Surprising

"Rumble..." Accompanied by a deafening roar, Kaido's Bolo Breath slammed into the cubic space like a blazing meteor. Yet, surprisingly, this terrifying attack was stopped dead, as though it had struck an indestructible wall.

Kaido's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. Bolo Breath was one of his signature techniques, immensely powerful and impossible for ordinary people to withstand. Yet he had just watched his attack get blocked so easily, leaving him deeply curious and confused about Moke's ability.

"What kind of ability is this?" Kaido muttered, his voice carrying a trace of surprise and incomprehension.

Moke, standing opposite him, curled his lips into a faint smile. He seemed to have expected Kaido's reaction all along. "It would be rude not to return the favor... Take one of my moves too."

Before his words had even faded, Moke's body suddenly began to change. Under Kaido and the others' astonished gazes, Moke rapidly expanded, transforming in the blink of an eye into a massive Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon. Golden scales covered his entire body, radiating dazzling light, and every scale seemed to contain boundless power.

King, Queen, Who's-Who, Black Maria, and Sasaki were all left dumbfounded by the sight. Their eyes nearly popped from their sockets, and their jaws almost hit the floor. They could hardly believe what they were seeing, as if they had witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world.

"Dragon Breath..." Moke opened his enormous jaws, and blazing flames poured from his mouth. Like a volcanic eruption, the flames carried incomparable might as they swept straight toward Kaido.

When the flames were about to reach him, Kaido finally snapped out of it. With no time to think, he quickly opened his mouth and unleashed another scorching Bolo Breath, crashing it fiercely into Moke's Dragon Breath.

"Rumble..."

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