Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 123 Bloodbath Against Kaido!

Sweeped from the ground and tumbling more than a dozen times, Bane felt a sharp pain in his waist and abdomen as soon as he got up. Looking down, he saw that Kaido's spiked club had torn several wounds in his abdomen, and blood was flowing out.

Just then, several pirates seemed to realize he was in trouble, and excitedly rushed forward with their weapons, shouting, "Die!"

Without even turning around, Bane punched a pirate's head, smashing it open, and then grabbed another pirate by the hand.

Then, as if throwing a stone, he roared and hurled the pirate in his hand toward Kaido.

Kaido is a ruthless guy. Seeing this scene, he grinned and swung his Eight-Strike Staff, directly blasting the pirate into the air, creating a cloud of blood and flesh fireworks.

Before Bane could make a move, Kaido opened his mouth and spewed out another burst of hot breath, heading straight for Bane.

"Didn't we agree to a brutal, hand-to-hand combat?" Bane stretched his neck, muttered a complaint, and simultaneously raised both hands, unleashing dark power.

First, his right hand, with its dense dark power transforming into an abyss, directly swallowed the heat breath that Kaido was spewing out. The next second, his left hand, with its dark power suddenly erupting, made it seem as if Kaido's heat breath had been switched with Bane's, going in with his right hand and out with his left.

Without any diminishing effect, the heat breath changed direction and was sprayed directly at Kaido.

Kaido, seemingly encountering this situation for the first time, exclaimed with surprise, "Interesting!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't seem to have any intention of resisting the heat. He burst out with power under his feet, his figure soaring into the air. He stomped several times in the air, creating several clouds of flames out of thin air. He dodged the heat and appeared above Bane.

In an instant, Conqueror's Haki once again enveloped the Eight Guards in his hand. Before the attack could even reach Bane's location, Kaido had already made his move.

"Kundali Ryushin Army!!!" Kaido roared.

This attack was a technique named after the Four Great Kings by Kaido. As the spiked club was swung up, dozens of afterimages of attacks instantly appeared. No, they weren't afterimages; each one was real. It's just that Kaido's speed was too fast to see clearly.

This attack completely sealed off Bane's surroundings, creating a space where he couldn't dodge at all, and his fierce blows filled every corner!

At this critical moment, a look of seriousness flashed in Bane's eyes, and then the iron block started to move. Bane was very skilled in the iron block technique, and had reached the level of "living" that only a very few people could achieve, that is, using the iron block technique without affecting his own activities at all.

First came the iron block, then the Armament Haki. Bane's Armament Haki was already much weaker than Kaido's, not to mention that Kaido was using Conqueror's Haki to bind him!

Therefore, at this moment, Bane did not waste any time. His domineering aura was concentrated solely on his fists, leaving the rest unprotected.

This is why Bane's fist exudes such a powerful and imposing aura.

No sooner said than done, the moment Bane raised his Haki, Kaido's Dragon Army also swept over.

"Water Flow Rock Shattering Fist!" Bane took a half step back, bent his waist, and swung his arms.

With a series of loud bangs, Bane's fist shadows swirled around him like countless torrents, and all the afterimages created by Kaido's attack were blocked and deflected by his fist shadows!

Bane managed to withstand the initial barbed mace attacks thanks to his domineering aura, but as the attacks continued, the domineering aura on his fists dissipated, and he relied entirely on the hardness of the iron blocks and his own fist bones to withstand them. As a result, the 'turbulent current' flowing around his body quickly turned bloody, because Bane's fists were already covered in blood and flesh!

However, he seemed oblivious to the pain, his expression remaining unchanged, still so solemn.

When the final punch deflected Kaido's Eight Precepts, a glint flashed in Bane's eyes, and he suddenly took a step forward instead of retreating half a step.

"You've shown a weakness, Kaido!" Bane roared.

With that step, he suddenly appeared in front of Kaido. Kaido was still half a meter away from landing. Although the "Dragon Surge" move was powerful and had no blind spots, once it was launched, the opponent could only choose to defend and could not dodge. However, every move has its advantages and disadvantages.

This attack appeared scattered because it covered such a wide area. The force of each strike was far less than that of "Thunder Bagua". On the contrary, Bane's power was stronger. This is why Bane was able to block it. This is also why Bane was able to seize this momentary opening. At the moment the final strike ended, Kaido's swing was blocked by Bane's punch, leaving him wide open and unprepared!

The defensive Water Stream Rock Smash Fist instantly transformed into the offensive Whirlwind Steel Slash Fist!

Bane's arms bulged with veins, transforming into dragons that spiraled upwards, all the power in his body converging in his fists!

"Breaking through steel and shattering iron, charging forward without hesitation!"

With a resounding thud, the same spot was struck. Kaido's abdomen had already been injured by Bane's previous punch, and this strike hit the same wound without any deviation!

Blood exploded, and Kaido's abdominal scales shattered completely. Although a look of pain flashed across Kaido's face, he still reacted immediately.

It wasn't his hands or feet; Bane had already calculated the gaps and weaknesses in this attack, so Kaido's hands and feet wouldn't have had time to retaliate!

It's a tail!

Its thick tail swung out suddenly, carrying with it the same domineering aura of a conqueror!

Without a doubt, this move is the Dragon Tail Swing!

Bane hadn't anticipated this attack either, but even if he had, he would still have thrown it!

The thick dragon tail slammed directly into Bane's body. Without the protection of Haki, the powerful force instantly sent him flying. Kaido also cried out in pain, unable to withstand the force of Bane's punch. His tall and burly dragon-man body was also sent flying through the air, crashing heavily onto the ground dozens of meters away, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Bane got up from the ground, his head covered in blood. A series of booming sounds came from his ears. He raised his hand and touched his ear, and sure enough, blood was flowing from his ear hole. Looking down, he saw that only his palms and fingertips still had rotting flesh and blood. The rest of his hands were bare bones.

"Ouch, that hurts!" Bane cursed under his breath.

When he was defending himself, his mind wasn't on the pain; it was as if he had blocked it out. Now that he's noticed, it's truly excruciating. After all, his Dark-Dark Fruit ability comes with the side effect of twice the pain!

However, the advantage is that he can recover from his injuries at an extremely fast speed!

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Black smoke was constantly emanating from any wounds on his body, and this smoke, formed from dark elements, was repairing Bane's wounds at a visible speed.

Even if a bone is cracked, black smoke will rise from the crack to repair it.

By the time Kaido clutched his stomach and got up from the ground, Bane's injuries had almost completely healed.

Kaido, as expected of the strongest creature, was hit hard twice in the stomach by Bane. It should be noted that although Bane's Haki was not strong enough, his strength was absolutely something that Kaido had to take seriously. Even with such heavy blows, after getting up, Kaido only spat out a mouthful of blood and rubbed his stomach, as if he had no other reaction.

Bane didn't know if Kaido was just putting on a brave face or if he could really hold on, and his expression became even more serious.

"Hmm?" Kaido was also observing Bane at the same time, and immediately noticed the strange black smoke coming out of Bane's wounds.

He possesses a self-healing ability that allows him to recover from injuries quickly, and his physical attributes are extremely strong. Even I am slightly inferior to him; perhaps only Lingling could contend with him. His bones are hard, but his flesh and blood are nothing special. His aura is decent, but it is completely incapable of contending with me. Therefore, he wants to rely on his self-healing ability and brute force to entangle with me and find an opportunity to win!

In that instant, Kaido analyzed many of Bane's thoughts and information, which is the observational ability of a top-level expert!

So in an instant, Kaido made a decision. Moves like Dragon's Army wouldn't have much of an effect on Bane, so he had to seize the opportunity to strike a fatal blow, rendering him unable to resist, and then take his life!

"The battle will be over soon, brat!" Kaido sneered.

(End of this chapter)