Blackbeard's Death Wish

"No!! No! Stop it!!"

Blackbeard went berserk as he watched Whitebeard's body gradually disappear.

An even larger black mist erupted from his body. This time, the black mist did not rise upwards at all, but instead spread rapidly to both sides.

Blackbeard's eyes widened in fury as he frantically shouted the name of his technique, "Black Hole!!"

"Die, Shazo!!"

The black mist enveloped the corpses of Shazo and Whitebeard, and a strong gravitational force emanated from beneath their feet. Everything above the black mist, including Whitebeard's corpse, was captured by the immense gravity and slowly swallowed up.

Shazo turned around as if nothing had happened, looked at Blackbeard, and said, "You bastard, you were hiding your strength all along. Were you just putting on an act to try and ambush me?"

"I must say, Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, although you are despicable, vicious, and have no bottom line, you are even more patient and ruthless, and even more ruthless to yourself. You are indeed qualified to stand on the seas and to become the new generation's pirate king."

"But you're unlucky."

"You waited a full 30 years for the Dark-Dark Fruit, and just after obtaining it, you were forced to kill someone you shouldn't have, turning from Whitebeard's son into Whitebeard's mortal enemy."

"As a result, you used Ace's identity to scheme against our Navy, and manipulated the World Government to force the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates into a mutually destructive battle."

"You succeeded, but you also completely enraged me, which led to you getting this beating."

"But do you feel your misfortune has come to an end?"

Blackbeard sensed the Dark-Dark Fruit's influence on Shazo and Whitebeard, and laughed confidently, "Tsk, hahaha, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I've got you. Do you think you can escape this gravity that's hundreds of times stronger than normal?"

Shazo chuckled coldly, "Heh, sorry, but a hundred times the gravity is really within my tolerance range."

He raised his hand and quickly performed a few moves, demonstrating his agility. "This feeling of gravity is really nice; it'll give me a real boost if I use it for training."

Blackbeard was dumbfounded.

Oh my god!

This is a hundred times the force of gravity, a force capable of crushing a person into pieces. Even if the bones could withstand it, the internal organs would rupture through the abdomen, causing terrifying gravity to spill out of the body.

How could anyone use such an environment as a training ground?

Shazo shook his head and continued, "Blackbeard, didn't you see the Phoenix that appeared when I launched my attack?"

"The radiance in her eyes wasn't something I inspired; it was the will of a great being who descended, acknowledging Whitebeard's spirit of self-sacrifice, and specially using Purifying Flame to cremate him."

"And you, an ignorant fool, dared to interrupt her cremation ceremony! You're asking for death!"

Blackbeard's eyes widened. "You, what did you say?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of flame erupted from Blackbeard's tree-branch-like legs, instantly engulfing his massive body and turning him into Pyro.

"Ouch!! That hurts!"

Blackbeard began rolling on the ground again, large amounts of black mist surging from his body, and Spiral forming in his hands as he tried to extinguish the flames.

This time, however, the flames displayed a variety of colors, completely unaffected by the Dark-Dark Fruit's power. In fact, they used the approaching black mist as fuel, burning even more fiercely.

Shazo chuckled coldly, "This is the Phoenix's purifying fire. If you can survive its burning, I won't kill you."

"Hmph, since even the Phoenix couldn't kill you, it proves the world is still looking out for you. With my power, I can't possibly..."

"To kill you."

Shazo raised his head and looked at the great pirates of the Blackbeard Pirates. They had already escaped to the location of the iron wall that Shazo had destroyed, and were just one step away from escaping.

"Fighting Champion" Zishas Bazars, "Devil Sheriff" Lafitte, "Death God" Doc Q, "Big Barrel" Bacchus Shot, and Shiryu of the Rain —all five are present.

They were all powerful pirates, and at the same time, they felt Shazo's gaze and an indescribable threat of death.

The five great pirates simultaneously harbored the same thought: One more step, and they would die!!

With a death knell at their throats, the five stopped in their tracks, turned to look at Shazo, and met the gaze of this previously unknown naval Commodore.

They stopped not out of fear; how could someone afraid of death become a great pirate?

Despite their numerous evil deeds, the great pirates still possessed their own pride and never wanted to die with their backs to their enemies.

If the situation allows for escape, they naturally wouldn't mind fleeing in panic.

But if there's no way to escape, they will face the enemy head-on and fight to the death with all their might.

Shazo Zuo nodded and said, "Not bad, none of them are cowards, but it's a pity they're all ugly Bo Yi."

"Since I gave Hu Zi a chance to gamble with his life, I should give you the same chance."

"Take one punch from me, and if you die, it was for nothing. If you survive, you can leave."

Shazo had no intention of listening to them and immediately punched them.

[Nanto · Ice Luan Baili]

As the fist unleashed freezing energy, frosty feathers spread out, forming a pair of enormous blue-white wings. In the center of the wings, a mass of icy coldness brewed and spread, quickly forming a giant blue phoenix.

Once the phoenix's head had fully evolved, the frost-covered phoenix let out a clear, melodious cry and then pounced on the five great pirates who were waiting in ambush.

When the time came, Bashas remained calm. He burst into laughter. "Hahahaha, I'll see just how powerful you monster really are!"

He has a forthright and bold personality, is confident in his abilities, and is also very combative.

Once its fighting spirit was fully ignited, it took a step forward and stood in front of everyone, using its massive body to block the others.

Lafitte and Shiryu drew their swords, gathering their strength to unleash their attacks.

The chubby Bacchus chuckled, "So this monster is also skilled in the power of frost. I'll take care of him then."

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He took a deep breath, then exhaled a high concentration of alcohol, simultaneously drawing a heart shape with his index fingers and flicking a flame to ignite the alcohol.

[Drunkard's Furnace Fire]

The ignited alcohol exploded instantly, forming a huge Fireball that, under Bacchus's control, charged towards the Frost Phoenix.

Doc Q suddenly appeared behind Bazars, placed his hand on him, and said, "Do you know?"

"Some diseases are created to combat other threats or extreme environments."

Under Doc Q's control, Bazars fell ill.

His heart was racing, his breathing was heavy, his blood Flow was faster, and his skin was producing a lot of oil, forming a temporary insulating layer to resist the cold.

Moreover, Basas experienced an increase in adrenaline and an excess of dopamine, which caused him to lose his sense of pain, resulting in a new level of strength and explosiveness.

The Fighting Champion felt brimming with fighting spirit, with no fear whatsoever, only an irresistible urge to battle.

The large Fireball from the Drunkard's Furnace Fire was first shattered by the Frost Phoenix, while Si Ping remained completely unharmed.

Next came the determined Bashas, who roared and bent down to lift a room-sized piece of broken iron wall from the ground.

The blade was hurled at the Frost Phoenix.

The anticipated collision did not occur. The massive metal object was cleaved in two by a Sword Qi emitted by the phoenix, failing to hinder the phoenix's flight at all.

The next second, Bashas was struck by the Frost Phoenix, his body instantly slashed with dozens of sword wounds. Blood had just spurted out when it was frozen by the ensuing frost.

Doc Q, standing behind him, was also frozen in place, unable to use any of his abilities, and turned into Ice Sculpture.

Bacchus violently exhaled more alcohol, which ignited into a raging fire, but the flames were extinguished instantly when the Frost Phoenix swooped down in front of him. Bacchus remained frozen in his fiery pose, transformed into Ice Sculpture.

Lafitte and Shiryu, being the two strongest, launched simultaneous attacks, accurately striking the Root of the Frost Phoenix's wings.

The powerful Sword Qi stripped away the frost from the phoenix's body, scattering ice shards everywhere, but also revealing the phoenix's true form.

Swordsmanship, whose Shiryu was the highest, sighed, "So what's hidden beneath the frost is Sword Qi— "

As they were speaking, Shiryu and Lafitte were pounced on by the weakened Sword Qi phoenix, their bodies nearly shattered, and finally frozen in place by the falling ice shards.

Shazo's lips curled slightly. "I never expected that you wicked pirates could actually trust each other and cooperate to defeat my Frost Phoenix."

"You've done a very good job. You have a chance to survive."

At this moment, Whitebeard's body had been completely burned in the multicolored flames, leaving only a handful of snow-white ashes and a strong fragrance.

Shazo collected Whitebeard's ashes, then left Blackbeard, who was rolling on the ground and gradually losing strength, along with the five Ice Sculpture, and followed the Marines to hunt down the Whitebeard Pirates.

After scaling the collapsed iron wall, Shazo remembered that the Blackbeard Pirates had another member, the "Giant Battleship" San Juan Wolf.

Surprisingly, sensing the danger, the guy had already vanished.

Its massive size, comparable to the undamaged Marineford, allowed it to escape silently right in front of Shazo.

You really can't judge a book by its cover.

When Shazo arrived at the battlefield, he saw a strange sight.

A Pink-Hair girl spread her arms wide, blocking Sakazuki's path, and cried out in tears, "Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

"Enough people have died! Whitebeard is dead too, stop fighting, stop the deaths!"

To be honest, Shazo couldn't understand why Koby said that at all. It was as if he had suddenly been transported into a melodramatic romance novel, where there was no logic, no responsibility, no right or wrong, only emotions.

What utter nonsense! Instead of healing their comrades, they're only concerned with chasing down pirates. Isn't that perfectly reasonable?

Doesn't Marine Headquarters have a medical system and professional medics?

After a Marine is wounded by pirates, the Marine Admiral is supposed to halt the fighting and personally treat the injured Marines instead of pursuing the pirates?

This is betrayal, a blatant betrayal of the Navy!

Akainu Admiral of Sakazuki is known for his iron will; would he really let a brain-dead lieutenant block his path?

Without a second thought, Sakazuki raised his right fist, which transformed into lava, and struck the oblivious Pink-Hair traitor.

Just as Koby was about to be burned to death by the lava, a military knife imbued with Haki blocked Sakazuki's fist.

That sword is the Gryphon, and its wielder is Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors.

As the strongest Devil Fruit User), Shanks blocked Sakazuki's magma fist and said with a smile, "Give me some face, and let's call a truce."

Not far away on the sea, a large ship with a dragon's head slowly approached the shore and stopped next to the many warships of the Whitebeard Pirates, clearly expressing its stance.

Upon seeing the ship appear, the naval officers and soldiers all changed their expressions drastically.

"It's the Red Voss, the ship of Four Emperors Red-Haired Shanks!"

Why is he here?

"Are we going to have to fight another Four Emperors?"

The commotion spread throughout the area as more and more sailors spotted the Red-Haired Shanks confronting Sakazuki.

Sengoku and Garp, with their Observation Haki, naturally noticed the anomaly and rushed over to check on the situation.

When they saw Shanks, their expressions immediately turned grim.

Sengoku felt a headache coming on at the thought of possibly having to fight another Four Emperors: "That Red-Haired Shanks, is he here to rescue Whitebeard?"

Garp's expression darkened further, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "Red-Haired Shanks —the man who led Luffy the path of pirates!"

In his mind, if this bastard hadn't appeared in the East Blue, Luffy would have become a glorious Marine.

As the ship docked, Shanks ' first mate, Ben Beckman, and a group of officers appeared on the ship's side, standing in a neat row to cheer on their captain.

Sengoku quickly arrived in front of the Marines, his eyes fixed on Red-Haired Shanks with a sinister glint, and asked in a deep voice, "Shanks, what are you Marineford, the Emperor of the Sea?"

"I've come to stop the war!"

Red-Haired Shanks walked up to Sengoku, Garp, Sakazuki, Aokiji, and Borsalino, and said, "Continuing to fight will only increase your casualties—"

Hearing the same words as the Akainu -Pink-Hair man, Admiral became enraged and interrupted him, saying, "Marineford is the Marine Headquarters; it's none of your business, you pirate!"

After being interrupted, Red-Haired Shanks didn't seem angry. Instead, he chuckled and said, "Admiral Sakazuki, you're as annoying as ever!"

Immediately, Shanks unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, which roared out like a raging storm, making all the Marines feel dizzy but not unconscious.

After stunning everyone present, Shanks fixed his sharp eyes on Sakazuki and said to Sengoku, "If the Navy insists on continuing the war, then the Red Hair Pirates will have to join the battle!"

The threat in Red-Haired Shanks was obvious.