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"This blow was indeed stronger than three years ago, but it's still not enough!"

Kyle spoke in a low voice.

He never expected that Kaido, influenced by him, would develop a human-beast form even stronger than in the original story.

With the help of the Flaming Clouds, Kaido's aerial combat ability was compensated.

If Kaido had this form three years ago, he would have been the one to run away.

Even a scholar who has been away for three days should be viewed with new respect, let alone after three years.

Kaido is getting stronger, and so is he, but he is getting stronger by a much greater margin than Kaido.

and so--

"You come and take my knife too!"

Kyle gripped the Purple Lightning blade with both hands and raised it, as terrifying purple lightning shot out from the blade, forming a massive lightning blade above Kyle.

The giant thunder blade was exactly the same as the purple lightning in appearance, and its entire body was made of violent purple lightning, surging with terrifying power, and the sound of thunder exploding was endless.

"cut!!"

As Kyle cleaved down the purple lightning, the massive lightning blade above also slashed down.

Wherever the lightning blade passes, the air expands rapidly due to the high temperature, forming a supersonic shock wave. In a very short time, the energy decays and the wavelength increases, gradually evolving into ordinary sound waves, which is thunder!

The terrifying lightning blade, accompanied by rolling thunder, arrived above Kaido in the blink of an eye.

The emanating purple lightning struck his skin, causing a slight tingling sensation.

Kaido's expression changed drastically, and without the slightest hesitation, he dodged to the side.

This is a move you absolutely cannot take head-on!

Even though he acted decisively and dodged immediately, he still couldn't completely avoid the move and was grazed by the edge.

Whoosh!!

Kaido's body plummeted from the sky at an incredible speed, swirling with raging purple lightning, and crashed down onto the deserted island below with terrifying force.

Rumbling--

In an instant, as if a meteorite had fallen, a huge crater suddenly appeared on the deserted island below. Centered on Kaido's landing point, the ground cracked inch by inch in a spider web pattern, spreading outwards.

A terrifying shockwave spread, raising billowing dust and uprooting surrounding trees and ground.

Fortunately, Kyle had a good aim, causing Kaido to land on the other side of the unconscious marines.

Otherwise, if it had hit those unconscious navy personnel nearby, with that kind of power, wouldn't some of them have died?

Kyle hovered above the sky, gazing at the area below shrouded in smoke and dust. Suddenly, his figure flashed, transforming into a streak of purple lightning that hurtled towards the smoke and dust at incredible speed.

The next second, another loud sound came from the smoke and dust.

The shockwave erupted once more, blowing away all the surrounding smoke and dust, revealing the figures of Kaido and Kayle.

The two men clashed, their swords and clubs meeting in a clash that created a gaping hole. Terrifying shockwaves emanated from them, and black and red lightning continued to flash.

Suddenly, the void exploded, and the two of them retreated a distance. But the moment they regained their footing, they seemed to have a tacit understanding and rushed towards each other again.

What followed was a series of collisions, each one generating a powerful aftershock. The area within a few thousand meters was now flattened, filled with cracks and rubble.

These aftershocks continued to spread outwards from the island, causing the surrounding sea to churn and create huge waves.

The two fought on the island for a while, then flew up into the sky again to engage in a new round of battle.

A series of tremors came from the void.

Zoro, perched atop the mountain below, gazed at the two flickering figures in the sky, feeling the aftershocks impacting him, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"As expected, the gap is still huge!!"

This was arguably the most intense battle Zoro had ever witnessed.

Both Kyle and Kaido are among the world's top fighters, belonging to the very small group at the very top.

If he were to go up and face those two, he would most likely have difficulty even taking a single blow.

But this did not discourage Zoro; on the contrary, it made him even more excited, knowing that it was a good thing that he still had a lot of room for improvement in his strength.

This made him clearly understand that even though he was already quite strong, he was still nothing compared to the rest of the world.

We still need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity!

But that's the normal situation. If you're dealing with curly eyebrows, then you'll have to be incredibly arrogant.

After all, how can someone who only defeated a pirate with a bounty of 300 million compare to someone who defeated a pirate with a bounty of 500 million? There's no comparison at all!

Zoro's thoughts abruptly stopped, and he refocused his attention on the battle between the two above him.

Watching battles between such powerful individuals is quite helpful to him.

Meanwhile, the battle between Kyle and Kaido continued in the sky, both seemingly tireless, relentlessly attacking each other.

The difference is that Kyle has no scars at all, while Kaido has several crisscrossing sword marks and charred marks left after being struck by lightning.

Although the injuries weren't serious, it was clear who had the upper hand in the fight.

After another clash, Kaido's charred right shoulder suddenly felt a tingling sensation, slowing his movements by half a beat.

Kyle's eyes narrowed, seizing the opportunity. He instantly flashed forward, and a fist crackling with purple lightning slammed into Kaido's face.

Kaido's entire face was flattened, and his body flew backward like a cannonball. Purple lightning spread up again, enveloping his entire body.

Amidst the surging thunder, Kaido suffered several more charred marks on his body.

That's how it is when you fight Kyle; the longer it drags on, the worse it gets.

Because every attack of Kyle is imbued with the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, anyone who engages with Kyle will inevitably have their body continuously invaded by the lightning during the battle.

This applies to everyone, at least to everyone Kyle has faced so far.

They couldn't completely block Kyle's lightning; how much they could block depended on how strong his Armament Haki and physical strength were.

Therefore, the Armament Haki of strong fighters who battle Kyle is depleted particularly quickly.

Because it is necessary to use Armament Haki at all times to defend against Kyle's lightning attacks.

Although it consumes a lot of energy, it's not an option to not use it, otherwise even Kaido's physique wouldn't be able to withstand a few of Kyle's thunderous attacks.

Haki is not inexhaustible; it is consumed over time. Using Haki at high intensity will greatly deplete one's physical strength.

However, once the domineering aura is exhausted, the advantage of the Logia type becomes apparent.

For example, Kyle, Sabo, or even the current three admirals of the Navy, can deal considerable damage even without using Haki, relying solely on their own abilities.

But if it were someone else...

Referring to the original work, after Luffy used Gear Fourth on Whole Cake Island, his Haki was so depleted that he couldn't even break through the attacks of ordinary soldiers with the Giant Pistol, which was not imbued with Haki. This clearly shows the importance of Haki.

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