The vast battlefield trembled as shockwaves rolled back across the sea. Every gaze locked onto the two titans at its center—Kaido of the Beasts and Admiral Luo Yu.
With the tide of battle shifting again and again, everyone knew: the outcome of this war would be decided between these two.
Feeling the weight of countless eyes, Kaido gripped his kanabō tightly and let out a savage laugh.
"Brat, is that supposed to tickle? If that's your best, then let's see how long that turtle shell of yours can hold out!"
"Break for me—Descending Three Realms: Drag to Naraka!"
With a thunderous roar, Kaido leapt into the sky.
His kanabō spun violently in his hands as Advanced Conqueror's Haki crackled like thunder, flooding into the weapon.
Lightning surged outward, engulfing the sky for hundreds of meters.
Kaido had become a living storm, twisting the heavens with his power.
As his aura climbed to its peak, he let out a deafening dragon's roar.
Muscles bulging like stone, he gripped his kanabō and brought it crashing down.
BOOM!
The stored lightning above was unleashed in an instant, pouring down like a broken dam.
The speed and force were terrifying—thunder roared like the heavens were splitting.
In a blink, the attack crossed the distance and slammed into Susanoo's sword.
CRACK!
The explosion echoed like divine thunder.
The sea for thousands of meters around was thrown into chaos.
The massive platform couldn't withstand the impact—it shattered like glass.
CRACK!
A sharp, sudden sound rang out.
Everyone's nerves tensed.
As they turned to look, their pupils shrank. Doflamingo couldn't hold back his glee.
"It's broken! That arrogant brat's turtle shell is broken!"
CRACK!
Susanoo's sword shattered.
Lightning still danced around Kaido's kanabō.
Seeing his strike land, Kaido laughed without restraint.
"Break for me!"
BOOM!
The hammer fell again, lightning pouring down like a waterfall.
Though Susanoo was reinforced with Armament Haki, the third-form Tengu armor couldn't withstand the piercing force of Advanced Haki.
After all, its greatest strength wasn't just power—it was penetration, like armor-piercing rounds.
BOOM!
The next strike, unimpeded by the broken sword, slammed directly into Susanoo's body.
Cracks spread like spiderwebs, and the towering Susanoo shattered like a mirror.
"Admiral Luo Yu's defense has been broken!"
Hannyabal turned pale, shouting in shock.
Everyone's hearts clenched.
Only Doflamingo and the pirates were grinning.
As Kaido's lightning-charged kanabō descended again, they watched eagerly.
Would the arrogant man who had stood there sipping liquor from the start… finally fall?
Could he still stand?
But just as that thought formed—
Their eyes widened in disbelief.
Luo Yu didn't dodge.
He simply looked up calmly beneath Kaido's twisted grin.
BOOM!
A surge of power—far greater than before—erupted like a volcano.
A pale blue aura burst forth like a flood, slamming into Kaido mid-attack.
BOOM!
The force knocked Kaido back, disrupting his strike.
As he steadied himself and hurled his kanabō again—
A new layer of armor materialized in front of Luo Yu.
Solid. Imposing. Unbreakable.
BOOM!
The explosion rolled back again.
Waves rippled across the sea in massive rings.
What should have been a direct hit on Luo Yu's body—
Was stopped cold by a towering figure.
That's right.
As everyone looked up, they saw it:
A colossal warrior, clad in heavy armor, nearly 100 meters tall—like a war god.
Their scalps tingled.
The previous Susanoo had been 20–30 meters tall, already massive.
Kaido had barely broken it.
Now Luo Yu had summoned something even larger.
Was this… Russian nesting dolls?
One shell after another?
And this one—this three-headed, six-armed titan—was beyond anything they'd imagined.
In that moment, everyone finally understood why Luo Yu had remained so calm in the face of a Yonko.
With a fortress like this, who wouldn't be?
"I… I think prison might be safer. Magellan, can I go back now?"
Buggy gulped, face pale.
The pirates who had escaped Impel Down—who would've mocked such cowardice before—now found themselves silently agreeing.
If not for Kaido's presence, they might've surrendered already.
"No… no way. That brat must be bluffing!"
Doflamingo screamed, nearly hysterical.
"He can't sustain something that massive! It must drain him like crazy—he can't last long!"
"Kaido! You're the strongest creature alive—land, sea, or air! You're the mightiest of the Yonko! Crush him! Show him what despair really means!"
His crazed shouts echoed across the battlefield.
Even the most cunning of the Warlords had lost his composure.
Everyone watched, stunned—
And waited to see what would happen next.