Chapter 944: Eight Trigrams One Jade Coulter!!
Chapter 944: Eight Trigrams One Jade Coulter!!
“Hey, Big Mom?”
Kuro felt something was off with Charlotte·Big Mom’s condition and turned his head to look.
Her breathing had become heavy, her eyes rolled back, and her flame hair transformed into a blazing fireball, separating from her strands. Alarmed, he shouted, “Mother! No!!”
“Aaaaaah!!!”
Charlotte·Big Mom opened her mouth and let loose a deafening scream. The sound wave materialized as a tangible force, radiating outward.
“Watch out?!”
Kuro instinctively raised his blade as his pupils constricted.
Boom!!
The sound wave shattered the island’s surface, creating a massive crater expanding outward from Charlotte·Big Mom as its center. Rubble flew into the air and trembled upward, vibrating under the shockwave’s force.
The entire island lost several meters of height, turning into floating debris. As the sound wave rippled across the Grand Line, it churned the ocean into a circular tsunami that surged outward in all directions.
This sound wave carried Conqueror’s Haki!
A Conqueror’s Haki-infused sound wave attack?
How was that even possible?!
Conqueror’s Haki typically suppressed an opponent’s will, immobilizing them or reducing their strength. Kuro’s Killing Intent could achieve similar effects. Even advanced techniques like Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, which amplified physical strikes, were within his Yokai Blade’s capabilities.
But encasing it within a sound wave? That felt absurd!
The shockwave struck Kuro’s body, producing a crackling “pili-pala” sound. This wasn’t just a mental assault anymore—anyone with a weaker physique could be killed outright by this pressure.
Kaido’s eyes widened as he roared, “Big Mom, calm down!!”
“Aaaaaah!!!”
The sound wave kept blasting. Charlotte·Big Mom tilted her head back, completely deaf to reason.
“Unforgivable!” Kaido barked furiously. “That’s exactly why the Old Man didn’t want you coming here, you old hag!!”
Big Mom’s insanity had no logic!
Especially when her Hunger Madness kicked in—she’d turn on even her own sons without hesitation.
This was his territory. If she lost control here, Wano Country would be doomed.
“Viguo!”
As Charlotte·Big Mom roared, her white eyes locked onto Sky Kuro. She abruptly silenced her scream, gripped Napoleon, and pulled it backward.
No order was needed. Prometheus swiftly encased her hair in flames again, reigniting her fiery mane. The flames extended, refining the blade.
Simultaneously, Zeus below surged with lightning, wrapping Napoleon in arcs of thunder and enlarging its blade.
The wind spirit Anemii spiraled into a razor-edged vortex, enveloping Napoleon’s blade.
Flame, thunder, and howling winds merged on the steel, forming a swirling tempest of fire and lightning around the blade—a tornado of raw, encased power. With a mighty swing, she unleashed it.
“Viguo!!!”
Boom!!!
A massive triangular shockwave erupted from the blade like a thunderclap, hurtling toward Kuro.
The very sky seemed to darken as the shockwave tore through the air.
Kuro’s eyes widened. He’d anticipated the attack and prepared to dodge the moment Charlotte·Big Mom swung—but the strike’s range and speed were too overwhelming. As soon as he moved, the impact surged toward him.
Gritting his teeth, he flicked two fingers across his blade. “Shinmeiryu Style Final Mystic Art·Ultimate Mystic Art!”
The blade glowed gold as Kuro slashed at the shockwave’s edge.
Puff!!
A deafening explosion rang through the sky. Kuro’s body spun backward like a top, twisting several times before stabilizing midair. The shockwave grazed him, rocketing skyward.
He’d dodged it!
By channeling the Ultimate Mystic Art, he’d redirected the force just enough to escape the shockwave’s core.
Still, Kuro glanced at his slightly trembling hands and muttered a grim “tch.” Even a glancing blow had nearly torn the blade from his grip. The strength was monstrous!
Kuro looked upward. The shockwave had pierced the sky like a meteor, leaving a gaping hole in the clear heavens. Though no clouds existed, the sky itself curled inward, as if punctured.
This power was ridiculous!
Turning to Charlotte·Big Mom, he saw her eyes returning to normal. She pulled a headband from her robes, letting her flames calm momentarily as she tied the Pirate Headband around her head, reattaching Prometheus.
“This festive attire’s too cumbersome!”
As she spoke, her traditional Wano attire ripped apart, revealing her dress beneath.
The moment her clothes shattered, Charlotte·Big Mom crouched low, hoisting Napoleon onto her shoulder. She lowered her head, and her white fire lightning aura surged upward.
Crackling!
Streaks of white fire spread through her hair as flames erupted skyward. Napoleon’s blade grotesquely elongated, thickening with visible blue veins pulsing across its surface. What was once a long sword now became a monstrous cleaver.
“Ah… ah…”
Her eyes gleamed white. The soul-wreathed aura enveloped her as her body swelled. Her nails sharpened into claws, and her once-rounded arms thickened with blue-veined muscle, gaining a lean, predatory contour.
Her body seemed to pulse with something—like a creature writhing within, ready to burst free.
“Big Mom!!”
Kaido roared, “You don’t need to go that far! We’re both here!!”
Charlotte·Big Mom staggered, her white eyes clearing briefly as her form returned to normal—though her flame hair still crackled with white energy, and the brutal cleaver remained.
“Mamamama, you’re right…”
She chuckled, her gaze turning savage toward Kuro. “Well done, Kuro! That’s why I’ve decided—I’ll kill you myself!!”
Kuro’s face darkened. He’d recognized the move instantly—an ultimate state of Full Power Conqueror’s Haki, Full Power Haki, even Full Power of her ability. Though she hadn’t fully unleashed it, the power was terrifying.
Had that fleeting illusion provoked her rage?
“Kaido, let’s continue! I won’t be distracted this time!” Charlotte·Big Mom shouted.
“Hohohoho! Then let’s go!”
Kaido swung his Wolf’s Spirit Thundercloud again, aligning his and Charlotte·Big Mom’s blades to target Kuro, their auras surging once more.
Kuro’s expression hardened as he gripped his Yokai Blade, unflinching in the face of their combined might.
Then—
He shot upward, moving at blinding speed.
Are you kidding? How could he fight under these conditions?!
Better to retreat first!
But halfway up, his body froze as he turned toward a distant direction.
“You won’t escape!”
Before he could react, Charlotte·Big Mom bellowed, swinging both her blade and iron mace in unison.
“Bā (Domination)!!”
“Eight Trigrams One Jade Coulter!!”
Whoosh!!
A brilliant yellow light erupted behind them like a miniature sun. From within, countless laser beams rained down, bombarding the waveborne island in a dense barrage. The entire island vanished beneath the cascading light’s impact.
“Gramps!!” Kuro’s face lit up with relief!
Moon Release: Infinite Moon!!
(End of Chapter)
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