Taro had no idea how many thoughts were racing through Rocks' mind right now. He locked onto Rocks' position and thrust thunderstorm forward.
"Puchi!"
A hole was pierced through the thick black clouds, and a muffled groan rang out.
Then, the black clouds dispersed slightly, revealing Rocks' figure.
His chest was pierced by thunderstorm, and then he was heavily wounded by the erupting Vibration Energy, blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.
"Speak! How did you achieve this?"
Rocks' expression was nearly frantic, causing Taro's brow to furrow deeply.
As he warily approached Rocks, he asked,
"What on earth are you talking about?"
Rocks seemed to be pondering something, finding it hard to accept, and shook his head frantically.
"No, it's impossible! You've fused so many Devil Fruit Abilities, yet you don't have the characteristics of a Devil Fruit user in the end. How did you do it?"
Rocks was different from other native pirates; when others learned of Taro's ability, they always associated it with the Baboons on Hawkeye's island.
But Rocks saw that Taro's ability was actually a very strange power.
Taro could be pulled by the Dark-Dark Fruit, which meant he had the characteristics of an ability user.
Yet, when caught, his ability didn't disappear, which meant it followed a different set of rules.
Finally, he stared at Taro and roared,
"Just what kind of monster are you, and which world did you come from?"
Taro gave a cold laugh.
"Being called a 'monster' by a monster... that really is a strange feeling!"
"You don't need to know which world I'm from. You only need to know that you and I are indeed not from the same world!"
"And today, I'm going to kill you!"
Taro's tone grew increasingly cold, and the killing intent on his body became even heavier.
"Mochi-Mochi Fruit Awakening!"
"Mochi Chant!"
After stacking his buffs, Taro launched his attack.
From the countless Doughnuts rising within the Internal Energy Domain, fists with sharp spikes emerged.
Following the rapid movement of Taro's arms, heavy punches struck out.
Meanwhile, guided by Taro's will, thunderstorm also shuttled through the black clouds, performing Slashes back and forth.
Inside the black clouds, the abilities of this world would be swallowed by the darkness.
However, Taro's Internal Energy did not belong to this world.
Under the detection of Internal Energy, Rocks had nowhere to hide and no way to evade.
"Humph, humph, humph!"
In the darkness, all that could be heard were Rocks' muffled groans, caused by him being hit.
Facing the storm-like attacks, he seemed as if he couldn't feel a shred of pain.
He didn't let out a single cry of agony, completely unlike Blackbeard, who would scream at the slightest bit of pain.
As Taro attacked, the black clouds gradually dimmed, and their range shrank significantly.
Finally, only the small area being attacked by Taro still had thick black clouds.
Only then did Aokiji and the Whitebeard Pirates Remnants break free from the constraints of the black clouds, their perception of the outside world returning.
They immediately noticed that Taro was attacking.
"Ugh, ah!"
The voice within the black clouds suddenly changed into Blackbeard's gruff voice!
"Taro, spare his life! I still have questions to ask!"
Taro's brow furrowed. He sensed Blackbeard's state and stopped his attack.
The black clouds surged and retracted into Blackbeard's body. He was covered in blood and sword wounds, with almost no intact flesh left.
Even so, Blackbeard was actually still alive!
This powerful vitality was thanks to his physical strength, which was equivalent to three people.
But the sensation of pain was being endured by Blackbeard alone!
Blackbeard's Soul, which had been suppressed by Rocks' Soul, finally regained control of the body under the intense pain.
However, the agonizing pain throughout his body made him wish he were dead.
He wanted to pass out to escape the pain, but he couldn't even do that!
His strength stemmed from his physical abnormality!
His pain also stemmed from his physical abnormality!
This... was ironic.
Blood seeped from all over Blackbeard's body, quickly covering a large area of the ground. The mangled flesh at his wounds twitched involuntarily.
Blackbeard was a bloody mess, blood constantly coughing from his mouth, looking like a gruesome mass of flesh.
"Kuzan, I don't think this guy will confess honestly!"
Aokiji said nothing.
Like the Whitebeard Pirates Remnants, he was stunned by the miserable state of Blackbeard before him!
They were all powerhouses who had weathered the storms of the four seas for decades, believing they had seen every kind of tragedy.
But they had never seen a way of killing like Taro's!
Bloody!
Furthermore, despite such severe injuries, Blackbeard was actually still not dead!
This guy really is a monster!
For a moment, the way Aokiji and the others looked at Taro changed.
Especially Aokiji; he knew much more about Taro than the Whitebeard Pirates did.
In his impression, Taro had always been the casual, easygoing, and gentle type of person.
He hadn't expected it to be like this!
Marco, however, had said long ago that Taro was "tyrannical," and the scene before him now shocked him even more.
Aokiji stared at Taro for a while and shook his head.
"I have to ask to find out; otherwise, I won't be satisfied!"
Saying this, he walked over to Blackbeard, looked down at him, and the extreme frost beneath his feet began to spread.
Instantly, everything below Blackbeard's neck was frozen.
"Teach, your defeat is now certain. Tell me what you know, and I can give you a quick end!"
With his body frozen, Blackbeard felt much better; at least the pain had temporarily stopped.
He struggled to open his eyelids, which were stuck together with blood and flesh.
"That... bastard, in the end, just like Whitebeard... that old fellow, is a loser of the era!"
"He... lied to me!"
"Lied to me!"
By the time Blackbeard reached the end, he was actually screaming at the top of his lungs.
Aokiji's brow furrowed.
"Who is this bastard you're talking about? What did he lie to you about?"
Taro guessed that Blackbeard was likely referring to Rocks.
In the battle of God Valley, the Rocks Pirates collapsed.
Now, Rocks was parasitic within Blackbeard's body, and after plotting for so many years, he had failed once again!
That must be why Blackbeard was so angry.
The Whitebeard Pirates Remnants were furious upon hearing Blackbeard insult their Pops, but Marco quickly stopped them and said softly,
"Don't act rashly. Teach... after all, wasn't defeated by us!"
Not only that, if it weren't for Taro, the Whitebeard Pirates Remnants would have been wiped out!
The other Division Commanders' expressions stiffened for a moment before they put away their weapons.
Taro glanced at the Whitebeard Pirates Remnants before staring at Marco.
"Thirty-six years ago, Whitebeard took away..."
Before Taro could finish, Marco was already shaking his head.
"I only started following Pops twenty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I don't know what you're trying to ask!"
Taro frowned. Marco was Whitebeard's most capable assistant, his right-hand man. Whitebeard hadn't told Marco?
Then, in the battle of God Valley, what exactly did Whitebeard obtain?
Blackbeard possessed Rocks' Soul; if he could be so certain, then Whitebeard must have taken something!
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