Renji's domineering declaration caused all Marine soldiers to cheer loudly.
"As expected of Renji, the New Star! That person just now should be King, one of the Beasts Pirates' Three All-Stars, with a bounty of 1,390,000,000 Berries."
"And such a formidable foe was no match for Renji and lost in a single move."
After taking down Kaido's top All-Star in one blow, Sengoku, Akainu, and others didn't show much joy. Especially the latter, who watched Luffy run further and further away. Akainu's rage was skyrocketing.
"Red Hair!" Akainu roared.
But with two Four Emperors blocking their path, even with all three Admirals present, it would be difficult to pursue successfully.
Not to mention Bullet still behind them. If they weren't careful, he would start absorbing buildings to become a combined robot, and that destructive power was not to be underestimated.
"King!"
The enormous dragon body slowly shrunk, and Kaido, who had transformed back into human form, came to the side of the crater, looking at King, who was covered in blood, his face gradually darkening.
"Heh heh, a reckless brat."
Kaido suddenly turned his head, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Boom!
Solidified Conqueror's Haki transformed into an incomparably thick purple-black lightning, suddenly exploding over Marineford Plaza.
Boom! Crackle!
After a loud bang, Kaido's figure instantly disappeared. The ground where he had been standing violently shattered into powder. His unrestrained way of exerting power was like a doomsday destroyer, wildly out of control.
Raimei Hakke!
Kaido was so fast that his body vanished into thin air. Even advanced Observation Haki couldn't detect any trace of him.
"Not good!" Sengoku's face instantly paled, his expression extremely grim.
"That monster is going to make a move."
Garp's eyes turned cold, his muscles bulging as Haki enveloped him. His figure shot out like a cannonball.
"It's too late! Renji!"
Cold sweat streamed down Sengoku's face. In his vision, Kaido had already appeared in mid-air.
Kaido swung Hassaikai, a cold glint in his eyes. The massive spiked club was wreathed in purple-black lightning, its metallic sheen reflecting a chill, and combined with Kaido's gaze, an endless killing intent smashed towards Renji.
Kaido's sudden burst of speed exceeded almost everyone's expectations. Not to mention Akainu and Aokiji wanting to provide aid, even Kizaru, who was closest to Renji, didn't react in time.
In the distance.
Mihawk's eyes flickered. Unlike the elderly and gravely ill Whitebeard, this attack from a peak Emperor Kaido was no small matter. Just the speed of this burst, ninety-nine percent of the people on the field couldn't react to it.
Shanks silently pressed the hilt of Gryphon, having seen the future three seconds from now, and was considering whether or not to make a move.
"Captain!"
Benn Beckman came to Shanks's side. Not keeping an eye on Kizaru just now was his oversight.
Feeling the overwhelming killing intent close at hand, Renji didn't fear, but instead smiled, his blood boiling.
Boom!
Under the gaze of powerhouses like Sengoku, Kaido's Hassaikai, carrying thunderous Haki, violently slammed down.
Clang!
The blood-red Kurai clashed with Hassaikai, wreathed in purple-black lightning, in mid-air.
He actually reacted!
As many powerhouses' eyes widened—
Hum!
The vacuum zone created from the mid-air collision of the two suddenly collapsed.
After a major battle, Renji's remaining Haki reserves were insufficient to sustain him for too long. Therefore, Kaido's purple-black lightning Haki gained the upper hand.
Under the surging crimson Cursed Energy, Renji unleashed his second technique. The blade of Kurai was wreathed in incredibly sharp Cursed Energy slashes, accompanied by vibrational force, bravely meeting Kaido's attack.
Clang... Clang...
The clash between the two stirred up astonishing air currents, making Kaido's hair whip wildly in the wind. At the same time, visible, dense, and rapid layers of ripples continuously vibrated in the sky.
The offensive, carrying a Conqueror's Haki attack, stunned the pirates and Marine soldiers who had barely managed to withstand Shanks's first round of Haki AOE.
Finally, after countless layers of energy ripples surged in less than two short seconds—
Boom!
The power of their collision exploded.
Under the horrified gaze of countless Marines, Renji's figure was slammed heavily to the ground like a meteor. Purple-black Haki, like maggots clinging to bone, swirled around Renji's body.
Drops of blood continuously overflowed from Renji's mouth.
Kaido looked at Renji falling to the ground. The insane killing intent in his eyes, combined with his ferocious face, appeared extremely oppressive, as if he was an invincible God of War standing proudly in mid-air.
Of course, this was only from the perspective of the Marine soldiers watching.
In the eyes of Kaido, the person involved, although a brief triumphant smile flashed, more than that was his incomprehension of Renji's final expression.
What did that faint smile on the corner of his lips mean?
With a "Boom!" Renji's figure heavily crashed into the earth. The terrifying force made him, like a human cannonball, destroy the hard rock ground. Inside his body, an intense abnormal sensation surged like a churning sea.
This was the first time Renji had suffered such a degree of injury.
Although his condition was not good after experiencing a major battle, and Shanks was eyeing him, preventing him from fully defending against one person, it was still the first time he had suffered such wounds.
But with the buff of Lv. 5 Transcendent, Renji's fighting will was not broken by this attack. Instead, it soared to its peak.
In the unseen mid-air, two lights, one blue and one red, gradually lit up on Kaido's body.
The blue light represented Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue, and the red light represented Cursed Technique Reversal: Red.
The moment Renji clashed with Kaido, he had planted seeds around Kaido's body.
This was also the main reason why his frontal attack was no match for Kaido. It was because most of his power was condensed into this later Unrestricted Hollow Technique: Purple.
Heh, what a refreshing battle, Kaido!
System, add points for me!
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully injecting 300,000 Bounty points! Hollow Technique: Purple has been upgraded to Lv. 2!]
Renji's smile was engulfed in the smoke and dust, unseen by anyone.
Sengoku, the consequences of this, surely won't be deducted from my salary, right?
Forget it, even if it is deducted, I've killed so many pirates, they can't possibly deduct it all.
Thinking this, a dazzling purple light burst forth in the sky above Marineford.
Renji's strongest attack shall once again be inscribed upon Marineford.