roar!
A series of deafening roars exploded like thunder.
A violent aura surged forth from everyone, and even the molten earth beneath their feet seemed unable to withstand the impact, crumbling first.
Blackbeard's large, fat figure was instantly enveloped in endless black light.
The next moment, a pair of bat wings burst out of the black cocoon.
With its sharp horns, scythe-like shark-like fangs, long limbs, and dark keratin covering its entire body, it gives off a monstrous appearance.
Its scarlet eyes suddenly shifted, and its gaping maw opened once more.
roar!
An invisible sound wave, centered on Blackbeard, rapidly rippled outwards.
Everything in its path was violently shattered.
Everything within a hundred meters radius was reduced to ruins.
Upon witnessing this scene, Aokiji and Akainu's expressions changed, and they quickly retreated.
After they had built up a distance of several hundred meters, they stopped again, their faces turning ashen as they looked at the menacing figures around them.
Originally, as the Three Admirals of the Navy, they were hailed as the strongest fighting force.
Blackbeard, and even his group of hardened prisoners who came out of Level 6, were not a threat to them at all.
However, the aura emanating from these demons, now transformed into various forms, gave Aokiji and Akainu a strange sense of unease.
Feeling the surge in power and momentum, Akainu clenched his fists tightly, almost grinding his teeth to powder.
Just a moment ago, Akainu had some doubts about Bai Yu's accusations against the Five Elders, believing that the Five Elders would never betray him, their collaborator.
This is the demonic form he took after witnessing Blackbeard and others take strange drugs.
Yet, there was a feeling that there was no way to refute it.
As Marine Admiral, Akainu knew perfectly well that, apart from the World Government, probably no other force on this vast ocean could produce such a drug.
Blackbeard, now a pirate, possesses this incredible, Devil's Medicine.
As a member of the Navy, he himself knew absolutely nothing about it.
If this wasn't something the Five Elders did intentionally, then even he, a Marine Headquarters Admiral, was implicated.
What other reason could explain the past?
"Those damned Five Elders, I'm going to kill them!"
Akainu clenched his fists and the Roar angrily.
Their previously depleted stamina has been restored thanks to the Senzu Bean.
The molten lava surged forth once more, fueled by Akainu's fury.
However, before Akainu could launch an attack, Aokiji reached out and stopped him.
Bai Yu said this is his battle, and we shouldn't interfere.
Don't interfere?
Akainu's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice.
" Aokiji, are you kidding me? There are seven or eight of them, and they've taken the Devil's Medicine, fully awakening the demons within their Devil Fruit. Can Bai Yu possibly fight them all by himself?"
"I did make a mistake, but that doesn't mean I can't even handle one person."
"Heh heh, Akainu, you're right. In order to wait for you, this arrogant fool, to arrive and kill you, I originally planned to get Shiryu a better Devil Fruit. However, in order to avenge his severed arm and quickly unleash the power of the Devil's Medicine, he voluntarily took the most common Zoan Devil Fruit." Blackbeard, transformed into a black demon, laughed maniacally.
"It will indeed be more difficult to improve my strength in the future, but Shiryu cannot tolerate missing this opportunity to kill you."
" War Demon Bai Yu, you should be grateful that we are sending you off with such solemnity."
As soon as he finished speaking, among the many figures, Shiryu of the Rain, who only had one arm, stepped forward first.
With its scarlet eyes suddenly opening, a pair of wings flapped wildly.
He transformed into a purple Inazuma bolt, covering a distance of hundreds of meters.
Maximize speed.
Wherever it passed, its wings spread wide, like a ten-meter-long blade, tearing through the void.
Endless, sharp, and razor-sharp energy converged.
As his momentum rapidly reached its peak, he roared like thunder and crashed into Bai Yu.
The sensation was like a meteorite falling from the sky; the sheer force of it was so great that sonic booms echoed continuously.
At this moment, empowered by demonic power, Shiryu of the Rain transformed himself into an indestructible blade that could cleave the heavens.
This insane attack was all to avenge Bai Yu's severed arm on the sixth level of Impel Down Great Prison.
Boom!
The deafening collision sounded like a thunderclap.
The violent, explosive winds ripped through the air like countless sharp blades.
The churning lava and slightly solidified molten rock all around were once again torn apart by the swirling gales.
The ground within a radius of several hundred meters collapsed with a deafening roar.
Even the leaden clouds that had accumulated in the sky were ripped apart and pierced by the soaring gale.
This furious outburst, with its immense power, caused even Akainu to turn pale with rage.
As Marine Admiral, Akainu was well aware of the strength of his old buddy who had served as the Jail of Impel Down Great Prison.
If this were during Shiryu of the Rain's prime, he would need to use 60% or even 70% of his strength to defeat him.
So now, Shiryu of the Rain is willing to consume Zoan Devil Fruit and use Devil's Medicine to increase his power by relying on demons.
After careful consideration, Akainu realized that he would probably need to use his full strength to defeat him.
As for people like Catarina Devon, their strength may not be able to fully match that of Shiryu of the Rain.
However, it also feels slightly inferior to others.
If these people were all gathered at Marine Headquarters, they would be equivalent to the fighting strength of three or four Admiral.
The thought that the Five Elders would entrust such a powerful secret medicine to pirates, using them as a pretext to kill Bai Yu, without revealing anything to the Marine Headquarters or even to him, is truly unsettling.
This situation undoubtedly reminded Akainu of a sentence Bai Yu once said.
The Marine Headquarters may become a pawn of the World Government.
"Haha, Akainu, are you shocked by this power? Let me tell you clearly, Shiryu, after taking the Devil's Medicine and awakening his demon, possesses the power of Admiral. No matter how strong that brat is, can he really survive facing three or four Admiral?"
Blackbeard noticed Akainu's change in expression and burst into laughter first.
However, just as the laughter rang out, a familiar and unforgettable bloodthirsty voice suddenly broke the silence.
"A bunch of Joker have lowered the bar for Admiral!"