Straw Hat Luffy shattered the Flame Dragon Torch with a single punch, yet there was not a trace of joy on his face.
His strongest attack had failed to defeat Beast Kaido!
Beast Kaido, the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, had actually dodged and run away!!
"Kaido!! You coward!!"
Straw Hat Luffy roared as his giant fist rapidly deflated, and even his Sun God Nika giant form swiftly shrank.
After falling into the ruins of the arena, Straw Hat Luffy's white hair and clothes rapidly returned to their original colors, while his skin quickly began to sag.
"Worororo! What a terrifying punch!"
"But the final victory is mine!"
Azure Dragon Kaido descended from the sky through the ashes of the explosion.
Ace, Sabo, and the others, who had still been cheering for Luffy's victory, instantly froze and fell silent.
Beast Kaido was actually unharmed!
"Damn it! I lost!"
"I still have to fight Blackbeard Teach! I still have to become the first Adventure King!"
"So hungry, so hungry~"
The aged Straw Hat Luffy trembled as he struggled desperately to stand.
"How could the legendary Sun God Nika have such a fatal weakness!"
"You definitely haven't truly brought out the power of Sun God Nika yet!"
"Let's fight again next time! Next time, I'll definitely defeat you head-on!"
Kaido, in his half-dragon form, sent the Straw Hat Luffy who had just gotten to his feet flying with a sweep of his tail, intending to blast him out of the arena.
In truth, he was not satisfied with this victory.
When he had used Rising Dragon Sixty-Four Trigrams to clash against Sun God Nika's strongest punch, he had truly wanted to win.
But he ultimately could not overpower it, and at the very last moment, he had no choice but