The Strongest Shadow-Shadow Fruit in History VS the Strongest Azure Dragon Fruit in History!

Kaido's oppressive aura was completely different from the one King gave him.

Jhin is very strong, as strong as a burning blade; when you get close, you can clearly feel that you will be cut or burned.

But Kaido is different.

Even before Kaido arrived, the sheer force of his aura made Onigashima feel as if something was slowly pressing down on it from the Sky Manipulation.

The gravel on the ground began to bounce on its own, and a dry, almost explosive smell filled the air.

Then, he heard a sound.

"Asshole!"

The sound rolled down from the clouds, like a god roaring in the clouds, shaking the sea.

Akuta's eyes widened suddenly.

"Kaido!"

He shouted in response, but there was no fear in his voice.

Although he hadn't seen Kaido yet, Akuta was already gripped by an almost manic excitement.

The next moment, Akuta felt as if the whole world had been illuminated.

A pillar of fire, several kilometers long, shot down from behind the clouds, its target nonetheless aimed at the Akuta!

It could no longer be called a pillar of fire; it was practically a fallen river of the sun.

Before the flames even arrived, Akuta felt the air around him begin to boil, the moisture in the air along the way evaporated instantly, and even the air itself was burned and distorted.

Akuta's pupils contracted.

This is Kaido's "Dragon Breath"!

It was a powerful killing move he used in his Azure Dragon form.

"You're actually attacking directly, Kaido!"

Akuta laughed loudly, and the shadow beneath his feet expanded as if it were alive, instantly enveloping his body in layers of black shadow.

He really didn't expect Kaido to attack without saying a word.

He only realized what was happening when Kaido's "dragon breath" was about to hit the Akuta.

"Shadow - Multiple Screen Walls!"

In a moment of haste, Akuta hastily raised his shadow to defend himself.

Shadows surged out from behind him like wildly growing vines, layering upon layer above his head. The blackness solidified into a physical form, the physical form stacked into a barrier, and then shadows covered the barrier.

The rapidly approaching "dragon's breath" instantly traversed the distance between the clouds and the rooftops, piercing through all the screen walls along its path.

The first layer of shadow vaporized and evaporated the moment it came into contact with the flame, leaving not even a trace.

Then comes the second floor, the third floor, the tenth floor, and the hundredth floor!

The heat breath was like a red-hot iron spike piercing into butter, tearing apart the defenses constructed by the Akuta with devastating force.

Not enough! Not enough! Not enough!

Veins bulged on Akuta's forehead as he thrust his hands upwards, unleashing even more shadows that surged from his body, filling the burned-through barrier.

The defense formed by the shadow and Conqueror's Haki was shattered into dust in an instant, like a block of tofu.

His feet had sunk into the roof slabs, the rocks beneath his feet softening in the high temperature and enveloping his ankles like mud.

But the power of that heat breath was too terrifying.

It was so terrifying that even the air around him seemed to burst into flames, so terrifying that he could feel the moisture in his body rapidly evaporating.

The next moment, a towering explosion erupted where the Akuta was located, completely engulfing the area in smoke.

Kaido stopped unleashing his "dragon breath" when he could no longer continue, and then emerged from the clouds.

He reverted to his Azure Dragon form, transformed into human form, and slammed heavily onto the ground.

However, Kaido's eyes did not completely relax, because his Observation Haki could sense that his "Dragon Breath" had not directly killed the intruder.

At this moment, the smoke and dust finally began to dissipate.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a completely black body appeared before Kaido.

A hint of surprise flashed across Kaido's face.

According to his Observation Haki, the blackness on the Akuta was not a mark of flame, but a shadow covered by the opponent's Shadow-Shadow Fruit.

'Is the Shadow-Shadow Fruit's defensive power that strong? It can block my dragon breath with just its shadow.'

But the surprise only lasted for a moment.

It would be too boring if the battle ended like this. For Kaido, a thoroughly enjoyable battle would be more worthwhile than the time she spent rushing back.

Kaido unfastened his spiked club from behind him and pointed it at the Akuta with a loud laugh.

Are you the challenger?

Amidst the smoke and dust, Akuta's figure slowly straightened up.

His shadow peeled away like shattered carapace, revealing a face reddened by the intense heat.

Smoke was still rising from the corner of Akuta's clothes, and a few wisps of burnt smell entered his nostrils, but he seemed completely oblivious to it, his mouth stretching wider and wider instead.

He raised his hand to wipe his face, looked at the huge figure opposite him carrying a spiked club, and suddenly laughed.

"Challenger?"

Akuta repeated the word, as if he had heard something interesting.

He took a step forward, the gravel beneath his feet crunching loudly.

The shadows behind him gathered again, surging beneath his feet like living things, thicker and more violent than before.

"You only managed to hit me by luck with a sneak attack, and you're already so smug about it?"

He looked at Kaido.

"Kaido, to me, you are nothing more than a fish on a chopping board."

Even if it's more lively than other fish, it ultimately can't escape its fate of being at my mercy.

Akuta raised his head and stared directly into those wild, vertical pupils, his eyes showing no sign of backing down.

"I will peel off all your scales, one by one!"

Finally, to avoid any misunderstanding, I must clarify one thing first.

He stomped on the half-melted rock at his feet, and the Shadow Wings unfurled behind him once more.

"I am not a challenger."

He paused, raised his right hand, pointed at Kaido, and said, word by word:

"You are the challenger."

"Arrogant!"

Kaido, enraged, laughed and slammed his spiked club into the ground, causing the entire roof to tremble three times.

Conqueror's Haki poured out from his body, and tangible black and red lightning crackled and exploded in the air, spreading in all directions.

The pirates hiding in the shadows were swept by this domineering aura, and before they could even scream, they collapsed in droves, their eyes rolling back in their heads.

The entire ghost island seemed to fall silent for a moment, before being pelted by boulders whipped up by the gale.

But the Akuta did not fall.

He stood still, like a black stake driven into the ground, his figure unwavering.

Kaido's copper bell-like eyes narrowed slightly, his vertical pupils like two knives piercing from a beast's eyes, as if he wanted to dissect the reckless young man before him from head to toe.

The domineering aura continued to surge, and the black and red lightning in the air became denser and denser, like countless fine cracks stretched between heaven and earth, striking the surrounding stone walls and leaving scorched marks.

But the Akuta remained unmoved.

He didn't move; instead, he laughed.

That's it?

Akuta tilted his head, a nearly provocative smile curving his lips.

As soon as he finished speaking, Akuta's pupils suddenly contracted.

Boom!

A visible shockwave exploded outwards from beneath Akuta's feet.

The shockwave was blackish-red in color, as thick as ink.

As the shockwave spread out at an extremely fast speed, everything it touched was instantly crushed into the ground by the intense pressure, and the rubble was ground into dust in mid-air.

Black and red lightning burst forth from the Akuta!

The lightning bolts collided with Kaido's overwhelming aura, but no earth-shattering explosion was produced as expected.

The two bursts of Conqueror's Haki collided like two invisible giant waves crashing against each other, compressing the air so much that not even a sound could be heard.

The dark clouds above Ghost Island suddenly stopped churning.

The wind stopped, and even the waves seemed to be held back by some invisible hand.

The entire ghost island fell into a brief, deathly silence.

Then a dull, ringing thud exploded in the air between the two.

With the Akuta and Kaido as the center, the cracked rocks on the ground suddenly flew to both sides.

A shocking crack stretched along the roof, tearing into the depths of the ghost island, as if to split the entire island in two.

Those pirates who were still barely conscious in the distance didn't even have time to scream before they were hit head-on by the aftershocks of the collision. Their eyes rolled back, and they fell down like straws.

"This... this is impossible!"

An official who had been watching from a distance slumped to the ground, his legs trembling. He pointed in the direction of the Akuta, his voice shaking so much it almost cracked.

"That guy... he actually has Conqueror's Haki?!"