Against the backdrop of a dark universe glittering with stars.
The "golden lion," formed from over a thousand Sword Saint slashes, opened its gaping maw and swallowed King Chido whole.
Yet his figure flickered and blurred like a phantom.
Whether in speed or movement, he was far beyond ordinary comprehension.
It was as though he were making ultra-short-range spatial movements, yet also as though his body existed somewhere between the tangible and intangible.
Inside the "golden lion," where thousands of layers of blade light appeared seamless and airtight.
King Chido, his arms still folded across his chest, miraculously evaded every single one with perfect precision.
He seemed to be strolling through a storm, yet not a single raindrop could touch him.
Not one blade of light managed to reach him.
At the same time.
Kaido, transformed into a blue-and-white Thunder Dragon with blood-red eyes, charged boldly into the "golden lion."
Under Shiki's remote control, he too remained completely unaffected by the blade light.
He closed in on King Chido with overwhelming momentum.
"Nothing but appearances."
At that critical moment.
As King Chido dodged the countless blade lights, he raised the tail behind him once more.
The hook-spear-shaped tip aimed at Kaido, who was right before him, and gathered an unsettling blue glow.
[Roar------]
In an instant.
A beam of energy containing destructive power erupted without warning.
The beam not only instantly engulfed the "Thunder Dragon" surrounding Kaido.
It also swept away the thousands of golden blade lights around it.
The officers and soldiers of both fleets watched the "golden lion" and the "blue-and-white Thunder Dragon."
Vanish completely like bubbles beneath sunlight.
Before Shiki's horrified gaze, Kaido, covered in thick black smoke, was blasted back once again.
In the blink of an eye, he shot like a Meteor through layer after