Clay Nika, Descend!
In an instant, the world lost its color.
The ultimate, surging [Conqueror's Haki] burst forth from Storm's body.
The terrifying, boundless [Conqueror's Haki], as vast as mountains and seas, swept across this sea area with an overwhelming and intimidating sense of pressure.
Countless black and red arcs of electricity stretched across the sky, accompanied by the incessant crackling of thunder, making the sea seem as if it had been plunged into a black and red overlord's domain.
The once turbulent sea of New World was instantly smoothed out under the suppression of Storm's [Conqueror's Haki], and the stormy sea became as smooth as a mirror in an instant.
"This level of Conqueror's Haki..."
Even Beasts Kaido, who had been rampaging through the New World for many years, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after witnessing Storm's Nine-Star Conqueror's Haki.
"He's even stronger than Red-Haired..."
Since the seas entered the so-called "Great Pirate Era".
Among all the "newcomers" Beasts Kaido.
Shanks ' [Conqueror's Haki] is the strongest!
But seeing you today...
White Dragon's [Conqueror's Haki] is actually stronger than Shanks'!
Beasts Kaido is the only pirate in the "New Era" whose [Conqueror's Haki] can rival that of White Dragon.
All the names he could think of now were immortal legends from the Old Era...
Pirate King Roger, Whitebeard Newgate, Rocks D. Xebec...
Beasts Kaido snapped out of his brief shock, gripped the Hachisai Kai tightly, and suddenly let out a loud laugh.
"Orororo!!"
In his dragon-human form, Beasts Kaido's laughter appears ferocious and terrifying.
"That [Conqueror's Haki]! I acknowledge you!"
Beasts Kaido was enveloped in orange-red Flame Cloud as he rapidly approached Storm's location, leaving a faint, bright orange-red trail in the air.
Storm's eyes calmly fixed on the approaching Beasts Kaido. Two red lights shone deep within his pupils as he raised his right fist, channeling all his strength into it.
The scattered black and red arcs of [Conqueror's Haki] around him, under Storm's control, slowly retracted and wrapped around his ordinary right fist.
"But!"
As Beasts Kaido rapidly approached, he let out a furious roar, brandishing his massive spiked club, the Hachisai Kai. The thick club tore through the air, creating ripples of white energy.
Who do you think I am?!
Beasts Kaido swung his Hachisai Kai heavily forward, black and red arcs of electricity, symbolizing [Conqueror's Haki], coiling around the spiked club, adding even more ferocious power to this already powerful Haki weapon.
"Thunderous roar—Eight Trigrams!"
The jet-black, heavy spiked club, Hachisai Kai, swung through the air in a perfectly round arc, crackling with black and red electric arcs.
And just then...
Storm's fist, simultaneously imbued with both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, slammed forward, directly blocking the attack path of the spiked club, Hachisai Kai.
Two top-tier experts from the ocean.
The iron fist and iron rod were simultaneously imbued with [Conqueror's Haki].
Two invincible forces, symbolizing the pinnacle of the ocean's power pyramid, collided violently.
Rumble--
Before Storm's iron fist and Beasts Kaido's Hachisai Kai even made contact, with a distance of about half a meter between them, the space between them could no longer withstand the pressure of these two supreme powers and instantly twisted and deformed.
A blindingly bright light erupted from the heart of the battle between Storm and Beasts Kaido, and an extremely violent shockwave and a deafening roar spread out in all directions from the source of the light.
The sea below surged and churned under the force of the shockwave, and sea beasts and even Sea King were thrown to the surface by this force. In an instant, countless sea beasts and Sea King lost consciousness and rolled belly up.
In the blink of an eye.
The aftershocks of the battle spread into the sky.
The clouds in the sky were gathered together, then forcibly twisted and torn in two.
The dark, deep rift in the sky stretched all the way to the boundless horizon, as if the sky of the New World had been completely torn apart by the aftershocks of the battle between Storm and Beasts Kaido.
The sea roared, and the sky tore apart.
This is what the battle scenes of the Pirate Emperor look like.
Storm and Beasts Kaido were locked in a stalemate for about half a minute.
His fist collided heavily with the latter's spiked club, producing a crisp "clang".
The sound seemed like a signal for battle.
Beasts Kaido gripped the Hachisai Kai tightly with both hands, and using the recoil from the White Dragon's fist, he pulled the Hachisai Kai back slightly, then swung his spiked club forward with the force of a thunderbolt.
The staff of the Hachisai Kai was still wrapped in [Conqueror's Haki].
However, within those hideous, twisted black and red arcs of electricity, there were also a large amount of silvery-white Lightning.
This is no ordinary "Thunder Bagua".
Instead, it's an enhanced version--
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"
Beasts Kaido, like an invincible god of war, swung his spiked club and launched an attack that could destroy everything.
But Storm remained calm and composed; he simply continued to throw punches.
Boom--
Storm's "Haki Coating Fist of the Tyrant" and Beasts Kaido's "Thunder Bagua" collided once again, and another earth-shattering explosion resounded.
The leaden-gray clouds above the sky were torn apart by the force of their battle, their formations constantly shifting.
"Orororo! That's it! That's it!"
Beasts Kaido, acting like a madman, roared excitedly while brandishing his weapons.
"I haven't played this excitingly in a long time!"
The enormous spiked club, Hachisai Kai, was like a docile embroidery needle in Beasts Kaido's hands, swung around with him, creating a flurry of sharp and powerful spikes.
However, Storm kept up with Beasts Kaido's attack perfectly.
Every punch he threw landed with perfect accuracy on Beasts Kaido club, the Hachisai Kai.
With each punch he threw, he clashed and rubbed against Beasts Kaido's weapon, which was imbued with Conqueror's Haki.
However, they were tempered by powerful opponents like Beasts Kaido.
Storm's mastery of [Conqueror's Haki] also increased rapidly.
Each of his punches was imbued with [Conqueror's Haki].
This unruly force gradually became docile and obedient in his hands.
Storm threw himself wholeheartedly into the battle against Beasts Kaido.
Inspiration for using [Conqueror's Haki] kept flooding his mind.
From the most basic "Conqueror's Haki Intimidation" and "Conqueror's Haki Pressure"...
Until the advanced versions of "Conqueror's Haki" and "Conqueror's Haki Flow"...
Storm's actual mastery of [Conqueror's Haki] has skyrocketed.
Until his [Conqueror's Haki] skill level reaches his current true data level--
Nine-Star!
The battle rages on day and night.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
After two days of fierce fighting.
Under the tutelage of Beasts Kaido, the "famous lecturer of the sea".
Storm has completely mastered his own Nine-Star [Conqueror's Haki].
Currently engaged in battle.
Storm would no longer waste even a tiny bit of Conqueror's Haki 'Conqueror's Haki, but could skillfully integrate all of it into his attacks.
That's not all.
Based on his existing knowledge and experience, Storm also developed more advanced techniques for using [Conqueror's Haki].
If that's the case...
It's about time for Beasts Kaido's "sparring partner mission" to come to an end.
Storm once again blocked Beasts Kaido's attack with a punch.
Two days of fierce fighting.
This applies to Storm, the "White Dragon" who possesses the [Red Dragon Ring].
Or perhaps it refers to Beasts Kaido, the "Azure Dragon" who ate the [Azure Dragon Fruit].
None of it matters.
Both Storm and Beasts Kaido possess extremely powerful Physique attributes.
Especially Beasts Kaido.
The battle lasted for the past two days.
This made Beasts Kaido fully realize the extent of Storm's strength.
It's no exaggeration to say that...
In Beasts Kaido's eyes, Storm is roughly on par with Shanks!
In other words...
In Beasts Kaido's eyes, Storm's strength surpasses that of Charlotte, the old woman from Whole Cake Island who only knows how to eat, drink, have fun, and have sons!
It's truly exciting that such a powerful newcomer could emerge in the New World.
Beasts Kaido's eyes shone with a dazzling red light as he leaped high into the air, his spiked club, the Hachisai Kai, spinning several times before crashing down heavily.
The staff of the Hachisai Kai was still wrapped in [Conqueror's Haki].
As Beasts Kaido moved, black and red arcs of electricity traced a blinding trail in the air.
At first glance, one might mistake it for Beasts Kaido's attack drawing lightning from the heavens.
"The Three Worlds Descend - Naraku!"
Beasts Kaido initially thought that White Dragon would continue to challenge him in a contest of strength.
But this time...
Storm had absolutely no intention of engaging Beasts Kaido in a direct confrontation.
Thud--
Beasts Kaido's spiked club, the Hachisai Kai, missed its target entirely. Its immense power merely compressed the surrounding air, creating a powerful shockwave that then struck the sea below.
The boundless sea was blasted into a giant crater by the shockwave generated by Beasts Kaido's "Resurrected World: Naraku," with waves soaring into the sky and the sea roaring.
"Missed it?"
Beasts Kaido was slightly taken aback, then exerted his full power to activate his [Observation Haki].
Where are they?
Beasts Kaido originally intended to use his Observation Haki to sense the location of the White Dragon.
However, whether it's ordinary [Observation Haki] or advanced Observation Haki that can "Future Sight".
Beasts Kaido failed to detect the White Dragon's presence at all!
It's as if this guy has completely vanished!
But just then...
Suddenly, Storm's figure appeared from below.
His left fist rose backward, black and red arcs of electricity crackling between his fingers—clearly, it was [Conqueror's Haki].
A silent, Abdominal Punch!
Bang!!
Storm's left fist slammed solidly into Beasts Kaido's dragon belly, and the immense power immediately flowed into Beasts Kaido's body, forcing the burly little dragon-man to bend over.
A fist simultaneously entangled with both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki is no easy feat.
"Hmm--"
Even with Beasts Kaido's powerful Physique, he groaned after being hit by Storm's "Abdominal Punch," and his dragon-transformed face involuntarily put on a "pain mask."
This moment.
Beasts Kaido felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, as if someone was constantly churning his intestines.
Storm's [Armament Haki] can even cause "internal destruction"!
But the attack struck the enemy squarely.
But Storm didn't stop.
Taking advantage of Beasts Kaido -over posture.
Storm swung his right fist, which he had drawn back to his waist, upwards with a powerful strike, simultaneously imbuing it with both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.
Rising Dragon Fist!
Bang!!!
It was accompanied by a dull, teeth-grinding sound.
Storm's Rising Dragon Fist struck Beasts Kaido directly in the chin.
The astonishing power caused Beasts Kaido to raise his head once more, involuntarily spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Beasts Kaido was sent flying by Storm's "Rising Dragon Fist," and then flew nearly a hundred meters into the vast sky behind him.
It wasn't until he had flown this far that Beasts Kaido barely regained consciousness, manipulated the Flame Cloud, and pulled himself back to prevent himself from flying any further backward.
"Well--"
Beasts Kaido was bleeding from his mouth and nose, and his mind was somewhat muddled.
He shook his head several times before finally regaining full consciousness.
The Pirate Emperor stared intently at the Shichibukai with his bell-like eyes.
"White Dragon, did you just block my [Observation Haki]?"
Even if Beasts Kaido was unwilling to believe it.
His Observation Haki just now didn't detect Storm's presence.
Such an ability.
Beasts Kaido has experienced this several times with Shanks.
A more advanced method of using [Conqueror's Haki] was named by Shanks --
Observation Kill!
Storm had no interest in "explaining" his abilities to his enemies.
Although the ability he just used was indeed "Observation Kill"!
"Beasts Kaido..."
Storm exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes fixed straight ahead on the New World Emperor.
"I'm going to end this battle!"
Beasts Kaido frowned.
"Um?"
Although Beasts Kaido admits that White Dragon's "Observation Kill" is very troublesome.
However, even the "Observation Kill" technique is not an absolutely invincible power!
Just as this thought entered Beasts Kaido's mind...
Storm quietly unleashed the power of the Eight-Star [Clay Fruit].
All of Storm's hair and clothes were instantly eroded by the Devil Power of the Eight-Star [Clay Fruit], turning them into a smooth, clay-like white color.
His black hair and the lines of his clothes were also twisted and deformed under this Devil Power, just like the swirling patterns on the skin of the [Clay Fruit].
A graceful, luminous white Flame Cloud encircled Storm's Flame Cloud, covered with spiraling Arabesque Swirl Pattern that mirrored those on his body and clothing.
Eight-Star!
Clay Nika!
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