Winter Island Palace.
Kaido picked up his sake gourd and gulped down the liquor, his peripheral vision catching the scattered newspapers on the ground:
'Great Explosion, Peace Research Institute disbanded, Vegapunk arrested...!!!'
Kaido's eyes narrowed with a cold glint as he glanced at Binjack, who stood below him, his face a sickly pale: "How are things on Wald's side?"
Binjack coughed twice, his expression relaxing into a smile: "Half an hour ago, Wald just sent word back. He repelled the pursuing Marines and captured Vinsmoke Judge."
Vinsmoke Judge, royalty of the Germa Kingdom, whose ancestors once dominated the North Blue. Even now, strange tales circulate in the North Blue, depicting the evil stories of Germa 66.
However, ever since the decline of the Germa Kingdom, the North Blue was no longer the Germa Kingdom's private garden.
Vinsmoke Judge was a rare scientist in the Germa Kingdom, always wanting to restore his ancestors' glory and dominate the North Blue once again.
Kaido truly hadn't expected Wald to capture Judge. This might be a pleasant surprise.
Kaido shook his sake gourd, his eyebrows furrowed, and asked: "What's the Marine's recent activity?"
Binjack gave a bitter laugh: "Our intelligence network hasn't extended to the first half of the Grand Line yet, and some news is very difficult to uncover in the Underworld."
"Is that so..."
Kaido drained the sake from his gourd in one go, a drunken flush appearing on his face.
"The Worst Generation Pirate Alliance, I'll take care of them! Uororororo!"
Kaido clutched his forehead and laughed loudly, a momentary red glow appearing in his pupils, azure scales emerging on the back of his hand, and faint blue electrical arcs crackling around his body.
Binjack said worriedly: "Kaido, those three were also on Rocks' ship, just like you. They were once famous great pirates... Are you sure you'll be alright alone?"
"Tsk, are you looking down on me?"
Kaido's eyes showed a hint of anger as he staggered down the stone steps. His 710-centimeter height descending the steps caused the ground to tremble and fine cracks to appear on the stone steps.
His eyes were like a demon's, spewing blood-red light that scattered and swayed with his movements.
With each step, Kaido's body changed, his stature constantly growing, his hair instantly lengthening, and his fangs gradually sharpening.
Azure scales emerged on the back of his hands and neck, blue and white electrical arcs coiled around his body, and the ferocious dragon horns and Oni horns on his head made him look like a true demon!!!
Although he had seen Kaido's human-beast form many times, this was Binjack's first time seeing Kaido transform so closely. The suffocating and oppressive feeling that rushed over him made Binjack feel horrified!
This state seemed to have some changes from his original human-beast form.
The palace was dim, and only Kaido's terrifying outline could be vaguely glimpsed, but his bloodthirsty, unruly, greedy, and insane eyes seemed to be forever etched deep within Binjack's heart.
"Just watch, Binjack, no matter who it is, if they stand in my way, I will make them taste defeat!!!"
"The strong survive, the weak die, this is such a damn world, Joy Boy!!!"
Boom!!!
Terrifying lightning struck from the sky, and a pale light instantly illuminated the entire night sky.
Binjack also saw Kaido's state at this moment clearly.
Twelve meters tall, his body covered in azure scales entwined with crimson Haki lightning, the flowing Haki and his own violent aura forming an expanding wall of air!
A ferocious face, twisted and craggy dragon horns, sharp and pointed claws, and a dragon tail trailing behind him, wrapped in faint blue and white electrical arcs!
"Kaido, you seem to have become even stronger..."
Binjack was shocked, his mouth agape in astonishment.
Although not yet awakened, this was a brand new power Kaido obtained by actively seeking change!!!
In his previous life, he could control Flame Clouds, releasing a certain amount of lightning through them, but his main focus was on Heat Breath.
So he developed the ultimate move, Flame Dragon Torch: Ascending Dragon: Flame Eight Trigrams!
With the experience from his previous life, Flame Dragon Torch was not difficult for him.
The Azure Dragon Fruit contains the power of wind, fire, rain, and thunder!!!
Flame Dragon Torch was just one of the four elemental ultimate moves!
Only by fully understanding the four elemental abilities could he possibly awaken his Devil Fruit and become a true Azure Dragon!
Roar!!!!
Kaido let out a violent roar, shaking off the falling snow within a thousand-meter radius. The palace above his head swayed precariously, and faint cracks appeared on the stone pillars.
Kaido transformed into a giant dragon spanning hundreds of meters, riding the Flame Clouds, breaking the sound barrier, and soaring into the sky, soon disappearing from sight.
Meanwhile, Binjack was already drenched in cold sweat from Kaido's terrifying aura.
"Such terrifying power... Perhaps, he really can dominate this world!"
Binjack thought to himself... The sea was vast, with white waves rolling.
Wald sat on the beast-head bow of the black warship, his light green hair disheveled, and the long beard on his face still showing traces of a recent trim.
Barrett, standing on the deck, watched Vinsmoke Judge, who was tied with several ropes and had shackles on his hands, with great interest.
Judge had spiky long hair and triangular eyes, looking like a street thug.
Judge bared his teeth, snorted, and glared at the young man in front of him, whose physique was not like that of a normal child.
What made him speechless was that when he encountered this group, his attention was entirely focused on Wald, and he didn't pay attention to this kid who was leading the charge.
Then... Judge only felt a dizzying sensation and was quickly knocked down by Barrett in a few moves.
"Let me go, kid, let's fight again!"
Judge was furious. As the world's second-best scientist, he was defeated by a kid with an abnormal physique?!
Barrett sneered: "Even if we fight again, you still can't beat me."
Judge roared: "Then let me go!"
Barrett kicked Judge in the chest, making Judge vomit up even his dinner from the night before.
Barrett quickly dodged to avoid being affected.
Colorful liquid flowed like a rainbow on the deck, and two weak pirates quickly ran over with mops and brooms to clean it up.
Barrett's eyes narrowed, his tone chilling: "Don't be so arrogant, Vinsmoke Judge. Even if I let you go, it would only cause damage to this ship from the battle. If you want to fight again, wait until we reach Winter Island, and I'll fight you to your heart's content."
Judge's heart trembled. He actually felt fear from a kid?!
He was the great Vinsmoke family's strongest successor, destined to inherit the Germa Kingdom in the future!!!
And who didn't know whose base Winter Island was?
Even an Admiral would be defeated there. It was a gathering place for evil.
Privately, they had also used major events happening at sea as topics of conversation after meals.
When it came to Lineage Factor, they all believed that Kaido, who possessed the Azure Dragon Fruit, had the most perfect and terrifying Lineage Factor.
Unfortunately, the World Government's actions were too fast, leaving them little time.
Moreover, Kaido was also one of the most terrifying great pirates at sea currently. Compared to the others, he had even more terrifying potential, which was his youth.