Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

However, just as Blackbeard was about to reach Whitebeard's corpse, an unexpected incident occurred...

To be precise, it was Blackbeard's Observation Haki that sensed danger, so he immediately moved his body away from his original position.

The next second, a sharp, outward-radiating slash cut across the ground, leaving a deep trench and its violent sword energy leaving several knife marks on Blackbeard's bare chest.

The knife wound was less than an inch deep. Although blood splattered, it was not a fatal wound at all. However, Blackbeard was no longer as smug as before. Instead, he was rolling on the ground in pain like a child.

While clutching his wound, he kept yelling, "It hurts so much! It hurts so much!" He was a far cry from the confident and shrewd leader he had just displayed.

Needless to say, the one who made the move was Wood, who was originally too far away to get here in time.

But because of Akainu's earlier obstruction, he was able to catch up smoothly now.

"What are you doing, you bastard? Are you also interested in Whitebeard's corpse? Ancient Weapon Wood!"

Seeing that the person blocking his way this time was Wood instead of the Navy, Blackbeard's expression turned ugly.

In his script, the ancient weapon Wood shouldn't be here, because neither the Marine Headquarters nor the Whitebeard Pirates have much connection to it.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't have such a terrible hobby as necrophilia, even if the other party is the strongest man in the world."

However, while I have no interest in Whitebeard, I also don't want to see you acquire his abilities.

If I'm not mistaken, you should be carrying some fruit with you, right? Are you thinking of getting close to Whitebeard and betting that some fruit might turn into the "Tremor-Tremor Fruit"?

Blackbeard, who was already puzzled as to why Wood was stopping him, finally showed a shocked expression when he heard Wood's seemingly casual words.

"Is it strange that I also know this secret?"

To be honest, you're not the only smart person in the world. As one of the bigwigs in the underworld, it's not surprising that I know some secret information that is unknown to the world.

The origins of Devil Fruits are shrouded in mystery. They are said to be treasures of the sea, or cursed by the sea, but no one knows how they were born.

But I've heard a theory that whenever a powerful being dies, the fruits closest to them have a chance of transforming into their corresponding Devil Fruit or a lower-level fruit.

Then there is another rather inhumane practice, which is that it is said that by eating the body of a person with the ability to die, one can also inherit their Devil Fruit ability (Big Mom ate Sister).

Regarding these two claims, Mr. Blackbeard, which method do you intend to use to seize Whitebeard's power?

There's another thing I'm quite curious about: clearly, each person can only eat one type of Devil Fruit, otherwise their body will explode due to the conflict between the two powers.

But you already possess the power of the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit, so why are you still planning to steal the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit?

And you seem quite certain that you'll be unharmed after stealing Whitebeard's power?

Chapter 473 The Whitebeard Who Suddenly Came Back from the Dead!

If we're talking about who knows the secrets of Devil Fruits best in the entire One Piece world, Wood wouldn't dare say Blackbeard knows the most, but he's definitely one of the people who knows the most.

Wood only knew the two methods he had mentioned before for stealing Devil Fruit abilities.

In the first scenario, the probability of obtaining a lower-level Devil Fruit ability is actually higher.

As for the second option, which involves consuming the body of a power user, Wood speculates that it shouldn't be necessary to consume the entire body, but only if the power user is already dead.

Of course, besides the two methods mentioned above, Blackbeard may have used other unknown methods, which Wood does not know.

After all, even Wood, this "time traveler," didn't know much about Blackbeard, a man shrouded in mystery.

Blackbeard's physique is quite special; he doesn't need to sleep like a normal person, so Shanks commented that he has twice the lifespan of a normal person.

Furthermore, if Blackbeard is attacked, he will feel twice the pain of an ordinary person. This is why he was writhing on the ground in pain just from being grazed by Wood's slash.

Based on the above physical characteristics, it is speculated that Blackbeard may be a very special life form, such as having multiple hearts or multiple souls.

The reason why they don't need to sleep is likely that while one soul or heart within them is resting, another soul or heart is in an active period.

The same principle applies to multiple pains, because there is only one body, but multiple souls and spirits, so when enduring pain, the pain will naturally be multiplied.

As for why it's described as having multiple souls or hearts, it's because the power of a Devil Fruit is carried by a heart or soul.

Looking at the Blackbeard Pirates' banner, with three skulls lined up side by side, could we speculate that Blackbeard might have three hearts or three souls?

As mentioned before, pirate flags often reflect some characteristics of the pirate captain.

Examples include the Straw Hat Pirates' "straw hat" and the Whitebeard Pirates' crescent-shaped mustache.

"You have acquired the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, known as the most vicious Logia-type Devil Fruit."

Now they want to steal the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which is known as the strongest Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

Could the ultimate goal be a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability?

Seeing Blackbeard fall silent, Wood continued to make his guesses as if joking, while carefully observing Blackbeard's expression.

When Blackbeard heard what Wood said, a moment of surprise and astonishment did appear on his face, but he quickly covered it up.

Wood's guess was not unfounded, because before he traveled through time, Blackbeard already possessed two powerful Devil Fruit abilities: the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit and the Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

There are three types of Devil Fruits: Logia, Paramecia, and Zoan, which correspond to elemental powers, special physical abilities, and strong physical qualities and vitality, respectively.

Now that Blackbeard has obtained the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit, and if he also obtains Whitebeard's Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then Wood speculates that his final Devil Fruit choice will likely be a Zoan type, and probably not just any Zoan type.

Since the Logia type is the most vicious "Dark-Dark Fruit" and the Paramecia type is the strongest "Tremor-Tremor Fruit", then Blackbeard's final target, the Zoan type, must at least be a Mythical Zoan type.

Currently, there are not many known and existing Mythical Zoan types. Considering that before Wood's previous life, Luffy's original Paramecia-type Gum-Gum Fruit was forcibly changed to the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Nikka form, it's not hard to guess that Blackbeard's last target should be Luffy.

As the biggest villain in the series, his target is Luffy, who is the chosen one of the world, and the two are therefore at odds, which seems perfectly reasonable.

"Ancient Weapon Wood, I always felt you were no ordinary person, but I never imagined you were even smarter than I thought."

How about it? Would you like to join my pirate crew? You may know more than others, but in reality, it's just the tip of the iceberg.

Join my pirate crew, and I can let you know more secrets and gain power greater than you have now.

It's useless for you to guard Whitebeard's corpse now, because you have no ability to obtain the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

"In that case, why not hand over Whitebeard's corpse to me? In exchange, I can grant you the power of other Devil Fruits, such as Portgas D. Ace's 'Flame-Flame Fruit,' which is one of the most powerful Logia-types, isn't it?"

Looking at Wood in front of him, Blackbeard had no intention of forcibly breaking through his defenses.

If he has already stolen the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then he will not be afraid of Wood at all.

The key point is that he currently only possesses the power of the "Dark-Dark Fruit," and his strength is only slightly stronger than Fire Fist Ace.

However, according to Blackbeard, the strength of the Ancient Weapon Wood is far greater than that of Fire Fist Ace, at least at the level of one of the Four Emperors of the Sea.

Blackbeard is an ambitious man who has been willing to endure for many years, unlike Portgas D. Ace, who is a hot-blooded and immature teenager. Faced with such a huge difference in strength, he naturally wouldn't go up and fight to the death with his opponent.

"What? Do you think that with your current status, you're qualified to have me as your subordinate?"

I'm not one of those penniless fools who just came out of Impel Down. With my current wealth, Blackbeard would have to work for many years to catch up with me.

As for the "Flame-Flame Fruit" and such, do you really think that with my current status and position on the high seas, I wouldn't be able to get my hands on even a mere Logia-type Devil Fruit?

Upon hearing Wood's words, Blackbeard was clearly taken aback, because he suddenly realized with dismay that, apart from his own core secret, he was far inferior to Wood in terms of power, status, and wealth, and had nothing to offer that could tempt Wood.

“Katarina, Shiliu, and Saint Hu'an, the Evil King, Van Augur, you guys help me hold this guy off. Just buy me a little bit of time.”

If the terms cannot be agreed upon, then the only option left is to take a hard line!

Akainu was already in a half-crippled state, and the remaining Laffitte and a few others were enough to hold off the enemy. Now, the only obstacle in Blackbeard's eyes was the stubborn Wood.

Shiryu of the Rain and his companions, as major villains of Level 6 in Impel Down, were no less powerful or infamous than Blackbeard.

The reason I obeyed the other party's orders was simply because of the promise Blackbeard had made, and I had no choice but to join his bandwagon.

In terms of strength, those who came out of Impel Down were much stronger than Burgess and his crew, who were the first to follow Blackbeard, both in terms of strength and status.

"If you haven't acquired the abilities you mentioned before after we've dealt with this guy, we'll take you out too!"

The guys who came out of Level 6 of Impel Down were never benevolent men or women. If Blackbeard hadn't claimed to have the secret to stripping others of their Devil Fruit powers, would thugs like Shiryu and the Evil King have chosen to follow him?

Blackbeard wanted to prove that he possessed such an ability, and the test subject was Whitebeard's "Tremor-Tremor Fruit".

Before confirming whether Blackbeard was truly capable, the Evil King and his crew, despite their dissatisfaction with Blackbeard's imperious manner, ultimately rushed towards Wood's location with great resentment.

After watching Wood and Shiryu engage in battle, Blackbeard once again let out a demonic laugh of "Zehahahaha," and slowly walked towards Whitebeard's corpse.

Although he encountered more obstacles than originally planned, he still succeeded in the end. Whitebeard's strongest "Tremor-Tremor Fruit" ability now belongs to him!

However, just as Blackbeard was grinning from ear to ear and reached out to Whitebeard's body, yet another unexpected incident occurred.

Whitebeard, who should have been lifeless, suddenly opened his eyes to everyone's astonishment and stretched out a hand towards Blackbeard.

"Teach, you bastard!"

Blackbeard was so surprised by the white beard's sudden outstretched hand that he didn't have time to react and was grabbed by the head by the white beard.

Enraged, Whitebeard activated the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power the moment he grabbed Blackbeard's head, instantly enveloping Blackbeard's head in a transparent sphere.

"boom------!"

As the entire Marineford region shook once again, the surface of the island, under the massive tremor, even cracked open like a cake, instantly creating a huge canyon!

Blackbeard, whose head was being held in Whitebeard's hand, was hit with the same "head smash" as Akainu had just done!

Moreover, compared to Whitebeard, who was already nearing the end of his life, the attack Blackbeard took was clearly more than 30% more powerful than the one Akainu had taken before.

Poor Blackbeard was already weaker than Akainu, and with his special constitution that allowed him to endure twice the pain, after taking Whitebeard's enhanced "earthquake," his head was in more than just a buzzing sound.

Whitebeard has been resurrected? The entire battlefield instantly descended into chaos once more.

Compared to the grim faces of the Navy, the Whitebeard Pirates were overjoyed, but this was quickly followed by a deep sense of guilt.

Because they failed to keep their promise to their father and bring Ace back to the sea alive.