Kaido's Utter Shock

"Rumble..."

Kaido's Bolo Breath... struck the cube-shaped space, as if hitting an insurmountable wall. It was completely blocked...

"What kind of ability is this?"

Kaido looked astonished as he watched Moke so easily block his own attack.

Moke chuckled lightly, "An eye for an eye... you'll have to take one of my moves too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Moke transformed into a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon to Kaido's utter astonishment.

The eyes of the five people— King, Queen, Foz F., Black Maria, and Sasaki— were almost bulging out of their sockets, and their jaws nearly dropped to the ground.

It was as if I had witnessed the most incredible thing in the world.

"Dragon Breath..."

Moke opened his mouth, and a flame that was in no way inferior to Kaido's Bolo Breath shot out from Moke.

Just as the flames were about to reach him, Kaido finally realized what was happening.

He opened his mouth and exhaled another burst of Bolo Breath.

"Rumble..."

The two flames collided fiercely in mid-air and remained locked in a stalemate... neither able to gain the upper hand.

Finally, due to the immense energy generated by the continuous collision, the two exploded. A powerful Shockwave immediately swept across the entire kilometer-long area.

Everyone was affected and swept far away.

Kaido and Moke, who were hit first, weren't much better off. They were both thrown back by the Shockwave, only managing to regain their footing dozens of meters later and land back on the ground.

The two stared at each other from a distance of 100 meters.

Their gazes were sharper than each other's.

Kaido finally voiced his doubts. "What kind of Devil Fruit did you eat?"

He had heard that Moke could absorb and use Paramecia abilities. But he had never heard of this technique working on Zoan!

It even absorbed his fruit.

But... how did it turn out like this?

Looking at Moke's golden appearance, Kaido felt a sense of fear for some reason. This fear came on completely out of the blue.

This left him completely baffled.

There are people who can instill fear in Kaido... that is his former captain, Closs. Apart from that, there are Garp, Sengoku, and even Whitebeard, who is now known as the strongest man in the world.

None of that could possibly instill fear in him.

But now...

Kaido immediately shook his head, dismissing the bizarre matter. After all, he wasn't one to dwell on things.

The most important thing now is to take care of this guy in front of him. Otherwise, how can Kaido establish himself in the New World?

"Thunder!"

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, crashing towards Moke on the opposite side.

Moke didn't even try to dodge. His body already possessed the strength of Grade Meito blade, and now he had such a powerful Devil Fruit ability.

In terms of defensive capabilities alone, he is now on par with Kaido and Big Mom.

Therefore, such damage wouldn't have much effect on him. Its only use was to make his body sink a bit, dropping him slightly from the air.

"Dragon Twister..."

Kaido, however, seized the opportunity to launch an even more powerful attack. This attack of his usually involves first unleashing Thunder with Dragon Roar to restrain the enemy, then spinning his dragon body like a top and releasing Wind Scythes that sweeps towards the target.

Its power is enough to cut through the terrain.

Moke's body rapidly shrank, transforming into Hybrid Form. He easily dodged the attack...

He then propelled himself up with both legs, leaping directly to Kaido's dragon head and delivering a powerful punch to Kaido's forehead.

"Boom..."

With immense force, Kaido's head was slammed into the ground, creating a large crater.

However, Kaido's reaction was extremely quick.

With a powerful Divine Dragon Tail Sweep, the dragon's tail struck Moke squarely, sending Moke flying... crashing into the mountainside a hundred meters away.

Under Kaido's terrifying power, Moke's body even pierced through half of the mountain.

"Click-clack..."

Half of the mountainside developed cracks and finally collapsed with a roar, burying Moke inside.

"Tui..."

At this moment, Kaido had also shrunk his body and transformed into his Hybrid Form. He was standing there, quietly looking in the direction where Moke was.

Because he knew that Moke wouldn't be so easily defeated by his height.

"Boom..."

Sure enough, the next second, the collapsed mountainside seemed to have been attacked from within. It exploded, and rocks, like cannonballs, swept outwards in all directions.

In an instant, the area within a kilometer radius looked as if it had been attacked by a meteor shower. Everything was riddled with craters... yet Kaido stood amidst them, completely unharmed.

Then a figure emerged from where the mountain had originally been.

It was Moke.

"You bastard..."

Kaido was greatly shocked to see that Moke was also completely unharmed. Although Moke had previously defended against his Dragon Breath without any damage... that was thanks to some kind of Paramecia ability.

But now, he had actually taken a real hit from her.

No one knows his strength better than himself. Most importantly, he went all out in that last attack.

Unexpectedly...

At this moment, Kaido's gaze towards Moke had completely changed. Only now did he truly place Moke on an equal footing.

He turned to Moke and said, "Boy, I underestimated you."

It has to be said, Moke really surprised him.

After all, Moke was much younger than him. This reminded him of someone... Red-Haired Shanks, who was also one of the Four Emperors.

When this guy first entered the New World, he was incredibly powerful.

He fought against him, Charlotte Linlin, and even Whitebeard in succession.

But each time, Red-Hair managed to block it... In the end, the three of them had no choice but to acknowledge Red-Hair's status Four Emperors.

And now...

He looked at Moke, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart. Perhaps... the Fifth Emperor would truly be born.

Kaido then shook his head.

His resolve hardened once more. "There's only one Red-Hair in the world, and you... you're still too green! Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson..."

"The Three Worlds Return - Naraku is Drawn!"

This is one of Kaido's four named techniques, and its power is absolutely formidable. Kaido then used his legs to propel himself into the air.

He then used his waist and arms to spin the iron bar, Conqueror's Haki coating, and slammed it down at Moke below.

It looked like it was about to smash Moke into a pulp.

If it were anyone else, they would probably have died from this move. But Moke had nothing to fear.

He bent his knees slightly, placed his hands on the hilt of Shusui's sword, and assumed an attacking stance. "One Sword Style..."