Admiral Haku VS Four Emperor Kaido

Haku also understood that continuing to dodge like this wasn't a solution.

So he stepped on Shunpo and slowly pulled himself out of the opponent's attack range.

After Kaido watched him withdraw from his attacks, he stopped swinging his spiked club at high speed.

Haku looked down at Kaido from above. As time passed, the fighting spirit in Haku's heart was fully ignited by the other party! After all, it was incredibly difficult to come across an opponent who could fight and had thick skin.

"I didn't expect a brat like you to have such poor strength, but you're as slippery as an eel!" Kaido said discontentedly.

"Heh! Are you sure that's all I've got?" Haku said with a smile.

Kaido sneered, "Then show me your real strength! Otherwise, what right does a brat like you have to sit in the position of Marine Admiral!"

"Looks like I'm being looked down on, huh?" He raised the Ryujin Jakka in his hand and said softly.

The flames at Jinbu Port flickered continuously, as if being drawn toward something when viewed from afar.

Soon, the flames that had engulfed the entire Jinbu Port were absorbed by the Ryujin Jakka in Haku's hand!

"Bankai! Zanka no Tachi!"

Kaido watched the change in the surrounding environment, his eyes narrowing slightly.

From the moment all the flames were absorbed by Haku, he sensed a threat from him!

And King, lying in the distance, stared wide-eyed at everything happening before him!

As someone familiar with flames, he immediately recognized how terrifying the temperature of the Ryujin Jakka was, now that it had absorbed all the fire and turned pitch black!

Unfortunately, his injuries were too severe; even if he wanted to shout a warning to Kaido, he couldn't.

After unleashing Bankai, Haku looked excitedly at Kaido before him!

It had been a long time! He hadn't used the Ryujin Jakka in its Bankai state like this in ages!

Even when he fought Akainu or Enel before, after activating Bankai, he never truly unleashed the full power of Zanka no Tachi!

But now, his opponent was Kaido of the Four Emperors. This time, Haku had no more reservations.

As for Kaido, he didn't understand why he felt a sense of threat after the surrounding flames disappeared.

Still, to respect this change, he used his Devil Fruit ability to transform into a half-human, half-beast form!

This half-human, half-beast form combined the agility and speed of a human with the diverse natural attacks of a dragon, making it a balanced form perfect for combat. Kaido often used it when fighting seriously!

Kaido raised his spiked club, his eyes wary as he stared at the other.

Seeing Kaido's transformation, Haku moved his feet and was already in front of him!

"Zanka no Tachi, East—Rising Sun Blade!"

Haku concentrated all the heat of the Ryujin Jakka's flames into the tip of the blade and slashed at Kaido!

Kaido's expression didn't change as he lifted his spiked club to meet Haku's Ryujin Jakka!

A massive burst of flames scattered from the clash of their attacks. In just one exchange, Kaido's shoulder was scorched by the explosion!

"How is that possible!"

Kaido couldn't believe he had been wounded in a single strike. Enraged, he raised his spiked club and swung it at the other!

"Thunder Bagua!"

Haku, seeing the attack coming at him, didn't dodge. Instead, he used Zanka no Tachi again!

"Zanka no Tachi, West—Burning Prison Robe!"

Haku turned his Spiritual Pressure into flames of 15 million degrees, wrapping his body and blade in a blaze like the sun itself.

If anyone recklessly approached Haku while he held the sword without protection, they would instantly turn to ash!

Once the flames fully covered his body, Haku transformed into a streak of fire and charged at the other!

Kaido watched the terrifying flames rushing toward him, shock filling his heart!

The fur on his body was already ignited by Haku's flames!

The scorching heat felt like it was melting his bones. Amid the pain, a strong sense of threat surged within him!

But he didn't retreat. Instead, he continued swinging his spiked club at the other!

"Boom!"

The two forces collided again, and a powerful shockwave engulfed the entire Jinbu Port in a sea of fire!

By now, Jinbu Port had become a ruin! Everywhere were broken walls and debris, along with the cries of bewildered pirates. Byakubi had turned into a living hell!

The two separated after a single clash, each standing still. Silence! A long stretch of silence!

Kaido finally spoke, "Marine brat! I'll admit, your strength is indeed formidable. Given time, you'll surely become the most powerful existence on this sea!"

Haku wasn't complacent from the other's words. He said matter-of-factly, "You don't need to tell me that. I already know."

Kaido snorted coldly, "Hmph! What an arrogant brat!"

Haku smiled and said, "But! I do have the capital to be arrogant!"

Kaido sneered, "Once you're dead, no matter how strong you are or how much potential you have, what does it matter?"

"Navy brat! You're not leaving Wano Country alive today!"

Haku's gaze sharpened as he said, "Then try it and see! Let's find out if you can stop me!"

"Ragnarok!"

Kaido was the first to act, coating his iron club in Conqueror's Haki, gripping it with both hands, and swinging it at Haku with blinding speed!

"Zanka no Tachi, East—Rising Sun Blade!"

Haku compressed his Spiritual Pressure once more, meeting Kaido's strike head-on!

Their attacks collided again, unleashing a tremendous shockwave!

Though Kaido's attack was formidable, Haku, relying on his own strength and the flames of Ryujin Jakka, managed to block it!

"Boom!"

The residual force of the two powers clashed, instantly vaporizing most of the surrounding seawater!

"Damn brat!" Kaido cursed in fury.

Another scorch mark from the intense heat appeared on his body—a truly frustrating outcome for Kaido!

Haku flickered, putting some distance between himself and Kaido.

"Zanka no Tachi, South—Great Burial Array of Ten Trillion Deaths"

Haku thrust the blade of Zanka no Tachi into the ground. The Zanpakuto's intense heat awakened the ashes of the pirates who had died by his blade in the past, transforming them into a charred skeleton army that surged endlessly toward Kaido!

Kaido looked at the skeleton army charging at him, then leaped into the air.

"Ragnarok!"

Midair, Kaido coated his iron club in Conqueror's Haki, gripped it with both hands, and smashed it down toward the ground with incredible speed!

The lightning, condensed to its limit, exploded like a nuclear blast, striking the nearby skeleton army and producing a massive mushroom cloud!

When all the smoke and dust cleared, Haku's Zanka no Tachi, South, had been broken!