A Grueling Battle

Inside the World Government conference room, Dragon was addressing a group of heads of state, saying, "The Celestial Dragons have oppressed us for far too long. It's time for us to rebel."

"Easy for you to say. They have a huge army. How can we possibly resist them with just us?" one king couldn't help but say.

"Not only that, but once war breaks out, the world will inevitably descend into chaos. Pirates are already so rampant, what will become of them then?" Cobra couldn't help but say.

"We have no interest in getting involved in your war."

Dalton stood there and said, "At the very least, you haven't really shown us a future that can be achieved."

"The Celestial Dragons do indeed possess a massive army, and their navy controls the entire world. Wars do indeed cause global turmoil and have adverse effects on all nations."

Long said slowly, "But what if the army sides with us?"

"How is this possible?" King Riku said coldly.

"Whether it's possible or not, we just need to wait for the result."

Looking behind him, Long asked, "Am I right, Fleet Admiral Kong?"

"Fleet Admiral Kong?"

Upon hearing Dragon's words, the kings turned to the side, where a burly officer stepped out from behind—it was none other than Kong, the Supreme Fleet Admiral of the World Government's Armed Forces.

Behind him were seven or eight other people.

"Didn't the Five Elders come?" the dragon asked, looking at him.

"No."

Kong walked a short distance away from Long and said, "There's no need to come here."

"So, what does Fleet Admiral Kong plan to do?" Long asked, looking at the other party with a smile.

"That depends on what you do."

Kong said, "Having taken more than 170 kings hostage, I can't do anything to you right now."

"Yeah?"

The dragon laughed and said, "Once they have determined a winner, I will release these kings, whatever the outcome."

"Good."

Kong sat cross-legged a short distance away and said, "I'll wait with you, and I hope you can keep your promise."

"Certainly."

Long nodded slightly, walked to a table, picked up some fruit and started eating.

The fighting outside had ceased by this time. All the troops had retreated far away, leaving the area to Ace and Sabo. Ace, Sabo, and the others guarded the doorway, neither entering nor leaving the house.

"No matter who succeeds, you will die."

Kong suddenly spoke up, saying, "In this new era, there is no place for you."

"If my death can mark the beginning of a new era."

Long smiled, raised his glass, and said, "Then why should I be afraid? At least, it's enough that the final result is better than it is now."

Kong also raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Flames descended from the sky, engulfing the entire passage, the stones sizzling as they burned, completely covering Xia Qiu.

"It's so hot."

The flames burned Xia Qiu's body, but they couldn't melt his body; the heat just kept increasing.

But after being engulfed by flames for only a moment, Xia Qiu leaped up and crashed into the flames.

boom.

Xia Qiu burst out of the flames, his six legs stomping in the air as he soared into the sky, heading straight for the fire Fire Dragon, his head colliding with the Fire Dragon's mouth.

"The sky is my territory."

The Fire Dragon opened its huge mouth and bit directly at Xia Qiu, its massive jaws able to swallow Xia Qiu's head whole.

Xia Qiu neither dodged nor evaded, but instead charged directly into the Fire Dragon, their heads colliding with each other's teeth.

clang.

The sound of metal clashing rang out as Xia Qiu's head was bitten by the Fire Dragon's teeth, which then slowly tightened their grip.

Sizzle sizzle.

The teeth sliced through the armor formed by Armament Haki and landed on Xia Qiu's scales, cutting and pulling white marks out of them.

But at that moment, six tentacles shot out and struck the Fire Dragon's teeth.

Bang, bang, bang...

A muffled thud was heard, and the Fire Dragon's expression changed. It immediately released its grip and spewed out another mouthful of flame.

He bit Xia Qiu's head, but Xia Qiu's impact was so strong that it pulled his teeth backward.

His teeth are hard, but his gums are relatively weak in stabilizing them. In addition, with the six tentacles shooting out, if Xia Qiu were to turn around in his mouth, she might be able to crush his teeth.

Swoosh.

Xia Qiu left its mouth and plummeted downwards, his body suddenly becoming shorter. But then, with a leap from his six legs in mid-air, he charged forward at high speed.

Xia Qiu bit at the Fire Dragon's neck, but the dragon was prepared and raised its front paw to slap Xia Qiu's head.

Bang.

A tremendous force struck, and Xia Qiu plummeted downwards before landing slowly on the ground with a push of his six legs.

"He can fly, that's terrible."

Xia Qiu felt it was a bit troublesome; she couldn't keep rushing up to fight him.

Moreover, given his physical strength, how long would it take to shoot him down?

So Xia Qiu gave up the beating and instead transformed into a blur, rushing towards the passage.

Whoosh whoosh.

Xia Qiu ran faster and faster, passing right beneath him in an instant.

"Trying to run away?"

Upon seeing this, the Fire Dragon immediately turned and pounced on Xia Qiu. With a flap of its wings and a stomp of its four legs in the air, it transformed into a black shadow and instantly pounced.

The Fire Dragon's four claws reached for Xia Qiu's body, but before they could touch him, Xia Qiu had already disappeared, instantly dodging the claw attack.

After leaping out, he immediately turned around and charged at the Fire Dragon.

Bang.

The Fire Dragon's claws reached for Xia Qiu's head, but Xia Qiu beat it to it and slapped it to his side.

boom.

Xia Qiu flew out and crashed into the bottom of the cliff, disappearing into it.

Boom!

The mountainside, stretching outwards from here, gradually collapsed, turning into boulders that rolled down the slope.

Using the force of the Fire Dragon's strike and his own strength, Xia Qiu crashed into the cliff, shattering the mountain range in the area. However, he crashed from below, and the force exploded in a fan shape, moving horizontally from the bottom. As a result, the mountain above, after shattering, tilted in this direction and smashed into the Fire Dragon's right wing.

"It's useless."

The Fire Dragon snorted coldly, stomped its four legs on the ground, and shifted its body to the left. But stones still came flying at it. It slammed its right wing, and the boulder exploded, turning into dust. Some of the smaller pieces flew back and hit the remaining stones, turning them into fragments.

He took two shots, and the boulder was scattered in the air, causing him no harm whatsoever.

The wings that supported his strength, along with his formidable physique, rendered these boulders utterly useless.

But at that moment, a dark shadow pounced on him and bit his wing.

"Court death."

Seeing this, the Fire Dragon flapped its right wing, striking the shadowy figure.

Bang.

The dark figure crashed into his right wing with a loud bang, and then both of them came to a stop.

"What immense power."

The Fire Dragon felt its right wing tremble and a wave of pain wash over it, causing it to pause slightly before suddenly opening its mouth and biting downwards.

boom.

The shadowy figure flew backward and crashed to the ground, but managed to stabilize itself, its six legs stomping on the ground dozens of times in an instant.

Rumble.

The ground exploded, cracks spreading far and wide, then boulders crumbled, pieces flying up and then splitting open again.

With the force to shatter city walls, it stomped on the ground dozens of times, and with all six legs together, it turned the ground into dust.

Just as the large mouth was about to bite Xia Qiu, the ground cracked open, his foot wobbled, and his movement slowed down slightly.

Xia Qiu then used the last few stomp attacks to vanish and crash into the Fire Dragon's hind legs.

"It's no use."

The Fire Dragon raised its right hind leg and kicked forward.

Bang.

The dragon's claw collided with Xia Qiu's head, causing Xia Qiu's body to freeze, while the Fire Dragon dragon's claw bent unnaturally.

"The power is too great."

Fire Dragon's face was grim. The force of his impact was immense, exceeding the power of any of his own leg attacks, and directly broke his finger bones.

But in that instant, the Fire Dragon's tail had already circled around and lashed out at Xia Qiu.

The enormous dragon tail, covered with sharp bone spikes, slammed into Xia Qiu's side with immense force.

Bang.

However, just as it was about to touch Xia Qiu, six tentacles extended and struck the dragon's tail, blocking the attack.

However, the Fire Dragon's right wing slammed down, striking Xia Qiu's back.

Just as the blow was about to hit, Xia Qiu stepped back with all six of his legs.

But at that moment, the Fire Dragon's massive jaws appeared above Xia Qiu's back and snapped down.

not good.

With a stomp of his six legs, Xia Qiu Xia Qiu his body to the side and crashed into the collapsed ruins once again.

However, Xia Qiu's dorsal fin had disappeared without a trace, having been torn off by the Fire Dragon, which was now chewing it up.

"Damn it."

Xia Qiu stood up. He had only broken the claws of the man, but his dorsal fin had been torn off.

It's not worth it.

Moreover, he is stronger than me, can fly, is larger, and has more attack methods.

He was indeed no match for him, and he couldn't keep trading blows like he did with Kaido.

Xia Qiu had an idea, but it was somewhat different from her own plan.

Try again and see how stamina the other person has.

Xia Qiu charged toward the Fire Dragon again.