The System immediately scanned Kaido, returning his current attributes:
[Attributes]: Strength: SSSS, Agility: SSSS- (Divine Dragon form boost), Defense: SSSS+, Mental Strength: SSSS- (depends on emotional stability, Divine Dragon form boost)
[Abilities]: SSSS-rank Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki), SSS+-rank Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki), SSSS+-rank Dragon Power (Immortality ability), SSSS--rank Dragon Qi Scale-Transformation (Divine Dragon form boost), Dragon Might SSSS--rank (Divine Dragon form boost), SSS+-rank Lightning Control, SSS+-rank Fire Control, SSS+-rank Cloud-Riding, SSS+-rank Haoshoku Haki (Conqueror's Haki), SSS+-rank Taijutsu...
[Fruit Ability]: Mythical Zoan · Divine Dragon Fruit (Complete Awakening)
[Overall Strength]: SSSS+
Kaido's new attributes made Creed a bit shaken—Kaido's progress over these years couldn't be ignored!
He had even developed Dragon Qi Scale-Transformation and Dragon Might—two SSSS-rank abilities.
That SSSS-rank Strength especially made Creed wary.
And there was one more point: once the Divine Dragon Fruit fully awakened and Kaido manifested the Divine Dragon body, his four basic attributes were all above SSSS-rank!
A lot of his abilities had also received all-around boosts!
"This is really going to be troublesome."
Creed drew Rinne, flicked the blade, and answered with a clear sword hum, "Kaido, surrender… or die!"
Kaido narrowed his eyes. His massive dragon body trembled slightly with rage.
Creed's words pushed his anger to its absolute peak.
That tone… was like someone looking down from above and talking to him!
Unforgivable!
Even his former captain, Rocks, might not have dared speak to him like that!
"Surrender or die?" Kaido stared at Creed and said slowly, "For years, I've been seeking death—but this world is too small. So small that not a single person can fulfill my wish! So, Creed… I'm begging you today—grant me death!"
As he spoke, lightning and fire surged from his dragon body, making him look like a Divine Dragon bathed in thunderflame.
A terrifying Dragon Might swept outward, and the sky itself began to warp slightly, the void affected by that near-material pressure!
Hearing that, Creed felt a little puzzled.
"Have you ever tried finding Imu? Imu should be the strongest existence in this world… No, wait—if I remember correctly, you couldn't even beat Whitebeard, and you were even captured by him before. This world is obviously far larger than you think."
That stabbed right into Kaido's scar.
Kaido roared, "Creed! Stop talking nonsense!"
The battle was about to begin!
"Yingyingying!"
But Falkor, facing that Dragon Might, was the first to lose patience—almost charging forward to fight in Creed's place. If Ain hadn't grabbed Falkor by the little tail and yanked him back, he would've rushed in already.
"The Three Calamities are yours. Be careful."
Seeing King and the others rising up from below, Creed warned Ain.
Ain nodded, then descended with Falkor, heading straight to meet the approaching Three Calamities.
Roar!
The moment Ain left, Kaido struck—one claw raked down with terrifying speed!
That thunderflame-wreathed claw tore open streaks of spatial rifts, stirring the void itself into chaos.
Clang!
Creed raised his sword to block—and was instantly blasted backward.
Divine Dragon Kaido's strength was simply too monstrous!
This… was the true power of an SSSS+-rank powerhouse!
"Hm?!"
Kaido was delighted and about to chase, when he suddenly realized the claw he'd used to smack Creed away… didn't seem to obey him properly.
He looked.
That claw was already covered in a thick layer of ash-white black ice!
In the shadows, an extremely cold sword intent was relentlessly assaulting his dragon scales, carrying a painful, gnawing侵蚀 that made his nerves throb.
Ice-Erosion Sword Intent!
This SSSS-rank sword intent was finally showing its fangs today!
"Damn it!"
Kaido's Dragon Power shook, sending the ice on his claw rattling off in chunks.
But that terrifying sword intent remained latched onto his scales like bone-deep rot, still eroding his defense!
"Sword intent of this level… I've never seen anything like it in my life! It's even more terrifying than the Gorosei who wield the First Generation Kitetsu!"
Kaido's head started to throb.
That sword intent clung like a curse, carrying a freezing numbness that made him loathe it.
To be honest, Creed's growth left Kaido genuinely shaken.
In just a few years, he had nearly grown into an existence that surpassed Kaido himself.
But Kaido refused to accept it.
Today, he would make Creed understand who the true ruler of this sea really was!
Ever since the Divine Dragon Fruit completely awakened, Kaido's confidence had only grown day by day.
Originally, once the Beasts Pirates fully matured and he accumulated enough power, he planned to unify the New World, then overthrow the Marines and wash away his past humiliations!
But he never expected Creed to walk ahead of him—accomplishing what Kaido thought would take him ten years, maybe even more.
That was why Kaido hated Creed to the bone!
To Kaido, Creed was like a mountain pressing down on his head, making it hard to even breathe.
He even regretted it now.
If he had known Creed would come killing his way here, he should've taken the risk back then—joined hands with the World Government coalition and smashed Creed's alliance hard!
Instead of ending up like today, facing Creed's alliance alone!
Still… not seeing Shiki or Big Mom accompanying Creed steadied Kaido's mind.
Just you alone, Creed, want to wipe out my Beasts Pirates?
What a delusion!
Roar!
Kaido bellowed, and the thunderflame on his body surged again.
Rumble rumble rumble!
Not only did his dragon claws rip space apart—he also unleashed a terrifying thunderflame dragon breath that churned the void like rippling water, making everything unstable!
He was wary of Creed's Ope Ope no Mi teleportation, so he struck first to destabilize the surrounding space.
"Kaido!"
Kaido's all-out assault made the pressure on Creed spike, but it also lit excitement in Creed's eyes.
If he could defeat an SSSS+-rank enemy today… then he'd be qualified to challenge the "god" of this world—Imu!
"Dark!"
Creed drew out the Ame no Murakumo, switching to a dual-wield style.
His sword intent surged, forcibly pulling back his disadvantage!
At the same time, the Black Night Sword Intent spread outward like an endless curtain of darkness, blinding Kaido's five senses!
Inside it, Kaido was like a complete blind dragon!
Yet the killing intent everywhere reminded him—
The hidden killing blows were lethal!
"Cheap tricks!"
Kaido whipped his dragon tail with full force—BOOM!—and actually smashed a section of that endless night apart.
That collapse spread like falling dominoes, instantly reaching in all directions, as if the massive black curtain had been shattered and torn down.
"Breaking space with brute force…? This is the true strength of an SSSS+-rank top-tier powerhouse?!"
Creed was surprised. He hadn't expected Kaido to tear open his sword domain in such a ferocious way.
But did Kaido think that inside it… there was only Black Night Sword Intent?
"Dark!"
(End of Chapter)
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