One Piece: From the God Valley Era

Bang!

Taking advantage of Kozuki Oden's distraction, Kaido unleashed Thunder Bagua, striking directly at his face with immense power.

In an instant, Kozuki Oden's face twisted and deformed, and his entire body flew backward.

Immediately afterwards, Kaido rushed out, intending to take this opportunity to finish off Kozuki Oden.

This is his first stop in Wano Country; he can only win, not lose.

Of course, it's okay to lose, but it would be too embarrassing.

"Not bad, Kaido." Acnoya nodded as he watched Kaido and Kozuki Oden's battle. "You haven't been slacking off lately, and your strength has increased considerably."

Back in the Rocks Pirates days, Kaido was very diligent, often sparring with Linlin, Whitebeard, and himself. Even after obtaining the Blue Dragon Fruit, he didn't rest, increasing his training intensity day by day.

That's how Kaido came to be.

However, in the original work, Kaido is considered a bit lazy. He's either committing suicide or on his way to committing suicide. Although this is also a form of training, it doesn't do much to improve his strength.

At that time, Kaido also felt that he was very strong, and even thought that he was the strongest in the world.

However, he encountered the awakened sun god Nika and his unfilial daughter Yamato.

This led to carelessness, the loss of Jingzhou, and defeat.

If Kaido hadn't deliberately played around, Luffy and Yamato wouldn't have been a match for him at all.

It can be said that Kaido's failures were mostly due to his own self-destructive actions.

However, Kaido is now going all out, showing no mercy or playing around.

They might actually be able to kill Kozuki Oden.

And now the pace has shifted to Kaido's pace.

Zoan-type Devil Fruit users are like cockroaches that can't be killed. If you can't kill them in one move, you'll be stuck in a protracted battle and eventually be worn down by them.

Although Kaido has only recently obtained the Azure Dragon Fruit, it is a Mythical Zoan type, possessing the most outstanding endurance and strength. Even though he just ate it, he already has power that is difficult for ordinary people to match, and he can even use elemental attacks.

So now this is Kaido's area of ​​expertise.

Furthermore, at this time, Kozuki Oden was far from reaching his peak.

Will it win?

We will win!

"Oden, don't get distracted! I'm not that easy to defeat!"

Just then, Hyogoro's voice resounded in all directions. The burly samurai stood up and walked towards them step by step with firm strides.

I just don't know if Kozuki Oden can hear it.

"Oh~" Acnoya looked at Hyogoro walking over and said with a smile, "Not injured, quite resilient."

Upon hearing this, Hyogoro said in a deep voice, "I can tell that you are not using your full strength. You are very strong, and I am far from being your match."

"But for the sake of Wano Country, I am willing to sacrifice my life, even if it is just to hold you back, no, to play with you."

"Play?" Acunoa said, "That's a very good word."

"But you really trust Kozuki Oden that much?"

"He was a demon before, is it really a good idea to entrust Wano Country to someone like that?"

"And could Kozuki Oden really solve everything?"

He had no intention of killing Hyogoro, nor did he want to kill him.

To maintain our rule in Wano Country, some people can be killed, but others can be spared.

The general and the daimyo need to be killed. Their prestige is too high and their influence too deep. The people of Wano Country are used to their rule. Keeping them around will only cause trouble for us.

But Hyogoro is different. Although he is highly respected, he is a good person, and there is no longer any way to climb higher in Wano Country.

Others might associate with him, but they wouldn't join him in a rebellion because they wouldn't dare.

Of course, if Hyogoro single-handedly swept through Kazuo, that would be a different story.

However, there will be trouble afterwards.

Generals and daimyo who have reigned for centuries are not so easily defeated.

Therefore, Hyogoro is not capable of becoming the king of Wano Country, but Acnoya needs such a person to exist and appease the people of Wano Country.

If the unruly people of Wano Country are willing to accept his rule, then he won't do anything, but if they rebel and cause trouble, then he will have no choice but to kill them.

Anyone taller than a wheel chariot, kill!

Moreover, it's a system of collective punishment.

Since they're not our own people, we don't feel any remorse killing them.

"In this situation, I can only trust Oden." Hyogoro took a deep breath and assumed the Flower One-Sword Style stance once more. "He's still young and has unlimited potential."

"And I have reached my limit."

"You're really too old-fashioned." Acnoya shook his head upon hearing this. "But it's fine this way, because you'll see a new Wano Country born under my leadership, and then you'll know who is more suitable to rule Wano Country."

The people of Wano Country may seem happy, but in reality, only the cities where the Shogun and Daimyo reside are like that, and most people live below the poverty line.

Here, the poor are dying of poverty, and the rich are dying of wealth; the difference is quite large.

Furthermore, there are numerous villages outside the cities where people's livelihoods are completely insecure.

The poor in the city and the people in the villages could be killed at any time due to some accident.

So Wano Country looks just like that.

However, in this world where everyone is trying to outdo each other in terms of how bad things are, Wano Country is actually not that bad.

Upon hearing this, Hyogoro remained silent and continued to gather his strength.

He knew about the situation in Wano Country, but he was afraid of changing the status quo, afraid that some people would suffer even more if things changed.

So he still wants to maintain the status quo, at least it's not too bad as it is now.

To him, the guys in front of him were enemies, enemies that had to be eliminated.

Acnoa, however, paid no attention to Hyogoro, who was gathering his strength. The difference in strength was too great, so even if he was gathering his strength, it was irrelevant.

He also wanted to see the strength of this second-best person in Wano Country.

"Come on, let me see how well you dance!"

Acnoya slowly extended two fingers, golden energy swirling around them.

Bring it on, you villain!

Flower One-Sword Style: Raging Light Bow!

This time, Hyogoro used his once-in-a-lifetime Flash, arriving in front of Acnoya in the blink of an eye, raising his swords with both hands and slashing forcefully.

boom!

A surge of energy erupted from the two of them, causing the ground to crack and explode, obscuring their figures in the thick smoke and dust.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Hyogoro's pupils contracted in disbelief.

"Why, why are you so powerful?"

He witnessed an astonishing scene: his powerful, well-prepared attack was easily caught by someone with just two fingers, without any effort whatsoever.

"Because I opened it!"

Boom!

Acnoya smiled slightly and punched Hyogoro in the stomach.

Hyogoro trembled all over, blood gushed out, and he collapsed powerlessly.

Hyogoro, the second strongest warrior in Wano Country, has been defeated!

P.S.: I'm currently in a battle royale, so please keep reading and turn to the last page. Thank you, dear readers.