Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 495 [Southern Dipper - Windwing Sky Soaring]

Blackbeard covered his face, which had been pecked by the black and white eagle, screaming and rolling around, his limbs tumbling and thrashing on the ground.

Such an image is truly indecent; even a thug on a remote island wouldn't roll around like that without any regard for his image.

Even if a pirate has his hands or feet cut off, or is in so much pain that he's grinding his teeth, he won't cry out loud.

So embarrassing.

Hearing their captain's heart-wrenching screams and cries, Shiryu of the Rain and the others felt a twitch in their eyes, and an overwhelming sense of regret rose in their hearts.

Unlike Van Augur, they were willing to acknowledge Blackbeard as captain not because they were impressed by his domineering presence, but because they were swayed by the many benefits he promised.

This group of Level 6 criminals and former wardens in Impel Down were willing to follow Blackbeard and board his ship for vast sums of money, unparalleled power, and a reputation that would resound throughout the seas.

In short, they are fighting for their own benefit, and of course they would never risk their lives for Blackbeard.

As the mysterious naval commodore delivered his punch, "Evil King" Pizarro and "Crescent Moon Hunter" Devon met their demise without a trace, and Blackbeard was also beaten to the ground in agony. All of them were terrified from the bottom of their hearts.

These guys are all competitive and no one is willing to submit to anyone else. Even Shiryu of the Rain, who is clearly stronger, cannot subdue the others.

It's because everyone knows that if they're on the same level, there's a risk of injury or even defeat if they really fight.

The current situation seemed completely wrong. Blackbeard had been knocked down with a single punch. Forget about building the strongest pirate crew in the New World; even leaving Marineford alive was a problem.

For a time, countless people began to consider giving up.

Van Augur, the sniper who was hiding the furthest away, sensed the abnormality of the pirate crew members with his keen perception and couldn't help but feel anxious.

He was the only one in the Blackbeard Pirates who was loyal to Blackbeard, and he immediately raised his gun and aimed it at Shazo, ready to help Blackbeard and boost the morale of the Blackbeard Pirates with practical actions.

Through the scope, Van Oka saw Shazor smiling, but in the next instant, he made eye contact with Shazor, and then Shazor disappeared from the scope's view.

An alarm bell rang in the sniper's mind. He tightened his grip on the sniper rifle and reached for his dagger at his waist.

However, Shazo's [Instant Flash] was incredibly fast. Van Augur's hand had barely reached his waist when Shazo's charged fist came crashing down.

Eagle Strike Fist

Boom! Clang!

Shazo's punch was completely different from Garp's. After creating a spherical rupture on Van Augur's body, three fierce gashes extended downwards.

The crack was shaped like the mark of an eagle's talons, tearing the entire iron wall apart.

Sniper Van Oka, along with his specially made extended sniper rifle, was first shattered into four sections by Shazo's punch, then cut into countless pieces, and finally completely pulverized until it could no longer be seen.

The Blackbeard Pirates have lost another future executive.

Zishas Bhasas, Lafitte, Doc Q, Bacchus Jot, and Shiryu of the Rain all gasped in unison, then shivered, their desire to retreat growing stronger.

It remains to be seen whether Blackbeard Teach can hold his own. If not, then don't blame them for breaking up.

He killed Van Augur with a single punch, and the next moment, Shazzo reappeared beside Blackbeard, aiming for the same punch as him.

Eagle Strike Fist.

Boom! Whoosh!

This time, the eagle claw marks appeared on the ground, more completely showing the structure of an eagle claw with three toes pointing forward and the base pointing backward.

Blackbeard was pinned to the ground by the center of the eagle's claws, his body covered in sharp cuts, blood gushing out as if it were free, as if an invisible giant eagle was trampling on him.

Under the invisible giant eagle's kicks, Blackbeard not only bled from his wounds, but also coughed up mouthful after mouthful of blood.

They couldn't even let out a scream.

This brings us to the characteristics of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

This fruit can absorb all damage and nullify the power of all Devil Fruits, making it virtually invincible.

However, although the Dark-Dark Fruit is an elemental fruit, its user cannot become an elemental being and is not immune to physical or Haki damage.

No, it's not just that it doesn't provide immunity, it also causes double the pain when injured.

From a game perspective, the doubled pain setting is equivalent to Blackbeard getting a critical hit every time he's attacked. This kind of pain cannot be resisted in any way, and an ordinary person would have been driven crazy by it long ago.

All I can say is that this Ugly Boyi truly lives up to his reputation as a BOSS; his willpower is terrifyingly strong!

But this reason alone is not enough for Xia Zuorong to let him live.

Clench your fist, gather your strength, and strike!

轰噌

Blackbeard screamed, "Ah! Ah! Ahh! Clench my fist again, gather my strength a second time, and strike!"

Boom!

The black-bearded man screamed, "Oh! Awooo! Awooo!"

Xia Zuo stopped, looking slightly bewildered. He looked at his fist in disbelief, then at the black-bearded man rolling on the ground.

When the first punch landed on Blackbeard, he looked like this spineless wretch.

But now that three punches have been delivered in a row, each one heavier than the last, Blackbeard is still rolling around and screaming in agony, blood spurting everywhere, full of energy.

Xia Zuo couldn't help but swear: "Blackbeard, are you fucking immortal?"

"Tsk, hahaha, ouch! That hurts!" The black-bearded man suddenly stopped rolling around, jumped up, and looked at Xia Zuo, saying, "Just as I guessed, the pain has its limits; it can't keep doubling indefinitely."

"Moreover, there is a limit to how much pain a person can tolerate. If you feel more pain, it will feel less painful."

"Tsk tsk, hahaha, am I immortal?"

The black-bearded man raised his blood-stained, ugly face and said menacingly, "I don't know either. Why don't you try fighting me?"

In an instant, Xia Zuo appeared in front of him, punched the ugly face, and said calmly, "You're really ugly."

"Even though you're an ugly bastard, I'd still be happy to try killing you if you asked me to."

Blackbeard's eyes widened suddenly. He hadn't expected his provocation to pique Xia Zuo's interest. Shouldn't Xia Zuo be terrified and let him go?

Just then, the white-bearded man's aura suddenly erupted, and everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

The next second, everyone realized that this was not an explosion of life, but the last spark before the candle went out.

Whitebeard glared angrily at the endless void and shouted, "ONE PIECE—is a real one!"

A booming voice echoed across the sky. The world's strongest man shouted a declaration powerful enough to change the ocean before closing his eyes.

His presence vanished, completely and utterly gone.

Whitebeard's eventful life has come to an end!

His mountain-like body was still standing there, but it was now a completely lifeless thing.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp, Borsalino, and Sakazuki, who had just crawled out from underground, all had drastic changes in expression.

Only Aokiji, sweating profusely, breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, thank goodness I froze the camera snail, otherwise this would have been a real disaster."

Borsalino heard his words, turned to look at where the camera snail was, and laughed as well: "How lucky!"

Kuzan shook his head and said, "No, it wasn't luck, it was Brigadier General Xia Zuo who reminded me."

"He said that Whitebeard is over 70 years old. Pirates are not like the Navy. Without proper medical treatment and rehabilitation opportunities, he is definitely not far from death."

"His failure to come to Marineford this time shows that he is too old and afraid of death, and will not risk his life again."

"But if the white-bearded man comes, it means he's so old he wants to die."

"As one of the best of the previous era, a great pirate on par with Gol D. Roger, and the top pirate emperor, he is capable of doing anything if he is not afraid of death."

"Among them, the one who caused the most damage to our Navy was the one who proved the existence of ONE PIECE with his own life, pushing the Great Pirate Era started by Roger to a new peak."

Marshal Sengoku sighed deeply, "Fortunately, Kuzan accepted Brigadier General Shazo's suggestion and froze that damned snail, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to retire with dignity."

At this point, Marshal Zhan Guo no longer cared about being promoted to commander-in-chief of the entire army. He only hoped to retire with dignity, rather than being demoted to some worthless department and having to continue working while being ridiculed.

Sakazuki breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the completely dead Whitebeard, and abandoned his idea of ​​destroying his body to vent his anger.

He straightened up and shouted the command, "Kill!"

"Kill all the pirates, leave no one alive!"

"yes!"

The naval officers and soldiers raised their swords and flintlock pistols and charged towards the pirates surrounding Whitebeard.

Although Whitebeard roared, the lower-ranking Marines had no desire for "ONE" whatsoever.

The "PIECE" thing, of course, has no effect whatsoever.

On the contrary, the death of Whitebeard greatly boosted their morale and reignited their fighting spirit.

Correspondingly, the pirates were all despondent. Even if they wanted to perish together with the Navy, they felt weak and powerless.

The battle turned into a one-sided massacre, and the navy quickly wiped out the pirates.

Severely wounded, Sakazuki roared again, "In the name of justice, pursue the Whitebeard Pirates! We absolutely cannot let them escape back to the New World!"

Whitebeard died, but his pirate crew was not completely wiped out.

Moreover, Ace, who could have inherited Whitebeard's position, is still alive. Given time, he will surely make a comeback and become another formidable enemy. All the sacrifices the Navy has made today will have been in vain.

Therefore, while they are still in Marineford, we must exterminate them all.

Admiral Akainu has a bad reputation; many marines fear him, and only a small number of marines support him.

But at this moment, upon hearing Sakazuki's order, the naval officers and soldiers were willing to obey and immediately ran towards the port to pursue the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, all the marines bypassed Whitebeard before roaring over the gap in the iron wall to pursue the escaped pirates.

The white-bearded man's tall figure, which remained standing even in death, exuded a formidable aura that instilled fear in the navy.

Although more than ten minutes had passed, there were too many wounded pirates, and they couldn't run fast at all.

Furthermore, the pacifists from the Science Unit have been constantly obstructing them, and the pirates have not yet escaped the territory of Marineford.

Led by Admirals Kuzan, Borsalino, and Sakazuki, the navy pursued them.

In a corner unseen by Xia Zuo, a pink-haired marine awoke from his coma, only to be plunged into even greater panic.

He is Koby, who has just awakened his Observation Haki after being repeatedly stimulated by top-tier experts.

Because it was newly awakened Observation Haki, it spread uncontrollably to a great distance, encompassing the entire Marineford region within its perception range.

He even sensed the intense emotions of the dead before their deaths during the previous large-scale battles.

In the blink of an eye, Koby was in tears, his spirit broken by the overwhelming grief.

Shazo didn't notice Koby; his attention was on Whitebeard.

That unyielding body is admirable, but—

Xia Zuo revealed a mocking smile: "But not everyone respects corpses. In some people's eyes, your corpse is a resource."

"It's not just Blackbeard, it's the World Government, it's the Celestial Dragons."

"The bear's body and Brusarino's abilities combined can create pacifists, your whitebeard's corpse."

Could we create sentinel robots that emit shockwaves?

"It's hard to say."

"It's hard to say."

"Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, for the sake of your dignity in death, don't leave this wretched corpse in the world."

As Xia Zuo spoke, he stepped forward and stood beside the white-bearded man, placing his hand on the already cold corpse.

"Rest assured, I will use all my strength to send you to your demise!"

【Nandou·Fengyi Tianxiang】

A massive burst of Armament Haki erupted from his body, rising upwards from Xia Zuo's body and condensing into an incomparably magnificent phoenix.

The phoenix's outline resembles a chicken, and its feathers display a magnificent array of colors.

Its head is decorated with the character "德" (virtue), its wings with the character "义" (righteousness), its back with the character "礼" (propriety), its chest with the character "仁" (benevolence), and its abdomen with the character "信" (trustworthiness).

The most dazzling feature was the colorful phoenix tail adorning its back, so beautiful and radiant that it defied description.

After the phoenix took shape, it naturally communicated with a certain will in the dark, attracting a trace of attention from a great being.

She glanced at Xia Zuo, then at the white-bearded man's corpse, and a flash of time passed in her eyes, instantly revealing the history and future of this world.

In an instant, the brilliance in the phoenix's eyes vanished, and it pounced on the unyielding white beard.

The colorful, luxurious feathers transformed into flames, enveloping the white-bearded man's corpse and gradually reducing it to nothingness, while simultaneously releasing a delightful fragrance.

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