power of the More-More Fruit, he might have even thought Nox had eaten the More-More Fruit!
"Whitebeard, fall!"
Nox roared, his entire body erupting with power. The incomparably terrifying impact force not only shattered space but also crushed all the power attached to Whitebeard's Murakumogiri.
That invincible impact force, like an overwhelming tide, completely engulfed Whitebeard's entire body!
"Tremor True Body!"
Even though Whitebeard blocked with Murakumogiri in time and used resonance power to form an invisible tremor armor protecting his entire body, it was still useless!
The terrifying shockwave enveloped Whitebeard from all directions, bypassing Murakumogiri and slamming into Whitebeard's entire body.
Whitebeard's Tremor True Body could withstand a certain degree of impact force, but the power Nox unleashed with all his might, even after being partially weakened by Whitebeard beforehand, the remaining portion was still incredibly powerful.
Although Whitebeard's strength was great, his body's defense wasn't strong.
Under this impact force, Whitebeard's entire body suffered a severe impact. This force even bypassed Whitebeard's muscle defense and directly attacked his internal organs!
"Splurt!!!!"
Whitebeard was instantly sent flying several kilometers by the shockwave, spitting out blood wildly, which formed a bloody arc in the air.
"Bang!!!"
The moment he landed, Whitebeard forcefully twisted his body, gripping Murakumogiri tightly with both hands and plunging it into the ground to stabilize himself and prevent himself from falling. Afterward, he spat out another large mouthful of blood onto the ground.
"Hahahahaha, Whitebeard, again!!!"
Nox, in his state of extreme amplification, had explosive combat power and gave Whitebeard no chance to catch his breath at all. Just as Whitebeard had stabilized his body, Nox had already charged up again!
"Three Elements Combined Mystery · Overlord Wrapped · Slaying God!!"
Behind Nox, the towering bloody Sword God phantom emerged. The phantom's movements were exactly the same as Nox's. As Nox unleashed a sword strike, the Sword God phantom also erupted with extreme power, merging into this one sword, causing the power of this sword to undergo a qualitative sublimation.
"Clang!!!"
Having just suffered a heavy blow, Whitebeard had no time to counterattack at all and could only subconsciously use Murakumogiri to block in front of himself.
But how could a temporary action block Nox's sword technique?
Even though Nox no longer had the amplification from King's Fist at this moment, Whitebeard was also heavily injured at this time, and his strength had plummeted!
Nox's Seven Star Sword was seen powerfully slashing onto the hilt of Murakumogiri. The immense power caused Whitebeard's hands to twist and recoil.
Furthermore, with irresistible force, he pressed Murakumogiri directly against Whitebeard's body.
"Crack!!"
In that instant, Nox drew his sword, slicing past the hilt of Murakumogiri and directly slashing between Whitebeard's left shoulder, severing Whitebeard's left shoulder bone!
Whitebeard endured the pain in his left shoulder and rapidly retreated, using the force of Nox's slash.
He knew that this state of extreme burst from Nox could only be maintained for a very short time. As long as he could last through this period, Nox would enter a weakened state, and then he would win!
However, Whitebeard's thoughts were clearly seen through by Nox's Mind Reading. Whitebeard wanted to delay, but Nox didn't want to delay for even a second!
The moment Whitebeard retreated, Nox leaped into the sky, then used the power of Moonwalk to dive down, and then activated his Gravity Bracelet to use the power of gravity to make himself even faster!
As he gripped the Seven Star Sword with both hands, the power of his entire body converged onto the Seven Star Sword once again. Just at the moment of convergence, the space cracks that had originally healed reappeared, and as Nox dove down, the space cracks seemed to tear open the entire sky.
"Three-Element Fusion Secret Art - Domineering Enchantment - Heaven and Earth Destruction Slash!"
Falling with blazing flames formed by friction, Nox struck down like a meteor from the sky, unleashing a full-powered sword strike directly onto Whitebeard's head.
Severely injured, Whitebeard faced Nox's relentless rapid attacks and could only defend, defend, and defend!
The moment Nox struck, Whitebeard held Murakumogiri with both hands to block the Seven Star Sword, but the injury on his left shoulder prevented him from even fully blocking the Seven Star Sword's power.
Murakumogiri was once again pressed down onto his own body by the Seven Star Sword, and most of Nox's heaven and earth destruction power directly impacted Whitebeard's body through Murakumogiri.
The incredibly violent power caused Whitebeard's body to suffer another heavy blow, and that power instantly shattered the ground beneath Whitebeard.
Whitebeard was also smashed downwards by Nox's immense power, and even more terrifyingly, Nox's power caused the entire island below to collapse and sink into the Sea.
Whitebeard's body was sent hurtling towards the empty Sea below. Once Whitebeard fell into the Sea, even if he didn't die, he would be crippled!
However, at the crucial moment, Whitebeard mobilized his vibration power, spreading the force Nox had unleashed on him throughout the entire island and surrounding Sea area.
After deflecting this power, Whitebeard returned to the shattered island by stepping on the vibrating air.
However, Whitebeard, who had just landed on the island, tightly gripped Murakumogiri in his right hand and propped himself up on the ground, preventing himself from falling.
His left arm hung limply; the severe injury on his left shoulder meant he couldn't exert any strength with it!
Having been continuously attacked by Nox, each strike inflicted incredibly heavy internal and external damage upon him. Even with his peak physique and Life Return, he couldn't suppress these injuries.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt an incredibly intense sense of danger again. As he looked at Nox, Nox's Seven Star Sword had already struck again!
"Three Elements Combined Mystery · Overlord Wrapped · Blood Dragon Severing Sky Slash!"
A thousand-meter blood dragon soared into the sky, rushing towards Whitebeard with lightning speed. This blood dragon was more real than the previous one, like a true blood-colored dragon in the World!
Whitebeard gritted his teeth and plunged the Murakumogiri he held into the ground. Since he couldn't use his left arm, using Murakumogiri was less effective than using his right fist!
Whitebeard spread his legs in a horse stance, his upper body assuming his usual charging posture. The muscles in his right arm bulged, veins popped, and extreme vibration power converged on his right fist.
"Air Quake!"
When the blood dragon arrived, Whitebeard punched the blood dragon's head. Instantly, terrifying vibration power spread from the blood dragon's head throughout its entire body.
However, if Whitebeard had been at full strength, the blood dragon might have been shattered by him. But the current Whitebeard couldn't unleash even seven layers of his full power.
"Roar!!!"
The blood dragon's head was merely shattered by Whitebeard's punch, but the blood dragon wasn't a living creature. Even though its head was gone, the remaining body could still roar, and then the dragon's body crashed into Whitebeard all at once.
Whitebeard's body, less than seven meters tall, was like an ant before the blood dragon, instantly completely submerged by the blood dragon's impact.
"Boom!!!"
As Whitebeard was completely engulfed within the dragon's body, the entire dragon's body suddenly exploded with a roar. The violent explosive power completely enveloped Whitebeard.
"Splatter!!!"
Whitebeard, who was completely at the center of the explosion, suffered the most intense explosive damage all over his body. He flew and crashed onto the crumbling, broken island like a kite with a broken string.
At this moment, Whitebeard's entire body was blasted into a rotten, and profusely bleeding was not enough to describe his miserable state.
Flesh and blood were exposed to the air in many parts of his body, and many white bones were clearly visible. The signature white clouds of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit Awakening had disappeared; the current Whitebeard couldn't maintain the power of his Devil Fruit Awakening at all.
Kneeling on the ground, propping himself up with his right hand to keep from falling, was Whitebeard's last stand.
Seeing this, Nox also withdrew the boosts from his Life Return and Blood Boiling. Instantly, a feeling of weakness swept over Nox's entire body.
However, he had experienced this feeling of weakness many times before and felt no discomfort at all. Furthermore, this feeling of weakness would quickly recover.
Compared to Whitebeard, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the current Nox was completely unharmed.
"Whitebeard, you've lost!"
Nox stood still, holding the Seven Star Sword, and did not continue his attack.
If he wanted to, and continued fighting, Whitebeard would surely die by his hand.
But he had no killing intent. Regardless, Whitebeard was once considered his friend, and there were no conflicts of interest between them. Nox had never harbored any killing intent towards Whitebeard.
"gura rara rara, Nox, you won!"
Whitebeard managed a laugh, his laughter filled with endless decline, the joy of fighting to madness, and the bitterness of tasting defeat.
He had thought that since Rocks died, he would never be defeated again, but he didn't expect to be defeated by Nox, who was once inferior to him.
He had to admit that although he was naturally monstrously strong, exceptionally talented, and had developed his Devil Fruit to the Awakening level, he still lost to a pure Swordsman like Nox, and it could even be said to be a complete defeat.
He found it difficult to imagine how monstrous Nox must be to reach this level in his thirties.
Even if Rocks were reborn, facing the current Nox, he would likely be defeated!
"Hahahaha, Whitebeard, since you've lost, let's put aside the past grievances. I will investigate the matter of your son!"
Seeing Whitebeard accept defeat so openly, Nox loosened his grip on the Seven Star Sword, and the Seven Star Sword transformed into a stream of light and returned to his body.
"gura rara rara, Nox, aren't you going to kill me?"
Whitebeard asked with a laugh.
"Hahahaha, there's no benefit in me killing you. What's more, when I defeated Brandon and Silver Axe before, didn't I also not kill them?"
"Keeping you alive is more beneficial than killing you!"
After Nox finished speaking, he turned around and flew off the island using Moonwalk!
"Whitebeard!!!"
Then, Marco transformed into a phoenix and flew to Whitebeard's side, engulfing him in the phoenix's flames to heal his injuries.
"gura rara rara, Marco, let's go back to the ship first, this island is sinking!"
Whitebeard said with relief after seeing Marco appear.
Hearing Whitebeard say this, Marco immediately looked around. Indeed, the island had already begun to slowly sink into the Sea!
"Whitebeard, we'll go back now!"
Seeing this, Marco immediately transformed into a phoenix again, grabbed Whitebeard's right arm, and then flew Whitebeard away from the island.
On Nox's side, after flying off the island, he appeared in the eyes of the many onlookers.
They had watched the battle just now very clearly. Nox had defeated Whitebeard, and after they saw Nox, their pupils all contracted because they couldn't sense any weakness in Nox, nor could they see any injuries.
This was terrifying. After all, Nox's opponent was Whitebeard, who possessed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit Awakening state, a power capable of shattering space and destroying the World. Yet, it hadn't left any injuries on Nox.
Nox defeated Whitebeard with absolute power. This level of strength was simply beyond their imagination.
They had originally thought that even if Nox could defeat Whitebeard, it would only be a Pyrrhic victory, but they didn't expect it to be a complete victory!
Especially the method Nox used at the end, relying on a special move to unleash power that could completely overwhelm Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit Awakening power, filled them all with fear.
"Hahahaha, Bullet, set sail, we're going back to have a banquet!"
Nox directly ignored the various gazes of all the onlookers present, let out a loud laugh, his voice echoing in everyone's ears, declaring his victory.
"Yes, Captain!"
Bullet looked at his Captain with burning eyes. This was the goal he had always wanted to surpass.
Now that he saw the gap between himself and Nox, it motivated him even more to pursue it. In the future, he also wanted to become a top powerhouse like Nox, and his fists would also shatter this damned space!