Kaido felt a bad premonition upon hearing Qin Ze's words.
He swung his spiked club again.
But in the next second,
he found that his opponent had vanished from his original spot.
Almost simultaneously,
Qin Ze appeared behind Kaido.
Kaido, who had already activated his Observation Haki,
seemed to have a slight premonition.
Just as he was about to turn around,
Qin Ze, mid-air, directly struck Kaido's nape with a hand blade.
Kaido, still pondering how to defend against Qin Ze's attack,
only felt his neck being violently struck by some sharp weapon.
A sharp pain instantly shot through him.
Immediately after, Kaido felt a wave of dizziness.
His body swayed unsteadily.
"Boom!!"
He directly collapsed to the ground,
his body creating a large crater in the earth.
This showed the immense power of Qin Ze's strike.
As for Qin Ze,
after striking in mid-air,
he landed gracefully to the side,
without even a speck of dust on him.
At this moment,
everyone who witnessed this scene,
in the testing ground surrounded by thousands of people,
the atmosphere was eerily silent.
Everyone stared at Qin Ze in disbelief.
This...
Kaido was actually instantly defeated by a newcomer?
"Holy crap! One-shot kill?"
"Did anyone see his move clearly? I didn't even see it!"
"He was too fast, I didn't even react before Kaido fell!"
"As expected of someone Edward praises, he's too strong!"
"This is simply a monster!"
"..."
The entire venue instantly erupted.
What was expected to be a one-sided battle where Kaido would crush his opponent
turned out to be the complete opposite.
Kaido, the strongest among the intern crew members,
was actually defeated by this newcomer in one move!
Some of the older crew members were greatly alarmed.
They finally shed their contempt for Qin Ze.
Looking at Qin Ze again, their eyes were filled with deep apprehension.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Edward, you're right, this kid is indeed a martial arts genius!"
"This terrifying speed, explosive power, simple and brutal!"
"You've truly given me a huge surprise!"
Rocks saw Kaido defeated.
He felt no regret.
Instead, he burst out laughing.
To him, losers were trash.
But Qin Ze, on the other hand, had given him a huge surprise.
This was a young man even more terrifying than Kaido.
"gurahaha!"
"I have great faith in his strength!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily as he looked at Qin Ze in the arena.
In fact, he was also very shocked at this moment.
To knock out Kaido with one strike,
he hadn't expected that.
He had originally thought that Qin Ze would win against Kaido,
but it would definitely be a tough fight.
But the current situation was that
Kaido was knocked out in one move.
This meant that within this month,
Qin Ze's strength had seen a terrifying improvement.
He truly was a monster.
"He's really strong!"
Golden Lion's eyes glowed, as if he had found a treasure.
Such a talent,
he absolutely had to get him into a team.
Qin Ze, seeing that Kaido had not yet risen from the ground,
looked at Captain Rocks and said,
"Captain, is my assessment over?"
"Of course!"
Rocks' eyes immediately lit up.
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze walked out of the testing ground
and came over to Rocks.
At this moment,
his status was now that of a formal crew member.
Seeing Qin Ze approach,
Rocks laughed heartily,
patted Qin Ze on the shoulder,
and said with a satisfied expression,
"Welcome to the Rocks Pirates!"
"I believe that with your talent and strength, you will soon become a powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of the world!"
The previous battle had left a deep impression on Rocks.
Edward was right.
This Qin Ze was indeed a top-tier genius.
Without using any Haki,
he directly defeated Kaido with his formidable physique and explosive power.
This time,
he had truly found a treasure.
In response to Rocks' recruitment,
Qin Ze replied calmly,
"It's my honor!"
"Hahahaha! Good!"
Rocks was momentarily stunned by his cool attitude, but then burst into laughter.
Instead of being offended by Qin Ze's demeanor,
he admired him even more.
In his opinion,
a strong person...
should have their own personality.
The powerhouses currently on his ship,
Edward, Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin...
Which one of them wasn't unruly?
Furthermore, with the strength Qin Ze had displayed
and the talent he possessed,
these were minor matters.
"Excellent, excellent! I look forward to your future performance!"
Rocks gave him a deep look.
Then he spread his arms,
and a chilling sense of oppression instantly swept across the surroundings.
Looking at the new recruits who were about to undergo their tests,
Rocks, full of Haki, spoke,
"In my pirate crew, you can obtain money, status, women, and power!"
"As long as you have enough strength, this place will be your paradise!"
"Newcomers, let me see your strength!"
"Prove your worth to me with blood and slaughter!"
"Now... the assessment begins!"
As soon as his voice fell,
the official crew members who had been waiting nearby
immediately charged into the group of newcomers.
It was like a pack of hungry wolves entering a flock of sheep.
What followed
was an extremely brutal scene.
The crew members showed no mercy.
Wails and cries for help emanated from within.
Blood quickly formed a pool on the ground.
Witnessing this scene,
the spectating crew members began to cheer.
The entire island,
at this moment,
was plunged into madness.