Duel! Swain's Strength!

Following Swain's victory, the people in the spectator stands sharply turned their tune and began cursing Kurk.

After all, some had bet their life savings, and with Swain winning this match, he was naturally bound for bankruptcy.

Those who had initially tried to make a quick fortune regretted betting on Swain the most.

Is this kid this strong?

The few people who had initial contact with Swain looked at each other in dismay.

He seems to have just come of age.

One of them said in surprise.

Just like that.

Swain began his winning streak, easily dispatching any opponent he encountered with a gentle punch.

Match after match.

All the way to a seventeen-match winning streak!

This was also the rule of the coliseum: after winning seventeen matches, one had to stop and wait to duel the previous consecutive-champion.

"Next match, Kaido versus Isofu!"

As the host's voice fell.

The arena was buzzing with noise!

They had finally waited for the match they wanted to see!

"A duel between two consecutive-champions? This seems unprecedented!"

Someone said in surprise.

This storm also began to change with Swain's appearance.

Isofu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Swain who was resting.

He seemed to want to see right through this opponent.

However, this seemed extremely difficult.

"This is bound to be a tricky opponent!" He thought to himself and spoke.

On the other hand, Swain looked completely relaxed, entirely devoid of the feeling that he was facing a formidable enemy.

He even went to the ticket window to buy one hundred thousand Beli for himself.

He was very confident he would win this match!

He had long since made an estimate of Isofu's strength.

He should be between a Navy Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral, capable of fighting half a Vice Admiral.

But to defeat him? He probably needed the level of an Admiral.

Although he hadn't fought an Admiral yet, compared to the Three Admirals, his own strength should be slightly inferior, but not by too much.

He also had the confidence that he would inevitably surpass the Admirals within two years!

As he had random thoughts in his mind, the match had already begun.

Both contestants had won the approval of the spectators through duels, each cultivating their own prestige.

The cheers and shouts in the spectator stands were now divided into two parts: on one side was the wave of shouts for "Isofu", and on the other side was the wave of shouts for "Kaido".

"The match, begin!"

As the host waved his hand to start.

Isofu took the initiative, using Teleportation to appear at Swain's right side with a charged elbow strike, seemingly intending to knock Swain out of commission.

Yet his movements had long been anticipated by Swain, and by leaning his body in the opposite direction, he easily dodged it.

Isofu was not discouraged; instead, he launched an even more ferocious attack.

Watching Swain being chased and beaten, the spectators supporting Isofu shouted even harder, as if this could bring Isofu even greater power.

"Tiger Charge!" A tiger-shaped airflow began to condense behind Isofu.

His hands also turned pitch-black, remarkably displaying Armament Haki.

Agile and swift, he lunged at Swain like a true beast.

Swain did not dodge anymore either, turning his hand into a palm and striking from an oblique angle toward the opponent.

"Ape Palm!" There was also a giant-ape-shaped airflow behind Swain. This was a martial art he had learned from Woli.

He intended to fight with pure physical combat.

The two sides clashed head-on for the first time, and a powerful shockwave spread outward, instantly blowing away the spectators who were standing close by.

Bang! A sound piercing the air rang out, and Isofu lasted only a few seconds before losing the upper hand, sent sliding back several meters by Swain.

"As expected, he's strong!" Fine sweat had already broken out on his forehead, clearly because of the pressure Swain had just put on him.

"You're no match for me!" Swain stood calmly in place.

The previous exchange hadn't caused any damage at all.

"The outcome hasn't been decided yet, don't get too full of yourself." Isofu delivered another punch, striking through Kong.

The resulting shockwave assaulted Swain.

"Trivial trick!"

Unhurriedly, Swain likewise threw a punch through Kong.

The latter's momentum shattered the opponent's move with destructive force.

Using Teleportation once again to appear at Swain's upper right, Isofu delivered a whip kick, which was blocked by Swain's right arm.

Multiple consecutive attacks were easily neutralized by Swain.

Taking advantage of his opening, Swain struck Isofu right in the chest, instantly making him drop to his knees in pain.

The arena fell silent, clearly captivated by the fierce battle between the two.

Yet following Swain's punch, the spectators began to boil over once more.

They shouted, "Kaido! Kaido! Kaido!"

Anger surged in Isofu's heart. Ever since he became a marine, things had been smooth sailing—where had he ever suffered such a heavy blow?

"This is what you forced me to do!"

Isofu let out a roar, his physique beginning to change as a long tail grew from behind him, his palms and body expanding, and even his face transforming into that of a tiger.

Seeing this transformation on the stage, many people let out gasps of surprise.

"What's wrong with him? Why did he turn into this?" Someone asked in confusion.

"He must be a Devil Fruit user!"

"Only Devil Fruit users would end up like this, and it looks like a Zoan type!" Naturally, there were sharp-eyed and knowledgeable people in the spectator stands who recognized it.

After all, some ability users had also appeared in the coliseum in past years.

"I am a user of the Tiger-Tiger Fruit."

"I'll give you a chance, surrender! I don't want to kill innocents indiscriminately."

On the stage, Isofu and Swain confronted each other, though his tone was rather arrogant.

"Are you that confident?" Swain asked in return.

His expression remained unruffled and poise-filled.

"Go ahead and keep a stiff upper jaw! I gave you a chance and you didn't cherish it." Isofu leaped into Kong, arriving above Swain's head.

His sharp claws reached downward, aiming straight for Swain's skull.

The speed was so fast that the sound of breaking Kong could be heard.

If an ordinary person took that claw strike, they would probably shatter into pieces like a smashed watermelon.

Yet the scene Isofu desired did not happen. Swain still used a simple move, merely raising a single finger to contend with him!

However, Swain's single finger also carried a trace of Haki!

The shockwave generated by the clash was even more intense than before, causing cracks to even form on the nearby railing.

Swain pressed down with force once more, and Isofu went flying backward.

He skidded three or four meters across the ground before coming to a stop.

"How is this possible?!" Isofu felt it was utterly surreal!

Yes! Utterly surreal!

He didn't understand why this ridiculously young boy in front of him was so strong!

He had never even heard of such a character.

Did he just appear out of Kong??

Though he hadn't been injured in the previous exchange—the Zoan fruit gave him terrifyingly frightening defense!

The thought of retreating had already arisen in his heart; continuing to fight was useless.

"There's no need to fight to the death!"

He originally wanted to raise his hand to surrender.

Surrendering was permitted in the coliseum,

yet how could Swain not know what he was about to do?

This was the first time he had encountered a Devil Fruit user since setting out to sea, and Isofu's strength was considered pretty good.

Given time, he would inevitably become a Navy Vice Admiral, and moreover one of the more formidable ones among the headquarters Vice Admirals.

That was excluding Garp, of course—after all, he was a legendary powerhouse!

Swain's mouth curved into a smile, looking harmless to humans and animals alike.

In a flash, he was behind Isofu, sweeping him with a leg and sending him flying before he could even land on the ground.

With extreme speed, he struck him into the air with another punch, landing over thirty consecutive blows while Isofu remained suspended in Kong!

Complete suppression!

Even as a Tiger-Tiger Fruit user, he had no room to fight back against Swain.

The spectators in the arena fell dead silent!

Even the host stopped his commentary, staring dumbfounded at the scene before him!

"As expected of someone durable! That hurt my hand a bit." Swain said, loosening his wrists.

Isofu, lying on the ground with his eyes rolled back, had already lost consciousness, white foam still bubbling from his mouth.

He desperately wanted to say: Can you let me activate Tekkai before we fight again?

Yet while Swain knew his moves, he could not know his "inner voice".

With a single kick, he sent him flying off the stage.

Only then did the crowd react.

The boy in front of them had won! And in an extremely simple fashion.

People began to go wild for this battle.

Nearly ten thousand people in the arena chanted the name of Kaido.

"In this match, Kaido wins!"

"Tonight, the auction is won by Mr. Kaido!"