From the scene, Zephyr and Kaido seemed evenly matched, neither of them being suppressed by the other.
Such a battle situation seemed somewhat unbelievable, as Kaido was merely a Supernova, while Zephyr was a genuine Admiral of Marineford just a few months ago.
"Kaido is too strong. No wonder Zephyr-san didn't let us intervene in the Supernova pirates' battles earlier!"
"Ah, these Supernovas are simply monsters!"
"Fortunately, Zephyr-san and Shirojishi Admiral arrived to support us… Hmm, Kaido actually withstood a blow from Zephyr-san?!"
The fierce battle in the distance left the surrounding Marine soldiers and lower-ranking officers in awe, making them re-evaluate Kaido, this Supernova, in their hearts.
Kenji wasn't surprised by Kaido's strength, but he disagreed with his Supernova status.
"More than ten years ago, when you first joined the Rocks Pirates, you were indeed a genuine 'newcomer.' Now, the Rocks Pirates have been disbanded for over six years, and you're still pretending to be young."
Although Kaido is only in his twenties, he has actually been at sea for over twelve years.
In this era where Supernovas emerge every year and new pirates constantly appear, he can definitely be called an 'old-timer'.
Kaido looks young, but his strength is exceptionally formidable, especially his extremely tough defense, having spent several years in the monster-filled Rocks Pirates.
"But he's still a young monster who hasn't fully matured. No matter how strong he is, his power is limited."
"I didn't expect him to fight for so long without suppressing Kaido… Is Zephyr holding back for some reason?"
Kenji had captured Kaido a few years ago. No matter how much of a monster the latter was, he was far from reaching the strength of a future Four Emperors at that time, at most being Shichibukai level.
If you are not a 'Child of Destiny,' then even with extraordinary talent, getting stronger requires training.
The longer one trains, the stronger one becomes. That is the fundamental rule of this world.
At this time, Kaido could certainly handle ordinary Marine Vice Admirals. But Zephyr was a recently retired Admiral.
Of course, Kenji knew that Zephyr's strength was actually similar to his own.
After all, both of their talents were relatively average. Their combat power was top-tier among Vice Admirals, but among Admirals, they were indeed considered weak Admiral level.
There's no helping it. Marine can't produce three or four new talents in every era.
The Marine genius of Kenji's era was Kong, followed by Sengoku and Garp, there were only so many geniuses.
However, even if Kenji viewed Zephyr by the standard of a top-tier Vice Admiral's combat power, his current combat performance was indeed somewhat 'ugly.'
"This guy is still the same… He's concerned about the battlefield's scope."
Kenji scanned the inside and outside of the battlefield. He understood his old subordinate's intentions too well.
Fighting a monster like Kaido makes it difficult to prevent the battle's aftermath from spreading widely, but at this moment, Zephyr managed it.
Outside the battlefield, in addition to Marine soldiers and lower-ranking officers, there were also students from Marine School who were there for practical training.
Zephyr didn't want to see the future combat forces of the Marine, whom he had personally led, wiped out in this place.
Just as Zephyr was still trying to control the battlefield's scope...
On the other side of the battlefield, Sakazuki and Borsalino's encirclement was almost ineffective. They had been slashing and shooting wildly for a long time, but King was completely unharmed.
"Even those two monsters can't do anything to that birdman?"
"I think I've heard about the flames on that birdman."
"Ah, you mean that legendary… Lunarian?"
The Marines might not have heard of Sakazuki and Borsalino's names, but the students present were well aware of their monstrous strength.
Some of them recognized that the flames emanating from King's body came from a race rumored to have disappeared into the annals of history.
However, these few only recognized King's racial identity and did not know the secret of the flames on his body.
"It seems Sakazuki and Borsalino can't break King's defense." Kenji watched the battle, stroking his chin, his eyes thoughtful.
"Indeed, for them to break King's defense with their current combat power… that problem is indeed a bit beyond their scope."
Lunarians can release special flames to greatly enhance their defense, a move that is practically a 'great weapon' against opponents with limited combat power.
Imagine, in your sight, there is an existence whose defense cannot be breached. How do you even fight?
Although King's flame consumes energy, Sakazuki and Borsalino were also quite tired.
"Can slacking off on the battlefield make you this tired? It's a bit of a waste of talent for this kid not to join a circus and perform abstract acts."
Even Kenji felt that Borsalino's acting was too exaggerated.
"Forget it, since I'm already here, I'll go and test the strength of that Lunarian kid."
Kenji got up and walked towards the battlefield where Sakazuki and the others were.
At the same time, on the closer battlefield, Kaido was being suppressed by Zephyr.
After all, Kaido was only strong in talent. His combat experience was much less refined compared to Zephyr, who had served as an Admiral.
However, Kaido's defense was indeed tough enough. Zephyr's Armament Haki-enhanced punches couldn't gravely injure him, though they did cause his rage to rapidly surge.
"Roar!"
Finally, Kaido's rage meter exploded, and he transformed with a loud roar.
In an instant, Kaido transformed into a giant blue dragon with flame clouds under his feet and wind and thunder surging around him.
Zoan, Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Beast type, Azure Dragon Model!
"You're hurting me so much, you bastard Zephyr!" Kaido roared furiously, opening his gaping maw and spitting a scorching flame at Zephyr.
"Blast Breath!"
A high-temperature flame pillar, capable of shattering and melting a mountain peak, descended overwhelmingly, moving extremely fast and covering a wide area, making it difficult to dodge.
The surrounding air was almost ignited, and breathing felt like a burning pain in the lungs.
"Is that the legendary Mythical Beast Azure Dragon Fruit? What an absurd power!" Zephyr clenched his fists, Armament Haki surging outwards.
He actually intended to use his Armament Haki to stop the eruption of the Blast Breath flame pillar, preventing this island from being evaporated and destroyed.
Boom!
The fiercely burning flame pillar rapidly collided with a large expanse of flowing Armament Haki, but it was like hitting an indestructible wall, and the flame pillar shattered.
Like dazzling fireworks exploding, sparks scattered everywhere, and the battlefield, both inside and out, seemed to be showered with a meteor shower of fire.
Fortunately, the flame's power was largely blocked, and the scattered sparks were not enough to cause fatal injuries to ordinary people.
"Zephyr is still kind-hearted." Kenji glanced over when he had a moment, having no intention of intervening in Zephyr's battle.
He continued towards the battlefield where Sakazuki and King were.
However, the next moment, a lightning bolt struck without warning.
Kenji knew, without even looking, that it was Kaido's doing.
He punched and shattered the lightning, his expression becoming serious. He turned around to gather strength, punching towards Kaido in the distance.
Boom!
The immense punch was unstoppable, instantly striking Kaido's Azure Dragon head.
The latter's gigantic Azure Dragon body was slammed to the ground, instantly reverting to human form, and he sobered up.