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

Chapter 194 Fierce Battle with Kaido, Fire Dragon Form!

"If you eat well and sleep well, you'll naturally be in great shape!" Bane grinned.

Kaido paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Hahahaha, that makes sense!"

The two were laughing and chatting just a second ago, but the next second, they flashed by at the same time, and they were almost touching.

Without his spiked club, Kaido didn't hesitate and immediately started fighting with Bane, clenching his fists.

Fists flashed and clashed, with muffled thuds echoing continuously.

Unlike the earth-shattering blow before, this time, the power in their fists was still immense, but there was no extra release. It seemed that they were trying to pour every bit of force into each other's bodies.

This is also a common phenomenon in a duel between masters. The first strike is earth-shattering, as both sides want to see if they can decide the winner in the fastest way possible.

It's a tentative approach.

If that doesn't work, then the battle will naturally shift from a quick victory to a protracted war. At this point, both sides have already acknowledged each other's strength and no longer fantasize about ending the battle with a single blow. Instead, they will seriously use experience, skills, and other methods to continuously deduce the possibility of victory.

That's the situation at this point.

Kaido and Bane were constantly testing each other's physical abilities by exchanging heavy punches, comparing them to their own to see if they could overwhelm each other with superior physical strength and thus gain victory.

This also shows that they are both very confident in their own abilities!

Only those who are equally exceptional in character would engage in combat in this way.

Just like Borsalino, if he were here, he would never use such a brutal, hand-to-hand combat style to fight Kaido, because he knows that he can't win in this aspect at all; his advantage is not here!

Bane's fist was imbued with dark power. When he punched Kaido, the dark power rapidly eroded Kaido's abilities. The highly defensive blue scales in the area hit would dissipate. Then, Kaido's Haki would dispel the remaining dark power on Bane, and the scales would reappear.

At first, there was no visible effect, but after two or three minutes, the two stood there and punched each other hundreds of times. At this point, Kaido's condition changed. His scales were bruised and purple, and the area hit by Bane's heavy punch had obviously begun to swell, turn purple, and bruise.

Bane is even more obvious than Kaido. His strength is quite formidable, but although his physical defense is also impressive, it doesn't reach the level of Charlotte Linlin's steel-like body. Kaido's fists hit him with remarkable effect.

However, Kaido's ability at this moment was enhanced by the scale armor for defense, while Bane's ability was more focused on recovery. The more fiercely Bane attacked, the denser the black smoke on his body became. After hundreds of punches, Bane was like a dark demon god, and the air around him was filled with dense dark elements, which pulsed rhythmically with the force of each punch.

The more Kaido fought, the more his teeth ached. His breathing became more rapid, and although he kept his mouth shut, muffled cries of pain would occasionally escape his throat. His expression grew increasingly ferocious.

Looking further, not far behind Bane, there was a lava pool. Every time Kaido punched him, the powerful force would pass through his body and slam into the lava pool, causing the scalding lava inside to explode. The cliff face of the deep pit behind Kaido was initially covered with dense fist marks, also created by Bane's force passing through Kaido's punches. But now, it seemed to have been compacted and was gradually becoming smooth.

This also shows that this extremely simple brawl contains a terrifying crisis. If it were someone of lower caliber here, they would have been knocked down after two punches, but these two endured hundreds of punches from the other side without uttering a sound!

Another heavy punch landed on each other. Then, Kaido raised his knee and, taking advantage of his height, slammed it into Bane's ribs. At the same time, Bane elbowed Kaido in the lower back.

With a crack, the sound of breaking bones came from Bane's ribs. The area where the knee had struck him caved in slightly. At the same time, as if he could no longer hold back his internal injuries, Bane opened his mouth and vomited a large pool of foul blood, mixed with some rotten pieces of internal organs.

Kaido's waist was shattered by a single blow, several of his scales were blown off, and his expression instantly twisted as if his kidneys had been burst. He groaned and staggered half a step.

This prevented Kaido from continuing his relentless attack on Bane at the original pace, so he immediately changed tactics, precisely grabbing Bane's outstretched fist and wrist with both hands, pressing down on them from above to stop their movements.

Neither of them said anything, but they both understood that this seemingly insignificant brawl was becoming too much for both of them to handle!

In fact, this is a common situation in actual combat. In the original story, Kuzan and Sakazuki fought fiercely for ten days before a winner was decided. But that was definitely the result of the two sides pulling each other apart, resisting and entangled with each other using their respective abilities.

If the two of them stood face to face, without dodging or avoiding each other, and punched each other hundreds of times within minutes, the fight would probably be over in a day, and a winner would be decided.

Just like Garp and Kuzan, their initial intense and flashy battles were nothing special, but once they got into the swing of things, they stood still and started fighting each other, and the outcome was quickly decided.

The moment Kaido's hands gripped Bane, the two exchanged a glance. Kaido's pupils instantly turned fiery red, black smoke billowed from his nostrils, and he opened his mouth to unleash a burst of hot breath, attempting to force Bane to be fully enveloped in the heat by gripping his wrists!

Bane didn't tolerate Kaido's behavior either. Because he was much smaller than Kaido, he took advantage of his height and kicked Kaido in the groin!

Kaido seemed surprised that Bane was so despicable, actually resorting to such underhanded tactics. Given Bane's terrifying strength, Kaido could imagine how painful it would be if that kick landed.

Like a biological instinct, the dragon tail that was originally hanging down behind his waist suddenly sprang up from between his legs to protect his groin. Then, Bane kicked the tail solidly, and at the same time, Kaido's hot breath surged in and completely engulfed Bane.

He intended to keep Bane's hands locked in place, forcing Bane to absorb all the heat breath, but the kick was simply too powerful. Even with the protection of the dragon tail, Kaido's expression twisted for a moment, and his hands naturally lost their strength. The heat breath instantly blasted Bane away.

A moment later, Kaido's face twitched, and he stared ferociously at Bane, who was hundreds of meters away, smoking and struggling to his feet with extensive burns on his face and chest. He cursed, "You despicable scoundrel!"

"Damn it, I'm a Marine. Do you think I need to talk about chivalry when I'm fighting a pirate like you?" Bane ripped off the rotten flesh from his face, revealing bare white bones, and cursed in a terrifying manner.

He was also using these shouts and curses to vent his physical pain.

The power of darkness surged continuously, healing his injuries at an extremely fast speed. Kaido was truly enraged at this moment. With a roar, he rode on a cloud of flames and soared into the sky, flying out of the pit. At the same time, he swung his arms, and several gusts of evil wind were whipped up between his fingers, attacking Bane like slashes.

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

With a domineering and imposing gesture, Bane swept his fists, shattering several of Kaido's bad winds. At the same time, he unleashed his Moonwalk technique, chasing after Kaido and grabbing his ankle.

With the power of darkness erupting from his hand, Kaido's proud ability vanished instantly, and he returned to his original form. However, compared to Doflamingo and the others, Kaido did not panic when faced with the sudden disappearance of his power. Even without his power, he was still strong enough!

As he plummeted, Kaido slammed his other foot into Bane's shoulder. Bane, in pain, had no choice but to exert force with his hands, like throwing a shot put, grabbing Kaido's ankle in mid-air and hurling him back into the pit.

With a thud, Kaido's massive body slammed into the lava pool. At the same moment, his powers returned, and as he climbed out of the lava pool, he looked at Bane in the air and pressed down with one hand, saying, "Feel the love from Mother Ocean, Kaido!!!"

A dark curtain opened. Bane had absorbed a large amount of seawater in the East Sea, originally intending to use it against Crocodile, but he never got to use it. In the subsequent battles, there was no suitable opportunity. He only showed his prowess when he helped Garp trick Teach. Now, he finally had a chance to vent his anger.

Under Kaido's bewildered gaze, a surge of seawater suddenly rushed in!

However, Kaido was, after all, a top-tier powerhouse. His surprise lasted only a moment. He suddenly activated his power, and his entire body rapidly transformed into a dragon. In the blink of an eye, he became a giant dragon thousands of meters long. He spewed out a breath of hot air, which collided with the surging seawater from the sky. The resulting heat wave stirred up endless white mist and steam, obscuring all vision.

After a few breaths, Bane's figure was the first to leap out of the scorching white steam, using Moonwalk to fly into the sky. Following closely behind, a dragon roar spread out in several ripples, just like a dragon in the clouds. Kaido's majestic and domineering figure rose from the white steam cloud.

At this moment, his entire body was engulfed in raging flames. The warm, humid mist and the suddenly descending seawater could not get close to him. The mere appearance of his figure made the surrounding air hot and the temperature rose rapidly!

Fire Dragon Form!

"Heavenly Fire - Dragon Breath!!!" Kaido roared, and his huge dragon head opened its mouth, spewing out a pillar of fire that was several times more terrifying than heat breath.

Instead of hitting Bane, the beam of light slammed into the outermost rock wall of Dressrosa, instantly creating a large hole in the wall as if it had evaporated into thin air!

(End of this chapter)