All these doubts of the Gorosei stemmed from Nox. He had thought about trying to hunt the Gorosei a long time ago, just to verify whether the Gorosei's immortality was truly "immortal"!
Ever since Nox's Seven Star Sword consumed the Blood-Blood Fruit, the original planned preparations were put on the agenda, and Nox fully launched the plan to hunt the Gorosei.
That was to use Rhea, who was often outside, as a layout. Rhea deliberately displayed Nox's swordsmanship for the CP Organization to see.
Then, Rhea was made to participate in the plan to annihilate the CP Organization training base. By coincidence, the den den mushi left inside the CP Organization also captured footage of Rhea's appearance and the swordsmanship she used.
These series of coincidences, when linked together, would inevitably lead the Gorosei to guess that Rhea was Nox's daughter after they saw them.
It was precisely because these were discovered by coincidence, giving the Gorosei the illusion that they had discovered them themselves, making them firmly believe in the choices they made.
Furthermore, Rhea had been traveling in the Four Seas for many years, and in the eyes of the World Government, the Four Seas were their backyard.
Coupled with the immense losses that the Limitless Pirates had inflicted on the World Government, causing them to lose face before the World.
This made the Gorosei desperately want to restore the prestige of the World Government and eliminate the Limitless Pirates, who were the main culprits.
And Rhea's appearance undoubtedly brought hope to the Gorosei for eliminating the Limitless Pirates.
As long as they could capture Rhea and use her identity to lure the Limitless Pirates out of the New World, then set up ambushes and traps, waiting for the Limitless Pirates to fall into them, they would have a great chance of eliminating the Limitless Pirates. Even if they couldn't eliminate them, they could greatly weaken the strength of the Limitless Pirates!
But they never expected that the information they had collected was all information that Nox had intentionally let them know.
If the Gorosei wanted to eliminate Nox, then why wouldn't Nox want to eliminate the Gorosei?
It was by utilizing the Gorosei's desire to eliminate Nox that Nox was able to successfully have Rhea lure the Gorosei out of their hiding place, making them leave the Holy Land Mary Geoise and come to the Four Seas, giving Nox the opportunity to hunt the Gorosei.
If the Gorosei kept hiding in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, Nox would not have had the chance to hunt them.
After all, Nox didn't know how many top-tier powerhouses were in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, not to mention the unfathomable existence of Imu!
Just as Mars Saint was about to go down to help and capture Rhea, he suddenly felt an incredibly strong killing intent lock onto him.
Mars Saint felt that the strong killing intent came from the sky. He instantly looked up at the sky and saw a figure glowing with fire descending from the sky. Because of the rapid descent speed, friction caused the figure to ignite, turning that person into a man of fire!
"Not good, that's, Nox, he actually appeared as well!"
As Nox approached, Mars Saint's Kenbunshoku Haki clearly sensed that familiar and incredibly fearful aura, which was indeed Nox!
He hadn't seen Nox appear before and thought that Bullet and the others were arranged to protect Rhea, and that Nox himself wouldn't show up.
But he didn't expect that it wasn't that Nox wouldn't appear, but that Nox had set his sights on him!
At this moment, he was extremely puzzled and angry in his heart. Why was it him? He clearly had the ability to fly and was the most troublesome among the three Gorosei, yet Nox ignored the other two Gorosei and specifically targeted him!
If Nox knew what Mars Saint was thinking, he would definitely tell him clearly:
"Who told you that you are the easiest to kill among the three Gorosei!"
"Nasujuro Saint is a Grand Swordmaster, possessing the First Generation Ghost Tormentor and is fast. To a certain extent, the First Generation Ghost Tormentor can help him resist a lot of damage, and a Grand Swordmaster's reaction speed is very fast, making him difficult to kill!"
"Saint Saturn has the ability to transfer. Who knows if Saint Saturn will passively trigger the transfer power at a crucial moment and transfer himself away?"
"That leaves you, Mars Saint. You have neither a Supreme Grade Swords to ward off disaster nor the ability to transfer to save your life. Besides having the ability to fly, you have no other advantages. Isn't it just the ability to fly? Nox doesn't not have it, and his flying speed is even faster than yours. If I don't target you, who should I target?"
Nox didn't know what Mars Saint was thinking at this moment. He held his sword with both hands and drew in the airflow from heaven and earth.
The vast airflow vortex converged faster and faster as his descent speed increased.
"Life Return · Limb Limit Enhancement!"
"Blood Boiling!"
"Human-Beast Form!"
Nox immediately adjusted his state to the peak from the start, with no intention of holding back at all. He even displayed the power of the Vampire Devil Fruit, all in order to crush and kill the Gorosei Mars Saint before him.
"Damn it, he actually ate a Devil Fruit, and it's a Devil Fruit with the ability to fly!"
Seeing the Human-Beast Form that Nox displayed and the pair of wings on his back, even if Mars Saint was an idiot, he would know that Nox had eaten a Devil Fruit.
Given Nox's current status and strength, the Devil Fruit he ate was very likely a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and one that could fly.
In that case, his flying advantage was completely gone!
"Flame Ray!!"
Mars Saint opened his large mouth, and intense flames burned all over his body, converging all the flames into his large mouth. As the charge reached its peak state, a compressed, powerful flame ray shot towards the sky.
Since Nox had come for him, as one of the Gorosei, he naturally couldn't just escape like this. What he had to do was test how strong the current Nox was and what kind of Devil Fruit the opponent had eaten.
"Three-Element Fusion Secret Art - Domineering Enchantment - Bagguk!"
Three types of Sword Intent, top-tier Busoshoku Haki and Haoshoku Haki, airflow, ultrasonic waves, blood power, etc., all the power that Nox possessed, were perfectly converged on the Seven Star Sword.
As soon as so much power finished converging, a vast and immense pressure instantly enveloped the world. As the Seven Star Sword slashed down, all that power transformed into an unparalleled impact force, crashing down like the Uranus of the past!
In front of this power, Mars Saint's flame ray was extinguished upon contact, unable to resist this force at all!
"Damn it, how can he be so strong!"
Compared to the power he had seen two years ago, the current power was at least twice as strong!
Even with Busoshoku Haki covering his entire body, Mars Saint was still struck by this power, causing his feathers to fall off and his entire skeleton to feel as if it had been dismembered.
This power even penetrated into his body, causing his internal organs to bleed.
And his body, like a falling meteor, crashed down towards the island below, causing the entire island to shake in an instant.
Mars Saint, who had smashed into the ground forming a giant pit over a thousand meters deep, was covered in blood, severely injured by just one move!!
However, this severe injury was rapidly recovering under the enhancement of his Devil Fruit Awakening power and a special power.
"Flame Boiling!!"
Countless flames beneath Mars Saint formed a flame vortex, which then transformed into a volcano, propelling Mars Saint's entire body into the air. He spread his wings and soared back into the sky.
As a Yokai, Itsumade, he could only display his strongest power in the sky. He would absolutely not allow himself to fight Nox on the ground!
However, Mars Saint wanted to ascend, but Nox wouldn't give him that opportunity!
With a flap of his wings, combined with the power of Moonwalk, Nox swiftly dived down, his destructive power erupting.
"Three-Element Fusion Secret Art - Domineering Enchantment - Heaven and Earth Destruction Slash!"
As soon as Mars Saint's massive body soared into the sky, Nox immediately rushed to his head, and the vast power contained in the Seven Star Sword, like an overwhelming tide, slashed down with a single strike.
"Not good!!"
Nox's speed was too fast, so fast that even Mars Saint, who had the ability to fly in the air, couldn't avoid Nox's Seven Star Sword.
Seeing the Seven Star Sword about to land on his head, Mars Saint covered his hard large beak with Busoshoku Haki, which was the hardest part of his body besides his claws.
Mars Saint directly used his large beak to forcefully clash with Nox's Seven Star Sword.
"Bang!!!"
However, the moment his beak touched the Seven Star Sword, his incredibly hard beak felt as if it was about to shatter.
Most importantly, the power on the Seven Star Sword actually penetrated his beak, which was covered in Busoshoku Haki, and struck his head.
Even with the power of Mythical Zoan Awakening and strong recovery ability, the brain was still an absolute weakness. Once the brain died, he himself would die!
The moment of intense pain in his brain caused Mars Saint's power to dissipate, and the Seven Star Sword forcefully smashed Mars Saint back to the ground again.
While battling Bullet, Saint Saturn sensed Nox's vast aura in the sky, like a deep abyss. Even from a distance, he could clearly feel the terror of that aura.
"Old man, you dare to be distracted? Go to hell!"
Taking advantage of Saint Saturn's distraction, Bullet punched Saint Saturn's head, instantly smashing Saint Saturn's entire head into the ground.
Just as Bullet was about to continue attacking, Saint Saturn's spider leg stabbed towards Bullet's thigh. Bullet instinctively dodged, allowing Saint Saturn to seize the opportunity to lift his head and move closer to Mars Saint!
"Old man, you dare to interrupt our Captain's battle in front of me? You've got some nerve!"
Seeing Saint Saturn's action, Bullet immediately rushed up, directly grabbed one of Saint Saturn's spider legs, and threw Saint Saturn's entire massive body to the other side!
"Not good, I'm preparing to teleport away, you guys come with me!"
After being blocked by Bullet, Saint Saturn's original goal was the same as Mars Saint's: to see how strong Nox's power was and what kind of Devil Fruit Nox had eaten.
But he found that the power Nox was currently displaying was terrifyingly strong. Coupled with Nox having eaten a Devil Fruit, Mars Saint's flying advantage was completely suppressed.
Now, Mars Saint was practically defenseless in front of Nox. If this continued, he might even be killed by Nox, just like the CP0 Deputy Chief was back then.
So Saint Saturn couldn't care less and planned to forcefully activate his teleportation ability to teleport all three of them back to the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
All five Gorosei have a hidden teleportation ability within them. Once actively or passively activated, they can be instantly teleported back to the Holy Land Mary Geoise. This is their life-saving ability.
"Buzz!!!"
After activating the teleportation ability, black light emanated from Saint Saturn, Mars Saint, and Nasujuro Saint, enveloping their bodies.
Bullet and Ashura Doji didn't know what was happening to Saint Saturn and Nasujuro Saint, so they didn't dare to act rashly.
But Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki clearly knew what the black light on Mars Saint represented - it was the rhythm of teleporting away!
"Leave him for me!!!"
Seeing this scene, Nox's terrifying Haoshoku Haki surged out wildly. Instantly, the world changed color, and the ground was filled with countless blood-red lightning.
Countless lightning bolts surged towards Mars Saint, even suppressing the black light, causing the teleportation ability to momentarily freeze at this moment.
"How is this possible? His Haoshoku Haki is actually so strong that it can interfere with teleportation from a distance!"
Even though Mars Saint was enveloped by the black light, he could still clearly perceive how terrifying this Haoshoku Haki was. To put it bluntly, his current strength in his full Itsumade form was suppressed by this Haoshoku Haki as if he was carrying a mountain!
"Three-Element Fusion Secret Art - Domineering Enchantment - Flowing Light Starfall Stab!!"
It was in this instant that the Seven Star Sword turned into blood and reintegrated into Nox's body, and a Chamblue longsword at his waist was instantly drawn.
This is a sword forged from the highest purity Sea Stone currently available, with the hilt wrapped in a special alloy to isolate the influence of the Sea Stone on Nox.
This sword was thrown out by Nox with extreme force, turning into a blue meteor piercing through everything towards Mars Saint, who was enveloped by the black light.
Mars Saint sensed Nox's attack. Although he didn't know why Nox threw a sword over, under that terrifying power, Mars Saint himself didn't dare to take it head-on with his body.
He wanted to use his claws to block that streak of blue meteor light, but at this moment, countless blood-red lightning bolts turned into chains, suppressing Mars Saint's claws, causing his claws to be a step slow. That streak of blue flowing light forcefully pierced into his body from the edge of his claws.
The hilt of this Sea Stone longsword is shaped like a staff, and there is almost no guard between the hilt and the blade, allowing the blade and the hilt to connect perfectly.
This design was originally intended to be used as a throwing weapon!