I only ate four pieces because the remaining four belonged to Yuri.
Even though Yuri didn't say she'd share, since we're partners and want to maintain this relationship, we can't just settle accounts strictly.
Yuri's help in this operation was considerable, so Kaido couldn't claim all the benefits. Four pieces out of a total of eight Shikon Jewel shards were about right for him.
Unlike Roger, who could easily fuse and retrieve them using his Paramecia fruit, or Toguro, who could easily fuse with the Shikon Jewel, pirates like them could only swallow the Shikon Jewel shards if they were lucky enough to obtain them.
Once swallowed, they were gone, and likely couldn't be retrieved unless they died. Therefore, Kaido left four pieces.
As the four Shikon Jewel shards entered his body, Kaido immediately felt an incredibly powerful force erupting from within. His strength, which had been stagnant for a long time, grew again.
Kaido instantly transformed into his beast form, becoming an enormous Azure Dragon.
"Dragon Blaze!"
Kaido roared, and amidst the dark, lightning-filled sky, a fire dragon appeared out of nowhere. The extreme heat, combined with the incessant thunder, made Kaido look like a god of destruction unleashing his power.
Even though the lightning strikes were indiscriminate, affecting Kaido himself, with his current strength, he couldn't possibly care about such lightning.
While a lightning storm is fearsome, its main power lies in its destructive force against terrain and buildings, and its widespread damage to weaker beings. It can inflict substantial damage on powerful individuals, but it requires many lightning strikes to overlap. However, a lightning storm is area-of-effect and its destructive power is spread too broadly.
Against a strong opponent like Kaido, especially one with thick skin, the lightning couldn't cause too much damage. Instead, Kaido could actively use it.
After all, Kaido is a dragon, and he ate the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon form!
As a great dragon, spitting out lightning was child's play. At this moment, he unleashed his strongest move, Dragon Blaze, while intentionally using the raging thunderstorm above, which seemed to be in its final frenzy. The lightning in the sky should be almost depleted, and the lightning storm's duration should be coming to an end.
Kaido, however, was using the last fury of this lightning storm. Countless bolts of lightning were absorbed into his body. Kaido was engulfed in both flames and lightning, and for a moment, Mary Geoise seemed to melt. Buildings that had miraculously survived the storm were vaporized, creating a doomsday scene across the world.
"Kaido?!"
At this moment, the Five Elders emerged from the rubble. Although they spent most of their time, even all day, in meetings, they were not without strength, and the collapse of Pangea Castle couldn't kill them.
What they saw upon emerging was a colossal dragon of lightning and fire weaving through the clouds above. The immense heat and thunder were destroying everything, making him appear as a god of thunder and fire, a noble dragon, the supreme being of the heavens!
The Five Elders' pupils widened in disbelief.
This…
Kaido did all of this?
Did he summon that massive lightning storm earlier too? When did he become this powerful?
And when did he arrive at Mary Geoise?!
However, they had no time to ponder these questions, because Kaido also saw them. Mary Geoise was almost completely destroyed, and these five people, the highest authorities, were also Kaido's targets.
He had previously gathered the lightning from the sky precisely to achieve a one-hit kill.
Empowered by the four Shikon Jewel shards and the lightning storm, Kaido roared, "Rising Dragon, Lightning Fire Eight Trigrams!"
All the fire and all the lightning were channeled by Kaido into his head. This merged with his immense Conqueror's Haki, creating an utterly terrifying spectacle.
It was like a demon descending from the heavens!
The colossal dragon of lightning and fire swooped down with world-ending momentum, determined to annihilate the five supreme powers of the World Government in one fell swoop!
Just then, a sharp voice called out from afar, "Shoot him, God Killer Shot!"
Boom!
As Kaido descended, another force shot upwards from below. Kaido's pupils contracted, because at that moment, he felt a power equal to, or perhaps even greater than, his own!
A white stream of energy rapidly shot out from the edge of Mary Geoise. Its speed was incredible, reaching the absolute limit. Although it was launched later than his Lightning Fire Eight Trigrams, it arrived first.
This was none other than...
Marine Hero, An!
Kaido inwardly cursed, he was a step too late. The Marines had finally arrived.
And it had to be An, the most difficult opponent. Kaido dismissed all other Marines with his current strength, but An was an exception. An was a Marine Admiral who had pursued Roger all over the world, and Kaido had personally witnessed Roger's strength.
Although An was also present during the Wano Country war, she had undoubtedly become even stronger since then, as she had obtained the world's most powerful weapon, the 'Divine Spear, Shadow Cutter.'
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Roger himself was captured by this woman. How could Kaido not be concerned about An's arrival?
But he hadn't expected An to arrive so quickly. It seemed he had underestimated her.
However, since she was here, he would have to fight her! He would see if this Marine Hero was as legendary as they say, and if she was truly qualified to capture Pirate King Roger!
Roger, the man Kaido inwardly acknowledged, and even...
secretly admired.
The dashing Roger of Wano Country in the past, and his battle with Kozuki Oden, had shown Kaido firsthand what a true powerhouse was. Later, he became the first Pirate King in history. He had, through his own strength, dominated the entire world and was the strongest man in the world.
Yet, this strongest man was captured by the strongest woman. Kaido had almost disbelieved his eyes when he heard the news.
Roger, who seemed so powerful in his eyes, had been captured by An. He knew something was amiss, but Roger's execution was real. That Pirate King, that man who dominated all, had truly died.
Kaido had always wanted to test An's true strength, to see if she truly possessed the power to capture Roger. And now…
He should have retreated. Since An had arrived, it meant the main Marine force would soon be here, and The Black Order would likely arrive soon too. Delaying any longer would lead him into a desperate situation. But if it was this woman…
Then he would fight!
Kaido's eyes burned with intensity, and he roared, "Come on! Let's see who the strongest in the world is!"
"Immovable King Formation, Dragon Blaze!"
A further evolution of Lightning Fire Eight Trigrams, a move that pushed Kaido beyond his limits, only possible after fusing with the Shikon Jewel shards!
He would clash head-on with An!
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