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Chapter 292 An Attempt to Awaken Conqueror's Haki

Amidst the deafening explosion.

An endless stream of fiery red energy erupted, transforming into enraged fire dragons that swept across all directions of the hall.

If it were an ordinary person, they would be burned to a crisp in an instant.

But Kaido, being the "strongest creature" in the pirate world, roared and charged forward against the flames. With a swing of his spiked club, bursts of Conqueror's Haki erupted from his hand, swirling towards Uchiha Hikari like a storm. Then, as she dodged, they collided in mid-air, releasing bursts of light and heat!

"...Sound of an arrow!!"

This moment.

Uchiha Hikaru's body was as light as a leaf. As he dodged and weaved, his right hand was slightly open, and he had already grasped the Dragon Bone Blade that appeared out of thin air.

I said…

"Have you hit enough?"

As he uttered the word "I," Uchiha Hikaru was already suspended in mid-air, taking a deep breath.

When she said the word "you," a greenish-blue chakra aura burst forth from her body, and her long, black hair, resembling a small hedgehog, rose without wind.

Ten-day incantation, open!

The Fourth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation, the Gate of Injury, open!

then……

Bang--!!

At that moment, Uchiha Hikaru's body shot out like lightning, and the Dragon Bone Blade also extended and expanded during the movement, showing a majestic form of nearly four meters long. With a more ferocious attitude than Kaido before, he swung the blade and slashed repeatedly!

"Starburst... Stream Slash!!"

Hmm... she came up with this move name in just one second, and it has nothing to do with the one in Sword Art Online.

However, with the added power and speed, the name of this move is irrelevant.

Within a short span of tens of seconds.

Uchiha Hikaru's dragon bone sword clashed with Kaido's spiked club hundreds of times.

A sharp aura of blade energy emanated from the point of their clash, carving out grooves of varying depths in the ground, walls, and ceiling.

Several of the pillars in the hall had already been broken by Jin and Esdeath.

Now it has become even more shaky.

at last.

As the two men's swords and clubs clashed once more, a cone-shaped blade of energy, mixed with broken iron filings, flew diagonally upwards, instantly piercing through the ceiling above their heads, and then continued to sweep into the sky with overwhelming force, slicing a cloud layer above Ghost Island in two!

Tearing through the clouds and splitting the sky!

"We can't fight freely here, come out and fight!"

Uchiha Hikaru casually uttered a sentence, and then used the Flying Technique to leap into the sky.

Kaido was half a second behind, but he also stomped heavily on the ground and leaped to catch up.

Large and small rocks fell from around the two, crashing into the hall they had just left, causing chaos among the Beast Pirates. Among them, the stronger members, Yamato and Black Maria, were busy rescuing the immobilized and helpless Ulti and Drake, while the others scattered and fled for their lives.

"Yamato! You have indeed betrayed Lord Kaido, colluding with outsiders to attack Onigashima!"

Black Maria looked at Yamato a few meters away and shouted angrily.

"...Miss Hikari was clearly trying to reason with him, but he refused!"

Yamato attempted to explain.

"Still making excuses!"

Seeing that Runti and her brother had escaped, Black Maria transformed into her spider form, preparing to subdue Yamato. However, Yamato was not one to give in so easily, and immediately pulled out his spiked club and began fighting her, plunging the scene into even greater chaos.

the other side.

Once outside, Uchiha Hikaru took a breath and quickly glanced around.

"...Is this 'Demon Island'?"

Because she had been indoors when she arrived, this was the first time Uchiha Hikari had seen the island's overall layout. It was smaller than she had imagined, but still quite impressive. In the center of the island, where they had just been, was a gigantic skull, estimated to be tens of meters high and nearly a hundred meters long, with the inside of the skull constructed to resemble a castle.

It's unknown how extraordinary the owner of this skull must have been in life to leave behind such a large set of remains.

"You brat!"

Kaido, catching his breath, spoke again: "I admit you're very strong. It would be a shame not to use that strength to overthrow the world... Are you sure you don't want to join forces with me?"

"Well..."

Uchiha Hikaru sighed and once again answered his invitation: "I do indeed intend to overturn this world, but this overturning is probably not what you think. Enough with the small talk, show me your true abilities, and I will give you a dignified end depending on your performance."

"……Oh."

Kaido laughed.

In the blink of an eye, the body of this Yonko began to change, displaying various dragon-like characteristics.

Flames, wind blades, thunder, lightning...

Various natural elements simultaneously appeared around Kaido, along with the increasingly pronounced three-color Haki, forming a tangible sense of oppression that poured down on Uchiha Hikaru directly in front of him.

Uchiha Hikaru narrowed his eyes slightly, the crimson flames in his eyes flickering faintly.

She had already activated her Sharingan, but she didn't use her eye technique on Kaido. Instead, she was carefully observing his every move.

It wasn't to replicate his physical skills.

Kaido's physical skills are indeed noteworthy, but they're largely useless against Uchiha Hikaru. The difference in their physiques and fighting styles is too great; even if they were copied, they would be practically incompatible.

and so.

Uchiha Hikaru was mainly observing Kaido's three types of Haki, especially Conqueror's Haki, hoping to find a way to awaken this type of Haki.

However, we haven't found a clue yet.

"We can't expect Mr. Kai to hit us with a stick before we can awaken our powers..."

Theoretically, Uchiha Hikari could have done that. After all, her current physique is far from ordinary. With her vital points covered by "ki" and chakra, and further protected by "Fire and Lightning God Technique" and her regenerative abilities, even Kaido couldn't kill her with a single blow. However…

She's not a masochist, and it sounds really stupid that she would let the other person hit her in order to try to awaken her domineering aura.

"never mind."

"Let it be."

Uchiha Hikaru shook his head, suppressing the idea of ​​awakening Conqueror's Haki, and instead gripped the Dragon Bone Blade tightly, then slowly raised it with a deep breath.

opposite.

Kaido gripped his spiked club with both hands and made a rapid swinging motion:

"Kundali...Longsheng Army!!"

At that moment, a massive surge of energy, crackling with lightning, erupted forth, blocking all directions around Uchiha Hikaru. Kaido himself leaped into the air amidst this barrage of energy, unleashing a condensed attack: "Great Power Thunder Bagua!!!"

(End of this chapter)