Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

On the contrary, as time goes by...

Edward Teach gradually mastered the combined use of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Momo-Momo Fruit.

He continuously used the power of the Thunder Ring and the Momo Ring during the battle.

Because the [Momo Fruit] is too subtle in increasing "strength" and "speed".

Even Kizaru and Marcus Mazsan didn't realize that the "Whitebeard" in front of them was actually a user of multiple Devil Fruits!

Kizaru and Marcus Mazsan simply found Whitebeard in front of them to be far too troublesome.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit grants the user a movement speed so fast that it's impossible to react in time.

What's even more annoying is.

This white-bearded figure would also occasionally "explode," unleashing punches and kicks with power no less than that of the real white-bearded man.

.. ..... ....

When Edward Teach used the Momo-Momo Fruit to increase his explosive power on one occasion.

Kizaru, caught off guard, once suffered a minor setback because of this.

However, the Five Elders absorbed most of the damage...

Kizaru didn't know whether this young Whitebeard had a grudge against the Five Elders.

His lightning powers seemed to require no stamina as he unleashed a frenzied attack on Marcus Mazsan.

In the blink of an eye.

Several days passed.

In another clash, Edward Teach broke Marcus Mazsan's bird claw.

Over the past few days.

Marcus Mazsan experienced a beating unlike any he had seen in centuries.

His bird head, wings, snake body, claws...

There wasn't a single place that "Whitebeard" missed attacking.

Although Kizaru was roaming around, the combat pressure that Marcus Mazsan had to face was greatly reduced.

But Edward Teach wouldn't let him go, and the Five Elders couldn't escape being beaten.

However, the most serious injury Marcus Mazsan suffered was from the "Thunder Fist" a few days ago, which blew his entire bird head off...

In the following days of fighting.

Although Marcus Mazsan was also injured, it was at most "heart-wrenching," and the bird's head was still intact.

This time.

Marcus Mazsan had his bird claws broken again by Edward Teach.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Kizaru stepped forward, raised his right leg which was wrapped in Armament Haki, and kicked hard at Edward Teach, who was exhausted.

Edward Teach raised his right hand to block the path of Kizaru's "Flash Kick".

There was a muffled thud.

Edward Teach deftly blocked Kizaru's kick.

"Kizaru, will you bleed?"

"what?"

Kizaru was startled.

Edward Teach’s left hand instantly slashed downwards, his five fingers gripping Kizaru’s calf like an iron buckle.

His hands, bound by Armament Haki, prevented Kizaru from escaping using "Naturalization".

[Momo-Mo Fruit - Ten Times the Power]!

Edward Teach pulled him aside with his left hand, and Kizaru was unable to resist for a moment. He was pulled in front of Edward Teach, with his chest and abdomen completely exposed.

It's too late, but it's soon.

As Edward Teach exerted force with his left hand, he simultaneously raised his right hand, bending his arm to expose his elbow, and his hard, sharp elbow was wrapped with jet-black Armament Haki.

"Current-Driven Heavy Current Burst!"

Elbow you—

Edward Teach's iron elbow struck Kizaru directly in the chest and rib area.

Kizaru's eyes widened as he felt a sharp pain in his ribs.

'My ribs...'

Click-click——

A slight cracking sound was heard.

Kizaru transformed into a flash of light and crashed directly into the Red Line not far away, creating a huge crater with a loud "boom".

Edward Teach temporarily forced Kizaru back, then looked at Marcus Mazsan and disappeared in a flash.

A sentence drifted down from the sky.

"Great monster bird, I will definitely come back!" (Death)

Chapter 120 Bounty! Edward Teach, the Second Whitebeard!

A fleeting, faint trail of distorted white lightning streaked across the horizon over the East China Sea.

Edward Teach did not use his Observation Haki, but instead activated his Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Countless invisible electromagnetic waves expanded outwards like radar, sensing the surrounding natural environment.

Not long after, Edward Teach's "radar" detected an island and immediately accelerated, flying towards the island.

It was an ordinary little island, not very big, and there were no signs of human activity on it.

Edward Teach didn't care about such a trivial matter. In a flash, he transformed into a thunderbolt and landed on the island.

The moment his feet touched the island's ground, Edward Teach relaxed completely and lay back on the soft sand.

"I'm so exhausted..."

The soft clay acted as a cushion, and the "Edward Teach" slowly disappeared, revealing Ian inside.

Ian lay on his back, relaxed on the clay mat.

This was his first time engaging in a battle with the enemy that lasted for several days.

Even with the help of the [Ring of Magic Control], Ian can use the power of the Devil Fruit without consuming any resources.

However, his own combat and the release of [Haki] all require the consumption of stamina.

Especially when fighting against powerful opponents like the Five Elders and Navy Admirals.

Ian must be fully focused and cannot afford to slack off in the slightest.

Otherwise.

Ian couldn't hurt the other party, not to mention...

There's also the possibility that the opponent might seize an opportunity and take them down in one fell swoop...

Ian fought Marcus Mazsan and Kizaru for several days.

His Armament Haki and Observation Haki were almost depleted, and his stamina was also nearly exhausted.

If he hadn't left the scene in time, the battle situation might have taken an incredibly dramatic and unbearable turn of events...

This is not an escape, but a strategic retreat.

anyway.

Thanks to the battles of the past few days, Ian has been constantly honing his [domineering aura].

He has mastered the "internal destruction" technique of Armament Haki.

As for [Observation Haki]...

Ian summoned his own [System Treasure Chest].

In the past few days of frantic fighting, he had no idea how much damage he had inflicted on "The Great Bird"—namely, Marcus Mazsan.

But neither a headshot nor a heart pierce could truly "kill" Marcus Mazsan, nor could it even render him incapable of fighting.

Ian was unable to collect the Five Elders' [System Treasure Chest].

As for Kizaru.

Ian was even more helpless against the other party.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit grants extremely high speed.

The speed of the Glint-Glint Fruit is by no means slow.

Over the course of several days, Ian only managed to seize a few fleeting opportunities to inflict some minor damage on Kizaru.

The most devastating attack was probably the "current-driven heavy flow storm" before its departure.

Ian heard it clearly.

Kizaru's ribs are definitely broken.

As for whether it was one or two broken...

Then Ian couldn't hear very well.

but.

Although I didn't manage to get the [System Treasure Chest] from the Five Elders or the Generals.

Ian didn't come away empty-handed.

[Observation Haki: ★★★★★★★] (Seven Stars)

After several days of fighting.

Ian's Observation Haki has successfully increased by a small level.

It has gone from being "six and a half stars" to "seven stars".

Since then.

Ian's five basic attributes are: [Strength], [Speed], [Endurance], and [Armament Haki/Observation Haki].

All of them have reached the perfect seven-star level!

Only one element of [Conqueror's Haki] remains unactivated...

Ian glanced at the still-unactivated [Conqueror's Haki].

To say he doesn't care would be a lie.

However, the awakening of [Conqueror's Haki] requires the right timing and cannot be forced.

Ian remembered the last time he impersonated Edward Teach, the Whitebeard III, and chatted (crossed out) with Ivankov, the Queen of the Okama King, at Impel Down's new Okama Park—when he declared his ambitions.

He once briefly unleashed a certain unforgettable aura...

Unfortunately, apart from that incident...

Ian has never been able to find the feeling of unleashing his Conqueror's Haki.

He also coveted Conqueror's Haki, but these things should be left to fate...

Ian lay quietly on the beach of the deserted island, resting for a short while before standing up.

"The one fighting the Five Elders this time is Edward Teach, the Whitebeard III..."

"Based on my previous experience communicating with Nasujiro, this battle took place on the cliffs of the Red Line, so there were no eyewitnesses..."

"The World Government probably won't make a big fuss about this... right?"

Ian thought for a moment and then stopped worrying about the small problem.

Even if the World Government wants to put a bounty on Edward Teach because of this, what does that have to do with him, the White Dragon?

"Now that things have come to this, let's eat first!"