Finn dared to call this sword technique "World Splitter," which naturally meant it possessed the power to split world.
Extremely powerful.
But Kaido's strike, relying on the coating of Conqueror's Haki, even though it was somewhat hasty, still blocked Finn's blade.
In an instant, a powerful confrontation of Haki erupted. One side was Conqueror's, the other was Armament.
The entire Sky Island began to tremble. The White Sea in the distance began to surge and roar.
Where the two clashed, space itself seemed to distort, shooting out massive amounts of black and purple lightning.
"Conqueror's Haki Infusion!?" Sakazuki said, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
This was a power that had never appeared in Kaido's intelligence reports!
Although Conqueror's Haki was rare, many top-tier masters possessed it. But few could infuse it into their attacks.
Conqueror's Haki without infusion was actually useless in duels between masters.
But at this moment, Kaido had actually mastered this advanced technique?
"That guy came off Rocks's ship. Given his experience, it's not surprising he can master this skill," Garp said calmly.
Gion glanced at Garp, then asked, "Garp-san, can you do it too?"
Garp smiled. "What do you think?"
I'm a Marine Hero. I've been chasing Roger for so many years and even helped wipe out the Rocks Pirates. Do you think I can do it?
In fact, before coming to Headquarters, Finn had always thought there shouldn't be many top-tier masters in the Marines who possessed Conqueror's Haki, and the only public one was Admiral Sengoku.
Later, as he got to know people better, he realized he'd been overthinking it.
For example, Garp had Conqueror's Haki, but rarely used it.
Perhaps this had something to do with the Marines' coordinated combat system? Finn wasn't entirely sure why, or perhaps they simply didn't like using it.
Finn was feeling helpless at this moment.
Damn it. I was launching a seamless attack just now, but when it was my turn to strike, you all started chatting?
What kind of coordination is this?
Perhaps Sakazuki and the others were surprised that Kaido could use Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
But Finn wasn't too surprised. Although he didn't know whether Kaido could do it right now, he was certain he'd be able to do it in the future. He'd used this technique to beat up Luffy.
So from the very beginning of the fight, Finn had assumed Kaido possessed this power and wasn't surprised.
What surprised him now was that his teammates were so unreliable!
"Hah!" Kaido roared, but ultimately he was unable to use this hastily deployed Conqueror's infusion to completely withstand Finn's full-strength attack.
His footing loosened and he staggered back several steps. Every step left a deep footprint in the thick ground. You could imagine how much force he had to endure.
But at this moment, Gion moved.
Gion, whose entire body was crackling with lightning, suddenly flashed and teleported to appear behind Kaido.
Compared to Kaido, Gion's figure could only be described as "tiny." She grabbed Kaido's waist muscles. Lightning shot from her hands but failed to pierce through the dense dragon scales covering Kaido's body.
Kaido also reacted at this moment and raised his hand to grab Gion, as if he wanted to crush her to death.
However, just as he stretched out his arm, Garp rushed in front of him, grabbed his arm, and laughed. "Want to have an arm-wrestling match?"
Although Kaido was the strongest creature, a Mythical Zoan user with the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Blue Dragon, after Garp locked his arm, he genuinely couldn't break free for a moment.
Sakazuki also grabbed Kaido's other hand from behind and nearly took away his spiked club.
At this moment, the lightning around Gion's body became even more violent. She actually grabbed Kaido's waist and lifted him up...
"Thunder Bomb!" Gion roared. Dazzling lightning instantly enveloped Kaido, Garp, and Sakazuki.
In that moment, Garp evacuated the range. Sakazuki didn't care at all. After all, he was a Logia type. It wasn't a big problem to absorb Gion's thunder power. He just needed to transform into his element in time.
Then, in the vast white light, Gion suddenly slammed Kaido into the ground. The entire surface was directly shattered by the thunderstorm. The massive explosion blew away the ground on the spot. Countless fragments of lightning-infused earth overflowed. The ground became scorched, as if burned by the high temperature of thunder at that very moment.
Not far away, Finn raised his hand to disperse the electrified debris spilling toward him, muttering with an unhappy expression, "So when you three are attacking, you coordinate perfectly, but when I take action, you all just watch?"
But he was also quite surprised. Wasn't Gion a swordswoman? When had she developed her physical techniques to the point of integrating them with her abilities?
This move was obviously very similar to the "Liger Bomb" from Naruto's Fourth Raikage, except it was even more powerful!
Just as Finn was thinking about this, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out. Then, a ferocious dragon burst from the center of the thunder and flew into the sky.
This dragon was so huge it was even more exaggerated than Sea Kings.
And this was also the first time Finn had seen Kaido's Mythical Zoan form with his own eyes!
"Is this the Zoan-type, Mythical Beast, Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Blue Dragon form?" Finn said, some shock in his eyes.
Although he'd known Kaido possessed this ability for a long time, he was still somewhat shocked at this moment.
This shock wasn't due to Kaido's strength. After all, it wasn't like he couldn't see how badly the man had been beaten, so his strength was just... that. Or perhaps he was very strong, but he couldn't stand up to three violent men and one violent woman.
This shock was based on seeing a mythical beast made real.
After all, even though Admiral Sengoku was also a Mythical Zoan user capable of manifesting a golden Buddha that seemed to offer salvation to all, Finn hadn't been particularly impressed. Only this time, with Kaido, was he truly awed.
"The strongest creature of land, sea, and air!" Sakazuki emerged from the magma below and continued, "Blue Dragon..."
Kaido transformed into a massive Blue Dragon, with his limbs treading upon flame clouds, circling and dancing through the air. His ferocious dragon eyes stared at Finn and the others from above, looking extremely domineering.
However, just as Finn was preparing for Kaido's ultimate technique, Garp suddenly shouted, "That guy is trying to run! Finn! Pull him down and keep beating him!"
When it came to combat experience, the battle-hardened Garp was indeed more perceptive.
Kaido appeared very domineering, as if he were ready to launch a devastating attack at any moment.
But after Garp's shout, Kaido didn't even offer a word of rebuttal, as if he had no regard for his pride at all. He stepped on the flame clouds, rolled into the air, and tried to escape.
Sakazuki cursed angrily, "Kaido, can you still be considered a great pirate of the New World?!"
Kaido didn't even bother responding to Sakazuki.
If I don't run away, you'll use me as a punching bag! Damn it, if you'd just asked for a one-on-one fight, I would have accepted without hesitation.
But you insisted on ganging up on me! With a lineup like yours, who wouldn't run? With such overwhelming force, why are you picking on me, someone who hasn't caused trouble in years? Go find that damn old man Whitebeard!
My career has just started, and I can't let you delay me. I can't beat you, so goodbye. I'm leaving!
Garp couldn't fly. At most he could use Geppo to pursue Kaido. Sakazuki couldn't fly much either, but in addition to Geppo, he could also spray magma to help propel himself, so he did have some capability.
But it still couldn't compare to Kaido.
Therefore, if Kaido was given some space and opportunity, he might actually escape!
But just as Kaido was about to soar into the sky and flee, Finn swung the demon blade in his hand, Shindokutō, and suddenly shouted, "Gravity Domain: Suppression Zone!"
Invisible gravity instantly enveloped Kaido. Kaido roared like a dragon as his movements became much slower.
There was also some surprise in Finn's eyes.
Normally, this level of gravity was enough to force down Kaido while he was flying in the air. But at this moment, Kaido was actually resisting it?
And this felt even easier to resist than carrying Shiki's Float-Float Fruit power?
What's happening here?
But soon, Finn discovered the reason. Although Kaido looked like he was flying, he wasn't actually "flying" in the true sense.
Fundamentally speaking, he was ascending by stepping on flame clouds. The flame clouds were formed by his ability. Every time he placed his claws down, he could condense this power. When he stepped on the flame clouds, it was actually no different from standing on solid ground!
Therefore, he had a foothold in the air that was no different from the ground, so he could step on the flame clouds and resist Finn's gravity!
"Don't even think about running away!" Finn shouted. Shindokutō in his hand slashed out again, and an invisible force rushed toward the sky.
After a moment, three meteorites fell from above and struck Kaido's massive dragon head, dragon body, and dragon tail.
"Starfall Impact!" Finn said in a low voice.
At the same time, lightning and thunder filled the sky. Gion had once again entered the Thunder God state she'd used to overwhelm Mihawk, floating high in the air. A massive amount of lightning gathered from her body into the sky, then violently struck Kaido's enormous dragon form.
Kaido didn't sit still and wait for death. Perhaps due to his ability, he seemed to have extremely high resistance to lightning. For a while, Gion couldn't do much to him.
Therefore, Kaido ignored Gion. He exhaled Blast Breath mixed with violent wind, directly blowing up one of Finn's meteorites in the air. At the same time, three extremely powerful tornadoes began forming around him.
On the distant warship floating on the White Sea, many Marine soldiers were staring at the scene on the Sky Island in amazement.
A giant dragon tumbled through the sky. Meteorites rained down. Thunder filled the heavens. Dragon's breath shattered meteorites. Magma surged on the ground. Meteor volcanoes erupted intermittently. Tornadoes and hurricanes roared...
This was simply an apocalyptic scene!
At this moment, using the meteorites as 'material,' Finn stretched out an arm, aimed at Kaido's massive dragon body, and roared, "Gravity Domain: Planetary Devastation!"
The two enormous meteorites, along with the one shattered by Kaido, all converged on Kaido under the guidance of Finn's Gravity Domain: Planetary Devastation.
Not only that, but Sakazuki's Meteor Volcano was still erupting into the air. After striking Kaido, the scorching magma didn't fall down. On the contrary, under the guidance of Planetary Devastation's power, it "stuck" tightly to Kaido's body.
After a while, Kaido's entire dragon form was covered in a chaotic mess. He struggled and roared, continuously releasing Blast Breath, lightning, and violent winds, but the situation kept sliding toward the abyss!
Just when Kaido was about to be compressed into a sphere and then completely suppressed by Gravity Domain: Planetary Devastation, suddenly, Kaido's massive figure disappeared.
Then, Kaido in his Dragon-Man hybrid form descended from the sky with a spiked club in hand. He immediately rushed toward Gion, who was floating in the air, and swung his club at her.
"Raimei Hakke!" Kaido roared.
At that moment just now, he'd seized the opportunity by changing his form, broken free from the restraints of Gravity Domain: Planetary Devastation, and rushed toward Gion at the fastest speed.
Everyone was slow to react to the sudden change. Gion's eyes showed a hint of surprise. Lightning flashed as she tried to teleport away. However, even with the teleportation speed of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, it was still a little too late.
With a thunderous boom, Gion was knocked down from the sky by Kaido's strike and instantly smashed into the island's surface.
After knocking Gion down with one blow, Kaido pushed off with his feet, creating flame clouds and shooting toward Sakazuki.
However, because of the delay from engaging Gion, Sakazuki and the others had already reacted. As the most typical tough guy in the Marines, there was no word for "retreat" in Sakazuki's dictionary. Facing the aggressive Kaido, Sakazuki roared. Magma burst from his body as he crashed toward him head-on.
Direct confrontation. Who's afraid of who!?
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