As the inky black iron club and the crimson twin blades swept down, scarlet and pure white, two distinct powers converged, transforming into an immense, unstoppable spiral shockwave that bore down on Golden Lion Shiki.
Shiki's eyes shifted slightly. Ocean Hegemony, he naturally knew this move. It was a technique Big Mom learned from somewhere, rumored to originate from the Giant Race, and she taught it to Kaido. This kid, Roa, knows it too? This move isn't as simple as one plus one equals two.
"Lion!" Shiki immediately crossed his swords. "Cross Kill!"
Boom!
The roaring shockwave instantly collided with a massive cross-slash. Two domineering powers clashed fiercely, distorting space itself and making everything in the sky appear warped and twisted.
"W-wahhh! What is this?!" Doflamingo clutched his ears in agony. "My ears, my ears are going to explode!"
Head Crusher Hyde's face was grim. This level of engagement! They were still flying too low. If an attack landed on this island, it would instantly be a catastrophe!
The clash of the two powers in the sky continued, but ultimately, Roa and Kaido's combined ultimate technique was superior, slowly yet decisively crushing Shiki's slash and engulfing him with undiminished force.
"Uggygygygygy!" Kaido roared with laughter, triumphant. Arrogant, be arrogant now, Shiki!
"It's all my doing!" Roa also nodded in satisfaction. The last time he used this move against Garp, that guy simply nullified it with a single punch. But now, it could suppress a technique from Uncle Shiki, who was on par with Garp. Even though Big Brother Kaido was also improving, the extent was certainly not significant. Such a huge change was, of course, because he was much stronger than he was then!
"You two, what are you so proud of?" The residual shockwave was suddenly cleaved by a massive golden slash, revealing Shiki with a dark expression. He looked somewhat disheveled. His expensive kimono was now a bit tattered, and his precious golden hair looked like it had been chewed by dogs—no, by a dragon and a tiger—all messy and broken in many places.
"Do you think you can defeat me with just that kind of move?" Shiki sneered, raising his blade. "You're still far from it!"
Roa and Kaido exchanged glances, then simultaneously shot towards Shiki like lightning. At the same time, Kaido breathed fire, stirring up a gale. Roa immediately made the flames more ferocious and the wind more violent. Fire, aided by the wind, instantly transformed into a sea of fire sweeping across the sky, its temperature so high that the onlookers below thought they would melt.
"Do you think only you have abilities?" Shiki sneered. The entire island below suddenly began to tremble. Two massive peaks abruptly rose from the ground, spinning like giant spiral spears, piercing through the sea of fire and bearing directly down on Roa and Kaido.
The two speeding figures didn't halt for a second, because in the very next instant...
Whoosh!
The surging spiral mountains instantly shattered, transforming into a sky full of flying yellow sand, unable to impede the two in the slightest. They had weathered away. Shiki frowned. Roa's ability was truly troublesome.
He swung his twin swords.
Clang! Clang!
Two explosive sounds merged, almost indistinguishable. The two sounds came from Kaido's iron club and Roa's twin blades respectively; they simultaneously collided with Shiki's swords. Haki lightning erupted, and Roa and Kaido were directly sent flying by the immense force. Shiki also retreated, but the distance was much shorter.
"That's truly exaggerated!" Even after his last confrontation with Garp, Roa was still amazed by the terrifying power of these top-tier experts. My combination with Big Brother Kaido should be much stronger than Kid and Law on Onigashima thirty-two years later, so why is it still so hard to deal with? Could it be that Aunt Linlin is really that unimpressive? Oh, and there's Zephyr, who's even less impressive.
"Continue!" Kaido roared, gritting his teeth, and lunged forward again. Roa naturally had no reason to retreat.
Thus, the aerial struggle between Roa and Shiki from earlier was re-enacted, but this time, it was Roa and Kaido teaming up against Shiki. It was still incredibly difficult. Shiki's two-sword style was perfectly suited to dealing with two opponents simultaneously. The power in just one of his hands was enough to suppress either Roa or Kaido individually.
Strong! This is the true top combat power of the sea!
"Geh ha ha ha ha! I told you, you're still far from it!" Shiki laughed loudly. These two brats did put some pressure on him, but it was still far from enough to defeat him.
"No choice, let's use our trump card, Big Brother Kaido!" Roa opened some distance. "Otherwise, Uncle Shiki will completely look down on us!"
Without any hesitation, Kaido's body elongated, transforming into a massive azure dragon. Roa landed on Kaido's head.
"Roa, don't get burned to death!" While cautioning him, flames poured from Kaido's mouth. In the blink of an eye, the flames, as if corporeal, enveloped Kaido's body, transforming him into a giant flame dragon.
"It's really hot!" Roa licked his lips. He could summon natural disasters at will, but that didn't mean he was immune to all disasters. Kaido's flames could certainly harm him. However, he used Kaido's flames to create a fire disaster, and then used his ability to control the fire at will to create a space for himself on top of Kaido's head, isolating him from the heat.
"Then, come on!" The horn on Roa's forehead was practically glowing. The flames coiling around Kaido's body expanded further. His already kilometer-plus size instantly doubled, turning him into a truly colossal being several kilometers long! Not only that, but the temperature of the flames also increased by an entire order of magnitude!
"So hot! So hot!" On the ground below, Doflamingo could no longer hold out. He emerged from his Stone Man, panting like a pug with his tongue lolling out. Dylan was even astonished to see the liquid in a glass on a nearby table almost instantly evaporate. Such astounding high temperature!
"It's not over yet!" Roa laughed, plunging his twin blades into the flames ahead. "Triple Extinction!"
Thunder and gales began to swirl around the flame dragon's body. Not only that, but Roa's Haki and bloodlust were also infused into the fire dragon.
"Uggygygygygy! Excellent! Roa!" Kaido roared with laughter. "This is our strongest power!"
The fire dragon soared through the sky, the circulating wind greatly increasing its speed.
"Let's go, Big Brother Kaido!" Roa felt like he was piloting a Gundam right now; it was delightful.
Shiki's expression was extremely grave. "Lion's Might: Imperial Palace Scroll!" At the edge of the island, the waters surrounding it suddenly surged, abruptly coiling into giant water dragons that swiftly flew towards them.
"He can even control water?" Dylan was somewhat startled. Isn't that just a pure Devil Fruit user's natural enemy?
These water dragons didn't stop, charging directly towards the flame dragon. However, they couldn't even get close; the surging water was already evaporated by the intense heat. After all, the fire dragon's scale was too immense, and its temperature too high.
"Useless, useless! Shiki! Take this!" Kaido laughed loudly. "Great Fire Dragon Torch: Ascending Dragon—"
Roa likewise shouted with a laugh, "Flame Eight Trigrams!"
Both their Haki converged on the flame dragon's head, and then, the massive creature slammed irresistibly headfirst towards Shiki. This is our burning hot combo attack!
Shiki's face was expressionless, then his lips gradually curved upward, finally breaking into a mad laugh. "Then, come witness my Lion's Fang!" The Golden Lion showed no signs of retreating, directly swinging his twin swords to meet the attack. The black lightning on his blades was so dense it almost enveloped the entire swords.
"Lion: Instant: Lion's Fang!"
Before the kilometers-long flame dragon, Shiki was as small as an ant. His charge towards the flame dragon wasn't even a moth flying into a flame. However, the instant he collided with the flame dragon, brilliant golden light transformed into a gigantic lion's head, its maw agape, revealing sharp fangs. Its scale was by no means inferior to the flame dragon's. The two colossal entities slammed fiercely into each other.
Black Haki, spreading like a spiderweb, instantly covered the sky. On the island below, Shiki's meticulously designed mansion crumbled with a roar. A swirling wind swept across the entire island, even uprooting many towering trees and carrying them into the sky. The massive island sank under the immense pressure, seemingly on the verge of crashing down onto the Flower Capital.
"W-wahhh!" Doflamingo screamed. The Stone Man, merged with the ground, was almost blown away, and he himself, who had come out to enjoy the breeze, felt his waist about to snap. Everyone looked up, everyone was uneasy, everyone waited for the final outcome.
Flames splattered, slashes ripped through the air.
"Oh oh oh oh oh!" Kaido roared, pushing forward with all his might.
"Oh oh oh oh oh!" Roa bellowed, channeling his abilities with full power.
And then finally, the flame dragon, with some difficulty, crushed the lion's head, slamming headfirst towards—
Hm? Roa froze, then roared in indignation, "Uncle Shiki, you're too cunning! Logically speaking, should you be dodging right now?!"
Shiki had already shot off to a higher altitude, with no intention of continuing to clash head-on with the flame dragon. This was utterly un-shounen-like! If you're going to dodge, what's the point of our beam struggle?!
"Do you take me for an idiot?" Shiki even found time to light a cigar, exhaling a smoke ring leisurely. "Only an idiot would look for trouble."
"Doesn't matter!" The idiot beneath Roa roared. "I'd like to see how long he can keep dodging!"
Roa's lips twitched. How was this massive fire dragon supposed to catch up to Golden Lion Shiki now?
"Then let's end it here," Roa said directly. "The third round should also count as a draw, right?"
Shiki's face darkened.
"In that case, it's two draws and one win, so we win, Uncle Shiki," Roa said with a smile.
"You brat!" Shiki cursed through gritted teeth, biting his cigar in half. "I haven't said it's over yet!"
"But you're helpless now, aren't you?" Roa's words made Shiki's face stiffen. The flame dragon just now was like Ocean Hegemony; it wasn't a simple one plus one equals two for Roa and Kaido. It was the perfect fusion of their abilities and Haki, unleashing a power that even the proud Golden Lion was wary of. He truly had no recourse.
The flames gradually dissipated. Roa exhaled a long breath, then summoned some ice to cool himself down, finally feeling much more comfortable.
"The loser is silent," Roa said. "So, Uncle Shiki, don't cling to this anymore. We're not suitable."
"Brat!" Shiki bit his cigar completely in half. Was the brat he had always considered a disciple, an heir, finally going to completely part ways with him? Kaido, you bastard!
Kaido's dragon face showed a triumphant grin. Shiki, aren't you supposed to be so impressive? Can you do a combined ultimate technique like this?
"However, Uncle Shiki, you don't need to be disheartened. Although I can't join your crew, cooperation is still possible, you know." Roa didn't forget to drum up business for himself. "Just like Aunt Linlin, my Heavenly Disaster Company undertakes external warfare business. As long as you pay, I can help you."
"Hm?" Hearing Roa's words, Shiki was visibly stunned. He narrowed his eyes. "You brat, are you serious?"
"Of course!" Roa patted his chest. "Who didn't know back on Hachinosu Island that I, Roa, am the most honest of all!"
"Geh ha ha ha ha! That sounds truly interesting," Shiki's lips curved upward. "Perfect! Then you and I will hunt Roger together!"
"Roger?" x2. Not just Roa, but Kaido also gasped in surprise.
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