"Heat Breath!"
From the giant dragon's mouth, a powerful stream of heat emerged.
Boom!
Instantly!
The powerful heat stream pierced through the entire Dressrosa island, even scorching a hole in the sky several miles away.
"How's that move?!"
Kaido laughed triumphantly, looking in Esdeath's direction, pleased with the damage his attack caused.
Under Observation Haki, Esdeath naturally wouldn't take the hit head-on, although it wouldn't cause her any particularly great harm anyway.
"Heat Breath Barrage!"
If it was originally a continuous Heat Breath, now several pillars of fire spewed out almost simultaneously.
"Six-Clothed Ice Array!"
Unlike Toshiro's Six-Clothed Ice Array, which is placed on the ground, Esdeath drew a hexagram in front of her.
Immediately after, the hexagram instantly expanded, and an infinite chill surged from within it.
Heat Breath and cold air collided.
A teeth-grating sound was emitted; the heat contained in the Heat Breath was slightly inferior to Esdeath's cold air.
This caused the Heat Breath to be directly frozen in the sky, eventually falling to the ground and turning into shattered ice.
"How is this possible?!"
Kaido couldn't believe it, seeing the Heat Breath frozen into an ice pillar.
"This woman..."
"It shouldn't be, it's impossible!"
"Could the Ice-Ice Devil Fruit user be the real Joy Boy?"
Infinite doubts enveloped Kaido; he couldn't understand why he was falling behind, and the Marine opposite him wasn't even smiling!
Esdeath was speechless looking at the somewhat dazed Kaido; he actually dared to be distracted while fighting her. Did he really think she couldn't hurt him?
Armed Color quickly wrapped around Hyōrinmaru, and then Hyōrinmaru instantly slashed out, a Flowing Sakura-level Haki directly striking the hundred-meter Kaido.
"Ah!!"
This feeling of pain... Kaido lowered his head. He had actually been dazed during the battle!
"That looks much better."
In his Azure Dragon form, Kaido already had scars from Oden's previous slashes, forming a cross shape.
But now it wasn't.
It was now in the shape of a star!
Looking at the blood continuously seeping from his chest, Kaido stood frozen in place. It had been a long, long time since he'd felt this way!
"If Heat Breath can be frozen, then what about this move?"
The dragon's mouth opened again!
Countless giant wind blades flew out from Kaido's mouth, like the slashes of a great swordsman.
"Evil Wind!"
"Wind can't be frozen, right!"
"Tempest Kick - Ice Slash!"
A tender white long leg kicked out several large slashes. The ice-blue Tempest Kick collided with Kaido's Evil Wind.
Seeing this situation, Kaido remained unhurried, shouting loudly, "Roaring Thunder!"
"Guo Ao Ao Ao!"
Turning his voice into heavenly thunder to attack!
"Prism Ice Array!"
Hyōrinmaru lightly tapped the ground, and then ice walls surrounded Esdeath, the roar causing no impact on her whatsoever.
"If you're only this strong, then it's too boring, Kaido!"
Although it looked extremely fierce and even created a weather phenomenon, this kind of area-of-effect attack had little impact on her.
"I'm really being underestimated!"
Hearing Esdeath's words, a smile appeared on Kaido's face. He didn't expect anyone to dare speak to him like that!
"In that case, witness my full power!"
His hundred-meter body changed again. Kaido transformed into a half-human, half-dragon form, his entire body covered in scales.
His eyes looked at the still relaxed Esdeath!
"Hey, kid, you're Esdeath, right!"
"That's right!"
Seeing Kaido in this form, Esdeath also stopped holding back, her eyes becoming serious.
This form was Kaido's strongest in single combat!
"Esdeath... Joy Boy!"
He looked at Esdeath with some trepidation, then his eyes grew even angrier!
Their names were so similar!
And her strength was so formidable, but why didn't she smile, and it seemed no one had heard that she awakened because she was on the verge of death.
"Even if you are Joy Boy, I won't lose to you today!"
Gripping his spiked club, his arm involuntarily tightened. He, Kaido, had pursued the awakening of Joy Boy his entire life!
He didn't believe the person in front of him wasn't Joy Boy!
According to legend, Joy Boy only awakens when on the verge of death and brings joy to people.
And Kaido was either seeking death or on the way to seeking death every day, which is why it goes without saying, and artificial Devil Fruits also have another name.
SMILE!
Meaning 'smile'!
And why did the people of Wano Country only smile even when sad?
It was all because Kaido was pursuing the awakening of Joy Boy's identity!
"Hey, kid! Today you will surely lose!"
Kaido's eyes involuntarily carried jealousy and killing intent.
He was jealous of why Joy Boy wasn't him, or if he killed Joy Boy, would he then have a chance to awaken as Joy Boy!
"Is that so? You can try if you can do it."
Looking at Kaido's extremely complex expression, she always felt that Kaido had misunderstood something.
"Adamantine Trident!"
Swords have sword energy, and a spiked club, used to a certain extent, can also unleash club energy!
Bang!
"Storm Sword!"
The ice-blue sword energy and club energy collided. The figures of the two instantly disappeared from their original positions, and the ground collapsed.
Boom!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Hyōrinmaru and Hassaikai were constantly wielded by their respective masters. The ground and sky were filled with traces of their battle.
At this moment, Doflamingo's heart was twisted in pain; his castle was now a ruin, but thankfully the country hadn't been destroyed yet.
"Two monsters!"
Doflamingo strained to watch the two constantly clashing!
Each collision would instantly produce a huge roar, and then the already ruined castle would be desecrated again.
"This is truly!"
Issho shook his head, feeling the intense collisions on Dressrosa.
He had heard it earlier; the person currently fighting Esdeath was one of the Four Emperors, Kaido!
Before that, Red Hair!
Last time, a clash with Whitebeard!
This time, it's Kaido of the Beasts, another one of the Four Emperors!
Goodness, three of the four Four Emperors have already been provoked. They've fought all of them.
"Thunder Bagua!"
"Ice Dragon Tail!"
Hum—!
The spiked club and Hyōrinmaru collided again!
The energy generated instantly dispersed!
Dressrosa directly split into two pieces, the break point being exactly where Esdeath and Kaido stood!
"Damn it!"
Doflamingo watched this scene, wishing he could go up and slap Kaido twice!
If Kaido hadn't come, there wouldn't be so much trouble!
He didn't believe Esdeath came specifically to kill him. Now look... Dressrosa was gone.
"Hahaha!"
Tesoro laughed like a pig.
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