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

Chapter 281 Kaido's Fierce Battle with Sakazuki - A Smile!

At this point, Kaido on the island had already reverted to his dragon-man form. The Azure Dragon's complete form was simply too large, making it difficult to dodge Sakazuki's wide-range attacks, and also making him vulnerable to being completely enveloped by Issho's gravity.

With the Eight Precepts in his hand, Kaido abruptly blocked the Gambler's Fire Line, which was amplified by gravity and felt as heavy as a mountain. Kaido's footing loosened, and he used the force to retreat backward.

The next second, lava exploded where he had just been standing, and Sakazuki emerged from underground, his punch to Hades missing its mark.

It was at this moment that everyone seemed to sense something.

Kaido's expression was slightly saddened, his brow furrowed, and he said in a low voice, "That old woman is too weak."

Sakazuki coldly replied, "Hmph, you won't be arrogant for long!"

Upon hearing this, Kaido's sorrowful expression vanished quickly, replaced by his arrogant demeanor, as he said, "To die in such a great battle, isn't that a kind of romance?"

"Then I'll give you a grand funeral!" As soon as Sakazuki finished speaking, lava surged beneath his feet.

The next instant, magma erupted from beneath the ground, and Sakazuki used the impact to rush towards Kaido in the distance.

"Kinniku Guren!!!"

Suddenly, Sakazuki, who was rapidly approaching Kaido, stretched out his arm, and the scorching hot magma transformed into the head of a vicious dog, which lunged at Kaido.

Just as Kaido was about to make a move, the surrounding gravity suddenly became heavy, the ground shattered on the spot, and he froze.

Fortunately, Kaido seemed prepared, increasing the force of his footwork and using his brute strength to break free from Issho's gravity suppression. However, in the next instant, Issho chuckled and said, "Gravity Field - Chaos!"

The previously heavy gravity suddenly became disordered, with the left side heavier than the right, and the top lighter than the bottom, without any rules or order.

Kaido was clearly unable to adapt to the chaotic gravity in his haste. His left foot was light and his right foot was heavy. When he tried to jump, his upper body was light and his lower body was heavy. As soon as he made a move, he staggered.

This made his attempt to dodge seem somewhat comical, and at that moment, Sakazuki's Crimson Gnawing Dog arrived in front of Kaido.

With no way to dodge, Kaido used his Haki to form armor on his left arm and blocked it in front of him. Then, Sakazuki's magma hound bit down hard on Kaido's arm.

Sakazuki's Magma-Magma Fruit is known for its strongest attack power. Not only does it possess an intense heat capable of burning away flames, but most terrifyingly, it grants the user explosive power akin to a volcanic eruption!

The moment Inu-giri Crimson bit Kaido's arm, Kaido felt as if his arm had been hit squarely by a volcanic eruption. A sharp pain shot through him instantly, his Haki armor shattered on the spot, and the extremely strong blue scales on his arm were also bitten off by the sharp teeth, causing blood to seep out.

As it bit Kaido's arm, Sakazuki's arm quickly shortened, pulling the already charging Sakazuki to accelerate again and catch up with Kaido.

The lava broke apart, and the remaining Gulian was still biting Kaido, but Sakazuki had already taken to the air, his arm emitting scorching black smoke, and roared, "Hellhound!!!"

The attack was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, the Demon Dog's strike pierced Kaido's chest. The scorching magma, like a pillar of light, pierced through Kaido's chest and back in that instant.

It was an illusion, Kaido knew. His body hadn't actually been pierced, but the pain wasn't fake either. His expression contorted in rage, his feet sinking into the ground. Kaido, bracing himself against Sakazuki's claws gripping his chest, swung his Eight Trigrams and roared, "Thunder Bagua!!!"

The swift Eight Precepts, imbued with the power of thunder, struck Sakazuki's waist. Blood immediately spilled from the corner of Sakazuki's mouth, and he was then broken in two by the blow, his body falling from mid-air.

At the same moment, Issho had already arrived behind Kaido, Gambler's Blade in his hand glowing with a purple aura, and slashed down with the cry: "Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!"

The powerful blow, accompanied by a slash, slammed into Kaido's back. Kaido, already unable to maintain his balance due to the erratic gravity, was swept away by the blow, his massive body tumbling several times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

In the next instant, with the help of gravity, Issho reached his maximum speed. Just as Kaido rolled and landed, Issho was already above Kaido, and the Gambler's Blade in his hand once again flashed with a cold light.

However, before he could even unleash his slash, several sharp blades composed of wind pressure suddenly erupted from the ground.

It's Kaido's bad wind!

Unable to dodge in time, Yi Xiao had no choice but to change his move, flipping the Gambler's Fire Line in his hand back and forth to cut off several bad winds that were attacking him.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Kaido nimbly got up from the ground, swung the Eight Jade Rings in his hand, and shouted, "Kongo-hime!"

This attack suddenly pierced through the bad wind. Although the Gambler's Fireline blocked it, his figure was involuntarily forced back by the powerful force attached to this attack.

As if he had found an opening, Kaido's mouth emitted a violent aura, and he was about to spew it out.

Just then, the ground within a hundred meters of him suddenly glowed red, the rocks and soil turned into charcoal, and the terrifying aura of the volcano enveloped the surroundings.

"Rock Mountain Blast!!!" Sakazuki's voice came from underground.

Kaido's hot breath immediately erupted, and then his massive body was instantly swallowed by the erupting volcano beneath his feet.

A smile appeared in mid-air as he slashed out with his backhand, cutting through the heat, but the scalding aftershock still grazed his shoulder, instantly charring his flesh and blood, causing him to frown.

Before Yixiao could make another move, a huge dragon's head burst forth from the raging, scorching volcanic lava. Upon closer inspection, Sakazuki was found with the dragon's head biting into his mouth, his arms braced against its sharp teeth, his expression fierce and ferocious as he snarled, "You think I'm...?"

However, before Sakazuki could finish speaking, several gusts of wind burst from Kaido's throat, slicing Sakazuki, who was blocking his mouth, into a bloody mess.

"Dragon Tail Slash!" As Kaido slicing through Sakazuki, his massive dragon body swung lava, and with a speed disproportionate to its size, he lashed out with his tail, sending Issho flying through the air.

He did not maintain this form. Kaido shrunk back into a dragon-man, flames bursting beneath his feet as he chased after Issho at an incredible speed.

Just as Ichisho was about to crash to the ground, he flicked his finger upwards, instantly dissipating the weight on his body. He froze for a moment, hovering half a meter above the ground, thus absorbing the impact. However, the next second, Kaido was already in front of him, slamming the Eight Guardian Rings down from above with the cry: "Resurrecting the Three Worlds - Drawing Naraku!"

The gambler, brimming with domineering aura, precisely blocked Kaido's spiked club, but the terrifying force contained within it still slammed Issho hard into the ground. He landed on his back, and the ground instantly shattered into a spiderweb pattern. The impact also caused bloodstains to appear at the corner of Issho's mouth.

Kaido's strength was immense, and Ikko was unable to break free. With a fierce resolve, he growled, "Hell Tribe!"

The gravity around the two was applied to its limit almost instantly, and the ground collapsed into a huge crater. Kaido and Issho fell into the crater at the same time.

Issho had a very precise control over his own abilities. With the ground no longer obstructing him, his personal gravity immediately changed, and with a very light and graceful movement, he dodged Kaido's Eight Precepts.

Kaido, on the contrary, was forced down into the deep pit by the strong gravity, grabbing the Flame Cloud in his hand, seemingly trying to use it to resist the pressure of Issho's gravity.

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

But before he could even adjust, a large hole opened up in the deep rock wall, and Sakazuki, covered in scalding magma, rushed out and caught Kaido's falling body.

"Core explosion!!!" The magma around Sakazuki seemed to expand several times, as if he was about to self-destruct.

But perhaps because the explosive power of this attack must be very strong, it needs a short period of charging up. Kaido seized this opportunity, his body suddenly expanded, and he instantly transformed into a giant blue dragon. Then, Sakazuki exploded.

Blood was flowing freely from the waist of the giant azure dragon, and the charred wounds smelled of cooked meat.

But precisely because of this huge change in size, the explosion that could have completely covered Kaido only left him with some injuries.

Stepping out of the deep pit on a cloud of flames, Kaido grabbed the rock wall with one hand and rolled ashore. As he rolled, his body shrank back into his dragon-man form. At this moment, blood was flowing from his abdomen, the spot where he had been injured by Sakazuki's explosion.

Kaido clutched his wound, his expression showing pain. Clearly, Sakazuki's self-destruction had seriously injured him. Before Kaido could even ease his pain, a blade suddenly emerged from the ground.

Gamblers on the Frontline!

This slash didn't seem to be aimed at Kaido himself; it simply pierced through the ground, the blade exposed to the air, and then stopped.

But a hint of surprise flashed in Kaido's eyes. Just as he was about to lift his foot to create some distance, Issho, in the distance, squatted down, his hands pressing against the ground, his expression fierce. He opened his pale eyes and said, "Gravity Blade - Total Weightlessness!"

Lightweight!

With Yi Xiao's abilities fully activated, Gambler Huoxian sat in the area where all gravity had disappeared.

Issho's Gravity Fruit, which forcibly adds gravity, is a development that goes with the flow. This is one of the reasons why he could easily pull down meteorites from the sky when he was young. The real difficulty lies in completely eliminating gravity!

At that moment, a smile erased all the gravity around Kaido!

What kind of effect will this have?

Kaido was suddenly suspended in mid-air, his limbs flailing back and forth, but he couldn't change his current state at all. He tried to grab the Flame Cloud with his fingertips, but as soon as he grabbed it, he found that it was as light as a feather and he couldn't get any leverage from it!

He exhaled hot breath, seemingly trying to use the reaction force to escape the weightless zone, but the hot breath also seemed to have lost its 'gravity' and could not provide any leverage for Kaido.

Lowering or raising gravity didn't seem to put much pressure on Yixiao, but completely eliminating gravity, leaving not a trace, was very taxing. In just a short while, cold sweat trickled down Yixiao's forehead, and his arms, pressed to the ground, trembled slightly.

However, this control is indeed very powerful. Even Kaido was controlled for so long and could not break free, which shows how terrifying its power is!

Just when Ikki was about to give up, Sakazuki finally recovered from his self-destruction. The ground beneath Kaido was once again scorched by the high temperature and turned into lava. As a result, the Gambler's Firewire sticking into the ground gradually tilted.

The moment weightlessness disappeared, and Kaido's figure crashed into the lava, Sakazuki emerged from underground!

"Lava Flow - Bursting Mantle!!!"

The molten lava shot into the sky, its intense heat instantly distorting the surrounding air. This was the extreme temperature of the Sakassky lava, seemingly capable of burning everything in the world to ashes.

Kaido's figure was swallowed up by the seemingly endless magma.

With a laugh, he raised his hand and grabbed at the air. His Gambler's Blade flew out of the magma. At this moment, the treasured sword, one of the twelve great crafts, was radiating a red glow of molten iron. It was almost melted by Sakazuki!

"That was close, that was close." Yixiao said with a sigh of relief, ignoring the intense heat emanating from the hilt of the sword.

(End of this chapter)