What kind of monster is this?
He's completely unharmed... is his body made of iron?
Many pirates were utterly stunned.
Trash like you doesn't deserve to live.
Kaido raised his spiked kanabo.
With a single swing—
A massive shockwave rippled through the air, coiling around the weapon.
Thunder Bagua!
Hundreds of pirates spewed blood as they were sent flying, crashing into the distance, motionless.
"A bunch of weaklings."
Kaido rampaged like a tyrannosaurus, swatting aside pirates like insects.
No one could withstand a single strike from him.
It didn't matter whether they were weaklings—
Even those with bounties in the hundreds of millions fell just the same.
"Move!" The Golden Emperor Gray roared, his golden giant swinging a massive fist, its surface coated in Armament Haki.
The sheer force of the punch boomed through the air as it smashed toward Kaido's head.
The ground beneath them cracked, sinking further under the impact.
"With this level of strength, you dare speak of Kuke? Speak of us?" Kaido pressed a single hand against the golden giant's fist.
The earth beneath him shattered further—
But Kaido's massive body didn't budge an inch.
"Get lost."
With a surge of raw power—
Kaido sent the golden giant soaring backward.
It crashed into the city, its massive fist shattering into golden fragments, its body riddled with cracks.
"Impossible… I'm Gray…"
Amidst the debris, the Golden Emperor's eyes were filled with disbelief.
He couldn't accept the overwhelming gap in power.
"How can someone be this strong?"
Karina was equally shocked.
The man she once thought invincible had been effortlessly crushed.
Her eyes darted toward Kaido—terrified.
Even with ten thousand pirates against him—
Kaido was unstoppable.
"So this is what it means to be an Emperor of the Sea…"
Karina trembled.
"Nami dreams of joining the Sun and Moon Pirates… and Kuh, the legend behind them, is said to be as powerful as this monster?"
"Fire Fist!"
"Flame String!"
Ace unleashed a massive fire punch.
At the same time, Sabo conjured countless burning threads, forming a whip as thick as a wrist. With a mighty swing, the blazing tendrils lashed toward Kaido.
The two attacked in unison.
More than a dozen other pirates unleashed their own powerful techniques.
Haki-coated fists rained down in a desperate assault.
"Golden Tidal Wave!"
Refusing to accept defeat, the Golden Emperor Gray rose again, planting one hand on the ground.
The golden terrain shifted violently, forming dozens of massive golden drills, each coated in Armament Haki, launching toward Kaido.
A thunderous boom echoed as the second wave of attacks landed.
Though fewer pirates had joined this assault—
The force behind it far exceeded the first attack.
Every single pirate involved had a bounty of at least one hundred million.
Their combined attacks hammered Kaido's chest.
Boom! Boom!
Kaido staggered slightly, taking a few steps back.
He looked down at his chest, casually dusting off the scorch marks.
"Finally, some force behind it. Keep going."
"How the hell are we supposed to fight this?!"
Pirates were in complete shock.
"It didn't even faze him!"
Ace was just as stunned.
With Whitebeard, Ace had never even managed to land a proper hit—he had been completely overpowered.
But now—
Even when they landed their attacks on Kaido, it was meaningless.
"That Devil Fruit belongs to me."
Kaido advanced toward the Golden Emperor Gray.
Aside from Ace, Sabo, and a few others—
Most pirates no longer dared to attack.
Even at their full strength, they could only slightly slow Kaido's pace.
Defeating him? Impossible.
"Damn it… damn it!"
The once-ambitious Golden Emperor Gray could only watch as Kaido approached.
His arrogance and ambitions—
Were shattered.
He stumbled backward in fear.
"Aaargh!"
At that moment, Marco, in his phoenix form, swooped down at full speed, his eyes locked onto the Devil Fruit in Gray's hands.
"Marco, don't you dare!"
Kaido couldn't care less about most of the pirates here.
But he could not let Marco take that fruit.
With his ability to fly, if Marco got away, chasing him down would be near impossible—
Retrieving the fruit would require an all-out war with Whitebeard.
Kaido wasn't in the mood for that.
Unleashing his full power—
Kaido shifted into his hybrid form.
Dragon claws, dragon horns, and dragon scales covered his body.
His kanabo crackled with black lightning.
"Get out of my way."
With a single horizontal sweep—
Kaido's Haki-infused kanabo tore through the battlefield.
No one could stop it.
Dozens of pirates coughed up blood, their bodies blasting away like cannonballs.
Ace was among them.
Since he had been at the forefront, he had taken the brunt of the impact—his body contorting as he slammed into the ground.
Teeth clenched, he barely held on, refusing to pass out.
"You're not getting away."
Kaido's eyes locked onto Marco, who had just grabbed the Mythical Zoan fruit.
At the last second—
Kaido's claw snatched Marco's leg.
With a savage motion, he smashed Marco into the ground.
The impact sent a massive fissure splitting across the earth, stretching for hundreds of meters.
"Phoenix Seal!"
Marco's regeneration allowed him to quickly break free from Kaido's grip.
He countered with a powerful kick—
Smack!
His foot slammed into Kaido's face.
"Thunder Bagua!"
At the same time, Kaido retaliated, his kanabo crushing into Marco's torso.
Marco's body shot through multiple buildings before finally crashing into the distance.
A massive crater formed where he landed.
From within, Marco let out a heavy grunt, struggling to his feet.
His eyes were filled with caution.
"This Devil Fruit belongs to me now. If anyone has a problem with that, stand up and fight me."
Kaido grabbed the Devil Fruit from the ground.
But he wasn't in a hurry to leave.
His eyes swept across the gathered pirates.
Now that he had the fruit—
He wanted manpower.
There were strong pirates here. Some were worth recruiting.
His gaze, brimming with dominance, caused most of the pirates to lower their heads.
Kaido frowned.
He hated weaklings.
"What's wrong? Have you all turned into weak little girls? Too scared to fight?"
Kaido mocked them.
Gritting his teeth, Ace forced himself to stand.
A few other pirates did the same.
"Now that's more like it. I was starting to think you were all as weak as women."
Kaido smirked in satisfaction.
"You bastard! Who the hell do you think you're looking down on?!"
A furious voice rang out from the port.
In the blink of an eye—
A figure flashed in front of Kaido.
Also wielding a kanabo.
"Oni's Road!"
A powerful strike smashed into Kaido's skull.
Boom!
A shockwave ripped through the battlefield, stretching for miles.
Kaido's massive head—
Snapped to the side from the impact.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Relentless blows rained down on him, his hulking frame denting from the sheer force.
Panicking, he reinforced his body with Armament Haki.
"Overlord!"
Another devastating swing slammed into Kaido's chest.
He let out a deep grunt—
And was sent flying.
His massive body crashed into the ground, tumbling dozens of meters.
The pirates were dumbfounded.
Moments ago, their combined efforts had barely made Kaido stumble.
Now—
They had just watched him get launched.
"Who the hell is that?!" Ace gaped at the figure, gripping the kanabo with overwhelming presence.
"That's... that's Shogun Yamato!"
A pirate screamed in disbelief.
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