One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

The flames carried an unparalleled momentum, as if they were about to incinerate the entire world.

Even from dozens of meters away, Blackbeard could feel the scorching heat, more intense than magma.

Despite his panic, the black-bearded man remained calm. Black smoke rapidly billowed from his body, expanding into a sphere a hundred meters in diameter, which collided with the flames.

The air blast rolled to both sides, and wherever the flames passed, flowers, trees and plants instantly caught fire, and even rocks began to crack, soften and melt.

Where the black smoke filled the air, it was as if one had fallen into complete darkness, with not a single ray of light in sight.

"Hahaha! As expected of the Admiral! You've suppressed this kid's arrogance!"

Burgess laughed loudly, raised his fist, and attacked Aaron from the side.

With a "whoosh," a bullet pierced his shoulder, leaving a bloody hole.

Bages looked up and saw a blonde girl crouching next to the horn of the pink dragon head in the air, holding a gun and aiming it at him.

Burgess grinned, bent his elbow behind his back, and as his arm trembled, ripples appeared in the surrounding air.

"Wave Elbow Strike!"

A shockwave flew diagonally into the air, heading straight for the lark.

"That annoying grasshopper, still hopping around aimlessly!"

With a curse, Finbdi swung his dragon claw, instantly slicing through the air, sending four vacuum blades flying toward Bages.

Unfortunately, due to his enormous size, the gaps between the four air blades were too large, and Bages managed to dodge them.

Just as Burgess was about to burst into smug laughter, he was punched in the stomach.

"Wow...."

Bajstun immediately bent over, like a boiled shrimp, spitting out a few mouthfuls of sour water mixed with a pool of blood.

He tried to look up, but his elbow was already gripped by a large hand.

A strange and terrifying tremor emanated from that large hand, seeping into his flesh and reaching his arm bones.

"Crackling..."

The faint sound is not transmitted through the ears, but directly through the body to the brain.

Burgess knew that his arm bone was broken.

Another wave of excruciating pain struck, and Bagges was horrified to discover that the marine named "Aaron" in front of him was actually trying to tear off his arm!

"My hand! Admiral, come help me!"

"Thud!" Shiryu's sword pierced Aaron's body from the side where there was no armor covering his waist.

Shiryu was taken aback; he hadn't expected his move to succeed. "Why didn't you dodge?"

Aaron did not answer; his gaze was calm, and his face was ashen.

His right hand was still spinning, while his left hand was already raised, slashing down at Bages' elbow.

The soft sound of a knife slicing through meat rang out, accompanied by a shower of blood and Burgess's screams of pain.

Aaron tossed the severed arm far away.

Shiliu stared wide-eyed, spinning the knife, trying to sever Aaron's intestines.

Aaron turned his head, a cold smile appearing on his lips, and flames immediately spread along the "Thunderstorm" sword from his body toward Shiryu's hand.

Shiryu was startled and immediately drew his sword.

Aaron's foot had already launched a flying kick: "Storm Kick!"

A vacuum slash struck Shiryu with a crack, sending him and his sword flying dozens of meters away.

"Bang!"

Aaron was hit by another punch, this time incredibly heavy, like a mountain crashing down on him.

Aaron flew several hundred meters and crashed into the crowd of reporters watching the fight.

Aaron steadied himself and helped a reporter who was nearly knocked over: "You guys stay away."

Those dozens of reporters originally came here with the mindset of not being afraid of death.

But when death is truly imminent, how many people can remain unafraid?

They nodded and moved further away.

The black-bearded man shouted from afar, "You've already been stabbed; you're no match for me anymore."

The knife wound on my waist was severe, the pain was somewhat dull, and the wound seemed to be starting to swell.

Aaron laughed and said, "It's just a superficial injury, it can't do anything to me."

Phoenix flames gathered towards the wound, healing the injury from the inside out.

The black-bearded man squinted: "So, your flames are similar to Marco's, and they also have healing properties. But it's not a Devil Fruit ability, which is strange."

Blackbeard pondered how to control such flames.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he had already come up with a solution.

Just as excessive Haki can suppress Devil Fruit abilities, when the damage received exceeds the maximum amount that can be healed in a short time, the damage will persist.

The man with the black beard chuckled, "Everyone, attack together! Don't give him a chance to heal!"

Aaron's injuries have healed, and his strength has also increased slightly.

He had originally considered whether he should die once and be reborn as a stronger being.

But the thought that if he died, not only would Lark and Fombardy suffer, but they might also lose their lives, made him immediately abandon this unreliable idea.

"Blackbeard, you think you can kill me so easily?"

Aaron moved, moving so fast that he left a trail of white, disc-like clouds behind him.

The explosive sound that erupted almost shattered the eardrums of those around.

Not only could he only see a very blurry black shadow with his eyes, but even when Blackbeard used his Observation Haki to its fullest extent, he was able to catch a glimpse of Aaron's figure, only to lose him in the next instant.

Several screams rang out almost simultaneously. Blackbeard stared wide-eyed as he saw Burgess, Shiliu, and Doc Q fly into the air almost at the same time. Before they even landed, his other subordinates had also been punched, their faces showing pain.

This time, even the massive San Juan Wolf was sent flying more than ten meters before collapsing to the ground.

"So fast?"

The black-bearded man was incredulous as a punch landed squarely on his face.

Blackbeard spun twice in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Pah!" the black-bearded man shouted, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he got up. "Kid, what's this? You don't dare to fight me head-on?"

Aaron stopped. "Blackbeard, you can't even see my shadow, yet you want to take the Tremor-Tremor Fruit?"

The man with the black beard, panting heavily, said, "Don't be so arrogant!"

Aaron said, "Even if your Observation Haki predicts my attack, it won't work if your body speed can't keep up."

The black-bearded man roared, "Do you even need to tell me! As long as I can foresee a glimpse of the future, I can restrain your speed!"

Aaron smiled slightly and moved.

Blackbeard was quickly hit in the stomach countless times, his stomach deflated and covered with a dense array of fist marks.

"Huff huff..." Blackbeard endured the excruciating pain and finally used his Observation Haki to foresee the future. He was willing to take dozens more punches and wait until he was absolutely certain before making his move.

Aaron grinned. "Not bad, you actually managed to catch me."

Blackbeard chuckled, tightening his grip, and then suddenly lifted Aaron up and slammed him to the ground.

"Snapped!"

Aaron was like a fish that had fallen to the ground, his whole body trembling violently.

The ground was also smashed into a large crater.

Bages and the others surrounded them.

"Admiral, is he dead?"

"I'd better finish him off quickly, and then steal his Tremor-Tremor Fruit power!"

"I'm going to finish you off!"

"He tore off half my arm, I'll tear his arm off too!"