"You arrogant brat—stay right where you are!"
Doflamingo roared like a madman.
He pushed his Devil Fruit powers to the limit, recklessly unleashing everything he had.
In an instant, everything within hundreds of meters was transformed into a sea of white threads.
"Silken Surge: Giant Spider Nest!"
BOOM!
Countless threads surged like a white ocean, lashing toward the War God Susanoo under Doflamingo's command.
Seeing his attack land, Doflamingo's bloodshot eyes widened as he shouted again:
"Kaido! If not now, when?!"
"ROAR!" Kaido bellowed, snapping back to his senses. He gripped his kanabō tightly, rage boiling over.
What should have been an easy victory had slipped through his fingers again and again. He couldn't accept it.
That towering figure had returned.
And Luo Yu—still standing there, calmly sipping his liquor—was driving him mad.
In the past, Kaido would never have allowed anyone to interfere in his battles.
But now, he just wanted to know one thing:
Was this arrogant brat really planning to just stand there and watch him fight?
"Thunderclap Bagua!"
BOOM!
Lightning exploded as Kaido fused it with Advanced Haki, boosting his speed to the limit.
He became a bolt of living thunder, tearing through the sky toward the War God Susanoo.
But just as he closed within a hundred meters—
The three heads of Susanoo suddenly lifted, six blood-red eyes snapping open.
A sharp, metallic howl rang out.
The white threads binding Susanoo were instantly shredded.
A pale blue Susanoo blade unsheathed, slashing down with overwhelming force.
BOOM!
Blade met club like comet crashing into meteor.
The sea for a kilometer around erupted.
Kaido, charging like a lightning bolt, was stopped cold.
Lightning and Haki surged across his body as his muscles bulged. He roared again:
"You damn brat! You don't even know Advanced Haki—break for me!"
His roar shook the heavens. The balance of power trembled.
But before Doflamingo and the others could celebrate—
They saw something that shattered their nerves.
One blade. Two blades. Three blades.
Identical Susanoo swords appeared, each slashing down in succession.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Each strike stacked with crushing force.
Then—
BOOM!
Kaido was blasted away like a cannonball.
He flew faster than he had charged in.
In a blink, he crashed into one of the Beasts Pirates' massive warships.
The impact stunned the Flying Six on deck, who had been fending off falling meteors. They scattered in panic.
Even a Yonko had been sent flying by a direct hit.
Only a madman would dare step in now.
CRASH!
The massive ship shattered like paper.
The shockwave sent waves surging across the sea for kilometers.
Debris and seawater rained down like a storm.
Flames erupted across the shattered deck.
ROAR!
Kaido's dragon cry split the air as he soared upward in his Azure Dragon form.
Luo Yu knew: if Kaido hadn't used Flame Clouds to absorb the impact, the ship would've been destroyed—and Kaido might've been driven into the deep sea.
For a devil fruit user, that would've been true despair.
To be defeated like this, in front of the world—it was a humiliation Kaido couldn't bear.
"Brat! I told you—you can't kill me! If this is all you've got, let's see how you plan to defeat me!"
From scorn to fury, Kaido's words had shifted.
He no longer mocked Luo Yu—he acknowledged him as a threat.
But before Kaido could speak again, Luo Yu smiled calmly:
"Is that so? I'd like to know too—how did the Foolish Old Man move mountains?"
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
As he spoke, the Susanoo blades returned to their sheath.
The three-headed, six-armed War God pressed its palms together.
A massive surge of energy shot skyward.
As hand seals formed rapidly, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.
Even Kaido felt it.
When the final seal was made, nerves across the battlefield nearly snapped.
But Susanoo remained still, like a statue.
Everyone blinked in confusion.
Then—
A crushing pressure descended from the sky.
The entire sea felt like it was being pressed beneath a mountain.
"Look! The sky—it's gone dark!"
A cry of alarm rang out.
Everyone looked up.
What they saw made their blood run cold.
A massive shadow was growing above the clouds.
Hundreds of meters. Thousands. Then—
Ten thousand meters.
The clouds shattered.
A meteor the size of a city was falling from the heavens.
Hearts leapt into throats.
Was this really the work of a man?
Was this divine wrath?
Just moments ago, Fujitora's meteor shower—mere hundreds of meters wide—had already driven pirates to despair.
They had learned what true admiral-level power looked like.
But now, seeing this ten-thousand-meter meteor…
That had been child's play.
"Heh… this is terrifying," Fujitora chuckled, leaning on his cane.
"A godlike move right out the gate. Looks like I embarrassed myself earlier."
"Maybe I went blind too soon. If I'd known such wonders existed, I might've kept my eyes."
"It seems… the gears of the old era are finally turning."
"Kaido—you… you can take it, right? You're the strongest creature alive!"
Doflamingo screamed in panic.
For the first time—
He was truly afraid.