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

Chapter 278 Charlotte Linlin: I'm going to be the Queen of the Sea!

After Kaido finished laughing, he looked at Charlotte Linlin, who was holding the Emperor's Sword not far away, and said, "How about it, Linlin? I told you this kid was pretty good, wasn't he?"

Charlotte Linlin stared at Bane, who was engulfed in black flames, and after a moment of silence, nodded in response, "This is exceptionally troublesome. It seems we can't worry about the others anymore. I need to go all out too."

Bane wasn't in a hurry to make a move. This final battle was a good opportunity for them to show their skills, so he playfully feigned curiosity and asked, "What do you mean by 'going all out'?"

Charlotte Linlin planted the Emperor's Sword in the ground, freed her hands to clench into fists, and then stretched them upwards, as if she had won a competition.

Then, she roared, "Come back to your mother's arms!!!"

This sound was like a soul incantation. Charlotte Linlin herself had a loud voice, and this shout seemed to activate the entire Butter Island.

Upon hearing this sound, all sorts of Homies on the island looked terrified, as if trying to escape from something, but it was no use. The soul power residing within them was rapidly stripped away, and then, they transformed into eerie green streaks of light in the air, like a curtain of rain, rushing towards Charlotte Linlin's location.

Countless soul energies continuously flowed into Charlotte Linlin's body, and her appearance was thus changing.

First, her long pink hair was stained with soul energy, gradually turning into a ghostly green. At the same time, the soul power attached to her hair seemed to be ignited, appearing to flicker.

Subsequently, Charlotte Linlin's already tall and stout physique also changed rapidly. She was already nearly nine meters tall, but now, almost in the blink of an eye, her height had exceeded ten meters, at least twelve or thirteen meters.

"Bone!!!" Charlotte Linlin unleashed her surging soul power, attaching it to her body.

As she called out, the bones inside her body seemed to come alive, faintly calling out "Mama".

"heart!"

Like a heavy hammer striking a drum, Charlotte Linlin's heartbeat became even stronger, and for a moment Bane thought that the Emperor Engine had started.

Similarly, as her heart awakened, the blood flow in her body accelerated, causing Charlotte Linlin's skin to turn slightly red.

"blood!"

Another surge of eerie green soul energy was activated within her body, and her blood came back to life.

"lung!"

With each sound Charlotte Linlin uttered, her internal organs were fully activated. Although Bane was not yet clear on what effects these changes would have, it was visibly that Charlotte Linlin's aura had become even more terrifying and powerful than before!

Finally, a ghostly green energy, like a beacon, gathered in her palm as she looked at Bane and said, "Admiral Bane, Kaido said your strength is even more terrifying than mine, claiming to possess unparalleled courage and power across the four seas. Today, let's have a good match!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Charlotte Linlin slapped the soul energy in her hand onto her large belly and roared, "Muscles!!!"

Charlotte Linlin, who had already undergone significant changes, seemed to have taken some kind of magic potion at this moment, leaving Bane completely dumbfounded.

Not only was Bane dumbfounded, but Kaido was also greatly shocked. His eyes were filled with complex emotions, and a sense of reminiscence seemed to flash through them. He looked at Charlotte Linlin at this moment and murmured softly, "Big Sister."

What does it mean to look ten years younger?

No, Charlotte Linlin was more than ten years younger at this point.

At this moment, the fat and other bulges in her body seemed to be ignited by a raging fire, quickly burning away and transforming into firm muscles. As a result, her originally very greasy figure gradually became slimmer.

After the fat was consumed, her stretched skin became incredibly loose, making her look like a monster. However, this ugly appearance only lasted for a moment. Her skin, which had just been imbued with the power of the soul, began to contract and tighten in accordance with the changes in her form, making it appear incredibly smooth, as if she had undergone a full-body facelift.

Therefore, her current demeanor is as if she has returned to decades ago, when she was still known as a "beauty" on the sea!

Even Bane had to admit that Charlotte Linlin still retained her charm!

She's really beautiful, a true beauty!

With a perfect waistline, firm yet not exaggerated muscles, and smooth, silky skin, she doesn't look like a woman who is almost seventy years old at all.

Feeling the power of 'youth' coursing through her body, Charlotte Linlin grinned and said, "Speaking of which, I haven't introduced myself to you yet."

Looking at Charlotte Linlin, who seemed decades younger and had returned to her peak condition, Bane was filled with awe at how terrifying the Soul-Soul Fruit truly was!

With this move, how could you let Kidd and Law both pin you to the ground and beat you up?

Oh, you didn't bring enough Homies to Wano Country? That's alright then.

Just as these thoughts were swirling in Bane's mind, Charlotte Linlin looked at him and said, "My name is Linlin, and I'm destined to be the queen of the seas!"

Seeing this scene, Kaido's feelings were quite complicated, as if he had returned to his childhood. On Rocks' ship, there were no real companions.

But Charlotte Linlin took very good care of him.

When I was young, did I ever have feelings of love for her?

The answer to my complex emotions has now been found.

Ignoring Kaido's complicated thoughts and Bane's shocked expression.

Charlotte Linlin pulled the Emperor's Sword from the ground and pointed it at Bane, saying, "Come and fight, Admiral!"

The moment she finished speaking, she suddenly exerted force with her feet, and the ground shattered on the spot. Before the flying debris could even land, her figure shot towards Bane's location like a cannonball.

"So fast!" Bane thought with a start.

Compared to her normal speed, Charlotte Linlin, now younger, was so fast that even Bane's Observation Haki couldn't keep up!

"Why are you so surprised? Mom, attack!" Charlotte Linlin shouted as she arrived in front of Bane, and slashed out with her sword!

"I'm surprised by how enthusiastic you are!" Bane retorted, his arm wrapped in a domineering aura and emitting black smoke as he raised his hand to block in front of him.

Charlotte Linlin's slash was exceptionally fierce. Her blade struck Bane's arm, and the powerful aura of resistance shattered in an instant. The blade then cut into Bane's skin, tearing open his resilient skin and drawing blood. His muscles then withstood Charlotte Linlin's fierce attack.

Black smoke rapidly rose from the wound, preventing Charlotte Linlin's attack from penetrating further into Bane's muscle tissue.

At this moment, Bane's eyes were very serious, and Charlotte Linlin seemed to be holding her breath, so she couldn't say anything.

A tug-of-war!

On the high seas today, the two most powerful monsters are locked in a battle of strength, vying to see who truly reigns supreme in courage and might!

The clash of Conqueror's Haki that had just crumbled upon contact surged up again from the two of them, transforming into a clash of auras that tore through the surrounding air, merging to form rolling waves of airflow that spread outwards from the two of them in concentric circles.

Wherever it passed, the ground was scraped up and blown away. The airflow impacted the sea surface not far away, forcibly lowering the seawater by several meters and pushing the waves to roll away towards the distant island.

The clouds in the sky, which had already been torn apart, were now mixed together by the two men's auras, gradually becoming thicker. However, because neither of them would give way, huge cracks formed in the clouds, making it look from a distance as if the sky had been ripped apart.

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

On the airship, Morgans shouted for his underlings to get away, but no one responded, because the minions on the airship had all been overwhelmed by Conqueror's Haki and passed out.

"Am I going to die?" Morgans, braving the howling wind and the overwhelming force, gripped the thick rope that held the hot air balloon, and didn't forget to quickly snap a few close-up photos.

The contest of momentum did not yield a clear winner, so when their Conqueror's Haki occupied different areas and a stalemate was reached, it became a contest of strength and energy.

Charlotte Linlin was standing on the Zeus thundercloud beneath her feet, in mid-air, using it as a point of leverage. The Zeus thundercloud wailed continuously, releasing the soul power within its body, just to hold up Charlotte Linlin's point of leverage.

As for Bane, he stood on the ground of Butter Island with both feet. A layer of floating dust was visible beneath his feet, stirred up by the energy, preventing him from touching the ground.

Just as Charlotte Linlin did not shatter the thundercloud at this moment, despite such a powerful confrontation, the ground beneath Bane's feet did not crack at all.

The two people with superhuman strength had managed to lock each other's power firmly within their own bodies!

"Is the island tilting?!" Ain exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the scene on the island through binoculars on the deck of a distant warship.

Sengoku was no longer as relaxed. He stood beside Ain with a serious expression and said earnestly, "This island is tilting; it simply cannot withstand the struggle between those two monsters. If they hadn't locked their power within their own bodies, this attack would have been enough to destroy the island's foundation."

Even though they were separated by half a sea, several kilometers apart, the aftershocks of their energy still swept across the surface of the sea, causing the huge warship to rock violently. This showed just how outrageous the power struggle between the two was!

At this moment, the third person on the island, Kaido, looked somewhat hesitant.

He had never seen such a contest before, so he was very eager to see whether Charlotte Linlin, who had unleashed such strange soul power and fully enhanced herself, was stronger, or whether Bane, who was known as the strongest in the world, was more powerful.

However, he also had to admit that this was the perfect opportunity to make a move!

"Damn it!!!" Kaido finally cursed, roaring, "Kaido, you're truly despicable!"

He was cursing himself, but it also sounded like a reminder.

Kaido's eyes glowed red as he charged towards the area where Bane and Charlotte Linlin were fighting, a bolt of lightning crackling from the Eight Rings in his hand.

The moment Kaido uttered his first shout of "Great Vajra!", he was already beside Bane, and then his voice fell as he shouted, "Thunder Bagua!!!"

The lightning bolt, condensed to its extreme, was unleashed like a nuclear explosion, instantly engulfing Bane and Charlotte Linlin in flames.

The violent explosion shook the entire Butter Island, as if it were about to shatter.

The towering flames created a massive mushroom cloud, and the surging air currents instantly intensified the already turbulent sea, causing a tsunami to erupt.

However, before the mushroom cloud could even dissipate at its highest point, three figures sprang out from the smoke and dust.

The fastest was Charlotte Linlin, with blood on her lips, holding the Emperor's Sword, and standing on the thundercloud Zeus. She also seemed to have been affected by Kaido's attack.

But to the naked eye, not a single drop of the blood that overflowed from the corner of her mouth fell; it vividly and quickly seeped into her lips, as if returning to her body.

Next up was Bane. Compared to Charlotte Linlin, he was in a much worse state, with half of his body charred black and seriously injured. His handsome Justice Cloak had been burned to tatters.

However, dark elemental smoke was rapidly emerging from the wound, repairing his necrotic flesh.

Finally, there was Kaido. He wielded the Eight Blessings and, despite having severely wounded Bane with a single blow, his expression was far from pleasant. He cursed, "You old hag, stop with the nonsense! It's like a one-on-one fight. Otherwise, I'd feel guilty even if I intervened!"

(End of this chapter)