Chapter 190

Countless dark clouds gathered in the sky, instantly filling the vast void; the ominous clouds above Ghost Island, pulled by furious winds, swiftly formed a colossal dark whirlpool, as if ready to tear apart heaven and earth.

Black clouds pressed down on the city, winds swept everything away.

Countless thick lightning bolts descended like heavenly calamities from the dark whirlpool!

This is Kaido of the Beasts, the strongest combat force on this sea!

Luo En, wreathed in crimson steam, reversed his sword and shattered the massive lightning bolt crashing from the sky—sparks of electricity flew everywhere, dazzling and brilliant, like thunderflowers blooming in the heavens.

Kaido, the colossal dragon spiraling up from below, opened his bloodied maw; countless gales seized Luo En's form, aiming to drag him into Kaido's mouth.

Luo En raised his right hand's black blade; flowing cherry-blossom Conqueror's Haki coiled upward in a double helix, boundless sword momentum and intent transforming into crimson, blazing, surging flames—the terrifying sword pressure turned the surrounding heavens and earth instantly crimson, as if he stood within an independent domain ten meters across.

A black-haired boy, eyes closed, stood within it, his black hair whipping wildly, wreathed in crimson, blazing light—making him resemble an ancient god who commanded fire.

The black blade, Shusui, its blade purplish-black, laden with boundless Conqueror's Haki and sword pressure, swung downward with full force toward the colossal dragon!

Beyond the ten-meter independent domain, a violent storm of sword qi and boundless flames erupted!

"Flame Breathing, Fourth Form: Blazing Whirlwind!"

Under the boost of the gales, the crimson, blazing storm expanded several times in an instant, becoming a crimson tornado larger than the dragon's body—swords and blades whirled, flames raged, weaving into a terrifying technique meant to burn heaven and earth!

The sword qi was unbreakable, its edge shocking heaven, the Conqueror's Haki sharp and fierce!

The strike echoed like a dragon's roar.

In Kaido's suddenly widened dragon eyes, the crimson tornado—woven with boundless flames and sword qi—swallowed his massive dragon body.

The crimson tornado rose to the heavens, like a pillar of fire connecting sky and earth; even on the sea tens of thousands of meters from Ghost Island, the brilliant crimson glow was visible.

The dragon form of Kaido writhed endlessly within the vortex of flame and sword qi; his incredibly hard scales were mercilessly sliced apart by sword qi entwined with flowing cherry-blossom Conqueror's Haki and blazing fire.

Under the stunned, horrified gaze of tens of thousands of members of the Beasts Pirates below, the dragon form of Kaido let out agonized, thunderous dragon roars that echoed across the heavens.

Junti, one of the Six Supernumeraries, turned pale, her eyes filled with terror as she stared at the towering crimson tornado: "That guy… actually cut through Lord Kaido's scales?!"

The other Five Supernumeraries were equally stunned.

"How will this battle turn out?!"

Sasaki watched from afar, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

This strike, condensed with flowing cherry-blossom Conqueror's Haki, enhanced by the ultimate expression of force and the sword momentum of a great swordsman, was undoubtedly the peak of Luo En's current sword art.

But to think this single strike could kill Kaido of the Beasts was clearly delusional.

Kaido opened his bloodshot dragon eyes within the crimson tornado, glaring at the distant black-haired boy—his terrifying killing intent, like a towering tsunami, surged across heaven and earth, crushing toward Luo En.

The pain from this strike felt familiar—he suddenly remembered a man he could never forget, the one who had brought him the fear of death in that life-or-death battle years ago.

Kiyoshi Oden.

Yes… that man.

The strike this fellow unleashed truly felt the same as the one that man had once given him…

"Damn bastard, you think this kind of strike can defeat me?!"

"Roar!"

Enraged, the dragon Kaido's eyes turned blood-red; with a deafening roar, his massive body tore straight through the crimson tornado woven with sword qi and flame, then coiled again.

"You dare challenge me with a tornado…"

With the dragon's furious roar, the spiraling, endless gales were instantly catalyzed into countless giant slashes, surging in all directions, unleashing his boundless killing intent, showcasing the terrifying destructive power of the Four Emperors, the supreme combat force of the sea!

"Tornado: Ruinous Wind!"

The sky was ripped apart by countless slashes; a hundred-meter-long wind blade struck instantly before Luo En.

Luo En raised his black blade to block—but was still forced back a hundred meters.

The next second.

The dragon Kaido opened his bloodied maw toward the direction Luo En stood; vortexes of blazing fire gathered in his throat, the temperature of the entire world rising rapidly.

"Thermal Breath!"

A colossal dragon thermal breath pierced the sky, hurtling toward Luo En with the power to burn everything to ash—the dark, ominous clouds above Ghost Island were scorched blood-red by its light and heat.

Facing this terrifying blow rushing toward him.

Luo En did not dodge.

He exhaled gently, his body wreathed in crimson steam.

His black blade, entwined with flowing cherry-blossom Conqueror's Haki, slashed vertically downward into the terrifying thermal dragon flame.

"Sun Breathing, Twelfth Form."

"Flame Dance."

A pitch-black slash, interwoven with crimson fire, emerged across the sky—its overwhelming momentum forcibly cleaved through the dragon flame!

Kaido's eyes flickered with surprise; his massive dragon body twisted, barely avoiding the powerful black slash.

The crimson-flamed circular slash continued unimpeded, striking one side of Ghost Island—before the stunned, frozen gaze of countless Beasts Pirates, it severed a whole corner of the island's landmass.

Rocks shattered, the earth trembled; a portion of Ghost Island sank into the sea.

"So Kaido of the Beasts can dodge after all."

The black-haired boy, eyes closed, blade in hand, stood beneath the stormy, lightning-lit sky, taunting the dragon Kaido.

Kaido's dragon eyes glared at him, cold and dark, his killing intent boiling.

"Boy, your strength is far stronger than I imagined—but with just this, you can only wound me."

The dragon Kaido spoke slowly; winds gathered and swirled around his coiling, massive body; the wounds Luo En had inflicted healed visibly before their eyes.

Luo En, sensing this through the Transparent World, frowned slightly.

To heal such wounds in such a short time…

What monstrous vitality!

This is the strongest lifeform—the Four Emperor Kaido…

"You're not worthy to defeat me!"

Kaido roared wildly, his massive dragon body wrapped in furious winds, the dragon's roar howling across the sky as he charged straight at Luo En!

Holding a black blade, Luo En, wreathed in crimson steam and golden lightning, stomped hard on the ground and surged forward at a speed invisible to the naked eye, slashing toward the charging giant dragon Kaido.

As a golden thunder dragon, shaped by the slash's trail, appeared in the sky, Luo En unleashed a thunderous sword strike of astonishing power and force toward the giant dragon Kaido.

Thunder Breathing, Seventh Form, Thunder God of Fire!

Before the eyes of everyone on Onigashima appeared the earth-shattering sight of Kaido's dragon form colliding head-on with the golden thunder dragon forged from the sword slash!

Boom!

Accompanied by a deafening, world-shaking roar.

The vast storm clouds above Onigashima were instantly blown away!

Onigashima trembled violently!

A terrifying shockwave swept across the entire island in an instant.

Even powerful warriors like the Six Supernatural Beasts and Yamato could not withstand the force—they were blown away outright; mountains were leveled, palaces shattered and collapsed, boulders larger than houses were hurled through the air, and the massive skull-shaped head of Onigashima began to crack and crumble—the entire island seemed ready to be swept flat by the shockwave!

The shockwave surged beyond Onigashima, traveling thousands of meters out to sea, raising waves over ten meters high.

The sky above Onigashima was split in two, filled with blood-red malevolence and golden lightning, sharply divided, crashing violently together.

On Kaido's side, a world-ending whirlwind roared like a mad dragon tearing apart heaven and earth; violet lightning crashed from dark vortices, as if calamity had descended upon the mortal realm, half the sky resembling a scene from hell.

On Luo En's side, golden lightning slashes streamed outward in all directions, slicing through half the sky like shattered mirrors covered in countless golden cracks!

Boom boom boom!

As the two clashed, terrifying shockwaves radiated outward from between the man and the dragon.

The sky and earth both shattered.

…………

168, Kaido's Ultimate Form, Luo En's Super Ultimate Technique! (Combined)

After receiving news from his subordinate, the Six Supernatural Beasts' Shinsho, the Plague, one of the Three Calamities, Queen, immediately boarded a ship and rushed to Onigashima from the Usagiwan region.

Upon reaching the inland sea of Wano, over thirty kilometers from Onigashima, a powerful shockwave struck them head-on, stirring up gales and towering waves that made their ship rock violently and hard to control.

Boom!

A pillar of dragonfire, incinerating all in its path, erupted from the distant Onigashima into the sky, setting the entire heavens ablaze in blood-red.

Immediately after, several black slashes, thousands of meters long, swept across the sky; one of them struck the distant ocean, splitting the entire sea surface.

Accompanied by a thunderous dragon roar, the giant dragon Kaido shot up from the distant Onigashima—only to be slammed back down to earth by a descending flame slash that transformed into a colossal flame tiger!

Soon after, several more powerful shockwaves rolled in, waves crashing, winds howling, making it even harder for the ship to approach the island.

"That's my lord Kaido, isn't it…?"