The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

Calmly, he picked up his glass, took a sip, and then said, "Mr. Kaido, the strength of 'Skyquake' Gern..."

"Extremely strong."

This calm, almost cold-blooded remark instantly brought the previously noisy atmosphere to a standstill.

"uh-huh????"

Kaido paused in his act of pouring wine, his drunken eyes glancing at King.

Quinn and Jack were also stunned, looking at their usually calm and composed man with puzzlement.

Jin seemed completely unconcerned about ruining the atmosphere; instead, he put down his glass and continued stating the facts in a calm tone.

"The only time Kozuki Oden suffered a complete defeat in a one-on-one duel after he set sail was against this 'Heavenly Tremor' Gern."

Moreover, the previous Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, was ultimately captured and imprisoned by him alone.

There are other issues, such as the power struggles within the Navy, and the fact that before entering the New World, the Whitebeard Pirates and Whitebeard himself clashed no fewer than fifty times a year...

Judging from his record, he is no easy opponent, and choosing him as a target for challenge is not a wise move.

"Hey! Jhin! What do you mean by this? Are you trying to boost the enemy's morale while diminishing our own?" Quinn immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.

“That’s right!” Jack echoed in a booming voice, “Governor Kaido is now hailed as the invincible being who is the strongest creature on land, sea and air!”

"But we also need to analyze the enemy's intelligence and situation! You two are just stirring up trouble and dancing around!"

In an instant, a small dispute arose among the three calamities.

Kaido, sitting in the main seat, did not immediately react.

He simply rubbed his palm against the cold gourd of wine, and his drunkenness seemed to clear a little, causing him to fall into a brief silence.

Jin's words were like a thorn, stirring up a past he didn't want to recall deep within his heart.

It reminded him of the earth-shattering duel he had with Kozuki Oden on Onigashima many years ago.

In the final moments, when Oden was exhausted and defeated, the man's face did not show the pure despair of a loser, but rather a sense of...regret and resentment.

In particular, Oden seemed to have muttered a sentence in front of him, and that sentence echoed in Kaido's ears like a ghost.

"It's a pity... I never got to have a proper fight with that man again... Kaido... you're far inferior to him..."

That man... undoubtedly refers to Gern, who once defeated Oden!

Unfortunately, Kaido himself knew that his final battle with Oden was not perfect because of Kurozumi Hyousem's despicable interference!

It could even be said to be a stain on his victorious career.

And so, for a time, this deep-seated obsession with "perfect victory" was...

And Oden's dying words of praise were reignited by Jin's words.

Can challenging "Skyquake" Gern really prove that he is the "strongest"?

Or will this once again prove Oden's last words true?

Sudden.

"Ura ura ura ura...!!!"

Kaido burst into a loud, enigmatic laugh, a laugh tinged with suppressed emotion, and then his massive body abruptly rose from his seat.

"Boom!" An incomparably powerful dark red Conqueror's Haki erupted from him like an out-of-control tsunami!

The air in the hall instantly became incredibly thick, and the tangible pressure made even powerful figures like Quinn and Jack feel breathless, instinctively taking a half-step back, and even their argument came to an abrupt halt.

Only Jin remained seated firmly in place, but his gaze had become extremely solemn.

Kaido's eyes were bloodshot. He no longer thought about Oden's last words, the perfect victory, or the wise choice!

At this moment, dominated by alcohol and his warlike instincts, he had only one thought left!

Verify! Verify everything through battle!

So he raised his head and, facing the skull-shaped ceiling of the ghost island, let out a roar that shook the entire island.

His roar, imbued with his overwhelming domineering aura and boundless fighting spirit, clearly resonated throughout every corner of Ghost Island.

"Earthquake—!!!"

Just by uttering that name, accompanied by his boiling Conqueror's Haki, the entire Onigashima seemed to tremble!

This roar was both an outburst and a declaration!

Kaido expressed his attitude and choice in the most direct way.

He wanted to personally assess just how much "Heavenquake" Gern, whom Oden had been so attached to and who had been so solemnly warned by King, really was!

After his roar subsided, Kaido, panting heavily, surveyed his subordinates who were intimidated by his imposing presence.

Finally, his gaze fell on Jin, his tone filled with an undeniable madness.

"Jin! I'm going to meet that Marine Admiral!"

"Hehehehehe... The strongest? Whether I'm the strongest or not, we'll only know after we fight!!"

Chapter 350 You said, who do you want to challenge?

Two weeks later, in the New World, on the edge of the sphere of influence of the Navy's G-10 base, on a small island called Rurokaka.

This island is famous for its pristine white sand beaches, crystal-clear, gradient blue waters, and lush coconut groves.

The scenery is so beautiful that it's like a fairyland, somewhat similar to the Maldives in Gern's memory before his journey there.

Therefore, this place also became Guern's favorite private retreat.

Whenever he finished dealing with complicated matters, or simply wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of the base, he would sneak here to enjoy the rare tranquility.

Occasionally, he would bring the core members of "Natural Disaster" here for a short vacation to relax their tense nerves.

But today, Gern's vacation paradise is ruined, all because of this guy who fell from the sky... completely ruined!!

...........

Not far away, a huge crater had been carved into the once smooth and beautiful white sand beach.

The surrounding sand grains showed signs of vitrification due to the high temperature, and thick smoke and dust filled the center of the pit...

An unpleasant smell of alcohol and a violent aura.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, a colossal figure emerged, with two horns on its head, a bare upper body, and bulging muscles, resembling a demon.

Carrying a huge spiked club, he walked out of the pit step by step.

It's Kaido of the Beasts!

Kaido shook his head, as if the fall was nothing more than a stretch for him.

His eyes then swept around and immediately locked onto the gloomy-faced admiral in front of him.

"Hehehehehehe!!!" Kaido let out his signature maniacal laugh, pointing his spiked club at Gern. "Heavenly Tremor! Gern! I've come for you!!!"

“Kaido of the Beasts…” Gern’s voice was cold, carrying a hint of suppressed anger.

"Do you know, this is the vacation paradise I finally found!"

Kaido scoffed at Gern's description of it as a "resort," exhaling two plumes of white smoke reeking of alcohol from his nostrils.

He laid the giant spiked club "Eight Precepts" that he was carrying on his shoulder flat, creating a gust of evil wind.

He strode forward like a moving mountain, his presence imposing as he stood before Gern, his tone tinged with disappointment.

"To be honest, the earthquake..."

Seeing you in person, you're quite different from what I imagined!

In his imagination, a powerful figure capable of defeating Oden, capturing Roger, and restraining Whitebeard...

It should be someone who exudes a sharp and imposing aura at all times, not this lazy fellow who looks like he's taking a nap on the beach.

Gern slowly raised his head, calmly meeting Kaido's aggressive gaze, his face showing no sign of panic or fear.

Instead, with a hint of impatience at being disturbed, she asked indifferently, "Oh? Is that so?"

"Then tell me, what should I be like?"

Gern's nonchalant attitude, which completely disregarded him, thoroughly enraged Kaido!

Especially that look in his eyes, as if he were looking at an ordinary troublesome person, made him feel extremely slighted!

"Ugh..." Kaido let out a suppressed growl, and the muscles in his arm gripping the spiked club suddenly bulged.

The jet-black Armament Haki instantly wrapped around the giant spiked club like a tidal wave, and a dazzling blue-white electric light suddenly burst forth from its surface!

Without further ado, Kaido launched a fierce attack!

By using lightning to activate the physical body, it can unleash a terrifying speed that is almost instantaneous!

Even with Gern's top-tier Observation Haki, which allows him to foresee the future, at such close range...

It is difficult to completely avoid such a pure and extreme burst of speed!

"Whoosh!" Only a blur and scattered arcs of electricity remained in place.

"Thunder..." Kaido's massive body had already flashed behind Gern like a ghost.

"Gossip!!!"

The spiked club, imbued with Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, shrieked through the air with destructive power.

With a speed too fast for the naked eye to see, it swung fiercely toward the back of Gern's head!

"Of course, you have to show me... the attitude of accepting the challenge!!!"

Kaido's spiked club, "Eight Precepts," crackling with black and red lightning, crashed down with the force of a collapsing mountain, but just as the club's tip touched the tip of Guern's hair at the last second...

Kaido's beast-like intuition sounded a sharp alarm.

Something's wrong! The physical presence of Gern below has vanished into thin air like a bubble!

It has completely disappeared!!!

"Buzz!"

A pale afterimage stretched out suddenly in the vacuum zone where the spiked club struck, moving at a speed beyond the limits of visual perception!

The space where Gern had been stood seemed to be instantly emptied, leaving behind subtle, distorted ripples.

He transformed into a torrent of particles tearing through reality, not simply advancing in a straight line.

Instead, wherever it passed, the space visibly collapsed and caved in!

The energy of the high-frequency vibrations is not used for attack, but rather to exert its maximum effect on itself and the surrounding environment, forming a brief "vacuum shock wave tunnel".

In an instant, the air along the path of the sudden attack was completely torn apart and ionized, emitting a piercing shriek.

The lingering energy waves ripped a deep, mirror-smooth trench into the coastline to his side, allowing seawater to rush in!

Kaido's Observation Haki only managed to barely detect the speed trajectory that was almost beyond his perception at this moment.

Immediately afterwards, the head spun violently, the neck bones cracked with a "crack," and the pupils contracted sharply within a hundredth of a second.

The reflected scene sent a momentary shiver down his spine, even for this "strongest creature": "So fast!!!"

The field of vision was completely swallowed up by a destructive, dark purple, raging lightning bolt!

He couldn't see Gern's movements at all, but he could feel an intensely concentrated threat of death pressing against his spine!

Gern's right fist had already completed charging up during the lunge.

The dark purple arc of Haki, like an angry dragon, coiled and leaped forward first.

Immediately afterwards, the advanced Ryuo Armament Haki, like living liquid metal, enveloped his fist in layers, dyeing it a dark blackish-purple.

At the very core of the fist, highly compressed vibrating particles, reaching an incandescent state, emitted a destructive buzzing sound, as if holding a supernova about to explode!

"Black Shock..." Gern's icy voice seemed to strike directly into the depths of Kaido's soul.

The fist landed solidly on the center of Kaido's spine!

"Instant Hell!!!"

"Thump—!!!"

That wasn't an ordinary impact sound, but a dull bang from two stars colliding!