Big brother, I want to become the strongest pirate in the world!

Given the limited time available, he hadn't had time to fully develop the armor, but the exterior design was already complete. Kazan had specifically modified the armor for the eyes and the demonic hands.

The eyes are made of a semi-transparent, astigmatic, special fluorescent metal that amplifies the red light in Kazan's eyes, making them look more intimidating and eerie—a feature purely for the sake of looking cool.

As for the Ghost Hand, it was designed to unleash the Soul Devouring Hand and Soul-Sealing Demon Slash skills, so a hollowed-out part was specially made on the armor in the palm of the hand to avoid obstruction.

"Wow!!! Big brother is super handsome!!!"

"Holy crap! Kazan is so handsome! I want a suit of armor too!"

Seeing Kazan's incredibly cool demeanor, the eyes of his adoring murloc followers lit up, with Bellamy being so excited that he immediately donned his Black Rhino Armor.

"Brother Tiger, should we do this too?"

"Emm... Since Kazan is acting like this, maybe he has some intention. Let's give it a try."

"it is good!"

"Xingtian Armor! Combine!"

"Armor Combination!"

"Flying Shadow Armor! Combine!"

"Armor Combination!"

Two fishmen, one red and one blue, struck a pose and stood there blankly for a long time. Then, they looked at the two suits of armor lying quietly on the ground and fell into deep thought.

"Is the movement wrong?"

"Was your tone not serious enough?"

"Brother Tiger, how about we try a different position and do it again?"

"can."

So the two changed their posture and tone, and repeated what they had just said.

Kazan, who was still striking a pose, belatedly realized and said, "Oh...right, I haven't set up an automatic assembly system for you guys yet...it's okay, there's still time. I'll work on it later. You guys can put it on yourselves for now."

"..."

"..."

Tiger and Jinbe felt incredibly embarrassed, but they couldn't say anything. They obediently picked up their own armor from the ground and put it on.

Considering that fish-men's bodies are slightly different from humans, Kazan had specially modified those three sets of armor, so it wasn't too difficult for Tiger and Jinbe to put on the armor.

Within a minute, the pale yellow Emperor Armor in its normal form was already confronting the red Xingtian Armor and the blue Feiying Armor.

"Alright... enough talk! Let's go! Aurora Cross Slash!"

Cross Slash!

Kazan drew his twin swords and slashed at the two people in front of him in a cross shape.

This was the first time he had fought two people of almost equal strength, so he dared not be careless, especially against a race like the merfolk who had a natural advantage in strength.

"Fishman Karate - Water Strike!"

Tiger didn't make the first move, but instead stepped back to let Jinbe test the power of his armor.

Bang!

This time, Jinbe simply drew a circle in the air with both hands and condensed a ball of water, which he then hurled at Kazan. Although the power was not as strong as when he released it at sea, it was still a significant breakthrough!

Now, even on land, Jinbe can easily condense a small amount of water using this armor, without needing to be surrounded by water as before.

Jinbe's move only slightly slowed Kazan's advance, but it did not stop him from moving forward.

"Leave the rest to me."

Just as Jinbe was about to use Armament Haki to withstand the attack, Tiger reached out and stopped him. At this moment, the arm part of Tiger's armor was already covered with Armament Haki.

Bang!

wipe!

Tiger's Armament Haki is roughly at the level of just entering Lv.4, slightly stronger than Kazan's. However, due to the effects of Kazan's Steel-Steel Fruit, the two are evenly matched, with neither gaining the upper hand.

Boom!

The collision between the twin blades and the armor produced a loud friction sound, and within two seconds, flames had already burst into flames on the arms of the Tiger Xingtian Armor.

"Oh? Interesting."

Tiger was not frightened by the sudden appearance of flames. Instead, he threw a punch along with the flames at the blood-red sword energy that followed the cross slash.

The interaction between the armor and Armament Haki caused the friction between the fist and the air to ignite flames, achieving an effect similar to Luffy's Fire Fist and Rob Lucci's Flying Fire Finger Pistol.

Click.

The shattering of the sword energy was no surprise to anyone. The previous round was just a test to get used to the armor; the real battle was about to begin.

Chapter 072 Clash

"Then, everyone, go ahead and make your move!"

"Come!"

Rampage.

Bloodthirsty.

Kazan, the Soul of the Blade.

Mountain-Crushing Strike!

Kazan raised his twin swords and leaped high into the air, crashing down towards Tiger and Jinbe. As he fell, Kazan continuously increased his weight to amplify the shockwave that would be generated when the mountain collided with the ground.

Click.

As the mountain collapsed, the ground shattered inch by inch, spreading outwards for nearly ten meters, and within that ten meters, all the rubble and weeds were blown away.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the blue fat man wearing the Flying Shadow Armor was surprisingly agile, rushing over again at lightning speed the instant the impact stopped.

However, Kazan's target wasn't Jinbe, but Tiger, who hadn't had time to dodge the impact and was sent flying! Although Tiger wasn't injured by the Mountain Crash Strike due to the effect of Armament Haki, he was still sent flying into the air by the skill's effect, and was now three or four meters off the ground and rapidly descending.

However, Kazan, being a former Red Dog, wouldn't give him the chance to land so easily. He first unleashed a Ground Shatter Wave Slash, extending Tiger's airtime. Although it also knocked him further away, it didn't matter; that was exactly what Kazan wanted.

He used a three-stage slash to rapidly close the distance with the airborne Tiger, while simultaneously widening the distance between himself and the ever-approaching Jinbe.

In the blink of an eye, Kazan appeared beneath Tiger, unleashing a dozen or so basic attacks.

Clang clang clang clang clang clang.

The terrifying thing about fighting Kazan is that you have to maintain a high level of concentration and be in a state of hardened armor for a long time at all times, otherwise you will be covered in wounds and look terrible in an instant.

Swish.

Although Kazan couldn't see the specific situation due to the armor covering him, he judged that Tiger had entered a 'bleeding' state through his keen sensitivity to the surrounding blood energy.

Anger erupted.

Just as Tiger's feet were about to touch the ground, Kazan unleashed another Rage Burst, intending to let Tiger fly for a while longer.

Bang.

puff.

The pale yellow figure flew far away, and Tiger, who had been maintaining his Armament Haki state, finally landed and had a chance to catch his breath.

"Not bad, Jinbe, you're quite fast."

"Well... Kazan, the armor you gave me is really interesting."

Kazan licked the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. He had been so focused on attacking Tiger that he had overlooked Jinbe, who was rushing towards him, that he was hit in the back by a Fishman Karate move.

Jinbe's strength was truly exaggerated. This blow left Kazan momentarily stunned and unable to recover. Jinbe's power was probably already at the forefront of the first half of the Grand Line, and he should have just broken through to the Lv.6 level. Even if Kazan used Berserk and Bloodlust, he couldn't catch up to this level of power.

Berserkers are really not durable... (I'm not kidding, in the game even a Berserker with a full set of level 8B gear can't withstand more than a few attacks from a low-level mob of the same level)

Berserkers either don't attack at all, or when they do, they must strike until the opponent has no chance to attack again; otherwise, if the rhythm is disrupted, it will be a hassle to get back on track.

Kazan cautiously watched Tiger and Jinbe, who were ready to charge at him with a combo punch at any moment. If it weren't for the Emperor Armor and Armament Haki that had mitigated some of the damage, he would probably be lying on the ground by now.

If one person is fighting two, it's difficult to make the target 'fly' for even a while.

Bang.

Tiger and Jinbe simultaneously stomped on the ground and charged out to either side. The ground where they had just been standing visibly cracked open, demonstrating just how terrifying their power was.

Kazan had already activated his full Observation Haki, covering Tiger and Jinbe who were flanking him, and keeping a close eye on their every move. If we only consider the level of mastery of Observation Haki, he must be the highest among the three.

Kazan was very confident in the qualities of his soul and body. His first transmigration was a soul transmigration, which strengthened his soul. His second transmigration was a physical transmigration, which strengthened his body.

Kazan had already hit a bottleneck a few years ago because he had no rivals in the world. His recent slow growth in strength was not due to a lack of talent, but because he had no resources for cultivation.

"If this is all you have, then it might be difficult for you to attack me."

Knowing the fatal flaw of the Berserker class, Kazan attaches great importance to the use and development of Observation Haki. He must ensure that the enemy has almost no chance to attack him.

Kazan slightly bent his knees, then lightly leaped and ducked his head.

He dodged Jinbe's thick arm that swung towards his head, and also dodged Tiger's leg that was kicking towards his lower body.

"So cool! So cool! So cool! So cool!"

"Oh my gosh! I want to be like that when I grow up!"

This scene was absolutely breathtaking! It made Bellamy and the fish-man minions who were watching around shout with excitement.

bang bang.

After dodging the attack from the two men, he instantly swung his legs and kicked out to both sides.

Kazan wasn't strong in physical combat and didn't have any special skills, but his sheer strength was enough to kick the two of them a short distance away.

However, Tiger and Jinbe wouldn't let Kazan create distance between them so easily, and they forcibly twisted their bodies to attack him again.

However, Kazan himself did not intend to use this move to create distance; he simply wanted to give himself space so that his feet could touch the ground, and then...

Anger erupted.

"Oh no!"

"This is bad!"