Dressrosa.
Although the Marines had landed on the island, they did not go to the Royal Palace heights, nor to the center of the battle between Kaido and Kong Tai.
Instead, they stayed far away, not disturbing their fight.
None of them were fools.
If they went over now, perhaps Kaido and the silver-haired man would team up and attack them, the Marines.
This was not something they wanted to see.
Standing here was a signal that they would not participate, that they were merely watching.
After all, no matter who won or lost, the biggest winner would be the Marines.
...
The sun set, and the moon rose.
As the sun once again leaped from the sea into the sky, as the sunlight once again covered the land.
When their gaze returned to Dressrosa.
The battle had continued for a day and a night.
Dressrosa had now been completely reduced to ruins.
The entire battlefield, with the Royal Palace heights as a dividing line, was split into two parts.
On the right was the battlefield between Ah Hua and the other two, and Doflamingo.
At first, Doflamingo could still spare some attention to the other side. But when Ah Hua and the other two broke through the membrane that had been blocking them during the fight, Doflamingo no longer dared to spare any attention to anything else.
Given the destructive power of Doflamingo's awakened Devil Fruit, and Ah Hua and the other two, the battlefield on the right, though still containing some undamaged houses, was like a scene after a magnitude ten earthquake.
Compared to the right side, the battlefield on the left between Kong Tai and Kaido was much more tragic.
There were no houses to be seen here. The entire ground looked as if it had been sliced by a knife, sinking several meters down.
And the center was as if it had been struck by a real meteor, with soil forming rings, spreading outwards from the center. In the middle, a giant pit tens of meters deep and hundreds of meters wide, like a coliseum, had formed.
And in that pit, the sound of weapons clashing, "clang, clang, clang," was still echoing.
Following the sound came shockwaves, circles of shockwaves constantly radiating outwards, interspersed with rolling earth.
Clang—!
Kaido looked at the young face that was so close, white mist swirling around his body, his brows furrowed, his eyes filled with solemnity.
"This kid..."
At first, he could still feel Kong Tai's use of Haki, and the refinement of his Haki. Compared to him, there was a gap, but after a day and a night of high-intensity combat, this kid had actually used him as a whetstone. Now, his Haki was almost on par with his.
What kind of monster was this?
Even a monster like him had to be amazed by the physical quality of the kid in front of him.
This kid was like fine iron, tempered by him for a day and a night, and his Haki had completely transformed into true steel.
If at the beginning, he could still handle it with ease, well, it couldn't be said to be ease, as he had to constantly guard against the kid's teleportation.
And now, this kid's blade...
Looking at Zhan Kong, which was wrapped in Haki as dark as ink, condensed to the extreme, and gleaming with a pinkish luster, Kaido's mouth twitched.
Now, if he was not careful, Zhan Kong would pierce his defenses and injure him.
Therefore, he did not dare to be careless at all.
And this kid, plus his elusive teleportation.
Kaido's expression was serious, while Kong Tai's face was full of joy.
"As expected of Teacher Kaido."
Kong Tai was very satisfied. From encountering Shiki after setting sail until now, his Haki had finally reached its peak.
Although he could not compare to Grandpa Garp's decades of Haki refinement.
After all, Grandpa's Armament Haki had completely surpassed the peak, making him unique in this world.
Of course, that was Garp, the father of Monkey D. Dragon, the future Pirate King, the grandfather of Monkey D. Luffy, a monster among monsters, a true world-class powerhouse whose strength had not declined even with age.
It was natural that Haki refined by others over decades through countless battles could not be caught up by him in just over ten years.
Of course, he would not belittle himself.
After all, in terms of his overall strength, there was no one in this world, except for Imu whose strength was unfathomable, who could be his opponent.
Even a Four Emperor like Kaido was now just a sandbag in his hands, helping him improve his strength faster.
Clang—!
After deflecting Kaido's spiked club with a sword strike, Kong Tai took a step back and then stomped his right foot on the ground.
Boom—!
The hard ground instantly caved in, and his body shot forward rapidly, his sword swinging fiercely at Kaido.
Clang—!
The sword and the spiked club separated with a clang, then quickly collided again.
Kong Tai looked at Kaido's solemn expression, his lips curved upwards, and he laughed loudly, "How about it, do you still have the confidence to take me down now?"
Kaido blocked Kong Tai's slashes while shouting back, "Kid, don't be too arrogant. I admit you're strong, and I admit your title as the Fifth Emperor of the Sea, but you have to show some respect to your senior!"
Saying that, he gripped his spiked club with both hands and swung it fiercely at Kong Tai.
"Thunder Bagua!"
Crack—!
The spiked club, crackling with thunder and wrapped in lightning, quickly smashed towards Kong Tai.
"Yo!"
Kong Tai swung his sword to meet the attack, and a trace of lightning also wrapped around his blade.
Clang—!
He easily blocked Teacher Kaido's teaching blow.
He raised his head, stared into Kaido's eyes, and sneered, "Are you enraged?"
Kaido did not reply, but withdrew his spiked club and then smashed it fiercely at Kong Tai again.
Anger was useless, it only affected one's rationality, nothing more.
In the day and night of battle, he had been angry, especially at the beginning when he was injured by Kong Tai. He was truly furious.
But even then, he could do nothing to the kid in front of him, let alone now.
Clang—!
Once again, he deflected Kaido's spiked club, and Kong Tai floated into the air.
He floated above Kaido's head.
Looking down, Kong Tai's smile disappeared, and his azure pupils revealed a chilling killing intent.
At this stage, like most of the strong individuals in this world, his Haki had reached its limit.
At his level, other than time, his Haki had reached its peak.
Therefore, Teacher Kaido at this moment had also reached the point where he could "go offline."
Fighting meaninglessly was not as good as leisurely drinking.
Therefore...
Kong Tai extended his hand, palm facing downwards.
It was best to end this quickly!
Buzz—!
Kong Tai's palm distorted space extremely, and then a palm-sized transparent bubble of air appeared beneath his palm.
"Kaido."
"The kid's got a killing intent. Does he have any more trump cards?"
Kaido looked up, his eyes fixed on Kong Tai, and a monstrous ferocity erupted from his body.
Kong Tai looked down at Kaido and said coldly, "In the next fight, you'd better struggle with all your might, because if you're not careful, you'll be meeting Kozuki Oden!"
Then, he slowly brought his palm down towards Kaido.
The bubble beneath his palm, as soon as it left his hand, expanded with the wind, instantly turning into a giant palm tens of meters in size, and then slammed down fiercely towards Kaido.
At this moment, Kong Tai was like a true god.
And Kaido was like a loach in his palm.