Donquixote Family:
Doflamingo, who had been in seclusion cultivating diligently for half a year, finally returned to the family's base from a desolate Beast Island. A look of arrogance was on his face, indicating that his strength had made significant progress.
"Fufufufufufu, if I had this strength back then, I definitely wouldn't have lost to Esdeath again!"
Doflamingo could never forget the humiliation of being defeated by Esdeath with a single sword strike. It was because of that strike that he clearly realized how weak his strength truly was.
But now, after several years of continuous diligent training, he was completely fearless of the Esdeath from back then!
"Young Master, Young Master, something big has happened! Gorosei Mars was actually killed by Nox of the Limitless Pirates!"
However, just as Doflamingo was about to loudly declare that if Esdeath didn't have the Limitless Pirates backing her, he would go seek revenge, Diamante's words directly shattered the pride in his heart!
"What did you say? Gorosei Mars was killed?"
Doflamingo grabbed Diamante by the collar and questioned him with a distorted face.
"Young Master, this is the newspaper, it says so in the newspaper!"
"Also, the World Government has issued a bounty, saying that Nox has another daughter who appeared, named Rhea, and the bounty was directly set at 800 million Berries as soon as it was issued, it's absolutely exaggerated!"
Diamante hurriedly handed the newspaper in his hand to Doflamingo.
"Fufufufufufu, he really died, Gorosei, hahahahaha, you refused to let me return back then, now you've finally suffered retribution!!"
"Fufufufufufu, before, Zephyr moved against Nox's daughter Esdeath, and Nox cut off Zephyr's head with a single sword strike; this time, it's likely that the Gorosei wanted to move against Nox's daughter Rhea, and then Gorosei Mars was directly killed by Nox!"
"Fufufufufufu, Nox of the Limitless Pirates truly lives up to being the strongest man in the World, it's too exciting!!"
After reading the newspaper, Doflamingo laughed almost maniacally.
He was now extremely Rejoice that he had chosen to cooperate with the Limitless Pirates back then. This leg was too thick, and Nox's actions made him extremely satisfied.
His greatest wish was to destroy the World Government and the rule of the Celestial Dragons. Undoubtedly, the Limitless Pirates were one of the forces capable of achieving all of this, and Nox was already on the path of confronting the World Government!
The little thought of seeking revenge on Esdeath from before was directly extinguished by him. What a joke, even if Nox hadn't killed the Gorosei, he wouldn't dare to trouble Esdeath!
However, Doflamingo always forgot one thing, which was to overlook Esdeath's own growth. He was now confident in confronting the Esdeath from back then, but how could Esdeath's strength have stayed at that level?
"Fufufufufufu, we are completely useless in the North Blue now. Leave some people to control the business, and then all move to the base we prepared in the first half of the Grand Line!"
"For our Donquixote Family to go further, we need to go to the New World and have a territory in the New World. I will contact the Limitless Pirates and trade with them. Tell the family members to get ready!"
Doflamingo said.
With the Gorosei killed, the World became more chaotic, which was a great opportunity to develop their power.
He himself was a Shichibukai, somewhat unwelcome among Pirates, and entering the New World might encounter unpredictable crises, so he needed the protection of the Limitless Pirates to develop steadily.
And to get the protection of the Limitless Pirates, he needed to pay a price, something he had long been prepared for.
The relationship between him and the Limitless Pirates was just a simple trading relationship, at most they could contact the Limitless Pirates. To get the protection of the Limitless Pirates, paying protection fees was the most basic thing.
"Yes, Young Master!"
After hearing Doflamingo's words, Diamante immediately went down to prepare. The family was going to move to the Grand Line, and then enter the New World, which was a big deal for the family. It couldn't be taken lightly, and many things had to be prepared in advance.
Elebik Island in the Calm Belt of the Limitless Sea is a large island newly discovered by the Limitless Pirates. Its ecosystem is mainly composed of jungles and forests, and it is a training island newly developed by the Limitless Pirates.
Nox's training base has been moved from the original Oni Island to here, mainly because Oni Island was too small and its bearing capacity was too poor. With Nox's current strength, if he trained on Oni Island without restraint, he might sink Oni Island.
Elebik Island is now ten times the size of Oni Island, and at least it can now fully withstand the tremors caused by Nox's training.
"777, 778, 779, 780"
Nox was currently holding Iva, who was as huge as a mountain, and slowly doing the most basic squats.
Iva's body size, weight, and the multiple of gravity that could be controlled were reinforced once initially, and last year the Limitless Pirates found another Gravity Island, allowing Iva's ability to be reinforced again. Now, Iva activating thirty-five times gravity is enough to meet Nox's daily training needs.
While exercising his physique by holding Iva, Nox controlled his Haki to continuously temper the bones all over his body.
He has been persistently cultivating the [Sword God Body Tempering Art]. A year ago, he completed the tempering of his meridians, and now he is tempering his bones. After completing the tempering of his bones, he will temper his internal organs, and finally, his blood!
"I have the Seven Star Sword with the Blood-Blood Fruit and the talent of a vampire. I can start tempering my blood in advance. After tempering my bones, tempering my blood with Haki should be faster!"
The Seven Star Sword in Nox's body began to release blood power into all of Nox's blood. The blood power of the Seven Star Sword, combined with the vampire talent, was gradually helping Nox continuously purify and temper his blood, making it stronger.
At the same time, the damaged areas of Nox's muscles all over his body, caused by the strong gravity and pressure, were quickly healed by the blood flowing throughout his body.
While training his Busoshoku Haki and physique, Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki also expanded to the island to its maximum extent.
When he was on Oni Island before, Nox's Kenbunshoku Haki could easily cover the entire Oni Island, but now on this Elebik Island, which is ten times larger than Oni Island, his Kenbunshoku Haki can only cover one-fifth of the island, equivalent to the area of two Oni Islands.
"The range of Kenbunshoku Haki has expanded to a limit. Next is to Training towards the microscopic world. Under the coverage of Kenbunshoku Haki, make my Kenbunshoku Haki more precise and more thorough."
While maintaining his Kenbunshoku Haki expanded to its limit, Nox began to cover himself with Kenbunshoku Haki. He could now clearly see all the changes within his body.
For example, the state of Haki tempering his bones, the location of the Seven Star Sword transformed into blood, and the hidden injuries in his body, etc., just like the internal vision mentioned in the world of Training.
"Besides being able to see the situation inside my own body, I should also be able to see the situation inside the enemy's body!"
As Nox's thoughts spread, he began to observe a tiger on the island. His Kenbunshoku Haki enveloped it, trying to penetrate through the tiger's skin into its body to check the situation inside the tiger.
However, he found that although he could see the tiger's muscles and bones, he saw them quite vaguely, and he couldn't see the tiger's internal organs. Compared to the situation within himself, it was far worse.
"Not being able to see the situation in other people's bodies means that the direction of my Kenbunshoku Haki Training is correct!"
Seeing this, Nox was not discouraged. Instead, he became more convinced of his judgment, so he began to improve his Kenbunshoku Haki, attempting again and again to completely penetrate his Kenbunshoku Haki into the tiger's body.
He relied on Iva's gravity and pressure to temper his physique and Busoshoku Haki, operated Busoshoku Haki to temper his physique with the [Sword God Body Tempering Art], and when the [Sword God Body Tempering Art] was in operation, his Sword Intent would also be tempered. At the same time, his Kenbunshoku Haki was also undergoing deep training.
It can be said that after years of continuous improvement and adaptation, Nox has long since perfected his training system, carrying out multiple training sessions simultaneously within a limited time while multitasking.
Although it is not as efficient as single-direction training, simultaneously conducting so many training sessions is the fastest and most cost-effective way to improve his strength.
"Now my Busoshoku Haki, Kenbunshoku Haki, and Haoshoku Haki have all reached the top level. To go further, I can only dig deeper on the existing foundation. My vampire hasn't Awakened yet, I need to speed up on that point. All in all, my strength has a lot of room for improvement!"
"Although I don't know how strong Imu is, when my vampire Awakens and when the Sword God Body Tempering Art is complete, that will be the time to challenge the World Government!"
Nox is very clear about the plan for his own strength. He still has a lot of room for growth. The ideal state is to challenge Imu after he has grown to his peak.
After all, he is still young and has time to wait, and the World Government is not a threat at the moment. For the sake of stability, only when he and the Limitless Pirates have grown to their peak will it be time for the Limitless Pirates to show their true fangs!