Kamusari!
With just one glance, Blackbeard recognized the origin of this sword strike.
Whether it was Roger's or Red Hair's, he had witnessed it firsthand, and this kid's...
Was in no way inferior to the previous two!
"Damn it!"
Cold sweat poured off Blackbeard's forehead, his heart filled with shock, desperately flapping his wings in an attempt to dodge.
But...
Can't avoid it!
Under the overwhelming aura of Supreme King, he felt locked in by an invisible force, his movements slowed, helplessly watching the crimson blade light closing in.
"Are you kidding me!"
At the brink of life and death, Blackbeard's fear turned into rage, a hint of madness and hatred flashed in his eyes.
"I am the man destined to surpass that old bastard and become the King of the World! How could I die here!!!"
Die at the hands of a teenager?
Absolutely!
Absolutely unacceptable!
"Move, damn it!"
He roared furiously, his eyes nearly bursting, as an unprecedented power erupted from the depths of his soul.
Buzz!
An invisible blast of Qi exploded from him as its center, black and red lightning danced wildly like serpents, tearing apart the stagnant surrounding air!
"Thief hahahaha... So this is Supreme King, I knew I had it too!!!"
Blackbeard laughed maniacally.
This aura of Supreme King, though not as grand as Shano's, was of high quality, filled with twisted ambition and brutality.
Like a ferocious demon climbing out of the abyss, at the critical moment when the crimson blade reached him, it tore open a rift in the murky air.
Finally able to dodge sideways!
Sizzle!
In the next instant, the blade light grazed over the wings of a green fly, slicing off half of the thin wing.
Blackbeard grunted, but had no time to care, immediately turning to fly away into the distance.
With half a wing missing, injured, his flight speed naturally slowed considerably.
But Blackbeard couldn't worry about that, gritting his teeth to squeeze out the last bit of potential from his body, his eyes fixed solely on the distant horizon.
No choice, this kid...
Is just too strong!
Even with the awakening of Supreme King, without possessing the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Quake-Quake Fruit, he was nowhere near being a match.
He could only keep running!
Don't underestimate... Anyway, there's more time ahead, one day he would repay all the humiliation he suffered today!
"Can you escape?"
Shano's eyes flashed with mockery, instantly activating the unrivaled Moonwalk, shooting straight towards Blackbeard's fading silhouette.
In a few swift movements, he closed half the distance.
But, just at that moment...
Boom!
A golden Buddha hand descended from the sky, forcefully pushing Shano back several steps!
"Sengoku! Are you done yet!"
Shano's eyes turned cold as he looked up.
Sengoku bathing in Buddha's radiance had somehow chased up, floating above the sea with an imposing presence, solemnly speaking:
"This stops here, Shano! Marshall D. Teach holds a special status, for now, he cannot die at your hands! However, as compensation, we could make a deal, if you spare his life, the Navy Headquarters can..."
"A deal?"
Shano snorted, undisguised mockery in his voice, "Hey, hey, how interesting, the person falsely labeled a pirate is doing his best to punish evil, whereas the dignified Marshal of Headquarters is desperately protecting the villain..."
He grinned:
"What Sengoku Buddha! Merely a good dog raised by the Heavenly Celestial Dragon! How dare you talk about justice!"
Swish!
With a fierce shout, he suddenly accelerated, abandoning any attempt to bypass Sengoku, continuing to pursue Blackbeard head-on, turning into a streak of red and black light charging towards the golden Buddha.
Do you like blocking roads?
Do you like getting bigger?
Then... just become my weapon!
The golden Buddha looked down at Shano rushing towards him, a hint of doubt in its eyes.
Just what does he intend...
The young man is full of vigor and got enraged, so instead of continuing to hunt Blackbeard, he wants to settle things with me first?
Or perhaps...
He believes I've grown old and frail like the Golden Lion, and defeating me wouldn't take much effort?
"Hmph!"
Such naive thinking, let him try it then!
The golden Buddha snorted coldly, joined both palms and then suddenly pushed forward, releasing a dazzling flood of Buddha's radiance!
"Buddha's Shock Wave!"
Buzz!
A violent shock wave surged forth, Sengoku's strike not only aimed at the physical but carried a spiritual impact that shook the soul.
Where the Buddha's radiance passed, the air twisted and trembled, even light seemed to be fully swallowed, leaving only a torrent of pure golden flow pouring down towards Shano!
"This level can't stop me!"
Shano laughed boldly, showing no sign of retreat.
He wrapped himself entirely in Supreme King Entanglement, using his robust physique to pierce through the Buddha's radiance, blazing a trail straight through!
Bang!
Shano closed in, under Sengoku's stunned gaze, with both hands entwined in abundant black and red lightning, reached out and firmly seized the golden Buddha's arm.
Then, he lifted it high overhead, swung it in a perfect arc, aiming at the distant dark speck—
Spectacular!
"Crush it for me!"
With a mighty shout, the golden Buddha crashed down like a meteor towards the fleeing Blackbeard!
Hmm?
While escaping with all his might, Blackbeard suddenly noticed a shadow obscuring the sky enveloping him.
What is this?
He cluelessly turned his head.
Only to see the golden brilliance of the Buddha rapidly enlarging in his field of view...