Kaido's Dragon-Human Form!

This time.

Even more Marines rolled their eyes and collapsed.

These were all elite Marines summoned from across the country. Every one of them was strong enough to serve as the head of a Marine branch, at the very least at the rank of Marine Colonel!

Yet they had still been knocked unconscious.

It was easy to imagine just how terrifying those two bursts of Conqueror's Haki were!

"The sky!"

"It looks like it's splitting apart!"

Hawkeye Mihawk looked up, and even he could no longer remain calm.

That was right!

The Conqueror's Haki released simultaneously by Roya and Kaido not only caused an earthquake across all of Marineford, but even changed the sky itself. Amid the flashes of lightning and rolling thunder, the previously unbroken clouds seemed to have been cleaved apart.

The sight was utterly terrifying!

"What kind of power is this... The sky actually split apart..."

"Could this guy be even stronger than Vice Admiral Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"

Momonga, a vice admiral of Marine Headquarters, was completely dumbfounded by the scene, muttering nonstop under his breath.

"Roya!"

Blackbeard Teach clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"Garp, do you really understand Roya's true strength?" Sengoku asked.

"At first, I thought I did."

"But now, even I don't know."

Garp shook his head. It was impossible to tell whether his weathered face was filled with melancholy or delight.

At first, Garp had indeed thought highly of Roya after learning that he had awakened Conqueror's Haki. After several months of Garp's training, he had also witnessed Roya's astonishingly rapid growth.

But now, Garp felt as though he had only just met Roya.

Even Sengoku was shocked. Defeating Blackbeard Teach, Donquixote Doflamingo, and even Jack the Drought at such a young age was already unbelievable enough.

Yet now, Roya's strength was actually evenly matched with Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

Perhaps in Sengoku's heart, beyond his surprise, there was even more concern.

Boom!

Roya and Kaido's earth-shaking clash had lasted for several minutes. At last, amid a violent explosion, the two were forced apart and retreated to their respective positions.

"You can already use Conqueror's Haki Infusion?" Kaido's expression was clearly filled with shock.

One had to know.

In this world, only one person in a million could awaken Conqueror's Haki. Yet among those who possessed it, only a handful could cultivate it to its peak and gain the ability to infuse it into their attacks.

At least in Kaido's eyes, someone as young as Roya should never have been capable of reaching such a level.

Yet he had truly done it just now, and his strength could even contend with Kaido's. This was completely beyond Kaido's expectations. Even Garp, the legendary Marine hero, had been unable to do anything to him, yet now he felt a deep fear from this Roya.

"Originally."

"Your mastery of Conqueror's Haki alone was enough to surprise me."

"I had considered taking you in as my subordinate, but now it seems that you, Roya, must die!"

Kaido began to rage.

He knew that Roya possessed such terrifying power at such a young age. If he were allowed to continue growing, he would eventually become an opponent even Kaido could not rival.

Therefore, Kaido intended to crush every possible threat in the cradle!

"Is that so?"

"Perhaps you should consider that the one who must die may not be me, but you?"

Roya sneered mockingly.

"Hmph, don't get arrogant. Listen well, brat. I'll say it again: this world does not need so many people with the qualities of a king!"

Kaido began roaring.

Thunder Bagua!

Right after that.

Kaido gripped his spiked club and swung it at Roya at extreme speed, with Conqueror's Haki Infusion coating it.

Roya knew full well how powerful this move was, so he naturally could not let himself be struck by it.

Thus, Roya also raised the sword in his hand and launched his attack.

Clang! Clang!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Blindingly fast flashes of blades accompanied explosions erupting all around them as their battle began in earnest.

In the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged more than a hundred blows. Marineford Plaza, already in ruins, became even more devastated.

"What speed is this?"

"And what power?"

Countless onlookers watched the battle with their mouths hanging open in shock.

Moreover.

Over the course of those hundred-plus exchanges, Kaido had not gained the slightest advantage. Instead, under Roya's sword, he had gradually begun to fall into a disadvantage.

"Kaido, is this all the strength you have?" Roya even taunted him.

"Shut up!"

"You brat!"

Kaido's eyes had gone completely red. There was only one thing left in his mind.

That was to kill Roya!

Afterward.

Kaido leaped backward, and his already massive body transformed once more into a gigantic Azure Dragon. But it was not over yet. Kaido's dragon roar did not stop, and the enormous Azure Dragon body began changing again.

That was right, Kaido had used his strongest Dragon-Human Form!

"This guy has finally used his Dragon-Human Form!?" Fleet Admiral Sengoku exclaimed in shock.

"It seems Kaido is truly enraged." Garp said with a deep frown.

Kaido stood there in his Dragon-Human Form, his presence now even more terrifying and oppressive.

Even in his battle against Garp and Sengoku just now, Kaido had not been forced to use his Dragon-Human Form. Yet now, before Roya, he had revealed his strongest form.

Clearly, this battle had reached the point where only one of them could survive.

"That's right. Now this is getting interesting!"

Roya laughed and even raised a hand in a taunting gesture.

Three Realms: Naraka!

Kaido, his eyes bloodshot, did not waste words on Roya. His enormous Dragon-Human body leaped into the air as he spun his iron club, coated it in Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and smashed down at Roya with the force of a falling meteor.

He had opened with his ultimate move!

Clearly, Kaido had truly been driven to desperation!

Kaido was too fast. There was no time to dodge; it seemed Roya could only take it head-on!

Roya raised the sword in his hand. This time, it was not only coated in Conqueror's Haki Infusion, but also Armament Haki.

Rumble!

A deafening blast rang out!

The ground of Marineford Plaza split apart, and a massive crater had been blasted open where Roya stood. Thick smoke billowed upward, and no one could see Roya's position at all.

At the sight of this.

The hearts of all the spectators clenched.