Dark Emperor vs. Whitebeard (I)

Whitebeard wielded his young sword; despite his massive size, his speed was by no means inferior.

Teach disappeared from the spot.

Boom!

The earthquake cracked, and the ground around them rose up in chunks. In an instant, the two figures appeared in the center.

The two unleashed terrifying power from the very first move, without the slightest probing, making this pointless.

This was a real battle; neither side was holding back.

Whitebeard wanted to avenge his family members who had sacrificed their lives and to uphold the honor of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Teach also wanted to have a good fight, to fight Whitebeard when he was still in his prime.

A black Haki covered Teach's arms and flowed through Teach claws. The deep black light flashed with a hint of purple. At the same time, the black aura circulated around Teach 'Teach body, turning his hands into "Demon Claw".

Whitebeard's young sword was also imbued with Haki, transforming completely into Black Blade. White light surrounded the sword, containing terrifying power.

After the collision, an invisible shockwave spread outwards from the two people, causing dust to rise, the ground to be damaged, and even the clouds in the sky to dissipate.

One can imagine just how terrifying the combined power of the two sides truly was.

The two were locked in a stalemate for a moment, Teach instantly changed his tactics, his sharp claws relentlessly slashing at Whitebeard, aiming straight for his vitals.

"Yaochi-onna!"

A slash that tears everything apart.

The two engaged in a fierce battle. Teach was too fast; through the images, Teach's figure had already disappeared, leaving only some afterimages and terrifying dark claw lights.

Whitebeard stood still, but he was also a veteran of countless battles, constantly wielding his sword to fend off Teach's attacks, and even seizing opportunities to retaliate.

Teach appeared to Whitebeard's right. Whitebeard reacted instantly, and in response to Teach's claws, he threw a punch.

A terrifying punch, imbued with the power of vibration, collided with Teach's claws.

"What's going on? Whitebeard's shockwave shouldn't be this powerful, right? Something's strange."

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku frowned as he watched the footage on the video screen. Since he wasn't there in person, he couldn't use his Observation Haki to see their battle more clearly, but he could still see the situation with his eyes.

Sengoku was somewhat puzzled. He and Whitebeard were old rivals, and the terrifying shockwave was something even his body could hardly withstand. It was impossible for it to cause such little damage.

The power of vibration can extend; even with Armament Haki to resist it, it can still invade the body and cause damage. This is what makes the power of vibration so terrifying.

The inside of the human body is always more vulnerable than the outside.

However, Teach seemed completely unaffected by Whitebeard's power, facing Whitebeard's attacks head-on time and time again.

"It must be due to the Dark-Dark Fruit. Whitebeard's power was rendered ineffective, or rather, absorbed. It's probably a combination of both. The power and impact of Whitebeard's punches were absorbed during his clash with the Dark Emperor."

Tsuru noticed this and analyzed, "Therefore, Whitebeard's attacks were severely weakened when facing Teach, especially the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit."

"This is the true power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the nemesis of Devil Fruit users. It's the source of the Dark Emperor's confidence in challenging Whitebeard. With the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ineffective, it's as if Whitebeard has lost a major asset."

Crane's analysis silenced many. This ability was indeed terrifying; the tremor that instilled fear had no effect on the Dark Emperor.

Not only will Teach's abilities be rendered ineffective, but his damage and impact will also be absorbed, weakening his attack power. Anyone would find him difficult to deal with.

"Don't underestimate Whitebeard! That man isn't someone you can deal with so easily," Sengoku said earnestly, his eyes fixed on the screen.

"I believe Whitebeard also noticed this. Apart from the Dark-Dark Fruit's terrifying gravity, the effect of nullifying a Devil Fruit user only works when the two parties are in contact."

Whitebeard did indeed realize that the previous battles were merely a process of adaptation, and after discovering that his ability was ineffective, he fortunately refrained from using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.

With its attack power weakened or absorbed, it can no longer directly confront Teach; the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit is indeed very strange.

However, Whitebeard was still not at a disadvantage. Even without the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Whitebeard was still a world-class strongman with terrifying strength that Teach could not match at present. In terms of pure strength, Whitebeard was at a disadvantage.

Both of them had completely mastered the destructive power brought by the Haki, the flow of the Haki, and the internal destruction of the Haki.

Close-quarters combat, every punch landing with a visceral impact, and the clash of powerful physical skills are all exhilarating to watch.

The ground was riddled with craters, constantly damaged during the battle; the powerful collisions caused not only the entire island to tremble, but even the air itself.

Suddenly, Teach's eyes narrowed as he sensed danger. He crossed his arms in front of him, and the Dark Jade appeared instantly, transforming into a shield in front of him.

Whitebeard caught him off guard. Although he hadn't used the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, that didn't mean he couldn't.

A terrifying punch, imbued with the power of vibration, slammed directly into the air in front of him, the very spot in front of the Dark Jade.

"Clang!"

The air shattered like a mirror, time seemed to stand still, and terrifying power erupted in an instant. Under the force of Whitebeard's shock, cracks appeared on the Dark Jade, and before it could heal, it shattered in an instant.

Teach's pupils contracted as he faced the terrifying power. Confronted by the shockwave and the horrific impact, Teach was sent flying backward.

But this wasn't the end of it; Whitebeard was not about to give Teach a chance.

"The ground cracks!"

A punch imbued with the power of vibration slammed directly into the ground in the direction Teach was located.

The earth shattered in an instant, sending debris flying everywhere. Terrifying seismic waves erupted, transforming into a white beam of light that shattered the ground and shot straight forward.

Wherever it passed, it left behind a ravine tens of meters wide, littered with jagged rocks.

Faced with this attack, Teach reacted instantly, advancing instead of retreating. The restored Dark Jade enveloped Teach's body, transforming into a cone-shaped black spike that directly struck at the earthquake wave released by Whitebeard.

The defensive power of the Dark Jade is undeniable, but Whitebeard's attack power was too strong, and Teach faced Whitebeard's punch head-on.

The power of that punch was more concentrated and its force more terrifying. Under Whitebeard's control, it condensed into a single point and easily shattered the Dark Jade.

In comparison, this seismic wave posed little threat to Teach.

Under Teach's control, it sped through the earthquake waves and the drifting dust, heading straight for Whitebeard.

Behind him, the seismic wave exploded, unleashing terrifying power that spread rapidly in all directions.

Looking down from above, one can clearly see that the ground within a radius of several hundred meters was instantly covered with a spiderweb-like pattern, the ground collapsed, and the affected area stretched for thousands of meters.

Whitebeard sensed Teach's approaching presence, clenched his fist, and created a white aura containing vibrating power, which he slammed into the air in front of him.

"Quake Punch!"

The destructive power is terrifying; the entire sky and sea area will be affected.

The sea was already turbulent due to the battle between the two, with towering waves rising up, and Whitebeard's power made the sea even more furious.

Meanwhile, Teach and Dark Jade returned to their original forms, flying in the air a hundred meters apart, but due to the Quake Punch, they could not continue forward.

The space was shaking, Teach could feel it.

Faced with this attack, Teach did not retreat. The sky instantly darkened, and terrifying dark power was released from Teach's body, transforming into a huge dark vortex that blocked Teach's path.

The dark power that devours everything, even light, is being swallowed up, let alone Whitebeard's power of vibration.

Whitebeard's terrifying destructive power caused clear cracks to appear in the air, extending over a vast area continuously forward.

However, it stopped before reaching the dark vortex. The dark vortex remained unaffected, continuing to spin and devour the terrifying power that was attacking it.

"That's incredibly powerful!" Teach wasn't affected by Whitebeard's Quake Punch; he was behind the dark vortex, but he could clearly feel its Quake Punch.

The area on both sides and behind the dark vortex was affected by the power of the Quake Punch, a power that could destroy everything. With this one punch, Whitebeard could destroy all the enemies in front of him.

It wasn't just one or two people who were defeated by Whitebeard; it was always an entire pirate crew.

Even the Navy, without top-tier powerhouses like Sengoku Garp to defend them, wouldn't dare face Whitebeard.

This is the power capable of destroying the world.

Controlling the dark vortex to approach Whitebeard, the power of the Quake Punch had ended. The instant the dark vortex disappeared, Teach's figure passed through it and rushed towards Whitebeard at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing this, Whitebeard wielded his child-sized sword and slashed at Teach. The vibrational force was attached to the child-sized sword and released through it, causing a series of fine and dense cracking sounds to echo in the space.

"Let me shatter your black shell, Teach!" Whitebeard unleashed terrifying power, the shockwave even more frightening.

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit can even affect space itself, so it will naturally have an impact on the Dark Vortex that connects to the Darkness Space.

The reason it couldn't break through the dark vortex was simply because its vibrational power wasn't strong enough.

Its immense power is enough to shatter everything.

"Then come on, Whitebeard!" Teach laughed excitedly, "Let's see if your strongest attack can break through the darkness's engulfment!"

Before Teach, another dark vortex appeared. Although it had shrunk, its devouring power was even more terrifying. In the instant it formed, a large amount of air, light, and even stones on the ground were attracted and devoured.

The two engaged in another powerful confrontation.

Whitebeard's Quake Punch.

Teach's Dark Vortex.

Under the terrifying power of Whitebeard, the dark sky presented a horrifying scene of impending collapse, a natural disaster that could befall the world with a mere wave of his hand.

The foundations of the island beneath it were trembling, and it was unclear how much longer it could hold on. But the island's fate was sealed: to sink into the sea.

Teach rapidly approached Whitebeard, accompanied by a dark vortex, enduring Whitebeard's Quake Punch head-on. The power of the tremors was continuously being absorbed, and under Teach's full-force absorption gravity, even Whitebeard's power was difficult to shake.

The all-consuming dark gravity—is this just a figure of speech? Besides, Teach's development of the Dark-Dark Fruit has reached the brink of Awakening.

If Teach hadn't focused his main efforts on other things, he might have already Awakening the Dark-Dark Fruit long ago. Awakening Logia Fruit is much more difficult, so developing the Dark-Dark Fruit to this extent in just eight or nine years is already a very fast pace.

As the distance between Whitebeard closed, Whitebeard gradually became affected by the dark gravity, and his body began to be pulled along.

In reality, the distance between the two was not far; for Teach, it was only a breath or two's distance.

Soon, the dark vortex arrived in front of Whitebeard, and a hand surrounded by black energy reached out from the vortex and grabbed Whitebeard's arm.

The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit instantly became ineffective. Caught off guard, Teach appeared and delivered a powerful punch directly to Whitebeard's abdomen.

Whitebeard took Teach's punch head-on, and his body took a step back.

Immediately afterwards, his fist transformed into a claw, and he viciously grabbed at Whitebeard.

A red light flashed in Whitebeard's eyes; the sensory feedback from his Observation Haki had already told him Teach's attack trajectory.

The World's Strongest Man lightly parried Teach's attack with the hilt of his young sword.

Two Dark Jade appeared behind Whitebeard at this moment, and under Teach's control, they transformed into spikes that continuously extended and pierced towards Whitebeard.

Whitebeard had already noticed; after all, he was a Tremor Man who had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit! With a slight tremor of his shoulders, a precisely controlled power of tremor erupted from Whitebeard's body, shattering the sharp parts of the Dark Jade. The remaining portion landed on Whitebeard, making a metallic clanging sound, but causing no harm whatsoever.

Teach faced the greatest enemy he had encountered since setting sail, whose terrifying strength and formidable combat experience made him virtually invincible.

It was a contest of raw strength between the two sides. Teach's advantage in Observation Haki wasn't significant. Future Sight wasn't his exclusive privilege; Whitebeard also possessed this ability. This was the pinnacle of ordinary Observation Haki!

In the clash of Haki, in the battle with Whitebeard, Teach could feel that his own Haki seemed to be increasing, becoming stronger, both qualitatively and quantitatively.

Although it's slower, it's much faster than training on your own. Teach's Armament Haki isn't far behind Whitebeard's, but I believe that soon he'll be on par with Whitebeard.

Fighting, especially against the strong, is the best way to enhance your Haki and break through your limits.

The island is already somewhat fragmented.

Teach unleashed his full power, his arms turning black and red, enveloped in Conqueror's Haki. Whitebeard used the same technique.

The destructive power of both sides has increased to a new level.

Black and red Inazuma intertwined and collided; the claws and the young blade did not touch during the collision, but a terrifying energy was generated at the center due to the impact.

The intense battle lasted for two days and two nights, with both sides evenly matched and displaying terrifying destructive power.

Both champions demonstrated formidable combat skills and awareness.

With the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power restricted, Whitebeard was unable to subdue Teach.

During his fierce battle with Whitebeard, Teach's accumulated strength was used as nourishment, allowing him to grow at a rapid pace.

There is a certain amount of pressure, but it's not absolute; Teach's skills improve under pressure.

Even so, Whitebeard still had the upper hand in terms of combat experience.

493 Dark Emperor vs. Whitebeard (Part 1)