Chapter 171: Angel vs. Azure Dragon vs. Fierce Lion
A ferocious light shone in Kaido's blood-red eyes. He slowly exhaled a turbid breath from his cavernous mouth, which was filled with sharp fangs, and a twisted grin appeared.
The next second, Kaido's figure instantly disappeared from the spot. The flame cloud beneath his feet, which had been his foothold, sank deeply and then plummeted abruptly.
In just an instant, Louis's eyes had already lost sight of Kaido's figure. In its place were the repeated warnings from his Observation Haki, a corner of the future that briefly appeared before his eyes.
A blurry dark shadow enveloped the holy, dazzling angel. The sunlight shone, making its ferocious face impossible to see clearly; only its scarlet eyes were real.
Louis narrowed his eyes and spun around abruptly. The sharp Seven Star Sword in his hand, wreathed in black and red arcs of electricity, cut a perfect arc through the atmosphere, aimed straight for the burly dragon-man's chest.
However, a long tail, covered in hard scales and like a giant python, extended forward, directly wrapping around the arm Louis was holding the sword with.
"Conqueror of Three Worlds: Ragnarok!" At the same time, Kaido gripped the Hassaikai, which was wreathed in the ultimate Conqueror's Haki, with both hands and smashed it unreservedly toward Louis's head.
"Worororo! Give up, kid! Along with my child, submit to my command!"
For some reason, after hearing Kaido's crazed laughter, a smile also appeared on Louis's face.
"Don't think I'm useless without a sword and spear, Kaido!" Searing flames and Conqueror's Haki enveloped Louis's entire body. The scorching high temperature spread out, trying to burn away the tail that was wrapped around his arm.
At the same time, the hand that had originally been holding the spear clenched into a fist. Black and red arcs of electricity coiled and expanded, and the Conqueror's Haki blossomed like a black and red cross-star, suppressing the light in the sky. Immediately after, a blazing sun rose from within the iron fist, which was wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, and the two merged perfectly.
"Sun Fist—"
Kaido was taken aback. "So it's not just the giants' Hakoku and Roger's Divine Departure... you even know that mad dog Garp's move?"
Then, Louis raised his iron fist, which was wreathed in Conqueror's Haki and a miniature sun, and met Kaido's kanabō head-on.
CRACK—
The Conqueror's Haki clashed again, and black and red lightning shot through the heavens and the earth. The sun exploded violently, and the sky seemed to collapse, letting out a strange sound.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in Dressrosa, a second sun rose from the distant sea. The light covered everything, and the endless high-temperature radiation vaporized the sea's surface from a distance and ignited the forests.
"..."
Slightly disheveled wings tore out, slowly flapping, steadying Louis's slightly dirty figure. Louis raised a hand, dispersed the sky-blotting thick fog, and coldly watched the figure standing on a flame cloud not far away.
Kaido raised a hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, then looked at the merely slightly dirty Louis and narrowed his eyes.
"Kid, your defense isn't normal— Even a Lunarian's defense shouldn't be this strong."
Kaido believed that even if Linlin had taken that blow just now, she would have been beaten until her head was bleeding and she was seeing stars. But this guy Louis, apart from his feathers being disheveled, was completely unharmed. This was the first time Kaido had ever encountered such a situation. He felt it was abnormally troublesome.
To this, Louis did not respond. Instead, he reached out and took back his spear, which was the vessel for the Fantasy Species Thor, and once again stood in mid-air, facing off against Kaido.
Kaido looked thoughtfully at the spear in Louis's hand and said with great interest, "Both your ability and your defense... they're a bit like that Linlin's—"
Just then, another arrogant voice sounded, responding to Kaido's words.
"Shishishishi— So you feel that way too, Kaido."
This familiar voice made Kaido freeze. He subconsciously looked up. A golden figure, holding two swords, was hovering in mid-air. His build was not large, but he exuded a unique aura of a ruthless tyrant.
"Shiki." The corners of Kaido's mouth turned up, and the smile on his face became even more crazed. "Even you are returning to the sea? The Great Pirate Era that Roger started is really getting more and more lively—"
"That muscle-head old geezer, Louis, Linlin, the giant prince Loki, the apprentice brat from Roger's ship, and this insidious and vicious guy Shiki..."
The thought that a small New World was now home to seven top-tier monsters, either lurking or growing, made Kaido incredibly excited. What kind of trouble would seven top-tier monsters lurking in the New World cause for the Marines and the World Government? And what kind of clashes would occur when seven powers competed for the great treasure and carved up the seas? Kaido didn't know, but that didn't stop him from looking forward to it.
However, neither Louis nor the Golden Lion had any intention of paying attention to Kaido's madness. They both raised their weapons and smashed them down on Kaido without reservation.
"Blazing Sun!"
"Imperial Chop Wave!"
A sharp slash and a spear carrying a sun, accompanied by a thick killing intent, attacked Kaido, instantly startling him from his thoughts. Kaido saw this and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
"Hey! Shiki! You brat!"
"You..."
"Divine Departure—" Louis arrived in an instant. The blade, wreathed in Conqueror's Haki and a golden holy light, scraped against the air, letting out a clear hum.
"Hm?" Kaido frowned, instantly recognizing the move he had seen at the entrance to the New World. It couldn't be blocked head-on. Then, Kaido decisively leaped high, spitting out countless slash-like wind blades from his mouth, enveloping Louis.
SHING... The blade sang. Black and red lightning burst forth, instantly shattering the wind blades, which were each comparable to a swordsman's flying slash.
The next moment, a small island fell from a height of ten thousand meters, pushing aside the clouds and mist and smashing straight down toward Louis and Kaido.
Louis and Kaido both looked up. They saw chunks of rock falling like rain, and a massive shadow blotting out the sky, rapidly pressing down.
Louis saw this and raised an eyebrow, ignited the fire on his back, and instantly tore through the sound barrier.
In the sky, Shiki's wild and arrogant laughter could be faintly heard.
To this, Kaido's Observation Haki extended out, instantly locking onto Shiki's position. He then opened his mouth and shot out a pillar of fire several meters thick, which instantly pierced through the falling island and smeared itself across Shiki's face.
BOOM— A violent explosion lit up the sky. A heatwave rose, igniting many of the plants on the small island.
"Ahem, ahem." As the flames dissipated, Shiki, his hair singed and his face covered in burn marks, coughed continuously. But the long-lost sense of excitement made his blood boil. The high spirits of decades ago seemed to have returned to him, and his Haki surged like a tidal wave.
He held Oto and Kogarashi in each hand and dived rapidly toward the falling island. As he moved at high speed, the oncoming wind made his golden kimono whip and snap.
The next second, a giant, lava-filled hole exploded violently. Kaido, in his dragon-man form, leaped high. The cold Hassaikai, wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, smashed toward the Golden Lion's body.
CLANG! The kanabō, wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, and the twin swords, coated in Armament, collided, and the sound of clashing metal was heard.
BOOM—
With one blow, the Golden Lion coughed up blood, his body was thrown high into the air, and he almost dropped the twin swords in his hands.
Kaido saw this, and a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes. He sneered, "Hey, Shiki! Your Haki is much weaker than before!"
"That's why I'm participating in this rare rehabilitation training!"
"Lion: Thousand Slice Valley!" Shiki wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and, with all his might, unleashed a continuous barrage of slashes at Kaido.
"Rehabilitation training?" Kaido was taken aback, then his mouth split open in a grin. "That's right! There's nothing better than fighting a strong opponent to recover and improve one's Haki!"
Then, Kaido once again leaped high, leaving a giant, deep pit and cracks in the falling island. He gripped his Hassaikai with both hands, once again wreathing it in Conqueror's Haki, and ignored Shiki's slashes.
Just then, ten thousand thunders stampeded in the sky, forcing Kaido and the Golden Lion to stop their movements and subconsciously look up.
In the thunderclouds, a dense mass of lightning gathered around the figure standing with his wings spread. Louis held the spear, which was wreathed in Conqueror's Haki and lightning, at his side. He swung it violently, bringing both Shiki and Kaido into his attack range.
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