"Sea Slash!"
When his power reached its peak, Nox unleashed a fierce sword strike. This strike, flashing by in an instant, cut at the lowest point of the Sea's rhythm.
The powerful force, propelled by the Sea's energy, unleashed a ten-meter-wide slash that broke through the restraint of the seawater and surged forward.
It continued until the power of the slash was completely exhausted, finally stopping fifty meters away.
"Sword Master, is this the slash of a Sword Master? It's dozens of times more powerful than the sword glint of a Swordsman back then!"
Having reached the level of a Sword Master, Nox thoroughly enjoyed the power of this slash. The bottlenecks that were difficult to break through before could now be easily surpassed.
"Sea Slash!"
"Sea Slash!"
"Sea Slash!"
"..."
Extremely excited, Nox held his long sword and wildly unleashed his power in the Sea.
Beneath the calm Sea, Nox instantly stirred up a storm, with the surging waves even crashing onto the shore.
"Is this the power of Lord Nox? So strong, I want it so badly!"
Lesley, who had come to bring food to Nox, couldn't help but be mesmerized as she watched the surging waves beneath the Sea and the figure constantly moving through them.
One year later
Nox, standing two and a half meters tall with long blood-red hair, wore five thousand jin of weights and swam freely in the Sea. Each time, he could use Rokushiki to burst out with extreme speed and charge forward.
If anyone were to see Nox at this moment, they would be surprised to find that the pores on his body were faintly bubbling, seemingly like a Fishman breathing in water.
Suddenly, in the Sea below, a massive black crocodile nearly eighty meters long opened its bloody maw. Rows of sharp and pointed jagged teeth were neatly arranged, sending chills down one's spine.
"Snap!!!"
This Sea Kings crocodile accurately located Nox, suddenly surged up, and bit towards his body, attempting to bite him in half and swallow him whole.
"I was looking for you."
Seeing the crocodile appear, Nox wasn't surprised at all. His Kenbunshoku Haki had already detected the crocodile ambushing here.
"Sea Treading!!"
Nox's feet suddenly stepped on the Sea twenty times in quick succession, bursting forth with even faster speed. In the blink of an eye, he rushed out from the crocodile's bloody maw.
"Roar!!!"
The crocodile reacted quickly. Seeing Nox escape its jaws, its ten-meter-wide claw immediately struck out.
"Sea Treading!!"
However, Nox accelerated again, dodging the crocodile's claw strike. At such speed, he was actually much faster than the crocodile, which was a Sea Kings.
If the crocodile could speak, it would surely curse and ask: Are you the Sea Kings or am I the Sea Kings?
"Sea Treading!!"
The moment he dodged the crocodile's attack, Nox turned and charged towards the crocodile, gripping the long sword in his hand. In an instant, he drew his sword.
"Sea Slash!"
The moment the long sword was swung, a fifty-meter-wide azure blue slash erupted. The slash carried the rhythm of the Sea, and with the enhancement of countless seawater, it transformed into the power of the Sea, making the slash even stronger.
"Screech!!"
The crocodile's tough skin was instantly torn open by the slash, and its solid crocodile flesh could not resist either.
Even the crocodile's bones were nearly split in two by the slash. With just one strike, the eighty-meter crocodile Sea Kings' blood dyed the Sea red.
"Roar!!!"
Feeling the injuries on its body, the crocodile let out a terrified roar. The threat of death caused it to burst forth with even greater power and speed, and it immediately fled towards the deep Sea below to escape.
It never expected that it was just staying in its territory, hunting and eating fish normally, and ended up provoking a terrifying human who almost instantly killed it. It was too terrifying!
"I finally found you, how could I let you escape?"
Nox seemed somewhat dissatisfied with his slash. Seeing the crocodile trying to escape, he used Sea Treading! to accelerate and chase after it.
The crocodile was very fast, but Nox had spent most of the past year training in the Sea, and had long since mastered exquisite Sea combat techniques.
This move, Sea Treading!, had a speed comparable to that on land, preventing his speed in the Sea from being suppressed by the water.
"Splash!!!"
Seeing Nox closing in, the crocodile whipped its tail to strike.
"Sea Abyss Sword · Sea Slash!"
After smoothly dodging the crocodile's tail attack, Nox unleashed another sword strike. A fifty-meter azure blue slash soared out. This slash was more solid and had more terrifying power than the previous one.
The massive slash carried the fluctuations of the Sea. Even with the obstruction of the Sea, its speed was still incredibly fast. The crocodile had no time to dodge and could only let the slash strike its body.
"Sizzle!!"
The slash accurately struck the same location as the first strike. The crocodile's bones, which were already half-severed, were instantly cut off. The crocodile's massive body was split in two from the middle by this slash.
"Roar!!!"
The crocodile wailed in pain. Although Sea Kings have strong vitality, with its body severed, it could not survive.
"Whew!!!"
"The power of the slash is still a bit insufficient. It's mainly because the slash isn't sharp enough, otherwise, the first strike would have cut it in half."
Nox dragged the two halves of the crocodile's body with both hands and quickly swam towards the shore.
"Over the past year, my strength has increased significantly. Life Return has been mastered very skillfully, and the Rokushiki have reached the level of proficiency."
"The Sword God Body Tempering Art has reached the third layer of perfection, my swordsmanship has reached the Sword Master stage, and the reason for my slow speed has also been compensated for by learning the Rokushiki."
Nox was very satisfied with his current strength. Although he had almost no combat experience, he was already very satisfied to reach this level.
When he learns Haoshoku in the future, coupled with the fact that that will be his physical development period, his strength will improve by leaps and bounds in a short amount of time.
"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, this is bad, this is bad, a very strong Marine has come to find trouble with Master!"
Just as Nox came ashore, Karoo ran over in a hurry and shouted.