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The people watching the battle from afar were completely dumbfounded. With that physique, who could possibly defeat him?
Perospero looked at the distant Buddha statue and silently took out his Den Den Mushi to report the situation to Big Mom.
After a moment of silence from the Den Den Mushi, a voice finally came through:
"Perospero, come back directly. There's no need to invite him anymore."
"Understood, Mama. We'll prepare to set sail back to Whole Cake Island now."
"Ace, are you sure your brother needs our help? This… how about we help you hunt down Teach instead?" Marco said helplessly.
"No need. You guys go back to the Moby Dick. Pops still needs your abilities. You haven't checked on Pops' body for almost a month, and that bastard Teach is from my Second Division. I must catch him with my own hands," Ace resolutely refused.
"Alright then, be careful. I have a feeling that bastard Teach isn't simple. Be cautious. Sigh~ We came all this way, didn't help at all, and a large group of us were knocked out by the battle's aftermath. We'll take our people and leave first," Marco said helplessly, then woke up the conscious ones and had them carry the unconscious away.
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Marine Headquarters, Marineford, Conference Room.
Sengoku took out Kizaru's personal Den Den Mushi and dialed.
"Moshi moshi~~ Does the old man have any instructions?"
"If Kaido doesn't win later, you capture him and Crocodile together, and bring them to Impel Down. Tell him to stop wasting Marine forces doing nothing all day," Sengoku said testily.
"Uh~~ Understood, Fleet Admiral Sengoku."
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The crowd watching the battle.
Marco and Perospero left with their unconscious subordinates. Now, only Kizaru, Shanks, Doflamingo, and Morgans with a few of his subordinates remained.
Looking at the awe-inspiring Buddha statue in the distance, Morgans was so excited that his whole body was shaking, and his camera was sparking from being pressed so much.
He had already thought of tomorrow's newspaper headline:
"Shocking! The Old Yonko Kaido Travels to the Grand Line to Invite a New Pirate, Only to Be Beaten Black and Blue!"
As he thought about it, the smile at the corner of his mouth became harder and harder to suppress.
Doflamingo looked at the excited Morgans and showed a strange expression, saying,
"If Kaido knew that you were so excited when he was about to be beaten, you probably wouldn't live long."
"Hehe~ hehe~ Don't mind those details. Let's watch the battle first," Morgans chuckled awkwardly.
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On the battlefield, Kaido looked at the Buddha statue, which was 10 times larger than his dragon form, and the countless arms behind it, and said stubbornly,
"Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you've gotten bigger. Battle isn't about who's bigger. The concentrated is the essence."
"Let me show you my concentrated power."
As Kaido spoke, he transformed again, becoming his Human-Beast form.
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Shin'ya didn't even want to reply to Kaido's words. It wasn't that he was unwilling, but the chakra consumption of the ammunition clip behind the Top Transformed Buddha was too great. Even with his total chakra reserves, more than 50% was drained, causing him to feel empty inside and a little weak in his limbs.
He thought to himself,
"I can't do this next time. The deterrent effect is there, but losing too much chakra instantly doesn't feel good. From now on, I'll stick to normal methods, maybe just add some weapons to the hands."
Coming back to his senses, he used his Observation Haki to sense Kaido, who had transformed from a thousand-meter giant dragon into a 20-meter tall Human-Beast form.
Without further ado, he fully covered his arms with Armament Haki, and some of the arms even had Conqueror's Haki imbued, preparing to attack.
"Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands"
He mobilized half of his remaining chakra, controlling the countless arms behind him to attack Kaido.
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In an instant, the world changed color, the clouds in the sky dissipated, and fists, like meteors, pressed down from ten thousand meters high, bringing with them an incoherent sense of oppression and visual impact.
Coupled with the ten-thousand-meter-tall giant Buddha statue, it made people feel their own insignificance and powerlessness, unable to muster any will to resist.
As the attacks descended, the muscles of each arm were clearly visible, feeling full of power.
Kaido took out his sake gourd, drank all the remaining sake, tossed the gourd aside, and then focused all his attention, fully alert, watching the countless attacks approaching.
Just a second before the attacks were about to hit him, Kaido controlled his stomach to absorb the sake, instantly entering a drunken state, and then fully used Conqueror's Haki to imbue his weapon.
"Drunken Dragon Bagua – Gunta-li: Dragon King Bagua"
In his drunken state, Kaido rapidly swung his kanabo, generating dense attacks to counter the True Several Thousand Hands.
"Boom boom~~ Crackle crackle~~"
The entire island of Yuba trembled, and shockwaves a hundred times stronger than the original battle spread in all directions.
Explosions echoed continuously, and mushroom clouds appeared at the battle site, mixed with purplish-red lightning.
As the attacks continued to fall, the island began to crack from the coast, followed by rapid collapse.
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And at the center of the battlefield.
After the True Several Thousand Hands attacked continuously for nearly half an hour, Kaido was now covered in wounds, some from explosions and some from being hit by fists.
His "Gunta-li: Dragon King Bagua" gradually lost its initial speed, and his defense became increasingly difficult.
Looking at the seemingly undiminished arms behind the Buddha statue, Kaido raged,
"I'll bleep your bleep, what the hell are you playing at? What the hell is this fight?!"
Kaido gave up using Gunta-li: Dragon King Bagua for defense, instead covering his entire body with Armament Haki, using one arm to protect his head, and raising his kanabo high towards the sky with his right hand.
"Boom~ Crack~" A bolt of lightning struck the kanabo.
Kaido roared,
"Drunken Thunder Bagua: Descending Lightning"
A massive lightning ball, white lightning intertwined with red lightning, attacked the continuously falling arms.
It instantly destroyed more than half of the descending arms, giving Kaido a chance to catch his breath.
But less than two seconds later, countless arms once again densely attacked downwards.
With the breathing room provided by the gaps created by Drunken Thunder Bagua: Descending Lightning, Kaido began to use Conqueror of the Land of Wano to forcibly clash with the True Several Thousand Hands.
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The crowd, who had moved back a bit further to watch the spectacle, felt their scalps tingle at the breathtaking scene.
Oh~~ One person didn't feel that way. Morgans was now laughing like a madman, his whole body shaking with laughter, like he was having an epileptic fit.
Among them, Mihawk was the most relieved:
"Good thing I didn't continue fighting at Baratie. If something like that hit me, I'd probably be meeting my great-grandmother."
Then he looked at Shanks and asked,
"Shanks, do you think you can beat him?"
"I'd say it's fifty-fifty," Shanks thought of his Observation Haki Killer and couldn't help but wonder,
"If Shin'ya can't perceive my location, then I should have a chance to hit him, right? Probably."
Doflamingo glanced at Morgans and said,
"When they're done fighting, I'll tell Kaido you were laughing at him."
"Haha~ Don't~ Don't, haha~ Doffy, haha~ Don't tell him, ugh~ haha~ This haha~ news is gonna be huge, ugh haha~" Morgans' laughter was unstoppable.
Everyone looked at him with an expression like they were looking at an idiot.
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As for Kaido, he was now heavily panting. His wounds weren't healing on their own, as he no longer had the stamina to waste on regeneration.
He had used powerful attacks five times in a row. Although each use bought him about 2 seconds of time, the stamina and Haki consumption were immense.
"Now I can only find a way to attack Shin'ya's main body, otherwise, he'll just wear me down," Kaido thought to himself.
Then he secretly steeled himself, intending to bet all his remaining stamina on one final attack.
Kaido's body began to be enveloped in magma-shaped flames, and the flames slowly formed a giant fire dragon.
When the flames appeared, the sand and rocks on the ground melted into magma, showing its incredibly high temperature.
Then he wrapped all his Conqueror's Haki around his head, half-squatted, and leaped up, crashing towards the location where he perceived Shin'ya with his Observation Haki.
Immediately after, a roar echoed:
"Great Flame Dragon Torch – Rising Dragon: Flame Bagua!"
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