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"Blast Burn!"
A massive fireball fell, transforming into a large character shape in mid-air, its enormous attack range covering the entire magma gladiatorial arena.
"Boom!!!"
Amidst the deafening explosion, flames shot skyward, and powerful shockwaves spread in all directions!
Katakuri flew out of the flames, his arms shielding him, and was slammed towards the spectator stands by the impact of the explosion.
Just as his back was about to hit the wall, he forcefully twisted his body, turning to face the ruins as he crashed into them.
His back would never touch the ground!
"Boom!"
Smoke and dust billowed.
Katakuri propped himself up, coughed out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes suddenly narrowed. He quickly dodged to the side, and the next moment, a volcanic bomb struck his original position!
Immediately after, a barrage of volcanic bombs came flying!
"Eruption!"
Daichi in Groudon Form opened his mouth, spewing out flaming volcanic bombs, continuously tracking Katakuri.
"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"
Katakuri constantly changed his position, using future sight combined with high-speed movement techniques similar to Soru to perfectly evade every attack, while circling the arena, looking for an opportunity.
Images of the future appeared in his mind!
Katakuri looked up at the sky, and a massive claw slammed down!
"Boom!!!"
The spectator stands shattered with a roar!
Daichi furiously slammed the ground, and suddenly a figure burst out of the smoke and dust, running up his arm!
It was Katakuri!
Having no time to withdraw his arm, Daichi quickly opened his mouth, and under the enhancement of the clear sky, a blinding white light shot out.
"Solar Beam!"
"So fast!"
Katakuri was startled, but having already foreseen the beam's trajectory, his legs quickly exerted force, avoiding the beam and appearing beside Groudon's head.
"Unstoppable Donuts!"
Donuts floated on both sides of his body, from which massive iron fists extended. To deal with such a gigantic monster, he needed more powerful attacks!
The Haki-infused fist slammed with full force into the side of Groudon's face!
"!!!"
A heavy and powerful punch!
"Roar!"
Daichi howled in pain, his body tilting to the side. He stomped his right foot forcefully to the side, supporting his collapsing body, and turned his head towards Katakuri.
"Damn it, that hurt!"
Daichi roared, his emotions gradually becoming agitated.
It was like this with Kizaru, and it's like this with Katakuri.
Fighting these guys you can't catch is so annoying!
Reality isn't a turn-based game; even some guaranteed hit moves can still be dodged by enemies in various ways, and super-large-range attacks mean dispersed attack power, making it difficult to inflict fatal damage.
The more Daichi thought about it, the angrier he got. He raised two massive claws and swatted at Katakuri in the air as if swatting a mosquito.
"Splat!"
The air exploded!
As expected, he missed.
Before being swatted, Katakuri, with no leverage, extended his arm and grabbed a stone from the spectator stands to pull himself away and avoid the attack.
Katakuri quickly stabilized his body, placing his right hand on the ground.
"Flowing Mochi!"
The surrounding rocks and other objects all turned into soft mochi, splitting into ropes that shot out, coiling around Daichi's massive body.
Although it was mochi, it was extremely tough.
"This kind of thing, it's useless!"
Daichi's entire body radiated intense heat. The mochi wrapped around him immediately dried up, emitting a rich aroma.
"Secret Technique: Mochi Biscuit!"
With a slight effort, all the mochi on his body cracked and fell off.
Daichi picked up a piece of biscuit and bit into it.
It was crunchy and surprisingly delicious.
"This guy!"
Katakuri's expression darkened.
Not only was his defense extremely strong, but he could also raise his body temperature to dry out the mochi, meaning that restraint-type moves had no effect whatsoever.
However, maintaining such a massive transformed state would inevitably consume a lot of stamina. As long as he dragged it out, the victor would definitely be him.
But that was the fighting style of the weak!
His younger siblings were watching him!
"Whoosh!"
Katakuri appeared in the sky, his mochi-transformed right arm becoming incredibly huge, even larger than a giant's arm.
Armament Haki coating!
"Grilled Mochi!"
Katakuri unleashed a massive iron fist!
Daichi's eyes lit up, and he swung his claw!
In a head-on clash, he had never feared anyone!
"Clang!!!"
Fist and claw collided, and under the clash of Haki, a large amount of black and red Haki lightning spread everywhere.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Roars continuously echoed around the two, and shattered rocks and magma shot into the sky!
"Aooo!!!"
Daichi roared, his claws gradually pushing back Katakuri's fist. In his Groudon Form, he not only possessed immense strength but could also rapidly absorb the surrounding natural energy.
At this moment, the magma pool beneath his feet was continuously supplying him with energy, allowing him to fight for an entire day without tiring.
He was invincible now!
Katakuri's face was veined, unable to resist Daichi's advance.
"Why isn't this guy's strength showing any signs of weakening!"
Normally, in a contest of strength, both sides would gradually tire, much like breathing: in a single breath, the exhaled air gradually decreases until the next inhale.
His strength was waning, but the opponent's strength showed no signs of weakening, even feeling as if it was constantly growing stronger!
He wouldn't be able to hold on!
The moment his stamina ran out, Katakuri couldn't react, and the future vision manifested in reality!
His fist flew high, and a massive claw struck his body. Under the terrifying force, his body shot towards the spectator stands like a cannonball!
"Boom!!!"
Smoke and dust shot skyward.
The ministers of Totto Land were perched at the highest point, watching Katakuri being knocked flying again, their hearts filled with worry.
"Trust Katakuri-nii!"
"Katakuri-nii will not be defeated!"
"Look!"
When the smoke cleared, the Totto Land residents saw Katakuri lying on the ground, and one by one, they all froze in a daze.
"Katakuri's back... touched the ground!"
The man whose back never touched the ground, who even slept standing up, was now lying in a pile of rubble.
This was something that should not have happened!
"Oh oh oh!!!"
Daichi roared excitedly.
The feeling of a strength contest was awesome!
But for a mere Paramecia user to compete in strength with him, who could transform, was purely asking for trouble. Big Mom would be a different story.
Katakuri slowly got up, blood trickling down his forehead. Although he had shown a weak side in front of his younger siblings, his eyes were now more fervent than ever.
He hadn't met an opponent in a long time!
Katakuri tore off his upper garment, revealing his muscular torso, and even removed the scarf he never took off, exposing his eel-like large mouth.
The man let out a roar!
"Daichi!!!"
Daichi watched Katakuri's actions, smirked, and stomped the ground forcefully, causing a massive rock pillar to rise from the magma!
This was a new arena!
Daichi's body gradually shrunk, transforming into a beastman form similar in size to Katakuri, his fighting spirit surging.
He could feel Katakuri's burning soul. Although he could win by dragging it out and exhausting Katakuri, Katakuri had issued a challenge, and as a man, how could he back down?
In response, he would fight him in the most suitable form.
Without any words, both men clearly felt the voice from each other's souls, and simultaneously leaped onto the arena!
"Daichi!"
"Katakuri!"
Both men roared as they charged at each other!