The Dragon-level Monster Cell that King consumed had evolved his Devil Fruit from an Ancient Zoan into a Mythical Zoan.
It was now:
Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan — Lightning Pterosaur Form!
The pair of dragon horns growing from his head could unleash terrifying lightning.
Meanwhile—
the flames naturally burning along King's wings had never disappeared.
When lightning and fire fused together—
the resulting power became unimaginably destructive.
At the very least—
Issho was thoroughly shocked by the overwhelming aura of the gigantic thunder-flame dragon.
"Lightning and flames…"
"Truly a calamity-level attack!"
Fujitora dared not show the slightest carelessness.
He inhaled deeply.
Right hand gripping his blade—
he stepped backward.
"Gravity Blade… Fierce Tiger!"
Fujitora shouted lowly before swinging his sword with explosive force.
WOOOOOM!
Terrifying gravity waves erupted outward from the blade.
They collided head-on against King's thunder-flame dragon.
This Fierce Tiger attack—
was several times stronger than usual.
The gravity pressure within it had fully reached the level of tenfold gravity!
BOOOOM!!!
The thunder-flame dragon and the tenfold gravity waves smashed into one another.
The air distorted violently.
Dragon roars and tiger howls echoed together.
The earth exploded apart beneath them, leaving behind a massive crater.
Trees and rock formations nearby were uprooted and blasted away.
Finally—
an earth-shattering explosion erupted.
Lightning and flames scattered wildly through the sky.
Smoke surged upward like a volcanic eruption.
At that moment—
King suddenly transformed from full pterosaur form into his hybrid beast form.
His black wings flapped violently, dispersing the smoke.
Then—
his body transformed into a streak of lightning.
He shot directly toward Fujitora at terrifying speed.
Fujitora could only raise his sword again.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
In an instant—
the two exchanged dozens of blows.
The longer Fujitora fought—
the more alarmed he became.
Because he realized—
he was actually being suppressed.
Overall—
he was at a disadvantage.
"King…"
"is actually this strong?!"
"Sakazuki never told me this…"
Before coming here—
Sakazuki had briefed Fujitora on the dangerous figures within the Beasts Pirates.
The most dangerous were naturally:
Kaido
and
Luo Xing,
both placed firmly in the highest tier.
The second tier included King, Queen, and Jack.
The third tier consisted of the Flying Six and others.
Back during the Dressrosa conflict—
Akainu had briefly fought King.
Although he was heavily injured—
that was because he had simultaneously fought King plus Queen and Jack's fusion form.
Essentially—
he had faced two top-tier opponents at once.
In a true one-on-one—
Akainu had always believed he would never lose to King.
Therefore—
his evaluation of King had been:
"Extremely powerful, but merely newly entering Admiral-level combat power."
Still weaker than veteran Emperors and veteran Admirals.
But now that Fujitora was personally fighting him—
he realized Akainu's assessment was completely wrong.
King's strength was far beyond merely entering Admiral-level.
He was unquestionably a monster among monsters!
Fujitora was struggling greatly.
Sweat had already formed across his forehead.
On the high platform—
Luo Xing quietly watched the battle between King and Fujitora.
King suppressing Fujitora after drinking the Super Divine Water—
was entirely within his expectations.
However—
if one claimed King could defeat Fujitora quickly—
that would also be impossible.
The gap between top-tier powerhouses was extremely small.
To truly determine victory—
battles often required days and nights.
Even Charlotte Linlin, often mocked as the weakest Emperor,
could still clash evenly with Kaido for extended periods.
At this moment—
the two hundred Gifters previously blasted away by Fujitora charged back into battle once more.
Together with King—
they surrounded Fujitora again.
Fujitora's situation instantly became even more dangerous.
Out at sea—
the Marines aboard the warships grew increasingly anxious.
"Fire the cannons!"
"Support Admiral Fujitora!"
Following the Vice Admiral's orders—
the warships immediately opened fire.
But they were instantly intercepted by Vinsmoke Judge and his sons, who had already been waiting.
Behind them—
the Germa clone army watched the Marines like hungry wolves.
The moment Marines attempted to land—
they would be slaughtered.
Thus—
Fujitora was forced to face King and the two hundred Gifters entirely alone.
The pressure on him became immense.
Yet at the same time—
a long-forgotten heat surged within his chest.
A feeling of excitement.
Of passion.
"Haven't faced danger like this in decades…"
"Heh…"
"This really reminds me of my younger days…"
"Very well…"
"Then this old man shall fight seriously!"
Suddenly—
Fujitora let out a loud roar.
BOOOOM!!!
Centered around him—
a gigantic field spanning several hundred meters became covered in tenfold gravity!
Even the Gifters who had trained inside gravity chambers suddenly found movement incredibly difficult.
Their speed slowed drastically.
Seizing the opportunity—
Fujitora sent multiple gravity waves soaring into deep space.
Moments later—
four or five gigantic meteors began descending from the heavens at terrifying speed.
Seeing this—
even Luo Xing narrowed his eyes slightly.
An Admiral-level powerhouse truly wasn't easy to deal with.
Once going all out—
their destructive power genuinely resembled natural disasters.
If all four or five meteors landed—
even King would likely struggle to stop every single one.
And once the meteors struck—
not only would the Beasts Pirates suffer casualties—
this entire island might be half-destroyed.
The ordinary civilians farming nearby also realized the danger.
Fear instantly spread across their faces.
"Meteors!"
"The Marines are trying to kill us too?!"
"Those damned Marines!"
"They protected the royal family before—"
"and now they won't even let us live!"
Hearing those terrified voices—
Fujitora's heart skipped violently.
Damn it!
During the heat of battle—
he had only focused on forcing the enemy back and creating an escape route.
He had momentarily forgotten—
that countless civilians still lived on this island.
As a man who placed civilian lives above all else—
Fujitora was filled with regret.
At this moment—
he was already weakened from unleashing such massive techniques.
Even if he wanted to reverse the falling meteors—
he temporarily lacked the strength.
"Have I…"
"become a sinner…?"
Suddenly—
a loud dragon roar echoed through the sky.
King had transformed once more into his giant pterosaur form.
Attempting to block the meteors with his enormous body.
But even with such size—
he could at most stop three.
Two meteors still continued falling.
And unfortunately—
their trajectories headed directly toward the civilians.
Luo Xing narrowed his eyes.
He was preparing to intervene personally.
After all—
he had no intention of allowing his territory to suffer destruction.
Yet suddenly—
his brows lifted slightly.
He stopped.
His gaze shifted elsewhere.
There—
a tall man carrying a shoulder bag had appeared before the civilians at some unknown moment.
"Ah la la…"
The man wore dark sunglasses.
His lazy voice sounded utterly relaxed.
"For a Marine Admiral…"
"going this overboard really isn't good…"
"If ordinary people get hurt…"
"wouldn't that be a sin?"
CRACK—!!!
With a wave of his hand—
a gigantic wall of ice instantly materialized.
It blocked the final two meteors completely.
A man capable of casually creating such an ice barrier—
could naturally only be:
Kuzan,
the former Admiral who had lost the Fleet Admiral battle against Akainu and departed from the Marines.
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