Kaido had reverted to human form, yet he exuded an even stronger intimidation than in his Azure Dragon Form.
The Wolf Fang Mace held horizontally and wrapped in purple lightning radiated an even more alarming sense of danger.
This was the oppressive presence possessed by one of the Four Emperors who stood at the pinnacle of the world.
Maud was not about to be outdone, either. As he released his body's restrictions, he layered himself with various enhancement abilities.
Clang—
Maud raised his left arm horizontally, with Shusui resting atop it. He then pulled it back slightly, sending sparks flying from the friction.
The razor-sharp tip of Shusui pointed straight at Kaido ahead.
The aura of Dragon Slash was unmistakable.
Shusui was, after all, a black blade that had slain a dragon.
"Oh?"
Kaido did not attack right away. Instead, his gaze was drawn to Shusui resting on Maud's left arm.
Even wrapped in Armament Haki and shadows, a deep red hue still faintly surfaced on Shusui's blade.
For some reason, simply staring at Shusui gave Kaido a prickling sensation.
The aura emanating from the blade also made him inexplicably displeased.
"This blade..."
A vicious look appeared on Kaido's rugged face.
Whether it was the prickling sensation or the displeasure.
The solution was to wipe out everything unpleasant—
Thunder Bagua!
Kaido suddenly moved, his figure vanishing into thin air.
It was a speed so extreme that it did not fit his massive body in the slightest!
The purple lightning coiling around the Wolf Fang Mace was compressed in an instant into a straight, slender beam that shot toward Maud faster than lightning itself.
In that split second, an intensely powerful sense of danger spread around Maud like a viscous swamp.
Maud's heart jolted. He pushed his Observation Haki to its