"Curse Kill: Eight Directions Slash!!"
Rhea unleashed a sword slash, and instantly eight red slashes swept out.
"Shatter for me!!"
Seeing this, Julius immediately swung his fists to blast away the incoming slashes. However, two fists were no match for eight slashes. Even though Julius did his best to shatter the slashes, four of them still directly landed on him.
The red curse power invaded his body through the wounds, and even his Busoshoku Haki and powerful physique couldn't stop it!
"Damn it, Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit Awakening is troublesome. My Busoshoku Haki can't suppress her curse ability!"
Feeling the continuously invading curse power in his body, Julius wanted to expel it with Busoshoku Haki, but it was ineffective; it could only slow down the invasion of the curse power!
"Curse Kill: Eight Directions Slash!!"
However, just as Julius was about to further resolve the invading curse power in his body, Rhea swung her sword again, and those eight massive red slashes eerily rushed from all directions simultaneously.
This forced Julius to temporarily halt expelling the curse power in his body and instead swing his fists to block the incoming eight slashes.
This time, Rhea's slashes were stronger and more bizarre than before. Even though Julius was mentally prepared, he could still only block four slashes, and four more, as before, landed on his body.
"Damn it, I can't continue like this, or I will definitely die!"
After sensing that the accumulated curse power in his body had increased again, Julius's face was extremely gloomy. He knew very well what the final outcome of this matter would be. Once he couldn't kill Rhea before the curse took effect, he would be the one killed!
"Life Return: Enhance!!"
Julius decisively used his most powerful move, which was to enhance his physique with Life Return to resist the power of the curse and kill Rhea in the shortest possible time!
In these years, after witnessing Nox's strength, the Celestial Dragons' body art experts also conducted high-intensity research on the skill of Life Return.
Even if they couldn't research a power of extreme enhancement like Nox's, they at least researched similar simplified versions of the skill, which is the ability Julius is currently using!
"I've been waiting for this move!"
Seeing Julius use Life Return, a sweet smile finally appeared on Rhea's face.
Regarding the research of Life Return, Rhea was no less skilled than Julius. After all, this move was used by her Father with divine proficiency.
As Nox's daughter, she naturally mastered Life Return to the extreme, so the curse power she released was specifically aimed at the curse power of Life Return.
If Julius hadn't used Life Return, it would have been fine. Once he used it, it meant that Julius went from a shallow curse to a deep curse!
"Life Return: Extreme Enhancement!"
In an instant, Rhea also used Life Return to enhance herself, and her enhancement was much greater than Julius's. After all, this move was personally taught by her Father, not comparable to a pirated version like Julius's!
"Curse Kill: One Sword Must Kill!"
Upon the Supreme Grade Swords, Yōtō Muramasa, Rhea condensed all her Haki and curse power, making the entire Yōtō Muramasa appear even more eerie and sharp.
Rhea's legs suddenly exerted force, and a deep pit appeared beneath her feet, while Rhea had already shot out like a meteor.
"One Punch Blasts the Sky!"
Seeing Rhea attack first, Julius naturally didn't dodge. What he wanted was a head-on collision, and then to defeat Rhea in one fell swoop!
However, just as Julius was also rushing over, the curse power within his body suddenly erupted.
And the curse power in this World also swarmed in like a vortex, pouring into Julius's body.
It was as if Julius's body was like a massive curse absorber, sucking all the curse power here into his body.
"What is going on!!!"
Julius completely didn't understand what was happening. He clearly enhanced himself with Life Return to resist the curse, but now the curse was invading his body even faster. He couldn't figure out what was going on.
After all, he knew very little about curse power, so he couldn't guess that Rhea had set a trap for him from the beginning. If he hadn't used Life Return, this wouldn't have happened.
"Not good!!!!"
The moment Julius threw his punch, he suddenly discovered that Rhea had changed the trajectory of her sword. He also wanted to change the trajectory of his punch, but his muscles were not under his control, causing his body to freeze. He couldn't even use his Busoshoku Haki.
Even though his brain wanted to cover himself with Busoshoku Haki to defend against Rhea's sword, his body had no reaction!
"Tear!!"
In an instant, a red light flashed by, and Rhea's body and Julius's body instantly swapped positions.
"Clang!!!"
Rhea steadily sheathed her sword, a sweet smile still hanging on her lips.
However, compared to Rhea, Julius's eyes were filled with terror and despair.
"No"
After Julius uttered his last word in this World, blood gushed from his neck, and then his entire body fell to the ground, his head separating from his neck.
"Successfully dealt with one, the rest are just rabble!"
Rhea turned around and looked at the dead Julius, a slight smile on her lips, and immediately looked at other parts of the battlefield.
After a brief rest, Rhea rushed to other places to help the other Limitless Pirates deal with the top powerhouses of the World Government.
"Unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable!!"
Im, who had been smashed into the ground beneath the Red Line, roared madly, and the dark power on his body erupted again, washing away all the surrounding rocks and soaring into the sky once more!
At the same time, Im had originally maintained a restrained state regarding the absorption of blood source, not draining the pond to catch the fish.
But now, he couldn't care less. He absorbed all the remaining power of the blood source in one go, not leaving a single drop!
And this resulted in the death of those more than a hundred blood sources from being completely drained. Their bodies became completely dry, like corpses that had been air-dried for several months.
"I didn't expect your power could still increase, but no matter how much you increase it, it's not as much as mine!"
Seeing Im's rage, Nox sneered, but he also knew that the power he currently possessed was not enough to kill Im. He needed more powerful strength!
"Blood Contract!!"
Nox's mind was set, and instantly, lines of blood appeared all over his body. These were very similar to the legendary talismans, but they were all carved with blood and imprinted on his body.
Wano Country, Limitless Sea:
On the vast grassland, countless Limitless Pirates powerhouses gathered here, lying on the grass.
They were the pillars of the Limitless Pirates who had not reached the level of top combat power and could not participate in the Mary Geoise war.
Although they could not directly participate in the war, they were indirectly participating in another way.
"Here it comes, the Captain's summons has arrived. Everyone, get ready. Don't panic no matter what happens!"
Robin, seeing the blood-colored light appearing on the bodies of those lying on the ground, shouted loudly through a megaphone.
"Don't worry, Miss Robin, we are all ready!"
The people lying on the ground laughed.
The people who came here were loyal to Nox. They had long known what they were going to do next.
As the blood-colored light enveloped the bodies of everyone present, those lying on the ground felt all the power being drained from their bodies.
Especially their blood, which was rapidly flowing away, all pouring into the mysterious blood-colored talisman on their chest where the blood-colored light was strongest.
This blood was being transported to the fighting Nox through the blood talismans in their bodies as a transfer station.
"Law, quickly, take out the prepared blood recovery potion and feed it to them!"
Seeing this scene, Robin shouted loudly.
"Don't worry, it's already prepared!"
"Room: Baton!"
Hearing Robin's words, Law immediately used the space ability of the Ope-Ope no Mi to send all the potions into the mouths of those who had lost too much blood.
This was a potion specifically developed by the Limitless Pirates that could help those who had lost too much blood quickly recover their blood, ensuring that these people would not suffer casualties due to excessive blood loss.
"It seems the Captain's battle has reached its final moment. I hope the Captain can win this time!"
Robin prayed as she looked in the direction of the Red Line.
"Don't worry, Miss Robin, the Captain is the strongest person in the World. No one can stop his sword. The Captain will definitely win!"
Law said confidently.
The situation of blood transfusion to Nox in Wano Country was not unique. On other islands in the Limitless Sea, or on many islands in the South Blue, there were also trustworthy people arranged by Nox, doing the same thing.
Not only did the Limitless Pirates sign a Blood Contract with Nox and transfuse blood to him at this time.
Similarly, the beasts on the many Beast Islands occupied by the Limitless Pirates also signed a Blood Contract with Nox.
Even many Sea Kings, with the help of the Sea King Shirahoshi, also signed a Blood Contract with Nox, and transfused blood to him through the Blood Contract at this time.
Mary Geoise Ten Thousand Meter High Battlefield:
"How is this possible!!"
Im had just increased his power again and soared into the sky, preparing to completely defeat Nox.
But he found that countless blood power was continuously erupting within his body at this moment. This power was incredibly strong and was still continuously rising.
Just feeling Nox's aura, it was already much stronger than his own power. He couldn't have imagined that Nox was still hiding such power!!
"Power is surging, but unfortunately, this power is temporary, not permanent!"
Feeling the blood power in his body rapidly increasing, and his body simply couldn't withstand this power, if it continued, his entire body would be blown apart!
"Blood God Body!"
Regarding this surging power, Nox decisively gathered all this power to form his outer blood armor, and the blood armor continuously expanded, quickly turning into a giant blood giant over a hundred meters tall.
This massive blood body contained all the power transferred to him from those who had signed the Blood Contract with him.
Not only the power of blood, but also Busoshoku Haki and physical strength.
It can be said that the blood giant he had formed was completely a collection of the power contributed by countless people, which had a similar effect to Im's Dark Contract.
However, too few people signed the Dark Contract with Im, far fewer than those who signed the Blood Contract with Nox.
"Im, if you don't have more powerful strength, then this battle is about to end!"
Nox's hundred-meter-tall Blood God Body looked down at Im below, his voice filled with endless indifference.
"Limitless Sword Soul: Blood Slash!"
As he spoke, the Seven Star Sword, which had transformed into a hundred meters long, was raised, and in an instant, Nox's entire body disappeared into the air.
Although Nox's Blood God Body was over a hundred meters tall and appeared very large, in fact, Nox's speed was not slow at all, even much faster than before!
"Not good!"
Although Im was very angry, he did not lose his reason. The moment Nox mocked him, he felt a fatal threat.
"Dark God Fist!"
He caught a trace of a hint, and the moment he turned around, he unleashed his most powerful punch.
"Tear!!"
However, even Im's strongest punch after being strengthened again was like a true ant in front of Nox's Blood God Body.
The hundred-meter-long blood sword, as before, easily shattered Im's Dark God Fist, and the blood sword, like a broken bamboo, slashed at Im's body again.
This time, Im, as before, covered his entire body with Busoshoku Haki and blocked with both fists in front.
Last time, Im blocked Nox's blood sword, but this time, the blood sword unleashed unprecedented power.
In an instant, it severed Im's fists, and even split Im's entire body directly in half from shoulder to thigh!
"Ah!!!!"
Im's sharp screams were incessant, but the next moment, his body, which had been cut in half by Nox, disappeared from the spot and appeared thousands of meters away.
"Is this the immortal body? This is too ridiculous!"
At the same time, the body that was originally split in two miraculously rejoined, making even Nox feel horrified!
"Damn it, I absolutely cannot continue like this. Uranus, only the power of Uranus can destroy him now!"
Even though his body could heal, Nox's Limitless Sword Soul power truly slashed at his soul, and soul injuries are not so easy to heal.
It can be said that Im's soul is currently very seriously injured. If he is slashed a few more times, he doesn't doubt that he will really be killed!