Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 253 Blockade and Standoff

Kaido, who was in the process of mastering the [Observation Kill] technique, suddenly froze. Korin was gone?!

The key to the Observation Haki technique is to completely conceal one's aura, or rather, to hide it, so that the enemy cannot detect it at all, thus rendering the enemy's Observation Haki ineffective.

Not a single detail was mentioned that one would also lose their Observation Haki perception of the enemy.

Kaido, who had been standing still with his eyes closed, taking the beating, suddenly opened his eyes.

He saw it; Garin was charging towards him with a knife in his hand.

The long sword, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, slashed at his body, causing some pain, but not much.

However, although his eyes clearly saw Karin, his Observation Haki made it appear as nothingness in front of him.

"Kill by sight..."

Kaido's face darkened. He hadn't expected that the skill he was painstakingly practicing was already something that Korin had already mastered.

"Is this someone deliberately showing off in front of me, or secretly demonstrating the skill's effect?"

Kaido was somewhat unsure of what to do.

Because his relationship with Garin was really not good.

Although Karin did secretly help him in some matters in the past, it was mainly because of Selene's sake, and had little to do with Kaido himself.

When the two met, the fact that Garin was able to restrain himself from drawing his sword and attacking him directly shows that Garin was well-mannered and didn't hold a grudge against him.

Therefore, it's highly unlikely that Garin was secretly guiding him.

clang clang...

The long sword cut through the dragon scales, creating dazzling sparks.

Kaido's fighting style of standing still and taking hits meant he didn't care about Korin's movements, since Korin couldn't kill him no matter how he slashed.

Even if an occasional outburst hurts him, it only increases his attribute points.

However, now that Korin has activated his Observation Kill, Kaido can't detect Korin's movements at all, and he's starting to care about it.

This is like a little game that Kaido played in his previous life.

One person closes their eyes, while another person uses a foreign object to continuously approach the bridge of the nose of the person with closed eyes, which is the area between the eyes.

If a foreign object gets close to this spot, you'll feel a strange, tingling sensation, as if your nerves are actively sensing an impending fatal attack and issuing an early warning.

The game is about seeing who can stay still and not dodge for the longest time with their eyes closed.

Kaido feels like he's playing a game right now.

He had no idea where Garin was, but every part of his body was radiating an alarm that he might be under attack.

"Hmm, this is interesting. It's very similar to when I first started learning Observation Haki."

Thinking of this, Kaido closed his eyes again.

He's too lazy to even think about whether Karin is really helping him with his training anymore; he might as well just treat him as a training assistant himself.

Having made up his mind, Kaido stopped daydreaming and focused entirely on mastering the legendary "Observation Kill" technique.

Time began to pass second by second.

Garin's attack was devastating.

But Kaido is like the most stubborn reef in the ocean, no matter how the waves roll and roar, I remain unmoved.

One minute, two minutes, ten minutes...

One hour, two hours, eight hours!!

The battle began at 9:00 AM and lasted until 5:00 PM!

Kaido, who had been beaten all day, suddenly opened his eyes.

"I did it!!"

With this low shout, Kaido's terrifying aura began to contract inward.

The aura that had caused every cell in the bodies of countless pirates to scream in terror, as perceived by their Observation Haki, began to disappear rapidly.

When they looked at Kaido now, apart from his tall stature and imposing appearance, they no longer felt the same trembling sensation they had felt at first glance.

Similarly, even Korin, who was brutally attacking Kaido in the arena, could no longer sense Kaido's presence using his Observation Haki.

Aside from using direct sight and hearing, Korin only needs to turn around to have no idea what Kaido is doing.

Realizing that Kaido had indeed mastered the Observation Kill technique under his ferocious attacks, Korin immediately stopped his brutal attack on Kaido.

[Ding~ Congratulations, host, your Observation Haki has been upgraded. Observation Haki value +2, current Observation Haki value: 130.]

The system's text prompt appeared on the semi-transparent light screen in front of Kaido.

He used his consciousness to shut down the light screen and turned to look at Garin, who had stopped moving.

"Why didn't you cut it down?"

"It's pointless, I don't want to cut anymore."

Garin sheathed his sword and stepped off the icy arena.

"Ga...Garin has voluntarily stepped out of the ring boundary!!"

"The victor... the victor is our Beasts Pirates' captain, Lord Kaido!!"

Morgans's announcement of Kaido's victory, tinged with slight hesitation, resounded over the radio.

Kaido glanced at Korin's departing figure and activated his Devil Fruit power to completely repair the shattered ice field.

Then, he walked off the stage as if nothing had happened.

Back to Aure Island.

Selene had been waiting there for a long time.

"Brother, welcome back."

Seeing his sister's sincere smile, Garin couldn't help but smile back.

He bent down and reached out to hug Eileen, who was running towards him.

"Darling, have you eaten the fruit your uncle gave you?"

"Not yet," Eileen replied innocently. "Dad said that the fruit needs to be modified a little so that my abilities will become stronger after I eat it."

Garin raised an eyebrow slightly, and was about to ask Selene what was going on when the other party took the initiative to change the subject.

"Brother, thank you for everything you did for Kaido in the arena."

"Humph!!"

Upon hearing Kaido's name, Korin's mood immediately soured again.

"I helped that bastard? You're kidding me! That guy's just a pervert!!"

Faced with his brother's lack of candor, Selene had no intention of revealing the truth, and simply smiled.

To her surprise, the more she acted this way, the more uncomfortable Garin became.

Just then, Kaido returned to the island.

"Honey, congratulations on winning!"

Selene offered a blessing and then stepped forward to embrace Kaido.

Kaido also shrunk his size and hugged Selene.

With a crunching sound from his steel teeth, Garin turned his head away, his resentment rising again after the day's brutal beating of Kaido had dissipated.

He turned his head, walked away with Eileen in his arms.

"Dad, Mom..."

"Little Eileen, ignore them! Those two shameless bastards, we don't want them anymore!"

Eileen hugged Karin's neck, turned her gaze away from Kaido and Selene, and when she looked back at Karin, a sly glint flashed in her eyes.

"Hey, Uncle, I have several younger brothers and sisters. Have you prepared gifts for them?"

"No!!"

"Ugh... Uncle..." Her big, watery eyes were about to well up with tears. "My little brothers and sisters are all very well-behaved. They all call me 'big sister'..."

"I... I won't get any gifts unless they all call me uncle too!"

"Okay! It's settled then!!" Big Eyes chuckled to himself.

Garin: "..."

I feel like I've been tricked by that little girl.

………………

The quarterfinals, the battle to reach the semifinals, wasted a whole day because Kaido was training in the arena.

Morgans briefly concluded the event and announced that the second match would begin tomorrow, ending today's live broadcast.

Once again, a banquet was held on Ore Island, where the Beast Pirates celebrated Kaido becoming one of the top four, bringing him one step closer to becoming the strongest in the world.

Of course, despite the celebrations, the patrol teams that were supposed to be reserved were still kept on.

Meanwhile, it has once again sparked heated discussions around the world.

After a full day of fierce fighting between Kaido and Korin, Kaido's formidable defensive capabilities have given people all over the world an unparalleled shock.

A powerful slash that can slice through the sky and split the sea in two could only leave a wound on Kaido that wasn't fatal. His incredible physical strength is truly terrifying.

With Kaido like this, who could possibly kill him? Or simply defeat him?

People all over the world have been having heated discussions about this.

A noisy night.

Kaido has devoted the entire evening to Selene.

Selene's physical condition had improved after eating the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit, but she still pretended to be weak and called out to Charlotte Linlin.

With the combined efforts of the two top fighters, Kaido not only did not suffer a crushing defeat, but instead fought with increasing ferocity, eventually even drawing Gloriosa, who was not yet fully recovered, into the battle.

Gloriosa had just fought to her limit yesterday, and today she was back again, causing her to wail in agony, but Kaido showed no mercy.

"That's not enough?! Your physical fitness needs improvement!! Let me help you with your training!!"

"No...no...I really can't take it anymore..."

The next day.

9 o'clock in the morning.

Kaido, the organizer, was conspicuously absent, but the World Martial Arts Tournament proceeded as scheduled.

The two people facing off today are Whitebeard Edward Newgate and Hades Silvers Rayleigh.

The two of them stepped onto the ice arena at Morgans' call.

When their eyes met, the tension between Whitebeard and Rayleigh wasn't as intense as it had been between Kaido and Korin the day before.

Lei Li gave a bitter laugh first.

"Although I expected it, I really don't want to fight you now that I've actually run into you."

"Gulalalala, don't underestimate yourself. I've never thought your strength was weaker than Roger's."

"Haha~ I'm really grateful for your kindness."

As Rayleigh's laughter subsided, his entire demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation.

"Although I don't really want to fight you, since I've stepped into this ring, I think I should give it a try."

"Gurarara, I'm curious too. Fighting Roger all the time is actually quite boring."

After Rayleigh's aura changed, Whitebeard's aura also changed accordingly.

Two Conqueror's Haki fields surged into the sky simultaneously, and crimson light flashed in Rayleigh's and Whitebeard's eyes at the same time.