The Clashing Battle with Kaido of the Beasts
"I look down on the Four Emperors, take this!" With the Byakugan's enhancement, Tianqi's Bagua Domain instantly unfolded beneath his feet, ready to unleash the fastest and most precise attack.
"Come on! Let me crush you!" Kaido shouted excitedly, terrifying energy bursting out of his body, which was instantly covered in scales. Claws instantly grew from his hands and feet, and a tail also grew out instantly. He was like a beast, but he still maintained a human form.
Seeing Kaido's appearance, Tianqi narrowed his eyes slightly. The defensive power of his half-human, half-dragon form was multiplied, but this was not his strongest form. It seemed that he had been underestimated.
"Long Shengjun!"
"Eight Trigrams - Three Thousand Six Hundred Palms!"
Kaido and Tianqi simultaneously unleashed their fastest attacks, delivering rapid punches and palm strikes. The terrifying force of their collisions scattered in all directions, causing the ground beneath their feet to crack and the entire battlefield to erupt in dust and stones as if the end of the world had arrived.
"Hahaha, that's exhilarating! It's been a long time since I've met someone who dares to go head-to-head with me like this! Come on!" Kaido shouted excitedly, his fists swinging faster and faster, so fast that afterimages appeared.
Seeing Kaido and more excited as the fight progressed, with his speed and strength still increasing, Tianqi also became interested. He hadn't encountered this kind of hand-to-hand combat style in a long time, and this pure Taijutsu fighting style immediately got his blood pumping.
Tianqi immediately wrapped his hands with Armament Haki, increasing his strength and speed. Kaido couldn't keep up with Tianqi's sudden burst of power, and hundreds of palm strikes landed squarely on him, knocking Kaido back once again.
"Good, good, good! This speed and strength are indeed impressive. Among the Four Emperors, I consider myself to have the strongest physical strength. I didn't expect that you, Uchiha Tianqi, are even stronger than me. This is really interesting!" Being physically suppressed by Tianqi completely ignited Kaido's competitive spirit.
"Is this interesting? I just feel bored!" Although he was already interested, Tianqi still acted indifferent and immediately began to Hand Seals quickly.
"Wood Release: Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees!" Countless trees rose from the ground and rushed towards Kaido, causing the entire Fishman Island to tremble.
The commotion also drew the attention of the Pirate Crew fighting on both sides, who all stopped and looked towards the battle on their respective captains' sides.
"Summoning trees to fight underwater, I didn't know the captain had this ability. Shanks, you've been with the captain the longest, did you know he had this ability?" Yasopp asked casually, holding a sniper rifle.
Shanks wasn't particularly surprised by this, and simply nodded slightly, saying, "The captain told me about this ability to control trees before, but I've never seen it with my own eyes!"
This ability to summon trees to fight was the first time Tianqi had used it in this world, making it his debut. Shanks appeared calm on the surface, but he was quite shocked inside. Summoning so many trees at a depth of 10,000 meters in the ocean must have required enormous energy. With such vast energy, he would be more than capable of being the first of the Four Emperors.
"The ability to summon such enormous trees from the deep sea is a strange ability that wasn't mentioned in the intelligence reports!"
"According to our intelligence, Uchiha Tianqi's abilities are inherently strange and unpredictable, and didn't you notice that the captain has already put aside his underestimation and is fighting him? This guy definitely has the fighting power of a Yonko!"
"Hmph! Even with all his strange abilities, I believe the captain can defeat him. After all, we are the Beast Pirates!"
The Beast Pirates were also surprised by this method, but they were not insignificant weaklings. They wouldn't be intimidated by a little trick. The Four Emperors' Pirate Crew on the high seas were not like those small Pirate Crew; they had seen all kinds of storms.
Kaido wasn't surprised at all as a large number of trees attacked him. This kind of attack was only large in number and range; area-of-effect attacks were useless against him.
"Kundali!" Just as the trees were about to hit him, Kaido picked up his spiked club and began to spin rapidly, his whole body like a small whirlwind.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
The trees collided with the spinning Kaido, sending countless wood chips flying everywhere. Just as Kaido had thought, this kind of area-of-effect attack was still not powerful enough; it was too weak to hit him with this method.
Seeing that his Wood Release was ineffective against Kaido, Tianqi drew his Heavenly Cloud Sword from his waist and charged forward, instantly covering the sword with Armament Haki.
"Emperor's Cut!"
"Thunder Bagua!" Seeing Tianqi approaching with his sword, Kaido used a high-speed spin to deliver Heavy Blow.
"Bang!"
The two collided, sending Kaido spinning and Tianqi charging away. They were both thrown back almost simultaneously, making this attack a close contest.
After regaining his footing after being sent flying backward, Tianqi shook his numb arm and smiled. He had to admit, Kaido of the Beasts was quite formidable; he really needed to use his full strength to defeat him.
Kaido had also been sent flying backward, steadied himself and felt the vibrations from his spiked club. He frowned slightly, realizing that continuing to fight head-on might not be enough to defeat Uchiha Tianqi. However, he didn't want to admit defeat so easily, as that wasn't his style.
"Uchiha Tianqi, to be honest, if we continue to fight like this, I really don't have the confidence to beat you. However, I am Devil Fruit user, and my true skill lies in the power of my Devil Fruit. I will use my Devil Fruit power to defeat you!" With that, Kaido began to unleash his energy, and his body began to swell.
"Haaaaaahhhhhh..." Kaido roared continuously, his entire body covered in light blue scales, his hands transformed into claws, and his head and body constantly changed. Soon, Kaido transformed into a hundred-meter-long dragon and flew into the sky.
"So this is the Azure Dragon form of the Mythical Zoan Fish-Fish Fruit, how interesting!" Looking at the Azure Dragon flying in the air, Tianqi finally decided to use his real skills.
Kaido, transformed into Azure Dragon, has seen a significant increase in both strength and defense. If we're really talking about whether his strength or defense has increased more, Tianqi feels it's more likely his defense. As someone known as a suicide master, his main focus must be on defense. To break through Kaido's defense, you'll need to use some real skills.
"Heh, you've done enough to force me to use this form, Uchiha Tianqi. We're both Yonko, so let's see who's stronger today!" Although Kaido acknowledged Tianqi, he was also eager to know who was stronger between him and Tianqi.
"I told you I don't care about the so-called Four Emperors title at all. You've come to my territory to cause trouble today, and I'm not going to let you get away with it!" Tianqi said seriously, squinting at the Azure Dragon flying in the air.
"You'd better have the guts to not let me go, Bad Wind!" Kaido didn't waste any more words and opened his dragon mouth to launch an attack. Countless slashes of energy attacked Tianqi one after another.
Tianqi didn't say anything more, quickly wielding the Heavenly Cloud Sword to directly block Kaido's Bad Wind. One Bad Wind after another was extinguished by Tianqi's sword strikes, and the battle between the two quickly became intense.
On the other side, Ryuma of Ryuda looked at the Azure Dragon in the sky, his hands trembling uncontrollably. It wasn't out of fear, but because the dragon he had been searching for had finally appeared. As someone named Ryuma, he was also obsessed with the title of dragon-slaying samurai.
"So the evil dragon I've been searching for is in Wano Country. But with my strength, I'm afraid I have no hope of killing this evil dragon!" Looking at the Azure Dragon's attack, Ryuma of Ryuda was happy but also a little disappointed. With his strength, he only had a ten percent chance of killing Kaido. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great.
Kaido's territory is in Wano Country, and Ryuma of Ryuda is from Wano Country. It's quite a coincidence that Ryuma left Wano Country to improve his swordsmanship. Otherwise, he would have discovered Kaido's Azure Dragon form long ago. Ryuma of Ryuda is not the Dragon-Slaying Swordsman Ryuma, and Kaido is not that brainless evil dragon. If Ryuma of Ryuda wants to obtain the title of dragon-slaying samurai, he would have to reach the level of Wind Blade Swordsman.
However, Ryuma of Ryuda was well aware of his own talent. Reaching the peak of the Great Swordsman level was already his limit, and it was a limit that required continuous effort. Breaking through to the level of the Wind Blade Swordsman was basically impossible. Without the level of the Wind Blade Swordsman, he could not defeat Kaido and therefore could not obtain the title of Dragon Slayer. This was the reason for his disappointment.
"Hahaha... Uchiha Tianqi, my Bad Wind is like a mountain of ten thousand blades, the attack never stops, let's see how you wear me down!" Kaido laughed and kept spewing Bad Wind, the attack power was so great that ordinary people could not withstand it.
However, Tianqi is no ordinary person. He doesn't even take Im seriously. He wasted so much time with Kaido today just to see the strength of one of the Four Emperors. If he hadn't deliberately wanted to see the strength of one of the Four Emperors, he could have defeated Kaido with one blow.
"You're getting cocky after I've taught you a lesson. It's too easy for me to break through a mere Bad Wind!" Seeing Kaido's smug look, Tianqi also unleashed his sword intent, the powerful sword intent directly enveloping the Heavenly Cloud Sword.
"King's Limitless Slash!" A sword aura tens of meters long was unleashed, cutting through the Bad Wind as it attacked Kaido.
"Hmm!" Seeing the sword energy flying towards him, Kaido, although he had increased his defense, was not arrogant enough to dare to take the attack head-on. He already knew Uchiha Tianqi's strength, and it would be too foolish to take it head-on now. He immediately used his dragon form to dodge the attack.
"Dodge? Let's see how you dodge this move!" As he spoke, a Space Tunnel opened in front of Tianqi, while at the same time, dozens of Space Tunnel in the air above Kaido's location also slowly opened.