After absorbing so much energy and so many devastating attacks, he had finally reached the absolute limit of what he could contain.
Crack!
A fracture appeared, as though the sky itself had shattered, revealing the boiling, violently surging energy within. Lightning, flames, and hurricanes mingled and entwined.
"He's reached his limit, Linlin!"
Kaido laughed.
"Then let's give him one more fatal blow!"
Big Mom laughed as well.
But this time, neither of them used lightning, flames, or other Logia energy attacks. Instead, they raised their weapons.
Kaido landed on the ground, returned to his human form, and stood beside Big Mom.
"It's been more than twenty years since we last fought together. This feels pretty good, Linlin!"
Big Mom snorted. "Let's finish off this brat first, then reminisce!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"He's almost at his limit. Once the energy inside that black hole erupts, he won't be able to withstand it!"
"And all we need to do now is add fuel to the fire!"
Kaido laughed and seized his Hassaikai.
"Then hurry up!"
Big Mom said.
They exchanged a glance, gripped their weapons, and looked ahead.
River's robes snapped in the fierce wind. The enormous expanse of darkness above his head cracked apart, exposing the vast, formidable, dangerous mass of energy within, as boundless as an ocean.
It was easy to imagine the disastrous consequences if that energy went out of control. It could annihilate anything, any living creature, in an instant.
"Even for me, all this absorbed energy is dangerous!"
River murmured, exerting force with his right hand as veins bulged along his arm.
Sweat seeped from his forehead. Controlling this enormous black hole was like swinging a mountain weighing ten thousand tons, placing tremendous strain on his mind, stamina, and will.
Worse still, the black hole was about to shatter