"Golden Molten Fire Bagua."
Watching Blackbeard flee in a panic, the halo behind the Golden Warrior transformed into a spiked club, which he gripped in his hand. Flames erupted, shaking the air as he swung at Blackbeard from a distance.
A flash of light.
A surging black-and-gold torrent broke free and swept across the ground, illuminating the sky.
Blackbeard sensed the terrifying force pursuing him from behind and could only turn to face it.
"Dark Hole."
The torrent and darkness collided with a thunderous impact, unleashing a devastating shock wave.
This time, Blackbeard did everything in his power to absorb it.
"Damn it!"
Blackbeard roared. His opponent's attack was simply too powerful.
Rumble!
A massive explosion erupted, wiping away everything in the storm's path.
Countless people were caught in the destruction and killed.
Even more survivors fled in a desperate scramble.
"Die!"
"Black Hole Crush!"
Unexpectedly,
Blackbeard coughed up blood, yet launched an attack of his own. He passed through the center of the explosion, appeared above the Golden Warrior, and unleashed his ability.
The darkness that devoured everything compressed into a crushing black pillar, dark as ink, and came crashing down.
The pressure and crushing force made it seem as though the Golden Warrior had been struck by some terrifying power. His entire upper body began to bend.
Above the black pillar, Blackbeard roared wildly, squeezing every last bit of power from his ability.
The ground kept cracking apart.
The Golden Warrior began to straighten, inch by inch.
"Explode!"
Feeling the power below growing ever stronger, Blackbeard decisively detonated the darkness.
The immense, chaotic force churned through the entire abyss.
The rampage continued without end.
"Retreat!"
Blackbeard appeared on the ground, panting heavily. He wiped the blood from his face and fled toward the horizon.
Before leaving, he didn't