Teach vs. Rediat (2)

The battlefield was filled with crisscrossing Sword Qi energy, accompanied by an endless pressure from the swordsmanship. Both sides were fighting very seriously, giving it their all.

Whether it was Teach or Rediat, the rugged trenches on the surrounding battlefield were all carved out by their strikes.

The open space in the center of the island's battlefield has expanded by a ring, and a ring of surrounding jungle trees has disappeared, swallowed up by the Sword Qi.

Meanwhile, the members of the Night Pirates were watching retreated a hundred meters away, afraid of being caught in the crossfire of the two men's battle.

"Dragon Abyss - Thunderclap Flash!" Teach gripped the Dragon Abyss tightly with both hands and shouted loudly. Golden Sword Intent and lightning flashed Teach slashed down with all his might, unleashing a huge white-gold slash wave. After the slash was unleashed, the momentum instantly changed.

The roar of thunder was like the fury of a giant beast, a continuous rumble.

The entire wave-slashing technique transformed into a thunder dragon, glaring angrily at Rediat.

Seeing this, Rediat shouted "Shadow Devour!" the same time Teach unleashed his attack.

The shadowy, pitch-black sword slash transformed into a bizarre, shapeless Black Dragon as it flew out, also charging towards Teach.

Two powerful slashes collided in the air and exploded at the center of the impact, flashing a dazzling light that was almost blinding.

The sound of shattering stones echoed in my ears, crashing to the ground, the impact spreading outwards.

At the center of the collision between the two powerful strikes, a huge crater appeared.

Teach and Rediat faced each other, their clothes and hair billowing high in the air. In the distance, some members of the Night Pirates hid behind trees, clinging to their trunks, while others raised a hand to shield themselves from the oncoming hurricane and the sand and dust swirling in the wind.

Some even lay prone on the ground, too afraid to lift their heads.

"Why isn't it over yet? It's been half a day already. Judging from their condition, who knows how long this will take?" Nelson said helplessly, resigned to his fate. The difference in strength between these two monsters was absolute. He couldn't withstand any of their moves; he wouldn't even be able to parry them and would be easily killed.

"This is just the beginning, merely a warm-up. You see, the captain is more skilled in hand-to-hand combat. That Rediat seems to be a powerful Zoan Devil Fruit user, though we don't know if his ability is Ancient Species or Mythical Zoan. However, given that he's someone of equal status whom Teach has taken a liking to, and considering his extraordinary identity, he's likely to possess Mythical Zoan, which is even rarer than Logia Devil Fruit. Besides swordsmanship, he must also be skilled in hand-to-hand combat," Xiouyapufu analyzed with a smile as he watched the battle unfold.

He also knew quite a bit about Devil Fruit. When he wanted to eat Devil Fruit, his family provided him with more than one to choose from, including some of the rarer ones.

However, in the end, he still chose this ability, which wasn't top-tier but was the one that best suited him.

"This is so exciting! Two monsters, plus the Pito Pirate mentioned who's still in the New World... it's unimaginable! The three kings of the Night Pirates... just thinking about it is exhilarating! The three giants... is this the epic pirate crew the captain is building?! Haha!" Lafitte's body trembled with excitement, his eyes shining with a hint of madness. "As expected of Captain Teach, a born king, a man destined to become a hegemon."

As he said this, he couldn't help but recall what Teach had told him in a casual conversation a few days ago, "I once considered inheriting the Whitebeard Pirates, but in the end I gave up. Whitebeard's mark is too deep. It's better to create an epic pirate crew that surpasses the Whitebeard Pirates myself."

Teach and Rediat were constantly anticipating each other's moves, rendering their Observation Haki largely ineffective.

Therefore, they tacitly abandoned their own techniques and engaged in a battle of speed and power, a clash of knives and swords.

However, both of them knew that swordsmanship alone could not unleash their true strength. The swordsmanship contest was merely a prelude to the main battle, a warm-up.

For Rediat, the previous battles against the other officers of the Night Pirates were nothing more than a warm-up.

The two had been fighting for half a day, but their breathing remained very steady, and their condition had actually improved to its peak.

Finally, in the last powerful collision, Teach, wielding his sword with both hands, holding the Dragon Abyss, slashed diagonally downwards from right to left with all his might. The Dragon Abyss Sword's jet-black blade gleamed with golden light, its sharpness seemingly capable of piercing the skin.

On the other side, Rediat's eerie dark purple sword light flashed as he swung his Famous Sword Jueying, with all his might.

At the center of their collision, swords clashed in an instant, a faint flash of light appeared, and in the endless void, dark red lightning intertwined and collided. At the center of their collision, all around them, a familiar aura emanated from their bodies—their Conqueror's Haki.

However, unlike the previous clashes that were simply a battle of wills, this time both of them controlled the range of their Conqueror's Haki.

It tightly surrounds one's body.

Both men gripped their weapons tightly with both hands. Teach's arm swelled up, the veins bulging and protruding from the skin.

Rediat, gritting his teeth, had both arms completely covered in pitch-black, ferocious scales, carrying all his strength.

Teach also realized that Rediat's ability was related to dragons. These scales, combined with the oppressive aura he felt when releasing Rediat 'Conqueror's Haki, were a dragon's might, somewhat similar to the aura emanating from Kaido.

It's a Mythical Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit, but we don't know what kind it is, since there are many types of dragons.

The air exploded in an instant. The sword and the blade did not completely collide. In the center, Teach's flowing Haki transformed into invisible armor.

The two of them used all their strength, their legs spread wide, their feet planted firmly on the ground. The violent collision caused the ground to tremble and crack.

Teach's feet sank into the ground, the earth roared, and the sky above was completely cloudless, having been scattered by the violent collision and blown to who knows where.

This evenly matched battle made Teach's blood boil even more. Before this, he had only felt this way from Ares. However, Ares was still in the New World. Although he was growing very fast, he was still not as fast as Ares who had eaten the Half-Demon fruit.

If Ares's combat power was slightly inferior to his before, now Ares's strength may have surpassed his. He is a monster himself and possesses the potential to be human. Unlike Teach, he is not limited. He may already have the combat power of Admiral.

This clash lasted for more than ten seconds. As the commotion subsided, the two men retreated backward, walking back seven or eight meters.

With his eyes fixed on his opponent, Teach moved. He planted the Dragon Abyss Sword vertically in the ground, raised one hand, grabbed his own collar, and with a "whoosh," swung it behind him in a stylish motion, tearing off his pirate coat, which was somewhat damaged in the previous battle.

At the same time, he took down the gold and silver twin spears from his waist, as well as the Famous Sword: Purgatory and the Famous Sword: Thunder Fang, which had not been drawn for a long time.

The weights on their limbs were removed and dropped to the ground with several loud "booms!" as the heavy weights slammed into the soil, creating several small craters.

After a slight stretch and some warm-up, I felt my increased strength and realized that my body felt much lighter after removing the weight.

The real battle was about to begin. Teach was bursting with an almost overwhelming fighting spirit. He wanted to face Rediat in his most perfect form, and he would do everything in his power to defeat Rediat.

If successful, the Night Pirates will have a perfect trio of leaders, a terrifying lineup that will shock the world.

At this point, he was already striving and fighting for his dreams and goals, for a more distant and glorious future.

In this battle, there was no word "defeat" for him, only victory, and only victory to speak of.

His pirate coat, wrapped around his weapons and carrying a heavy load, was swung forcefully towards the location of the Night Pirates.

It fell from the sky, arriving as fast as a shooting star, but the members of the Night Pirates were not alarmed. At this moment, it was naturally Nelson's turn to take action.

With a power swap, Teach's item, which was still in the air, vanished into thin air and reappeared to the side, making a small crater on the ground with a "thud".

This is Teach's burden, and they dare not take it so easily. Nelson's ability is only to exchange, not to make the object's inertia disappear.

Rediat, too, removed his noble robe, the sleeves of which had been torn apart by Sword Intent during his battle with Teach, revealing a black outfit underneath.

Around his waist was a metal device resembling a belt, presumably for carrying weight. Rediat pressed a button on it, and the belt undid and fell off Rediat waist.

As it fell, it didn't hit the ground. Rediat's shadow expanded beneath his feet, and the belt sank directly into the shadow as it fell, being swallowed by it.

Also swallowed up were Rediat's Famous Sword Jueying, and his own robe.

Is this his ability? Those who witnessed this scene couldn't help but think, and at the same time confirmed, that Rediat's ability was definitely Zoan - Mythical Zoan Beast.

Teach had anticipated this. He looked at Rediat, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

"Zoan, Dragon Fruit, Shadow Dragon form. This is my ability—the ability to control shadows." Rediat looked at Teach and revealed his ability.

Teach didn't answer, adjusting his breathing to bring himself to peak condition while waiting.

The two stared at each other, the air seemed to freeze, and an immense pressure was palpable.

Like a volcano, it's just waiting for the tipping point to erupt.

Finally, both of them reached their peak, and in the next instant, their figures vanished from their original spots. Breaking the sound barrier, they reappeared in the center of the battlefield in a flash.

Teach's hands, in the process, had transformed into long-lost demonic claws, ferocious, long and powerful, and instilling fear in those around them.

Rediat had also fully entered his orc form, becoming extremely ferocious, his body covered in jet-black scales that did not shimmer in the sunlight, giving him a dark and profound appearance.

A pair of spiraling, dark purple dragon horns extended from the top of its head backward, and behind it grew a long, angular, black dragon tail covered with sharp spikes.

A great battle was about to break out. Teach's claws gleamed with an extremely sharp light, and a flowing aura of Haki swirled around them.

Clang!

The earth trembled violently, as if an earthquake was about to occur. The first collision was like a signal, followed by a fierce battle.

Teach dodged Rediat's claw with a flick of his head, while simultaneously slashing across Rediat's chest with the same claw, Teach's demonic claw cutting through Rediat's hard scales.

The sharp claws sank directly into Rediat's flesh, leaving a scratch that sent waves of pain through him. Rediat paid no attention, however, as the injury was merely minor and he could recover quickly with his regenerative abilities.

"Ah!" Rediat took the claw head-on, roared, spun around and lashed out, and the next moment, Rediat's dragon tail lashed out at Teach.

With a powerful force, "Crack!" Teach's body was sent flying backward.

While in mid-air, Teach steadied himself by stepping on the air twice. The moment his feet touched the ground, Teach unleashed astonishing speed, and lightning flashed across his body.

It broke through the air, causing a loud bang, and rushed straight towards Rediat. Rediat smiled slightly, and his body sank down, disappearing into the shadows beneath his feet.

This maneuver evaded Teach's attack, leaving Teach momentarily unaware of Rediat's presence or where he was.

However, now that it's daytime, Teach saw a moving shadow, which was where Rediat was. But this shadow was very cunning, moving quickly, and Teach couldn't do anything about it.

Hidden in the shadows, although the surrounding area was open space, their battlefield, shadows were everywhere. Shadows existed in all the uneven places, and once hidden under other shadows, it was difficult for ordinary people to find them.

However, Teach is different. With his Subtle level Observation Haki, the shadow that Rediat was hiding in was movable. It was still daytime, and the colors of these shadows were relatively light. In comparison, Rediat's shadow was clearly much darker.