High in the sky.
Kaido had Rock firmly tied down.
Thunderclouds churned, and Flame Clouds spiraled.
The spiked club and Lightning Spear collided again and again, black-red lightning exploding wildly between the clouds.
"Clang!"
"Boom—!"
Every clash was like two mountains crashing together in midair.
Rock transformed into a streak of purple-black lightning, his spearhead ripping through the air as it stabbed toward Kaido's throat.
Kaido grinned wildly and slammed down with his spiked club, forcibly knocking the Lightning Spear aside.
"Worororo!"
"Rock!"
"This is the battle I've been waiting for!"
A red glint flashed in Rock's eyes, his voice icy.
"You."
"Are you trying to save him too?"
Madness flashed through Kaido's golden slit pupils.
"Save him?"
His smile grew even more savage.
"Newgate was my big brother once, after all!"
"But now—"
Kaido gripped his spiked club with both hands as Conqueror's Haki wrapped around it wildly, black-red lightning crackling explosively.
"I'd rather fight you to the death!"
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"
Wrapped in the power of Conqueror's Haki Coating, the spiked club smashed forward at terrifying speed.
Before the blow even landed, the surrounding thunderclouds had already been torn apart by its violent momentum.
Rock's Lightning Spear was likewise wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, purple-black thunder exploding along its shaft.
His gaze turned cold and sharp as he swept the spear sideways.
"Thunderclap!"
"Boom—!!!"
The Lightning Spear and spiked club collided head-on in midair.
The Haki shockwave spread outward in a massive ring, instantly tearing apart the clouds and making the sea below surge backward.
The center of Ink Tide Island collapsed another layer.
Rock had been forcibly held back by Kaido.
Meanwhile.
Marco and the others protected Whitebeard as they finally fought their way near the Moby Dick.
Cracks covered Jozu's diamond body, yet he still gritted his