Chapter 190: Kaido Becomes a Sandbag!
Kaido of the Beasts, the seemingly invincible Emperor of the Sea, slowly stood up from the deep crater of rubble and steaming debris.
His massive, brawny chest heaved as he sucked in lungfuls of ash-filled air.
Blood dripped from his scaled forehead, trailing down his scarred face and splashing onto the ruined bedrock beneath his feet.
Yet, despite the severe physical trauma, Kaido could feel an unfamiliar, intoxicating sensation spreading through his veins.
These heavy, bleeding injuries were absolute proof that the tiny human standing before him was an extremely powerful, world-class existence!
This long-lost, visceral excitement of truly being close to the edge of death caused the dormant blood in his massive body to boil completely!
"Worororororo... Good! Very good!"
Kaido threw his horned head back and let out a deafening, maniacal laugh that shook the very clouds above Onigashima.
He reached down and gripped the thick, iron handle of his signature spiked club, the Hassaikai, his massive knuckles turning white from the sheer force of his grip.
This time, the terrifying aura rising from his towering bipedal form was completely different from anything he had displayed before!
It was no longer just the simple, heavy pressure of standard Armament Haki.
It was a volatile, apocalyptic power mixed entirely with his boiling anger, his decades of battle intent, and his overwhelming will as an Emperor!
Thick, jagged arcs of black and red lightning wildly converged around his muscular arms.
The energy condensed and compressed, finally transforming into a deep, ominous, and highly destructive shade of purple!
"Kosanze Ragnaraku!"
This was one of his absolute strongest, most lethal strikes, an attack meant to conquer worlds.
He condensed his Supreme King's Haki to the absolute physical extreme, forcefully infusing the conqueror's will directly into the metal of his weapon, pouring every last drop of his monstrous strength into the swing!
The thick, violent purple lightning wrapped tightly around the spiked club was no longer mere electricity.
It looked more like a miniature, dying star that was about to go supernova, forcibly and unnaturally bound to the iron weapon!
With just the initial wind-up of the heavy club, the very fabric of heaven and earth seemed to violently change color!
The night sky above all of Onigashima visibly dimmed, the ambient light seemingly sucked into the gravitational pull of this single, world-ending strike!
"Oh?"
Floating securely inside the glowing, impenetrable crystal forehead of the Perfect Susanoo, a rare trace of genuine solemnity finally flashed in Uchiha Madara's dark eyes.
His spinning ocular powers could clearly perceive the sheer density of the energy gathering below.
He realized that this specific, Haki-infused strike was actually qualified to threaten the structural integrity of his ultimate defense.
"Now this... this is finally getting interesting," Madara murmured, a feral, bloodthirsty grin slowly stretching across his pale face.
He didn't dare to be careless in the face of such raw, unadulterated physical power.
With a single, focused thought, he immediately utilized the profound technique he had just finished meticulously analyzing with his Sharingan.
He activated Advanced Conqueror's Haki Infusion!
The very next second, his own magnificent, overwhelming power of will—a conqueror's spirit forged in decades of endless, bloody war—violently erupted.
He didn't just coat his body; he extended that terrifying black lightning to completely cover the huge, ethereal blue greatswords wielded by his massive Susanoo!
"Buzz...!"
The air vibrated with a sickening, high-pitched frequency that threatened to burst eardrums.
Unlike Kaido's raging, erratic purple lightning, the energy that smoothly wrapped around the twin Susanoo blades was vastly different.
It was a thicker, infinitely more dazzling, and highly concentrated red-black lightning that looked like the yawning maw of a black abyss!
"Come on, beast!"
Madara coldly shouted, his voice amplified by chakra to echo across the entire island.
Following his command, the hundred-meter-tall, heavily armored blue demon god moved.
It swung its massive, glowing greatsword—now completely wrapped in the destructive black and red lightning of the Supreme King—directly meeting the descending purple light of destruction!
"Boom...!!!!!!!!!!!!"
This apocalyptic collision involved absolutely no martial arts skill or refined technique whatsoever!
It was the most savage, brutal, and primal clash of pure, overwhelming power against pure, overwhelming power!
For a fraction of a microsecond, the world went completely, terrifyingly silent as the two supreme energies met.
Then, a massive, perfectly spherical shockwave, clearly visible to the naked eye as a distortion in space, erupted violently!
It centered exactly on the mid-air point where the Hassaikai and the Susanoo blade met, expanding outward at supersonic speeds!
That resulting blast was no longer a mere storm; it was the physical manifestation of destruction itself!
The nearby, unfeeling ice knights created by Esdeath were instantly, brutally pulverized into microscopic ice shards by the sheer kinetic energy blast, scattering uselessly across the ruined ground!
As for the thousands of Beast Pirates minions who had just mustered their fleeting fighting spirit, they faced a far worse fate.
They were instantly knocked completely unconscious by the sheer, crushing weight of the colliding Conqueror's Haki.
They collapsed like puppet strings being cut, bleeding profusely from their noses, ears, and mouths, without even having the time to utter a single scream!
"Ah...!"
Nami, standing a safe distance behind Suzaku's tall frame, gasped loudly in pure, unfiltered fright at the apocalyptic scene unfolding before her.
Her knees went weak, and she subconsciously reached out, her small, trembling hands tightly clutching the fabric of Suzaku's coat for dear life.
"Are they starting to fight desperately now?" Suzaku narrowed his dark eyes, casually adjusting his posture as he calmly observed the chaotic center of the energy storm.
He felt the violent wind whipping his hair, yet his expression remained entirely unbothered.
"Too bad for the lizard... your desperate struggle is utterly meaningless in the face of our absolute, overwhelming power."
"Hah! Madara learned that strange, invisible armor skill really fast!"
Hashirama Senju, standing firmly in the distance with his thick arms crossed over his red armor, laughed loudly.
He looked far more thoroughly impressed by his rival's genius than worried about the destructive fallout of the clash.
"This so-called 'Conqueror's Haki Infusion' technique... Madara seems even stronger and more arrogant using it than the dragon does!"
Back at the absolute center of the ruined battlefield.
As the blinding, catastrophic light of the collision finally began to disperse, the two towering figures locked in a desperate stalemate were clearly revealed.
Kaido gripped his heavy spiked club tightly with both of his massive, scaly hands.
The thick muscles on his arms were bulging so intensely they looked like hardened, shifting rock formations.
His entire body's cardiovascular system was strained to the maximum; thick, pulsing veins were visibly popping out on his forehead and neck due to the extreme, unnatural exertion.
His fanged face was entirely twisted in a horrifying, desperate grimace as he physically resisted the downward pressure of the Susanoo's massive slash!
However, through the haze of battle, he gradually realized a terrifying fact that his pride simply could not accept.
He had already used his ultimate, absolute strongest technique.
Yet, not only did he completely fail to shatter that hateful, glowing blue "turtle shell" protecting his arrogant opponent...
But the reality was far worse... he was slowly, visibly losing ground in the direct contest of pure, raw strength!
"Crackle... crackle..."
Dense arcs of purple and black lightning wildly leaped, hissed, and violently annihilated each other at the exact point where the two massive weapons clashed.
Kaido's clawed feet were nailed firmly to the bedrock, his toes digging deep into the stone.
Yet, despite his immense weight and leverage, he still couldn't stop his massive bipedal body from sliding backward, inch by agonizing inch!
He was being physically pushed back by that irresistible, divine, and immense force!
His heavy feet forcefully plowed two deep, parallel trenches into the solid ground, kicking up waves of shattered rock!
"How could... how the hell could this be?!" Kaido roared internally, his golden eyes widening in sheer disbelief.
At this exact moment, facing the crushing weight of the blue blade, Kaido finally, truly realized that he... might actually lose this war!
"Damn ittttttt!!!"
He let out a visceral, beastly roar that tore his vocal cords.
This was the absolute, unyielding dignity of the "strongest creature in the world" being casually trampled upon like never before!
"I am Kaido! I am the Governor-General! How could I possibly lose to you unknown bastards!!"
He gritted his teeth, tasting his own blood, and squeezed out the very last, hidden reserves of biological strength in his massive body.
He attempted to force a final, desperate counterattack to push the blade away!
However, how could a seasoned, ruthless veteran like Uchiha Madara give him even a single fraction of a chance to recover?
"It's over."
The cold, absolute, and utterly apathetic declaration came clearly from within the glowing crystal of the Susanoo.
Madara simply, effortlessly increased the output of his visual prowess.
His Rinnegan pulsed, channeling a massive surge of pure chakra, and the blue greatsword wrapped tightly in Conqueror's Haki erupted with a blinding, lethal light!
"Bang....!!!!"
All of Kaido's accumulated power, his Haki, and his physical resistance were utterly, completely crushed in that single instant.
His defense collapsed like dry, brittle weeds being swept away by a violent hurricane!
His entire massive being, along with his ever-victorious, legendary spiked club, was violently blasted away once more.
He was launched backward through the air with a sickening crunch, tumbling helplessly like a heavy kite with a cleanly broken string!
But for the Ghost of the Uchiha, this wasn't the end of the punishment!
The very microsecond Kaido's feet left the ground and he was struck away, that hundred-meter-tall blue giant moved with terrifying, unnatural agility!
It strode forward aggressively, its massive, armored legs blurring.
It ran at a supersonic speed completely, terrifyingly inconsistent with its massive size and huge, heavy body.
The Susanoo actually managed to effortlessly overtake the backward-flying, helpless Kaido in a ridiculously short amount of time!
Then, under the horrified gaze of Kaido's draconic pupils—which were rapidly starting to lose focus due to his severe internal injuries and concussions—the blue giant acted.
It abruptly stopped its forward momentum with a deafening screech of kinetic energy and instantly turned around.
Its enormous, heavily armored body completely blocked Kaido's helpless flight path.
Without a sound, it smoothly raised the massive greatsword high in its right hand, the blade humming with lethal intent!
"Pfft...!"
Kaido didn't even have the luxury of time to think or brace himself before a blunt-force pain capable of crushing solid mountains erupted from the center of his scaly back!
Madara had hit him with the flat of the blade like a baseball bat.
He had already been violently blasted away by a frontal attack, enduring massive, organ-rupturing impact force.
And now, while still airborne, he was brutally struck again from the exact opposite direction with even greater, bone-shattering power!
The two massive, opposing kinetic forces violently collided within his internal organs.
Even his monstrous, mythic-zoan enhanced bipedal physique couldn't handle the contradictory pressure.
He immediately, violently spat out a massive, dark red mouthful of blood that splattered across the Susanoo's glowing armor!
His entire massive person was instantly blasted at high speed in the complete opposite direction by this second, devastating strike!
However, the Emperor's humiliating nightmare had only just begun.
Helplessly tumbling through the air, completely unable to right himself, he watched the blue demon god move again.
It once again surpassed his flying body at extreme, logic-defying speed, waiting patiently ahead in his trajectory to swing its massive greatsword like a tennis racket!
"Bang!"
Another heavy, bone-cracking blow landed squarely on his ribs!
"Bang!"
The Susanoo blurred, striking him viciously from the left side, sending him spinning wildly!
"Bang!"
Another blur, and the flat of the blade slammed into his right shoulder, shattering the thick azure scales!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Muffled, terrifyingly loud striking sounds rang out repeatedly and rhythmically in mid-air.
The impacts echoed across Onigashima like the absolute fastest, most violent drumbeats of war!
Kaido, the fearsome Yonko who had reigned supreme over the violent seas of the New World for decades, was currently completely helpless.
He was exactly like a broken, bloody rag doll being played with arbitrarily by a cruel, giant child.
He was being brutally struck back and forth, up and down, from absolutely all directions in mid-air by Uchiha Madara's Perfect Susanoo!
He couldn't land his feet on the ground at all.
He didn't have a single, solitary chance to catch his breath, let alone gather his Haki to defend or counterattack!
His internal injuries grew progressively heavier with every sickening impact, and his fierce consciousness became blurrier and blurrier, slipping into the dark.
Watching this incredibly brutal, utterly one-sided scene play out against the night sky, Suzaku, standing safely in the distance, couldn't help but twitch his eye.
"Woah," Suzaku couldn't help but complain aloud, crossing his arms and shaking his head slightly.
"Is Madara really this brutal when he gets going? He absolutely doesn't show any respect for the elderly or care for the young."
Suzaku chuckled dryly. "He won't even let the poor, overgrown lizard touch the ground!"
"Hahahaha!"
Hashirama watched the brutal, airborne ping-pong match with wide eyes.
Far from finding the relentless beating cruel or excessive, the First Hokage excitedly clenched his large fists, a massive grin splitting his face.
"It looks like Madara has gotten completely, utterly hyped up by this fight!"
Hashirama's aura subtly shifted, the goofy facade dropping to reveal the terrifying presence of a man who conquered the warring states.
"What a truly powerful, magnificent fight! Just watching them go at it is making my hands seriously itch for a good brawl!"
Hashirama sighed loudly, crossing his arms and pouting slightly like a disappointed child.
"Damn it all, that big horned guy was originally supposed to be my opponent! But Madara just had to go and get to him first!"
Seeing Hashirama's highly expressive face, which was currently a bizarre mix of genuine annoyance and intense, bloodthirsty excitement, Suzaku was momentarily stunned.
He stared at the tall man in red armor for a second before clarity hit him.
He suddenly remembered to never, ever be fooled by this guy's usual carefree, goofy, and honest appearance.
The man who possessed the sheer power and will to be Uchiha Madara's lifelong best friend, and his only true, equal rival...
Was, deep down in his very core, also a complete, utter, and irredeemable... Battle Maniac!
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