Haku also knew that continuing to dodge like that was not a solution.
So, he stepped with Shunpo and slowly moved out of the opponent's attack range!
Watching Haku pull away from his attack, Kaido no longer continued to swing his kanabo at high speed.
Haku looked down at Kaido from above as time passed. His fighting spirit was completely ignited by the other man! After all, how difficult was it to encounter an opponent who could actually fight and had such tough skin?
"I didn't expect a brat like you to not have much strength, yet your speed is as slippery as an eel!" Kaido said with dissatisfaction.
"Hehe! Are you sure I only have this much strength?" Haku said with a smile.
Kaido said disdainfully, "Then let me witness your true strength! Otherwise, how on earth did a brat like you manage to sit in the position of Marine Admiral!"
"It seems I'm being looked down upon, huh?" He raised the Ryujin Jakka in his hand and said softly.
The flames in Jinbu Port flickered constantly, as if drawn by something from afar.
Soon, the flames igniting the entire Jinbu Port were absorbed by the Ryujin Jakka in Haku's hand!
"Bankai! Zanka no Tachi!"
Watching the changes in the surrounding environment, Kaido narrowed his gaze slightly.
From the moment all the flames were absorbed by Haku, he felt a sense of threat emanating from Haku!
Meanwhile, King, lying in the distance, stared with wide eyes at everything happening before him!
Being familiar with flames, he instantly recognized just how terrifying the temperature of the Ryujin Jakka was, now that it had absorbed every flame and turned pitch-black!
Pity that he was too severely injured; even if he wanted to shout a warning to Kaido, he simply couldn't do it!
After releasing his Bankai, Haku looked excitedly at Kaido before him!
It had been a long time! It had been a long time since he had used the Ryujin Jakka in its Bankai state like this!
Even when fighting Akainu previously, or fighting Enel, he had not truly unleashed the full power of Zanka no Tachi after his Bankai!
Now his opponent was the Four Emperors Kaido, and this time Haku had no more reservations.
As for Kaido on the other side, he didn't understand why he felt a sense of threat after the surrounding flames disappeared.
Yet, to respect this change, he still used his Devil Fruit ability to transform himself into a half-beast form!
This half-beast form possessed both the agility and rapid movement of the human state and the diverse natural attacks of the dragon form. It was a well-balanced form very suited for combat, so Kaido frequently used it when fighting seriously!
Kaido raised the kanabo in his hand, his eyes vigilantly watching the opponent.
Seeing the opponent's transformation, Haku moved his feet and instantly arrived right before him!
"Zanka no Tachi, East: Rising Sun Blade!"
Haku concentrated all the thermal heat of the Ryujin Jakka's flames into the tip of the blade and slashed at Kaido!
Kaido's expression remained unchanged, and he raised his kanabo to meet Haku's Ryujin Jakka!
A massive amount of explosive flames surged out from their clash, and with just a single exchange, Kaido's shoulder was scorched by the roaring flames between them.
"Impossible!"
Kaido had not expected to be injured by the opponent's single strike, and in his anger, he raised his kanabo and smashed it toward the opponent!
"Thunder Bagua!"
Seeing the opponent attack him, Haku did not dodge directly. Instead, he unleashed Zanka no Tachi once more!
"Zanka no Tachi, West: Burning Prison Robe"
Haku turned his own Spiritual Pressure into fifteen million degrees of roaring flames, wrapping around his body and blade like a blazing sun.
If anyone were to rashly approach the blade-wielding Haku unprepared, they would instantly turn to fine ash!
When the roaring flames completely covered his body, Haku then transformed into a streak of fire and charged at the opponent!
Watching those terrifying flames charge toward him, Kaido felt an incomparable shock in his heart!
The fur on his body was even ignited by the flames on Haku!
That scorching temperature felt as though it wanted to melt his bones. Amidst the intense pain, a thick sense of threat surged in his heart as well!
Still, he did not retreat, instead continuing to swing his kanabo to smash into the opponent!
"Boom!"
The two forces collided once more, and the powerful shockwave enveloped the entire Jinbu Port in a sea of flames once again!
Jinbu Port had now become a complete ruin! Broken walls were everywhere, along with the bewildered cries of pirates and more. At this moment, Byakubi had truly turned into a scene of living hell!
The two figures separated instantly upon contact and stood in their respective places. Silence! A long period of silence!
Kaido spoke up then, "Marine brat! I must admit your strength is indeed very strong. Given time, you will surely become the most powerful existence in this vast ocean!"
Haku did not grow conceited from those words; he said it as a matter of course, "I know that even without you telling me!"
Kaido let out a cold snort, "Humph! What an arrogant brat!"
Haku smiled and said, "However! I do indeed have the capital to be arrogant!"
Kaido sneered, "As long as you die, no matter how strong you are or how high your potential is, what does it matter!"
"Marine brat! Don't even think about leaving Wano Country alive today!"
Haku's gaze hardened as he said, "Then give it a try! See if you can stop me!"
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"
Kaido took the lead by infusing Conqueror's Haki into his iron club, gripped it with both hands, and struck fiercely at Haku with extreme speed!
"Zanka no Tachi, East: Rising Sun Blade!"
Haku compressed his Spiritual Pressure once more, taking Kaido's strike head-on!
The attacks of the two collided again, erupting with formidable impact!
Although Kaido's attack was powerful, Haku relied on his own strength and the flames of the Ryujin Jakka to forcefully block the opponent's strike!
"Boom!"
The aftermath of the colliding forces instantly evaporated over half of the surrounding seawater!
"Damn brat!" Kaido cursed angrily.
Another high-temperature burn mark appeared on his body! This genuinely drove Kaido to extreme frustration!
Meanwhile, Haku flashed and put some distance between himself and Kaido!
"Zanka no Tachi, South: Great Burial Array of Ten Trillion Deaths"
Haku plunged the blade of his Zanka no Tachi into the ground, and the extreme heat of the Zanpakuto directly awakened the ashes of the pirates who had previously died under Haku's blade!
He forced them to transform into a pitch-black skeleton army that charged endlessly toward Kaido!
Watching the skeleton army attacking him, Kaido leaped up into the air!
"Ragnarok"
Mid-air, Kaido infused Conqueror's Haki into his iron club, gripped it with both hands, and smashed it down toward the earth below at blistering speed!
The lightning condensed to its absolute limit resembled a nuclear explosion, and striking the skeleton army nearby produced a massive mushroom cloud!
When all the smoke and dust cleared, the Zanka no Tachi, South, used by Haku had just like that been broken by the opponent!
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