Fairy Tail: Vector Manipulation Chapter 689

"Pfft..." Chen Fan's figure flickered constantly through the air. A single attack could not break through, but a barrage of attacks could pierce the darkness and strike Blackbeard's real body. Fresh wounds kept appearing across Blackbeard's body as he howled in agony, making Burgess and Doc Q, out on the distant sea, tremble in fear. This was already Blackbeard's strongest state, yet Chen Fan was beating him until he screamed without end. Just how strong was Chen Fan...?

Battle Against Blackbeard

"Chapter 191: Battle Against Blackbeard"

"Slash...!" Chen Fan's blade cut across Blackbeard's body, leaving a wound. However, it was not deep, and the strike had landed off target. The moment his blade touched the darkness around Blackbeard's body, a force tugged at Chen Fan and altered the direction of his slash, resulting in this outcome. Otherwise, that strike would definitely have severely injured Blackbeard. Chen Fan curled his lip.

"Ahhh, it hurts! It hurts!! It hurts!! It hurts so much!! Ahhh!! It hurts so much, ahhh!!!" Blackbeard rolled around on the ground and screamed, tears streaming from his eyes. Chen Fan had just cut two wounds across his abdomen. They were not deep, yet they caused Blackbeard unbearable pain. The Darkness Fruit had such a weakness: once its user was injured, the pain was amplified severalfold.

Furthermore, when he used "Dark Vortex," although Devil Fruit Users would be drawn toward him, they could still use their abilities while flying over. He could neither negate physical damage like other Logia Devil Fruits nor turn into an element, and injuries inflicted pain several times worse. In some respects, this Logia Devil Fruit had far too many flaws. Yet because of those flaws, the Darkness Fruit possessed the heaven-defying ability to absorb other Devil Fruit powers.

Chen Fan calmly watched Blackbeard rolling