Overlord's Domain

"What a dangerous move." Being in the Dark Realm, Rayleigh clearly felt the terror of this move, which was virtually unsolvable for most people.

Without absolute strength, it's impossible to defeat Teach in the Dark Realm, and very few people can do it.

Furthermore, the Dark Realm's defenses were not weak, and coupled with Teach's offensive, it would have been difficult for him to easily break through the Dark Realm's defenses if he hadn't traded injury for time to prepare.

It has to be said that Teach's development of Devil Fruit is terrifying. He has developed all kinds of abilities from the Dark-Dark Fruit, creating a series of powerful techniques.

Now all that's lacking is time. As Teach further develops his Dark-Dark Fruit abilities, these powerful techniques will become even more unstoppable. It's conceivable that even he would have a hard time dealing with Teach at that time.

Teach glanced briefly at Shanks and Buggy watching from the edge of the battlefield. Although they were the same age, Teach was growing much faster. In the future, Teach would definitely be an opponent they would have to face head-on, so they needed to grow up quickly.

Although I have great confidence in Buggy and Shanks' potential, their current strength might pose a danger if they go to the New World. It's better for them to stay put in small places, but if they get involved in the struggle for supremacy, they might be swallowed up.

Rayleigh had made up his mind to properly train them after this. He didn't want Buggy and Shanks to encounter danger after arriving in the New World; they needed to at least have the strength to establish themselves.

Although they are quite strong now, in the eyes of a powerhouse like Rayleigh, they are still far from being good enough.

But now is not the time to think about that. Facing Teach, our opponent, is the priority, and now Teach is attacking us again.

Facing the charging Teach, Rayleigh slashed with his sword, carrying a terrifying pressure. In an instant, the sword swept away everything in its path. Its extreme sharpness carried a powerful will, as if it were the will of heaven.

However, Teach was not to be outdone. His body was enveloped in black energy and Haki, and his pair of Demon Claw fiercely grabbed at Rayleigh. Black and red Inazuma flashed at the tips of Teach's claws.

Rayleigh never underestimated Teach's Claw Strike; with a swing of his arm, a dark crescent moon streaked through the air.

At the same time, Rayleigh's black light flashed by, and a claw and a sword collided in the air.

The next moment, the two figures disappeared from their original spot and appeared on the other side at the same time, with a loud bang in the air.

Rayleigh, sword in hand, launched a furious attack on Teach was like a madman. His claws were stained with blood, the marks of his injuries.

The two figures flashed across the battlefield, leaving deep craters in the ground beneath their feet and sending shards of rock flying.

The fierce clash left no room for respite. The two Dark Jade constantly created opportunities for Teach, and the sharp black spears relentlessly pierced Rayleigh's vital points.

Rayleigh also needed to keep an eye on Teach's Dark Jade while fighting Teach.

Teach had unleashed his Observation Haki to its fullest extent, but in his direct confrontation with Rayleigh, Teach found himself at a disadvantage. Rayleigh's powerful swordsmanship gave him a subtle advantage.

However, in battle, it's their skills that matter most.

Even while injured, Teach used the Dark Jade to create an opportunity for a counterattack, inflicting some damage on Rayleigh.

To onlookers, the two were moving incredibly fast, constantly shifting across the battlefield. Except for a few, most could only catch a glimpse of them.

Some of them couldn't even be spotted.

This is the battle of the strong. Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning constantly gather on the island, carrying a powerful and domineering will, and bombard Teach.

Faced with such a terrifying move, Teach could do was become even more domineering, transforming his claws into fists, clenching his fists tightly, and letting them tremble slightly. The immense power contained within caused even the air to vibrate.

Teach's muscles bulged suddenly, and through his torn sleeve, one could vaguely see throbbing veins and visible blood vessels.

An overwhelming Haki, unleashed with incredible force, at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

At the same time, it carries with it a dark power compressed to the extreme.

Faced with Rayleigh's terrifying sword strike, Teach with an equally powerful punch.

When two forces clash, the surrounding area suffers the most damage. Countless cracks appear on the island's solid ground. As their fierce battle continues, even the entire island cannot withstand the strain and trembles incessantly.

In many places, seawater can be clearly seen gushing out of the cracks, turning into countless tributaries.

"This island can't take it anymore. If the battle continues, the entire island may sink to the bottom of the sea." With butterfly wings on his back, Xiouyapufu was flying in the air, looked at the entire island and, resisting the violent air currents generated by the battle between the two, returned to the position where the Night Pirates were watching the battle.

"I'm not sure, it should end soon, but how long it can last depends on Teach," Rediat said, looking towards the battlefield.

Rediat often sparred with Teach and knew Teach's situation very well. As time passed, half a day had gone by since the start of the battle, and it was getting dark.

Everyone could see that Teach was at a disadvantage, but he kept going. Defeat was inevitable, as Teach's injuries were far more numerous than Rayleigh's.

Moreover, if it weren't for the Dark Jade, Teach might have already lost. After all, the gap between the two is huge. Even though he has reached the top level in Three Types of Haki, he is still somewhat inferior to Rayleigh, who has been sailing the seas for many years. How can he compare to Rayleigh's years of accumulation and powerful foundation?

Teach appeared to be in a very strong position, only slightly losing ground during the battle. In reality, however, Teach was maintaining peak combat power at all times, using his offensive advantages to deal with Rayleigh.

However, his Haki and physical strength were rapidly depleting.

When Teach's Haki and stamina are exhausted, that will be the time when Teach is defeated. With the Dark Jade present, it will be impossible for Rayleigh to defeat Teach with powerful attacks.

Rediat stared intently at Rayleigh, at the sword in his hand. Such swordsmanship was terrifying. How could he do that? He had a clue. He had inherited important memories of Redfield had once fought Rayleigh.

As a fellow swordsman, he was able to learn many important things from Rayleigh.

Many swordsmen present were staring at Rayleigh; such a Great Swordmaster was undoubtedly their target.

Such an intense battle was also a great drain on Rayleigh, but he was undoubtedly much more relaxed. He took a slight breath, and after one strike, he swung his longsword again. The powerful black slash could easily slice through a small mountain.

Teach gasped for breath, his clothes tattered, facing that familiar sword strike, which was still so powerful and carried that familiar oppressive feeling.

Rayleigh's sword, a sword representing divine might, posed the greatest threat to Teach not because of its terrifying power, but because of its omnipresent oppressive aura. The Overlord domain of the sword completely locked onto your body the moment it was swung, making it impossible to dodge.

The Overlord, the Overlord... Thinking of this, Teach's eyes cleared slightly, and he gradually understood what Rayleigh's swordsmanship was all about.

Rayleigh completely integrated his Conqueror's Haki into his swordsmanship, thus forming such a terrifying swordsmanship, imbued with such a powerful and terrifying will.

Rayleigh achieved the perfect fusion of Conqueror's Haki and Sword Intent —something unimaginable.

This is a million times more difficult than the fusion of Teach's Thunderfire Sword Art.

Conqueror's Haki, while propelling Rayleigh's swordsmanship to new heights.

Rayleigh's swordsmanship also propelled the further development of Rayleigh Conqueror's Haki.

It has reached a level where it can influence celestial phenomena and even change the climate by its own will.

Although Teach couldn't achieve such terrifying swordsmanship, Teach never even imagined reaching that level, because it was too difficult, requiring top-tier swordsmanship aptitude and unparalleled talent.

As for his achievements in swordsmanship, becoming Great Swordmaster in general is already the limit.

However, this allowed Teach to witness the greater potential of Conqueror's Haki, beyond causing substantial physical damage, it also inflicts devastating psychological damage.

Many people can achieve physical destruction, but the one who truly masters it and poses a threat to the strong is the future Sea Emperor, Red-Haired Shanks.

This also means that Shanks has an innate talent for Conqueror's Haki, which is stronger than Conqueror's Haki of others, and the power brought about by the entanglement of Conqueror's Haki is even more terrifying.

If Shanks' Shanks's Conqueror's Haki gives him an extraordinary talent for physical attacks, then Teach's talent for mental attacks is equally extraordinary, making his mental damage even more terrifying.

And it has already been shown, but it doesn't have an advantage against Rayleigh, or rather, his current Conqueror's Haki is relatively weak, and it was completely blocked by Rayleigh's powerful Conqueror's Haki.

Rayleigh has shown Teach a far more distant realm of Conqueror's Haki; if one had to name it, it would be the territory of the Overlord.

It perfectly combines with Rayleigh's swordsmanship in battle, since Rayleigh's swordsmanship incorporates his Conqueror's Haki, and can even amplify Rayleigh's sword in battle.

This battle was very rewarding for Teach, but the fight is not over yet, and he has not fallen.

Both are swordsmanship, Genryuusai Shigekuni's sword is extremely hot, while Rayleigh's swordsmanship is extremely oppressive, or rather, it is his will, "I am the will of heaven."

"Yaochi-onna!" Teach roared and charged forward once again. In the continuous collisions, several of Teach's finger bones broke, but he used Life Return to control his body and quickly reconnected them.

Although his finger bones were broken, it did not affect the power of Teach's strike. However, the intense pain transmitted to Teach's brain, doubling the pain, causing the veins on Teach's forehead to throb and him to sweat profusely.

Faced with Teach's fierce offensive, and seemingly sensing Teach's will, Rayleigh, slightly out of breath, with a smile on his face, also charged forward.

Teach's fingers bent, a will to tear everything apart, dark claws clashing with the Black Blade in the air.

It was already night, and the spectators' vision was severely limited, but even so, they continued watching without even thinking about eating.

I opened my eyes wide and watched the battle under the cover of night.

Teach has now retracted most of the darkness he released back into his body, because it has no effect on Rayleigh and would only waste his stamina. However, this is a continuous process, and for Teach at this point, every bit of stamina is extremely important.

The larger the area, the more stamina it consumes. So for now, it only covers an area of about ten meters around itself, forming a small domain to resist Rayleigh's domain. Even so, it is still being suppressed.

Under the moonlight, a storm swept through, and in the center of the storm, two figures were still fighting.

Rayleigh dodged the attacks of the two Dark Jade and couldn't help but marvel at Teach's incredible skill. Teach was truly a monster; after such a fierce and prolonged battle, he still possessed such boundless energy and the ability to manipulate the two Dark Jade with undiminished precision.

Even he, after fighting for so long, was somewhat mentally exhausted, while Teach remained at his peak.

Almost forgot, Teach is special; he is a sleepless monster.

The battle continued until the morning of the next day. The terrifying phenomenon around Rayleigh was no longer there. Conqueror's Haki is a manifestation of willpower, which is very taxing on the mind. Maintaining it for a long time also put a lot of pressure on Rayleigh.

The battle between the two was now coming to an end. Teach was covered in blood, most of his body was stained with blood, and a stinging pain spread throughout his body. Most of the bones in his hands were broken.

Teach was in much better condition than Rayleigh. He had several scratches on his body, none of which were serious. However, there was a bloody hole in his waist, though it didn't go through. During the battle, Teach seized the opportunity and used the Dark Jade to inflict this most serious injury on Rayleigh.

Teach's stamina and Haki aura had reached their limit.

Finally, Rayleigh unleashed his final strike. Teach was unable to withstand it, and his body had reached its limit. A black light flashed, leaving a sword wound on Teach's body.

Whether by accident or not, the sword wound runs diagonally downwards from the right chest, forming an "X" shape with the scar on Teach's left chest.

Teach's body collapsed to the ground, unable to get up. However, Teach was not unconscious; he remained conscious, but unable to control his body.

"You are the second swordsman to leave a scar on me," Teach said calmly, looking at Rayleigh. He would remember the scar left by that final strike.

Although Teach doesn't have Kaido's regenerative abilities, Teach Life Return to such an extent that he can fully recover from any injury if he wants to. However, he will keep meaningful scars as a reminder to himself.

As for the previous one, it was Genryuusai Shigekuni, the true monster who was hiding.

"Really? Then who is the first one?" Rayleigh asked curiously. Anyone who could be mentioned like that by Teach must be a powerful swordsman.

"You may find out later that he has now gone into seclusion." Teach smiled but didn't say anything more.

And so the battle ended.