Great Winds Rise

As soon as Kaido got close, Xia Qiu turned around and bit him. Kaido didn't have time to dodge and stretched out his hands to hold Xia Qiu's jaws.

However, in the water, Kaido had no foothold, and the resistance provided by his legs treading the water was insufficient to stop Xia Qiu, so he was pushed far away by Xia Qiu.

"Stop right there."

Kaido suddenly raised his foot and kicked upwards.

boom.

Kaido kicked Xia Qiu in the chin, causing Xia Qiu's head to jerk upwards. Kaido used the force of the kick to send him plummeting downwards.

Don't run.

Xia Qiu immediately bent down and bit him, while simultaneously attacking Kaido with her wrist and foot.

However, Kaido pushed off with both legs and moved to the right, just avoiding the tentacle that shot towards him from Xia Qiu's right side, and also missing Xia Qiu's head.

Bang.

Kaido turned and threw a punch, hitting Xia Qiu's side cheek and knocking Xia Qiu's head back.

However, the tentacle also struck his body, and Kaido used the force to fly backward and get close to Xia Qiu again.

"Still not working?"

Xia Qiu shook his head. He was large and fast in a straight line, but his flank attack was too slow.

Kaido's speed has indeed decreased, but he can still use his attacks to constantly dodge.

It's still a bit troublesome.

As soon as Xia Qiu saw Kaido rushing towards him, he immediately turned to the side and kicked at Kaido.

Bang.

Kaido punch, which collided with Xia Qiu's foot. Xia Qiu's midsection slid backward, while Kaido was also pushed backward.

But Xia Qiu suddenly swayed his body, and his head attacked again, turning his head to bite Kaido.

Kaido held Xia Qiu's jaws with both hands to prevent his teeth from closing, then slowly applied force with a ferocious expression, "I'll tear your mouth apart."

Under Kaido's immense force, Xia Qiu's jaws were separated. Even though Xia Qiu's bite force was extremely strong, it was not enough to withstand Kaido's body, and she was slowly pulled apart.

Xia Qiu then attacked Kaido with his three tentacles, trying to defeat him. Kaido's body trembled. He was fine on land, but his body fluctuated in the water, making him Rear Admiral.

The two are evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand.

But at that moment, Kaido's figure swayed, and his strength suddenly weakened. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Qiu bit at Kaido.

Click.

Kaido shoved Xia Qiu hard and staggered backward, but he also had several bloody marks on his body.

"What happened?"

Kaido distanced himself, looked at Xia Qiu, and gasped for breath, his strength waning.

"You've been poisoned."

Xia Qiu said with a smile, "My teeth can release toxins. The surrounding water has already absorbed the toxins. You breathe with your gills, and the seawater enters your body and is filtered through the gill filaments. Naturally, these toxins will also enter your body along with the gill filaments. Now, it's already taking effect. This is a highly toxic substance; just 1 gram can kill a person."

Simply slowing him down isn't enough; we also need to weaken him.

Xia Qiu opened her mouth to fight him, which was actually a way of secretly releasing toxins.

"So what?"

Kaido said, "Your poison is not enough to kill me."

The diluted venom, combined with Kaido's formidable resistance to poison, could not inflict fatal damage on Kaido, and it couldn't even seriously injure him.

"I didn't mean to kill you."

Xia Qiu said with a sneer, "Making you a little weaker is enough."

Before the words were even finished, Xia Qiu had already charged forward again.

The Swallow Birdman shot towards Heckle, its claws reaching for Heckle.

Swoosh.

Heckle narrowly avoided the attack; his opponent was incredibly fast, forcing Heckle to be extremely vigilant.

But just as Heckle regained his footing, two Rankyaku were upon him.

Heckle immediately stepped into the air and leaped upwards, but the Swallow Birdman flew in again.

Heckle dodged to the right, but the white dove birdman had already gripped his longsword, intercepted Heckle, and slashed out, sealing Heckle's right arm.

"Damn it."

Heckle leaped upwards with both feet, but a dark shadow had already enveloped him.

A massive Pterosaur covered his body, its long beak lunging towards Heckle.

Carlos did not transform into his beast form; his hands and wings were fused together. In his beast form, the fleshy membranes of his wings would be connected to his arms.

Therefore, he transformed into a human-beast form and could not attack like other birds.

Therefore, in aerial combat, he can only use his beast form.

However, its two-meter-long, nearly three-meter-long beak possesses extremely strong attack power. At this moment, it is enveloped in Armament Haki and is attacking Heckle head-on.

Faced with the attack, Heckle crossed his arms in front of him to block.

clang.

The sharp beak collided with Heckle 'Heckle arm, which was covered in Armament Haki, yet blood still seeped out.

The Swallow Birdman and the White Dove Birdman pounced on Heckle again, attacking Heckle from the left and right.

Using the force of the impact, he increased his body weight to a hundred tons and plummeted downwards.

Swoosh.

Heckle slid down instantly, with only the Swallow Birdman following his movements, rapidly descending and attacking his body.

However, Heckle used Armament Haki to block the attack, successfully descended, and then turned around and threw a punch, forcing the Swallow Birdman back and creating some distance between them.

"My Armament Haki is being used up too much."

Looking at the three figures surrounding him, Heckle looked troubled, wondering if he could hold out for that long.

"But it seems like it's getting windy?"

Heckle saw dark clouds gathering overhead and a strong wind was blowing.

How can there be wind in Calm Belt?

Heckle looked at Ace in the distance. The sea breeze was likely caused by the pressure difference created by Ace's flames, and the clouds were likely caused by the liquefaction of water vapor.

However, the wind is good news for me.

"The sky is very overcast, and it's even getting windy?"

Queen and Ace separated again, feeling the wind around them, and Quinn said with a smile, "It seems to be caused by your ability. I wonder if it will rain."

"Rain would be troublesome."

Ace looked grim; the rain must have affected his flames.

"And aren't you nearing your limit too?"

Queen said, "Your fight with Kaido was truly terrifying; that move must have taken a lot of your energy. Fighting in the air is also very tiring. By now, you've probably used up most of your abilities, and your Observation Haki is starting to strain too, isn't it? Hehehe, I wonder how much longer you can last?"

"This is none of your business."

Ace swung his right hand out suddenly, transforming it into a long, fiery whip that struck towards Queen.

"They don't even dare to use Fire Fist anymore?"

Queen immediately dodged the attack, then unleashed several more slashes, sending out Rankyaku after wave of energy.

Ace dodged his Rankyaku and launched an attack with flames.

The two continued to fight, but Ace's speed was getting slower and slower, and Queen was beginning to gain the upper hand.

Click.

This time, Ace failed to dodge Queen's Rankyaku in advance and was cut open by Queen, with the two ends connected.

Ace was repairing his body, but it was much slower.

At that moment, Queen appeared behind Ace in an instant and slashed at Ace's head and chest.

It's over.

Faced with Queen's attack, Ace had nowhere to dodge and could only set off flames in an attempt to force Queen back.

But Queen neither dodged nor flinched, and slashed down with his twin blades.

Just as Ace was about to be struck, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, instantly hitting Queen.