Chapter 511 - 351

Chapter 352: Decisive Battle in the birdcage (II)Rumble... Rubble tumbled down.Deep within the ruins behind Sabo, where three walls had been pierced through, a figure stood up unsteadily.Rainwater mixed with blood, dripping from the tips of his blonde hair.Doflamingo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. On his handsome yet distorted face, his smile didn't vanish; instead, it became even more crazed and unbridled."Fuffuffuffu... Fuhahahahaha!!!"He laughed out loud, his laughter filled with a morbid excitement."What a fine strike! Power, speed, and that Haki... all top-tier!"His gaze swept over Sabo's shoulder, staring fixedly at that young and steady face. His sunglasses had long since flown off to who-knows-where, and in his exposed eyes, a cold light like that of a venomous snake flickered."The Revolutionary Army's No. 2, Chief of Staff... Sabo. I didn't expect that even you rats hiding in the gutters would dare to step onto my stage!"No sooner had he spoken than the ground beneath his feet, the walls behind him, the ceiling above... everything lost its original form in an instant.They were decomposed and restructured, turning into billions of surging white threads!The entire top floor of the palace turned into a white ocean made of strings, constantly writhing and multiplying!"Awakening..."Sabo's eyes narrowed."Ever White!!!"Doflamingo gave a fierce shove with both hands!That white ocean instantly turned into a monstrous wave, sweeping toward Sabo and the other two. Every thread in the tide was coated in pitch-black Haki, sharp enough to slice through steel!But Sabo didn't care at all about that wave of threads that could swallow everything.He simply shielded Rebecca and the heavily injured Kyros behind him, his voice steady and firm."Leave this place to me.""You two, go quickly."With that, he took a step forward, facing the deathly white.An invisible aura erupted from his body!Black and red lightning, like a waking angry dragon, exploded in all directions with Sabo as the center!This was the quality of a king, Conqueror's Haki!Doflamingo's Haki was filled with madness, destruction, and malice.But Sabo's Haoshoku was like a prairie fire, carrying a resolute will to burn away all the injustice in this world!BOOM—!!!!The Haoshoku of two peak powerhouses collided fiercely in mid-air!The space of the entire Kings Plateau felt as if it were being slammed together and kneaded by two invisible giant hands!With the two of them as the center, the rain within a hundred-meter radius was instantly evaporated, forming an absolute vacuum zone!"Go... Go quickly! Rebecca!"Kyros struggled, urging his daughter.He knew that this battle was no longer something he could interfere with.With tears in her eyes, Rebecca took one last look at that reliable back, then supported her father as they ran down from the terrace.Doflamingo ignored the two fleeing ants.All of his attention was focused on Sabo."Interesting..."Doflamingo grinned savagely, waving his hands once more.The wave of threads, momentarily pushed back by the Haoshoku, closed in from all directions at an even faster speed, turning into an inescapable net to completely strangle Sabo!Facing this certain-death situation, Sabo took a deep breath.His fist was enveloped in a layer of translucent, white halo, like a glass sphere."This is..."Doflamingo's pupils contracted sharply. A fear of a certain natural disaster, originating from the depths of his bloodline, caused his heart to stop for half a second.Sabo threw a punch.Crack—!!!The air shattered.With Sabo's fist as the center, the space was like a mirror struck by a hammer, instantly covered in spiderweb-like white cracks!Immediately after—"Shatter."BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!An indescribably terrifying power radiated in all directions from Sabo as the point of origin!The white thread wave, composed of awakened abilities and Haki, didn't even last a second upon contact with this power; it was completely crushed and annihilated from its most basic structure!The floor, walls, and ceiling of the palace's top floor... everything turned into powder under the impact of this power!Doflamingo was as if struck by lightning. He was hit head-on by this unavoidable shockwave, spitting out blood wildly as he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the distant ruins, his fate unknown.Sabo withdrew his fist, the white halo on it gradually dissipating.He looked up at the shrinking birdcage in the distance, his gaze cold.Tremor-Tremor Fruit.This was his power now.The battle had only just begun... Meanwhile.Thousands of nautical miles away from Dressrosa, in a certain uninhabited sea area of the New World.The scene here looked even more like the end of the world than the Kings Plateau.The sky was torn in two.One half was the apocalyptic thunderclouds surging with black-purple lightning, triggered by Kaido.The other half was a Haki storm burning with crimson-gold flames, stirred up by Luffy.The sea surface below had long since vanished, replaced by a bottomless giant whirlpool over ten kilometers in diameter.Every breath drew down heavenly thunder and earthly fire.Every punch made the space wail.BOOM!!!Another earth-shattering collision.A thousand-meter-long azure dragon claw, entwined with Haoshoku and the power of wind and thunder, slammed fiercely against an equally massive fist covered in pitch-black Armament Hakiand crimson-gold flames!The shockwave turned into a visible white airwave, pushing the sea surface within a hundred miles down by another few hundred meters!The two figures separated as soon as they touched.Kaido, having returned to human form, landed on a floating giant rock, which instantly became covered in cracks as it failed to support his weight.He was panting slightly, the muscles on his arm holding the Spiked Club trembling faintly, yet his mouth split into an extremely excited grin.On the other side, Luffy likewise landed on the sea surface, his feet as if stepping on level ground.His chest heaved violently, and several wounds sliced by dragon claws were added to his body, but in those eyes, a light flickered like never before—like a child who had found the best toy!Exhilarating!So exhilarating!For monsters like them who had already surpassed the so-called "Emperor level," a battle of this intensity was barely considered a warm-up.To determine a winner, provided Luffy didn't use the "nika" power, it would take at least ten days of non-stop slaughter."Worororororo..."Kaido shouldered his Spiked Club and let out his signature laugh."Straw Hat boy, you really didn't disappoint me! This intensity, this recovery rate, and this damn unbreakable body... it's simply marvelous!"Luffy grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth."Heeheehee! You're not bad either, Kaido! After awakening, you're really not your average tank!"Luffy was exceptionally excited.He could feel that every one of his punches was filled with Internal Destruction Haki capable of punching through islands, yet hitting Kaido didn't cause much damage."Wororororo..."Kaido stopped laughing, his gaze sinking."Straw Hat boy, aren't you worried about your crewmates?""Although Joker is weak, if he fights for his life before dying, some unexpected changes might occur!"Kaido had already tested out what he wanted.Straw Hat Luffy's strength had indeed reached a level where he could talk to him as an equal.There was no point in continuing the fight.So, he extended an invitation once more."How about it, kid?"Kaido stared at Luffy, a hint of recruitment in his eyes."Join forces with me! You and I, plus those monsters on your ship, are enough to turn this utterly boring world upside down!""As long as you nod, I'll let you go back right now to deal with that trash Doflamingo. How about it?"If it were anyone else facing an invitation to ally with the head of the Four Emperors, they would probably be crazy with joy.But Luffy's answer was so blunt that even Kaidowas momentarily stunned."No."Luffy refused without hesitation, that same carefree smile still on his face."Heehee! I have great confidence in my partners!"He loosened his shoulders and took up his stance again, his fighting spirit increasing rather than decreasing."Besides, alliances and stuff are too much trouble! I just have to blow you away, and that'll be enough!"Kaido's face instantly darkened."Worororororo... Is that so?!"A terrifying killing intent soared from his body once again."Then let me see where exactly you get this confidence from!!!"He gripped his Spiked Club with both hands, azure dragon scales once again covering his entire body, as black and red Haoshoku jumped wildly on the weapon like lightning!"Thunder Bagua!!!"Luffy took a deep breath, likewise pushing his Hakito the limit.Rubber, thunder, and fire—the three powers fused perfectly on his right fist, finally completely enveloped by pitch-black Armament Haki and the world-dominating Haoshoku!"Hellfire Pistol!!!"The next second.Two "suns" capable of destroying the world collided once again!