"Teach, you bastard!"
Although he wanted to curse angrily, Marco didn't know how to curse, because Blackbeard had obtained Whitebeard's Gura Gura no Mi ability. This was undeniable. No matter how much he cursed, he couldn't change reality.
Blackbeard laughed loudly and said, "Do you feel it too, Marco? Whitebeard's power is indeed terrifyingly strong. This power truly makes me feel intoxicated. With the power of the Gura Gura no Mi, coupled with my Yami Yami no Mi ability, there's no one in this world who can be my opponent. The entire sea will submit at my feet, zehahaha."
The more he was in front of his former comrades, now enemies, the people of the Whitebeard Pirates, the more excited and thrilled Blackbeard became, because he had once been just an ordinary pirate in the Whitebeard Pirates, but now, he had personally destroyed most of this New World's strongest pirate crew, and had also grown into an existence they looked up to.
Marco said coldly, "For you to use Pops's power is truly an insult to him."
Blackbeard said, "Insult? No, I will use his power to achieve the goal he never achieved in his entire life. I will become the Pirate King, become the uncrowned king of this world, zehahaha."
"What a daydream," Marco said disdainfully. "Teach, you might think you're very powerful, but there's still one person in this world that you can never defeat. Everything about you is destined to be just a flash in the pan."
Blackbeard's expression immediately darkened, and he asked in a very unfriendly tone, "Who are you talking about? Don't tell me it's that brat Akira?"
Marco said affirmatively, "That's right, it's him. Teach, no matter what you become, you can never win against him. Pops once said that he will surely reign over this sea, as long as he wants to. And you will always just be a supporting character."
"Damn old geezer, what gives him the right to say that?"
Blackbeard's expression became very ugly. He roared, "I'm the strongest now. That brat Akira is only relying on his powerful weapon. But I'm even stronger than him now. Also, don't think I don't know. You guys have always been on his side. When I first joined, I offended him for some reason, and you all followed him in distancing yourselves from me. Just because of his suspicion, I couldn't have peace for twenty years, always smiling and flattering you, living like a dog. You all forced me to do this."
Listening to Blackbeard's roar, Marco sneered and said, "Because Akira saw your ambition at a glance back then. Also, you think it's unfair, but that's just your own assumption. Although we were somewhat influenced by Akira, we never rejected you. It's that you didn't integrate with us, that's why you felt that we were rejecting you."
"It's too late to say anything now. In short, I will definitely destroy the Whitebeard Pirates. That old geezer Whitebeard is already dead. There's no need for you guys to stay behind either. Go die with him," Blackbeard roared with a ferocious expression.
Marco also roared, "The one who's going to die isn't us, but you, Teach!"
Marco transformed into a phoenix again, charging towards Blackbeard, while Blackbeard roared, "Dark Hole!"
A large amount of black smoke emerged from Blackbeard's hands, causing the ground to sink down. Then, countless rocks and debris were smashed towards Marco. However, these things had no effect on Marco, who possessed recovery abilities.
"Bang!"
Marco kicked Blackbeard hard, but it was blocked by Blackbeard's elbow. Instead, Blackbeard grabbed Marco with his right hand, shouting, "Dark Water!"
"Not good!"
The moment he was grabbed by Blackbeard, Marco immediately realized that something was wrong, and wanted to break free. However, Blackbeard reacted even faster, clenching his left hand, and white energy appeared, a punch slamming hard into Marco's stomach. Even the air produced cracks, and Marco's expression became very ugly at once, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Hypocenter Attack"
Blackbeard shouted excitedly, and punched Marco again. Enduring the pain, Marco also met Blackbeard with a punch, but how could his punch be a match for Blackbeard, who was using the power of the Gura Gura no Mi? His body was sent flying by Blackbeard like a cannonball.
"Bang!"
"Puh!"
Marco's body slammed into the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
"Marco!"
The division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates, seeing Marco being sent flying by Blackbeard, all had a drastic change in expression, and wanted to come and support him. However, their opponents were also not simple characters, and they couldn't break free at all, let alone go and support Marco.
"Zehahaha..."
Blackbeard, looking at Marco, who was injured, lying on the ground, and struggling to stand up, laughed triumphantly and said, "See that? This is my power. How does it feel, Marco?"
Marco clutched his abdomen, staring intently at Blackbeard, feeling very depressed in his heart, because he had been grabbed by Blackbeard just now, making it impossible for him to use his ability. That's why Blackbeard had seized the opportunity to injure him using the Gura Gura no Mi. It had to be said that Blackbeard's ability was indeed too effective against Devil Fruit users. When he was grabbed, even the phoenix's recovery ability was gone.
"The Yami Yami no Mi ability, which can nullify all ability user's abilities, coupled with the Gura Gura no Mi ability, the strongest destructive power forever, I'm the strongest now. Marco, you say Akira can defeat me? It can only be said that your vision is too short-sighted. Now, even if he's standing in front of me, he can only be defeated by me, zehahaha..."
Having these two abilities, Blackbeard believed that he was the strongest. Especially since the previously incomparably powerful Marco could only be passively beaten in front of him, which made him even more proud and self-satisfied.
Marco wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes lowered, and said slowly, "You're indeed very strong, Blackbeard."
Hearing these words, Blackbeard's eyes widened at once, looking at Marco in disbelief, and asked, "Did I hear wrong? You actually admitted my strength? Zehahaha, Marco, it seems that you've also been conquered by my power. How about it? Do you want to join me? With my power, coupled with your existence, we will definitely reign over the sea, and become the true king."
Marco grinned, and sneered, "I haven't finished speaking yet. What I wanted to say is, you're very strong, but so what? The people of our Whitebeard Pirates will never yield to power. What brings us all together isn't just power, but kinship, loyalty, and conviction. And you don't possess any of these. Moreover, you're strong, stronger than all of us, but Akira is even stronger than you. He will definitely defeat you. I've always firmly believed that."
Blackbeard, who had originally been somewhat excited, roared angrily after hearing Marco's words, "You're courting death!"
Roaring, Blackbeard prepared to kill, assuming a stance, aiming at Marco's location, and swinging his fist hard.
"Boom!"
In an instant, a huge energy fluctuation was produced in a straight line in front of Blackbeard, destroying everything in front of him. The powerful Gura Gura power went towards Marco with a bang.
This attack was very fast, and was also Blackbeard's resentful strike. So, Marco had no way to avoid it. He also hadn't thought about avoiding it. They saw him roar angrily, his whole body burning with blue flames, meeting Blackbeard's attack.
"Boom!"
Two huge energies collided together, making an earth-shattering sound. But in the eyes of the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates, they were shocked to see Marco's body constantly retreating, retreating dozens of meters before completely blocking Blackbeard's attack. At the same time, Marco's expression also became even uglier, with blood constantly flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"You're really resistant to a beating. But I would like to know how many more attacks you can withstand."
Blackbeard was very displeased with Marco. What he wanted now was to kill Marco. So, he prepared to attack again.
"Fire Fist!"
However, just as Blackbeard was preparing to take action, suddenly a huge ball of fire slammed into the location where he was, completely enveloping Blackbeard's figure in flames. Then, a figure quickly rushed to Marco's front.
"Marco, how are you?"
The one who had attacked Blackbeard and rushed to Marco's front was Ace. Seeing that Marco's appearance wasn't good, he asked nervously.
Marco shook his head, and said, "I'm fine. I just suffered some injuries. I'll be able to recover soon."
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