"Boom!!"
A loud explosion resounded through the port, and ripples of terrifying shock waves spread out, with the two of them as the epicenter.
The sparks splashed everywhere, and the piercing sound made the surrounding people's eardrums feel uncomfortable.
After a stalemate, Kozuki Oden was dripping with sweat.
In the end, he still couldn't resist the terrifying force, and he flew upside down while screaming.
"Boom!!!"
He broke several thick trees in a row before finally falling to the ground.
"Wo ro ro ro ro, your strength is not bad! But it's still not enough..."
Kaido didn't pursue victory from the clash; instead, he took his mace back and put it on his shoulders while laughing proudly.
"It seems that there are still some powerful guys here."
"That's right!"
King and Bullet put away their contempt.
Although Kaido crushed Kozuki Oden, they could not compete with the strength that Kozuki Oden showed.
Being the same age as Kaido, the 21-year-old Kozuki Oden has the same strength as the Admiral's candidate.
No wonder, in the manga, Kaido could be permanently scarred.
But the current Kaido has already surpassed his strength eight years later in the manga.
So, it's no surprise that Kaido knocked out Kozuki Oden.
(Author Note: I personally think that when Kaido and Kozuki Oden fought for the first time, Kaido was not at the level of an Admiral at that time, but his physique was too strong! You can see the gap between the Admiral level and the Admiral candidate when Roger defeats Kozuki Oden instantly.)
"Hahaha! That's amazing, outsider; I've been waiting for someone like you!"
Kozuki Oden, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, didn't seem to feel any pain as he ran over with a big smile on his face.
Looking at the tall and burly Kaido with scorching eyes, his eyes are full of desire for freedom.
"Although I don't know who you are. But, no matter what, please let me board your ship and take me out to sea together!"
"Ah?!!!"
Kozuki Oden's words stunned Kaido, a reckless man.
Gion, Queen, and King looked at this man with flamboyant behavior as if they were looking at a fool.
Even Kaishu, who knew Kozuki Oden's character, was full of black lines on his forehead when he saw this scene.
"Hey, do you want to join us?"
Then, a wicked smile suddenly appeared on Kaishu's face as he stepped forward, covering Kozuki Oden directly with his shadow.
"Yes! Please let me go to sea with you!"
Kozuki Oden bowed with a sincere face.
"No problem!"
"However, we are pirates. You must bring a gift if you want to join my pirate group."
Kaishu said slowly with teasing eyes.
When Kozuki Oden heard that Kaishu agreed to take him out to sea, his face immediately beamed with joy, and he readily agreed: "No problem, what gift do you want?"
"Ya ha ha ha..."
Kaishu pointed at Kuri, and his pupils gleamed with scarlet color full of desire: "I have taken a fancy to this country; take down this Wano and give it to me, then I'll let you join the Beasts Pirates!"
"What!!"
The happy expression on Kozuki Oden's face instantly froze; his eyes could not help but enlarge, and he stared blankly at Kaishu, who was grinning like a beast.
At this moment, Kaishu's aura startled him.
That demon-like body and rough face give people a boundless, domineering feeling.
"Your Excellency, please stop joking."
"Wano is my family's territory!"
Only then did Kozuki Oden realize why the eyes of those people were so strange.
Pulling out a slightly stiff smile, he replied to Kaishu nervously.
"Oh? You don't want to?"
"Then, when you just said you wanted to join the Beasts Pirates, were you joking with me?!"
The terrifying Conqueror Haki spewed out together with Kaishu's icy words!
The atmosphere seemed to stagnate in an instant as a powerful aura filled every inch of the world, making the rumbling sound from the clouds and the turbulent noise from the waterfall to be suppressed.
"This... this... abominable!!"
Kozuki Oden was sweating furiously after feeling the strength of this Conqueror Haki.
But at this time, there was no room for him to retreat.
Now that the other party has made it clear that they have no good intentions towards Wano, he can't let the other party do whatever they want!
At this moment, his pupils shrank, and a strong Conqueror Haki came out of his body!
Two powerful auras collided in the middle, and purple-black lightning kept raging around them.
"Damn it!!"
Kozuki Oden gritted his teeth after feeling his Conqueror Haki being pushed back.
His Conqueror Haki is no match to the enemy!!
Then Kozuki Oden immediately drew his swords again and chose to strike first.
"Oden Dual Sword Style!"
Kozuki Oden charged with two swords in his hands while his eyes were fixed on Kaishu in front of him, and the muscles in his arms swelling violently.
"Paradise Totsuka!"
Then he swung out his two swords in an X-shaped slash towards Kaishu's direction without any hesitation!
"Fool!!"
Kaishu's eyes were contemptuous, and his huge fist, like a cannonball, struck forward without being covered by Armament Haki.
Then, a terrifying shock wave exploded when the two swords collided with the fist.
"How can it be!!"
Kozuki could not believe his eyes; he watched as Kaishu caught the two extremely sharp swords wrapped by Armament Haki with just a pair of hands.
But before he could make any move, Kozuki Oden's face instantly changed when their attack collided!
The pain in his two arms told him that the strength of this person in front of him was much stronger than him!
Now, Kozuki Oden only feels that what he is clashing with his swords is not a fist but an island.
No, ordinary islands will be slightly affected by his attack.
But Kaishu remained motionless!
"Kneel down for me!"
Kaishu's fierce pupils glowed as he roared sharply.
Under the suppression of absolute power, all the techniques look so ridiculous!
Kaishu's fist became heavier, but how could the proud Kozuki Oden bend his legs?
He gritted his teeth and held on. Even though the corners of his mouth and his two palms were already oozing with blood, he didn't care.
The two were in a stalemate, but as Kaishu's fist became heavier and Kozuki Oden's mouth and palms bled more.
Kaishu's growing strength was transmitted from Oden's body to the ground.
Finally, a critical point was reached, and the ground beneath Kozuki Oden's feet crumbled, and he was pressed to the ground.
His whole body was like a nail mashed abruptly into the ground by Kaishu!
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