"That's more like it!"
Seeing Moria's strength surge, a flash of excitement passed through Araki's eyes.
"Have a proper fight, winner takes all, loser eats dust. That's what makes it satisfying, isn't it?"
He leaped up, avoiding Moria's first heavy punch.
Rumble!!!
Moria's strength had increased along with his swollen body. When that punch came down, it directly smashed the central castle into ruins.
Broken stones flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.
Every step Moria took made the ground tremble faintly. He roared, "Kaido, get out here!!!"
"Tch... Looks like I still underestimated his resentment toward Kaido a little."
Araki looked at Moria across from him, who had almost completely gone berserk, and sighed softly. "I was just casually calling out a technique name for fun. I didn't expect you to blow up the moment I touched a nerve! Fine, then I'll just hurry up and knock you awake."
He reached out and gripped the hilt of [Yachiru].
Natural energy surged out to form a blade of light, Armament Haki covered it for reinforcement, and Conqueror's Haki coiled around it as an added effect. A sharp blade wreathed in black lightning took shape.
At that exact moment, Moria, unable to find Kaido, raised both hands high. The shadows on the ground gathered toward his palms like countless streams returning to the sea, turning into a huge sphere more than ten meters across.
"Shadow Ball: Blast!"
Gnashing his teeth, he slammed the solid black sphere in his hands viciously toward the ground.
Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the dust below. He leaped high into the air, raised the dark, profound sword wreathed in crackling lightning, and brought it down hard toward Moria!
Moria was also overjoyed at the sight. The muscles in his arms bulged, and the force behind