One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

"Whoosh!"

Ron suddenly came to a screeching halt, his feet carving two shallow furrows in the ground, sending pebbles and dust swirling to either side.

Kaido paused for a moment, then quickly stopped as well, stopping next to Ron.

His gaze fell curiously on Ron, and he asked, "Why did you stop? Aren't you going to chase us anymore?"

He paused, then quickly added, "If you're not going to chase after them, lend me your power, and I'll give it a try."

Ron turned to look at Kaido, but instead of answering Kaido's question, he asked in return, "Kaido... have you ever seen ultimate physical techniques?"

"Of course I've seen him." Kaido nodded, his words casual, his gaze still fixed on Ron. "Lend me your power first."

Kaido's unconventional answer momentarily stunned Ron, but he quickly added, "No, the ultimate physical technique in this world is one that only I possess."

"I see." Kaido nodded again, his expression remaining unchanged. "Now, can you lend me your power?"

"..."

Ron fell silent. Where was the tacit understanding between the interns? You couldn't say a word, and all you could think about was borrowing power? Were you reincarnated as an ATM in your past life?

"No."

Ron gave a curt reply, then took a deep breath.

Although the memory of using the Eight Gates Formation is so clear in my mind that it seems to be engraved in my bones.

But when it came time to actually use it for the first time, he still felt a slight, inexplicable nervousness.

"What? We're like brothers, trainee alliance! You won't even lend this? Aren't you being a bit stingy?" Kaido immediately started begging and pleading when he heard that Ron wouldn't lend it.

Ron ignored him. He slowly lowered his center of gravity, feeling the power within his body rise up his spine, like a sleeping river beginning to awaken.

"The Seventh Gate of Shock! Open!"

The moment the soft shout fell, a layer of blue steam suddenly burst from Ron's body.

Unlike other forces, this is an energy released by the burning of the body itself, scorching, violent, and with a visible sense of oppression.

A terrifying shockwave emanated from Ron and spread outwards in an instant.

Kaido was the closest, and he hadn't even realized what was happening! He only heard Ron shout something like "Open it!" before being violently thrown away by a huge shockwave.

After rolling around on the ground many times, he quickly got up and stared blankly at Ron.

At this moment, Ron was surrounded by blue steam, and his hair was flowing upwards.

"What... what happened?" Kaido muttered to himself, shielding himself from the blast of wind with one hand.

What he was certain of was that this power was neither a Devil Fruit ability nor Haki.

It is strange and primitive, carrying a sense of disconnect that does not belong to this world, as if it were something forcibly dragged in from another dimension.

"Ultimate physical technique???"

Kaido, regaining his senses, finally remembered what Ron had said earlier.

The phrase "Only I can do this in this world" echoed in his mind at that moment.

"I'm leaving now."

Ron's voice came from the steam.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaido heard a loud "bang," and Ron's figure had already transformed into a blue and white light, rushing towards the direction Roger and Rayleigh had fled.

A long, churning dragon of earth rose up on the road of pursuit.

Kaido stood there dumbfounded, watching the blue and white figure rapidly shrink and recede into the distance, finally disappearing into the dust and smoke.

He didn't chase after them.

He no longer insisted on borrowing power.

He stood there, his gaze fixed on the direction Ron had disappeared, a rare expression of deep thought on his face.

"Ron..." Kaido said in a low voice, "Just how many trump cards do you have left, you bastard?"

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Ahead, Roger and Rayleigh were still running desperately.

Two figures darted swiftly through the undulating terrain, with Lockes hot on their heels.

"This is terrible..." Rayleigh complained as he ran. Not only did he fail to bring Annika back, but his ship was also stolen, and now he had to flee.

"Hahahaha~~~" Roger's attitude remained as optimistic as ever, and he even had the energy to laugh out loud. "It's not that bad, after all, only Rocks has caught up."

The moment the words left his mouth, Roger, Rayleigh, and even Rocks behind him all changed their expressions almost simultaneously.

At the same time, the Observation Haki sensed that a terrifying energy body was rapidly approaching from behind at a speed far exceeding normal.

"What the hell?" Lockes suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned slightly to the side, and looked behind him.

The instant he turned his head.

"Whoosh!"

A strong gust of wind swept past him.

At the same time, Roger and Rayleigh's Observation Haki had already foreseen the impending danger.

The two adopted a defensive stance almost simultaneously.

"Whoosh!"

Almost in the blink of an eye, a blue and white figure had arrived in front of them.

"Ron?!"

Rayleigh and Roger both exclaimed in surprise.

Ron didn't answer. He twisted his body slightly, his right fist already full of power. The fist, wrapped in blue steam, went straight for Roger's face without hesitation.

Roger reacted extremely quickly, instantly blocking with both arms.

"boom!"

A dull bang suddenly exploded, and a force far exceeding expectations surged into his arms.

His body flew backward like a stone launched from a slingshot.

Rayleigh reacted extremely quickly. The moment Ron attacked Roger, he instantly switched from a defensive stance to an offensive one, his long sword wreathed in Haki, and slashed fiercely at Ron.

"Whoosh!"

Another loud explosion rang out.

Rayleigh's sword missed its mark.

Ron's figure vanished from his spot in that instant, leaving only a ring of blue steam spreading outwards.

Rayleigh's blade fell straight to the ground.

"boom!"

The ground instantly cracked open with an enormous sword mark, and thick smoke billowed up from the center of the mark.

Under the premonition of his Observation Haki, Rayleigh abruptly turned his head to the side.

Ron kicked at him.

Rayleigh switched from offense to defense once again.

It's just... too slow.

"Bang!"

Ron kicked Rayleigh, and Rayleigh felt as if his internal organs had been churned up, and his chest suddenly felt tight.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from his mouth, and then, under the enormous impact, his body flew backward violently.

Ron landed back on the ground, blue-white steam slowly swirling around him.

"Ron?" Rocks looked incredulous. At first, he thought it was someone who had fired an energy shockwave.