Pollock Island, Marine Headquarters Ruins.
As time passed, the battle between Kaido and Sephiroth became more and more intense. The rough Haoshoku Haki from the two collided.
Kaido waved the rough club in his hand, and after forcing Sephiroth back, he laughed wildly and praised: "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! You're good, kid! If you can 'fight me to this extent,' if you are allowed to continue to grow, you will definitely become one of the few strong people in this sea! It's a pity you met me… Die!"
After saying that, Kaido's eyes suddenly became ferocious. He stomped on the ground with all his might, and the club in his hand was like a violent storm.
"Dragon King Destroying Club Technique!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!…
The long swords and the club continued to collide with each other. In this pure contest, dominance and physical exertion were the most intense. Kaido realized that the opponent's strength, speed, and dominance had all decreased significantly.
After the initial exchange and figuring out Sephiroth's general details, Kaido lost interest in him. In the middle of the weapon collision, Kaido caught a gap in Sephiroth's parry, and he immediately used his hybrid form. This caused a thin layer of scales to suddenly appear on both of Kaido's arms, and his arms also had greater speed and strength.
The next moment.
"Thunder Bagua!"
A pitch-black club, intertwined with purple thunder and lightning, slammed heavily into Sephiroth's head, smashing him into the ruins and burying him under a pile of rubble.
Boom!
Gravel scattered everywhere, smoke and dust billowed, and Sephiroth, who was spitting blood, staggered out of the ruins. Seeing this scene, Kaido smiled coldly, and with a flash of his figure, he appeared in front of Sephiroth.
Immediately after, the club in his hand moved from top to bottom. Sephiroth could barely hold his two swords above his head to parry.
Click!
With a sharp metallic sound, the club directly broke the double swords in Sephiroth's hands and landed without stopping on his head, causing his forehead to be concave and blood to gush out.
Plop!
Sephiroth's hands scattered with the two swords, and he fell weakly to the ground. His chest stopped rising and falling, and even the sound of his heartbeat stopped.
The tall and burly Kaido, with his cold eyes, watched the silver-haired young man lying on the ground. To confirm his life or death, Kaido sensed his heartbeat and breathing with his Kenbunshoku Haki. His heart had stopped beating, and his life breath was no different from an ordinary corpse.
Seeing this scene, Kaido shook his head and said with a wild laugh: "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! I didn't expect you to die like this. It really disappoints me!"
Sephiroth's double-sword style reminded him of his battle with Kozuki Oden. At that time, he used his beast form and was hit with an 'X' shaped wound on his belly. To this day, the wound was still there.
Kaido still remembered the scene where he was hit by Oden. He could only use his human form to challenge. At that time, if it weren't for Kurozumi Higurashi's trick, Oden would have definitely won. Although Kaido won the fight, he was haunted by it. He directly killed Kurozumi Orochi and even Kurozumi Kanjuro.
He didn't offer to wait for Oden to recover. He, Kaido, was not reckless! He would use his brain and play dirty tricks! He would not be so brainless as to enter another life-and-death battle with no certainty of victory!
Dressrosa, Royal Capital.
On a ranch, in a sheep pen, Sephiroth squatted down and pressed his hand on a white goat, quickly drawing its life force.
"Ba~!"
Accompanied by a painful cry, the white goat fell to the ground. Sephiroth was about to continue drawing its life force, but his eyebrows suddenly furrowed slightly. His Bat Clone, hundreds of kilometers away, was hit in the forehead by Kaido's "Thunder Bagua," and the bloody bat he had hidden in his head to control the clone was also instantly shattered.
Sure enough, with the Bat Clone alone, he could only compete with Kaido for a short while, and there was no hope of defeating the opponent. Sephiroth continued to pump life force from the white goat while thinking about what to do next.
Now the bloody bat he used to control the clone was dead. Although the clone could continue to fight, the fine control of combat skills couldn't be perfect.
Quick!
Sephiroth had a flash of an idea. He had been worried about how to get out of the Marines without returning the "butcher's sword" to Fleet Admiral Kong. This opportunity was not coming! If he died and his sword broke, he wouldn't have to pay back the sword!
At this point, Sephiroth raised the corner of his mouth slightly, forming a proud smile.
Immediately after, under his mental control, the Bat Clone rose from the pile of rubble. When Sephiroth saw Kaido swinging his club again, he controlled the Bat Clone to parry by raising the double swords, without using Busoshoku Haki.
Not surprisingly, his two swords were instantly shattered by the powerful impact of Kaido's Haoshoku Haki, and his Bat Clone fell to the ground. Under his control, the Bat Clone stopped its heartbeat and life breath, simulating the state of a corpse.
Pollock Island.
Among the ruins of the Marine Headquarters, Vice Admiral William saw Sephiroth lying in a pool of blood through a gap in the stone. He whispered into the Transponder Snail:
"Oops! Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Commodore Sephiroth is defeated!"
"What!?" The Transponder Snail's face simulated Sengoku's surprised expression.
It took a few seconds before Sengoku's voice was heard again: "Forget it! Since Sephiroth is defeated, take the other soldiers with you and retreat. Be sure not to clash with Kaido again, the Marines are not ready for war."
"Yes! I see!" With that, Vice Admiral William hung up the Transponder Snail. He thought he would stay in the ruins first, and when Kaido left, he would gather the remaining soldiers and go back to headquarters to report the situation.
He secretly decided to blame this matter on the already dead Sephiroth.
However.
The next moment.
Standing in the distance, Kaido seemed to notice something. He suddenly turned and looked at the ruins where Vice Admiral William was.
"Boro Breath!"
Kaido opened his mouth and spat out an orange-red flame that shot straight at Vice Admiral William. At this moment, the fat Vice Admiral trapped under the stone had no way to dodge. In desperation, he mobilized the energy of his Busoshoku Haki, covering himself in front, and prepared to endure this blow.
Boom!
The flame shot up into the sky. Vice Admiral William's entire body was blown outside, spitting blood and flying more than ten meters in the air. After that, with extensive burns, he tilted his head and lost consciousness.