Because Marineford had suddenly been split in two,
the ground began to tremble. Many people could no longer keep their footing and fell, while some nearly tumbled into the chasm cleaved through the ground.
Yet Roya remained floating in midair, still maintaining the stance of Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
Gradually,
the divided Marineford stabilized, and Roya looked down.
"Phew, phew, phew..."
Kaido was gasping heavily, forcing himself upright with his spiked club in one hand while clutching his chest with the other.
"Damn it, you brat!" Kaido gritted his teeth. Blood seeped from beneath the hand covering his chest and dripped onto the ground.
Looking at the blood on his body, Kaido's expression became extremely grim. Powerful figures who had once been capable of hurting him flashed through his mind.
That was right!
Kaido was injured!
Kaido, hailed as the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, had actually been injured, even though the legendary Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku joining forces had failed to harm him!
"What? That slash actually injured Kaido?" Hawkeye Mihawk was the first to be shocked.
After all,
Hawkeye Mihawk had traded blows with Kaido from the beginning. He was the man known as the World's Greatest Swordsman, yet even his strongest slash had failed to injure Kaido, who boasted the strongest defense.
And yet now, Roya had wounded him!
"What kind of power does this man possess? Even I cannot make sense of it." Empress Hancock was equally astonished.
"Oh my, Rear Admiral Roya, how frightening. That's truly something!" Even Admiral Kizaru had completely acknowledged Roya's strength.
As for the other Marines, they erupted into discussion. More than shock, they felt envy and joy.
"Well done, Rear Admiral Roya! Wipe out Kaido in one go!"
"That's right! Rear Admiral Roya! Eliminate Kaido!"
"..."
Countless Marines began shouting and cheering excitedly.
"What a terrifying power!" The one who gave Roya that assessment was Fleet Admiral Sengoku!
"Sengoku!"
Even Garp's brows had furrowed deeply. "Tell me, Sengoku. If the two of us old men had tried to block that move with all our strength, we probably wouldn't have been able to stop it, right?"
There seemed to be something more behind Garp's usual blunt and hearty words, though he did not state it outright.
As his old comrade-in-arms, Sengoku understood. He nodded and said, "Yes, Garp. I know what you're worried about. I'm worried too. After using such a powerful move, can Roya's body still hold up?"
Sengoku could not help worrying about Roya!
"How was that, Kaido? How did you like my power?" Roya mocked.
"Phew, phew, phew..."
"Brat, don't get cocky. A move with such tremendous power must have drained all your strength, right?"
"What a pity. If you could use it one more time, I definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it."
"I'm guessing you can't use it a second time anymore, can you?"
Kaido was still gasping heavily, but as one of the Four Emperors, he showed no sign of admitting defeat. His arrogant tone had not changed in the slightest.
In truth, Kaido had felt endless fear just now and had used his fastest speed to evade. Unfortunately, he never expected Roya's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to be so fast. Although Kaido had desperately dodged at that instant, he was still struck and instantly injured.
Kaido knew full well that if that attack had hit him head-on, he would definitely have been severely wounded.
But Kaido still refused to believe it.
He believed that since Roya had unleashed such a powerful move, he must have exhausted all his strength.
Therefore!
Kaido was gambling! Gambling that Roya no longer had the strength to unleash Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion a second time!
Three Realms: Naraka!
Without wasting any more words, Kaido endured the pain throughout his body, gripped his spiked club tightly, and leaped into the air once more, unleashing the same ultimate move again.
"Since you insist on gambling with your life, then I'll grant your wish!" Roya sneered as he gathered his power again. That terrifying golden giant sword appeared in the sky once more.
This time!
Everyone watching held their breath. No one spoke as they focused entirely on the final clash!
Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!
Roya unleashed Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and it collided with Kaido's most powerful ultimate move.
This time!
Aside from the earth shaking and the sky changing color, the collision of those two unimaginable powers was no less destructive than a small atomic bomb.
"Not good! All Marines, retreat immediately and find somewhere safe to hide!" Sengoku realized the severity of the situation at once and shouted his order.
Unfortunately, his reaction was already too late!
Boom, boom, boom... Rumble...
Because of the distance, Marine Headquarters' building had not been affected until now.
But under the collision of those two powers, even the Marine Headquarters building some distance away could no longer withstand it. As though it were experiencing a magnitude-twelve earthquake, the entire building began to collapse continuously.
Not a single Marine present was spared. They all fled in panic, following Fleet Admiral Sengoku's orders to find safety.
Only a handful of true powerhouses remained standing completely still: Sengoku, Garp, Kizaru, and all the Shichibukai, all to witness this final duel.
At first, Kaido appeared to have withstood Roya's Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion through sheer force.
But it lasted only an instant. When Roya exerted more power, Kaido's Conqueror's Haki was completely shattered, and the golden blade struck Kaido directly!
"No!"
"Impossible!"
At that moment, Kaido seemed to see death in his eyes!
With Kaido's furious roar, he was cut down to the ground, and the blood flowing from his body quickly stained the surrounding earth.
Kaido lay in a pool of blood, completely out of strength. He had reverted from his Dragon-Human Form back to his human form.
This time!
Kaido had taken Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion head-on. His entire chest had been sliced open, the wound deep enough to expose bone and horrifyingly gruesome.
Roya, meanwhile, also released his Tenseigan form and descended to the ground.
But Roya had no intention of stopping his attack. One had to pull up the weeds by the roots!
The moment he landed, Roya used the Navy Six Powers' Soru and appeared before the fallen Kaido with lightning speed.
Just as Roya was about to deliver the finishing blow, Kaido shouted.
"Wait!"
"I yield! I surrender!"
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