The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

Although Moria's attack did not cause him any harm, it was extremely insulting.

Who is he? The man known as the King of Beasts, how could he possibly lose to someone else in terms of strength?

"Moria, I will show you what true power is!"

As Kaido, filled with rage, stood up, his body underwent a transformation.

Its skin transformed into blue dragon scales, and its muscles were smooth and powerful.

His head transformed into a half-dragon, half-human shape, while his lower body became a dragon's body, much like a snake-man, except that Kaido was a dragon-man.

"That's a dragon-human form!!"

Upon seeing Kaido's appearance, Moria frowned, becoming secretly on guard.

As is widely known, Zoan-type Devil Fruit users are strongest in their Beastman form.

With both strength and speed, Moria dared not underestimate Kaido at this moment.

"call out!"

At that moment, Kaido suddenly disappeared from Moria's sight.

"So fast!!"

Moria's expression changed, and just as the thought crossed his mind, Kaido in his dragon form was already in front of him, his spiked clubs swung with a power that made Moria's heart tremble as they slammed into his chest.

Armament Haki Hardening!

Without dodging, Moria's mind raced, and Armament Haki instantly covered his entire body.

He believed that with his current Shadow Body strength and considerable Armament Haki, he should have no problem blocking Kaido's attack.

However, before Kaido's spiked club actually struck his chest, Moria knew that he had overestimated himself and underestimated Kaido's attack.

"Ryuo Haki!!"

Moria's expression changed as an invisible, highly penetrating Armament Haki pierced through his skin and entered his body to cause damage.

Just as the defenses of internal organs are certainly not as strong as those of skin and muscles, organs like the heart under the shadow of the golden body, no matter how strong, will not be as strong as skin and muscles.

So, Moria is injured!

"Thunderous Eight Trigrams!!!"

At that moment, a cold glint appeared in Kaido's eyes as he looked at Moria. He roared and slammed his spiked club into Moria's chest.

At the same time, the powerful and condensed Haki of Ryuo pierced through Moria's body and slammed into the rocky ground behind him, creating a smooth circular passage with a diameter of ten meters.

"puff!!"

Moria felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if his internal organs were being torn apart, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Subsequently

"Boom!"

"call out!"

Moria was like a baseball, blasted off a home run by Kaido's spiked club, flying straight off Skull Island and skimming the surface of the sea.

"Boom!"

As Moria flew at breakneck speed, he created a gust of wind that carved a circular trench in the sea, causing the waves to spread outwards.

"Ryuo!!!"

"What incredible power!!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Moria's mouth as he flew over the sea, his face showing shock, and his desire for the power of Ryuo Haki was intense.

"This power must be mastered; only Ryuo can defend against Ryuo!"

With that thought in mind, Moria controlled his body and instantly stopped, surmounted by the inertial impact still on his body, and hovered on the surface of the sea.

Sensing the ruptured wounds inside his body, Moria had a thought and began to absorb life energy to recover.

"That guy can actually fly! Is it an ability he has in that form?!"

Upon seeing Moria floating on the sea, Kaido on the island was somewhat surprised and his heart stirred.

"Moreover, his aura hasn't weakened. It seems that the attack just now didn't cause him much damage."

"What on earth has Moria gone through in the past month or so? Why has his strength increased so much?!"

Kaido was still somewhat shocked. To defeat Moria at this level, the only option was a protracted battle; it would take several days and nights to determine a victor.

Moreover, it has to be a life-or-death battle; otherwise, given Moria's abilities, he could leave at any time and disengage from the fight.

"It seems that it will be very difficult to subdue this guy."

Kaido's eyes flickered. Moria's strength and abilities made him realize that subduing him was no longer an option.

"I can't believe it!"

"Then let's fight to the death!!!"

Thinking of this, Kaido burst into laughter, his heart burning with a thirst for battle.

"call out!"

With a slight sway of his dragon tail, Kaido floated in the air like a flying dragon and sped towards Moria.

In his dragon-man form, Kaido can fly through the air just like in his blue dragon form.

"Moria!!!"

On their way to Moria, Kaido let out a loud shout, his expression excited.

It's rare to find a man who can rival him in strength and defense, so Kaido won't let this battle end easily.

"Let's fight to our hearts' content!!!"

Sensing Kaido's fighting spirit, Moria laughed and flew towards Kaido, putting aside his duel with Garp.

Anyway, his goal was to hone his Armament Haki. Since Kaido was stronger than him and even possessed Ryuo, he decided to fight Kaido first.

When his Armament Haki is as strong as Kaido's, or when Kaido can no longer serve as a training ground, then he can go and fight Garp.

You could fight Kaido today and Garp tomorrow, it wouldn't matter.

"Since I have the ability to switch places with the Shadow Servant, the choice is in my hands," Moria thought to himself with a smirk.

"call out!"

"call out!"

On the sea, two circular waves flew past at high speed, rapidly approaching each other; these were Moria and Kaido, moving at high speed.

"Thunderous Eight Trigrams!!"

As expected, the moment he got close, Kaido, in a baseball player's stance, rapidly twisted his body and swung his spiked club with both hands, unleashing a powerful blow.

""

Moria was speechless.

"If you hadn't shouted, I would have thought it was just a basic attack."

While mentally complaining, Moria's hands moved quickly. He gathered Armament Haki in his right hand and threw a punch to meet the attack.

"Clang!"

"Oh!"

The instant fist collided with the spiked club, the intense wind pressure exploded at their location like a compressed air bomb.

The sea surface beneath the two people was dented downwards by the wind pressure, creating a semi-circular crater with a diameter of 100 meters.

"Kazkaz!"

The spiked club and the fist trembled incessantly, both sides exerting force.

"Such immense power!!!"

Sensing the power transmitted from the fist, Moria sighed inwardly, then narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Why not use Ryuo???" Moria asked, frowning as he looked at Kaido.

For some reason, Kaido didn't use Ryuo Haki in this attack; he only used Armament Haki to harden his body.

"You know about Ryuo!!"

Kaido was surprised; only the people of Wano Country called this armor-like Armament Haki that, not Moria.

"hehe!"

Kaido suddenly laughed and said, "By the way, you are a man who spent three years in the Wano Country prison, so it's normal for you to know about Ryuo!"

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Moria's eyes.

"One day, I will make you my shadow slave!" Moria thought to himself as he looked at Kaido.

Kaido continued, "As for why not use Ryuo?"

Of course there's no need! After the previous attacks failed to leave any damage on Moria, Kaido decided not to use Ryuo.

After all, using Ryuo consumes a lot of Haki, and Kaido doesn't like using Ryuo either. He prefers the power of Armament Haki hardening, which can directly confront everything.

Of course, that's what I thought, but I certainly couldn't say that to Moria.

after all

Kaido's expression suddenly changed, and he roared at Moria, "Who do you think I am?! Your subordinate?! How dare you ask me a question?!"

After saying this, Kaido's face contorted with rage, and he swung his spiked club forcefully at Moria, as if he had been deeply insulted.

"grass!"

"madman!"

Moria's expression changed slightly, and he cursed under his breath as he felt a tremendous force surging from his fist. He also tried his best to block it.

"bump!"

Finally, after a brief struggle between the two, Moria used the force of his right fist to launch a powerful downward thrust, allowing him to leap backward.

"Don't even think about escaping!!"