His commanding shout echoed across the heavens, and countless bolts of lightning suddenly crashed down, forming a thunderous spectacle behind Xia Le.
The dark surroundings abruptly lit up.
Boom!!
The club and the long blade clashed fiercely without touching.
Black-red lightning rapidly coiled and surged, while invisible ripples spread in every direction. The entire ground undulated like waves.
Their eyes met, lightning crackling between them.
One was calm; the other was wild and furious.
Boom!!
After time seemed to freeze for roughly three breaths, their power erupted. Kaido's expression abruptly changed as his body was driven backward.
His enormous body carved a long furrow through the ground, only stopping after a full kilometer. He snapped his head up and looked at his opponent.
Only when he noticed that Xia Le had also been dragged across the ground did he let out a long breath and burst into laughter.
"Worororororo!"
"It's not easy to find a fighter like you in this age, Xia Le!"
"Looks like we can have a proper fight today!"
Xia Le smiled too, looking at Kaido ahead.
"Looks like I can finally fight with everything I have!"
"After all these years, the world has produced some worthy fighters."
There was a hint of loneliness and desolation in his words.
Being invincible in this world brought its own indescribable sorrow. Having no opponents meant never experiencing the joy of battle.
And that was the greatest sorrow and loneliness for men like them, who had climbed step by step toward the pinnacle of strength.
"Mamamamama!"
"So the Navy's new Fleet Admiral is an arrogant, overbearing fellow like you?"
"You're that confident in your strength?"
Big Mom spoke with a booming laugh as well.
"Big Mom!"
"Come at me together. Otherwise, once I get serious, I doubt either of you