New World, Fengmilu Island:
"Boom!!!!"
On the way to Elbaf, Bullet's ships were resupplying, but unexpectedly, a huge object suddenly fell from the sky and crashed onto the ground, almost crushing Bullet's crew members to death.
"What's going on?"
Bullet was originally on the ship and hadn't disembarked, but upon hearing the commotion here, he quickly rushed over.
"Lord Bullet, an unidentified object fell from the sky, we are going to check the situation!"
A small Vice Captain said.
"Ugh Cluck, cluck, cluck, my head is so dizzy, why is the ground shaking? Did that guy Whitebeard cause another earthquake?"
However, at this moment, from the giant pit on the ground, a rough, muscular giant over seven meters tall with two horns on his head suddenly crawled out.
"Pirate Kaido, how did he appear here, and even fall from the sky!"
The surrounding Limitless Pirates members were all very shocked after seeing Kaido, because they had seen Kaido fall from the sky with their own eyes before. Although they didn't know how high he fell from, seeing the hundreds-of-meters-deep pit on the ground, they knew the height must have been very high. Such a falling impact didn't manage to kill him, and he didn't even seem injured. This was simply outrageous!
"All of you, get back to the ship, don't come near here!"
After Bullet saw it was Kaido, he immediately said with high fighting spirit.
He went to Elbaf for the sake of fighting, and now that Kaido appeared before him, this was simply a gift from heaven!
He had heard of Kaido's reputation. Back then, just like the Captain, he was a member of the Rocks Pirates, but at that time, the Captain was an Executive Officer, while Kaido was just an intern. Now Kaido had completely grown up.
Although he wasn't on the same level as the Captain, he was at least on the same level as Silver Axe and Wang Zhi!
"Ugh Cluck, cluck, cluck, brat, you are that guy from Captain Nox, I heard you are also very strong, come and kill me!"
After Kaido saw Bullet, his drunken state immediately recovered quite a bit, and his eyes were full of fervent gaze towards Bullet, just like the fighting spirit in Bullet's eyes.
"Hahahahaha, this is the first time I've heard such an interesting request, then I'll satisfy you!"
Bullet laughed heartily, stomped his legs dozens of times instantly, and in an instant rushed in front of Kaido. Majestic Busoshoku Haki condensed on his fist, and he punched towards Kaido's forehead.
Even though Kaido was still in a drunken state, his body instinctively raised his hands to block in front of his forehead.
"Bang!!!"
Bullet's strength was immense, coupled with the power of Busoshoku Haki, he immediately sent Kaido flying back over a hundred meters with one punch.
"Ugh Cluck, cluck, cluck, that really hurts, again, again!"
The intense pain from his arm immediately made Kaido completely sober up from his drunken state.
Kaido took out his kanabo, Hachisai Kai, from behind. Lightning power instantly covered his kanabo. In an instant, Kaido's figure disappeared from the spot like a lightning bolt, rushing towards Bullet.
"Thunder Bagua!!"
The lightning power wrapped around the kanabo combined with his own Busoshoku Haki. The powerful force made even Bullet have to become serious.
What Bullet cultivated was body art. His absolutely powerful strength combined with his own fists was the most powerful weapon. No matter who the opponent was, he would swing his fist without hesitation!
"Eight Impact Fist · Eightfold Impact!"
Eightfold impact force was simultaneously hidden within the fist, combined with Ryuo Haki, it was unleashed!
The moment the fist and the kanabo smashed together, the immense airflow turned into shockwaves sweeping in all directions.
The power of the eightfold impact made Kaido feel a hidden, extremely deep, massive force that went through his kanabo and directly hit his arm, causing his entire arm to ache intensely!
However, Bullet felt the power of lightning transmit into his body, causing a slight state of paralysis throughout his entire body!
In the collision, neither could defeat the other, and the recoil sent both of them retreating dozens of meters!
"Hahahahaha, that's strong, Kaido, your strength is really good, don't get killed by me next!"
Bullet laughed heartily, and immediately transformed into Human-Type Kong Titan. That explosive power instantly surged from his body!
"Gravity Fist · Fierce Tiger!"
As gravity converged, it turned into a power like a black hole. As Bullet punched out, gravity, impact force, and Busoshoku Haki combined to form a giant black fierce tiger that surged forward.
In an instant, the surrounding light was absorbed, and the world became dim. Wherever the fierce tiger passed, gravity changed from vertically downward to horizontally pressing towards Kaido.
"Ugh Cluck, cluck, cluck, if you can kill me, then come on, or maybe, I will kill you!"
Kaido also laughed wildly, transforming into his Human-Dragon form.
"Great Might · Thunder Bagua!"
When the lightning erupted, it not only wrapped around the kanabo but also around his body, using the lightning to stimulate himself and unleash even greater power!
The moment the fist and the kanabo collided again, terrifying aftershocks surged wildly and furiously in all directions. Nearby trees and buildings collapsed with a crash, and the strong air currents even caused the ships at the port to unconsciously retreat dozens of meters.
Both sides used their Human-Beast forms but still couldn't completely blast each other back. Bullet suddenly swung his other fist towards Kaido's head, while Kaido didn't suffer a loss either, smashing his other fist into Bullet's chest.
"Bang!!!"
Such a huge impact force, if it were ordinary body art powerhouses, they would probably be injured by it, but as Zoan Mythical Zoan users, it didn't matter at all. Their bodies were merely blasted back dozens of meters by the opponent.
"Hahahahaha, Kaido, your fists are really too soft, did you forget to eat today!"
Bullet rubbed his chest and laughed heartily before charging towards Kaido again.
"Ugh Cluck, cluck, cluck, it's your fists that have no strength, like a woman!"
Kaido swung his kanabo and charged out again. He liked this direct, simple, and brutal type of battle.
It could be said that both were battle maniacs. This kind of blood-boiling battle stirred them up from head to toe; they just wanted to kill the other party!
The battle between the two was intense and wild, but compared to Kaido, Bullet's various body art techniques and Haki usage were superior. The Devil Fruit's power amplification was stronger than Kaido's.
Many of Kaido's moves were ordinary and didn't provide much amplification, but his own abilities were diverse, including lightning, fire, hurricanes, cloud control, etc. Similarly, although his strength was not as good as Bullet's, his physical defense and vitality amplification were stronger than Bullet's.
"Roar!!!!"
Suddenly, Kaido directly transformed into his massive full-form Azure Dragon form and flew towards the sky. His enormous Azure Dragon body covered the sky and sun. The moment Kaido roared, the sky flashed with lightning and roared with thunder, and an intensely hot power was gathering in his dragon mouth.
"Roar!!!!"
At the same time, Bullet also transformed into his full-form Kong Titan. His hundred-meter-tall muscular body was like a colossal giant. Although Kaido's body was long, under Bullet's stout body, it was like a long snake.
"Gravity Breath!!"
Bullet pounded his chest with both fists. After a brief charge, his mouth suddenly turned into a black hole, and immense gravity condensed into a black shockwave that shot towards Kaido in the sky.
"Heat Breath!!"
Kaido's mouth also gathered a large amount of fire power, compressing it into a breath as dense as molten lava that sprayed out.
Two completely different forces, one black and one red, converged in the air. Neither could defeat the other. Finally, all the energy was instantly detonated. In an instant, a white light enveloped the entire island, followed by huge air currents that swept across the entire island, raising waves over ten meters high that rushed in all directions.
"Gravity Fist · Hell Journey!!"
Bullet punched the ground, and immediately, immense gravity swept around. In all areas swept by the gravity, the gravity suddenly increased by dozens of times. Kaido, who was flying in the sky, paused and fell directly from the air, but at the critical moment, Kaido created a large amount of clouds to stabilize his body.
However, at this moment, Bullet leaped up, and his hundred-meter-tall massive body suddenly rushed towards the sky. With a large grab, he directly seized Kaido's dragon claw, then pulled forcefully, brutally dragging Kaido directly down from the clouds, and then with a forceful swing, he smashed Kaido's enormous dragon body onto the ground.
"Gravity Fist · Titan Press!"
Bullet used the power of his own gravity to fall directly from the air. As his fists converged, immense gravity like a falling black meteorite smashed towards Kaido.
"Thunder Dragon Bagua!"
Kaido's entire dragon body was filled with countless lightning bolts. He soared into the sky, his dragon horns directly hitting Bullet's fist.
An Azure Dragon, a Titan, two colossal creatures from fantasy, engaged in a fierce battle on this island, making the Limitless Pirates crew members excited and thrilled!
Their battle was incredibly fierce, so much so that the other members of the Limitless Pirates didn't dare to approach their fighting range.
"Kaido is actually this strong, even Executive Officer Bullet couldn't take him down quickly, worthy of being Kaido, who holds the title of Hundred Beasts!"
"Hmph, what's so great about Kaido, Executive Officer Bullet will definitely defeat him!"
"Quickly contact the other Executive Officers, Executive Officer Bullet is currently fighting Kaido, we can't let others reap the benefits of the fisherman."
"..."
These Pirates on Bullet's ship all started to take action one after another. Although they couldn't interfere with the battle, they could help Bullet from the sidelines, after all, behind them was the Limitless Pirates!
Generally, in this kind of confrontation between two powerful forces, the most feared thing is for a third party to suddenly jump out when both sides have fought to the end.
To prevent such an accident from happening, calling on other Executive Officers from the Limitless Pirates to come and secure the area is definitely necessary.
"Executive Officer Hermes, you've finally arrived!"
A day later, Hermes arrived here.
"Beast King Kaido? He's truly a powerful opponent. Next time, I'll challenge him too!"
After Hermes arrived, he looked at Kaido, who was fighting Bullet, with high fighting spirit.
The obsession with fighting and becoming stronger was deeply ingrained in Hermes' bones. After all, he was the Beast King who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, and transformed. The law of the jungle was his nature, and the pursuit of immense power was his belief!
Bullet and Kaido continued their great battle for three days and three nights without a clear victor. With terrifying stamina and recovery, they continued to fight intensely!
"Hahahahaha, Kaido, thank you for helping me complete this move. Now, taste the power of this move!"
"Gravity Fist · Haoshoku · Titan Divine Might!"
In his human-beast form, Bullet's muscles bulged. The vast Haoshoku Haki gathered on his fist, and the red Haki lightning spread out without restraint.
After being affected by the terrifying gravity, the red Haki lightning was rendered dark red. Combined with Bullet's immense Busoshoku Haki, his entire being was like a giant Titan emerging from a black abyss.
As Bullet punched out, the world instantly lost its color. Where the fist passed, the air was suddenly expelled, and the surrounding space showed a ripple.
"Urogorororo, Haoshoku Haki coating? Then let's see if you can kill me!"
After seeing the move Bullet used, Kaido showed no fear. Instead, he charged forward even more excitedly. In his eyes, there was no such thing as fear. His physique was the strongest!
Bullet was improving, and Kaido was also improving. This time, he gathered the power of lightning to the greatest extent on his Hachisai Kai. He didn't wrap the lightning around his body but hid it within his body, stimulating his physique more precisely to increase his strength.
"Great Might · Thunder Bagua!"
Kaido roared wildly, like a thunder god, swinging his spiked club to smash down.
"Boom!!!"
However, Kaido, who could originally fight Bullet to a draw, clearly sensed that Bullet's fist was more than twice as large after Bullet mastered the Haoshoku Haki coating move!
That terrifying aura turned into substantial power, pressing down so hard that even his hands holding the spiked club bled. The terrifying aura also went directly through the spiked club and hit his body, sending him flying hundreds of meters with a single punch from Bullet.
"Cough cough, what a powerful fist!"
After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Kaido wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up. His burning gaze was still full of fighting spirit.
"Urogorororo, so that's how it is. Bullet, I also thank you for letting me learn this move. Now you take a move from me!"
Kaido roared excitedly. He naturally knew the technique of Haoshoku, the Haoshoku Haki coating, but he had never been able to learn it before. Even after challenging other great Pirates and being defeated, he hadn't learned it. Now, after being hit by a punch from Bullet, he felt like he had learned it!
"Great Might · Haoshoku · Thunder Bagua!"
It was the same starting stance, the familiar Thunder Bagua, but this time Kaido's mental focus was unprecedentedly concentrated, forcibly condensing his Haoshoku Haki together and gathering it all on his spiked club.
In an instant, the originally blue-purple lightning power gradually turned into red lightning. The power fluctuation revealed from the immense aura had a taste somewhat similar to Bullet's Haoshoku from before.
"Hahahahaha, Kaido, I didn't expect you to also grasp this move. Then come on!"
Bullet originally thought that after grasping the Haoshoku Haki coating, Kaido would definitely not be his opponent. He didn't expect Kaido to also grasp the Haoshoku move. Now the outcome of the battle became unpredictable again!
"Gravity Fist · Haoshoku · Titan Divine Might!"
Bullet's Haoshoku Haki once again gathered on his fist. Dark red lightning raged wildly across the land. The fist, carrying an unparalleled powerful force, smashed out.
The moment the fist and club met, violent power pressed against the opponent from all directions. But precisely because the power of these two auras was too immense, no matter how strong their respective powers were, they couldn't allow the fist and club to truly touch each other.
The surging Haoshoku Haki combined with other powers caused the clash between the two to be deadlocked in place. Both sides gritted their teeth and outputted their full power, wanting to completely crush the other.
"Boom!!!!"
As the two sides continued to stalemate, the power became increasingly uncontrollable. When the power reached its peak, the energy at the point of collision instantly exploded, sending both of them flying back hundreds of meters.
"Hahahahaha, enjoyable, truly enjoyable, again!"
Bullet wildly swung his fist and charged forward once more.
"Urogorororo, I am the strongest!"
Kaido also swung his Hachisai Kai wildly to smash down.
After both sides grasped the Haoshoku Haki coating, their battle escalated again!
Watching such an intense battle made even the observing Hermes want to join in. He hadn't yet mastered the top-tier technique of Haoshoku Haki coating.
It could be said that Bullet, who already possessed top-tier combat power, had his strength elevated to a new level after now mastering the Haoshoku Haki coating!
The great battle between Bullet and Kaido continued for another three days and three nights, but even at this point, Bullet and Kaido still hadn't determined a winner!
"Urogorororo, Bullet, I'll remember you. Next time, I will definitely beat you down!"
Taking advantage of an opening, Kaido directly transformed into a blue dragon and flew into the sky, leaving the area. Only Kaido's roar remained in the sky.
Knowing he couldn't defeat Bullet with his stamina running low, Kaido naturally chose to flee. After all, he had already sensed that Hermes was not far away. If he didn't run now, it would be too late when his stamina was exhausted.
Although Kaido was reckless, he wasn't stupid. He knew about Nox killing the Gorosei. While he had enough confidence in his physique, he didn't want to personally test whether Nox's Seven Star Sword could kill him!
"Hahahahaha, Kaido, if you have the guts, don't run! Let's fight for another three days and three nights!"
Bullet said loudly without hesitation. Unfortunately, Kaido wasn't a fool and wouldn't stay after being provoked by Bullet.
"Bullet, you've gotten stronger. Let's fight when we get back!"
After Kaido left, Hermes immediately came to Bullet's side and said, looking at Bullet with full fighting spirit.
"Hahahahaha, no problem. When we get back, you can come find me anytime! However, if you haven't mastered the Haoshoku Haki coating, you'll lose badly!"
Bullet laughed. He never refused Hermes' challenge, but rather happily accepted it. After all, he also hoped to have an opponent who was evenly matched with him.
He used to often go to Nox to fight and had experienced Nox's Haoshoku Haki coating attacks many times, but still hadn't been able to grasp how to use Haoshoku Haki coating. Now, after fighting Kaido, he immediately grasped it. It was truly incredibly strange.
"That kind of top-tier technique, I will definitely master it!"
Hermes said seriously.
Hermes, Bullet, and even the departed Kaido didn't notice that above the clouds in the sky, Nox had been watching their battle the whole time.
"Could it be that Kaido truly has the 'Master Teacher' aura? Even if Kaido himself doesn't master the Haoshoku Haki coating technique, he can make Bullet learn Haoshoku Haki coating!"
Nox stroked his chin and started thinking wildly.
He had previously taught the Haoshoku Haki coating technique to the Executive Officers who possessed Haoshoku Haki, but none of them could grasp it, not even Bullet.
Now, after fighting Kaido, he grasped it, which made Nox have to suspect that Kaido truly had the potential of a "Master Teacher".
"If Hermes and Chinjao still haven't mastered the Haoshoku Haki coating technique after a year, I'll have them go fight Kaido a few more times. Maybe Kaido can teach them!"
Nox looked in the direction Kaido had left and couldn't help but think of using Kaido, this "Master Teacher", to teach his crew members.
As for whether Kaido was truly a "Master Teacher", he would know after teaching a few more people.
"What's going on? Why do I feel a little cold?"
Kaido, who had just flown away, suddenly felt a chill throughout his body. Even though his body was emitting flames, he felt that the coldness wouldn't go away.
"Maybe I caught a cold. Sleeping next to a volcano should make it better!"
Unable to figure out where the coldness came from, Kaido couldn't help but shiver and said something unrealistic, then flew towards an active volcano.
"Bullet, congratulations on mastering the technique of Haoshoku Haki coating!"
After Kaido left, Nox also appeared beside Bullet.
Bullet himself possessed top-tier combat power. After mastering the Haoshoku Haki coating technique, his strength was enough to contend with veteran great Pirate Kings like Rayleigh. Although Bullet might not win, he wouldn't lose too quickly at least.
When Bullet's Busoshoku Haki reaches the top level, or after his Devil Fruit Awakening, it would be absolutely no problem for him to surpass Rayleigh and reach the combat power level of someone like Garp.
"Captain, when we get back, I'll challenge Captain. I want to become the Vice Captain of the Limitless Pirates!"
After seeing Nox appear, Bullet immediately said with high fighting spirit. He had never forgotten that the Limitless Pirates had a position even higher than core Executive Officer waiting for him to challenge.
"Hahahahaha, no problem. When we get back, you can come find me anytime!"
Nox laughed.