Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 238 Nendoroid, Arrival! (3rd update, 10,000 words, please vote!)

In an instant, the world lost its color.

The ultimate, surging [Conqueror's Haki] burst forth from Storm's body.

The terrifying, boundless, mountain-like, and ocean-like [Conqueror's Haki] swept across this sea area with an overwhelming sense of intimidation and oppression.

Dense arcs of black and red electricity stretched across the sky, accompanied by the incessant crackling of thunder. The sea seemed to have been plunged into a black and red overlord's domain.

The originally turbulent sea of ​​the New World was instantly smoothed out under the suppression of Storm's [Conqueror's Haki], and the once stormy sea became as smooth as a mirror in an instant.

"This level of Conqueror's Haki..."

Even Kaido, who had been rampaging through the New World for many years, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat after witnessing Storm's nine-star Conqueror's Haki.

"He's even stronger than Shanks..."

Since the seas entered the so-called "Great Pirate Era".

Among all the "newcomers" that Kaido of the Beasts has encountered.

Red-haired Shanks' Conqueror's Haki is the strongest!

But seeing you today.

White Dragon's Conqueror's Haki is even stronger than Shanks'!

Kaido of the Beasts is the only pirate in the "New Era" whose Conqueror's Haki can rival that of White Dragon.

All the names he could think of now were immortal legends who were famous in the old era...

Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King; Newgate the Whitebeard; Rocks D. Xebec...

Kaido of the Beasts snapped out of his brief shock, gripped the Eight Precepts tightly, and suddenly let out a loud laugh.

"Orororo!!"

In his dragon-human form, Kaido of the Beasts' laughter appears ferocious and terrifying.

"That Conqueror's Haki! I acknowledge you!"

Kaido of the Beasts was enveloped in orange-red flames as he rapidly approached Strom's location, leaving a faint, bright orange-red trail in the air.

Storm's eyes calmly fixed on the approaching Kaido of the Beasts. Two red lights shone deep within his pupils as he raised his right fist, channeling all his strength into it.

The scattered black and red arcs of Conqueror's Haki around him, under Storm's control, slowly retracted and wrapped around his ordinary right fist.

"but!"

As Kaido of the Beasts rapidly approached, he let out a furious roar, brandishing his massive spiked club, the Eighth Deity. The thick club tore through the air, creating ripples of white energy.

"Who do you think I am?!"

Kaido of the Beasts swung the Eight Precepts heavily forward, and black and red arcs of electricity, symbolizing Conqueror's Haki, coiled around the spiked club, adding even more ferocious power to this already powerful and imposing weapon.

"Thunder—Bagua!"

The jet-black and heavy spiked club, Eight Precepts, swung through the air in a perfectly round arc, crackling with black and red electric arcs.

And at that very moment.

Storm's fist, which was simultaneously imbued with both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, slammed forward, directly blocking the attack path of the spiked club, Eighth Regiment.

Two top-tier experts from the ocean.

At the same time, the iron fist and iron rod were wrapped in [Conqueror's Haki].

Two invincible forces, symbolizing the pinnacle of the ocean's power pyramid, collided violently.

Rumbling--

Before Storm's iron fist and Kaido's Eight Precepts even made contact, with a distance of about half a meter between them, the space between them could no longer withstand the pressure of these two supreme powers and instantly twisted and deformed.

A blindingly bright light erupted from the heart of the battle between Storm and Kaido of the Beasts, and an extremely violent shockwave and a deafening roar spread out in all directions from the source of the light.

The sea below surged and churned under the force of the shockwave, and sea beasts and even sea kings were thrown to the surface by this force. In an instant, countless sea beasts and sea kings lost consciousness and rolled belly up.

In the blink of an eye.

The aftershocks of the battle spread into the sky.

The clouds in the sky were gathered together, then forcibly twisted and torn in two.

The dark, deep rift in the sky stretched all the way to the boundless horizon, as if the sky of the New World had been completely torn apart by the aftershocks of the battle between Storm and Kaido of the Beasts.

The sea roared, and the sky was torn apart.

This is what the battle scenes of the Pirate Emperors look like.

Storm and Kaido of the Beasts were locked in a stalemate for about half a minute.

His fist collided heavily with the latter's spiked club, producing a crisp "clang".

The sound seemed like a battle signal.

Kaido of the Beasts gripped the Eight Precepts tightly with both hands, and using the recoil from the White Dragon's fist, he pulled the Eight Precepts back slightly, then swung his spiked club forward with the force of a thunderbolt.

The staff of the Eight Precepts was still wrapped in [Conqueror's Haki].

However, within those hideous and twisted black and red arcs of electricity, there were also a large amount of silver-white lightning.

This is not your average "Thunderous Bagua".

Instead, it's an enhanced version—

"Roaring Eight Trigrams!"

Kaido of the Beasts, like an invincible god of war, swung his spiked club and launched an attack that would destroy everything.

But Storm remained calm and composed, and he simply continued to throw punches.

boom--

Storm's "Iron Fist of the Tyrant" and Kaido's "Thunder Bagua" collided once again, and another earth-shattering explosion resounded.

The leaden-gray clouds above the sky were torn apart by the force of their battle, their formations constantly shifting.

"Oro ro ro! That's it! That's it!"

Kaido of the Beasts was like a madman, roaring excitedly while swinging his weapon.

"I haven't gotten this excited playing in ages!"

The enormous spiked club, Eightfold Strike, was like a docile embroidery needle in Kaido's hands, swung around with him, creating a fierce and powerful display of clubbing.

However, Storm completely kept up with Kaido's attack.

Every punch he threw landed with perfect accuracy on Kaido's spiked club, the Eighth Order.

Every punch he threw collided and rubbed against Kaido's weapon, which was imbued with Conqueror's Haki.

However, they were tempered by powerful opponents like Kaido of the Beasts.

Storm's mastery of Conqueror's Haki also increased rapidly.

Every punch he throws is imbued with Conqueror's Haki.

This unruly force gradually became docile and obedient in his hands.

Storm threw himself wholeheartedly into the battle against Kaido of the Beasts.

Inspiration for using Conqueror's Haki kept flooding his mind.

From the most basic "Conqueror's Haki intimidation" and "Conqueror's Haki pressure"...

Until the advanced versions of "Conqueror's Haki Entanglement" and "Conqueror's Haki Flow"...

Storm's actual mastery of Conqueror's Haki has skyrocketed.

Until his mastery of [Conqueror's Haki] reaches his current true data level—

Nine-star rating!

……

The battle rages on day and night.

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

After two days of fierce fighting.

Under the sparring partner of Kaido, the "famous lecturer of the sea".

Storm has completely mastered his own nine-star Conqueror's Haki.

Currently, we are in the midst of a battle.

Storm will no longer waste even a tiny bit of Conqueror's Haki; instead, he can skillfully integrate all of it into his attacks.

That's not all.

Based on his existing knowledge and experience, Storm also developed more advanced techniques for using Conqueror's Haki.

In that case.

It's about time for Kaido's "sparring partner mission" to come to an end.

Storm once again blocked Kaido's attack with a punch.

Two days of fierce fighting.

This applies to Storm, the "white dragon" who possesses the [Red Dragon Ring].

Or perhaps it refers to Kaido of the Beasts, the "Azure Dragon" who ate the Azure Dragon Fruit.

None of it matters.

Both Storm and Kaido of the Beasts possess extremely powerful physical attributes.

Especially Kaido of the Beasts.

The battle lasted for the past two days.

This made Kaido of the Beasts fully realize the extent of Strom's strength.

It's no exaggeration to say that...

In Kaido's eyes, Storm is roughly on par with Shanks!

In other words.

In Kaido's opinion, Storm's strength surpasses that of Charlotte, the old woman from Whole Cake Island who only knows how to eat, drink, have fun, and have sons!

It's truly exciting that such a powerful newcomer could emerge in the new world.

Kaido's eyes shone with a dazzling red light as he leaped high into the air, his spiked club, the Eight Precepts, spinning several times before crashing down heavily.

The staff of the Eight Precepts was still wrapped in [Conqueror's Haki].

As Kaido of the Beasts moved, black and red arcs of electricity traced a blinding trail in the air.

At first glance, one might mistake it for Kaido's attack drawing lightning from the heavens.

"The Three Worlds Appear - Naraku is Drawn!"

Kaido of the Beasts originally thought that White Dragon would continue to compete with him in strength.

But this time...

Storm had absolutely no intention of fighting Kaido of the Beasts head-on.

bang——

Kaido's spiked club, the Eighth Order, missed its target entirely. Its immense power merely compressed the surrounding air, creating a powerful shockwave that then struck the sea below.

The boundless sea was blasted into a giant crater by the shockwave generated by Kaido's "Resurrected World: Naraku," with seawater spraying skyward and the sea roaring.

"Missed it?"

Kaido of the Beasts was slightly taken aback, and then he tried his best to activate his Observation Haki.

Where are they?

Kaido of the Beasts originally intended to use his Observation Haki to sense the location of the White Dragon.

However, whether it is ordinary Observation Haki or advanced Observation Haki that can "foresee the future".

Kaido of the Beasts failed to detect the White Dragon's presence at all!

It's as if this guy has completely disappeared!

But just then...

Suddenly, Storm's figure appeared from below.

His left fist rose backward, black and red arcs of electricity crackling between his fingers—clearly, it was Conqueror's Haki.

A silent, groin-crossing punch!

boom! !

Storm's left fist slammed solidly into Kaido's dragon belly, and the immense power immediately flowed into Kaido's body, forcing the burly little dragon-man to bend over.

A fist that is simultaneously entangled with both Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki is not something to be taken lightly.

"Ugh—"

Even with Kaido's powerful physique, he groaned after being hit by Storm's "Stomach Punch," and his dragon-transformed face involuntarily put on a "pain mask."

This moment.

Kaido of the Beasts felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, as if someone was constantly stirring his intestines.

Storm's Armament Haki is capable of causing "internal damage"!

But it hit the enemy with a single blow.

But Storm did not stop.

Taking advantage of the moment when Kaido of the Beasts bent over.

Storm swung his right fist, which had been drawn back to his waist, upwards with a powerful strike, simultaneously imbuing it with both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki—

Rising Dragon Fist!

boom! ! !

It was accompanied by a dull, teeth-grinding sound.

Storm's Rising Dragon Fist struck Kaido's chin directly.

The astonishing power caused Kaido of the Beasts to raise his head once more, involuntarily spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Kaido of the Beasts was sent flying by Storm's "Rising Dragon Fist," and then flew nearly a hundred meters into the vast sky behind him.

It wasn't until he had flown this far that Kaido of the Beasts barely regained consciousness, manipulated the flames, and pulled himself back to prevent himself from flying any further backward.

"Well--"

Kaido of the Beasts was bleeding from his mouth and nose, and his mind was somewhat muddled.

He shook his head several times before he finally came to his senses.

The Pirate Emperor stared intently at the Seven Warlords of the Sea with his bell-like eyes.

"Haku, you just blocked my Observation Haki?"

Even if Kaido of the Beasts was unwilling to believe it.

His Observation Haki just now did not detect Storm's presence.

Such an ability.

Kaido of the Beasts has also experienced this several times with Shanks, the Red-Haired.

A more advanced method of using Conqueror's Haki was named by Shanks—

Kill upon sight!

Storm has no interest in "explaining" his abilities to his enemies.

Although the ability he just used was indeed "Sight and Sound Kill"!

"Kaido of the Beasts..."

Storm exhaled a breath of stale air, his eyes fixed straight ahead on the New World Emperor.

"I'm going to end this battle!"

Kaido of the Beasts frowned.

"Um?"

Although Kaido of the Beasts admits that the White Dragon's "Observation Kill" is very troublesome.

However, even the "Seeing and Hearing Kill" is not an absolutely invincible power!

Just as this thought entered Kaido's mind...

Strom quietly unleashed the power of the eight-star Clay Fruit.

All of Storm's hair and clothes were instantly eroded by the demonic power of the eight-star [Clay Fruit], turning them into a smooth, clay-like white color.

His black hair and the lines of his clothes were also twisted and deformed under this demonic power, just like the swirling patterns on the surface of the Clay Fruit.

A graceful, luminous white ribbon of flames encircled Storm's body, covered with spiraling arabesque patterns that mirrored those on his body and clothing.

Eight-star rating!

Clay Nikka!

Descending upon the sea!

(End of this chapter)