Teach vs. Rediat (1)

Their fighting spirit surged to its peak, and it wasn't over yet; a powerful aura erupted from Teach first.

A deafening roar erupted between heaven and earth. Teach's domineering Haki, like Black Hole in an abyss, spread outwards continuously, especially impacting Rediat.

Teach's aura seemed to devour everything in its path, plunging everything into silence. Faced with Teach's Conqueror's Haki and the abyss that seemed to rush towards him, Rediat smiled faintly, and the same aura erupted from within Rediat.

Centered on Rediat, the dark purple Conqueror's Haki was both noble and domineering, containing a powerful pressure that made one feel as if facing a terrifying creature, with roars seemingly emanating from it.

The sky darkened instantly, and with Teach and Rediat as the boundary, the world was split in two in a flash. Teach's side was a darkness that devoured everything, while on Rediat's side, in a dark purple world, a primordial beast seemed to have awakened and been enraged.

The impact Haki and substantial, with forces clashing and one side devouring the other, neither giving way, but overall maintaining a relatively even balance of power.

The air currents generated by the impact collided and clashed, scattering in all directions, and the earth seemed to tremble.

On one hand, it possesses an overwhelming power, devouring everything; on the other hand, it looks down upon all things.

The members of the Night Pirates in the distance were also affected. Under the impact of the two men's Conqueror's Haki, Teach was unable to protect them, and they also had to withstand the Conqueror's Haki of the two men.

The terrifying pressure and Teach's Conqueror's Haki mental attack caused the crew members to instinctively clutch their heads, the excruciating pain nearly causing them to faint.

Some of the weaker ones lost consciousness instantly, their hands dropped their weapons and items, and they collapsed limply to the ground.

"Hey! What's wrong? Wake up!" The sight of their companion collapsing made some of the pirates anxious, and they looked at their comrades, seemingly wanting to wake them up.

"Don't push them! The captain's Conqueror's Haki has a much stronger mental impact than ordinary Conqueror's Haki. If they're weak, they'll become stupid if they take it a few times. It's better for them to fall asleep now, at least they won't be affected by such shockwaves again." Pito knew a little about Teach's Conqueror's Haki, and when he saw someone doing this, he immediately shouted to stop them.

Upon hearing Pito's words, their hands stopped moving, and they instinctively placed them behind their backs. It was terrifying; it sounded like they would become idiots. However, the pain in their brains was undeniable.

"This is Conqueror's Haki! The captain's full power unleashed! He truly deserves to be called a king. No, he has already become a king. The power of his Haki is worlds apart from what he did before," Wallace exclaimed.

Looking around, of the more than 800 Night Pirates, less than 50 were still standing; the rest had already fainted. These were all the strongest Night Pirates.

The abyss-like Black Hole eroded Rediat layer by layer, like surging waves on the sea, carrying an unstoppable force that devoured everything.

At first, the two were evenly matched, but gradually, the scales of victory began to tip in Teach, as darkness began to encroach on the territory that originally belonged to Rediat.

However, at that moment, both of them simultaneously withdrew their auras. A strong wind swept by, as if nothing had happened before. The members of the Night Pirates breathed a sigh of relief; that feeling had truly been unbearable for them.

However, they could also sense that Teach was undoubtedly stronger in terms of spirit.

However, upon realizing this, they were all somewhat surprised. They hadn't expected that Rediat would also possess Conqueror's Haki, proving Lafitte was right.

This only makes us more eager for the upcoming battle, a clash between two kings.

Rediat looked at Teach, feeling not so disappointed by his defeat in terms of spirit. He had a premonition of this all along, after all, their experiences were completely different.

He mostly stayed in the Tiresfa Kingdom, where he was a prince. His aura had been improving slowly, only increasing along with his strength. It should be noted that the strength of Conqueror's Haki depends not only on one's own strength but, more importantly, on one's ambition, or rather, one's will.

The stronger one's will and ambition, the stronger one's Conqueror's Haki's Haki becomes. Ultimately, growth is still necessary.

Teach, on the other hand, had long been sailing the high seas, leaving behind the legendary ship, the Whitebeard Pirates, and now he had established his own pirate crew, aiming to become the World's Strongest.

Although she was determined to find that man, she was still somewhat inferior to Teach.

"Then let the battle begin." Rediat said calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, he instantly drew his long sword, Shadowless, with extreme speed, leaving no trace, and quickly attacked Teach.

The onlookers couldn't see Rediat anywhere. "Such speed! He held back completely in the previous battle," Nelson clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"As expected, the captain was right. We're not even on the same level. The captain probably feels the same way. If he really got serious, we'd probably be instantly killed." Lafitte smiled, holding his cane, his eyes fixed on the center of the battlefield, seemingly a little excited.

Now, his injuries have basically healed. The injuries Rediat inflicted on them were not serious, and he did not attack their vital points. With the powerful vitality and regenerative ability of his Ancient Species Devil Fruit power, he has almost recovered by now.

Teach's gaze was fixed on Rediat, sensing Rediat's rapidly approaching figure, when a sharp purple sword light flashed before his eyes.

In an instant, Teach reached behind his back with one hand and drew his long-unsheathed sword, Dragon Abyss. With the force of splitting a mountain, he swung it down towards the purple sword light, and a crack seemed to appear in the air.

Clang!

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle!" The clashing of swords produced a series of ear-piercing metallic sounds.

The two looked into each other's eyes. Teach's long hair was loose, flowing behind him along his black pirate coat.

Rediat was the same; the two, one in black and one in purple, clashed with immense power.

Teach as defense to block the attack, but this was only the beginning; a sharp Sword Intent clung to Dragon Abyss.

Teach simultaneously unleashed his Haki -infused entanglement on Rediat, transforming his weapon into Black Blade.

In the blink of an eye, the two figures intersected in the air; both were powerful Swordmaster, their purple and black light mingling.

A swordsman's duel often happens in an instant, with both sides adjusting their breathing and emotions.

If Rediat is like a purple sword poised to pierce the entire sky, it possesses an extremely fierce offensive.

Teach is like the surging ocean, possessing an all-encompassing defensiveness. It is a black sea that sinks everything to the bottom, but at the same time, it harbors hidden dangers, making people wary.

The two men's intense, head-on clash affected everyone. Those who didn't know swordsmanship couldn't even look directly at them on the battlefield, while others with better swordsmanship, such as Xiouyapufu and Nelson, felt their hearts being pressed down and wanted to vent their frustrations.

Rediat's uncanny movements and speed allowed him to appear several meters away from Teach with a single right step, right behind her. Teach, seemingly unfazed, unleashed a sharp Sword Intent that pierced diagonally toward Teach's right shoulder.

Just as Rediat's attack was about to arrive, Teach finally made a move. He slightly turned his body, twisted his wrist holding the sword, and with a gentle tremor, neutralized Rediat's attack. Then, without pausing, taking advantage of the opening created by Rediat's attack, he slashed at Rediat's body.

Infused with his own Sword Intent, it transformed into a black slashing wave, rapidly hurtling towards Rediat.

Seeing this, Rediat remained calm, skillfully shifting his position in the air before slashing down with his sword, unleashing a purple strike as well.

In the air, the two slashes collided, impacted, and crossed each other, creating a raging torrent in all directions.

At the moment of their mutual opposition, the two slashes exploded with a loud "bang" in the center.

Smoke and dust billowed, obscuring the view inside, but the sounds of battle indicated that the two fighters were still engaged in combat.

"The captain is actually a Swordmaster!" The members of the Night Pirates stared wide-eyed. None of them Swordmaster yet; most were just swordsmen. However, characters like Xiouyapufu and Lafitte had already gone far enough on the path of swordsmanship and were only one opportunity away from becoming Swordmaster.

They stared intently at the two swordsmen, watching the clash of their swordsmanship. The opportunity for them to become Swordmaster might very well lie in this battle.

"I've never seen the captain use a knife before. I thought his weapons were just for show. I never imagined he possessed such powerful swordsmanship." Nelson said in disbelief.

"The captain has basically given up using swords now; his forte is still hand-to-hand combat." Pito shook his head. "Swordsmanship was something the captain learned in the early stages when he was weaker, to enhance his combat power. He doesn't need it now."

"For the captain, swordsmanship is always a secondary skill; he hasn't used his full strength yet, it's just a friendly spar."

"Support!" Are you sure you're not joking?! The surrounding companions were speechless. Even Wallace, who didn't understand swordsmanship, couldn't help but twitch his lips. Just in terms of swordsmanship, he was stronger than them.

Flickering arcs of electricity crackled around Teach as he swiftly launched a counterattack after seizing the opportunity.

Both men are at the level of Swordmaster, but Rediat's level is clearly higher Teach's. While their basic skills are similar, Rediat is far superior in swordsmanship.

But this doesn't mean that Rediat has suppressed Teach or that he is stronger than Teach. This is a battle, and a clash of combat power is not just about swordsmanship.

Overtly and covertly, it was a clash of Observation Haki Observation Haki to deduce Rediat's upcoming actions based on his movements. Every detail was absorbed and analyzed by Teach through his Observation Haki.

It was a near-perfect, divine prediction, which Teach used to probe Rediat's actions and predict Rediat further attacks.

However, Rediat's Observation Haki was also quite good, and he was equally skilled. More importantly, he possessed the ability to read minds, which even Teach could not avoid. He used it to the extreme in battle, perfectly reading Teach's thoughts, as long as it was what he was thinking.

This can be described as fighting from a god's-eye view. It is this ability that allows one to control everything about the opponent in battle, making one virtually invincible when one's own combat power is sufficient. It was this ability that allowed Rediat to perfectly outmaneuver the officers of the Night Pirates.

Of course, Rediat also has a hidden terrifying ability, but it has no effect on Teach; otherwise, it would be truly terrifying.

Rediat, who possesses the ability to read minds, suppressed Teach's Observation Haki during the battle. The predictions that Teach made through Observation Haki were stolen by Rediat, which is equivalent to Redart altering them accordingly.

In other words, I predicted your prediction, but Teach's divine prediction can change at any time based on Rediat's actions. Therefore, it can be said that neither of them can do anything about the other. However, Rediat, who has the ability to read minds, completely controls the initiative. It is precisely because of this that Teach is forced into a defensive position.

Under these circumstances, Teach did not use Future Sight, because the Future Sight of Observation Haki had become ineffective. Teach's supernatural prediction using his microscopic level Observation Haki could be considered a weakened version of Future Sight.

However, since God's foresight was stolen by Rediat, the future has been constantly changing. Since it has been constantly changing, there is no predetermined future, and the ability to Future Sight has become useless.

Future Sight is always an extension of Observation Haki, meaning that Future Sight can also be stolen by Rediat's Observation Haki ability.

As expected of someone with innate Observation Haki, it's incredibly overpowered. In terms of Observation Haki, neither of them showed any weakness, although Teach was slightly at a disadvantage. However, this disadvantage was not significant and had no effect.

In terms of mutual restraint in ability, if there is a gap in strength between the two sides, the stronger the side with the advantage, the more control it has over the future, and the greater its chance of victory.

However, their strengths are roughly equal. These two monsters of the same age have a slight advantage in strength, but in terms of speed, Rediat is no less Teach Rediat has a slight edge as well.

However, in short bursts of speed, Teach is a bit faster than Rediat.

In terms of the strength of Haki, Teach has reached the level of projecting Haki outwards, while Rediat, although his Armament Haki is not weak, cannot circulate Haki. Teach, on the other hand, uses Haki to circulate on his body surface, forming an invisible barrier armor.

Going deeper, it involves allowing the flowing Haki to penetrate deep into the enemy's interior, causing destruction from within to achieve even greater power, Teach is currently unable to do.

Teach could tell that Rediat possessed an amplified ability; the terrifying power he displayed when he used his ability earlier strongly suggested he was a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit User.

Because Rediat has now essentially entered orc form, and the exposed arm he's grasping has grown black scales, giving him an advantage over Teach in terms of power.

At the same time, it has amplified abilities, a powerful physique, regenerative abilities, and even the special abilities of Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

Teach, with his monstrous physique, possesses immense vitality and is proficient in Life Return.

Overall, both sides have their own advantages.