Bang! Bang! Bang!

Fiery red fists rained down like a meteor shower, flashing with purple-blue lightning as they tore through the air, completely engulfing Kaidou's massive frame.

Under Daren's relentless full-power barrage, the temperature in the atmosphere spiked rapidly, thick steam rising and swirling in the chaos.

"Damn it!"

Kaidou's pupils shrank as he cursed under his breath.

He had expected Daren to be strong—but this level of ferocity blew right past anything he imagined.

And yet...

A wild grin slowly twisted across Kaidou's face, turning more crazed by the second.

His hands, armored in dark blue dragon scales, gripped the kanabō tight. Rather than retreat in the face of Daren's onslaught, he stepped forward—and unleashed a barrage of blows, the Hassaikai sweeping out a storm of stick shadows!

"Gundari Ryuseigun!"

The purple-black arcs of his weapon blanketed the entire space before him. No blind spots. No openings. A solid wall of strikes.

Fist met iron club—each impact splitting the air with deafening booms.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

With every clash, violent shockwaves erupted outward, making the ground ripple like a stormy sea.

But then—

Kaidou's eyes went wide in disbelief.

He couldn't keep up.

Bang!

A fire-red fist slammed into the side of his face, tearing open a bloody gash at the corner of his mouth.

Bang!

Another blow drove into his gut, sending Kaidou skidding backwards, tearing up earth as he slid.

With Kaidou's defenses breaking down, Daren's assault only grew more frenzied.

He abandoned all defense, taking the thunderous hits of Kaidou's kanabō head-on—as if he felt no pain at all—focusing solely on pounding Kaidou into the ground.

His aura surged, explosive and unstoppable!

Kaidou's eyes widened in shock, but before he could react—

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

A storm of fists drowned him out completely.

Under the torrential barrage, Kaidou's massive body staggered and twitched with every hit. His dragon scales shattered, blood mist bursting from his body.

Then, with one final punch, Daren launched him like a meteor across the sky.

Kaidou hurtled several kilometers through the air, smashing through countless buildings before crashing deep into a distant mountain range, carving a massive gash through it like a rampaging dragon.

Boom... boom... boom...

The impact sent tremors across the island. A fault split the towering mountains. Peaks began collapsing inwards. Dust erupted skyward in a choking cloud.

...

King stood frozen.

Beneath his black armor and mask, his handsome face had gone rigid. It felt like the very soul had drained from his body.

He stared at the man surrounded by steam, blood sizzling off his skin, lightning dancing wildly around him like a wrathful spirit.

King swallowed hard. His hands trembled uncontrollably.

A chilling fear surged up from his heels, running straight up his spine into his skull.

Too strong.

A power so overwhelming it crushed all hope of resistance.

King had never imagined, not in his entire life, that any human other than Kaidou could reach this level.

Beside him, Queen was slack-jawed, completely stunned. His jaw practically hit the ground, eyes bulging out in terror.

"Th-this, this guy..."

"He's a human-shaped monster!!"

He shivered violently.

Queen didn't even dare to imagine what would've happened to him if Kaidou hadn't shown up in time.

His entire body wouldn't have lasted more than a few punches.

"Now do you understand why I said Daren can't be allowed to enter that state?"

Dragon was equally speechless.

No matter how many times he saw it, the sheer impact of a sight like this was enough to leave him reeling.

He let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile,

"He's so ridiculously strong... Honestly, in this state, I doubt anyone in the sea could stop him—except maybe Whitebeard or Roger."

Hearing Dragon's words, both King and Queen fell silent.

If until today they'd clung to the belief that "our boss is unbeatable," that conviction... was now deeply shaken.

"Kaidou!!"

A wild, hoarse voice suddenly rang out, cutting through the thoughts of the three.

On the smoke-filled battlefield, a young man with black hair wreathed in lightning stepped forward slowly, steam rising from his body.

His stance was slightly hunched forward, exuding a fierce, predatory aggression—like a wolf lurking in the shadows, ready to strike. His hands, crackling with black and red lightning, looked like the claws of a dragon.

As he spoke, scorching white steam snorted from his nose, curling into the air like a white dragon.

"So this is it?"

The corners of his blood-stained mouth lifted into a cold, defiant grin.

"Don't slack off. I haven't had my fill yet... If you don't come out, I'll sink this damned Onigashima into the sea!"

One second.

Two seconds.

Three...

BOOM!!

A deep rumble echoed from the shattered, crumbling mountains in the distance. The sound grew louder and louder, until it shook the heavens.

From among the peaks, a colossal shadow rose, soaring through the clouds and blotting out the sky.

A vast, ancient aura of a higher being surged outward with terrifying pressure as the massive figure moved through the sea of clouds, stirring violent winds across the land and sky.

Black clouds churned. Lightning danced.

The world was plunged into darkness.

Then...

A mountain-sized head slowly emerged from the clouds, towering above and staring down at Daren.

It was a massive azure dragon, its scales torn and slashed, with deep wounds and burn marks etched across its body.

Yet its presence only grew stronger by the second.

"Daren, you little brat..."

Kaidou, now in his Azure Dragon form, looked down with bloodstained fangs bared, his voice booming like thunder.

"You want to be the 'strongest creature'? Fine. That title... it's yours!"

Even someone as proud as him had to admit it—Daren, in his Magnetic Field Rotation state, had already surpassed him, the so-called "teacher," in raw physical power.

But...

"This Onigashima..."

Kaidou's eyes widened with fury, vertical pupils streaked with bloodshot veins.

HSSHH!!

Violent, searing red flames—hot enough to evaporate anything—erupted from the dragon's body.

The legendary beast, once cloaked in shadow, now blazed with fury, dyeing the darkened sky a burning crimson.

"—Must not sink!!"

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