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Chapter 176 Kaido, defeated!

On the other side, Kaido regained his balance after being thrown back for an unknown amount of time, and then rushed back towards Kael at an extremely fast speed, arriving above Kael, his spiked club spinning like a helicopter rotor in his hand.

"Kōsai-san-ki: Naraku-sama!!"

The iron rod, carrying an incredibly terrifying force, crashed down violently.

Kyle smiled faintly, spreading his arms wide in the face of the attack, appearing to offer no resistance whatsoever.

boom--

The moment the iron rod struck Kyle, Kyle's form disintegrated into purple lightning, transforming into countless tiny lightning snakes that scattered in all directions.

Kaido's attack was essentially hitting thin air, but the powerful shockwave it generated sent a direct blast of energy into the sea below.

In an instant, it was like a depth charge dropped into the ocean, exploding into a huge curtain of water.

A depression appeared on the sea surface, and the churning seawater formed a giant wave hundreds of meters high.

Kaido suddenly turned his head and looked in a certain direction. Not far away, amidst the swirling lightning, Kael's figure slowly materialized, a faint smile still on his lips.

"Kaido, your Observation Haki training is still lacking!"

Upon hearing this, Kaido's eyes narrowed instantly, and he roared:

"Kid, don't get too cocky!!"

As he roared, Kaido's body rapidly expanded, transforming into his Azure Dragon form once more.

"The Fire Dragon Torch!!"

As Kaido roared, flames surged from his body, enveloping and enveloping him, forming a giant fire dragon that enveloped him.

The fire dragon is much larger than Kaido's previous blue dragon form.

Moreover, the flames burning on Kaido's body were not ordinary orange-yellow, but rather crimson red.

Waves of heat swept over him, and Kyle could feel the scorching heat even from a distance.

Kaido's fire dragon flames are much more powerful than ordinary flames. In the original story, everything Kaido touched after using this move was instantly melted.

This once again proves the famous saying:

Even dogs wouldn't eat that kind of fruit!

Of course, this is not meant to be a insult to Ace.

After donning this outer shell, Kaido charged straight at Kael without the slightest hesitation, roaring as he did so.

The heatwave hit Kayle before Kaido, but it had no effect on her whatsoever.

It can only be said that Kaido's brain isn't very sharp.

If he were facing a close-combat, physically strong fighter, this move would be very useful, since the high temperature of his flames is something that ordinary Armament Haki cannot withstand.

Even if you can withstand it, it will still cause a huge drain on your Armament Haki.

But against a Logia-type Devil Fruit user like Kyle, whose ranged attack capabilities are off the charts, wouldn't using this move be a bit idiotic?

As Kyle raised his hand, a thunderous roar echoed through the clear sky, and an incredibly thick bolt of purple lightning struck straight down from the heavens, slamming into the outer layer of Kaido's fire dragon.

Flames and lightning intertwined, creating a massive explosion. The fire dragon's body was slightly tilted by the impact, but it did not break through the fire dragon's defenses.

"Um?!"

"This shell is pretty hard!"

"In that case, then..."

Rumbling--

Suddenly, a series of thunderous booms erupted in the sky, and dazzling purple light poured down, dyeing the world purple.

Kaido instinctively looked up, and the next second his pupils suddenly contracted.

A purple ocean of lightning appeared in the sky, covering the entire heavens.

The next moment, a bolt of lightning several times thicker than the previous one struck down from the sea of ​​lightning.

But this was only the beginning. In the next few moments, countless thick purple lightning bolts struck down from the sea of ​​lightning once again.

A sky full of purple lightning tore through the heavens and roared down, as if it were the wrath of a god.

Before Kaido's horrified eyes, his enormous fire dragon body was instantly engulfed by countless bolts of lightning.

Thunder relentlessly bombarded Kaido, and under the onslaught of terrifying lightning bolts, cracks suddenly appeared on his fire dragon shell. These cracks then spread rapidly throughout his body, finally shattering him with a deafening roar!

Seeing that the lightning was about to strike him, Kaido once again erected a layer of flame defense on his body.

Without the slightest hesitation, he charged towards Kyle despite the thunderous attack.

It's unrealistic to try to block these lightning bolts with brute force; that would be too costly. It's much better to attack Kyle, who controls these lightning bolts, directly. That's the right solution!

However, the fire defense that Kaido later erected was clearly not as strong as the previous fire dragon defense. Although some of the lightning was neutralized by the flames when it struck this layer of fire, it still managed to hit Kaido directly in the end.

Even after slashing his massive dragon body, leaving charred marks, Kaido did not stop, but continued to roar as he charged toward Kayle.

Kyle's gaze was indifferent as he spoke softly:

"Kaido, get ready to renovate Impel Down!!"

Battle is about to break out!!

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Three days later~

A colossal figure plummeted from the sky, crashing onto the island below and creating another massive crater in the ground.

However, unlike the previous incident, there was no further sound after the impact, except for the sound of the ground cracking due to the aftershocks and the flying debris.

Kyle's figure slowly descended from the sky to the edge of the crater. Looking down, smoke and dust filled the air, obscuring his view.

Kyle stood quietly at the edge of the pit, exhaling deeply to calm his breathing.

A short while later, footsteps approached, and Zoro slowly came to Kael's side, also looking towards the pit, and said softly:

"nailed it?"

Although it was a question, Zoro's tone was incredibly certain.

"Um!"

Kyle responded softly.

Zoro clicked his tongue twice again.

"You two fought for three days and three nights straight! You've got great stamina!"

That's right, three days and three nights have passed since Kaido and Kael fought, and the battle was only recently decided.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Kaido's body was seen lying quietly at the bottom of the pit, and he had turned into "Black Kaido"!

His body was covered in charred marks and countless crisscrossing knife wounds, but no blood flowed out because the flesh on Kaido's body had long been cooked by the lightning.

Kyle lowered his head, looked at Kaido, and spoke softly:

"That's normal. Kaido is one of the Four Emperors; he's very well-rounded in all aspects. His overall combat strength is either first or second among the current Four Emperors!"

"Defeating him will certainly take some effort!"

"Three days is within an acceptable timeframe!"

If we're talking about the original timeline, Shanks might have been the strongest of the Four Emperors back then, but the current Shanks is undoubtedly the weakest of the Four Emperors.

After all, there is a significant age gap between him and the other four emperors, such as Kaido and Whitebeard.

As for whether he was the strongest, Kyle was unsure of Whitebeard's current physical condition and how much strength he still possessed.

If it's the peak of the Qingbai faction, then without a doubt, Whitebeard is stronger!

But Kaido is also very strong, otherwise Kyle wouldn't have needed so long.

Even though his current strength has surpassed Kaido's, the difference isn't by much. He still needs time to wear down Kaido if he wants to defeat him.

Fortunately, compared to Aokiji and Akainu fighting for ten days and ten nights, his was already considered fast.

"Let's go! Escort the Four Emperors to Impel Down!!"

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