Dark Jade, Star of Ruin

"Don't waste your time, it's useless." Teach's voice came from the black sphere, startling everyone.

Suddenly, two holes opened up in the black sphere in front of them, and then two hands reached out from them. The two men knew they were in trouble and tried to run away, but it was too late.

"Dark Water!"

An overwhelming dark gravity gripped their bodies, pulling them forward passively with no way to escape. Teach's hands grabbed both of their necks.

Then, the two men's expressions turned grim, Gilman 'Human-Beast Form vanished, returning him to his original appearance.

Their abilities have disappeared, or rather, been sealed. They can sense the presence of their own abilities, but they cannot use them, as they are suppressed by a special force.

They knew that this was the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

The black sphere enveloping Teach slowly opened, controlled by Teach, revealing Teach figure inside. The opened black sphere had become a hemisphere, and then, under Teach's control, it transformed back into its original size—a black sphere only the size of a fist—floating slightly behind Teach's shoulder.

Although they had lost their abilities, they showed no intention of surrendering and wanted to attack Teach directly.

One of them kicked Teach, trying to make Teach let go of his hand.

Seeing this, Teach kicked Nickt away, then blocked Gilman's kick with his own foot. The next moment, Teach punched Gilman in the stomach, sending Gilman flying.

Gilman's body wasn't as strong now, because his abilities had failed. So, he raised his arms in front of Teach, blocking Teach's kick, but the powerful force sent him flying.

The two stood up one after the other and then rushed towards Teach.

"Haven't given up yet?" Teach couldn't help but shake his head.

Floating in mid-air, the two reappeared in front of Teach, swinging their fists, their fists covered in Haki, and slamming towards Teach.

Teach remained motionless as the two attacked. The black sphere moved automatically and expanded, no longer enveloping Teach as it had before.

Like a black shield, they appeared on either side of Teach, with a thin line of black matter connecting the two shields.

The two powerful attacks landed directly on the black shield, without causing any ripples as before, but the resulting strong winds stirred Teach's long hair.

Teach just stood there, while Nickt and Gilman kept attacking Teach.

However, with each attack, the partial shield formed by Teach's black sphere accurately blocked their attacks before they could land. If Nickt used his Explosive Sound Fist, the black sphere would transform into a hemisphere or a full sphere to protect Teach within it.

What shocked Nickt was that once the power of his Explosive Sound Fruit was blocked by this sphere, it would isolate the power of his Explosive Sound Fruit and prevent it from spreading.

What exactly is this substance? Even the Haki couldn't withstand its explosive sound.

However, the two gradually grew tired and continued their attacks. Teach stood in the air, and a small black ball, strangely, easily blocked their attacks and appeared precisely at the landing point of their attacks.

More importantly, they are emotionally exhausted. No matter how hard they try, they see no results, which makes them feel deeply hopeless.

Finally, Teach made his move, kicking them both away with one and two kicks.

"I already said it was useless. You know its defenses; my full-force claw strike only left a tiny scratch on it."

Teach's words sent a chill down their spines. They knew all too well how terrifying Teach's Claw Strike were; their extreme sharpness and powerful destructive force were simply impossible to withstand, and they could only leave a claw mark on the dark sphere.

As for Teach not lying, why would Teach lie? Besides, they had witnessed the terrifying defensive capabilities of this dark sphere.

"This is a solid sphere formed by the compression of endless darkness; I call it Dark Jade." Teach smiled as he spoke; this was his masterpiece.

"It can extend infinitely and change shape." Teach reached out and grabbed the Dark Jade. Immediately afterward, a sharp spike protruded from the Dark Jade that Teach had grabbed. Then, with a quick glance, it extended a hundred meters away. Then, Teach pulled it back, released his grip, and it floated back onto Teach's shoulder.

"More importantly, this is an absolute defense that I developed. As for its effectiveness, you should have seen it. Although calling it an absolute defense is a bit of an exaggeration, there are very few people in this world who can break through it. Moreover, as the ability is developed, its hardness will also increase."

"With double the pain, physical experts can indeed be considered my nemesis. And this is a move I specifically developed for certain monsters. With this move, as long as its defense cannot be broken, the flaw of the Dark-Dark Fruit is no longer a flaw; it has been perfectly solved by me."

Marine Headquarters.

"With Teach's current strength, there aren't many people in this world who can deal with him. With his powerful physical skills and monstrous physique, Teach can be said to have few rivals," Tsuru analyzed, turning her head to glance at Garp beside her.

"Garp, this move was probably developed specifically to counter you."

"Haha! It's so good to be young. I also want to try and see if I can break it." Garp laughed heartily upon hearing this, holding a bag of senbei in his arms, and began to eat it in big mouthfuls.

"Don't joke around, Garp. Do you see the defensive power of this Dark Jade? Teach could only leave a scratch on it. Do you think you could break through it with your full strength?" Seeing Garp's expression, Tsuru frowned and said seriously.

Hearing what He said, Garp gradually stopped smiling. Everyone else turned their attention to Garp. Having witnessed the defensive power of the Dark Jade, none of them had the confidence to break through it, so they could only place their hopes on Garp.

The legend of the naval Garp the Hero has always lived on. They know Garp is very strong, but Garp is usually unserious, and they don't know Garp true strength.

Since Tsuru directly asked the Garp the Hero in such a serious manner, and considering that the previous words were specifically developed for Garp, it already revealed a secret message. It was also noticed that Admiral Sengoku and Fleet Marshal Kong also turned their attention to Garp.

Some with keen senses seemed to have guessed who the strongest person in the navy was right now.

"That Dark Jade? If I go all out, I can shatter it." After a moment of contemplation, Garp voiced his thoughts, causing the others to breathe a sigh of relief. "However, he's only been eating the Dark-Dark Fruit for two years, and he's already developed it to this extent. Just like he said, as he develops his abilities, the hardness of this absolute defense will also increase. In a few more years, I might not be able to break through its defense."

These words made the hearts of the others sink.

"There's one more thing. Judging from Teach's fighting style, at times, it's somewhat similar to his fight with Rayleigh."

"If that's the case, then..." Upon hearing this, Sengoku's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but open his mouth.

"Hmm, that Dark Jade is controlled by Teach. Logically, as long as you're faster than the Dark Jade's movement speed, you can hit Teach. However, Teach's Observation Haki allows him to Future Sight, which renders it ineffective. With his current strength, he's no weaker than the overlords of the New World." Garp couldn't help but sigh, then burst into laughter, "Haha, what a terrifying pirate! I feel like I can retire now."

"Did you see that clearly? Navy, you were doomed from the start. Your numbers are useless to me, and your strength is insufficient; you haven't reached that level. I am now invincible, and I fear no enemy." Teach looked down from the air at Gilman and Nickt not far away.

They were truly desperate. They never expected Teach to have such a trick up his sleeve, and they could already sense that their bodies didn't have much time left to hold on.

They had tried this Dark Jade technique before, but no matter what they did, they couldn't break it, and it could even appear in the position they wanted to attack in advance. How could they possibly defeat Teach?

At that moment, as if sensing something, Teach turned his head and looked into the distance, towards the location of Rediat.

"Is it over already?" Teach said, a smile creeping onto his face. It was basically over; Rediat had also completed their plan on the other two battlefields.

From this, we can see how vast Teach's Observation Haki range is, a range that many people envy. They have seen the entire island from above. Teach and Rediat are located on opposite sides of the island, several kilometers apart, and they can easily detect the situation in other battlefields.

Those watching the video couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation, because they knew that the time had come, the timing and circumstances had aligned, and soon, they would witness that earth-shattering move.

Turning to the two Marine Vice Admiral below, Teach chuckled, "Heh, this is all that's left. The rest of the place is over."

"What do you mean?" Nickt and the other man looked at Teach's smile and had a bad feeling. They had actually guessed what it meant, but they didn't dare to believe it.

"What? Do I have to tell you myself?" Teach looked down, "The other two battlefields have ended in victory for the Night Pirates. But congratulations, due to the Night Pirates' mercy, for some reason, about three thousand marines survived and will soon be leaving this island."

"The Night Pirates have won this war."

"How could that be?" They didn't believe it, but it was the truth, and Teach had no interest in lying to them.

They understood what Teach was saying, but at the same time, they felt something was strange. The Night Pirates had let a portion of the Marines escape, and there was some reason behind it. What was the reason? What exactly happened? They had no idea.

"So, Atchison has already..." They exchanged a glance, both with sadness in their eyes.

Their vigorous life force gradually diminished, and wrinkles began to slowly appear on their faces. Sensing their physical condition, they prepared to burn out their last breaths. Even if they survived, they wouldn't be able to return for long, so it was better to die in battle, to die at Teach's hands. As for anything else, they no longer craved anything.

"Then, with my final move, I'll finish you off." Teach's body slowly rose into the air, ascending to a higher place where he could seemingly see the entire island.

"Star of Ruin!"

Teach stretched out his hand, black energy swirling around it, and a black sphere shimmering with a faint blue light appeared from Teach palm.

Unlike the previous Dark Jade, this sphere is an energy ball. Its outer shell is made of the same dark substance as the Dark Jade, but it is hollow inside, containing infinite power.

Cracks appeared on the dark shell, and the blue light emanated from these cracks. If you looked closely, you could see that as time passed, more and more cracks appeared on the dark shell, and the blue light became stronger and stronger, and extremely unstable.

Even a material as hard as the dark outer shell could not withstand the terrifying power within.

Release your hand, and the sphere will fall from the sky at a very high speed, plummeting vertically to the ground.

Looking at the sphere, they didn't seem to sense anything inside, but many knew that the previous scene must have been caused by this sphere of light. All they had to do now was wait quietly.

If the previous Dark Jade was a compression of infinite darkness, then this sphere is a compression of infinite gravity. The outer dark shell was created to stabilize the power within, although it cannot stabilize it for very long.

The Dark Jade is Teach's absolute defense, while this Star of Ruin is the ultimate attack derived from the evolution of gravity.

This was actually an accidental product, developed unintentionally. Initially, he wanted to develop a technique called "Planetary Devastation," but he failed. After all, they were different power systems, and he simply couldn't use gravity to lift an object containing infinite gravity into the air. However, it did allow Teach to witness the power of gravity.

"Not good, run!" Gilman and Nickt's expressions changed as they watched the ball of light descend from the sky. Looking at the ball of light, they had an ominous premonition. Their strong intuition told them that this was something extremely dangerous, and they had to get away from it. This was something they could not withstand. They instinctively felt extreme fear.

In a few breaths, they fled with all their might, reaching a distance of several hundred meters. No one laughed at them, and no one stared at them; all eyes were fixed on the round sphere of light.

Gilman and his men were too late to escape, or rather, they could never escape at all.

Teach himself quickly took off and flew to a higher place. The Reporter Bird's strong intuition prompted it to fly even higher, while adhering to its professional ethics and not forgetting to point the camera at the more anticipated parts.

The sphere of light fell hundreds of meters above the ground and stopped there. The next moment, the outer dark shell shattered completely, unable to hold back the terrifying energy and infinite gravity inside.

Boom!

To everyone's astonishment, the entire sphere of light expanded in an instant, transforming into a gigantic sphere of light—no, a gravitational field—with a diameter of several hundred meters.

At that moment, the entire island trembled. The ground, rocks, and trees around the gravitational field all began to crack, then floated up and were drawn into the spherical gravitational field by the powerful gravity.

Everything was being swallowed up, attracted by the infinite gravity, sucked into the gravitational field, and rotating around a certain trajectory. Some fragile objects were directly torn apart by gravity and turned into powder and dust.

Hard rocks and compressed soil are so fragile; under the immense force of gravity, they float in the air and fly into the entire gravitational field.

The entire gravitational field glowed with blue light, and countless attracted objects swirled around it from within its surface.

What's even more terrifying is that the entire gravitational field is expanding rapidly. The gravitational field, which was originally floating in the air, has already touched the ground within a second and is rapidly expanding in all directions. Countless objects are attracted to it. The rapidly expanding gravitational field, as seen in the footage, swallowed up a small mountain in just a few seconds.

The gravitational field is vast, with the entire blue gravitational field at its core. Outside, infinite gravity, invisible to the naked eye, pulls countless things into the gravitational field.

This is an out-of-control gravitational field, one that even Teach cannot control. Within the gravitational field, hidden by mud and sand, in the area shimmering with blue light, Teach knows what has happened: space has been distorted, and what is about to unfold will shock the world.

The massive gravitational field covered a quarter of the island in a short time. The enormous sphere was so powerful that it seemed to devour everything, which was terrifying. Looking up, even the clouds in the sky were drawn in.

Suddenly the sea surged, and huge waves were drawn in, crashing against the shore of Exo Island.

As for Gilman and Nickt, they had already been swallowed up by Teach's gravitational field. No one cared about them; everyone was staring blankly at this all-consuming entity.

Finally, the entire gravitational field reached a critical point and stopped expanding.

Then, in a split second, the entire gravitational field vanished, but those powerful individuals could see that it had instantly contracted to an extreme point.

The remaining scene is of countless attracted dust particles surging towards the center like giant waves. In the center, a tornado formed by the dust particles hangs high in the air, still in motion. At its top is the place where the entire gravitational field disappears.

But what about those things that were swallowed up? All of them vanished, as if they had never existed, infinitely compressed by the shrinking gravity. Even the most powerful life forms would be crushed to death by this.

Below, beneath the countless floating yellow sand and dust, lay a gigantic crater, a massive crater.

This is Teach's trick, the Star of Ruin, the star that destroys everything.