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Ye Chen landed at the edge of the crater, staring expressionlessly at Blackbeard.

"Cough, cough... That hurt like hell."

Covered in shattered rocks and dirt, Blackbeard climbed to his feet, gasping heavily. He looked utterly miserable.

Looking up at Ye Chen on the edge of the crater, Blackbeard's eyes revealed both madness and fear. Ye Chen's physical skills and Armament Haki had far exceeded his expectations.

Their pupils met, and Ye Chen also noticed something unusual about Blackbeard. Though Blackbeard looked miserable, his actual injuries were nowhere near as severe as they appeared.

Just as Ye Chen had guessed, after taking several of his attacks head-on, Blackbeard had absorbed most of the damage with the Dark-Dark Fruit. In other words, out of ten parts of damage Ye Chen dealt, Blackbeard had only taken five or perhaps even less.

A string of afterimages lingered in midair as Ye Chen appeared before Blackbeard in an instant.

"Dark Water."

Darkness flowed over his hands, and Blackbeard no longer dared to be careless.

Their fists collided, unleashing a burst of air pressure. Blackbeard's left hand shot toward Ye Chen's throat.

Abandoning his ability, Ye Chen shifted behind Blackbeard, his right hand cloaked in boiling Armament Haki as it set off a sonic boom.

At the critical moment, Blackbeard actually stepped to the right and dodged it, while sweeping his right leg at Ye Chen.

Slightly surprised, Ye Chen had not expected Blackbeard to react so quickly. After all, Ye Chen was currently maintaining Observation Haki Control.

His elbow came crashing down, sending a massive storm soaring upward. The already turbulent crater expanded, swallowing the surrounding area.

With a savage expression, Blackbeard flipped over and kicked again.

Ye Chen leaned back as an explosion erupted in the desert behind him, then drove a kick into