Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

Kaido's spiked club lashed out at Reina at incredible speed, the Conqueror's Haki swirling around it raising the surrounding temperature considerably, and red and black lightning crackled and streaked wildly through the air.

However, Kaido's attacks did not have the effect he expected when facing Reina, who had fused with Hyōrinmaru.

"This is impossible!" Kaido was incredulous as he watched Reina catch his spiked club with his bare hands.

"Kaido-san~~~ Do you still remember the cherry blossoms of our hometown?" Reina smiled slightly, and Senbonzakura appeared in his hand without him noticing.

Kaido's eyes narrowed; he sensed danger, a deadly danger he hadn't felt in a long time.

Unlike when he fought with Straw Hat Luffy, his opponent gave him the feeling of tenacity, the tenacity to get up again no matter how many times he fell.

But Reina was different. At this moment, Reina gave him the feeling of danger that could kill him at any moment.

Especially when Senbonzakura disappeared, Kaido tensed up.

The snowflakes that were originally scattered around suddenly changed color and turned into cherry blossoms. These are flowers unique to Wano Country, which instantly reminded Kaido of his days in Wano Country.

But he quickly became more vigilant, because now was not the time to reminisce.

Sure enough, those beautiful cherry blossoms began to turn dangerous. Each beautiful cherry blossom turned into a sharp blade, and in just a short moment, countless tiny wounds appeared on Kaido's skin.

Logically speaking, given Kaido's physical defenses, the ordinary sword transformed from Senbonzakura should not be able to harm him. However, Reina's strength is greatly increased in this state, which allows Senbonzakura to unleash even greater power.

In the past, neither Hyōrinmaru nor Senbonzakura could fully unleash their full potential due to Reina's own strength and the suppression of this world.

However, with the improvement of Reina's strength and the effect of the Two Realms Seal, the power of Hyōrinmaru and Senbonzakura has been increased.

However, Reina was unaware that the Two Realms Seal also played a role in this.

He just felt that he was getting more and more comfortable using Hyōrinmaru and Senbonzakura, and he thought it was because his proficiency in using them had increased.

"Fire Dragon Torch!" Facing Reina's cherry blossom sword blade, Kaido spat out a flame, forming a huge fire dragon that coiled around Kaido's body, burning away all the surrounding cherry blossom sword blades and giving Kaido a chance to catch his breath.

As for King, faced with a barrage of cherry blossom sword blades, he could only retreat some distance again, otherwise Kaido might have to come to his rescue.

Holding down Kaido, who was engulfed in flames, Reina smiled slightly, pointed his finger forward, and countless cherry blossom sword blades turned into snowflakes, causing the temperature in the air to drop again.

After fusing with Hyōrinmaru, Reina's every move was greatly enhanced, making it much more difficult for Kaido to defend against him.

"I never expected you to possess such power!" This was the first time Kaido felt powerless; he had never felt this way even when facing Captain Rocks.

“Hehe…” Reina chuckled. After fusing with Hyōrinmaru, he possessed the strength to suppress Venerable-level beings. However, this state was only maintained for a short time. Otherwise, even Venerable Extinction and Venerable Master would have to take a detour when they saw him.

"But I'm not one to give up easily, Great Vajra Thunder Bagua!" Kaido roared, swinging his spiked club again as he attacked Reina.

Kaido's attack was faster and more powerful. Even Erena, without his Sharingan, could only vaguely see the trajectory of Kaido's spiked club. He knew he couldn't dodge it, so he took a deep breath, gathered his strength in his fists, and then punched straight ahead.

"Powerful Strike - Twin Dragons Emerge from the Sea!"

"Oh!"

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out, and the powerful aftershocks even cleared away the surrounding snowflakes. The remaining skull-shaped structures were also completely destroyed in the collision.

Upon seeing this, King let out a strange cry and charged towards Kaido's location.

Chapter 1342 Siege

At the point where Kaido and Reina made contact, which was where the skull-shaped building used to be, there was no longer any structure, only a huge crater. When King arrived, he saw neither Kaido nor Reina.

But just as he was about to search for Kaido, a person slowly walked towards him.

"Reina!" King was genuinely terrified. Such a powerful energy collision would be too much for even a monster like Kaido, but Reina was unharmed?

When he saw Reina's appearance clearly, his fear subsided slightly. Reina, who had originally been wearing ice armor and exuding a strong sense of oppression, was now without armor, and his clothes were tattered. It was clear that he was no longer at his peak.

"Don't worry, your governor hasn't arrived yet, he just fell into the sea. If you go find him now, you should be able to rescue him!" Reina pointed straight ahead and said to Flame of Destruction with a smile.

"The sea?" Jin was speechless. This was the center of the island, half an island away from the sea, and there had only been an explosion. He hadn't seen anything fly out.

No, his boss Kaido isn't anything special! But that doesn't seem right either…

In short, Jhin looked at Reina warily, not believing his words.

"Don't worry, I'm not lying to you. Although he is a user of the Fish-Fish Fruit, he should be unconscious now. I don't know the specifics. If you keep letting him die, don't blame me!" After saying that, Reina turned to leave.

"Wait! Akame Reina, you're not just going to leave like this, are you?" Before anyone knew it, Queen and the Beast Pirates' officers had surrounded the area.

"Oh? Fatty, you're finally standing up for yourself now?" Reina said with a laugh as he looked at Quinn.

"So what? Do you think you still have the strength to fight?" Quinn said nonchalantly.

Reina didn't say much, but took a deep breath, looked at Quinn, and said, "Then why don't you give it a try?"

Quinn's face stiffened. He really didn't dare. What if Reina still had the strength to spare? If he stepped forward at this moment, wouldn't he be courting death?

So Quinn gave the Flying Six a wink, signaling them to come forward.

The Flying Six at this time are not the same as the original Flying Six. Those who were there before had died in the last great battle. The current Flying Six are all people who were promoted by Kaido later.

Although their strength is at this level, they are still somewhat inferior to the former Flying Six.

However, they were more obedient, so at Quinn's command, the six of them attacked Reyner simultaneously from different directions.

"Stop!"

In the air, Jin, who had not yet retreated, immediately shouted to stop him.

Because he knew that Reina still had Sharingan that he hadn't used, which proved that Reina still had a backup plan and that he wasn't as weak as he appeared now.

Jhin's orders clearly carried more weight than Quinn's, so when the Flying Six were about to approach Reyner, they all stopped involuntarily and looked at Jhin. The meaning was clear: Reyner was at a weak point, so why stop?

Reina smiled slightly, looked at Jhin, and said, "What? Not planning to make a move? Well... it's my turn!"

Reina's words startled everyone, especially the Flying Six, who retreated even faster than when they arrived.

"Hahahaha..." Seeing this, Reina couldn't help but laugh loudly, even though he had no intention of actually making a move.

Reina's laughter sounded rather grating to the Flying Six, as it was a sarcastic jab at their cowardice!

However, they had just witnessed how terrifying Reina's strength was. If he still had the strength to fight, then going up against him would be suicide.

"What? You really don't plan to save your governor?" Reina looked at the Flame of Destruction and asked with a smile.

King took a deep breath and ordered his men to search the sea in this direction. If they couldn't find Kaido, he would risk his life to keep Reina here.

As for Quinn, his expression kept changing.

"You freak Jhin, he's stalling for time. With his strength, if he recovers even a little, we won't be able to stop him. Are you going to miss this opportunity?" Quinn shouted at Jhin.

Reina, on the other hand, seemed indifferent, making no move to leave or retaliate.

So for a moment, Jin didn't know what to do.

However, he was not one to hesitate. He nodded directly to Quinn and said, "Everyone, attack at the same time! Don't be afraid of him; he's at his last gasp!"

At King's command, the Flying Six, Queen, King, and the rest of the Beast Pirates' officers all attacked Reina.

But just as Jhin was about to hit Reina, he noticed that Reina's lips were slightly upturned, as if he was very happy.

"Damn it!" Suddenly, Jin remembered that Reina had the ability to absorb other people's attacks, so he subconsciously withdrew his own attack.

Although he stopped, the others were completely unaware and immediately attacked Reina.

Reina originally intended to absorb Jhin's attacks and then use them to counterattack the others, but unexpectedly Jhin stopped at the last moment. So he could only barely absorb the attacks from the first few people who attacked him before he could counterattack back.

"boom!"

A violent explosion rang out. Jhin, who was the last to finish off the attack, was the first to retreat, while Quinn suffered the most, as Reyna's counterattacks were mostly used on him.

However, Reina himself was also injured, as he couldn't absorb all the attacks from so many people simultaneously.

"Damn it! He's injured, keep attacking, don't give him time to recover!" Quinn glanced at Jhin, then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and roared.

He naturally saw Jhin's final move and wanted to stop as well, but Reina took the initiative to come closer, leaving him no time to withdraw his attack.

Seeing this, the others exchanged glances and realized that apart from Quinn, no one seemed to be injured. So they decided to attack Reina again.

But at that moment, Hyōrinmaru suddenly appeared in Reina's hand, bringing their attack to an abrupt halt.

When Reina fought Kaido before, this Hyōrinmaru left a deep impression on them. If Reina were to use this weapon now, even if he wasn't at his peak, he should still have no problem dealing with them.

Chapter 1343 Post-War

Holding the Hyōrinmaru, Reina subtly overwhelmed many of the Beasts Pirates' officers in terms of presence.

Reina looked around and chuckled, saying, "What? Not going to continue?"

Reina's words humiliated Quinn, who shouted, "Attack together! I refuse to believe he still has the strength left!"

"Be careful, he has the ability to absorb damage!" Jhin, now in his half-beast form, shouted as he hovered in the air.

They were just repelled by Reina Black Emperor's power.

In the past, Reina didn't think much of this ability; he preferred the powerful Hyōrinmaru and the more practical Sharingan.

When facing stronger opponents, Black Emperor's abilities are insufficient to fully absorb their attacks. Even against opponents of similar strength, Reina cannot completely absorb their attacks. Black Emperor's abilities only become truly powerful when facing weaker opponents.

But the other party is not as good as me, so there is no need to use such methods.

But today, Reina felt that Black Emperor's abilities were quite powerful; at least for now, he could use these abilities to intimidate the Beast Pirates.

Sometimes he wondered if he hadn't paid enough attention to Black Emperor's abilities, causing them to lag behind his growth. If it were the original Black Emperor's abilities, he could absorb even nuclear bombs.

However, both the Black Emperor's abilities and the Sharingan have been partially removed from him. Perhaps his system is also unable to completely resist the will of this world and does not allow such heaven-defying abilities to appear!

Just as Reina was taking the opportunity to recover his strength, Jhin and Quinn exchanged a glance and then ordered their men to launch an attack. They hid among the numerous attacks, intending to take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack.

Unfortunately, they didn't really understand Reina Black Emperor's ability. This ability allows him to absorb damage indefinitely until it reaches its limit, and once the absorbed damage is released, he can continue to absorb it, making him practically a perpetual motion machine on the battlefield.

This is why, on the battlefield between the Whitebeard Pirates and the extraterrestrials, as long as no one restrained Reina, he could completely defeat the extraterrestrial forces single-handedly, and it is also why the Destroyer Lord valued Reina so much.

So, while it may seem that they have limited the sources of damage Reina can absorb, they have actually only given Reina more room to maneuver.

The way to break the Black Emperor's power is simple: just exceed Reina's damage absorption limit. If Queen and King team up and use powerful moves on Reina continuously, they might be able to catch him off guard, since the battle with Kaido has also consumed a lot of his stamina.

However, the two were overthinking things. Facing a strongman like Reina, they dared not attack him head-on and planned to deal with him through some tricks. This was simply giving Reina a chance to recover.

Each time he absorbed damage from the Beasts Pirates, he used a portion to replenish his lost stamina and then used the rest to fight back. This impressed King and Queen, who were secretly pleased that their plan had successfully suppressed Reina.

But soon they realized they had been tricked, because Reina's aura was getting stronger and stronger, and his complexion was becoming rosy, which was not the sign of being exhausted at all.

"Go all out!" Jhin immediately understood, and while loudly reminding his companions, he also attacked Reina with all his might.