"Is that so, Kaido? It seems I've always underestimated you."
Big Mom's words were mixed with a sense of loneliness. She never expected Kaido to surpass her in every aspect.
His boldness, his strength...
Big Mom felt inferior.
However, this did not mean she admitted defeat. She had lost too much.
If they didn't decide a winner today, she wouldn't be able to get over this!
"Although I don't know what you want to do with the Memo-Memo Fruit, if you want it, risk your life to snatch it! That's what I, as a pirate, should do!"
Big Mom suddenly found release from various emotions.
Her children, her collection, everything she owned was no longer cared about at this moment.
Right now, she only wanted one thing.
That was to decide the winner with Kaido!
"I don't need you to teach me, old hag!" Kaido responded with a hearty laugh.
Looking at Big Mom's unprecedented seriousness, the blood in his body also began to boil.
He finally looked forward to the ensuing battle.
A cluster of someone else's soul floated out of Big Mom's hand, healing her broken arm first.
Then she took out her own soul, threw it into her mouth, and swallowed it with a pained expression.
Instantly, her body size began to increase.
Along with the clothes on her body and the three core Homies.
Her body, which was already taller than Kaido, now skyrocketed to 15 meters.
A difference of nearly double Kaido's size!
White smoke began to drift from her eyes, back, and hair.
That was the soul evaporating from her body.
Kaido had to look up to see her massive body.
Her face began to twist, her sanity in her eyes barely existing.
The tyrannical, angry, and crazy side of her subconscious was fully revealed.
The imposing aura she gave off far exceeded her normal state by several times.
Is she powering up? Kaido thought silently.
Finally, things are getting interesting.
Let me see how much improvement the consumed lifespan can bring.
"Two years' worth!" Big Mom's voice was heard.
This was the amount of lifespan consumed to increase her size and strength.
It directly doubled the amount used when fighting Kid and Law in the decisive battle of Onigashima!
"Die! Kaido!!!"
"Fulgora!!"
Roaring, she leaned over and pressed one hand on Hera.
Boom!!!
Instantly, a thick purple lightning bolt shot out from Hera.
It almost enveloped Kaido completely in an instant; even he couldn't react!
The lightning carried extreme heat and paralysis, making him feel unable to control his body for a moment.
Furthermore, this bolt of lightning did not stop after piercing through Kaido. It continued straight ahead.
Directly traversing the vast Totto Land, shooting towards the endless sea.
Creating a long arrow of purple lightning in the sky!
The people on the other islands of Totto Land were shocked by this bolt of lightning.
That miraculous lightning was deeply engraved in their hearts and would never be forgotten in their lifetime.
"Mama's power!"
"Too exaggerated! Too powerful!"
"Is this really something a human can do?"
"Only Mama can do such a thing!!"
"Big Mom Pirates will win!"
"Victory is certain!"
"..."
They cheered, no longer worrying about Kaido!
Kaido himself, who had suffered an unprecedented blow...
Exhaled a large breath after the lightning disappeared.
His eyes also marveled at the power of this strike.
This was not the Fulgora Big Mom used to hit Kid on Onigashima.
This powerful strike unleashed by Big Mom after boosting herself with two years of lifespan was more than a notch stronger than the former!
Big Mom looked at Kaido's body and laughed: "Mamahahaha!!! You are finally injured too!"
Being injured meant he could be killed!
Kaido originally didn't feel it, but after being reminded, he looked down at his chest and abdomen.
It had turned pitch black, with residual lightning power sizzling on it.
Injured without transforming into a dragon, huh.
The surface is probably roasted crisp, Kaido guessed.
The True Dragon's recovery ability quickly kicked in.
The charred skin gradually fell off with the wind, and pink flesh grew rapidly like tender shoots.
Within a few breaths, the burn on his chest and abdomen was healed as before.
Even the skin was smoother than that of an average woman.
"You are still far from killing me, Big Mom."
Kaido finally took her seriously, respectfully calling her by her world-renowned title.
Based on the power of this strike, he had recognized Big Mom as a true Emperor of the Sea, one of the few top powerhouses in the world.
"Far from it..." Big Mom whispered, and soon another trace of determination flashed in her eyes.
Kaido continued to wait for Big Mom to become stronger.
Come on!
Pay even more lifespan!
Become stronger and stronger!
Let me thoroughly enjoy this battle!
Big Mom and Kaido's gazes met again, and the fighting spirit of both sides shot straight into the sky.
Big Mom did not disappoint. She took out another cluster of soul and swallowed it.
Trembling all over, she swallowed it with a painful expression.
Her body size expanded again, even reaching the height of some giants at dozens of meters. Her exaggerated size far exceeded giants of the same level!
"Thre... Three years' worth..."
Her body seemed to be enduring immense pain, so much so that her speech was intermittent, needing rest to catch her breath in between.
Adding the previous two years...
She used a total of five years of lifespan to improve her strength!
At 68 years old, she didn't have much lifespan left. Being so generous could simply be called risking her life!
Kaido had to strain his neck more and more to look up. That huge face blocked the light falling from above...
Making him look incredibly dark at this moment, with only those blood-red eyes shining brightly.
Competing in size, huh.
Kaido transformed abruptly in mid-air. A massive Azure Dragon suddenly appeared, not much smaller than Big Mom at this moment.
Seeing the enemy still kneeling on the thundercloud to catch her breath, Kaido swung his dragon tail, starting the battle.
"Dragon Twister!"
A violent tornado rushed straight towards Big Mom.
A mass of incredibly hot orange flames surged from Big Mom's body.
Directly transforming into a beast, it swallowed the tornado. The high temperature completely changed the airflow.
The tornado was annihilated.
Kaido narrowed his dragon eyes slightly. Dragon flame condensed in his mouth and spewed out.
"Blast Breath!"
A pillar of fire rushed straight from Kaido's mouth towards Big Mom, but it was blocked by the huge sword that had become dozens of meters wide and thick jumping in the way.
The moment Napoleon caught it, he was burned red-hot, but he tried his best to protect Big Mom who hadn't caught her breath.
He shrieked in his mouth: "It's hot! It's burning me to death!"
With the explosion of the last bit of dragon breath, a puff of smoke drifted from the blade.
When the smoke cleared, a large hole had been opened in the middle of Napoleon.
Molten iron melted by the high temperature at the edge of the hole dripped from above Hera to the ground.
Drifting wisps of green smoke on the ground, it quickly solidified.