Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

After discussing the statue, Gust looked at Blackbeard's corpse again, this time with endless hatred in his eyes.

They had all heard it in Qianhe's doorway just now: this guy destroyed their country simply to demonstrate the power of the Devil Fruit.

For this reason, he devoured the entire country. If it weren't for Chiga, they would have already turned into a pile of rotten flesh in the dark space.

Growing increasingly resentful, Gust drew a guard's sword and slowly walked to Blackbeard's corpse.

He raised his sword to tear Blackbeard to pieces, but for some reason, when he saw Blackbeard's face, a sense of fear inexplicably arose in his heart.

Gust swallowed hard, cursing himself for being so weak. This guy was clearly dead, so what was he afraid of?

Gust held his sword in mid-air for a long time, but finally lowered it helplessly, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"Guards! Throw this scum ashore and let the sea wash him away until he's fed to the fish!!!"

"Yes!"

On the shore, Blackbeard's body lay quietly on a beach that had been washed by the sea time and time again.

Thanks to his sturdy weight, he wasn't swept into the sea by the seawater; otherwise, he would already be inside a fish's belly by now.

But he was already an immobile corpse, and as time went by, he was getting closer and closer to the sea.

Finally, a huge wave crashed in, threatening to engulf Blackbeard.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

hum!

Even though the Dark-Dark Fruit had been stripped away, a mass of darkness surged forth from beneath Blackbeard once more, rising upwards and transforming into a circular black hole.

The tide that was sweeping towards Blackbeard was immediately drawn into the black hole by its gravity.

Everything around fell silent, until a strange laugh rang out.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie!"

Blackbeard's "corpse" moved. He slowly got up from the ground with a strange smile on his face.

He stretched out a hand that had turned into darkness and muttered to himself.

"Knowing full well that Zi Lin is also hunting ability users, you still wander around with the Dark-Dark Fruit. It's incredibly foolish, isn't it, Teach?"

If someone heard him at this moment, they would definitely think that Blackbeard had developed a split personality after being beaten by Chiga.

But is this really the case?

Blackbeard looked up at the sea before him, opened his arms, took a deep breath, and with an expression of rapture on his face, exclaimed...

"It really brings back memories. I never thought I could still sense your presence. I really have to thank that guy named Zi Lin. If it weren't for him, I might have ended up being devoured by that idiot Teach."

Blackbeard clenched his fist tightly, dispelling the darkness within. Seeing this, Blackbeard's expression turned serious.

"I don't have much Dark Power left. I need to quickly use what I have left to find a replacement."

After thinking for a moment, the name of a fruit came to Blackbeard's mind.

Thinking of the fruit's power, a smile returned to Blackbeard's face as he thought to himself,

"This is it. That idiot Teach isn't entirely useless. His memories of Devil Fruits are incredibly rich; it's practically a Devil Fruit encyclopedia."

Having identified his target, "Blackbeard" was about to set off immediately; he needed to find the ship that had brought him here first.

Blackbeard didn't cause any more trouble for the island's inhabitants, because he had absolutely no interest in such matters now, and if he were to bring Zi Lin back, it would be a huge problem.

Thinking of Zi Lin, "Blackbeard" felt immense dread and cursed inwardly.

"Damn it, I never thought such a monster existed. Even in my prime, I probably wouldn't be a match for him!"

As he thought this, "Blackbeard" walked toward where his ship was docked.

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the distant sky.

"Teach! You bastard!!!"

This loud shout made "Blackbeard" shudder, thinking that Zilin, the god of death, had turned around and launched a counterattack.

Blackbeard stiffly turned his neck to look in the direction of the shout, but his expression immediately relaxed once he saw who it was.

A large bird engulfed in blue flames was flying toward him, and its identity was already quite clear: it was Marco the Phoenix, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Marco, now in mid-air, had reverted to his half-beast form, his sharp eyes fixed on "Blackbeard" standing on the shore.

Thinking of the dead Sachi, the blue flames on Marco's body burned even more fiercely, just like the rage in his heart.

Before the person even arrived, Marco could no longer suppress his anger. He folded his wings as if gathering power and roared.

"Blue Flame Goose!!!"

A giant bird formed from blue flames detached from Marco's body and swooped down toward Blackbeard on the shore.

As the giant blue bird was about to pounce, a strange smile reappeared on "Blackbeard's" face. He opened his large arms to meet the bird and laughed loudly.

"Hehehehehe! Marco, you're too late! Dark acupoint!!!"

hum!

A large amount of darkness surged from Blackbeard's outstretched hands, blocking his path.

The Azure Flame Goose plunged directly into the darkness, and after struggling for a few moments, it was pulled into the darkness, leaving only a few blue sparks behind.

Chapter 196 I am Lox!

call!

Marco descended from the sky, spreading his wings and creating a gust of wind.

The black coat draped over "Blackbeard" fluttered wildly in the strong wind, making the smile on his face even more distorted and eerily unsettling.

He seemed oblivious to the anger on Marco's face, and said in a relaxed tone,

"You finally found me, but you're too late."

Marco snorted coldly and replied.

"Am I too late? I think the timing is perfect!"

After saying that, Marco stared blankly at the darkness above "Blackbeard" that had not yet dissipated—the very darkness that had swallowed his attack.

After watching for a while, he suddenly turned his head and stared intently at "Blackbeard," gritting his teeth as he spoke.

"So this is the power you gained from killing Sachi, just like your heart—utterly black!"

"Hehehehe! Marco, you've got the wrong person. I wasn't the one who killed Sachi!"

"Damn it! What are you still pretending for at a time like this?!"

Marco questioned angrily, but he was also puzzled because Teach's tone of voice was quite different from what he remembered; it sounded like a completely different person.

Especially Teach's laughter, doesn't he like to laugh like a thief?

What's going on? Is even this habit an act? That's terrifying!

Blackbeard smiled but didn't respond. He simply extended a hand towards Marco and said...

"I know you wouldn't believe me even if I told you now, so let's calm you down first, Dark Water!"

hum!

Marco's body jolted violently, then he was quickly pulled towards "Blackbeard" by the gravity of the darkness. He shouted in a panic,

"Nani!?"

However, Marco still has a wealth of combat experience.

Just as he was about to fall into Blackbeard's hands, he transformed one of his legs into a golden bird claw and kicked out at Blackbeard's palm.

Blackbeard's expression remained unchanged as he continued to release dark water to pull Marco towards himself.

Marco's golden bird claws retreated to their original shape the instant they touched Blackbeard's palm, and the force in his foot decreased sharply.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Blackbeard easily caught Marco's kick and firmly gripped Marco's ankle.

"Blackbeard" chuckled, enjoying the look of terror on Marco's face.

"It must feel terrible to lose your powers, right? This is the Dark-Dark Fruit that Teach went to great lengths to obtain, which can make any power user lose their powers!"

As he spoke, "Blackbeard" added in his mind,

"Except for that Zi Lin!"

"I see. No wonder you've been lying low for so long for this fruit. You're really good at enduring!"

"Hehehehe! Teach would probably agree with you, but too bad I'm not him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, "Blackbeard" suddenly tightened his grip on Marco's ankle, and a crisp cracking sound rang out.

"what!!!"

Marco let out a painful scream and instinctively slammed his right hand into Blackbeard's face.

Blackbeard didn't continue to entangle with Marco. He tilted his head to dodge the punch and then released Marco.

Marco, enduring the pain, used one leg to push off and create distance between himself and Blackbeard.

He tried to activate the phoenix's regenerative abilities.

However, Marco soon discovered that he seemed to have lost his connection with the Phoenix Fruit.

This is the first time this has happened since he ate the Devil Fruit.

However, Marco is very strong in physical combat, so he can continue fighting.

Blackbeard looked at Marco with admiration in his eyes and couldn't help but extend an olive branch to him.

“Marco, Newgate is too old and can only stay on the ship playing house. Why don’t you come with me from now on? You’ll have a brighter future!”

The word "light" sounded incredibly strange coming from his mouth, given that he possessed the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Marco looked disdainful and said,

"Someone like you will never be as good as Dad. How dare you say such a thing!"

"Heh heh heh! But the old man you're talking about used to be one of my men!"

"What?! Teach, are you crazy?!"