Chapter 69: Great Earth Mage—Here Comes the Show!

"Lucas!"

"You damn bastard, come out and face your death!"

"I haven't even gone after you yet, and you dare to come to me on your own initiative?!"

A thunderous voice rumbled through the sky as a massive green dragon, its limbs wreathed in flames, soared toward them from the horizon.

"That's… Kaido, the King of Beasts!"

"The evil dragon himself!"

Seeing the blue-scaled beast approach with overwhelming force, Kin'emon and the others paled, their voices trembling with fear.

"Hey, hey! Why are you panicking? Our boss is still here!" Marco said calmly, and the other captains remained unfazed.

Despite Kaido's fearsome reputation, the Whitebeard Pirates had clashed with him multiple times. The so-called strongest creature in the world had repeatedly attacked them, only to be beaten and left sinking into the sea by Whitebeard's crew.

"Well look like the main course is here!" Lucas smirked, lightly stomping the ground. Instantly, the earth roared, and the ground trembled like a volcano on the verge of eruption. A massive surge of soil and stone shot into the sky, coalescing into an enormous rock dragon.

Showtime!

Kaido squinted, then burst into laughter. "Hah! This is the ability of that old fossil, Golden Lion! Back then, he created a giant lion with it, and now you've made a dragon? Stop kidding around!"

His amusement was short-lived. With a drunken hiccup, he roared in fury and unleashed a devastating blast of dragon breath, hurtling it toward the rock dragon with unrelenting force.

Unfazed, Lucas's rock dragon countered by swinging its mighty tail, infused with top-tier Armament Haki. The tail strike cleanly dispersed the scorching dragon breath, leaving Kaido momentarily stunned.

"You disgusting creature, get lost!" Kaido bellowed, diving straight at Lucas.

Without hesitation, Lucas commanded his rock dragon forward, engaging Kaido's dragon in a titanic clash.

Though the rock dragon was slightly inferior to Kaido's in raw power, Lucas's unparalleled mastery of Armament Haki allowed it to hold its own in battle.

In the Chat Group.

Senju Hashirama, watching the fight unfold, was stunned.

First Hokage, Senju Hashirama: "So this is the power of the Four Emperors? Incredible! That dragon controls wind, fire, thunder, and lightning! My Wood Dragon can't even compare…"

He thought about his own wooden construct—a dragon without even claws—and felt a wave of dejection.

Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama: "Brother, don't sell yourself short! Your Wood Dragon may look simple, but its strength is nothing to scoff at."

First Hokage, Senju Hashirama: "Hahahaha! That's true! Besides, I still have Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands and it is way bigger than any of these dragons! And… maybe I should figure out how to give my wooden dragon claws too."

Sword God Ryuma: "Your wooden dragon?"

First Hokage, Senju Hashirama: "That's right! My Wood Release can summon a dragon. Here, let me show you."

Ding! Senju Hashirama has sent an exclusive red envelope [Wood Release—Wood Dragon] to group leader Lucas.

Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama: "Wait… Can the group leader even use chakra-based techniques like Flying Thunder God and Wood Release?"

Lucas : "No worries! Any techniques you send me convert into skills. I just need to use physical energy instead of chakra, and they function at full power."

As he spoke, Lucas activated the Wood Dragon Technique.

No hand seals required.

A clawless wooden dragon sprang forth from his body, lunging directly at Kaido. However, with a single deafening roar, Kaido unleashed a chaotic storm of wind, thunder, and flame, all infused with his own Armament Haki, reducing the wooden dragon to mere splinters.

First Hokage, Senju Hashirama: "..."

Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama: "..."

Hashirama was dumbfounded.

First Hokage, Senju Hashirama: "That doesn't make sense. My Wood Dragon is supposed to be powerful, right?!"

Lucas chuckled.

Luvas: "You thought it was powerful because your past opponents were weaker than you. But Kaido is on your level. You really expected a basic technique—one that you summon just by clapping your hands—to work against an opponent like him? You're overthinking this!"

First Hokage, Senju Hashirama: "Eh? That actually makes sense! But still, I won't accept this loss!"

Ding! Senju Hashirama has sent an exclusive red envelope [Sage Mode] to group leader Lucas.

Ding! Senju Hashirama has sent an exclusive red envelope [Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands] to group leader Lucas.

Fueled by his competitive spirit, Hashirama immediately gifted two of his most powerful techniques to Lucas without hesitation.

Lucas accepted the gifts with glee. "First Hokage, you're the best! Watch me—I'm about to wreck Kaido with Wood Release!"

Activating Sage Mode in an instant, Lucas unleashed his ultimate technique.

Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!

A colossal wooden Buddha, large enough to blot out the sky, began to rise behind Lucas. Its sheer size and overwhelming aura left Kaido momentarily speechless.

And with good reason.

The gigantic Buddha was so massive that it could grasp Kaido's dragon form with just one hand.

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