"Rumble..." With a deafening boom, Kaido spewed scorching breath from his mouth, blasting fiercely against the cubic space like a massive fiery tornado!
Yet astonishingly, that immense power was like striking an indestructible wall. It could not breach the defense at all, not even causing the slightest ripple.
Kaido's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.
He had never imagined that his full-powered attack would be blocked so easily! He was one of the men hailed as the strongest in the pirate world! Such a result was simply unimaginable.
Moke, standing opposite him, merely smiled faintly and said softly, "It would be discourteous not to return the favor... Since you've made your move, it's my turn to strike back."
Before his words had even faded, Moke's entire body radiated dazzling light as his form began undergoing a startling transformation.
In the blink of an eye, Moke transformed into an enormous Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon. Golden scales covered his entire body, gleaming with brilliant radiance. His majestic presence and sharp gaze inspired instinctive awe.
King, Queen, Who's-Who, Black Maria, and Sasaki, who stood nearby, were dumbfounded at the sight. Their mouths hung wide open, practically large enough to fit an egg.
They simply could not believe what they were seeing, as though they had witnessed the most absurd and bizarre thing in the world.
Immediately afterward, Moke opened his enormous jaws, and equally overwhelming flames surged from his mouth. This fire was no weaker than the Bolo Breath Kaido had released earlier—if anything, it was even stronger!
Just as the raging flames were about to descend upon him, Kaido finally came back to his senses! Without hesitation, he opened his massive jaws and spewed scorching breath again.
In an instant, an earth-shaking boom rang out—"Rumble..." The two blazing streams collided in midair