Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Barshas roared, stretching out his only remaining hand and reaching towards Teach, his eyes filled with a desperate desire to survive.

"Drug Q, where's Drug Q?!"

Upon seeing this, Teach shouted angrily.

Unlike his subordinates who were brought out of Impel Down, Burgess and his group were the core of his crew that he built after leaving the Whitebeard Pirates.

Their loyalty to him, while not entirely pure, was at least far more reliable than that of the other scheming individuals.

Van Augur glanced at the sky, where only a few feathers remained to fall; Doc Q's mount had vanished without a trace.

The sickly old horse, and the venomous Q himself on its back, were sliced ​​to pieces in that barrage of slashes before they even had a chance to scream.

He paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Fate had already marked the price from the very beginning."

With a single blow, they were all annihilated.

Not only Burgess and Doc Q, but also at least 70% of the pirates who landed with Blackbeard were killed or wounded in this wave of slashes.

The power of the emperor at sea is terrifying.

Trying to take advantage of his weakened domineering aura to snatch something away?

"Don't you know my domineering aura is limitless?"

Luffy grinned, his face full of confidence, and walked towards Blackbeard with his black sword in hand. "So you also have two Devil Fruits? Your abilities look pretty good too."

He looked at the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Momo-Momo Fruit wrapped around Blackbeard's fists, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.

The Dark-Dark Fruit can nullify the abilities of other Devil Fruits, while the Momo-Momo Fruit can multiply one's power. Combining these two fruits together is indeed a rather troublesome combination.

But it's just a tricky situation.

Isn't the fruit of the old lady also troublesome?

Like an infinite elemental mage, he can only lie down now.

"Damn it, Straw Hat, you actually killed my comrade!"

Teach gritted his teeth, "I won't let you get away with this!"

He was saying harsh words, but his feet were unconsciously taking a step back.

It wasn't that he was a coward, but rather that the man in front of him was simply too intimidating.

He just finished a devastating battle with Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, and almost wiped out her entire party. How can he possibly fight such a monster?

It seems we have to agree to the World Government's conditions.

"fear death?"

Luffy curled his lip, his eyes full of disdain. "If you're afraid of dying, why become a pirate? It's time to settle the score with Impel Down. Although Ace said you were his target, since we've run into each other, let's take care of you while we're at it!"

Click!

As he spoke, Luffy's figure disappeared from the spot and appeared in front of Teach the next second.

The black blade, imbued with demonic intent, slashed directly at Blackbeard's neck with a piercing whooshing sound.

The Conqueror's Haki lightning crackling around the blade pulsed wildly, and ripples of vibration flowed along the edge. If this strike landed, Blackbeard's head would likely be separated from his body.

clang!

A crisp collision sound rang out.

A dark, imposing sword blocked Luffy's path, deflecting the black sword's demonic intent.

The Armament Haki wrapped around the blade was so dense it resembled a solidified black liquid, colliding violently with the Conqueror's Haki lightning on Luffy's sword, producing a piercing crackling sound.

A strong killing intent made Luffy glance at him slightly.

Shiryu of the Rain, former warden of Impel Down and wielder of the famous sword Raiyu.

This man's swordsmanship is indeed not to be underestimated.

To be able to become the warden of Impel Down, one must be quite powerful.

Moreover, after joining the Blackbeard Pirates, freed from the constraints of rules, his swordsmanship became even more ruthless and fierce, with each strike carrying pure killing intent.

"Dark acupoints, ten times the speed! Black box!"

Just as Luffy and Shiryu were locked in a stalemate, Teach seized the opportunity.

He slammed one hand down on the ground, and a deep darkness surged from his palm, spreading rapidly to Luffy's feet as if it were alive.

The darkness was so thick it was like a solidified liquid, swallowing up even the light wherever it passed.

Immediately afterwards, the darkness expanded in an instant, surging up from all directions, like a giant black box that enveloped Luffy completely.

He has developed the Momo-Mo Fruit to a considerable extent, and can use it in conjunction with the Dark-Dark Fruit.

In the dark space created by the Dark-Dark Fruit, he used the power of the Momo-Momo Fruit to increase the density and range of darkness tenfold, forming a dark cage from which it was almost impossible to escape.

"Hahaha, feel the punishment now!"

Blackbeard laughed triumphantly. Inside the black box were countless sharp blades and bombs he had put in. These were all killing weapons he had collected in his spare time, specifically for dealing with enemies he had trapped with the Dark-Dark Fruit.

No one who enters the black box ever comes out unscathed!

Countless sharp blades spun and cut wildly inside the black box, bombs exploded one after another, and darkness itself continued to erode the trapped person's body.

The triple attack, delivered simultaneously, would tear even the strongest body to shreds!

boom! !

The smile on his face didn't last long before it froze.

The air around the black box seemed to crack, with cracks like those on a glass mirror appearing. These cracks started to spread from the surface of the black box, starting with just one or two, but then they became more and more numerous and dense, covering the entire surface of the black box in the blink of an eye.

White light shone through the cracks, growing stronger and stronger until it illuminated the darkness.

In an instant, the black box shattered!

Boom!

A white shockwave erupted from the shattered black box, blasting away all the dark fragments and remnants of the sharp-edged bombs.

Without pausing, Luffy unleashed his black sword demonic intent, slashing directly at Shiryu beside him.

Shiryu hurriedly raised his sword to block, but Luffy's strength was too great, and his block only slightly deflected the trajectory of the black sword's demonic intent.

The blade slashed hard across his shoulder, cutting a deep wound that exposed the bone, and blood gushed out instantly.

Shiryu grunted, but the fierce glint in his eyes intensified.

Instead of retreating, he took advantage of the moment when Luffy's sword technique was exhausted and unleashed a furious counterattack with Thunderstorm.

Countless blades slashed out in an instant, each one carrying pure killing intent and pitch-black Armament Haki, sealing off all of Luffy's evasive angles.

Seeing this, Luffy also joined in the attack.

The black blade's demonic intent and the thunder and rain collided dozens of times in an instant, each collision erupting with dazzling sparks and ear-piercing metallic clangs.

Shiryu's swordsmanship was indeed very strong; it was a pure killing sword, without any fancy moves, with every strike aimed at a vital point.

But after exchanging dozens of blows, unsurprisingly, Shiryu was the first to succumb.

He had several deep, bone-revealing wounds on his chest, arms, and thighs, and his entire body was stained red with blood.

Although Luffy also had several wounds, they were all superficial and did not affect his movements at all.

As Shiryu was sent flying, he vomited a mouthful of blood.

Bang bang bang!

Lead bullets suddenly appeared from all directions.

Without a doubt, the person with this ability is Van Augur, the sniper in the Blackbeard Pirates. Having eaten the Teleportation Fruit, he is perfectly suited to his role as a sniper.

"too slow!"

In Luffy's eyes, these bullets seemed to slow down. He punched them in front of him, and the space shattered like a mirror.

The Monkey God Trembles!

"Hahaha, that's the ability I had my eye on first!"

Teach stared enviously at the white light wrapped around Luffy's left hand, which contained the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the ability he had always dreamed of.

He roared at Luffy, who was slowly walking towards him, "If I had the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the situation on this sea wouldn't be like this now!"

In his plan, Whitebeard should die at his hands, and he should take the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

With the destructive power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, plus the nullifying ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit, he will become the strongest pirate in the world!

Then, by plundering Whitebeard's territory, he rose from one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to one of the Emperors of the Sea, and finally became the Pirate King!

Everything was planned out, but then a monster like Straw Hat Luffy suddenly appeared.

Not only did they save Whitebeard, but they also obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit first, shattering his perfect plan.

Blackbeard took a deep breath. "Let's talk, Straw Hat. You want to become the Pirate King, right? Then you need to get the Road Poneglyphs. I have relevant information. We can cooperate before we fight for the final spot."

Anyone can cooperate.

This is Blackbeard's life motto. Today he can cooperate with the Navy, tomorrow he can betray them; today he can ally with the Whitebeard Pirates, tomorrow he can kill Whitebeard.

A person can fail countless times, but only needs to succeed on the last occasion.

As long as he's alive, as long as he has a chance, he can make a comeback.

"I'll cooperate with your mother's head!"

Luffy was disgusted by Blackbeard's words. Just how shameless is this guy?

"Becoming the Pirate King doesn't require cooperation! I don't want to compete with someone like you."

"Some pirates are pirates, but at least they have something admirable about them. You, on the other hand, have absolutely nothing to offer!"

Whitebeard was undoubtedly a family-oriented hero.

Shanks's benevolence and righteousness possess a unique personal charm.

Even Kaido didn't employ many fancy tricks in his pursuit of becoming the Pirate King.

"Either you obediently let me kill you right here, or I don't want to see someone like you in the fight for the title of Pirate King!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy's figure had already disappeared from the spot.