Kaido's Scalp Went Numb

For a brief moment, their auras locked in a standoff midair.

Then lightning flared in Rock's eyes.

"Lightning Roar!"

The thunder behind him gathered wildly, as though its shackles had been torn away.

Purple-black lightning was condensed, compressed, and shaped into a snarling Thunder Dragon!

Its scales rippled, arcs raced along its body, and every breath tore through the air with a roar. Its destructive aura surged into the sky!

At the same time—

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Several pillars of lightning burst from the ground like spears, stabbing at Kaido from different angles and cutting off every escape route!

"Tch—!"

Kaido forced himself to twist midair, and his body swelled!

Azure scales surged across him. His enormous dragon form emerged, splitting the clouds and making the sky seem to buckle around him!

"Dragon Twister!"

His dragon body spun at tremendous speed!

He wasn't merely dodging. He had turned his own body into the heart of a storm!

Wind Scythes spread outward like a colossal grinder. The air tore into visible vortices, dragging thunderclouds, rubble, and wreckage into the storm!

The Thunder Dragon slammed straight into the Wind Scythes—

Rumble—!!!

The Thunder Dragon was torn apart!

Purple-black lightning exploded into countless fragments that scattered wildly through the storm!

But—

It did not dissipate.

The shattered lightning poured down like rain, blanketing Kaido's entire dragon body.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Explosions erupted one after another across his scales!

Thunder rolled without end, and lightning swallowed the sky!

Kaido roared through gritted teeth. He endured the lightning storm head-on, scales bursting and flesh tearing, yet he did not retreat an inch!

Then he lashed out with his tail!

Thick, suffocating Armament Haki coated it. The massive tail swept out like a black mountain range, straight toward the charging Rock!

Clang—!!!

The dragon tail struck