One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

On the battlefield, the roar of energy and the furious howls rose and fell, like the most chaotic symphony in purgatory.

The sheer force of Kaido's unreasonable "Thunder Bagua" attack only halted the bloody revelry for less than three seconds.

Immediately afterwards, an even more frenzied battle erupted in every corner of the arena.

In the midst of this chaos, a wild and unrestrained gaze pierced through the smoke and dust of the explosion and the scattered energy streams, precisely locking onto a man with three knives at his waist and a head full of short green hair.

"Hey, you with the green algae head!"

A voice filled with arrogance and bloodlust rang out.

The pale-skinned man with a flamboyant head of short blue hair, a wild smile on his face, was staring intently at Roronoa Zoro with the eyes of someone eyeing prey.

It is Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, one of the Espada of Soul Society in Universe Zero!

He licked his lips, and the remaining fragments of the bone mask on his chin gave him a primal, beast-like aura of danger.

"You have excellent eyesight!"

"Looks like he's someone who knows how to kill!"

Grimmjow's voice was filled with undisguised provocation and a thirst for battle.

In this arena filled with "monsters," only the pure killing intent emanating from a powerful being could pique his interest.

Zoro slowly turned his head. He had just been feeling annoyed at not being able to snatch Kaido and Akainu's opponents, but at this moment, an amazing light suddenly burst forth from his single eye.

opponent!

An opponent that looks strong and tough enough!

Zoro grinned, revealing a sinister smile that could only be described as ferocious, his white teeth gleaming coldly in the chaotic light and shadow.

"Perfect."

He placed his hand on the Wado Ichimonji at his waist, and gently pushed the tsuba with his thumb, producing a clear dragon's roar.

"I was just looking for someone who can withstand a lot of damage to try out my new technique."

Before he finished speaking, a shallow crater suddenly exploded in the ground beneath Zoro's feet!

He defied the laws of physics and shot straight into the sky!

Soaring through the air!

Do not!

wrong!

The instant he rose into the air, he stomped his feet hard in the air!

boom!

The air exploded with a tangible roar as he stepped on it, and his body, like a cannonball, surged in speed once more, transforming into a green afterimage as he charged straight at Grimmjow!

This was a technique he had "stole" and improved upon from that damned curly-browed cook, a brand-new movement method that perfectly combined the levitation of the Flying Technique with the explosive power of the Navy's Six Styles "Moonwalk"!

"interesting!"

Grimmjow's excitement intensified. He didn't take Zoro's strange movement technique seriously at all. In his opinion, it was just a bunch of fancy tricks!

speed?

Is it comparable to "Xiangzhuan"?

"Leopard King's Claw!"

Grimmjow's figure vanished from his spot, and with a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, he appeared in Zoro's path!

Five extremely sharp blue spiritual pressure blades condensed on his slender fingers, like the sharpest beast claws, fiercely grabbing at Zoro's green head!

However, Zoro advanced instead of retreating!

Facing those claws powerful enough to tear through steel, his single eye blazed with fighting spirit!

"The Ultimate Technique of the Three-Sword Style!"

"One great world, three thousand great worlds!"

Clang!

Three famous swords were drawn simultaneously!

The jet-black Armament Haki, like flowing liquid, instantly covered the blades of the three swords, adding a terrifying aura of invincibility to the already sharp blades!

Zoro's body spun rapidly in the air, transforming into a storm of slashes carrying the aura of death, fiercely meeting Grimmjow's claws head-on!

Clang!

The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing against metal transformed into visible sound waves that spread wildly in all directions!

Where the claws collided with the famous sword, billions of dazzling sparks erupted!

After a fierce exchange, the two were evenly matched!

"Oh?"

Grimmjow's maniacal laughter intensified. He flashed away, using "Sound Spin" to create distance once more, and then launched an attack from another tricky angle.

Zoro snorted coldly, channeling his Haki into his feet and using the momentum to turn in mid-air. He wielded his three swords so tightly that they blocked all the attacks!

In an instant, only two blurry afterimages remained in mid-air above the arena!

One strip of blue, one strip of green.

The two fought from the ground to the sky and back again. Each collision triggered a violent energy explosion, blasting huge craters into the hard arena!

Their speed was so fast it was unbelievable!

"Hey...did you see that clearly?"

In the distance, Krillin from Universe 7 stared wide-eyed, feeling as if his eyes could barely keep up with the speed of the two streaks of light.

Bick's forehead veins bulged as he said in a deep voice, "I can't see clearly! Their movement is completely illogical; it has transcended simple physical speed and entered the realm of some kind of spatial movement!"

On the battlefield.

Grimmjow grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed!

This green algae-like creature is much more troublesome than he imagined!

Do not!

More than just difficult to deal with!

It's eerie!

Every time his spiritual pressure claws collided with his blade, Grimmjow could clearly feel a savage and domineering force constantly eroding his spiritual pressure and body along the blade!

That was neither spiritual power nor any kind of energy he was familiar with.

That's a purer, more primitive, and more irrational "concept"!

It's as if it's saying: In front of me, your proud defenses are nothing but paper!

"What the hell is this thing?!"

After a fierce clash, Grimmjow was knocked back a hundred meters. He looked at the spiritual pressure blade at his fingertips and saw that it was showing signs of dissipation!

His "steel skin," which he was so proud of and which was comparable to steel, was now also feeling a sharp pain!

This feeling made him feel incredibly frustrated and angry!

As a noble Espada and the future "King," he was actually suppressed by a mortal who appeared out of nowhere in a way he could not understand!

Unforgivable!

Absolutely unforgivable!

"Kid, you've pushed me to this point; you should be proud of yourself!"

The last trace of mockery vanished from Grimmjow's eyes, replaced by a chilling killing intent!

He slowly raised his Zanpakuto, aiming it at Zoro in the distance.

"But this is the end!"

"Release your blade, Panther King!!!"

boom--!!!!

A blue spiritual pressure, more than ten times stronger than before, erupted from his body like a tsunami!

The violent shockwave swept across an area of ​​several thousand meters, blasting away all the rubble on the ground!

Amidst the blinding blue light, Grimoire M. Joe's figure began to undergo drastic changes!

His body became more slender and agile, covered in white bone armor, his hands and feet transformed into sharp leopard claws, and a long leopard tail swung freely behind him, each swing producing a loud crack in the air!

Half-human, half-leopard!

Espada Grimmjow, Unleashed Form!

A wilder, more brutal aura of terror enveloped the entire battlefield!

"Now that's more interesting!"

Faced with that terrifying pressure that could suffocate even ordinary strongmen, Zoro's face revealed an extremely satisfied smile!

That's exactly how it should be!

If it's too weak, wouldn't it be too boring to fight it?

Zoro slowly sheathed "Shusui" and "Sandai Kitetsu", leaving only the pure white "Wado Ichimonji" in his mouth.

He took a deep breath, and then slowly closed his intact left eye!

In the instant he closed his eyes, he poured all his domineering aura, all his spirit, and all his will into the blade in his hand without reservation!

Om-!

An invisible domain, filled with the killing intent of Asura, quietly unfolded around him!

Behind him, a terrifying ghost-like figure, tens of meters tall, with three heads and six arms, loomed in and out of sight!

Those three identical faces all bore the same intense desire for battle as Zoro's!

Demonic Aura - Nine-Sword Style - Asura!

"Your fur looks pretty stiff."

Zoro's voice became deep and filled with pressure.

"Perfect, I'll use you to test the 'armor-piercing' technique I learned from that strongest creature!"

Armor-piercing?

What is that?

In his Leopard King form, Grimmjow gave Zoro no chance to continue his charade!

He let out a deafening roar, and his figure transformed into a blue lightning bolt, instantly traversing a thousand meters to appear in front of Zoro!

His sharper, more deadly leopard claws aimed straight for Zoro's heart!

However, just as his claws were about to touch Zoro's body...

Zoro moved.

"Nine-Sword Style of Demonic Aura - Asura..."

His voice was like a judgment from the deepest hell.

The enormous ghostly shadow behind him moved in perfect sync with his actions, and nine phantom blades, entwined with dark and domineering energy, slashed out at the same time!

But it's not a scattered slash!

"Wear the armor!!!"

The nine phantom blades, brimming with an aura of destruction, spun and merged at high speed in an incredibly mysterious trajectory the moment they were drawn!

Ultimately, it transformed into a being no more than a meter in diameter, yet brimming with all power and will, its entire body as black as ink, spinning wildly...

A jet-black tornado!

This tornado did not possess the power to destroy the world or tear through space.

It has only one characteristic.

That is the ultimate "penetration"!

The ultimate form of "destruction"!

"What?!"

Grimmjow's beastly eyes suddenly contracted!

He sensed an unprecedented and potentially deadly threat emanating from that seemingly insignificant black tornado!

He wanted to hide!

But it was too late!

The speed of that black tornado had exceeded the limits of his nerve reaction!

laugh--!!!!

There was no violent explosion, only a faint tearing sound that sent chills down your spine.

The jet-black tornado formed by the fusion of Giddens Kog'Maw's phantoms struck Grimmjow in his Panther King form head-on without any hindrance, just like a red-hot knife cutting through butter!

His "steel skin," which he was so proud of and which even ordinary captain-level Zanpakuto couldn't penetrate, was as fragile as a windowpane in the face of this extremely penetrating attack!

It was pierced instantly!

"Ughh ...

The belated, excruciating pain caused Grimmjow to let out a wild, agonizing howl!

He looked down.

He saw a huge, deep, cross-shaped wound on his chest!

Not a drop of blood flowed from the edge of the wound. Instead, it was surrounded by a strange and domineering aura of pitch blackness, like a malignant tumor clinging to the bone, which was frantically destroying the tissues in his body and preventing his rapid regeneration!

boom!!!

A tremendous force erupted from the wound!

Grimmjow was struck head-on by a high-speed train, turning into a blue meteor and flying backwards!

He smashed through dozens of huge arena rocks in succession, and finally crashed heavily into the energy barrier at the very edge of the arena with a loud "boom," before slowly sliding down and collapsing to the ground, temporarily losing all fighting ability.

On the battlefield, chaos is the only order.

Former Navy Admiral Sakazuki is now transformed into a walking, ultimate calamity.

His entire body was covered in ominous dark red lava, within which danced an inextinguishable black flame.

This new power, infused with the flames of Amaterasu, made his already tyrannical "absolute justice" even more unreasonable.

"Annoying garbage should be completely removed!"

Akainu's eyes were cold, devoid of any human emotion.

His gaze was fixed on a small, thin figure who was sneaking around on the edge of the battlefield, constantly using the terrain to avoid attacks.

It was an insect-type warrior from the tenth universe, covered in a green carapace, swift in movement, yet without any powerful aura.

In his view, such a guy who only knows how to run away is a disgrace to the name of "warrior".

This must be addressed as a priority!

"Scum, disappear!"

Without any hesitation, Akainu suddenly raised his right arm, transforming it into an enormous, dark red lava fist, and slammed it fiercely towards the green figure!

"A massive fireball!"

On that giant lava fist, pitch-black flames burned fiercely, and wherever it passed, even space itself groaned and trembled under the unbearable pressure!

The insect-man felt the terrifying heat from behind that was enough to completely evaporate him, and in fright, his six legs kicked wildly, letting out a desperate scream!

However, it was too late.

boom!

The black lava fist struck its target squarely, instantly engulfing it completely!

"Hmph, next one."

Akainu coldly withdrew his fist, not even glancing back, and turned to prepare to search for new "sin".

But just then...

A sudden change has occurred!

From within that mass of black lava that should have incinerated the insectoids, a sharp, furious, and familiar voice rang out, sending chills down the spines of all members of the Thirteenth Universe!

"Mama mama mama mama!"

"Sakazuki! You bastard! How dare you lay a hand on me!!!"

What?!

Akainu's body stiffened abruptly, his expression freezing instantly, and he turned around in disbelief!

The black lava was actually forced apart by an even more brute force!

A massive, imposing figure burst forth from the flames!

Long golden hair, a pink dress, and a face contorted with a ferocity and rage that could silence a child's tears!

It is none other than one of the Four Emperors, "BIGMOM" Charlotte Linlin!

At this moment, although her body was covered with some black flames, her powerful body had not suffered any real damage. However, the humiliation and anger of being attacked by her own people had completely ignited her reason!