The Power of Darkness

"You picked your moment well."

"Teach!"

Xia Le turned his head as he moved.

Marshall D. Teach held darkness in one hand and clenched the other into a fist. He roared fiercely.

"Die!"

The next instant, their fists collided with a violent crash.

Chapter 204: The Power of Darkness

Boom!

The deafening impact rang out. The wooden raft beneath their feet cracked, several of its beams snapping.

Black smoke poured from Marshall D. Teach's body. Sweat dripped from his chin, but madness and excitement gleamed in his eyes.

"Years ago, I watched you fight Pops."

"Back then, I wondered when I'd be worthy of standing on the same stage as monsters like you!"

"Zehahahaha!"

The black smoke around his right fist thickened. Beneath Marshall D. Teach's feet, darkness spread silently in every direction.

Before Xia Le knew it, the darkness had reached his feet.

"And now, it looks like that day isn't far off!"

Laughing, Marshall D. Teach clenched his left fist and swung again.

Xia Le calmly threw a punch to block it.

As he felt the force behind Teach's fist, he swiftly assessed the man's strength.

Teach naturally couldn't compare to a prodigiously gifted Giant like Whitebeard. There was a gap between Teach and Xia Le as well.

But Teach's Armament Haki and Observation Haki had clearly reached a respectable level.

What surprised Xia Le more was how far Teach had developed the Dark-Dark Fruit.

The powerful force of Xia Le's punch seemed to be swallowed by the black smoke swirling around Teach's fist.

"Can it swallow any attack, even elemental and physical ones?"

"That could be troublesome."

Muttering to himself, Xia Le tested him again.

"Is that all, Teach?"

"Is that the extent of your power?"

Lightning flashed across his fingers. A blinding Thunder Pillar roared toward