Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

'Sa! '

Ignoring Kaido's astonishment, Im flashed and charged towards Kaido.

A loud 'boom'.

A powerful surge of Conqueror's Haki swept out from Im, stirring the surrounding world and pressing down on Kaido.

"Like that Shanks guy, is your Conqueror's Haki so powerful that it can interfere with Observation Haki?"

Kaido's gaze sharpened.

Under the influence of this Conqueror's Haki, his Observation Haki was disrupted and he could not use it smoothly.

He had witnessed the scornful brilliance of Conqueror's Haki during his battle with Shanks.

Only those with Conqueror's Haki strong enough to overwhelm others can unleash it; this is another form of mockery of Conqueror's Haki.

Even Kaido's powerful Conqueror's Haki couldn't accomplish this.

His Conqueror's Haki level was too low to accomplish this.

However, Kaido did not panic. Instead, he sneered, "But it's useless!"

'Boom!'

The spiked club, imbued with the force of thunder, crashed forward, its shaft crackling with purplish-black lightning, as it slammed heavily into the oncoming Im.

But Im easily dodged it.

"Heavenly Punishment Sword".

Im's indifferent voice reached Kaido's ears, making the hairs on Kaido's body stand on end.

Because his Observation Haki was disrupted, Kaido was unable to detect Im's movements and attacks, making it difficult for him to dodge the attack.

"..."

Kaido gritted his teeth and activated all his Armament Haki, covering his entire body.

If you can't stop it, then bear it!

'laugh!'

The pitch-black demonic flames transformed into a cross-shaped sword, piercing straight towards Kaido.

Despite Kaido's body being covered in thick Armament Haki and solid dragon scales for defense, he was still as fragile as tofu under this sword.

Kaido was pierced through the body!

"Humph……"

His body was pierced through, and blood splattered instantly. The intense pain made Kaido groan.

But a fierce light shone in his eyes, like that of a bloodthirsty beast.

"Die!!"

As an awakened Mythical Beast, Kaido possesses a strong and resilient physique, and his willpower surpasses that of ordinary people.

Despite the excruciating pain, he swung his spiked club down: "Great Vajra - Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"

'Boom!!'

Kaido's powerful blow was blocked by the demonic flames.

The demonic energy collided with the spiked club at a distance, creating a terrifying explosion!

"The Sword of Wrath".

Im launched another attack.

The cross-shaped blade formed from demonic energy in his hand grew longer, ignited with black flames, and spun around before striking Kaido heavily.

'Boom! Boom!'

The weapon, burning with demonic flames, struck Kaido, cleaving him from mid-air and sending him crashing to the ground like a meteorite.

A huge, bottomless crater appeared on the wrecked ground, with cracks spreading outwards from its center...

This scene left the vast majority of people in the audience who were still able to remain conscious stunned...

"what?"

“Even Kaido…”

Kaido, one of the Five Emperors and the strongest warrior in the New World, was so easily injured.

Even Rocks couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

He thought to himself.

Is Im, who displayed such power, at the level of Whitebeard in his prime?

However, one thing is certain: this is by no means Im's "full strength"!

"The Vengeful Demon Sword".

Im's attack did not stop; he remained in mid-air.

She made a hand gesture, aiming it at Kado in the pit below...

'Boom!'

next moment.

A massive longsword burning with demonic flames pierced the earth like a spear.

It pierced through the earth and went deep into the seabed.

Even the island's base has been partially breached...

"Captain!"

Upon seeing this, "Blazing Flame" was filled with rage and its body changed shape, transforming into a toothless pterosaur.

Jin grabbed his head with his right hand and pulled it backward...

"The sable is proud to be emperor!"

The attack was extremely strange. He lifted his own head like a slingshot to gather power, and when he released it, the impact was like a laser beam, the attack piercing straight through Im.

'Boom!'

Im easily blocked the attack from the scorching flame.

The demonic energy transformed into a black shield, blocking attacks that could pierce through steel, and even preventing Im from taking a single step back.

The gap in strength is too large.

After strengthening his body with demonic energy, Im's power was amplified, slightly surpassing Kaido's at this point.

Jin's strength is not weak, but it is not up to the level of "Sea Emperor".

"Yan, step back! You are no match for 'her'!"

Enraged and driven to madness, Yan wanted to continue his attack, but was stopped by Kaido's voice...

'Boom!'

The earth was torn open, and Kaido, with a slowly healing blood hole in his chest, leaped out.

At this moment, Kaido's chest rose and fell slightly, blood continued to flow from the corner of his mouth, and his breathing weakened considerably, yet he remained powerful...

No one doubted that Kaido had lost his fighting ability.

People in this world are all thick-skinned and resilient.

In the original story, Whitebeard was stabbed through the heart during the Battle of Marineford, yet he was still able to fight the Navy for three hundred rounds.

Kaido, being an awakened Zoan-type, possesses recovery and endurance that Whitebeard cannot match.

Despite suffering more severe injuries than Whitebeard in the original story, Kaido is in better condition.

He can fight again!!

"I underestimated you. You're just as good as Whitebeard, Roger, and Rocks in their prime."

Kaido wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes showing obvious seriousness, but a smile of excitement curled at the corner of his lips: "However, I still have the same idea..."

"With this level of strength, he doesn't deserve the title of 'King of the World'!"

The guy who could suppress him so easily was no less powerful than the top experts he remembered.

But the king who rules the world should be even stronger!

To put it simply, Kaido is not convinced!

'Sa! '

Rocks flashed over and calmly said to Kaido, "This level of power isn't this guy's full strength; at best, he's just controlling a human puppet..."

This couldn't possibly be Im's full strength.

This guy didn't even show his "main body".

Even the appearance of the "main body" may not necessarily be the full force of this guy.

With centuries of accumulation and foundation, Im's power should be even stronger...

At least at this point, Im only displayed extraordinary Conqueror's Haki, but his Armament Haki did not reach an exceptional level.

It should be limited by the "body"?

In the Elbaf arc of the original work, Im's "true form" always appeared "injured".

Leaving the Holy Land of Mary Joa may have some impact on Im himself.

This explains something.

Im in the Elbaf arc may carry a burden no less than that Kaido in the Wano Country arc of the original work, who dragged Onigashima through several battles against the Rubber Sun God...

Even with such a powerful "burden," he could still defeat the Rubber Sun God with a single sword strike?

This number is absolutely incredible!

"..."

Kaido turned his gaze to Rocks, sized him up, and then narrowed his eyes, saying:

"Do you two have some kind of connection? You two look almost identical!"

With only minor differences in details, the wings, horns, and tails of these two are practically identical.

Is it really such a coincidence?

Is there some connection between these two that others are unaware of?

"Maybe they're all related to 'demons'?"

All Lox could say was, "It's normal for us to look alike, since we are both demonic beings of a certain mythical beast species. I am a great demon and 'she' is a demon."

Im's appearance is indeed very similar to his Hollowfication Stage 3.

The similarity is over 90%.

Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental, and indeed it is a coincidence...

"A demonic form of some kind of mythical beast?"

Kaido muttered to himself.

Then, realizing something, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes as he stared at Lox: "But have you forgotten something? Why are you coming here to talk to me about this?"

"I don't remember ever being that close to you!"

Don't worry about it.

Rocks waved his hand: "This guy is tough to deal with. I'm here to advise you to leave. You don't want to be controlled like the old 'Rocks,' do you?"

Upon hearing this, Kaido sneered: "Oh ho ho, you mean I'll end up like the old 'Rocks'? Don't be ridiculous, kid!"

"Even Rocks fell victim to this, I don't think you'll be spared."

"Are you suggesting you can get away with this? You're as arrogant as ever!"

"In terms of spirit and willpower, no one in this world can compete with me. I can handle it, but you may not be able to."

Rocks displayed exceptional confidence in this regard.