I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Sig moved?"

Kaido tensed up and immediately noticed Higuma's movement.

Higuma had been silently observing the battle for so long, and now he finally showed signs of making a move; Kaido had no doubt...

"I'm definitely Sig's target!"

He was filled with a mix of emotions, but his hands moved quickly.

"Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"

With lightning speed, the spiked club in his hand was blocked by Rayleigh's longsword. The immense force made the longsword tremble uncontrollably, and they were locked in a stalemate for a moment.

But even at this moment, warning signs of danger continued to arise in my mind.

"Kaido, just accept your fate and keep fighting, the outcome will be the same anyway."

Shanks stood with his sword in hand, appearing behind Kaido, about to unleash a slash.

But just as he was about to draw his sword, a massive shadow enveloped him, Kaido, and Rayleigh. Looking up, he saw a gigantic steel fist descending from the sky, engulfing them.

"Barrett, stop getting in my way!" Shanks' expression changed slightly, and he had no choice but to sheathe his sword and leap back.

Chapter 925 Kaido the Dragon Man

boom!

Barrett's punch sent shockwaves through the entire island, raising clouds of dust, and the massive Skull Mountain began to collapse once more.

Rayleigh and Kaido, who had just been locked in combat, quickly separated and leaped backward, both avoiding the attack.

After Kaido transforms into human form, his size shrinks significantly.

Although it is still about 8 meters tall, it is already tiny compared to the submarine girl Barrett.

As a result, Barrett's attacks often include Rayleigh and the others within her attack range, making them vulnerable to friendly fire... Of course, Barrett didn't care.

“You’re the ones in the way!” Barrett seemed even angrier than them:

"I was here first! First come, first served! The Cornetto is my prey!"

As she spoke, Barret threw another punch at Kaido and the others, which they narrowly avoided.

"This isn't a solution..."

Shanks was having a bit of a headache.

Even though several people were taking turns attacking Kaido, they still had to worry about being accidentally injured by their own comrades from behind. Several times they had the chance to seriously injure Kaido, but Barret ruined it all... The Red-Haired Pirates are an incredibly united "iron wall," which is an experience Shanks has never had before.

He thought for a moment and had an idea.

“Mr. Rayleigh, Kaido is in your hands.” He turned to look at Barrett:

"Barrett, how about I be your opponent?"

"Oh?" Barrett's gaze shifted back and forth between Shanks and Kaido, her eyes somewhat unfathomable.

Barrett is a few years older than Shanks and became famous earlier than him. Back then, her strength far surpassed Shanks'.

It was only because he was imprisoned midway that his career was delayed by about ten years.

Once he was released from prison, the world had changed. Even Shanks, who was once a powerful figure, had become one of the Four Emperors, on par with Whitebeard.

To persuade someone who's not convinced... he definitely won't accept it.

“That’s not bad either.” He grinned.

"I'll take you down first, then Kaido, and then that old man with superhuman strength, Whitebeard... Perfect!"

Barrett roared and steered her steel submarine man towards Shanks, and the two began to clash.

“After leaving the pirate crew, Barrett became increasingly self-centered.” Rayleigh shook his head.

However, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Even without Barrett and Shanks, there are still him and Whitebeard, so it's more accurate to say that they can now unleash their full potential.

Boom!

A roaring sound came from beside my ears.

Kaido parried Whitebeard's slashing naginata with his club, but Whitebeard's monstrous strength also sent Kaido staggering back several meters, his body swaying precariously.

As Kaido staggered backward, Rayleigh suddenly rushed out from the side, his sword pointed directly at the back of Kaido's neck.

next moment.

There was a local sound.

A dragon tail emerged from behind Kaido, lashing out like a whip at Rayleigh's sword with a clanging metallic sound.

Rayleigh's hand trembled, and he looked up.

At this moment, Kaido's body swelled up, and his body was covered with a ring of fine scales. He had transformed into a dragon-man, with large, bulging muscles on his streamlined body, combining a sense of power with smooth lines.

Snapped!

With a twitch and a coil of its thick tail, the immense strength of the dragon nearly caused Rayleigh to drop his sword.

But the next moment, a clear sound of shattering glass rang out in front of Kaido.

"Kaido, do you still dare to be distracted when facing me?"

A fist shimmering with light came crashing down from the sky, striking Kaido hard in the abdomen, and the shockwave suddenly erupted.

In an instant, Kaido felt the sky moving and the earth shaking!

Rumble!

The ground beneath his feet collapsed and caved in instantly, as if he had been hit head-on by a flying mountain and then pressed deep into the cracked pit below.

In the deep pit.

Kaido lay sprawled on the ground, his eyes rolled back, a deep fist-shaped mark on his abdomen, and the fine scales on his belly were torn open, revealing a bloody mess.

He was in a daze for a long time, only feeling a buzzing in his ears. He shook his head, barely managing to clear his mind.

He then realized that... even without Barrett and Shanks, the situation had not actually improved at all.

The only difference was that the intervals between attacks were a little longer, giving him a brief respite.

Kaido took a deep breath, mustered all his muscles, and leaped out of the pit.

The shadow of death loomed over him, and the blood streaming down his face blurred his vision.

It was originally a majestic half-human, half-dragon form, but now it was a bloody mess, covered in dust and dirt.

He clung to the clouds, looking down at the battlefield from mid-air.

"Whitebeard, Rayleigh... wait, where's Higuma? Where is he?" Kaido looked around, his heart tightening.

Shot into a deep pit by Whitebeard and briefly losing consciousness, he couldn't find any trace of Sig.

Compared to Whitebeard and Rayleigh, who still have some semblance of dignity, Higuma, who has yet to make a move, remains a thorn in Kaido's side.

After all, Sig was the first person to clamor to kill him, and he was a powerful swordsman whom Kaido feared.

..................

"quick!"

"Come on!"

Orochi had the Oniwabanshu (Imperial Guards) surround him, and he walked forward amidst their protection.

Neither side of the pirates took them seriously. Although there were some obstacles along the way, they managed to avoid any major incidents.

After some time, they finally reached the foot of Skull Mountain and could see the direction of the port in the distance. Upon seeing this, the giant serpent froze, sitting blankly on the ground.

"The ship is gone! It was really destroyed by those foreign pirates!"

The giant snake's face darkened, and it cursed fiercely:

"It's all Kaido's fault for getting involved with so many powerful pirates."

He cursed angrily, but did not see the guards accompanying him. The underworld boss with cow dung lowered his eyelids and quietly approached the big snake.

Clang!

He bent down and drew his sword. The moment the long blade flashed with a cold light, it pierced directly into the back of the black charcoal serpent and then out through its chest!

"Kyoshiro?"

"Kyoshiro, what are you doing?"

puff----

The giant snake staggered a few steps before turning around, looking somewhat bewildered at the guard who had just tried to assassinate it.

Under the pale moonlight, the dung-headed samurai gripped his blood-stained longsword, surrounded by the Oniwabanshu.

He remained calm, removing the cow dung-shaped wig from his head, revealing a cold smile in his narrow eyes.

"Excuse me, I'm an undercover agent too."

"My real name is Denjiro."

Denjiro drew his second long sword from his waist, holding it in both hands, and assumed the starting stance of Oden's Two-Sword Style.

"There are still some Red Scabbard Samurai who have slipped through the net..."

"He's actually Denjiro!"

Amidst the gasps of surprise from the Oniwabanshu ninja, Denjiro was surrounded.

At that moment, a snake head suddenly shot out from the clothes of the already bloodied Orochi, and attacked Denjiro while he was fighting the ninja. It bit Denjiro and threw him away.

Chapter 926 The Sword Draws!

In the blink of an eye.

A giant snake bit Denjiro hard, throwing him flying so that he crashed horizontally into the wall, creating a dense spiderweb-like crack.

At this moment, the Kurozumi Orochi had transformed into its beast form, becoming a Yamata no Orochi with eight heads and eight tails, although one of its heads was drooping and lifeless.