"Kid, you've got guts, huh?" Kaido silently stared at the enormous shadow that had already stood up behind Sig.
Oz's Shadow appeared, his dragon markings clearly visible, and the spiked club in his hand looked very familiar to Kaido...
Clearly, Sig no longer hides Vladimir's identity, and more importantly... Sig doesn't shy away from using the Oz's Shadow, which possesses the same abilities as Kaido, right in front of him!
Because Sig had already sensed Kaido's genuine killing intent.
Compared to Big Mom's killing intent towards Beckman, Kaido's killing intent was purer and more purposeful!
BigMom, while also determined to win and filled with fighting spirit, and not entirely devoid of killing intent, was far less resolute Kaido in his confrontation with Beckman!
After all, Kaido has sufficient reasons to want to kill Sig.
In Kaido's view, Siegfried was not only Shanks' right-hand man, but also Yamato's ally on the outside.
Killing Sig is of strategic significance to Kaido...
Sig, understanding this, naturally wouldn't deliberately hide his strength—he completely disregarded Oz's Shadow's taunts towards Kaido; Kaido had already made up his mind to kill him!
"Of course, if you're not brave enough, wouldn't you be weakening Captain Kaido and the morale of our Beasts Pirates as a strategist?" Sig knew what Kaido was thinking, so he didn't hold back his sarcastic remarks.
At the same time, a semi-transparent figure appeared beside Sig, and then... the Vampire uniform that Bananaman had transformed into was draped over the semi-transparent Gungnir Sig.
Kaido's pupils contracted upon hearing this, and then he swung his spiked club—this was Kaido's resolve... If he truly decided to kill, then... even if the opponent was just a "kid," he wouldn't hesitate to strike first!
Thunder Bagua!
The instant he made his move, Kaido transformed into a half-dragon, half-human Human-Beast Form, and apart from not having drunk any alcohol, he was already at full strength!
The spiked club, Conqueror's Haki coating, vibrated with every swing, its black and red hues creating a tearing effect within the Observation Haki.
Facing Kaido's attack, the Oz's Shadow behind Sig directly met it with his spiked club...
Unfortunately, Sig had not yet mastered the Conqueror's Haki coating. Although he was able to exert the full effect of Armament Haki that Oz's Shadow could unleash, he was still far from being a match for Kaido!
When the two spiked clubs, one large and one small, clashed, the larger club crumbled, its shaft and half its arm falling apart...
However, at the same time, the semi-transparent Gungnir Sig floated towards Kaido while its body rapidly Distortion.
The "Bananaman" clothes he was wearing were originally a Vampire uniform.
However, at this moment, as Gungnir Sig's body rapidly Distortion, transforming from a human form into a giant dragon with four claws and a double-winged head, the "clothing" that Bananaman had transformed into also changed...
The scarlet cloak transformed into wings, the clothing into black armor covering the four claws, the red mask still covering the dragon's eyes, and the original golden bat decorations on the claws transformed into sharp armor!
From its original Vampiremon form, it has transformed into its original Emperor Dragon Armor form!
Complete Dragon Transformation is something only Sequence 4 "prophet" can achieve. Sig has only completed the role and ritual of Sequence 5; he hasn't truly advanced...
However, since it also possesses the Bananaman of a "dragon," and Gungnir Sig is a pure Spirit Body without any ethereal component, it was still able to complete this half- Dragon Transformation!
As the Oz's Shadow was shattered, Emperor Dragon Armor Sig circled behind Kaido and unleashed a Mind Dragon Breath.
Based on the "Visionary Path" of Dragon Transformation, dragon breath is the primary means of attack, and its nature is a kind of mental shock, equivalent to an enhanced version of dragon's might!
Although it does possess the power to influence matter, the seemingly violent force that tears through the air, when it struck Kaido, didn't even break his skin... After all, it's just an external, secondary force of dragon breath.
However, the psychological impact of it did cause Kaido's will to waver slightly.
Taking advantage of this moment, Sig unleashed the full power of his Rumble-Rumble Fruit, stimulating him with 200% lightning, and charged towards Kaido at full speed. At the same time... he had already drawn his "Blade of Spirit and Flesh"!
Taking advantage of the instant Kaido defeated Oz's Shadow, he slashed at Kaido...
Shadow Thunder Bagua!
Mindful Dragon's Breath!
Rumble-Rumble Fruit Mode - Soul and Flesh Slash!
A triple attack met Kaido's "Thunder Bagua"...
If anyone were watching, they would only see Kaido smash half of Oz's Shadow to pieces with a single blow, while Sig's figure also swept past Kaido, and... a sword mark was left on this body that was said to have the strongest physique!
The wound ran from the left shoulder to the right waist.
However, the wound was clearly not deep enough; it only bled, without gushing or spurting blood.
Kaido also momentarily lost his composure, not because of the dragon's breath, but because of... the faint pain emanating from his body!
Kaido lowered his head, touched his wound, and then looked at the blood on his palm.
"Very good, I haven't been injured in a long time!" Kaido recalled the day he was wounded on his right abdomen by Oden Two-Sword Style.
Turning around, one could see that Sig was now holding the knife in a reverse grip. The one-meter-long blade, in the hands of Sig, whose height had exceeded 3.8 meters after being stimulated by lightning, was clearly considered a "short knife".
It doesn't feel like Black Blade...
But Kaido dared not underestimate the threat posed by this sword!
The Oz's Shadow gradually writhed and recovered, while Sig, the Emperor Dragon Armor, flew around constantly, fearing that he would be smashed to pieces by Kaido.
Even if Oz's Shadow is destroyed, it can recover quickly before Sig is exhausted. However, once Emperor Dragon Armor Sig is destroyed, neither Gungnir Sig nor Bananaman can recover in a short time!
At the same time, the clouds in the sky grew thicker and darker, and faint flashes of lightning began to appear— the Awakening Rumble-Rumble Fruit possessed the ability to alter celestial phenomena, and even, when activated to its extreme, could permanently change the climate.
The next moment, amidst countless lightning strikes, Sig's figure instantly closed in on Kaido, while simultaneously stabbing down with his Blade of Spirit and Flesh!
This time, Kaido's club withstood the Blade of Spirit and Flesh —without the Dragon Breath of the Mind shaking its will, Sig's Blade of Spirit and Flesh was merely in its nascent form, insufficient to ignore Kaido's parry and defense.
But...
As their blades and staffs clashed, the surrounding earth was instantly cracked by the combined force of their combined power.
Kaido had initially sensed that the sword strike just now possessed a demonic quality, and wasn't just a simple attack. However, Kaido now discovered... that Sig's own power was astonishing!
After waving his club and forcing Sig, Kaido, "Hahaha, kid... you're really too funny!"
Then, amidst the barrage of lightning, Kaido calmly unfastened the gourd from his waist...