Facing Garp now, Teach had a fair idea of how much punishment Dark Jade could take.
As he developed his powers further and grew stronger, perhaps even awakening his Fruit Ability,
Dark Jade would become tougher still.
Perhaps one day, it would become as indestructible as a Truth-Seeking Orb.
For now, against a top-tier fighter like Garp, it could only weaken attacks.
That was enough for Teach.
Dark Jade had proved every bit as effective as he had expected.
Teach clenched his fists, feeling the power within him.
Darkness coiled around his body.
Suddenly, Garp's body sank. An invisible weight bore down on him, as though he carried a mountain on his back.
A dark gravity field had formed.
The gravity hampered Garp's movements.
And that was not all. Dark Tide engulfed everything within a kilometer. Darkness covered Garp's feet, holding them like a swamp that was hard to escape.
Garp had seen this move before coming here. He had watched a live broadcast as darkness swallowed the Royal Capital of the Drum Kingdom.
Now that he felt it firsthand, it was every bit as formidable as it had looked. Countless unseen tentacles seemed to tug him toward a dark abyss.
Against a monster like Garp, Teach had to go all out and prepare for every possibility.
He had to shape the battlefield to suit himself and weaken Garp's fighting strength.
He was not arrogant enough to give up his Fruit Ability and trade blows with Garp just to train himself.
Then Teach moved.
He vanished from where he stood in a burst of speed. One Dark Jade became a spear, which he hurled at Garp.
The spear tore through the air. Teach's strength, amplified by gravity and clad in Armament Haki, made it deadly.
Garp's body had been tempered