The eight-armed magma giant's remaining two arms reached for the dragon's head.

Kaido twisted his dragon body and struggled.

Energy was gathering in his mouth.

Watching the two enormous hands drawing closer and closer to his head—

The energy in Kaido's mouth burst forth:

"Heat Breath!"

Extremely high-temperature compressed energy, a golden beam pierced through the sky in an instant.

Boom!!!

The magma giant's head was struck by the Heat Breath and instantly vaporized completely.

At the same time, the intense heat of the flames melted the magma.

It spread downward.

Below the missing head of the magma giant,

A massive semicircular hole, dozens of meters wide, was instantly melted open.

A direct hit.

Yet Kaido's expression still darkened.

The magma where the head had vanished squirmed wildly.

And in just a few moments, it reformed.

Meanwhile, the two giant hands were completely unaffected.

One of them grabbed his dragon neck.

The magma giant bent down.

Seven arms imbued with Armament Haki pinned Kaido to the ground.

Each one locking down a part of Kaido's Azure Dragon body.

Preventing him from moving.

The only free hand clenched into a fist.

Raised high overhead.

Then, a thunderous roar erupted from its shoulder and elbow.

Endless volcanic force burst out from it.

That immense power gathered in its arm and smashed toward Kaido's dragon head.

Kaido, still struggling,

Stared at the oncoming giant fist, his dragon pupils shrinking.

Haki instantly covered his head.

Boom!!!!

A deafening explosion rang out.

Countless pirates who had escaped to their ships clutched their ears and screamed in agony.

Centered around these two titanic beings,

Violent shockwaves swept out in all directions.

Kaido, struck squarely by the punch, was dizzy and reeling.

At that moment, the magma giant raised its arm high again.

The intense sense of crisis cleared Kaido's mind.

But the dizziness still prevented him from reacting.

At that moment, King in the sky,

Transformed into a Pteranodon.

Stabilized himself amid the raging shockwaves.

His head pulled back like a slingshot:

"Imperial Deep Pride Stak!"

Then he released, unleashing a powerful shockwave.

Whoosh—

Like a laser beam.

It shot at the magma giant's right side.

Striking its raised arm and the ends of two other arms.

The shockwave, like a laser, hit and exploded.

Boom!!!

It severed the three arms from the body.

The now-limp arms fell to the ground.

Without the control of those three arms, Kaido's upper body struggled and lifted itself up.

At that moment, magma surged violently from the giant's shoulders.

A new trio of arms was about to form.

Flames began to engulf Kaido's body, starting from his head.

The extreme heat caused the rear arms to start melting faintly.

Sensing his suppressed body loosen slightly,

Kaido surged with strength again, flames wrapping his entire form in an instant.

The entire Azure Dragon body was enveloped in massive fire.

Turning into a Fire Dragon:

Twisting his freed body, Kaido gathered the flames at his head.

At the same time, he covered it with Armament Haki and surrounded it with Conqueror's Haki.

The entire Fire Dragon charged at the magma giant's chest at incredible speed.

Boom!!!

A violent explosion and impact erupted from the center of the magma giant.

Its upper body was instantly torn to pieces.

Magma meteors scattered in all directions.

Kaido's form quickly shrank, shifting into his human-beast form, shaking his head.

The impact just now wasn't easy on him either.

King transformed back into a Pteranodon and landed beside Kaido.

The two of them stared intently at the remaining half of the magma giant.

Tap~ Tap~ Tap~ Tap~

Footsteps echoed from beneath the smoke-shrouded magma giant.

A human silhouette gradually appeared:

"In the end, it's still something formed from ability."

"Easy to shatter."

As the words fell, the figure walked out from the smoke and looked at Kaido.

Kaido looked at the figure across from him, hatred flaring.

His eyes bloodshot, teeth gritted:

"Saka! Zu! Ki!!!"

Sakazuki chuckled lightly:

"Can't believe that move back then didn't kill you."

"Not bad luck."

Kaido thought of his vanished lung, and the years of suffering from its aftereffects.

His hatred surged.

His entire body turned into a blur.

King hurriedly shouted:

"Kaido-aniki!"

Then he too became a blur and chased after him.

Now's not the time to act on emotion, Kaido-aniki...

Over on Kaido's side, a spiked club had somehow appeared in his hands, imbued with Haki.

Gripping it with both hands, sparks of lightning crackled over the club:

"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"

Sakazuki sneered and flung his right hand.

Countless streams of magma flew out and condensed.

Forming a spiked club.

Instantly imbued with immense Armament Haki.

Pitch black and incredibly hard.

He swung it at the charging Kaido!

Clang!

The clash of metal rang out, deafening all around.

Then, endless lightning burst from both their spiked clubs and shot outward.

Kaido, driven by hatred, wore a savage expression:

"Aaaaaaahhh!!!"

Endless power erupted from within him, crashing toward Sakazuki.

Sakazuki, feeling the overwhelming power increase, kept his sinister smile.

His entire body shifted into Magma Mode.

From his back, shoulders, and elbows, volcanic bursts exploded out.

Instantly overpowering Kaido.

Forcing him to retreat repeatedly.

At that moment, King, in his Pteranodon form, arrived.

Diving from the sky at extreme speed.

His right leg, wrapped in Armament Haki, kicked toward Sakazuki like a sharp arrow.

Just a few meters before hitting Sakazuki—

The spiked club in Sakazuki's hand suddenly exploded.

A surge of force blasted Kaido away like a meteor.

Then those golden, blazing eyes turned expressionless, looking at the incoming King.

King's heart turned cold. Damn it... I won't make it in time...

Clang!

King's right leg hit Sakazuki's chest directly.

But Sakazuki, coated in Armament Haki, stood firm, unmoving.

King flapped his wings frantically, trying to escape.

Sakazuki's left hand suddenly grabbed King's right leg.

Yanked it down hard.

King was pulled straight toward Sakazuki.

Sakazuki looked at the incoming King.

His right fist gathered power.

He punched King in the abdomen.

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking rang out.

King coughed up blood:

"Ugh..."

Sakazuki's indifferent voice rang out:

"Great Eruption."

An endless wave of heat exploded from King's abdomen.

Feeling the raging, scorching energy, King's pupils shrank sharply.

Boom!!!

Endless magma erupted from Sakazuki's fist.

From high above the island, it looked like a massive fan of magma spread forward from Sakazuki's position.

Stretching for hundreds of meters, it devoured everything in its path.

Until it surged to the island's edge and plunged into the sea.

Sakazuki looked into the distance at Kaido, who had risen and was trying to flee.

He became a blur and charged after him.

...

Elsewhere, King struggled out of the magma:

"Cough... cough..."

He coughed up blood continuously. Suddenly, he felt locked-on.

No time to think, he shot into the sky.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Several slicing sounds cut through the air.

Flying sword slashes struck the spot King had just occupied.

Sword strikes imbued with Haki exploded there.

Cold sweat dripped down King's face as he looked toward the figure in the distance.

Karol, who had stepped in using Geppo.

Holding Oto, he looked at King.

He slashed, sending out a crescent-shaped flying blade that spiraled toward King.

Growing smaller, splitting into many.

In mere moments, that single crescent slash split into countless smaller ones.

Like a rainstorm, they poured down upon King.

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