A massive crater ford where Kaido landed, with countless cracks snaking outwards. The violent shockwave ripped through the ground, hurling debris and rubble into the air, sweeping outward in all directions like an unstoppable tempest!
Mountains shattered, the earth groaned, and the palaces quaked under the force of the impact, their foundations trembling as if on the verge of collapse.
Countless Pleasure Seekers and those still waiting to consu the artificial Devil Fruits were flung through the air like fallen leaves in a storm.
"That guy… he actually…"
The mbers of the Flying Six and the other elite officers stood frozen, their expressions filled with disbelief as they stared at the incomprehensible scene before them.
Even Yamato, standing atop the palace, looked on in stunned silence. Her wide eyes were locked on the figure in the distance—floating beneath the heavens, bathed in golden sunlight—the black-haired youth.
"Who… who is he really?"
…
At the bottom of the massive crater, Kaido's dragon form stirred amidst the rubble. Lifting his massive head from the debris, he rose to his full height. His fierce dragon eyes glared at the tiny figure basking in sunlight high above, a glimr of shock flashing deep within his gaze.
That brat's punch… it had actually broken through his defenses and dealt real damage to him.
This raw, searing pain… how long had it been since he last felt it?
Five years? Ten years?
A manic excitent glead in Kaido's dragon eyes.
Whether it was the fury of watching Ron slay King right before his eyes or the piercing pain coursing through his body now, it didn't matter. For Kaido, the self-proclaid strongest creature, these emotions had completely reawakened the dormant battle spirit within him!
It had been far too long since he felt such exhilaration!
With a thunderous roar, the dragon's cry pierced the heavens. His massive serpentine body twisted through the air with agility that belied its size, spiraling upward in a terrifying ascent that whipped up fierce winds, howling toward the skies!
Even the formidable Flying Six, users of ancient Zoan-type Devil Fruits, struggled to maintain their footing amidst the hurricane-force winds.
High above, the heavens responded to Kaido's ascent. Dark clouds began to converge rapidly, filling the enormous gap in the sky. The once-clear skies above Onigashima darkened as the storm clouds, drawn by the fierce winds, coalesced into a massive vortex, as if tearing the world apart.
Black clouds lood over the island, and the winds howled with fury.
From the swirling vortex of clouds, countless bolts of lightning, massive as divine judgnt, descended upon the world below like a cataclysm.
This was Kaido of the Beasts—one of the strongest forces in the seas!
…
Ron, his body wreathed in crimson steam, raised his sword and effortlessly cleaved through a massive bolt of descending lightning. Sparks scattered across the skies, dazzling like blossoms of thunder blooming in midair.
From below, Kaido's enormous dragon form surged upward, his gaping maw snapping open to swallow Ron whole. The ferocious winds churned around Ron, dragging him toward the dragon's waiting jaws.
But Ron remained calm, his black blade held aloft. Coated in Haki, the energy spiraled in twin helixes around the sword. Sword intent fused into a blazing crimson inferno that roared to life around him. The sheer intensity of the flas turned the surrounding skies a deep crimson hue, as if transforming the heavens into a domain of fire.
The black-haired youth stood motionless in the heart of this fiery domain, his hair fluttering wildly amidst the heat. The searing crimson flas wrapped around him made him resemble an ancient deity wielding dominion over fire.
His sword, purple-black and brimming with imnse Haki and overwhelming sword pressure, was none other than the fabled black blade, Shusui. With a fierce cry, Ron swung the blade downward toward the ascending dragon.
In an instant, the world around them seed to erupt. A violent storm of sword energy and flas exploded outward, creating a tornado of raging fire that expanded with astonishing speed, dwarfing even Kaido's enormous dragon form.
"Fla Breathing, Fourth Form: Blooming Fla Undulation!"
The fiery tornado, augnted by the howling winds, expanded in the blink of an eye, transforming into a colossal crimson whirlwind. Sword energy danced within the flas, their intertwined force creating a devastating symphony of destruction that seed to tear the very fabric of the world apart.
The sword energy was unmatched, its sharpness piercing the heavens, its Haki overwhelming all before it.
The slash roared like the cry of a dragon.
In Kaido's suddenly widened dragon eyes, the crimson tornado entwined with endless flas and sword energy engulfed his massive dragon form.
The fiery vortex surged into the sky, a blazing pillar of fla that seed to connect heaven and earth. Even from tens of thousands of ters away on the open sea, the dazzling crimson light was visible, illuminating the darkened horizon.
Kaido's dragon form twisted and writhed within the endless swirl of flas and sword energy. The impenetrable dragon scales that once boasted invulnerability began to shatter, sliced apart by the relentless strikes imbued with Haki and scorching flas.
Below, the Beast Pirates' countless crew mbers stood paralyzed, their faces pale with shock. The terrifying sight of Kaido's dragon form, writhing in agony, accompanied by the echoes of his anguished roars, shook the very skies above Onigashima.
One of the Flying Six, Black Maria, stared at the crimson inferno with disbelief plastered across her face. "That guy… he actually broke through Kaido's scales?!"
The other mbers of the Flying Six were equally stunned, their expressions a mix of fear and awe.
"What's going to happen in this battle?" Sasaki muttered, beads of cold sweat dripping from his forehead as his gaze remained locked on the overwhelming clash.
This attack, a combination of Armant Haki's ultimate essence, imnse physical power, and the unmatched mastery of a great swordsman, was undoubtedly the pinnacle of Ron's swordsmanship at this stage.
Within the swirling crimson inferno, Kaido's bloodshot dragon eyes opened wide, fixing on the distant black-haired youth. A terrifying killing intent radiated from him like an unstoppable tidal wave, crashing toward Ron with an overwhelming ferocity.
The pain from that strike—it felt eerily familiar. Kaido's mind flashed to a mory he could never erase, a mory of fear from a life-and-death battle long ago.
Kozuki Oden.
Yes… it was him.
The feeling brought by this brat's slash was almost identical to the one inflicted by that man so many years ago.
"Damn brat! You think a strike like that is enough to defeat ?!"
With a deafening roar, Kaido's fury reached its peak. His blood-red eyes glead with an unrestrained rage as his massive body ripped through the crimson vortex of sword energy and flas, spiraling into the sky once again.
"You dare use a tornado to mock ?!"
Kaido's enraged voice echoed across Onigashima as his massive dragon form twisted violently, the winds surrounding him intensifying. What started as simple gusts transford into a series of devastating, enormous wind blades. These sharp slashes of air hurtled outward in every direction, carrying Kaido's boundless killing intent and demonstrating the unparalleled destructive power of a Yonko—the strongest force of the seas!
"Dragon Twister: Destructive Gale!"
The sky itself seed to tear apart as countless slashes cleaved through the air. One massive wind blade, spanning over a hundred ters, shot toward Ron with blistering speed.
Ron raised his black blade to block the attack, his body bracing against the force. But the sheer impact sent him flying backward through the air, a trail of crimson steam following in his wake.
Kaido didn't let up. With a thunderous roar, his massive dragon mouth opened wide, revealing the swirling vortex of flas gathering in his throat. The temperature around Onigashima soared, the air itself becoming blisteringly hot.
"Bolo Breath!"
A concentrated blast of dragon flas erupted from Kaido's maw, tearing through the sky with destructive power capable of incinerating everything in its path. The intense heat illuminated the darkened skies over Onigashima, staining the black clouds an eerie blood-red.
Faced with the incoming inferno, Ron stood his ground. He didn't dodge.
The crimson steam rising from his body grew more intense as he let out a slow, steady breath.
Gripping his black blade, radiating with Armant Haki, Ron swung it downward in a single, decisive motion, directly eting the incoming flas.
"Sun Breathing: Twelfth Form… Fla Dance!"
The black blade slashed through the air, unleashing a strike intertwined with crimson flas. The fiery arc was like a divine judgnt, cutting across the heavens with unstoppable force.
The blazing slash collided head-on with Kaido's Bolo Breath, splitting the dragon flas apart with an unmatched dominance. Sparks and embers scattered through the sky, illuminating the battlefield in a breathtaking, fiery spectacle.
Kaido's attack had been cleaved apart, and the battle raged on.
Kaido's dragon eyes flashed with a trace of astonishnt as his massive body twisted, narrowly evading the powerful black slash.
The arc of crimson fla and sword energy continued its trajectory unabated, slicing into one side of Onigashima. Under the stunned, frozen gazes of countless Beast Pirates, an entire section of the island was severed and fell into the sea below.
Mountains crumbled, the ground trembled, and the severed landmass sank beneath the ocean waves.
"Even the mighty Kaido of the Beasts knows how to dodge, huh?"
The black-haired youth, standing amidst the oppressive storm clouds and flickering lightning in the heavens, mocked Kaido with a cold sneer.
Kaido's dragon eyes turned icy as he glared at Ron, murderous intent boiling like a raging inferno.
"Brat, your strength far surpasses my expectations. But don't think for a second that this is enough. At most, you can injure —but nothing more."
Kaido's deep, rumbling voice carried a terrifying weight. Fierce winds spiraled around his massive dragon body as it coiled and twisted in the air. The wounds Ron's slash had inflicted upon him began to heal at a visible rate, the gashes closing with astonishing speed.
Ron, observing the scene through his mastery of the Transparent World, frowned slightly.
To recover from such injuries in re monts… What kind of monstrous vitality is this?
So this is Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors.
The strongest creature in the world.
"To defeat , brat, you're still far from qualified!"
Kaido roared, his massive dragon form surging forward, winds roaring around him as his draconic cry shook the heavens. He bore down on Ron with the force of a mountain collapsing, his colossal form radiating unrelenting ferocity.
But Ron was undeterred.
His body exuded crimson steam as golden lightning coiled around him. With a heavy stomp, he launched himself forward at an untraceable speed, eting Kaido head-on. His black blade, infused with Armant Haki, slashed out in a devastating arc.
As the blade descended, the sky seed to crack open. A golden thunder dragon, ford from the sword's trajectory, roared to life and surged toward Kaido with earth-shattering force.
"Thunder Breathing: Seventh Form – Flaming Thunder God!"
The onlookers below witnessed an unforgettable sight: the massive dragon form of Kaido colliding head-on with the golden thunder dragon forged from Ron's slash.
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion resounded through the heavens as the two forces clashed.
The storm clouds that had covered Onigashima's skies were instantly torn apart, scattering into nothingness.
The entire island trembled violently as if the earth itself could not withstand the shock.
A catastrophic shockwave erupted from the point of impact, sweeping across Onigashima with devastating force. Even formidable warriors like Yamato and the Flying Six were sent flying, unable to resist the sheer power of the blast.
Mountains were leveled, palaces collapsed into rubble, and enormous boulders larger than houses were hurled through the air. Even the massive skull that marked Onigashima began to crack and crumble, its once-imposing visage reduced to fragnts.
The shockwave extended beyond the island, traveling thousands of ters across the sea. Towering waves, over ten ters high, rose as the ocean itself felt the aftershock.
Above Onigashima, the sky was split in two.
On one side, a blood-red miasma filled the heavens, crackling with purple lightning and roaring winds, creating a hellish scene of destruction.
On the other side, golden thunder slashes radiated outward, splitting the sky into countless streaks of light. The heavens on Ron's side resembled a shattered mirror, each crack glowing with brilliant golden lightning.
The clash between Kaido and Ron sent waves of unimaginable power rippling across the battlefield.
The heavens and the earth themselves seed to crumble under the weight of their battle.
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