One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"Thief, hahaha!!!"

A giant hand shrouded in darkness suddenly emerged from the thick fog and enveloped Luffy's fist with overwhelming force.

At this moment, light and darkness divided the sea into two distinct worlds.

Faced with Blackbeard's laughter, Luffy, focused solely on battle, simply smiled slightly.

"Hmph! I don't understand a word you're saying, you ugly old man!"

"But now that Crimson's side has finished their battle, I need to work even harder!"

"Effort!?" Seeing Luffy's tactlessness, Blackbeard's smile vanished. "What are you going to use to make an effort!?"

"Last time, I was just falling for your long-nosed cunning trick!"

"Without him here this time, let's see what you have to fight me with!"

As he spoke, a ruthless glint suddenly flashed in the eyes of the black-bearded man shrouded in black mist.

From the spot where his arm was severed, a vast surge of dark energy erupted once more, forming a giant fist of black mist wreathed in red lightning high in the sky.

If Crimson were here right now, he would definitely stare in astonishment.

Because the technique Blackbeard is using now is a high-level skill that only top-tier powerhouses possess—Conqueror's Haki Entanglement!

boom!!!

A terrifying impact instantly pierced through Luffy's body.

That unique domineering aura began to ravage Luffy's body, causing him to fly sideways.

"Ouch! That hurts!!!"

The next instant, a white wave of air suddenly erupted from beneath Luffy's feet, completely neutralizing the impact and suspending his body in mid-air once again.

He then quickly turned his gaze to his side.

In that place, a faint aura of dominance still lingered, continuing to ravage Luffy's body.

"This is!?"

Luffy's eyes widened immediately.

Clearly, at this moment he also recognized the unusual nature of Blackbeard's attack.

"Conqueror's Haki is swirling around him!?" Luffy murmured in surprise.

"Straw Hat Kid, now you see the difference between us, don't you!?"

Just then, Blackbeard, who had once again released a pile of house ruins, moved under Luffy again, accompanied by a cloud of black mist that blotted out the sky.

Hearing Luffy's murmur, he burst into laughter.

"Thief, hahahaha..."

"I told you long ago, with your strength, there's no way you could beat me!"

"Whether it's Devil Fruit abilities or your mastery of Haki, you're no match for me!"

"What do you think you can use to fight me?!"

Blackbeard, as always, displayed his arrogant and conceited nature.

This time, however, he did not invite Luffy to cooperate with him again.

After connecting Luffy's Devil Fruit ability with that legend, he's now eager to see it for himself...

Is Luffy really the person mentioned in the legends?

Then... take his Devil Fruit power for yourself!

"He's definitely a tough guy!"

Meanwhile, Luffy was not intimidated by Blackbeard's persistent attacks.

Even after seeing the remaining Haki in his abdomen, he tried to release Conqueror's Haki, attempting to use it in his attack like Blackbeard did.

However, the Conqueror's Haki Entanglement is not as simple as releasing Haki at a fixed point.

Without Guy's guidance, even Luffy wouldn't be able to learn it in a short time.

"It really is quite difficult!"

After several unsuccessful attempts to find a way to entangle him, Luffy looked up with a serious expression at Blackbeard, who was displaying a mocking look.

"Thief, hahahaha..."

"What a delusional brat!"

"Unfortunately... this isn't a move you can learn right now!"

"Dark Water Roar!!!"

boom!!!

A surge of dark energy erupted from Blackbeard's body once more, coalescing into a gigantic fist that slammed towards Luffy in the sky.

Because of the presence of Conqueror's Haki, even the Magic Flash, which counters the Dark-Dark Fruit's power, lost its original strength at this moment.

"Rubber Rubber - Martial God Hardening!"

Upon seeing this, Luffy immediately used the only defensive technique he knew...

That is, the Iron Block move among the Six Styles.

Of course, at Red's insistence, even if someone in the Straw Hat crew wants to use the "Iron Body" technique, they absolutely cannot adopt the standard Iron Body stance or utter those two words.

Although no one understood what this strange rule was, based on the principle that it wasn't too troublesome, everyone still gave the Iron Body move a name that suited their own style.

A gigantic fist, like that of a demon god, instantly enveloped Luffy's tiny body.

In an instant, endless dark energy began to wash over Luffy's body.

Fortunately, he had the Magic Shining skill active the whole time, so the darkness wouldn't affect him for the time being.

But what happens next...

"What a strong guy!"

"It's gotten stronger than last time!"

Luffy, deep in thought, emerged from the black mist and slowly pulled a dark green syringe from his pocket.

"Although Crimson said that enduring is also part of our strength, this kind of inexplicable increase in strength is definitely not as reassuring as the strength gained through our own cultivation!"

Despite saying that, Luffy did not hesitate at all when faced with Blackbeard's true strength and directly plunged the potion into his chest.

In an instant, a wave of flames suddenly rose from the surface of his body.

Under the effect of pushing himself to the limit, Luffy's physical abilities improved rapidly in an instant.

Along with it, there was also the vast and powerful Armament Haki within him!

Don't be fooled by Blackbeard's impressive mastery of Conqueror's Haki; it's a skill he secretly learned by observing and learning from Whitebeard over decades.

However, compared to Luffy, who placed all his bets on his Devil Fruit abilities, his training in Armament Haki was not even as good as Luffy's at this time!

"Gum-Gum, Gum-Gum, Martial God, Solar Fist!!!"

boom!!!

A dazzling light emanated from Luffy once more, and beams of blazing light, like sharp swords, tore through the surrounding darkness.

The world has returned to light once again!

"bring it on!"

"The real battle has only just begun!"

Luffy grinned as he broke through Blackbeard's Dark Realm defenses, radiating a Sinnoh aura unique to the Fairy type, and looked down into Blackbeard's eyes.

"What!?"

Seeing that Luffy was able to easily break through his full-force attack, Blackbeard could no longer remain calm.

His eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light.

The next moment, boundless darkness erupted from Blackbeard's body, forming a dark barrier large enough to envelop the entire island, surging towards Luffy.

Luffy, of course, was equally unwilling to be outdone.

The overwhelming light instantly took over the work of the sun in the sky, bringing even more intense light to the world.

At the same time, it also dispelled the darkness that seemed to be swallowing the world.

Light and darkness have entered a new round of clashes.

……

……

Meanwhile, on Amazon Lily.

With the Straw Hat crew joining the fray, the Black Lion Alliance pirates on the battlefield didn't even last an hour.

Especially after the Golden Lion moved the Black Lion Alliance's headquarters to the island...

The return of light to Amazon Lily brought a new dawn to the island, which had been plunged into despair.

……

……

"crimson!"

The coast of Snake Island.

Usopp, who was standing on a rhinoceros beetle, saw the dimensional hole that suddenly appeared beside him and quickly went up to greet the crimson figure that appeared in the dimensional hole.

"Usopp, keep this for later, it might be useful."

Red wasn't surprised that he was heading straight for Usopp; instead, he simply threw the unconscious Golden Lion at him.

“Take care of this, Usopp.”

"Then we called Nami and the others, and prepared to go negotiate with the Pirate Empress!"

"Hopefully, the Straw Hat crew can afford the price they're offering!"