Kaido stood up, staring intently in Luffy's direction, his heart pounding like a drum, making even him feel a slight tremor.
Lin Yuan and Kuina were also looking in Luffy's direction. Kuina couldn't help but tug at Lin Yuan's sleeve and said cautiously.
" Lin Yuan, what kind of voice is that? It actually makes me feel a bit pressured."
Lin Yuan's gaze seemed to pierce through space, as if he saw a colossal elephant, towering between heaven and earth, also looking in his direction.
"This is the Drums of Liberation! The Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika about to Awakening, and my wait wasn't in vain. It's just that Kaido is probably going to be in trouble."
Kuina's eyes were full of doubt, but she soon noticed something was wrong.
As Luffy lay on the ground, his body underwent a transformation. His heart pounded louder and louder, even stirring up the dust around him.
Furthermore, Luffy's body began to change; his hair and clothes turned white, his hair took on a flame-like shape, and his "steam ribbons" wrapped around his neck and armpits like Gear Fourth.
His eyebrows curved like the patterns on Devil Fruit, and his pupils changed as well.
Lin Yuan knew that Luffy in his Awakening state was truly "mischievous." Once developed to the Awakening state, he possessed the Paramecia Awakening ability to assimilate any objects he came into contact with into rubber.
It can also create cartoon effects such as eyes popping out for both sides in a battle and even for people nearby.
Some Zoan Awakening forms possess "tenacious vitality" and "regenerative ability," allowing them to rise again no matter how many times they are knocked down, and they also have abnormal strength and attack characteristics.
With the addition of " Drums of Liberation ", stamina will be rapidly depleted in this state, and the Gear Fifth characteristics will fade, resulting in an aged state. However, as long as " Drums of Liberation " is heard, vitality will be restored.
Hahaha, hahaha!
Luffy was covered in white, flame-like substance, laughing maniacally, and his body involuntarily lifted off the ground, flying without wind.
Lin Yuan frowned, feeling that Luffy too strange. Although the Awakening of a Devil Fruit ability could bring great power, the ability of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika was too bizarre.
Moreover, Luffy in this state doesn't experience much emotional fluctuation; all that remains is happiness.
In Lin Yuan's perception, Luffy only had this one emotion; even the anger he had shown towards Kaido just now was gone.
Kaido also looked at Luffy with a serious expression. Only now did he finally understand Lin Yuan's meaning. The guy in front of him was indeed too strange, and his strength had increased too terrifyingly.
Unable to figure it out, Kaido decided not to wait any longer. Instead, he transformed into his half-beast form once more and charged forward, hurling the Hassaikai at Luffy.
"Hahaha!"
Facing Kaido's attack, Luffy's face was full of smiles, and his eyes even popped out of their sockets before bouncing back in.
Just as Hassaikai was about to hit him, Luffy's white ribbons moved without wind, and Luffy in Nika form threw a punch.
However, in this clash, Luffy did not retreat again. Instead, he smiled and withstood Kaido's attack head-on, accompanied by cheerful laughter.
"Hahaha!"
What are you laughing at! Thunder Bagua!
Kaido's face was full of black lines. After retracting the Hassaikai, he delivered another fierce blow.
" Gum-Gum White Whip!"
Faced with Kaido's attack, Luffy immediately covered his feet with Armament Haki, spun around several times, and then lashed out at Kaido.
The two attacks collided again, but to Kaido's surprise, Luffy's whip kick, after blocking Hassaikai, then curved and kicked Kaido hard.
"Boom!"
Kaido's body was sent flying backwards, crashing heavily to the ground. This was the first time in several days that he had been at a disadvantage in a direct confrontation.
"Hahaha!"
Luffy loudly, jumped a few times on the spot, slammed his fist into the ground, and then suddenly shouted.
" Gum-Gum Mole Pistol!"
Suddenly, the ground within a few hundred meters around him turned into rubber, and a rubber pillar shot out from where Kaido had fallen, continuing its attack on Kaido.
However, this time Kaido was not injured. Kaido slammed his body on the ground and, using the force of Luffy's attack, charged towards Luffy again.
The Hassaikai in his hand almost left afterimages as he realized that his charged attack couldn't hurt his opponent at all. So he immediately changed his fighting style to win by speed, or at least wear down his opponent's strength.
Luffy did not retreat, and also chose to fight with speed, a style of attack that he was more adept at.
Countless Hassaikai and Luffy's fists collided, creating a series of explosions.
Neither of them retreated, both attacking each other relentlessly. However, Kaido's expression was serious, while Luffy maintained a smiling face.
This rapid attack lasted for a full five minutes before the two separated, but they did not rest at all; instead, they caught their breath and continued attacking each other.
According to Lin Yuan's perception, Luffy, Awakening the power of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, is in no way inferior to Kaido. Apart from his somewhat strange emotions, everything else about him is extremely powerful.
Kuina was also completely shocked, her small, bright red mouth agape.
" Lin Yuan, this guy is a monster! Is this the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika power you were talking about? This is too exaggerated! Who would have thought that his fruit, once Awakening, could allow him to directly confront the Five Emperors?"
"Heh, I can only say that I can deal with Kaido, one of the Five Emperors. With his current strength, he poses no threat to me at all."
Lin Yuan said with a smile, but his eyes remained fixed on Luffy.
Kuina snapped out of her surprise, a hint of pride on her face. "He's truly my man; he speaks with such Haki."
"Yes, you are the world's strongest. Even if this Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika Awakening, it wouldn't be a match for you."
Just as Lin Yuan said, although Luffy's strength has doubled, he can only fight Kaido head-on, and his stamina is not comparable to Kaido's.
However, Luffy's fighting style is quite unbelievable. His body is even more abnormal than the original Gum-Gum Fruit, and he can switch between various movements at will. He can even turn his body into a rope to tie up Kaido.
"As expected of Hulai's power, at least this kind of arbitrary change is something no human could do."
Devil Fruit abilities are incredibly diverse, but Lin Yuan had never seen anything quite like Luffy's, which was incredibly powerful in both attack and defense.
Kaido was also enraged by Luffy's transformation and even used Conqueror's Haki Coating, but unfortunately, no matter how powerful his attack was, he couldn't hurt Luffy.
However, as the battle continued, and half a day passed, Lin Yuan keenly noticed that Luffy's body was slowly weakening.
However, Kaido, engrossed in unleashing his full power, failed to notice and unleashed his ultimate attack once again.
" Hakai!"