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

Chapter 351 Let Kaido die without regrets

Are these unwanted fish getting in the way?

"Get away."

Xia Nuo frowned, but didn't turn around. He continued to swing the Azure Dragon Body with his left hand, while casually waving his right hand behind him.

boom!
A terrifying gust of wind, crackling with black and red lightning, suddenly erupted, sweeping out like a tsunami.

Just as King and Queen were closing in, they didn't even have a chance to react before being hit head-on by the Conqueror's Haki shockwave!

"puff!"

Quinn's massive Brachiosaurus body coughed up blood and flew backward, crashing through more than a dozen walls before embedding itself deeply into a distant cliff. Its eyes rolled back, and it lost consciousness.

Jhin fared even worse.

After switching forms, its defense was already weakened, and it was in the center of the punch's impact. It only lasted for a second before letting out a painful groan. Then, it spun like a rag doll and flew into the sky, eventually turning into a shooting star and falling into the sea.

Just a casual punch.

The two great calamities befell all the beasts, and they were completely rendered powerless!

"Jhin! Quinn!"

Kaido, who was being whipped around like a whip, immediately flew into a rage upon seeing this. His dragon eyes blazed with fury, and he let out a deafening roar:
"Xia Nuo! Don't be so arrogant!"

In an instant!
The Azure Dragon opened its mouth and suddenly spewed out blinding flames, but these flames were not directed at Xia Nuo.

Instead, it enveloped its own body.

In an instant, like a torch being lit, the entire azure dragon transformed into a giant fire dragon burning with raging flames!
"Fire Dragon... Great Torch!"

The blazing dragon flames swirled wildly around Kaido, forming a fiery tornado that stretched to the heavens and the earth.

The terrifyingly high temperature distorted the surrounding air, and even Xia Nuo felt it was burning hot, so he simply let go of the dragon tail and floated back a few steps.

"This is decent."

Looking at the enormous fire dragon in front of him, Xia Nuo finally showed a hint of interest.

He had already fought Kaido twice before.

But I have never seen this form before.

Sure enough, back then, the pressure I put on Kaido wasn't enough!

"Come on, Kaido!"

Xia Nuo shouted, "Let me see where your limits really are!"

"Hmm, hmm, hmm! Just what I wanted!!!"

Roar!
The fiery dragon let out a deafening roar, and its head suddenly swooped down.

Carrying an intensely rich Domineering Haki and an earth-shattering power, it crashed fiercely towards Xia Nuo!
"Rising Dragon Flame Bagua!"

Gathering all the Conqueror's Haki in his body and concentrating it on the dragon's head, he unleashed his full power in a powerful strike. This move was his strongest trump card in his dragon form, without exception!

"Well done!"

Faced with this earth-shattering, sea-boiling attack, Xia Nuo laughed heartily, clenched his right fist tightly, and then pulled it back little by little until it reached its limit.

"Boom!"

The space around the fist began to distort, and an invisible wave of air spread outwards from Xia Nuo's center. Countless pebbles on the ground beneath his feet floated uneasily under the terrifying air pressure.

"Air-Splitting Fist!!!"

boom!
The moment the fist collided with the dragon's head, the entire Oni Island shook, and a blinding light burst forth, forming a huge reddish-white mushroom cloud that illuminated the surrounding sea area for tens of kilometers as if it were daytime.

Such a commotion would be unimaginable at sea.

Even the port of Blade Fighting, which is far away in the "White Dance" region, can be clearly seen.

"Roar!"

Kaido let out a painful roar, many of the scales on his dragon head cracked, and blood rained down. But he still gritted his teeth and persevered, the dragon flames emanating from his body growing ever more intense, trying to completely engulf Shano's small figure.

"You're even more resilient than I expected. As expected of you, Kaido!"

With a roar, Xia Nuo's left fist was also wrapped in black and red lightning, and he slammed it towards the dragon's neck with the force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks!
Boom!
Another powerful punch landed, and Kaido, already at his limit, felt an indescribable force coming at him, leaving him with no strength to resist.

The dragon's body flew backward uncontrollably, tumbling and crashing heavily onto the distant coastline, kicking up clouds of dust.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

A good ten seconds passed, but there was still no sound.

"Is this your limit, Kaido? Is this the end?"

Xia Nuo's voice came from outside the smoke and dust, his tone tinged with disappointment.

With his hands casually in his pockets, he walked slowly forward, his aura growing stronger with each step.

"If that's all there is to it, it's far from enough."

The smoke gradually dispersed.

A massive figure was revealed; Kaido had been forced back into human form from his dragon body.

He knelt on one knee in the pile of rubble, covered in blood, his chest heaving violently, his hair disheveled and scattered across his forehead.

But when he heard footsteps approaching and looked up, his eyes suddenly shone with an indomitable light.

"Uro-ro-ro, uro-ro-ro..."

Kaido suddenly chuckled, the laughter gradually growing louder until it turned into a wild, unrestrained laugh.

"What luck! What incredible luck!"

He leaned on his spiked club, slowly stood up, blood dripping down the club and splashing onto the scorched earth like dark red flowers.

"In this world, a man as powerful as you can actually be born! In my entire life, to have witnessed the birth of someone like you, to have witnessed you grow stronger step by step, and to have fought you so many times... oh my god! I can die without regrets!!!"

Kaido laughed wildly, then suddenly slammed his spiked club into the ground, clenched his fists, roared, and bulged the veins on his forehead!

Its body, which was over seven meters tall, suddenly doubled in size, reaching about fifteen meters.

Its body was covered in bluish-green scales, and its muscles had swelled up again. In addition to the two horns of the demon race, a pair of dragon horns had appeared on its forehead.

Dragon-human form!
The powerful, scaly hand pulled out the spiked club once more!
"But I'm Kaido of the Beasts! This is the limit? How is that possible, Shano!!!"

Snapped!
He suddenly stomped through the ground and charged forward, his body wrapped in black and red lightning. His spiked club, "Eight Precepts," spun rapidly in his hand, stirring up a violent airflow, before he roared and slammed it down on him!
"Come on, try this! Kundali Rungseng!"

boom!
The spiked club emitted a brilliant purple light and struck repeatedly at an extremely fast speed, each blow carrying a shockwave powerful enough to shatter mountains!

This move has an extremely wide attack range, leaving no blind spots and blocking all escape routes!
But it doesn't matter.

Xia Nuo had no intention of avoiding it!
His right fist was also wrapped in black and red lightning, and he slammed it out to meet Kaido's attack!

"Galaxy...Starburst!"

boom! ! !
The moment the spiked club collided with the fist, a terrifying shockwave swept across the entire Oni Island, causing the already crumbling Skull Castle to collapse completely.

The surrounding sea was constantly churning up giant waves hundreds of meters high, resembling a scene of impending doom.

Click!

Kaido's arm bones cracked under the strain, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth, yet it did not recede.

"Ugh! That was great! Let's do it again!"

"Satisfy you."

Xia Nuo grinned and threw out his left fist again!
"Good punch!"

Kaido laughed wildly, taking the blow with all his might, and then his attack continued unabated, his spiked club suddenly changing its attack.

"Jiang Sanshi Yin Nai Luo!"

Boom!

The spiked club was raised high, and Conqueror's Haki condensed into a tangible black and red lightning bolt, which crashed down like a falling meteor!

This strike was enough to split the entire island in two!
Xia Nuo simply crossed his arms to block the attack, taking the blow head-on.

"Well!"

The immense impact caused his feet to sink into the ground. But the next second, he exerted his strength, his arms jerking off Kaido's spiked club!

With a series of thuds, Kaido was thrown back more than ten meters by the powerful recoil before regaining his footing, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"The power is good, but not enough!"

With a cold shout, Xia Nuo vanished abruptly, reappearing atop Kaido's head. His right fist clenched again, and black and red lightning rapidly gathered.

Kaido's pupils contracted, but his reaction was extremely fast, and his spiked club instantly went back to defense!
"Great Weed Thunder Gossip!"

boom! ! !
The fist and the stick collided again.

This time, there was only a click.

The supreme spiked club "Eight Precepts," nurtured with pure domineering power, actually developed a crack under this terrifying force!
Kaido's arms were numb and his hands were splitting open, but his fighting spirit only grew stronger!

"It's not over yet!"

"It's not over yet!!!"

He roared, his muscles pulsating as if alive, and raised his spiked club high, compressing, compressing, and compressing all the remaining Conqueror's Haki in his body until it was concentrated at the limit and gathered into a single point!
"dragon!!!"

Rumble!
A black and red shockwave shot out like a laser, carving deep trenches into the ground wherever it passed, heading straight for Xia Nuo!

The spiked club shattered completely with a series of cracking sounds after that strike.

Fragments of the spiked club flew everywhere, but Kaido didn't even glance at them, his eyes fixed on the black and red shockwave.

This was his final, all-out attack, something he had only recently grasped under immense pressure. It was a culmination of his life's learning, bringing his Conqueror's Haki to its absolute limit!

And the name...

It is a return to simplicity, and is named "Dragon"!
It shares the same name as the attack he used when he first obtained the power of the Azure Dragon Fruit, along with other formidable guys like Whitebeard, Roger, and Garp, to bombard that immortal shadow!

"Come on, Shano!"

Kaido roared, his voice shaking the surrounding rocks, "Try taking this!"

This was his last ripple!
Call ~
Xia Nuo looked up, calmly watching the black and red shockwave coming towards him, his full head of black hair flying wildly in the wind.

"To be able to use Conqueror's Haki to this extent is quite impressive, it's just a pity..."

He spoke softly and made no visible movements, yet a semi-transparent black and red light screen suddenly appeared around him, enveloping him like an eggshell.

boom! ! !
The shockwave, powerful enough to split the entire island in two, crashed head-on into the barrier, unleashing a deafening roar.

A violent energy storm swept across the surroundings, completely uprooting most of the Ghost Island's surface, sending debris and dust flying everywhere.

however.

When the smoke cleared, Xia Nuo remained standing in the same spot, not even lifting the hem of his clothes.

The barrier, which seemed as thin as a cicada's wing and so fragile as to shatter at the slightest touch, did not even show a single crack.

"..."

Kaido stared blankly at the barrier, speechless for a long time.

"A barrier formed using Conqueror's Haki, this kind of technique..."

He grinned, "There's no mistake, Lox... that guy Lox used it too! But even if he came, the barrier would shatter under my attack, right? Hey, answer me, Shano, have you completely surpassed that man yet?!"

That man who called himself the King of the World, and from whose ship three Sea Emperors were born!

"Two or three months ago, this question was very difficult to answer."

Xia Nuo walked over step by step and responded softly:

"But now I can give you an answer: even if it were Rocks at his peak, his fate would be no different from yours if he faced me."

That kind of thing happens without exception.

After awakening his Saiyan bloodline in a desperate situation, his fighting power has far surpassed that of Rocks.

—Without a doubt, he is the first person in the history of the Sea Era to achieve this!
Kaido's pupils suddenly contracted, and he stared intently at Shano:
"Hmm, if I remember correctly, you little brat, you'll only be twenty years old after this year is over, right? That's outrageous... truly outrageous strength, outrageous talent!"

He stumbled back a few steps, bursting into unrestrained laughter, a laughter tinged with a sense of relief.

Blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth, but Kaido didn't care. He just stared at Shano with his eyes, which were still burning with fighting spirit.

"To die at your hands wouldn't be a disgrace to my life. It's just a pity that I, who bear the title of the world's strongest one-on-one fighter, couldn't reach your level and couldn't satisfy you, Xia Nuo!"

The words have not yet fallen.

Kaido grunted, and his burly body shook violently.

He tried to support himself with his hands, but the bones in his arms were already too weak and shattered, so he couldn't muster any strength at all.

puff!
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Kaido could no longer hold on and his knees slammed to the ground, but he still stubbornly held his head high, refusing to fall.

"Oh? Is it finally over?"

A wild voice suddenly came from the ruins. Barrett grinned and stepped forward, his right arm fully restored.

"Looks like it's over. Kaido, you fell even faster than I expected. But you're smart enough to know what's good for you. Now, my battle can officially begin!"

Rumble!
With Barrett's voice.

The entire Oni Island suddenly trembled violently, the ground writhed as if alive, and countless rubble and building debris began to frantically converge on Barrett.

In the blink of an eye, it enveloped him, forming a colossal monster hundreds of meters tall and the size of more than half an island!

Truly, with the sky above and the earth beneath your feet!

Even the moon was completely blocked by this enormous body!
"This is Lao Tzu's large-scale Bullet form!!!"

Barrett's maniacal laughter emanated from within the giant, the sound waves shaking the ground. "See that! This is my true power! The entire island will become my weapon!"

The rock giant continued to expand and soon broke through the kilometer mark in height.

Even more terrifying, the rubble, under Barrett's Haki, was completely covered in jet-black Armament Haki, making the entire giant radiate a chilling, terrifying light.

Such a large-scale application of Armament Haki...

In comparison, Vergo's domineering aura is like a tiny drop of water in front of the ocean, utterly insignificant!
"Hey, Kaido!"

A crack appeared in the giant's head, revealing Barrett's ferocious face:

"Those who have lost, stop getting in the way! If you can still move, get out of the way and watch how I take this guy down!"

Kaido struggled to lift his head, looked at Bullet, and couldn't help but grin:
"Hmm... This guy is still as arrogant as ever."

Also.

With such methods, it's no wonder he still has such strong confidence even after being brutally beaten before.

Even he, faced with something this exaggerated, would probably find it difficult to gain an advantage, and might even be at a disadvantage...

But, if it were the man beside me...

"Hey, Xia Nuo..."

Kaido turned back, his voice hoarse, but he still managed a forced smile:

"You bastard, you were clearly holding back just now... Please, at the very end... let me see your true power..."

Please.

Everything else is irrelevant.

Before he completely collapsed, he had only this one regret!

"..."

Xia Nuo met his gaze in silence for a moment, then slowly nodded.

then.

Under Kaido's hopeful gaze, he passed by him, arrived at the shore, raised his head, and calmly looked at the colossal giant that blotted out the sky.

"Oh? So you've come to greet me of your own accord!"

Barrett's unrestrained laughter echoed from inside the Titan:
"Hahaha, how about it? You've witnessed my power, which is on a completely different level from before. Are you scared? It's alright, kid! It's not too late to admit defeat now!"

(End of this chapter)