Conqueror's Haki!

Conqueror's Haki! On the coast.

Jie Jian was half-buried in the sand.

The shockwave from Kaido's landing had covered his entire body with a layer of sand and gravel.

He coughed twice with difficulty and struggled to pull himself out of the sand.

Fifty meters away, Kaido slowly climbed out of the crater. With every step he took, the ground seemed to tremble faintly.

He swept his gaze across the beach before finally locking onto Jie Jian.

"Jie Jian... right?"

Jie Jian said nothing, merely staring at Kaido.

The battle with King had nearly exhausted his strength. To teleport King to the seafloor, he had pushed his Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability beyond its limit.

He could not even stand now, let alone fight Kaido.

Seeing Jie Jian remain silent, Kaido took it as confirmation.

He glanced around again and suddenly asked,

"Where's King?"

Jie Jian finally responded with a soft laugh.

"Take a guess."

After a moment of silence, Kaido seemed to have guessed what had happened.

To Jie Jian's surprise, Kaido suddenly burst into loud sobs.

"King! How could you fall in a place like this? I still wanted to take you to the top of the world with me!"

Kaido's crying gave Jie Jian quite a fright.

Though he had prepared himself mentally, he still could not help but sigh inwardly at the sight.

People in the One Piece World really were broad-minded. It was truly hard to guess what they would do next.

Just as Jie Jian was about to laugh along with Kaido, a powerful and domineering force suddenly erupted from Kaido's body!

A pressure Jie Jian had never felt before descended upon him.

It felt as if something had violently slammed into his brain, and his eyes rolled back as he nearly passed out on instinct.