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A world-shaking dragon's roar echoed across the sea.
He was going straight for his ultimate attack.
He had become a colossal torch of draconic fire.
His head was wreathed in Conqueror's Haki.
He coiled his massive body and plummeted down, the flames fueled by his Haki, a raging inferno that blotted out the sky.
The violent, overwhelming attack sent a shockwave that stunned everyone.
The fiery dragon glowed with a brilliant, golden-red light.
Its massive form blotted out half the sky.
As it fell, the very world seemed to tremble. The powerful shockwave spread out, and the sea churned.
Even the pirates watching from a distance were thrown off their feet.
Kaido was furious, his Conqueror's Haki unleashed in full. He was a true dragon god, the World's Strongest Creature. He was power incarnate.
Jin looked up, his face a mask of fearless determination.
He dropped into a low horse stance.
He clenched his fists.
He took a slow, deep breath.
In his mind's eye, he saw Shanks' "Divine Departure."
He hadn't just been watching the spectacle. He had been analyzing it.
And he remembered what Shanks had said about the "nature" of Conqueror's Haki.
One phrase came to mind.
The unity of knowledge and action.
That was it.
Armament was the body.
Observation was the mind.
Conqueror's was the will.
And above all of them, the true, stronger Haki, was a state of perfect unity between action, will, belief, and thought.
And that was the key to elevating his Conqueror's Haki.
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A golden light shone from Jin's eyes.
And from within him, his Conqueror's, Armament, and Observation Haki all erupted at once, flowing around his body and converging on his fist.
ROOAAR!
A dragon's roar echoed from Jin's body. His Haki coalesced, forming the image of a golden dragon, its fangs bared, its claws extended.
Shanks and Garp were both stunned. They had reached that level themselves. They could see the profound truth in what was happening.
Kaido's eyes widened. He saw the shadow of Rocks in Jin, and knowing the danger, he increased his speed.
It all happened in an instant.
"Rozan Shō Ryū Ha!"
Jin threw a punch at the fiery dragon god in the sky. The golden dragon coiled around his fist roared and shot forward.
The dragon's roar was deafening.
In the world of One Piece, the dragon was a symbol of strength, of invincibility.
Jin's body glowed with a golden light. He focused his Haki and unleashed a dragon fist shockwave of unparalleled power.
Everyone looked up, their gazes fixed on the sky.
The setting sun had stained the western sky red, and the sea reflected the crimson light.
And in that light, the fiery dragon god and the golden Haki dragon crashed into each other.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
First, a visible shockwave shot out, traveling for hundreds of miles, shattering the clouds.
Then, at the point of impact, a destructive light, thousands of meters in diameter, erupted, sending out a series of ripples.
The terrifying force twisted space, shattered the sea...
A fierce wind tore through the air, sharper than any blade, each gust like a slash from a master swordsman.
The ground was ripped apart.
The strongest fighters on each side had to step forward, to block the aftershocks of the battle with their bodies or their swords.
Kaido's body surged with power, trying to push downward.
But the golden Haki dragon held firm.
And to everyone's amazement, Jin's fist continued to pour out Conqueror's Haki, a bottomless well of power.
Shanks' expression was grim.
This was what he had sensed from Jin before. The unique "nature" of his Conqueror's Haki.
A Conqueror's Haki as deep as the ocean.
Profound, vast, boundless...
It might not have been as explosive as his own.
But in a prolonged clash, it was far more enduring.
The clash in the sky was locked in a stalemate for three long seconds. And then, the crowd saw that Kaido, who had been descending, was slowly being pushed back.
Kaido could feel it even more keenly. A sharp, piercing Haki was seeping into his body, disrupting and suppressing his own power.
How?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Jin's fist surged with power, and as he swung it upward, the golden Haki dragon sent Kaido flying.
The flames were extinguished.
The golden dragon slammed into Kaido, sending him flying for several nautical miles, and then crashed into a small mountain on a nearby island.
The mountain shattered and collapsed.
The sound of the explosion was deafening.
The island itself trembled.
A massive cloud of dust and smoke rose into the air.
Kaido... had been repelled.
"Unbelievable!"
"What was that attack?"
"GOVERNOR-GENERAL KAIDO!"
Everyone was shouting, stunned, the entire sea in an uproar.
"Incredible!"
"Terrifyingly strong!"
The non-Emperor crews all roared with excitement, their spirits soaring. Jin's performance had electrified them.
The Four Emperors... the four great mountains that loomed over every pirate in the New World. Who didn't live in their shadow?
But now, that shadow had been torn open by a younger, more powerful man.
He had let the light shine through.
The Emperors were not invincible.
And that belief was enough.
Even the Marines—Kuzan, Gion, Smoker—were stunned.
"Hey, kid! Don't underestimate us!"
Big Mom leaped from her ship, riding on Zeus the thundercloud, and flew toward him, her massive sword, Napoleon, wreathed in flames and crackling with lightning, swinging down in a mighty slash.
The light of her advanced Conqueror's Haki was blinding.
Jin met her head-on. He threw a sweeping kick, as fast as lightning.
He blocked her slash, and the aftershock churned the sea. He charged a punch and unleashed it from a distance.
Another golden Haki dragon roared forth.
"..." Big Mom was shocked. A person's Haki, like their stamina, was not infinite. The same was true for Conqueror's Haki.
After that clash with Kaido, he still had power to spare?
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Big Mom hardened her body with Armament Haki and blocked the attack, but she was sent flying back, even faster than she had come.
Just before she hit the water, Zeus caught her.
"Big Mom... was also repelled!"
A collective gasp went through the crowd.
"Holy shit! He's a monster!"
"That guy... he's a showman. I admit it. He's got the strength and the right to critique the Emperors."
"If I had his power, I'd be even more arrogant!"
The crowd was in an uproar.
Jin had repelled Kaido and Big Mom, one after the other, with such ease.
"Unbelievable!"
"I declare, from this day forward, he is my idol!"
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Garp stood up, his gaze fixed on Jin.
Suddenly, Whitebeard's entire demeanor changed. He became a sharp, deadly presence. He swung his bisento, and the very air in front of him seemed to shatter, a wave of spatial distortion that was a shockwave that tore through space itself.
Wherever it passed, the sea, the space, the reefs... everything was shattered.
Someone threw a sword into its path, and it was instantly vaporized.
The spectators were terrified. Whitebeard's fruit was on another level.
"The wheels of the era are always turning," Jin declared, unperturbed. "Those who cling to the past are doomed to be left behind by it."
He didn't even try to dodge. He met the attack with his fist.
The fist and the shockwave collided, and the world seemed to break apart. The ground beneath him shattered, and the sea erupted in a violent explosion.
Jin's sleeve was torn to shreds, but his powerful Haki still blocked the attack, and he remained standing in mid-air.
"Divine Departure!"
Shanks swung his sword, and a gryphon-like slash of advanced Conqueror's Haki shot forward.
The crimson gryphon, larger than a ship, let out a piercing cry, its eyes filled with a savage fury, its presence overwhelmingly powerful.
Jin spun and threw a punch. The golden dragon roared and met the attack head-on.
A clash of supreme Conqueror's Haki.
The light was blinding.
No one could look directly at the battlefield. The light was a hundred times brighter than the sun, and the pressure was immense, overwhelming.
When the light faded, Jin was still standing, his head held high, his gaze sweeping over the crowd with an air of absolute supremacy.
But a keen eye would have noticed the trickle of blood running from the corner of his mouth.
Taking on the ultimate attacks of all Four Emperors... it had not been easy. Not even another Emperor would have been so reckless.
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