In the dead of night, the demonic fire of the Tengu illuminated the sea, casting an eerie purple glow over the world.
“Hahahahaha!”
Amidst the three demon-like Tengu, Kaido laughed wildly and shouted, “How exhilarating! Boy! Give me a truly thrilling battle!”
Nagato was initially puzzled by Kaido’s courage to challenge him in the sky over the sea. However, the current situation made him understand.
Kaido’s original footing was merely a piece of a giant shipwreck. When he stepped on it, the wood couldn’t withstand the immense force and shattered.
Logically, the shattered wreckage shouldn’t have provided enough counterforce for Kaido. However, Kaido still shot up into the sky because he wasn’t relying on that piece of wreckage at all.
Suddenly, under the eerie firelight, the sea surface caved in, forming a fish tail shape dozens of meters long, as if a giant whale had flicked its tail and leapt out of the water!
It was unclear what ability or skill Kaido used, but he somehow leveraged the sea as if it were solid ground, shooting into the sky like a giant whale!
But his opponent was three great Tengu.
Just one Tengu would be enough to challenge a Yonko, let alone three?
“I see, the strongest creature in the sea, land, and sky,” Nagato said calmly, observing Kaido who had rushed up to him. “I acknowledge your abilities, Kaido!”
With that, the right arm of the Tengu that Nagato inhabited blocked in front of him, while the other two Tengu shadow clones slashed at Kaido with their swords!
Crack—
The physical strength of the people in this world was indeed extraordinary, and Kaido, standing at the pinnacle, was even more so. The Susanoo, which required the Thousand-Armed Kannon to frantically bombard to break, had its right hand’s samurai armor shattered by Kaido’s punch, revealing deep cracks on the back of the hand!
However, Kaido in the air took the full brunt of the two giant blades from behind!
High above, an invisible wave rippled out, stirring up strong winds. Then, amidst the three Tengu, a black dot plummeted, crashing into the sea!
Nagato had previously told Cyrus and the others that they could simply understand it as his power being doubled, which, to some extent, wasn’t incorrect.
During the battle in Dressrosa, Nagato didn’t use shadow clones, not because he forgot the technique, but because using shadow clones then was akin to courting death.
Shadow clones might not be much weaker than the original in terms of attack power, but their defense was pitifully low. Even Nagato himself appeared weak in close combat with Doflamingo, let alone shadow clones, which would be easily destroyed, wasting the chakra evenly distributed among them.
But after mastering the Sharingan, Susanoo made up for Nagato’s defensive weakness. Ascending to bloodline limits and the surge in chakra gave Nagato enough energy support. Now, he could even make two shadow clones use full-body Susanoo, making it safe to say that his power had surpassed that of Madara Uchiha!
However, if he only used one full-body Susanoo, Nagato could fight all day. But with three, the battle duration would be reduced to less than half a day.
In terms of endurance, Nagato was still far inferior to the top fighters of this world, but often, battles didn’t rely on prolonged endurance!
This leap in strength was Nagato’s greatest confidence and reliance for this action!
On the sea, the three Tengu stood facing each other, and the sea between them was calm.
But Nagato didn’t disperse the Tengu or act rashly because he sensed that Kaido below wasn’t seriously injured.
Splash—
Waves surged as Kaido suddenly burst out from the sea!
“Water doesn’t affect you; you’re not a Devil Fruit user.” Nagato was a bit surprised. After all, Kaido’s dream was to create a crew entirely composed of Devil Fruit users, especially Zoan types.
“Ah—” Kaido replied gruffly, “I haven’t found the ideal fruit yet!”
Kaido answered Nagato’s question, but his hands didn’t stop moving.
This time, Kaido changed his strategy. He ran on the sea, then suddenly stomped on the surface, charging at the Tengu’s ankle like a bull!
Boom!
Incredible as it was, Kaido, compared to the massive Tengu, managed to lift the right foot of the full-body Susanoo, causing the several-hundred-meter giant to tilt forward.
“Get down!” Kaido, after hitting the Tengu, didn’t stop. He leapt up high, coming behind the Tengu.
He clasped his hands together, clearly aiming to strike the Tengu’s back and bring it down!
But his opponents were three.
The two Tengu shadow clones dodged from the sides of the tilting giant, launching their giant fists like cannons from the left and right, colliding in mid-air!
Kaido was caught directly between the two Tengu!
Boom!
Demonic fists clashed, creating fierce winds and space distortion, shaking the sea!
The two Tengu went all out, their right fists cracking from the force.
But they didn’t stop. Under Nagato’s command, the Tengu continued to apply pressure, intending to crush Kaido between their fists!
Crack! Crack crack…
As destruction is easier than creation, offense often stronger than defense, the so-called absolute defense of Susanoo couldn’t withstand its own fists.
With continuous pressure, the two Tengu’s right fists gradually crumbled and finally shattered!
And Kaido, subjected to such terrifying force, fell into the sea!
The Tengu on both sides retracted their fists, and under the rising purple fire, their right hands reformed completely.
The tilted Tengu, with chakra-covered hands, pressed against the sea surface as if holding the ground, then stood back up.
The three demonic figures stood tall on the sea once more.
“This…” Ten miles away, on a warship, Kaku was speechless with shock.
Equally astonished were the residents of the three islands and those on the islands occupied by the Black Blade Fleet, all watching the battle through video transponders.
“Did I see that right? That’s… the ‘Beast’ Kaido?”
“A Yonko on par with Whitebeard…!”
“The Beasts are back! This time without Red-Haired, but… the Shichibukai stopped him!”
“The Shichibukai, the king of Dressrosa… is that powerful? Even Kaido was defeated by him!”
“My god, those three giants!”
At the time when the Marines had announced the war results to the world, the people’s thoughts in this sea naturally shifted.
“If the Marines weren’t lying, then Whitebeard is already…”
“Ah—though it’s rude to say this now, in this New World, without protection, we can’t survive…”
“Could it be that what the Dressrosa army said, the outcome being clear in a day, means this?”
“No way? But it seems to be the only explanation… Did they know the war’s outcome beforehand?”
“Anyway, it seems like the Shichibukai being here turned out to be a good thing.”
“For now, yes. Those soldiers haven’t caused any trouble!”
“But the real purpose of the Shichibukai is unclear… Is it a government order, or something else? After all, this was pirate territory before, it’s hard not to worry.”
…
As Sengoku said, the world’s focus had shifted to this sea.
Not only the three islands and Whitebeard’s territories but the battle happening just outside Whitebeard’s domain would cause significant reactions in the New World, potentially affecting the entire world!
The Marine Fleet Admiral, the Gorosei, the Revolutionary Army leaders… all the key figures in global power were watching this battle closely, ready to decide the world’s future course!
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