Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 24 Feel the love from Mother Ocean!

The dark power of the Dark-Dark Fruit has an irresistible and powerful attraction for other Devil Fruit users.

At that moment, Bane unleashed this attraction, pulling Ace directly from the air toward him.

Seeing that Bane had taken over the fight against Ace, Garp did not hesitate at all. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes, and he leaped into the abyss on the ground, ready to finish off Teach in one fell swoop.

On the other side, although Ace was being pulled towards Bane by the powerful gravity, there was still some distance between them. In the air, Ace realized that he could not get rid of the gravity, so he changed his plan. He set his arms on fire and continuously hurled the flames at Bane in the distance.

"Divine Fire - Shiranui!" Ace roared.

Several flames transformed into spears, piercing towards Bane's figure from the air.

At that moment, Smoker no longer cared about his naval base. His figure transformed into white smoke, soaring into the sky, and he shouted, "White Smoke, White Fist!"

The fist formed from smoke struck Ace's Flame Spear precisely, helping Bane withstand the attack. At the same time, Smoker spewed smoke from his lower body and crashed into Ace in mid-air.

Smoker drew his Seastone Jigsaw and, without caring whether Ace was Garp's grandson or not, swung his staff at Ace.

Ace was pulled by gravity and couldn't dodge at all. He wrapped his hands in Haki and crossed them in front of him, taking the hit from Smoker's blow head-on.

"White Smoke, White Vine!" The moment Smoker passed Ace, his power activated again, and he transformed into a vine-like white smoke that quickly wrapped around Ace's body. With a burst of strength, he grabbed Ace's arms from behind.

"Damn it!" Flames erupted from Ace's body as he tried to force Smoker back.

However, his fire ability is mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining with Smoker's white smoke; neither can defeat the other.

At that moment, Ace finally crashed into Bane's hand. The instant his palm touched Bane's, he felt the surging flames within him go out, as if his power had been sealed!

He had never felt this way before. Even when his power was suppressed by Seastone, he was still aware of the abilities within him!

The sudden turn of events startled Ace.

At that moment, Bane grabbed Ace by the neck with one hand, a fierce smile on his face, and said, "It's over, Fire Fist!"

Before Ace could say anything, Bane unleashed his superhuman strength and slammed Ace and Smoker together to the ground.

However, Ace had lost his powers and could not become an elemental, but Smoker could. The next second, with a bang, the ground shattered and a lot of white smoke spread in all directions. It was Smoker becoming an elemental, while Ace landed on his back and sank heavily into the crack in the ground.

Ace had already taken a powerful attack from Garp as soon as he appeared, and his injuries were quite severe, with several ribs broken. Now, he was captured by Bane, his powers were sealed, and he was slammed to the ground. The two injuries erupted at the same time, and he coughed up a lot of blood, making him even more dispirited.

Although he didn't intend to kill Ace in front of Garp, Bane wouldn't hold back easily. He had to beat the guy into submission first. So, while grabbing Ace's neck with one hand and sealing Ace's fire ability, Bane's other hand clenched tightly, Haki swirling in his hand, and he unleashed a barrage of blows to Ace's head.

Several heavy punches landed, causing Ace's nose to tilt and his eyes to roll back, as if his consciousness was about to drift away from his body.

At that moment, Smoker, wearing gloves, swiftly fastened a pair of Seastone shackles onto Ace's hands, completely disarming him.

"It went surprisingly smoothly. Your Dark-Dark Fruit ability is a bit too much for other Devil Fruit users," Smoker remarked after locking Ace down.

Bane completely ignored that question, instead asking, "Does this guy's bounty count towards my head?"

If he remembered correctly, Ace had a bounty of 550 million Berries!

Smoker paused for a moment, looking at Bane and unsure of what to say.

"Hahahaha, just kidding. You watch him, I'll go help Lieutenant General Garp take down that Teach!" Bane laughed and released Ace.

In a few quick steps, Bane reached the edge of the abyss. He peered down and saw that it was pitch black and bottomless. However, there was a fierce commotion coming from inside. It was a clash of powerful forces. Every time their fists collided, a powerful aura would spread out in the abyss, accompanied by flashes of lightning.

Inside the deep pit, Teach gritted his teeth and fought with Garp. Due to the limited space, it was like an octagon, with very little room to dodge, so their fight was brutal and full of punches.

You punch me in the body, I punch you in the head, neither of us will give in.

However, while Garp's fighting spirit was unwavering, Teach had no intention of fighting Garp to the death here. He felt that he should find a chance to run away as soon as possible. Ace had stopped making a move and might have already been defeated. If he continued to fight Garp to the death here, the outcome would be obvious!

Garp felt incredibly exhilarated. It had been a long time since he had a proper opponent to fight him so mercilessly in this kind of setting. Every punch he threw felt incredibly satisfying, and even getting beaten up was exhilarating.

At this moment, Garp also had many wounds on his body, with blood flowing from his forehead and a bloody gash on his chest where he had been ripped open by sharp claws, with the flesh turned outwards and the bone faintly visible, showing that Teach's strength was indeed very strong.

Just as Teach parried Garp's fist with one punch and was about to deliver another vicious blow with his other hand's claws, suddenly, an inexplicable force pulled him upwards.

This caused Teach to lose his balance for a moment, and the claws that were supposed to hit Garp's chest instead dug into Garp's shoulder instead, drawing a smear of blood.

At the same time, Garp delivered a powerful punch to Teach's face, nearly knocking out several more of Teach's teeth.

Garp was a little confused about what had just happened, but Teach knew very well that it was the Dark-Dark Fruit that had affected him!

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

That's right. Although Teach hasn't used his ability yet, it's because there's no use for it right now. In fact, he had already become a user of the Gluttony Fruit back in the Drum Kingdom!

Therefore, the Dark-Dark Fruit can affect him!

At the edge of the abyss, Bane sensed his own power and a wicked smile crept across his lips.

"There's a reaction, which proves there's someone with abilities down there. And as everyone knows, Garp isn't an ability user, so the only one with abilities down there can be Teach. Hehehe." Bane laughed wickedly.

The ability user is now entangled with Garp and trapped in a deep pit. Bane can do whatever he wants to him!

Bane took a deep breath, then reached his hand into the abyss and whispered, "Feel the love of Mother Ocean, Teach."

As Bane finished speaking, a dark gate opened in front of his palm. This dark gate rapidly expanded, enveloping the entire abyss. Immediately, surging seawater rushed out and poured into the abyss.

Teach was still outwitting Garp when he suddenly heard the sound of rushing water above him. He looked up and saw a large amount of seawater pouring down on him, instantly drenching him. The feeling of powerlessness brought by the seawater also enveloped him.

"Fuck you!" Teach was about to curse the people above as despicable when Garp punched him and knocked him down. The seawater instantly submerged him, and Teach never got up again.

"What's going on?" Garp asked, puzzled as he watched the ever-increasing seawater threaten to engulf the area.

Despite his doubts, he didn't dwell on it and plunged into the water, grabbing Teach, who was limp and exhausted from drinking his fill of seawater, and swimming upwards.

(End of this chapter)