Burgess's Devil Fruit

"Champion Elbow Strike!" With Burgess's shout, the battle between the two officially began!

The muscles on Burgess's burly right arm bulged as his hard elbow smashed straight toward Teach's face. Teach laughed and easily dodged Burgess's attack.

"Bang!"

Burgess's elbow slammed into the arena floor. In an instant, a huge crater appeared, with countless cracks spreading in every direction.

"Whoa!"

The people in the stands cried out in astonishment. Everyone stared wide-eyed at the massive crater in the arena, cheering for Burgess's strength.

But Burgess's expression was solemn. The man before him still looked completely unruffled. Before he could even react, the man had dodged his attack. He was so fast that Burgess couldn't even track him!

"Zeahahaha! Not a bad strike! But you're a little too slow!" Teach folded his arms over his chest and judged Burgess like a teacher.

"Vahahaha! You really are a powerful man! But you can't defeat an opponent by dodging alone! Come on, let me see just how strong you really are!" A crazed look appeared on Burgess's face. What he loved most was challenging powerful opponents—the stronger, the better!

When he was young, he had yearned for powerful strength. Unfortunately, he had never encountered an opponent strong enough to make him feel suffocated. He had defeated many people he considered powerful, but without exception, every one of them had been brutally crushed beneath his feet!

"Zeahahaha! You want to see my strength? That makes sense. As your future captain, I'll certainly have to show you what I can do!"

Looking at his future die-hard fan, Teach's tone suddenly turned cold. "But are you prepared to die?"

The corners of Burgess's mouth seemed to stretch all the way to his ears. His crazed smile made every spectator's heart tremble. "Prepared to die? Now that gets my blood boiling!! Immortal Fleet Elbow Strike!"

Burgess poured all his strength into his right elbow. Under Teach's astonished gaze, a trace of black slowly appeared across it!

"Zeahahaha! You awakened Armament Haki by accident? What a tremendous surprise!" Teach looked at Burgess with increasing satisfaction. "However, the game should be over now! Iron Body Fist Technique!"

Pitch-black Armament Haki wrapped around Teach's fist. His hardened fist collided with Burgess's sturdy right elbow, and with a crisp crack, Burgess's tall body was sent flying backward at high speed.

"Bang!"

Burgess crashed into the wall surrounding the arena. The sturdy stone wall was smashed into a man-shaped crater, with Burgess embedded inside. It looked like he couldn't be pried out even if someone tried.

"Vahahaha! You really are a powerful man!" Burgess endured the pain and pulled himself out of the wall. "I lost! I agree to become your crewmate! Please take care of me from now on, Captain!"

A hint of amusement appeared in Teach's eyes. He seemed to teleport in front of Burgess, then extended his right hand and pulled him up from the ground. "Zeahahaha! My name is Marshall D. Teach! Captain of the Blackbeard Pirates! From now on, you're one of us!"

"Blackbeard! That man is actually Blackbeard!" Terrified cries came from the stands. "He's the great pirate with a bounty of 1.3 billion!"

"Hmph!" Teach snorted coldly. Conqueror's Haki erupted from him in all directions. The noisy stands fell silent in an instant, and countless people rolled their eyes back and collapsed unconscious.

"What a terrifying aura! It makes people feel afraid, like they're facing a beast!" A bead of cold sweat trickled down Burgess's face, but at the same time, his gaze toward Teach grew even more fervent.

"A bunch of weaklings as insignificant as dust! Shit! Fuckyou! Let's go!" Teach flicked his coat and strode away. Shit and Fuckyou gave Burgess friendly smiles, then the three of them followed Teach toward the pirate ship.

"System, check me in!" Teach said to the system as they walked.

"Location detected: Gladiator Island! Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in! Six Powers mastery has increased to the pinnacle!"

The system's mechanical voice made Teach pause slightly. As he felt the changes in his body, a powerful sense of strength emerged within him. The previously unfamiliar Six Powers now moved as naturally as his own limbs!

"It improved my physical techniques?" Teach thought. That made sense. He possessed three Devil Fruit abilities, so his physical techniques naturally needed to be brought up to the same level!

After consuming the Zoan Devil Fruit, Teach's physical attributes had already increased by who knew how many times. With this further improvement in his physical techniques, he had undoubtedly made tremendous progress!

The four of them boarded the pirate ship and slowly sailed out onto the open sea.

"Cherry Pie, Cherry Pie made by Thatch!"

Teach lay on the bed, drool slowly trickling from the corner of his mouth.

"Captain Teach! Captain Teach!"

The heavy knocking on the door jolted Teach awake. He stared blankly at his hands, then a violent aura spread from his body.

"My cherry pie!!!"

The tremendous roar made Fuckyou shudder outside the door, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

"Fuckyou! You'd better give me an explanation! Otherwise, I'll throw you into the sea and make you swim after us all the way to the next island!" Teach shoved open the door and glared grimly at Fuckyou.

Fuckyou's clothes were instantly soaked through with cold sweat. He pointed at the sea. "Captain Teach, there's a pirate ship approaching us. I'm afraid they mean us no good..."

Teach followed Fuckyou's pointing finger and saw that a strange pirate ship was indeed sailing toward them.

"They dared to disturb my beautiful dream! I'll sink them into the sea!" An icy aura radiated from Teach, and powerful killing intent enveloped the opposing pirate crew.

"Captain Teach! What happened?" Shit and Burgess sensed Teach's killing intent and hurried over.

Teach did not answer them. His powerful legs launched him into the air, creating repeated sonic booms beneath his feet. He flew through the sky as if he were simply walking.

"Geppo!" A trace of envy flashed through Shit's eyes.

"Rankyaku!" Teach stood in midair and swept his cold gaze over the group of bald men standing aboard the opposing pirate ship. He then swung his right leg violently, sending a massive flying slash racing toward the enemy vessel.

"Bang!"

A muscular man holding a giant pencil struggled to block the attack. The instant he appeared, the displeasure in Teach's eyes vanished. Then Teach burst into laughter. "Burgess, your Devil Fruit has been found!"