Was Loa strong?
Yes. Even back in the Elite Camp, he had been able to fight a veteran hand-to-hand combat expert like Zephyr at close quarters without losing ground. He had lacked experience and technique, but made up for it with sheer, monstrous strength!
But just how strong was Loa?
No one could say for sure.
Mastering hand-to-hand combat meant fearing no fighter alive. But it was also the ability most easily constrained. So after learning Life Return, Loa had gradually stopped honing his hand-to-hand skills and focused instead on improving his magic.
Even Dragon King Mode, the transformation into a dragon he had been working on, was a form of magic.
What everyone saw, then, was Loa's increasingly terrifying ice and his growing command of Death Power.
But!
They must not forget that every improvement in Loa's magic strengthened his Dragon Body and Dragon Force as well! By the time his magic had reached its current level, his Dragon Body had risen to nearly 70%!
And after First Release transformed him into a Dragon Person, his Dragon Body had surged past 80%, officially entering the Fourth Tier! The immense strength that came with a Fourth Tier Dragon Body was difficult to put into words.
But one look at Kaido, slammed flat on his back by a vicious shoulder throw, was enough to make anyone understand!
"Hey, hey, you've got to be kidding!" Kizaru sucked in a breath. "He actually threw Kaido! Just how terrifyingly strong is Loa?"
That was Kaido, one of the Yonko!
A monster who had claimed his place among the Yonko through sheer strength and toughness!
Seeing Loa throw him, Kizaru mentally added an "S" to his assessment of Loa's power.
Hearing Kizaru mutter beside him, Aokiji breathed out a plume of frost and shook his