Before the words had even finished, an invisible Thunderbolt had already swept across the deck.
" Divine Lightning Strike."
boom!
A transparent, purple-blue lightning bolt Teach head-on.
A tremendous impact pierced through his body.
Before Teach could even dodge, he was blasted backward and slammed hard against the ship's hull.
boom!
A deafening explosion reverberated across the sea.
Purple-blue lightning pierced through Blackbeard's body and then swallowed the entire pirate ship.
The ship's hull first collapsed inward.
Immediately afterwards, the deck, mast, and cabins collapsed simultaneously.
Large wooden planks were torn apart by lightning and instantly burned to charcoal.
A huge crater was blasted into the sea.
The impact whips up seawater, forming waves tens of meters high that crash down in all directions.
The once intact pirate ship was reduced to nothing more than a floating wreck in the blink of an eye.
Burgess was caught by a piece of broken deck, his right arm hanging limply at his side.
He looked up at the flickering arcs of electricity, his mouth agape for a long time.
The ship... is gone?
Lafitte clung to a section of the mast, blood still streaming from his chest.
He wanted to find the attack trajectory.
He scanned his surroundings with Observation Haki, but found nothing.
"Without warning."
"Even lightning itself cannot be sensed."
Van Augur emerged from the seawater.
His spear had broken in two.
The scope was also destroyed by lightning.
"We only saw the result after the attack hit."
"This is no ordinary Rumble-Rumble Fruit."
Doc Q lay on a wooden board, coughing several times.
The sick horse has disappeared.
He looked up at Uchiha Xin, his voice weak.
"Having run into someone like that, your fate isn't going to be good today."
Robin was held in Uchiha Xin's arms.
The two stood suspended in mid-air above the sea.
The waves from the explosion reached them, only to be pushed aside by an invisible force.
Robin looked down at the ruins left by the large ship.
She hadn't even seen that attack clearly.
As Uchiha Xin raised his hand, Blackbeard was suddenly sent flying backward.
By the time the lightning erupted, the attack had already pierced through the ship's hull.
"Is this the power resulting from the fusion of the Clear-Clear Fruit and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"
"Robin asked."
"Good."
Uchiha Xin looked down.
"Lightning, sound, aura, and power fluctuations can all be concealed."
" Observation Haki can only see the results of an attack, not the process."
Robin swept his gaze across the sea.
Large sections of the wreckage are still burning.
Where Blackbeard fell into the water, only the churning waves remained.
Is Blackbeard dead?
"No."
Uchiha Xin shook his head.
"He has a strong will to live."
"This blow is enough to destroy the ship, but it may not kill him."
"Furthermore, his Devil Fruit is quite special."
Just as Robin was about to press further, a large patch of darkness suddenly surged forth from beneath the ruins.
A dark force spread along the surface of the sea.
The surrounding floating planks, ropes, and ship debris were all pulled towards the center.
A black vortex quickly took shape.
The next second, a hand emerged from the seawater.
" Uchiha Xin!"
Blackbeard roared as he charged out of the ruins.
His entire body was charred black.
A lightning bolt blasted a gash into his chest, and blood flowed continuously down his body.
But he did not fall.
Thick darkness surged from his arm, enveloping his body.
Blackbeard stepped on a broken piece of deck, used it as leverage to leap up, and charged straight at Uchiha Xin.
I'm going to kill you!
" The Dark-Dark Fruit is the strongest Devil Fruit!"
"No matter how many abilities you have, I can absorb them all!"
Lafitte's expression changed.
"Does the captain want to continue fighting?"
Van Augur gripped the floating plank tightly.
That last attack proved that the two sides are not on the same level.
But Burgess raised his head again.
"The captain won't lose!"
"As long as the Dark-Dark Fruit touches him, all his abilities will be rendered ineffective!"
Upon hearing this, Blackbeard's expression turned even more ferocious.
The Dark-Dark Fruit can attract Devil Fruit users and suppress other Devil Fruit.
Once he captures him, no matter how many abilities Uchiha Xin possesses, it will be useless.
"Thief! Hahahaha!"
"I was just careless!"
"Now I'll show you the true power of the Dark-Dark Fruit!"
Uchiha Xin did not retreat.
He raised his right hand.
A bolt of lightning shot out from his palm.
A streak of purple-blue lightning tore through the air, heading straight for Blackbeard's chest.
This time, the lightning did not completely disappear.
Blackbeard could see it clearly.
He immediately opened his right hand.
A great deal of darkness gathered in his palm.
" Black Vortex!"
The dark gravity spreads forward.
As soon as the lightning entered the Black Vortex's range, it was enveloped in darkness.
Blackbeard grinned.
"It's useless!"
"All Devil Fruit abilities will be devoured by darkness!"
"Your lightning is no exception!"
He tightened his grip.
The dark vortex spun around, trying to completely absorb the lightning into its palm.
But the next second, Blackbeard's laughter stopped.
The purple-blue lightning only flickered once.
The darkness that enveloped them was immediately pierced.
The Black Vortex did not absorb the lightning.
Instead, lightning tore a path through the center.
"What?"
Blackbeard's eyes widened.
"Why is the Black Vortex useless!"
He desperately urged the Dark-Dark Fruit to activate.
More darkness spewed from his palm.
The lightning did not slow down.
No matter how many layers of darkness cover it, it will be pierced through the moment of contact.
Blackbeard tried to dodge.
It's too late.
boom!
The lightning struck him squarely in the chest.
Blackbeard's body folded up in mid-air.
Fresh blood spurted from his mouth.
He tumbled and flew hundreds of meters, crashing through the sea before slamming into a distant reef.
The huge rock on the edge of the island was cracked by the impact.
Blackbeard landed heavily on the rubble.
"Ah!"
A painful scream rang out.
The Dark-Dark Fruit cannot transform the body into an element like ordinary Logia fruits.
All attacks will land on his main body.
The suffering will be doubled.
Although the lightning strike just now wasn't as powerful as the first one, the pain it sent through his body made him convulse.
"How is that possible...?"
Blackbeard braced himself with his hands on the ground, barely managing to lift his head.
" The Dark-Dark Fruit can absorb everything..."
Why can't I absorb his lightning?
Van Augur lay prone on the wooden plank in the distance, his face already changed.
" The Black Vortex failed."
Lafitte gripped his broken cane tightly.
"The captain's greatest asset was not able to suppress his abilities."
Doc Q closed his eyes.
The outcome is already decided.
Blackbeard tried to get up.
He had just raised his head when a calm voice suddenly came from behind him.
Where are you looking?
Blackbeard froze.
He suddenly turned around.
Uchiha Xin had arrived at the reef island without anyone noticing.
Robin was still held in his arms.
There was no lightning.
There is no spatial fluctuation.
Blackbeard's Observation Haki failed to detect any approaching presence.
"When!"
Ignoring the pain in his body, Blackbeard turned around to throw a punch.
Uchiha Xin had already raised his right leg.
A jet-black Armament Haki instantly enveloped the area.
Kick him out.
Bang!
Blackbeard was kicked squarely in the face.
His nose collapsed on the spot.
Teeth flew out, mixed with blood.
His body flew sideways along the ground, smashing through rocks in his path, and finally crashed heavily into the boulder in the center of the reef.