I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"But the strongest multi-ability user in the world is definitely me, Teach!"

Facing a Navy Admiral, he had no power left to protect the two fruits.

Blackbeard grinned, no longer able to hold back, and took a big bite out of the Devil Fruit beside him.

Hmm... it tasted as bad as I expected.

Time was of the essence, and Teach had no time to think further. He swallowed another Angel Fruit whole in a few large gulps.

But after he finished eating, his expression became a little strange.

It seems...not quite what I imagined? And it doesn't seem to taste that good?

It's like... apple flavor?

However, Teach didn't have time to think about such small details.

General Sengoku seemed to have been provoked by him. In the brief moment that he ate the fruit, Sengoku's giant golden fist was already right in front of him.

This time, however, Teach was not as panicked as before.

He grinned maliciously, his whole demeanor arrogant. He stood still without flinching and even raised his fist.

"It's no use, you can't stop me now."

"From this day forward, this is my era!"

Amidst the loud laughter, Blackbeard stared at the golden shockwave that almost engulfed him and raised his fist.

"The ultimate Devil Fruit, the Roasted Gluten Fruit, let me see just how powerful it is!"

"fire punch!"

Teach let out a loud roar, his momentum reaching its peak, all his strength twisted into one, and he suddenly threw a punch.

But what made his eyelids twitch was that... there was no change on his fist, no flames as expected, not even the slightest bit of heat.

boom!

He was hit head-on by the golden shockwave emitted by Sengoku, and was sent flying backward, crashing to the ground like a meteorite. The terrifying impact caused the ground to crack like a spider web.

Teach struggled to get back to her feet and then looked blankly at her hands.

"what happened?"

"What about the power of the Roasted Gluten Fruit?"

Teach suddenly had a bad feeling.

He glanced at the pursuing Sengoku and felt a chill run down his spine.

"Warring States, prepare to die!"

Teach let out a loud roar, his face resolute, and then the next moment he turned around decisively and fled into the night at top speed.

This abrupt change even stunned Sengoku, who stood there dumbfounded for a moment.

"Chase!"

The Warring States period issued an order.

"This person ate the Angel Fruit. Whether it's true or not, we absolutely cannot let him leave like this!"

As he spoke, Sengoku led the navy behind him and continued their pursuit towards Teach in the distance.

...........

Long after the Navy and Teach had parted ways.

On the edge of the now quiet battlefield, a man who bore a resemblance to Sieg struggled to emerge from a mud pit.

He glanced sideways, still shaken, at the deep crater, tens of meters deep, created by the Warring States period's attack...

"I really can't keep pretending to be a strong person anymore, it's too dangerous..."

Fake Sig turned pale and almost couldn't catch his breath.

He is a user of the Phantom Fruit, and impersonating a powerful person is nothing new; he also has some tricks to save his life.

For example, creating a phantom of Sieg beforehand to attract the Navy's attention while the real Sieg hides in the shadows...

"It's all thanks to that guy who stole the fruit that I attracted the attention of the Marine Admiral... otherwise, no matter how much I hid, the Marines would have found me sooner or later..."

The thought of facing Admiral Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters just now sent chills down Fake Higuma's spine.

Chapter 259 Blackbeard's Devil Fruit Ability

In the darkness of night.

Teach fled in a panic. Despite his somewhat fat and bloated body, he burst out with astonishing speed as he ran, almost disappearing from sight and leaving the Navy far behind.

Only the golden Buddha, the incarnation of General Sengoku, could chase after him, constantly emitting golden shockwaves.

"How did things turn out like this?"

Teach felt utterly hopeless at that moment.

After he came to his senses, he gradually realized that something was wrong.

Teach did not witness the battle between Sengoku and the fake Sig, so she did not know the specific details of the battle. She only saw from afar that Sengoku ended Sig with a powerful final blow.

Teach was quite far away and didn't notice anything amiss at the time, until now...

"What I ate wasn't Sigurd's roasted gluten fruit..."

"Perhaps among the pirates who died at the auction, there was a Devil Fruit user..."

Teach thought back for a moment, but couldn't recall any useful information at all.

That ability user probably died in the chaos of battle before he even had a chance to demonstrate his abilities.

Teach was on the verge of tears.

After obtaining the Angel Fruit, he was so overwhelmed with joy that he thought he had obtained Sigurd's Roasted Gluten Fruit!

At the time, he thought he was very lucky that Sieg's fruit had been reborn in the package from a great distance.

"What kind of Devil Fruit user am I now?"

Teach's face darkened; he was practically dumbfounded.

Only the fear of death and his years of ambition sustained him as he continued his escape, preventing him from collapsing on the spot.

At that moment, another series of dazzling golden lights appeared from behind.

Teach's face turned ashen, and with a stomp of his foot, his bulky body gained speed once again.

But he couldn't dodge Sengoku's attack; the giant fist, gleaming with golden light, struck him directly in the back.

puff--

Teach's eyes widened, and he vomited another mouthful of blood. His vision went black, and he almost fainted.

Admiral Sengoku's attacks are not so easy to block; he is one of the world's top fighters, representing the highest level of naval power.

How could this be the greatest opportunity of his life?

It was the darkest and most dangerous time of his life!

"Fortunately, I familiarized myself with the surrounding terrain before attending the auction and considered escape plans in advance... I still have a way to survive, I will definitely not die here!"

Teach roared inwardly, his entire being acting like a madman. He swallowed the blood in his mouth and continued his frantic escape.

As he fled, Teach didn't forget to shout:

"Warring States, you've chosen the wrong person."

"I'm just a nobody. You've made a huge mistake by letting Sieg get away in your pursuit of me, haven't you?"

“No nobody would be capable of stealing an Angel Fruit. Besides, Sig is already dead at my hands.”

As he spoke, Zhan Guo continued his pursuit with an expressionless face.

"I..."

Teach felt a pang of regret.

I was so stupid... really, I shouldn't have gotten so carried away and eaten those two fruits right in front of Sengoku!

He had endured for many years, and he thought that the moment he would stand on the world stage had finally arrived, but it turned out to be just an illusion!

Not only that, he also faced a life-or-death crisis as a result!

He mustered his strength and continued:

"Do you really think Sieg died so easily?"

"Sengoku, you've fallen for Sig's treacherous scheme!"

Upon hearing this, General Sengoku, who already harbored doubts, paused slightly and hesitated for a moment.

Even without Blackbeard's reminder, he always felt that Sig's death was too easy and too suspicious.

Sengoku initially thought this was related to Teach, who was secretly observing from afar, and rushed over immediately. But now, upon closer reflection...

However, during the Warring States period, when the action paused slightly.

Teach seized the opportunity, let out a low growl, and stomped his foot so hard that it created small craters in the paving stones of the street. His figure became a blur as he burst out into the night.

At that moment, Teach's body seemed to subtly change as well, appearing to swell slightly and gleaming with a dark sheen under the moonlight.

"Oops."

Warring States period came to his senses in time, transformed into a giant Buddha, and strode across the street corner.

However, under the cover of night, Teach's figure had vanished without a trace.

"He escaped?"

Sengoku's face turned grim. His body returned to normal human form, and he looked around, but still couldn't find any trace of Teach.

Unbeknownst to him, Teach was right beneath his feet.

To be precise, it was in the sewers under the manhole covers on the street.

At this moment, Teach stared blankly at the murky water in the sewer.