The azure dragon circling in the sky continuously rolled through the layers of clouds.
Its massive body was so immense that even the gathered dark clouds couldn't conceal it.
Bob looked at Kaido, who had now transformed into the Azure Dragon, raising an eyebrow as he pondered.
In less than three months, Kaido had mastered his Devil Fruit power. His talent was indeed terrifying.
Wait, it wasn't just about talent. In the world of one piece out of a hundred Devil Fruit users, ninety-nine percent might never achieve awakening even at the moment of their death.
Moreover, it was likely that many didn't even know that Devil Fruits had such a concept, leading them to live their lives in mediocrity. This was due to the compatibility between the user and the fruit.
Only when the compatibility between the user and the fruit reached an unimaginable level, coupled with some necessary talent, could one achieve awakening in such a short time.
Both factors were indispensable and complemented each other.
"The Fish-Fish Fruit was indeed meant for Kaido! No wonder he later became the strongest creature on land, sea, and air!" Bob exclaimed.
.....
On the other side, Rocks, Garp, and Roger, who were still engaged in battle, also noticed Kaido in the sky.
"He actually achieved Devil Fruit awakening. Your Rocks Pirates are truly a bunch of monsters!"
"Isn't that Bob vice-commander?"
"Bob again..."
Roger and Garp murmured.
In each other's eyes, they saw a flicker of surprise, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared.
They didn't pay much attention to Kaido awakening, as he was just a minor character who couldn't influence the outcome of the entire battle.
But Garp was quite wary of Bob.
"Jihahaha! Kaido, this kid, actually achieved awakening in just three months. As expected of my Rocks Pirates, all elites!" Rocks laughed maniacally.
However, his laughter, combined with his increasingly pale complexion, was eerily unsettling.
Back on the Rocks' ship, he had noticed that Kaido had eaten a Devil Fruit.
Although Bob hadn't mentioned it to him, Rocks had sensed the change in Kaido ever since he returned with Bob.
Whether in physique or aura, the difference was unmistakable.
...
Meanwhile, in the sky.
Kaido, seeing that the three strong warriors from Enies Lobby were still alive, immediately ignited a flame in his lantern-sized dragon eyes.
Puff! Two streams of scorching air erupted from the corners of the Azure Dragon's mouth, rapidly condensing into a ball of fire.
Then, the massive dragon head suddenly lifted, and the fireball in its mouth expanded dozens of times in an instant.
"Bolo Breath!!"
A torrent of scorching energy shot out from the dragon maw, forming a three-meter-radius inferno that blasted toward the three warriors.
The energy was so intense that the surrounding air began to emit black smoke wherever it passed.
"Boom!"
The three warriors sensed the impending danger and had no intention of resisting. They scattered in three different directions, running for their lives.
But the moment they fled, the searing flames descended. One of them, slightly slower to react, was instantly engulfed by the fire, vaporized into nothingness, leaving not even ashes behind.
The other two were also severely injured.
One had his arm completely obliterated by the spreading heatwave, while the other's face was half-disfigured.
"Damn it! Why did he suddenly become so strong!"
"This is the power of an awakened Devil Fruit user, completely beyond our current ability to handle!"
"..."
The two of them turned pale as they witnessed their comrade being instantly incinerated by the flames and saw the injuries on their own bodies.
In the sky, Kaido, seeing that his attack hadn't killed them, a hint of madness flashed in his dragon eyes.
He raised his dragon head once more, gathering energy again.
ROAR!!
Another dragon breath formed, a pillar of fire taking shape.
But that wasn't enough. Kaido immediately followed up with another strike.
This time, however, it wasn't a fire attack, but a barrage of violent green wind blades, like scythes glowing with an eerie light, merging directly into the pillar of fire.
The flames, fueled by the wind, erupted into a towering inferno the moment the wind and fire collided.
The pillar of fire instantly transformed into a massive blaze, the eerie wind scythes now glowing in a mix of green and red, the energy fluctuations even more terrifying.
Even the surrounding space seemed to distort.
The flames chased the wind, demonic fire raging across the sky.
The demonic wind scythes illuminated the entire Valley of the Gods in a crimson glow, the spectacle far more terrifying than the previous pillar of fire alone.
The two strongmen from Enies Lobby pupils dilated in shock. Not just them, even the Marines and pirates were visibly stunned.
The demonic inferno unleashed by Kaido would strike the entire battlefield indiscriminately.
Without a second thought, people immediately scattered in all directions, fleeing for their lives.
The two Enies Lobby strongmen had already started fleeing beforehand, knowing full well that such an attack was impossible to withstand.
However, the dragon in the sky curled its lips into a human-like sneer.
The next moment.
A terrifying wind-flame, ten meters in diameter, instantly engulfed the two figures, wrapping them in its searing heat.
The two Enies Lobby strongmen widened their eyes in terror, fear evident in their pupils.
In the next second.
They were completely vaporized within the inferno, leaving no trace of their bodies.
After Kaido's attack, the entire battlefield was now divided. Those who had fled now gathered together.
The Marines and the Roger Pirates stood on one side, the Rocks Pirates on the other.
Everyone was covered in blood, various wounds visible on their bodies.
On the Marine side, they had arrived with over ten thousand troops, but after the brutal clashes, fewer than four thousand remained.
The Roger Pirates fared even worse, having already lost nearly seventy percent of their crew.
It was worth noting that their time on the battlefield was much shorter compared to the Marines, yet their casualties were far more severe.
The Rocks Pirates weren't doing much better. If it weren't for the presence of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, two superpowered individuals, they would likely have been pushed back by now.
Both sides glared at each other with intense hatred, their fighting spirit undiminished.
The Battle of the Valley of the Gods had now reached its climax, not just for those on the main battlefield, but for the high-level combatants as well.
Especially Rocks, Garp, and Roger, the few individuals who could sway the outcome of this battle, their fight was even more brutal.
The sounds of relentless destruction echoed from the sky, shockwaves rolling, deafening booms resounding.
People looked up at these figures, the battle still raging on.
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