Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

"Ah, what is this?" Yamato had never seen such a terrifying scene before and immediately began to struggle.

"Don't resist. She's Mother's summoned beast and can quickly heal our injuries," Rizakura reminded Yamato, turning her head away as the slug covered her wounds.

But at this moment, Yamato was no longer paying attention to what Sakura was saying.

Her eyes were completely drawn to the two laughing figures at the eye of the storm.

Storm... domineering... the sky torn apart.

It was as if the battle between Roger and Whitebeard, recorded in the diary, was playing out before her eyes again, filling her with excitement.

"That's Sakura's mother, a crew member of the Pirate King!!!"

Chapter 329 The Second Battle with the Dragon!

Beneath the gloomy sky, the sounds of weapons roaring echoed continuously, and surging winds radiated in all directions.

Sparks burst forth in the void, and only by using Observation Haki could the two figures, moving at incredible speeds, pinpoint the location of each collision.

"Get out of my way!" Kaido, now in his dragon form, shoved Sakura aside with his staff and retreated rapidly to create distance between them.

After several leaps, Kaido landed on an ice pillar in the distance and squatted there, panting heavily.

Originally, as the awakened user of the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form, he should have possessed the formidable stamina, regenerative abilities, and physical capabilities unique to Zoan-type Devil Fruit users.

But now, his heart and blood are flowing very fast, and his physical strength is being depleted several times more than in normal combat.

So much so that only four or five hours have passed since the start of the battle, yet he already shows signs of fatigue.

"It's you!" Kaido narrowed his eyes. "What did you do?"

He released his Observation Haki with meticulous detail, carefully sensing every corner of the battlefield. Only then was he surprised to discover that within a radius of tens of meters centered on Sakura, an immense malice filled every inch of space, so clearly.

"It's nothing, it just accelerated the particle movement speed in your body!"

The girl, dressed in a snow-white feathered robe, took a few steps forward and used her fair hand to remove the mask hanging on the silver-white horn, revealing her exquisite face.

The Heat Fruit, a fruit unique to her, possesses the ability to interfere with heat, which ultimately involves manipulating the thermal motion of matter.

From the initial development of Twilight Light through thermal cycling and mixing of electric current, to the later creation of the Celestial Evolution Technique: Decay from the Shikkotsu Forest Sage Technique, both were essentially clumsy imitations of the final form of Devil Fruit abilities.

Now, thanks to the all-around amplification of her Devil Fruit abilities brought by Sage Mode, Sakura has prematurely reached a certain limit of her Devil Fruit powers.

However, acquiring great power through unorthodox means naturally comes at a terrible price.

Maintaining a reality distortion of only a few dozen meters was enough to rapidly evaporate her massive chakra and stamina, as if she were engaged in intense anaerobic exercise.

No wonder the strong in the One Piece world are reluctant to use this move unless absolutely necessary, just like how Ultraman always waits until the lights come on before unleashing his beam attack when fighting monsters.

After all, if the enemy doesn't die after you unleash your ultimate move, you'll be the one who dies later!

"Considering that we both don't have much time left, let's finish this quickly!"

Sakura tucked the Cloud Reaper into her waistband and wrapped her fists in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.

"Woohoo! Just what I wanted!"

Kaido gripped his spiked club tightly, and violent lightning burst forth from his hand!

In that instant, Sakura and Yamato, who were watching from the sidelines, felt a vibration that surpassed even the roar.

It was as if the sky and the earth were roaring.

The entire ice surface was shattered by two violent forces, and the three-kilometer distance was crossed by the two of them with a flick of their fingers.

"Jundali·Long Shengjun!"

Kaido raised his spiked club and swung it rapidly, creating an unavoidable space. This move, with no blind spots, could block all of Sakura's escape routes.

"Cherry Blossom Rush - A Dazzling Array of Flowers!"

Sakura clenched her fists and instantly concentrated her chakra into her right fist, completing the condensation and release of chakra in a very short time, and then unleashing a series of attacks in conjunction with her dual-color Haki.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ...

The power surpassing that of the meteorite impact erupted instantly, colliding dozens of times with Kaido's weapon, the Eight Precepts, in just a few seconds.

The powerful recoil propelled the two figures backward like cannonballs.

In mid-air, Kaido channeled the fiery cloud behind him, using it as a foothold to propel himself forward once more.

He gripped the iron rod with both hands, and the lightning, condensed to its extreme, resounded with his roar: "Great Power - Thunderous Eight Trigrams!"

With her eyes closed, Sakura's Observation Haki was screaming loudly.

With the power to foresee the future, he could accurately see the direction of Kaido's attack 3 seconds later.

As her Sage Chakra circulated, the accelerated particle motion effect of the Heat-Heat Fruit was applied to her, stretching out her sense of time and causing the movement of surrounding objects to freeze.

—Paper Painting: Lingering Shadows!

Sakura's figure vanished without a trace, leaving behind several afterimages.

Kaido's spiked club struck her afterimage, like a laser burst, leaving a brilliant and dazzling purple beam in the air that stretched straight forward.

"Not good!" Kaido's eyes widened as he turned to the side.

But Sakura, who had already come up behind him, clenched her fist and pressed down, her lower body firmly rooted to the ground like a stake.

—Fishman Karate: Secret Technique - Muraikan!

The speed of the fist even broke through the impact of water molecules, and the violent force capable of moving islands was poured into Kaido's body first.

The ensuing water impact became the second wave of attack, causing the water all over Kaido's body to almost boil.

"Ugh...cough!"

Kaido, now in his half-dragon form, raised his head and coughed up a mouthful of blood. The shockwave from the attack carried him backward, carving a horrific chasm before crashing through four or five glaciers reinforced by Sakura.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the dragon-man barely managed to lift his head.

Through the gradually dissipating icy mist, one could see a stunningly beautiful figure gently waving her hand, crushing four or five bolts of lightning that fell from the sky, and walking step by step toward her.

Feeling cold all over the body.

Damn it, if this continues, I'm really going to be beaten to death by this monster. I don't have much strength left, so do I have no choice but to fight to the death?

"Woohoo, very good, this is exactly what I wanted!"

Kaido smashed his spiked club on the ground, using it as a crutch to stand up. His blood splattered all over the ground, quickly cooling and freezing under the glacier beneath his feet.

He activated his ability again, and his body swelled several times over, transforming into a complete dragon shape.

A chilling will erupted from the heavens, and the dragon's flames extended along with the will, converging and connecting with each other, finally forming a fiery cloak capable of melting everything on the outside of the dragon's body.

—The Fire Dragon Torch!

"Are you planning to fight to the death?"

Sakura looked up at the sky, her fists clenched.

The surrounding natural energy rapidly gathered towards her body, and the fruit's power expanded under the amplification of Sage Chakra, causing a cluster of cherry-pink flames to ignite on her silver-white horn.

—Heat Fruit: Decay Mode!

"Sakura Haruno, your abilities are indeed strong, but in this world... ultimately, domineering power reigns supreme!" The dragon roared, filled with unwavering confidence and an indomitable will to win!

Kaido poured all his Haki into the flames that were enough to incinerate everything, causing the flames to be mixed with faint, blood-red lightning.

"Let's have a test and see who has the stronger domineering aura!"

Sakura also wrapped her Conqueror's Haki around her almost burning fists, letting a wisp of scorching red lightning run between her fingers.

In the sky, the dark clouds swirled more and more as two opposing forces clashed.

Finally, with a flash of lightning signaling the start of the battle, Kaido swooped down from the sky, while Sakura leaped up from the ground.

"Rising Dragon - Flaming Eight Trigrams!" "Cherry Blossom Rush - Chaotic Crimson Lotus!"

boom!

Chapter 330 Everything is turned upside down!

"Hmm, where am I...?"

The black-haired boy with freckles was awakened by the constantly blowing cold wind. He sat up from the wreckage of the broken pirate ship, shivered, and rubbed his arms.

In the last part of his memory, he seemed to be struck on the head with a spiked club by a smiling monster, and then he lost all consciousness.

"Oh right, my sword!" The boy looked around, and only relaxed when his gaze fell on the hilt of the famous sword beside him.

The noise the boy made attracted the attention of his companions who were hiding in the ruins, and they all gathered around him with concern.

The man wearing the eyepatch boldly stepped forward and poked his face, "Ace...Ace, are you still alive?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, Deus!" Ace raised his fist and shook it at him. "So, what's going on? How long have I been unconscious?"

"You've been unconscious for ten hours. As for your condition..."

Deus and the others wore expressions that were hard to describe, and made way for Ace so that he could see the situation outside through the breach in the cabin.

"What...what is this?!"

The boy's dark eyes reflected the chaotic world.

The atmosphere was groaning and trembling, with flames flickering between the shattered sea and sky.

The tide of destruction continues to spread.

It swallowed everything.

Oceans, glaciers, boulders... from the sky above to the seabed below, it's as if the world is about to perish.

"Hey, you guys!" Sakura and Yamato, who had been healed by the slug, crawled in from outside the wreckage of the pirate ship. "We need to get ready to escape. This ice floe can't hold up against those two!"

Even though Yamato, after receiving Sakura's help, has extended the ice surface to nearby islands and reefs, using its island shelf as a support point.

Even so, it still couldn't withstand the frenzied, life-or-death battle between the two sea emperors. Riyo had also confirmed with her abilities that the surrounding seabed was cracking.

So as soon as the two recovered, they ran into the wreckage to look for the other crew members.

"But where do we run to now?" Ace sheathed his sword and glanced at the pirate ship that had been reduced to rubble.

LOL, there's no way to escape.

Putting aside the situation on the ice field outside, even without a ship, how far could they travel relying solely on Yamato's ability to freeze the sea?

"Wherever we go, we can't stay here!" Ryouko glanced at the blazing red sky outside and made a decisive decision.

"That's all we can do. Let's go!" Yamato nodded, hoisted the spiked club onto his shoulder.

As the group evacuated the shipwreck, Ace couldn't help but glance at the sky behind him.

Then they heard two voices erupt in the sky.

"Rising Dragon - Flaming Eight Trigrams!" "Cherry Blossom Rush - Chaotic Crimson Lotus!"

On the dry, barren, and icy land, only two figures remained standing in the wind, teetering on the brink of collapse as they rushed toward each other amidst the turmoil.

Since gaining his powers, Kaido has never been so clearly aware of his own burning as he is today.

His domineering aura, perfectly combined with his Devil Fruit powers, manifested as a fiery dragon cloak around his body, which opened its massive maw toward the girl before him as he moved.

Even the lightning behind him trembled under the dragon's flames, which could incinerate everything, and then, driven by his thirst for violence and his desire to dominate everything, he closed his sharp teeth.

The girl opposite him had her bone mask shattered completely, revealing a delicate face with a bold smile hidden beneath.

Amidst the dragon flames that nearly turned the world to ashes, natural energy and chakra mixed to form Sage Chakra, comprehensively amplifying Sakura's physical attributes and Devil Fruit abilities.

Tearing through the storm and trampling the earth, flames rose in a ring from her fist, combined with the domineering aura condensed from her pure will to fight, causing that ferocious fist to fiercely strike the biting dragon.

The dragon's phantom collided with the fist's shadow.

The next moment, destruction came.

The sky, the ocean, hurricanes, flames, glaciers... even the tiny water droplets that dissipate in the air are all frozen.

Then, the world lost its color.

Everything in the universe trembled under the pure will of the two overlords, and the conflict between their domineering aura and abilities threatened to destroy everything in sight.

Click!

Amidst the horrified gazes of the young pirates fleeing to the edge of the glacier, the overburdened island shelf completely collapsed, and the entire glacier, along with several surrounding uninhabited islands and reefs, began to crumble.