Chapter 257: The Battle Escalates—The Town Reduced to Ruins!
Chapter 257: Battle Escalates—The Town Reduced to Ruins!
"Bastard!"
Kaido had not recognized Uchiha Yi as the Fifth Emperor. He assumed he was just another upstart pirate who had somehow emerged from nowhere.
To exchange blows with him once, gain the upper hand, and then dare to mock him—
That was nothing short of disrespecting him!
How could Kaido swallow such an insult?!
"Wind Destruction!"
Furious, Kaido unleashed his abilities.
He inhaled deeply before exhaling a torrent of razor-sharp wind blades toward Uchiha Yi.
These blades, akin to the slashes of a kamaitachi (sickle-weasel), could tear through enemies, armor and weapons included!
Their lethality rivaled that of a grandmaster swordsman's flying slashes!
The sky was filled with countless streaks of greenish-blue wind blades, cutting through everything in their path!
Faced with such a terrifying offensive, Uchiha Yi's expression remained unchanged.
"Art Technique: Enclosing Prison!"
With a flick of his sword tip, a wisp of ghostly energy entwined around it. He traced a perfect circle around himself.
In an instant, a nigh-indestructible prison materialized!
No one could enter, and no attacks could breach it!
A domain of absolute protection that negated all harm!
Kaido's wind blades clashed against the barrier, producing a rapid series of clanging sounds.
Then—
BOOM!
They exploded on impact!
In mere moments, Uchiha Yi's silhouette was completely engulfed by the explosive shockwaves.
"Huh?"
"It didn't work?"
Despite the ferocity of his attack, Kaido's Observation Haki told him that Uchiha Yi was completely unscathed.
Kaido scowled, his thick brows knitting together. He immediately ceased his Wind Destruction barrage.
"Fine! Try this instead!"
"Heat Breath!"
Since wind-based attacks proved ineffective, Kaido resorted to another technique.
After a brief charge-up, he unleashed a blazing-hot energy beam, transforming into a pillar of red flames that streaked straight toward Uchiha Yi!
This attack could melt a mountain in an instant!
Even if Uchiha Yi could block it, there was no way a mere mortal body could withstand such extreme heat!
"Interesting!"
"Enclosing Prison—Triple Barrier!"
There's a saying—"If you're good at math and science, you can go anywhere in the world!"
And right now, Uchiha Yi was proving that point!
The first layer blocked the attack.
The second layer insulated against the heat.
The third layer further filtered out any remaining thermal energy.
By the time the attack had fully dissipated, what little heat had made it through was nothing more than a mild summer breeze!
"NANI?!"
Kaido was stunned.
His Heat Breath had always been an unrivaled technique.
Most of his enemies instinctively dodged when they saw it.
But Uchiha Yi had tanked it head-on—and walked away completely unharmed!
Kaido felt humiliated.
Again and again, this brat was making a fool of him!
His rage was reaching new heights!
"Kid! Your strength is indeed impressive!"
"That means... it's time I kill you in THIS form!"
Kaido discarded his playful attitude.
He exited his Azure Dragon form—
And transformed into his Hybrid Beast Form.
This was Kaido's strongest state!
BOOM!
Kaido landed heavily, cratering the earth beneath him.
He rose from the impact unbothered, gripping a massive weapon in his hands—
The Kanabo, named Hassaikai!
Though not classified as a Supreme Grade Blade, its sheer destructive power in Kaido's hands was just as devastating!
"Get down here, brat!"
A titanic surge of Conqueror's Haki erupted from Kaido, causing the entire sky and land to tremble.
Deep red lightning-like tendrils crackled violently, as if they could tear the entire space apart!
Mock Town—already struggling to withstand the battle's shockwaves—
began to collapse entirely!
Half the town was gone in seconds!
"This is bad!"
"Kaido's going berserk!"
The remaining pirates and onlookers panicked, fleeing in terror!
With their strength, even the battle's shockwaves could easily kill them!
"It finally happened."
"Forget about the Lightning Fruit user for now!"
"Save as many people as you can!"
This was exactly what Garp had feared.
Kaido never held back in battle.
If things continued like this, Mock Town would be completely obliterated!
Although the town was pirate-infested, the Navy's duty was still to protect civilians.
"Aokiji! Kizaru!"
"Help me contain this fight!"
"This place won't survive if they keep going!"
Garp barked his orders to the Admirals.
"Understood!"
"But, Vice Admiral Garp…"
"That Uchiha Yi guy isn't simple at all."
"Last time, even with several Admiral-level fighters, we still couldn't do anything to him."
"If we hadn't chosen to retreat…"
"We might have been completely wiped out."
"Are you sure we can even handle this?"
Kizaru lazily voiced his concerns.
The last encounter with Uchiha Yi had left him unnerved.
Luckily, Uchiha Yi had targeted CP0 instead of him.
Otherwise, Kizaru wasn't sure if he would've survived.
"We'll try our best."
"If it's too much, we retreat."
Garp grinned, though deep down, he felt the pressure.
In all his years in the Navy, he had never seen a rookie like Uchiha Yi.
The kid was simply a monster.
Kaido's defeat was only a matter of time.
—
"What's wrong, Kaido?"
"Upset that you can't win?"
Uchiha Yi descended from the sky, his demeanor still calm and teasing.
Despite Kaido's overwhelming aura, he remained completely unfazed.
"Damn brat!"
"Don't get cocky!!!"
"Thunder Bagua!"
Kaido swung his Hassaikai, crackling with lightning, at blinding speed!
This was the same technique that had once instantly knocked out Luffy's Gear Fourth!
Empowered by Conqueror's Haki, it could even strike from a distance!
With his body supercharged by lightning, Kaido's speed was nearly instantaneous!
Even Luffy, with future-sight Observation Haki, had failed to dodge it!
But—
Speed?
Uchiha Yi had speed too.
"Awakening Technique—Shrinking the Earth!"
The moment he landed, Uchiha Yi deactivated his skin-based abilities.
Facing Kaido in his purest form—
With twin swords in hand, he teleported forward, meeting Kaido's strike head-on!
CLANG!!!
A clash of raw power!
Two warriors, their size difference immense, yet equal in strength!
Their Conqueror's Haki collided like two nuclear warheads, erupting into a devastating shockwave!
Everything around them—
Was annihilated!
In the blink of an eye, all of Mock Town…
Was reduced to a flat wasteland!
All buildings. All people. Everything.
Gone.
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