That worked out perfectly. The Eight Gates amplified Mu Chen's Taijutsu, and now he had Susanoo's offense and defense on top of it. Together, they would be far more than the sum of their parts. With that in mind, he added a little more color. Before long, under everyone's gaze, the blood-red Susanoo turned black and red from head to toe.
Green waves of energy surged around Mu Chen. Clad in black-and-red armor, he looked imposing.
"Hahaha! You really are interesting, kid. Let me see how strong you are now!"
Kaido's laughter rang out, and the battle began.
Mu Chen struck first. He shot toward Kaido like a cannonball, sonic booms thundering in his wake and rings of compressed air rippling along his path. His fist slammed into Kaido's side, bending the Azure Dragon's body like a piece of wire.
"What?"
"You can actually hurt me?"
Kaido stared at Mu Chen, eyes wide.
He could hardly believe it. Mu Chen's attack had been nothing like the gentle blows he'd dealt before.
Earlier, Mu Chen's strikes had felt like a massage. This one felt like a punch.
Which was exactly what Mu Chen had given him.
"My turn!"
Dragon raised both hands. The air around him began to flow rapidly, gathering into sharp blades that gleamed with a cold light.
Faced with Mu Chen and Dragon's constant challenges, Kaido laughed disdainfully.
"Hahaha! You two have a death wish. Let me show you the power of a true master!"
His Conqueror's Haki spread outward like a surging tide, making the space around him seem to tremble. As it rushed toward Mu Chen and Dragon, Dragon swayed slightly and swept his hands through the air. Walls of wind rose before him, barely holding back the Haki.
Mu Chen's Susanoo was affected too. He