"Akira, you know what? I was actually very jealous of you in the past, because you seemed to be blessed by the heavens, possessing extraordinary power from a young age. The Reaper Blade in your hand, Conqueror's Haki, Whitebeard, even Roger thought so highly of you. You had everything from a very young age, completely like a chosen one."
As if he had been suppressing it for a long time, Blackbeard suddenly became somewhat agitated, and continued to speak excitedly...
"In the past, I never believed in fate, but after meeting you, I suddenly felt that some people are destined to be different from birth. It was also because of you that I became even more eager for power. The Whitebeard Pirates were good, but so what? It can never compare to the power I personally control."
"Even if you're the person chosen by the heavens, I will defeat you. No one can stop my steps."
Looking at Blackbeard roaring there, Akira said disdainfully, "All that is just nonsense."
"Akira, even Red Hair, I haven't valued him so much. You are my greatest enemy. Come on, Whitebeard, Roger, everyone trusts you, but I don't believe in fate. Today, I will break this fate and become the ruler of the world."
Blackbeard suddenly roared loudly, and endless black smoke emerged from his body, making him look like a demon king in the night.
"Marco, Ace, you retreat. Go help the others. Blackbeard is mine."
Akira said to Marco and Ace. Although Blackbeard was very strong, he had even more confidence in himself.
"Be careful, Akira."
Marco didn't say much. The two of them, he and Ace, working together might not be able to defeat Blackbeard. The only one who could fight Blackbeard now was Akira.
"Zehahaha, I've been looking forward to this moment for a long time, Dark Hole!"
Blackbeard suddenly pressed his hand against the ground, and black smoke enveloped the enemy, absorbing all the rubble and debris on the ground. Then, he shouted in a low voice, and those things suddenly fell from the sky, smashing towards Akira like a blanket.
Akira gripped Zangetsu, and said in a low voice, "Bankai: Tensa Zangetsu!"
In an instant, black light enveloped him, and then with a tremor, all the rubble and debris were shaken away. At the same time, he transformed into a Soul Reaper wearing a Shihakusho, holding Tensa Zangetsu. Among all the Zanpakuto, this kind of situation only occurred when Zangetsu used Bankai.
"Swish!"
Akira's movements were too fast. Even if Blackbeard was fully focused, he only saw a black shadow rapidly shooting towards him, but he couldn't completely grasp Akira's movement trajectory.
"Zehahaha, as expected of Akira. He's different from the start, but I'm not the me from before either.!"
A large amount of black smoke emerged from his body. The black smoke spread very quickly, forming a black domain around Blackbeard. When Akira shuttled through it, the black smoke just happened to move.
"Zehahaha..."
Blackbeard's laughter rang out in the black smoke. Because the range of the black smoke was too wide, the people outside could no longer see Akira and Blackbeard's figures, only being able to see a large amount of black smoke enveloping them.
"swisshhh!"
Suddenly, a beam of light shot towards Blackbeard. Blackbeard's pupils shrank, and he unleashed a punch without hesitation, the tremor power activated. They only heard a dull collision sound, and then Akira's figure appeared behind Blackbeard.
"So fast!"
Although he had the black smoke to capture Akira's figure, Blackbeard still couldn't keep up with Akira's speed. He could only simultaneously use the Yami Yami no Mi ability and the Gura Gura no Mi ability to force Akira back, preventing Akira from getting close to his body.
However, Blackbeard's idea was good, but he clearly underestimated Akira, and also underestimated Tensa Zangetsu. To deal with Blackbeard, this kind of Logia ability user who couldn't use elementalization, Tensa Zangetsu's ability could be maximized. The fast attacks and movements caused Blackbeard to be constantly hit.
"Damn guy."
Blackbeard cursed angrily. He had never fought Akira before, so he didn't know Akira's fighting style at all, nor did he understand Tensa Zangetsu's ability. Fast attacks and movement were the strengths of Tensa Zangetsu. Even though he possessed the devouring power of the Yami Yami no Mi, he was difficult to resist under Akira's attacks.
Blackbeard roared, his body arching, and both fists smashing hard towards both sides. Immediately, cracks appeared around him, and a powerful tremor power erupted, pushing back the rapidly approaching Akira all at once.
Akira quickly moved backwards, but the tremor power was still constantly spreading, stopping only after affecting a range of dozens of meters.
After stopping, Akira didn't continue to attack. Instead, he looked at Blackbeard. After using Tensa Zangetsu, speed was his advantage, but Blackbeard's Yami Yami no Mi was indeed troublesome. That kind of black mist could not only capture his movement trajectory, but also interfered with his vision. If it wasn't for having powerful Kenbunshoku Haki, it would have been really difficult for him to attack Blackbeard.
But Akira had also discovered a problem. Although his attacks hit Blackbeard, Blackbeard's Yami Yami no Mi ability was indeed very strange. Moreover, Blackbeard also possessed Busoshoku Haki. Busoshoku Haki, coupled with the damage-absorbing ability of the Yami Yami no Mi, resisted most of his attacks. More importantly, this guy Blackbeard's endurance was very strong. Even if he endured twice the pain from ordinary injuries, he could still endure it.
So, the battle between the two was very strange. It could be said that neither could do anything to the other. In terms of attack power, Akira's Tensa Zangetsu was naturally stronger than Blackbeard's attack. After all, the Gura Gura no Mi's ability was powerful, but in a one-on-one situation, it was very difficult for him to hit Akira, since the Gura Gura no Mi's attack method was a straight line.
Judging solely from the battle situation between the two, Akira had the upper hand, but he couldn't defeat Blackbeard for the time being.
"Damn it, it seems my ability is still not enough."
He had originally thought that after obtaining the Gura Gura no Mi, he would be invincible, but after actually fighting, Blackbeard realized the problem. To ordinary people, or ability users, he was definitely the most terrifying enemy.
But for powerful enemies like Akira, who weren't ability users at all, his Yami Yami no Mi ability was basically half-useless, and the Gura Gura no Mi couldn't be fully unleashed. So, this battle could be said to be very frustrating for Blackbeard.
Blackbeard's recent arrogance had been obvious to everyone. Moreover, his strength was indeed powerful. Basically no one could do anything to him. So, it naturally made him become even more complacent.
But after fighting Akira, he realized that he wasn't as invincible as he had imagined. Even Akira could fight him to a standstill. What would the strength of the other three emperors be like?
At this moment, other thoughts welled up in Blackbeard's heart. He wanted to obtain even stronger and more powers. If he possessed more abilities, would he become even stronger?
Although these thoughts had emerged in his heart, the battle still had to continue. Blackbeard used all his strength, fighting Akira crazily. However, this kind of battle was clearly disadvantageous to him, because the Gura Gura no Mi was difficult to play a role.
So, Blackbeard simply gave up on large-scale Gura Gura no Mi attacks, and instead used slight tremor power, cooperating with the Yami Yami no Mi and his physical skills to fight Akira.
Fortunately, Blackbeard's physical skills were still very good. After all, back when he hadn't obtained the Yami Yami no Mi, he was already a top expert in the Whitebeard Pirates. At that time, he relied on his physical skills. Moreover, he had been able to leave a scar on Red-Haired Shanks's face with his physical skills, which showed how powerful he was.
However, after obtaining the Yami Yami no Mi and Gura Gura no Mi, he had rarely relied on his physical skills, relying instead on the Yami Yami no Mi and Gura Gura no Mi. It wasn't until this duel with Akira that he had realized the importance of physical skills again.
But this was just one of his thoughts. What he was thinking about more was to continue to hunt for other Devil Fruit abilities by relying on the Yami Yami no Mi ability. As long as he obtained more abilities, he would definitely be able to defeat Akira.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out. Van Augur, the sniper hiding in the dark, took action again. This time, his target had become Akira. However, after he fired, the bullet didn't hit Akira, because a diamond-like man had blocked in front of Akira.
"Clang!"
A crisp sound rang out. Jozu's body had turned into diamond, blocking in front of Akira. The bullet hitting his body only produced a few sparks.
"Diamond Jozu!"
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