One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 350 Let's all go together!
"Demon Island".

Inside the Skull Castle's main hall, urgent SOS calls echoed from the Den Den Mushi.

"Lord Kaido! Kuri has been attacked by the eight-winged archangel, the Fallen One! We can't stop him at all!"

"The Queen of Bells is in danger! The Queen of Bells is in danger! A powerful female swordswoman is clearing out our stronghold!"

"Himei's arsenal has been attacked by the Phoenix Marco! Requesting backup! Requesting backup!"

"Report! A former admiral has broken into the shogun's residence in the Flower Capital!"

"A massive explosion has occurred in the White Dance region, and all the ports have been taken over by a blind man who can fly! Whoa, he's flying this way!"

Listening to the reports coming one after another through the Den Den Mushi.

Jhin and Quinn grew increasingly pale, their faces covered in cold sweat.

It's all over.

Including the two of them, and Lord Kaido, almost all of the Beasts Pirates' top combat power is in this castle.

The remaining guys are more than capable of bullying ordinary pirates outside, but how could they possibly be a match for the seven top executives of the Fallen Ones?

Wano Country is on the verge of falling and being destroyed!
"..."

Kaido's expression grew increasingly grim. He suddenly tilted his head back and downed the rest of the wine in one gulp, then crushed the gourd in his hand.

"Uro-ro-ro-ro!"

He laughed in fury, his expression turning ferocious:

"Fine, very well! Xia Nuo! It seems you really don't want to wait any longer and intend to settle our score today!"

at this point.

There was no other choice!
Kaido's body began to swell, and blue scales quickly covered his entire body. "Then let's fight to the death here, Shano!"

Roar!
Amidst a deafening roar, a gigantic azure dragon soared into the sky, crashing through the rooftops and circling in the night sky beneath the full moon!

However, before he could launch an attack, Barrett could no longer contain his fighting spirit and suddenly sprang into action!

"Stop babbling on and on, Kaido! I've been waiting for this for ages. You go and rescue your men, I'll take care of this!"

Barrett grinned, his muscles instantly swelled to their limit, and in a single instant, a pure black aura of dominance covered his entire body as if it were a tangible substance.

Snapped!
The ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded, and he shot towards Xia Nuo like a cannonball!

"Kid, let me show you real power!"

His right fist clenched tightly, carrying an astonishing aura of destruction, and slammed down towards Xia Nuo!

"Zhen Guo!"

The power contained in this punch was so great that it sucked all the air out of the entire hall, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The entire island of demons trembled violently from this attack.

The hard ground surged up like waves, and the shockwaves it generated completely leveled the entire spacious Japanese-style hall!
"Hey, hey, hey, didn't you have time to dodge? You've already succeeded!"

Barrett's smile grew even more ferocious, but the next moment, as the smoke cleared, his pupils suddenly contracted—

Xia Nuo remained standing still, simply raising her left hand casually, palm facing outward.

That seemingly devastating punch was easily blocked by the opponent with one hand!

"Your attitude just now really gave me a little excitement."

Xia Nuo spoke calmly, his left hand suddenly clenching its five fingers and casually flipping it, "But the result seems to be somewhat disappointing."

Click!

A sickening cracking sound rang out as Barrett's entire arm was twisted into a pretzel. His狰狞 face contorted in agony, becoming even more grotesque.

"Ugh!"

Amidst the heart-wrenching screams of pain, Xia Nuo remained calm, his right hand forming a fist, with black and red lightning crackling around it, and with a simple, straight punch, he unleashed a powerful blow.

boom!
Barrett coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew hundreds of meters backward, landing right in the arms of the giant blue dragon, causing Kaido to let out a muffled groan.

This……

Is this the power of the Lord of the Fallen?
Jin stared in disbelief, looking up at the scene so similar to what had just happened.

That extremely arrogant Barrett, that man who had just displayed overwhelming and terrifying strength in front of the two of them...

How could someone be defeated with a single punch?
"Cough, cough..."

Barrett rolled over and got up. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, clutched his twisted and deformed right arm, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, and stared intently at Shano.

How can this be? !
He's Douglas Barrett!
The devil's descendant who was already famous throughout the sea twenty years ago!

He went to the battlefield to clear landmines at the age of 8, became a national hero at the age of 13, destroyed a country by himself due to betrayal at the age of 14, and officially set sail at the age of 15, fighting one-on-one with everyone in Roger's pirate crew. Apart from Roger, only Rayleigh could fight him to a draw!

After twenty years of rigorous training in Impel Down, he has cultivated his physical body and Haki to the pinnacle of what humans can achieve!

Actually...

In the end, we couldn't even get the other side to move an inch?!
"As expected, you've become even stronger, Xia Nuo..."

The blue dragon that Kaido had transformed into also narrowed its eyes and said solemnly:
"This level of power has completely surpassed the limits of this ocean! Hey! You, are you really the legendary Joy Boy?"

"Joyboy? I already denied it last time, didn't I, Kaido?"

Xia Nuo frowned and said coldly:

"If you believed less in this bullshit of fate, you wouldn't still be stuck in Wano Country, playing pirate games with a third-rate scum like Kurozumi Orochi, twenty years have passed and you still haven't achieved your dream of launching your great war!"

The man before me, like most heroes, came from humble beginnings, endured countless hardships, despised the powerful and wealthy, loathed war, and once wanted to change the world entirely through his own strength.

But in the end.

Ultimately, however, it could not withstand the changes of the world, nor the passage of time.

"I will change the world, or rather, the change has already begun! Kaido, between us, there is only the word 'battle,' so let's not get involved in any of that nonsense!"

Xia Nuo said in a deep voice:
"Let's just lay it out. I'm very strong now, so strong that you can't possibly defeat me one-on-one. If you really want a satisfying battle, Kaido, Bullet, you two should come at me together!"

"Go together?"

Kaido was taken aback at first, then his dragon eyes widened and he roared angrily:

"Stop being so self-righteous, Shano! That's impossible! I'm Kaido of the Beasts! How could I possibly be reduced to needing to team up with someone else!"

Of course, it's possible to join forces in war.

After all, we have to deal with the enemy's surplus top-tier combat power.

But a one-on-one duel?
He could not tolerate anyone interfering in his fight, no matter what!
The dragon's tail lashed out, sending Barrett flying.
"This is my fight with you! Everyone else, get the hell out of my way!"

"You son of a bitch, Kaido!"

Caught off guard, Barrett, who had been thrown into the air, barely managed to regain his balance and glared furiously at Kaido:
"You bastard, didn't you promise me yourself? This kid should be mine!"

"Uro-ro-ro-ro!"

The giant azure dragon laughed wildly, "My promise is of course valid, but there's a first-come, first-served rule. Don't worry, you'll get your turn later, but before that, let me have a good fight with this kid first!"

This bastard!

Barrett was furious, but Kaido had already charged forward. What could he do?
They'd really team up with Kaido? What do they take Douglas Bullet for then?!

He's always the one being targeted by others; the other way around is impossible!
The man opposite us, named Xia Nuo, is indeed powerful enough. When he said he could take on two opponents at once, he wasn't exaggerating at all; he really could do it!
It was as powerful as a mountain, with a terrifying sense of oppression that made people almost despair.

but……

It was precisely this sense of oppression, this despair, that made him completely excited, frenzied, and burning with passion!

It's more interesting to defeat a guy like that, isn't it?!

"Then let's hurry!"

Barrett grinned maliciously, his left hand flailing out to grab his right arm, and he was actually forcibly bending his arm, which had been twisted into a pretzel, back into its original shape, bit by bit:
"I'll give you face this time, since I drank your wine before!"

"But if I haven't finished fighting by the time I've repaired this arm, then I won't care about anything else. I'll beat you up too, Kaido, if you're in my way!"

"Ugh, what are you mumbling on the ground? I didn't hear a word you said!"

Kaido responded with a maniacal laugh, his azure dragon form circling in the night sky, its head held high, its ferocious maw suddenly opening wide, and blazing flames brewing deep within its throat.

"Hot breath!"

boom!
A blinding flash of fire ripped through the night sky, like a meteor falling from the heavens, heading straight for Xia Nuo!

"There's no need to use this kind of technique, Kaido."

Xia Nuo shook his head slightly, his feet still motionless, but he raised his right hand and gently clenched it against the oncoming torrent of flames.

hum!
An invisible force gathered in his palm, and the earth-shattering dragon flames suddenly shrank into a ball, eventually transforming into a fist-sized crimson ball of light in his hand.

Around the ball of light was a fine black and red net that was difficult to see with the naked eye. The crimson ball of light was like a caught fish, struggling and jumping in the net.

That was none other than Xia Nuo, who used his Conqueror's Haki, which had been transformed into a physical barrier, to capture and compress Kaido's dragon breath, turning it into this form!

"Back to you."

Xia Nuo chuckled as he played with it for a moment, then casually tossed it aside. Whoosh! The crimson ball of light immediately traveled back at an even more terrifying speed!

"what?!"

Kaido's pupils contracted.

This was a tactic he had never seen before, even when he followed Rocks.

Has this man's mastery of Conqueror's Haki reached this level?

"Stop dreaming!"

The crimson light in its pupils rapidly expanded, which only fueled the Azure Dragon's ferocity. It roared, "This is my power! How could it possibly harm me like this?!"

"Uro-ro-ro-ro!"

Kaido, who had transformed into a blue dragon, suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed the crimson ball of light that was attacking him!
Rumble!
Blazing flames churned within the dragon's body, and blinding red light shone through the gaps in its scales, illuminating the entire night sky of Oni Island as if it were daytime.

Kaido showed no sign of pain; instead, the ferocity in his dragon eyes intensified, and he even stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth.

"I am Kaido of the Beasts!"

The Azure Dragon roared with a ferocious grin, its body circling under the moonlight. "These mere flames are nothing more than adding fuel to my fire!"

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly swooped down!

Two enormous dragon claws extended simultaneously, wrapped in black and red lightning, emitting piercing shrieks as they slashed down at Xia Nuo's head!

But in that very instant...

The scene before my eyes suddenly blurred for a moment.

When things became clear again, the ground was empty, and there was no trace of Shano.

That's terrifying speed!

"Up there!"

Kaido's expression changed slightly, a crimson light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly looked up, only to see a dark shadow swooping down from the night sky at an astonishing speed!

It was so fast that it even left a long sonic boom cloud in its wake!
"Hot breath!"

Without hesitation, Kaido opened his dragon mouth and unleashed a torrent of scorching heat!

It's correct that they're both called heat breath.

But this time, after the crimson pillar of fire spewed out, it suddenly grew rapidly in the wind, expanding to a diameter of more than ten meters, far exceeding its previous size!

If this level of power were to hit Onigashima, it could completely pierce through it!

However, the next moment.

boom! ! !
Xia Nuo's figure actually passed right through the pillar of fire!

The intense heat, enough to melt steel, left no trace on his body.

In an instant, without any chance to react, the fist wrapped in black and red lightning slammed into the Azure Dragon's jaw in a style similar to the Rising Dragon Fist of Mount Lu, without any fancy moves!
"Roar!"

Kaido let out a painful roar, and his huge dragon body was sent flying upwards by the punch!

"As expected, compared to Sengoku Garin and the like, yours feels much better."

Xia Nuo hovered in mid-air, casually flicking the blood off his fist. "However, this level is not enough."

"is it?"

Kaido steadied himself, enduring the excruciating pain, and lashed out with his dragon tail!

The attack was so fast it was almost invisible.

Xia Nuo simply raised his hand slightly—

Snapped!
He actually grabbed the dragon's tail with one hand! That power, enough to destroy a hill, was as obedient as a child's toy in his hands.

They got caught?

Kaido's pupils contracted sharply, and before he could react, he suddenly felt a dizzying sensation!
boom!
boom!
boom!
With one hand in his pocket and the other hand swinging the dragon's tail, Xia Nuo actually used the huge azure dragon's body as a whip, swinging it over his head and slamming it back and forth against the ground!
Once, twice, three times!
The harder they smashed, the more they smashed, and the more they couldn't stop!

Rumble!
The island of demons trembled violently, and countless buildings, including the massive skull castle, collapsed from south to north and from east to west.

The island itself, which serves as the main base of the Beasts Pirates, began to crack open with jagged ravines under this terrifying impact!
"Brother Kaido!"

Jhin and Quinn finally couldn't sit still any longer.

The difference in strength is too great. It's one thing to be unable to help, but as a loyal subordinate who has followed him all the way, how can one bear to watch Lord Kaido being torn apart like this?

We must help Lord Kaido escape this predicament!

Even if they are punished by Lord Kaido afterward, they will have no regrets!
"Go together!"

The two of them jumped up at the same time!

One transformed into a bio-engineered Brachiosaurus, and the other into a Pteranodon. The flames on the latter's body were even extinguished, which was the mark of the Lunaria race changing forms.

In this form, defense will decrease, but attack power and speed will increase significantly!
After all, the enemy is that man named Xia Nuo. For them, there is no room for error. They must use their strongest form right from the start!
Swish!
Swish!
The two approached each other from the left and right in the blink of an eye, and even their angles were coordinated and echoed each other.

Clearly, although the two calamities often quarreled and bickered, they had long since developed an excellent tacit understanding during the battle!

　Here's the latest information: Shanks was once a member of the Divine Knights. There's not much to say about this; I predicted it a long time ago and wrote it down.
　　Another one is that a legendary knight helped Fisher Tiger back then, and it's highly likely that he was Shanks. I don't think it's necessary to mention this again. If Oda brings it up again, it reminds everyone that Fisher Tiger single-handedly overthrew Mary Geoise, which is even more exaggerated than Sabo. His combat power just doesn't make sense (Tiger himself didn't expect that there were so many strange and terrifying things in the Holy Land back then, haha).
　　
　
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