Within a kilometer radius, the entire area was enveloped by a fiery tornado. At this moment, even someone as powerful as Blackbeard felt the presence of death and hurriedly used his Devil Fruit ability to envelop himself.
As for the others, the pirates led by Jesus Burgess were still charging towards Ace.
However, they quickly realized that something was wrong.
"It's getting hotter and hotter! It's so scalding!"
"Hurry, we have to take this kid down, or we'll all die here."
At this moment, they were all terrified. The temperature inside the fire tornado was rising higher and higher, the trees were burning, and even the rocks were showing signs of melting.
Jesus Burgess and the others rushed frantically toward Ace, but those few hundred meters became their path to death.
"Aaaaaaah..."
Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore. Even with Armament Haki covering their entire body, the terrifying heat caused their skin to turn bright red, and they writhed on the ground in pain.
"Boom..."
This was a serious matter; the terrifying heat caused him and the surrounding trees to burst into flames.
The pirate roared madly, but it was no use; in just a few breaths, he was reduced to a pile of charred remains.
Next, like a chain reaction, these dozen or so pirates, who were comparable to Navy Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral, fell to the ground one by one and turned into charred remains.
Jesus Burgess continued his frantic charge towards Ace, but his body had turned crimson, and he was no longer sweating.
Ace ignored Jesus Burgess, who was charging at him, and instead turned his gaze to Blackbeard.
"You brat, die!"
Jesus Burgess finally reached Ace's side, intending to defeat him.
Ace glanced at Jesus Burgess, then casually unleashed a fireball that instantly struck him.
"Boom..."
Jesus Burgess was already at his limit, could no longer hold on. His body stiffened, and he exploded instantly.
This scene enraged Blackbeard. Jesus Burgess was his most trusted brother, and Ace had killed him so easily. However, the words he uttered were unusually cold.
"What a useless piece of trash! He's completely worthless!"
Blackbeard dared not remove the dark matter that formed his defenses. Fortunately, while the dark matter was evil, it emitted a cold aura and could also insulate Ace from his high temperature.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Ace was also in a bad state. Launching such a large-scale attack and constantly raising the temperature was causing his stamina to be depleted very quickly.
Their already limited physical strength was being rapidly depleted every moment.
Seeing that Blackbeard was unharmed, Ace's heart sank to the bottom.
"Am I really no match for Teach, that wretched guy?!"
Ace gritted his teeth and didn't continue. He still needed to use his strength to unleash his final, deadly move.
" Great Flame Commandment - Will-o'-the-Wisp!"
Ace roared, summoning the last of his strength, and then used the fire dragons generated by the vortex to transform into several dense, solid, bloated demon heads.
The vortexes converged simultaneously, like a demon punishing a sinner from hell, and blasted towards Blackbeard, who was shrouded in dark matter.
A flicker of fear crossed Blackbeard's eyes, which then turned malevolent. Although he regretted being caught in the fiery tornado by Ace, he couldn't endure it any longer.
Blackbeard could sense the terror of Ace's attack; if it continued, he estimated he would be instantly vaporized.
"Hahaha, as expected of Fire Fist, as expected of Roger's son! But, it's not enough to kill me!"
" Darkness Big Bang!"
Blackbeard went all out at this moment, and countless dark substances surged from his body, like a black mountain, and slammed towards Ace's ghost fire.
"...!"
"Boom!"
On the deserted island, black, malevolent energy and crimson, ghostly flames collided violently, and time seemed to stand still for that moment.
"Burst!"
With a bloodshot roar from Ace, terrifying flames erupted instantly, shattering half the island.
Ace suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to his knees, exhausted.
However, this attack was very powerful; even Blackbeard was shaken so badly that he coughed up blood, but it did not disperse the black substance, which was slowly absorbed by the opponent.
"How is that possible!"
Ace's pupils contracted, a look of disbelief flashing in his eyes. This was his ultimate move.
Finally, the flames gradually fell, leaving behind a scorched earth.
"Hahaha, Ace, looks like I won after all!"
Blackbeard was in a terrible state, with burns and blast wounds all over his body, and he even coughed up several mouthfuls of blood from the shock.
However, he completely disregarded his injuries, a cruel smile appearing on his face.
He could sense Ace's weakness. Although he was also seriously injured, Ace was almost exhausted and in a much more troublesome situation than him.
Moreover, not all of his men were wiped out; Lafitte and Van Augur were unharmed because they were attacking from a distance.
As for his trusted confidant Jesus Burgess, one can only say that he was too arrogant, and his death was no big deal; he didn't cause Blackbeard Teach any trouble at all.
"Hahaha, Ace, surrender now!"
Blackbeard grinned cruelly and then walked toward Ace.
"Die!"
Just then, Ace's body suddenly sprang up, his hands covered in Armament Haki, and he simultaneously unleashed Conqueror's Haki.
Ace fought this attack with utmost seriousness, even risking his own life. He ignored the throbbing pain in his head, his only thought being to kill Blackbeard.
"Die!"
"Hahaha!"
Teach laughed as he withstood Ace's attack. Although he was repelled, he also inflicted a wound on Ace's chest. More importantly, he discovered that Ace was completely exhausted.
Lafitte and Van Augur, who had been watching the fight, finally arrived. Lafitte looked at Ace, who remained motionless and still throwing punches, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
He stepped forward to take a look and saw that Ace had not made any move and was still in an attacking stance.
Lafitte checked him over, then looked at Blackbeard, who had just gotten up, with a complicated expression.
He's already passed out; he's probably completely exhausted!
Blackbeard was taken aback, then looked at Ace standing there, his face turning pale and then red.
"Hahaha, I really underestimated you! As expected of Roger's son, you almost turned the tables on me. It's just a pity about Jesus Burgess!"
After saying that, Blackbeard spat out another mouthful of blood, looking even more disheveled. He glanced warily at Lafitte and Van Augur before speaking.
Let's go!
In the following days, after Blackbeard recovered from his injuries, he immediately communicated with Sengoku and took the initiative to tell him Ace's identity.
What he wanted was simply to become a Shichibukai and have the right to plunder independently.
After convening a meeting to discuss the matter, the Fleet Admiral Sengoku immediately agreed to the other party's request.
Because of Garp's situation, Fleet Admiral Sengoku has been in a bad mood lately, and has even considered resigning.
However, for the sake of his own justice, he did not do so, but instead planned to take down one of the Five Emperors first.
He felt like someone had brought him a pillow just for sleeping; Ace's identity and experiences immediately gave him even better ideas.
As for a spot in the Shichibukai, it couldn't be simpler; just give it to them, and it will perfectly fill the vacancy left by Doflamingo.
A week later, news that shocked the ocean spread throughout the world.
"One month from now, the Navy will publicly execute the bloodline of Pirate King Roger at Marineford!"