"Die!"
Cole's strength and speed were incomparable to Huan Yu's and Gil's; in fact, Cole's strength and speed could be said to have already surpassed the fastest and strongest people on Earth.
"I knew you'd make a move."
Nox was not a fool. The moment he attacked, he had anticipated that Cole would launch a sneak attack on him.
Kenbunshoku Haki had been active all along, and Cole's movements were all under his watchful eye.
"Right side!"
Nox quickly shifted his body, dodging the sword Cole used to ambush him.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he charged forward with a sword step, slashing his long sword towards Cole's lower body.
However, even though Nox had seized the right moment, due to his insufficient speed, Cole narrowly managed to dodge.
His sword only managed to pierce through Cole's clothes and skin.
"Damn brat, go to hell!"
Cole didn't expect he had almost died just now. Enraged, he instantly retrieved his sword, reversed his grip on the hilt, and slashed back in a fluid motion.
Nox wasn't surprised that Cole had dodged his sword. Instead, using Kenbunshoku Haki, he calmly and coolly dodged Cole's second sword attack again.
"Crack!!!"
Nox was seen gripping his sword sheath with his left hand and smashing it like a club onto Cole's knee, shattering Cole's kneecap!
"Ah!!!!"
The shattering of his kneecap caused Cole to painfully half-kneel. He never expected Nox to be so insidious. He had never seen a Swordsman attack an enemy with a sword sheath before!
"You're the one who should die."
The moment Cole knelt, an iron sword sliced across his throat, instantly causing blood to gush out. Only the last words Nox left him echoed in his ears.
"Phew, he's finally dead!"
"My body is still too weak. If I had been fast enough just now, it wouldn't have been this troublesome at all. I could have killed these three people in three swords."
Nox looked at the three completely dead bodies and let out a sigh of relief.
"This house is uninhabitable now. Who knows if those people from Blade Edge Sword School will send someone to kill me again? It's better to live at the sword school; it's safer there."
"Once I have the ability to protect myself, I'll go and destroy Blade Edge Sword School."
Nox went back into the house to pack some clothes to change into, preparing to move to the sword school. His new master would definitely take him in.
What he didn't know was that his master was silently watching him from nearby, and only left after the three men were killed by Nox.
Nox had just awakened Kenbunshoku Haki and couldn't sense his master's presence yet.
"Nox, Nox, ah, what, what's going on here?"
Just as Nox finished packing, another man arrived at the door. He was holding a knife, was three meters tall, and looked very young.
"Oh, it's Kano. It's nothing, just three rascals from Blade Edge Sword School who wanted to eliminate me, a direct disciple of Limitless Sword School. But their own strength was insufficient, so I killed them."
"Now I'm really worried that those guys from Blade Edge Sword School will come looking for trouble, so I'm planning to move into the sword school."
Nox said as he looked at the newcomer. This was Limitless Sword School's Senior Brother. Before Nox appeared, he was the most talented and strongest person in Limitless Sword School.
Although Nox was now the most talented person in Limitless Sword School and had also been accepted as a direct disciple by the Headmaster.
But Kano didn't show any dissatisfaction. He even proactively befriended Nox and was a very honest and down-to-earth person.
"These rascals from Blade Edge Sword School, when I become stronger in the future, I'll go smash their sword school! Nox, you're right to move into the sword school. With the Headmaster there, no one can harm you."
Kano said indignantly.
"Let's go, I've packed everything. Let's go to the sword school together."
Nox walked out of the home he had lived in for thirteen years without any reluctance.
There were many apprentices at Limitless Sword School, about a hundred people. Among these hundred, half were children like Nox, between the ages of eight and fifteen.
On this island, many people wanted to send their children to learn the sword. If the Headmaster hadn't only accepted this many children, he might have had even more junior apprentice brothers.
"Ha!!!"
"Ha!!!"
"Ha!!!"
"..."
Just walking into the sword school, he saw many children practicing basic sword movements with wooden swords, one swing at a time.
"Senior Brother!!"
"Hello, Senior Brother!"
"Senior Brother, you're here!"
"..."
When the children practicing swords saw Nox arrive, they all came up to greet him. Nox's status as the Headmaster's only direct disciple was very high in the sword school.
"Practice your swords properly. Don't let my arrival interrupt your swings."
Nox said sternly. He was very serious about practicing the sword and wouldn't let other things delay his practice, so he was also very strict with these junior apprentice brothers.
After arriving at the sword school, Nox did not practice swinging his sword with his junior apprentice brothers on the sword school's training ground.
He had his own place to practice swords at the sword school, which was the backyard of the sword school. This was a place specifically for him to practice swords in peace.
However, Nox was not practicing swords at the moment, but slowly organizing the things he possessed.
"First, it should be that my soul is relatively strong, so I awakened Kenbunshoku Haki and can sense others' good or ill will towards me."
"Also, there's this [Sword God Body Tempering Art] in my mind, a technique for tempering the body with Haki. It can be considered my cheat."
"From now on, I will use the sword road for strong attacks and my physical body for the strongest defense. With the two combined, I am confident I can become the strongest in the World!"
Nox was very confident in himself.
"Let me see what kind of secret technique this [Sword God Body Tempering Art] is."
This [Sword God Body Tempering Art] appeared in his mind when he first transmigrated. It was his cheat to roam freely in this world.
After reading the [Sword God Body Tempering Art], he found that there were a total of 12 layers.
Furthermore, the [Sword God Body Tempering Art] uses Haki to temper the body, which perfectly aligns with the system of the Pirate World.
The first three layers can be practiced before Awakening Armament Haki. The subsequent layers can only be practiced after Awakening Armament Haki.
"Let me try and see how effective the first layer is."
Saying this, Nox began to practice the first layer of the [Sword God Body Tempering Art].