Hiyori and Denjiro slowly poked their heads out from behind the rocks, lifting their gaze towards the sky.
Two gigantic beasts circled and clashed in the air above Onigashima.
One was a massive Azure Dragon measuring 600 meters in length with a body as thick as a building.
The other was a Giant White Dog covered in glowing runes, standing 100 meters tall at the shoulder, with a body length exceeding 200 meters—even without counting its massive, fluffy tail.
Under the oppressive aura of these two colossal creatures, both Hiyori and Denjiro felt the primal urge to flee.
Yet, they found themselves captivated by the magnificent battle.
WHOOSH!
The dragon, Kaido, breathed scorching heat beams, leaving nothing but molten rock in its wake.
SWISH!
The Demon Dog, Ray, casually waved its paw, unleashing countless venomous claw blades that fell like rain.
They corrupted everything they touched, leaving complete desolation and green acid scars in their path.
Both in size and power, these two far surpassed the other four beasts fighting below (Yamato, King, Queen, and Chouchou).
The destruction caused by their abilities was naturally terrifying.
Within just minutes of Ray and Kaido's colossal beast battle, over half of the 10-kilometer-wide Onigashima platform had been devastated.
If this continued, not a single inch of intact ground would remain on the summit.
Indeed, even the red soil was being transformed into glass and wasteland.
...
Five minutes earlier.
Kaido and Ray had concluded their close-quarters melee combat.
Neither had gained the upper hand.
Instead, they grew increasingly exhilarated.
Kaido hadn't encountered an opponent like Ray in far too long.
As they fought, Kaido realized his attitude toward Ray was changing.
Originally, he just wanted to satisfy his craving for a Conqueror's Haki collision before killing Ray to avenge his "big sister" Big Mom.
But no matter how much Kaido increased his power, Ray always matched him blow for blow.
Thus, Kaido experienced a long-missed exhilaration!
Since he had already had his fill of pleasure, avenging Linlin temporarily became less important.
He hadn't experienced such an evenly matched battle in years.
In the collision with Ray, every muscle cell in his body felt as if it were high on adrenaline—ecstatic!
Absolutely ecstatic.
"WORORORORO!"
Thus, after various clashes with Ray, Kaido chose to transform.
Bigger, stronger—it was bound to feel even better.
ZOOM!
In an instant, a colossal dragon emerged, carrying a hurricane with it.
Powerful wind blades scattered in all directions from the dragon Kaido.
They left hundreds of massive, knife-like gashes on the ground.
One of them happened to fly toward the direction of Hiyori, who had just peeked out from a manhole cover.
It scared her so much she fell back in with a squeak.
Just as Hiyori hesitated below, wondering whether to come back up, Ray also chose to transform.
Facing Big Mom with range clashes was one thing, but with Kaido, it was all about a close-quarters brawl between beasts.
The long-absent Dog Demon mode returned to the world of pirates!
Compared to the last time, his size had clearly increased by two or three times thanks to the fusion rate.
BOOM!
After Ray transformed, Yamato, who was in wolf form and dodging attacks from the Pteranodon, froze instantly.
An overwhelmingly terrifying bloodline pressure slammed directly onto Yamato's wolf instincts.
That single moment caused Yamato's reaction speed to drop, allowing King's attack to graze Yamato's skin.
SLASH!
After over ten minutes of fighting, Yamato was injured for the first time!
All because of Ray's aura.
…
High above, the two colossal beasts continued their fierce brawl.
In his current demonized state, Ray's consciousness remained relatively clear, but it also unleashed a portion of his beastly nature.
The combat instincts of a yokai allowed him to fight more freely, without holding back.
Elegance? That was for the Human form.
Who cared about manners once transformed?
CRUNCH.
After Demon Dog Ray clawed and wounded Kaido, he even licked the blood off his claws....
'Hmm, dragon blood was quite fragrant.'
And Kaido would bite into Ray's dog back with his dragon mouth, shaking his head wildly like a pitbull.
In pain, Ray retaliated by biting into Kaido's dragon belly.
'You shake your head, I shake mine—let's see who tears off a chunk of flesh first!'
In an instant, demon blood and dragon blood poured down like a storm over Onigashima.
The sheer intimidation contained in their blood alone made Black Maria and Who's-Who, who were watching from below, feel deeply uncomfortable.
Both of them were Zoan Devil Fruit Ability users.
If not for the fact that they were special Ancient Zoans, they might have had to sit down to watch, just to hide their trembling legs.
As Black Maria watched the collision of the two colossal beasts in the sky, her heart raced, and her mind began to wander with wild thoughts.
Who's-Who glanced sideways and thought, 'Damn... this thot's long legs are rubbing together so hard they're about to generate electricity.'
"Spider Demon... are you hungry?"
Who's-Who's question forced Black Maria to snap out of her fantasies.
"Tch. Keep talking and I'll eat you alive."
"Hmm?? Your assets don't look too bad either though..."
With that, Black Maria shot Who's-Who a seductive glance, her lingering gaze making his heart race and his "heroic spirit" stir.
But then he suddenly remembered he wasn't even half her height and immediately suppressed his impulse.
No other reason—dignity came first.
"Forget it. Better go downstairs and take a walk."
He couldn't stand being near this seductress.
If he lost control, the memory of that scene would be utterly humiliating.
…
High above.
Ray and Kaido had already exchanged hundreds of blows, and both colossal beasts were now bloodlust-crazed.
Once they bit into each other, besides shaking their heads, they also sprayed things.
WHOOSH!
After biting Ray, Kaido wildly shook his head to tear and bite while simultaneously spewing fire directly into Ray's fur.
Ray was the same, but what he spewed was deadly venom.
After another round of tearing and biting, the two separated.
THUD! THUD!
With two heavy crashes, the colossal beasts landed on the ground.
The difference was, Kaido lay sprawled on the ground, his dragon claws flailing in the air for a while before he managed to stand up.
Ray landed steadily on four paws.
Even a blind man could see that Kaido had come out worse.
For Kaido, it was fortunate that he decisively withdrew from his frenzied state, or he would have been finished.
In the previous battle, Kaido and Ray had each torn five chunks of flesh from the other.
Ray ate fresh dragon meat, which tasted quite good.
Kaido also tasted demon dog meat, which was very chewy.
But just as Kaido took his fifth bite, he noticed something horrifying.
Aside from the bloodstains, the massive dog's body showed no gaps or missing flesh.
What did it mean that no flesh pits were left? Because Ray could regenerate!!!
But Kaido couldn't.
His massive dragon body now bore five distinct, bleeding pits.
If this continued, Kaido might enjoy the thrill of battle, but he would end up "enjoying" himself to death.
He never expected this silver-haired man, who seemed so proper, to pull such a cheap trick with rapid regeneration.
How despicable!
But should Kaido be the one to cancel his transformation first and withdraw from this true man's brawl?
That would be somewhat humiliating.
…
Ray, of course, didn't believe that using his Demonic Power to regenerate would be enough to exhaust Kaido to death on its own.
He simply wanted to increase his combat proficiency while demonized.
But if Kaido insisted on stubbornly fighting to the death like this, Ray wouldn't mind benefiting from it.
Suddenly, however, the giant dragon in front of Ray began to shrink.
POOF!
Kaido gradually transformed into a creature that was neither fully human nor fully dragon.
Kaido had come to his senses and immediately switched to his Hybrid Form.
Was pride important? Absolutely.
Was pleasure important? That too.
But life was more important!
He was a man destined to become the ruler of the world—how could he throw away his life for the sake of a little pride and momentary pleasure?
This filthy, cowardly world was one that he, Kaido, would personally reshape.
This guy Ray would ultimately become nothing more than a stumbling block on his path to the top!
Seeing Kaido adjust his mindset, Ray sneered inwardly.
His disdain for Kaido grew even stronger.
A strong man's honor was clearly not Kaido's top priority.
This so-called "Strongest Creature" was merely someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
To put it nicely, he could be called a formidable hegemon.
To put it bluntly, he was a tyrant, an opportunist, and an individualist.
'No matter,' Ray thought, reverting to his human form.
'It was time to finish him off.'
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