**Boom boom boom boom boom...**
The battle between Kahn and Kaido was intensely fierce.
What's even more terrifying is that this brutal fight had lasted for an entire hour.
The surging airwaves generated by the collision of their power and Haki continued to sweep out, devastating the entire roof of Onigashima and destroying everything on it.
The terrifying vibrations caused the entire haunted house to shake continuously.
During this time, neither Kahn nor Kaido managed to land a hit on the other, not even once.
As a consequence, despite their immense power, both Kahn and Kaido were burning through their stamina and Haki at an alarming rate.
"You bastard..."
Kaido, who had felt something was off, stared at Kahn and said in a deep voice, "It turns out you have the same natural ability as Redfield—Observation Haki to read minds!"
"Oh? You finally figured it out?"
Kahn wasn't surprised.
While the effects of reading people's hearts and predicting the future seem similar, they are entirely different.
One lets you see a picture of the future, while the other allows you to know in advance what the other person is going to do, giving you an absolute edge in prediction.
Kaido can use future sight to find Kahn's weaknesses, but when he attempts to exploit those weaknesses, Kahn can see his intentions and instantly cover his flaws.
At first, Kaido thought that Kahn was also predicting the future, enabling him to counter his attacks so effortlessly.
But gradually, Kaido noticed that Kahn wasn't using much Haki and was still fending off his attacks with ease, almost as if he knew exactly what Kaido was going to do and where he was going to strike.
Others might think that Kahn's ability to predict the future was on a whole different level, even surpassing Kaido, who had honed this skill to an advanced degree.
But Kaido wasn't uninformed.
On the contrary, he had been an apprentice on the Rocks Pirates since the last era. Like Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin, he had lived through the Rocks era and the Roger era, eventually becoming one of the dominant figures in the Great Pirate era.
Kaido was no stranger to one of the four legends of the previous era, the "Red Earl" Patrick Redfield, who stood on equal footing with Whitebeard, Shiki, and the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.
In the last era, the reason these four pirates were called the Four Legends was that each possessed abilities that could rival the ultimate powers of the world.
For example, both Whitebeard and Shiki had Devil Fruit abilities that could destroy the world, while Roger and Redfield had Haki abilities unique to the chosen ones.
Roger had the ability to hear the Voice of All Things, while Redfield had a natural Observation Haki that allowed him to see into people's hearts.
In addition to these extraordinary abilities, all four possessed the world's top swordsmanship and physical skills, making them the strongest among even the most powerful.
Even Charlotte Linlin, with her naturally destructive body, couldn't compare to them, having wasted her talents in physical skills, swordsmanship, and even her Devil Fruit abilities.
But now, in this era, a single person had emerged who possessed both a one-in-a-billion physique and the abilities of these legends—something that had never been seen before.
And this person, like himself, had also eaten a Devil Fruit, a Mythical Zoan, rarer than even the Logia types.
Even Kaido couldn't help but feel a moment of awe for someone who seemed to possess the kind of fate reserved for a chosen one—or perhaps even someone beyond that.
Looking down at Kahn, Kaido seemed to piece something together and muttered to himself, "You… you must be Joy Boy."
"Joy Boy?"
Kahn was slightly taken aback, not expecting such a name to come from Kaido.
But then Kahn grinned and replied, "I have no interest in saving the world or anything like that."
"Heh... you really do know a lot."
Seeing Kahn's reaction and understanding of the name, Kaido couldn't help but show a ferocious smile. "Boy, I recognize your strength. Now I'm going all out to kill you!"
"So, the warm-up is finally over?"
Kahn, with his natural Observation Haki, knew exactly what Kaido was about to do next.
A layer of blue energy slowly covered Kahn's body, radiating a bright blue light. Even his eyes, which were as clear as rubies, now glowed with red and blue hues.
Looking up at the towering seven-meter-high Kaido, Kahn said calmly, "In that case, I'll go all out too."
"You don't even need the hybrid form, and you're still bragging... *Roaring Thunder Eight Trigrams!*"
Hearing Kahn's words, Kaido, who was holding a Hassaikai in one hand and his sake gourd in the other, took a few swigs of liquor. Then, with a burst of anger, he smashed the gourd on the ground and swung the Hassaikai straight at Kahn's head.
Kaido's mood swings are notorious, largely due to his heavy drinking, which often drives him to insanity.
But Kaido's drunkenness is more than just a personality quirk.
Just like the Drunken Fist style from Kahn's previous life, Kaido's strength increases when he's drunk, but so do his emotional swings.
This particular move, *Roaring Thunder Eight Trigrams: Drunken Rage*, is a technique Kaido invented himself.
Fueled by anger, Kaido's strike was faster and stronger than before.
However, this time, Kahn didn't counter it directly or dodge it. Instead, Kaido's Hassaikai, infused with Conqueror's infusion, was blocked by a transparent blue shield, seemingly invisible but undeniably present.
This was Kahn's Psychic Shield.
After battling for an hour, Kahn finally stopped relying solely on his telekinesis to control the wind. Instead, he activated his "magic warrior mode," blending both magic and martial arts, much like Kaido's Roaring Thunder Eight Trigrams mode.
Kahn's Psychic Shield held firm against Kaido's blow, not even budging an inch. As this happened, the debris from the chaotic battlefield around Kahn suddenly rose into the air, encased in the same blue energy.
**Shhhhhhhhhhh...**
Accelerated by Kahn's telekinetic power, the rubble shot towards Kaido at the speed of sniper bullets, transforming into endless afterimages.
In response, Kaido swung his Hassaikai in a spin, creating a large tornado that blocked and shattered all the incoming debris.
But Kahn, inside the tornado, didn't use his telekinetic power to control the wind and counter Kaido's move. Instead, he used his telekinetic power to eliminate the air barrier around himself, propelling him towards Kaido at an incredible speed.
At this point, the advantage of Kahn's smaller size became evident.
Even though Kaido had astonishing speed for his size, it couldn't match the velocity of Kahn, who was using his telekinesis to boost his speed.
After an hour of intense fighting, Kahn, in his "magic warrior mode," finally managed to land a direct hit on Kaido in their second round.
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