The Age of Gundams! Expectations Boil Over!

What is that?

Zoro stared blankly up at the sky.

A battle that should only happen in mythology is now unfolding in the sky.

The golden Flame Sword clashed repeatedly with the massive spiked club, while Black Haki lightning Inazuma shot out like a spiderweb. Some Inazuma even fell from the sky, blasting huge craters into the ground as they struck.

The terrifying wind pressure continued to descend, making it almost impossible for Zoro to open his eyes.

The aftershocks of the fight alone were already like a natural disaster!

This was the first time Zoro had ever seen Ian at his full power.

So strong!

That's really strong!

Both of them were stronger than he had ever imagined before!

Even in his fantasies, Zoro had never imagined being this powerful!

"Zoro!"

Beside her, Kuina murmured in a daze, "These are the people who stand at the very top of the world!"

"Kuina!"

Zoro turned around, the shock in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by excitement and determination. He looked into his best friend's eyes, "We have to become that strong too! No! We absolutely have to become that strong!"

There are two kinds of people in the world.

Those who give up when faced with difficulties, and those who rise to the challenge.

Clearly, Zoro belongs to the latter category.

"Um!"

Kuina nodded firmly.

Having seen the vastness of the world, I understand even more that I must never stop climbing, otherwise I will never reach the summit of my dreams.

Now that we've come into this world and witnessed its vastness, how can we not go to the mountaintop to take a look?

In the sky.

Another clash of sword and staff, Ian was sent flying backward by the immense force.

"Teacher Kai,"

He smiled and said, "Is that enough for the warm-up?"

"Ooh lol lol lol!!"

Teacher Kai burst into laughter, "Then let me see just how far you can go!"

His appearance has changed.

His eyebrows became like auspicious clouds, with a slight curve.

The muscles in its upper body swelled, and the color of the scales on its body became lighter.

The claws and teeth became sharper, especially the teeth, which were so sharp they looked like serrations.

The Haki Inazuma wrapped around the Hakkai Kaikai of Iron Rod suddenly became even thicker and more viscous, looking almost like billowing smoke from a distance.

Ian whistled.

Let's call this state the Demon Form.

Because it truly looked as ferocious as a demon.

It's somewhat similar to Teacher Kai's drunken, murderous form, but seems even more ferocious.

In this form, Teacher Kai's abilities will be enhanced in all aspects.

Judging from the original work, it was roughly from being beaten up by Gear Fifth that Luffy escalated to beating up Nika, forcing him to use the Kong Gun Luffy decide the outcome in one blow.

"Roar!"

Clouds gathered beneath Teacher Kai's feet. "Gossip!!"

The iron bar was already in front of Ian.

That's fast!

Ian's eyes flashed red, and he leaned back, narrowly avoiding Teacher Kai's attack.

He was also able to calmly slash his sword at Teacher Kai's chest.

"Snort!"

With his left hand covered in fine scales, he grabbed Ian's Flame Sword and threw him downwards.

Not only is its movement speed fast, but its reaction speed is also astonishing!

Ian fell like a meteorite, accompanied by a howling wind.

Just as he was about to crash to the ground, he spread his wings and suddenly flapped them, and amidst the howling wind, his descent abruptly stopped.

"Heat Breath!"

A massive, blazing pillar of fire roared down.

Ian took a deep breath, "Divine Flame Cannon!"

Laser-like flames shot into the sky.

Boom!!

The two flames collided, and a brand new sun bloomed in the sky. The exploding fireball was almost half the size of Onigashima, and the terrifying Shockwave immediately blew away a large number of unlucky pirates who had been knocked unconscious.

"Wow!"

Violet, who was watching the match, kept screaming in agony, "It's so hot! I'm going to be roasted alive!!"

It was just like facing the sun's radiance directly!

"Oh!!!"

Ace's eyes practically lit up when he transformed into a dragon.

This is the true breath of a dragon!

"You may continue."

Ian glanced down at Yamato and Jin, who were locked in fierce combat not far away, and spoke with a smile.

Immediately, he flapped his wings and soared into the sky.

What awaited him was--

"The Three Worlds Return - Naraku is Drawn!!"

A thunderbolt struck from the sky.

Ian gripped the Flame Sword tightly, pouring flames into it without reservation. The Flame Sword now shone like a laser sword, while the ominous black mist surged even more fiercely. The stark contrast between the darkness and the brilliance made the sword appear even more extraordinary.

This strike is called,

"Rising Sun Blade!"

Boom!!

The instant that Teacher Kai's iron rod collided with Ian's Flame Sword, terrifying golden flames exploded, instantly engulfing Teacher Kai.

Another enormous sun burst forth in the sky, even larger than the previous one.

In principle, a large amount of flame is concentrated on the blade of the greatsword, and the flames are released completely the moment they hit the opponent, thus burning the enemy to ashes.

Amidst the flames, Ian fell once more.

That's incredibly Haki!

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

I've caught up technically, but in terms of sheer quality, Teacher Kai is still a cut above me.

This applies to both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.

However, Teacher Kai was also blown into the air by the enormous impact of the explosion, and the incredibly hot flames left him covered in soot.

Haki can withstand flames and high temperatures, but it doesn't mean it can completely isolate one from the elements.

With Ian's terrifyingly high flame temperature, even with Teacher Kai's Haki of Haki, his scales were slightly blackened by the charged attack.

"We meet again."

Ian flapped his wings again to steady himself and raised his hand to greet Uncle Jhin, who was not far away.

Uncle Jin looked at Ian with astonishment in his eyes.

This kid is ridiculously strong right now!

"Don't look around! Uncle Jin! Subduing the Three Worlds - Naraku!"

The same move was now used by Yamato, who struck Uncle Jin on the head, sending him crashing to the ground and creating a huge hole that pierced through the skull on Onigashima, sending Uncle Jin flying into the town below.

Ian couldn't help but sigh as he watched.

Uncle Jin's indestructible body should be completely unharmed.

However, repairing this hole is quite troublesome.

What a spendthrift!

"Hahaha! Uncle Jin! Let's continue!"

The spendthrift son, oblivious to everything, charged headlong into the large hole below, continuing his pursuit of Uncle Jin.

Is she going to destroy the whole town?

But Ian didn't have much time to worry about at this point, "Hehehehe! Great Vajra-- "

Inazuma struck from the sky, Teacher Kai, like an electric mouse using the Lightning Bolt spell, darted in front of Ian in an instant, shouting, "Thunder Bagua!!"

This should be considered Teacher Kai's truly merciless blow.

So.

Boom!!

The iron rod, suspended in mid-air, generated enough wind pressure to create a super typhoon over Onigashima.

It's a pity that such a terrifying attack missed.

In that instant, Ian transformed into flames, easily dodging Teacher Kai's deadly attack.

At the same time, the Flame Sword in his hand turned crimson in that instant.

The same jet-black patterns spread across the blade, and the same ominous black mist surged forth.

Ian his sword.

This sword is named,

"Heaven and Earth Ash!"

To be honest, this name isn't really a good fit.

After all, if Ian's sword were to strike, not a single ash would remain.

Instead, it will be completely destroyed in an instant, leaving not even a trace!

But.

"You brat!"

A red light flashed in Teacher Kai's eyes, "You're not the only one who can glimpse the future!"

Tail!

Teacher Kai's long tail suddenly lashed up from below, like a steel whip, striking the side of the scarlet sword blade.

The greatsword's trajectory changed instantly, Teacher Kai used the opportunity to retreat, unleashing a series of wind blades towards Ian.

Ian completely ignored these sharp wind blades; with the combined defense of his Haki and abilities, these wind blades were utterly useless.

"Huh?"

He just stared at Teacher Kai's tail with surprise.

It was completely undamaged.

Indeed, the tail, enveloped in powerful Two-Color Haki, deflected the Crimson Sword from the side, without directly confronting it; it merely altered its trajectory.

Is this the solution that Teacher Kai came up with?

After being slashed by a sword last time, I immediately came up with a strategy to deal with it.

As expected of Teacher Kai!

Ian chuckled softly, flames erupting behind him as he shot forward.

His eyes flashed with a scarlet light; he had pushed his Observation Haki to its limit.

"Hehehehe! Come on, kid!"

Teacher Kai roared.

The master and disciple engaged in a true battle high in the sky.

Ian completely ignored Teacher Kai's attack, transforming himself into flames just as the iron rod was about to strike to dodge.

He simply wielded the Crimson Sword with all his might.

Teacher Kai wielded the iron rod with one hand, and used his other hand, tail, and legs to continuously attack Ian's Sword of Destruction from the side, forcibly changing its trajectory and making it unable to hit.

Amazing!

Ian sighed sincerely.

He only needs to focus on attacking, but Teacher Kai considers too many things at the moment of confrontation.

When facing a strong opponent like himself, he was actually able to constantly maneuver around and deflect his sword during the fight!

Based on this alone, Ian could conclude that Teacher Kai's Observation Haki was also superior to his own, and that Kay could see into the future further than he could.

So, how about this?

Ian grinned, stretched out his left hand, and in the instant it transformed into flames once more, another Crimson Sword took shape in his left hand.

Teacher Kai, I'd like to see just how fast you can move and how amazing your skills are!

Teacher Kai frowned slightly and subconsciously pulled back a little.

Two swords, that's different.

"Snort."

Teacher Kai snorted, "Then let me show you my true power!"

His body expanded instantly, transforming into a colossal azure dragon hundreds of meters long in the blink of an eye!

"Oh? Is it coming?"

Ian knew perfectly well that Teacher Kai was preparing to unleash his ultimate move.

He released Levantine from his grasp.

Two slender blades were no match for the enormous fire dragon.

The Flame Sword instantly transformed back into a golden flaming giant, twenty meters tall.

Ian flew to the top of Surtur's head and plunged the Crimson Sword in his other hand into the head of the creature beneath him.

The Flame Sword was instantly absorbed by Surtur.

"Oh oh oh!!"

The enormous Fire Spirit cheered, "Master! The flames are delicious!!"

"Surtur,"

Ian chuckled, "Get ready, we're about to unleash our ultimate move!"

"Yes, Master!"

The fire giant responded loudly.

Ahead, flames were already pouring from Teacher Kai's mouth!

A terrifying flame, as viscous as magma, instantly flowed from his mouth down his entire body, quickly engulfing him.

The expanding flames formed a fire dragon much larger than Teacher Kai's beast form!

It's at least several kilometers long!

Its name is --

"The Fire Dragon Great Torch!!"

"That's ridiculous!!"

Even the giant Solemn couldn't help but comment, "It's ridiculously big! It's bigger than the largest Sea King I've ever seen!"

Ace's eyes lit up!

What an amazing move!

It's all mine now!

"Hehehehe!"

Teacher Kai's laughter pierced through the fire dragon's shell and reached Ian's ears, "Show me whatever other moves you have!"

Ian noticed that Teacher Kai had even reverted to his orc form, and he was now floating inside the fire dragon.

This time, they're really piloting a Gundam.

But it's just a Gundam, I can fly one too!

Bear!!

A brilliant golden flame instantly rose from Ian's body and then flowed into Surtur's body beneath his feet.

"Surtur, charge!"

"Power! Power is surging up!!"

The fire giant roared, and its body began to swell as well.

Flames erupted from his body, forming a towering vortex of fire.

And after the vortex of flames dissipated, what appeared before everyone's eyes was—

"Oh!"

Luo clicked his tongue, "That's outrageous! They even had such a hidden move!"

In the blink of an eye, Surtur's size had expanded dozens of times, transforming him into a colossal fire giant over 500 meters tall!

Although she still appeared petite in front of Teacher Kai at this moment, she was still terrifyingly enormous!

And that's enough!

The fire giant was like a human facing a giant python compared to the fire dragon; the size difference was not as exaggerated as one might imagine.

Ian, arms crossed, floated inside Surtur's head, continuously releasing flames to maintain Surtur's form.

To be honest, the consumption is quite high, and he can't maintain it for very long.

But it doesn't matter, as long as he's handsome!

Hmm, it has a bit of the feel of the Uchiha clan piloting a fully-fledged Susanoo.

"Hehehehe!"

Teacher Kai burst into laughter, "Excellent! Let's go, kid!"

"Rising Dragon-- "

The entire head of the fire dragon was instantly enveloped in Black Haki, and thick, Haki Inazuma began to leap.

"Go, Surtur!"

Ian commanded, "Now, let us unite our thoughts."

Surtur was essentially Ian's alter ego, and at this moment, their wills were completely unified.

The fire giant stretched out his right hand, and a huge Flame Sword materialized in his palm.

The golden blade was edged with crimson flames.

Because it has become so large, creating a greatsword entirely composed of Destruction Flame would be extremely costly.

So that's enough!

Haki was infused into the giant sword, and black patterns began to spread, while pitch-black mist rose at that moment.

"Flame Eight Trigrams!!"

The fire dragon charged headlong into the fire giant.

The fire giant gripped his Flame Sword with both hands, raising it high.

"Sever in two with a single stroke! Blazing Divine Sword!"

Swords drawn!!

Just like when Surtur burned the World Tree in the legend!

Boom!!!

The Onigashima began to shake violently.

The surrounding seawater surged as if boiling, creating enormous waves, and even the Fish-Man swimming in the sea were thrown into the air with blank expressions.

The brilliant flames spread in all directions.

The entire sky was engulfed in flames in an instant.

The Onigashima below will be completely swallowed up in the next moment.

"Hey! That's going too far!!"

Violet couldn't help but scream, "I'm going to be roasted alive! Someone save me!"

"Fire Dragon Emperor!"

Beneath the massive crater created by Uncle Jin's earlier attack, fiery dragons soared into the sky, colliding with the falling flames.

In addition.

"Mouth-Tearing Ice Fang!"

The icy rays also shot up, striking the flames on the other side and causing a massive explosion.

The flames that were spreading downwards were finally stopped.

However, the battle in the sky was not over yet.

"Um?"

Ian raised an eyebrow slightly.

With his current Haki skills, even Teacher Kai would absolutely not be able to completely withstand the Sword of Destruction.

So the head of the enormous fire dragon was cleaved open, almost splitting the entire head in two.

However, even more Haki gathered, and more flames were added to the fire dragon.

The fire dragon regenerated in the blink of an eye.

The Sword of Destruction, however, is stuck!

Ian was surprised.

This is Teacher Kai's battle strategy!

You think you can destroy things? Let's see how much you can destroy!

They've essentially started a war of attrition against themselves!

Anyway, he's hiding inside the fire dragon now. As long as they can't hit him, he can make the fire dragon regenerate an unlimited number of times!

Its enormous tail lashed out from mid-air.

With a single lash of its tail, it sent the fire giant flying.

The fire giant's chest was dented from the blow, but it regenerated in the next moment.

With this force, the Sword of Destruction was also pulled out.

Ian, controlling Surte, swung his sword and severed Teacher Kai's tail.

But it was all in vain; the fire dragon charged again.

Boom boom boom boom!

The two colossal creatures clashed fiercely in the sky.

Every clash was earth-shattering; the mere aftershocks of the collisions required the people atop the Onigashima below to exert every ounce of their strength to withstand them.

Even the unruly Enel couldn't help but widen his eyes in astonishment.

He knew very well that if he were to get involved in the battle between these two monsters, a mere collision would be enough to instantly kill him!

"That's way too much!!"

Luo couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

If those two were to launch a single attack on Onigashima, the entire island would be utterly destroyed.

Honestly, that's terrifying!

If they had aimed even slightly off target, annihilation would have awaited everyone on the island!

Violet was trembling with fear!

In the sky, Ian shook his head.

It's not easy to beat.

Teacher Kai is indeed quite capable.

To completely defeat him, I need to become stronger.

That's enough for now.

Ian issued a request for a ceasefire.

"Ha?"

Teacher Kai, however, seemed a little unsatisfied. "What are you talking about, you little brat? This is just the beginning!"

"No, there's no point in continuing the fight."

Ian laughed and said, "I'll continue the fight after I get stronger."

As the supply of flames to Surtur ceased, the enormous fire giant's body instantly began to shrink.

It quickly returned to its original height of over twenty meters, with Ian standing on his shoulders.

"Cut."

Teacher Kai snorted in obvious displeasure.

However, the enormous fire dragon began to dissipate.

The battle has indeed come to an end.