Arceus's Pirate Journey

The Dark-Dark Fruit did not have the passive elementalization of a Logia-type Fruit. To absorb attacks, one must actively respond.

If attacked before he unleashed Dark Water, the intense pain could have him rolling on the ground.

Moreover, to absorb an attack without pain, he had to rely on his hands. During the original timeline at the Summit War, due to arrogance, his hands were controlled by Whitebeard, and he had to withstand Whitebeard’s damage with his body.

If not for Whitebeard’s critical condition at that time, Blackbeard’s unique life force and the Dark-Dark Fruit’s passive ability to absorb damage impact, Whitebeard’s seismic attacks would have probably ended him.

At this moment, Blackbeard’s hands were busy absorbing King’s strike, unable to react as before when surrounded by the massive stones.

The darkness from his body was offsetting the damage caused by the stone confinement, and the Dark Gravity was slowly grinding away King’s created stones, but King’s new round of attacks had already arrived.

”Flame Emperor!”

The flames erupted, the stone confinement created a special stove, with Blackbeard as the ”prey” on top of the stove.

”Ah!!! It hurts!! So much pain!”

Shrill screams echoed across the coast, even Ace, captured by Blackbeard, stared blankly at everything before him; the damage this flame caused seemed even greater than his own.

Looking again at King with flames burning behind him, Ace felt he must have consumed a fake Flame-Flame Fruit.

The stones, scorched by the flames, turned black, but deeper layers of darkness surged within. When the stones got devoured by the darkness, Blackbeard was already half-kneeling on the ground, sweat accumulated in streams, constantly falling.

King had unique research on torture, just now, besides the stone pinch and flame burn, there was also branding from burnt stones, threefold damage added to the doubling effect of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the pain Blackbeard experienced was indescribable.

”What? Already out of steam? There’s plenty of time, this is just some interest.”

”Captain Teach!”

Blackbeard’s miserable appearance reshaped his subordinates’ understanding of him. Blackbeard had practically taken beatings since debut, but being beaten this badly at first contact was the first time.

King didn’t even give Blackbeard a chance to show off his abilities before starting a fierce combo attack.

Bang!

A bullet was fired from Van Augur’s gun, his sniping skills were excellent, the bullet aimed at King’s exposed pupil.

Hearing his subordinate’s intervention, Blackbeard didn’t feel happy, instead, he panicked.

”Fools! Don’t act, this is not someone you can provoke!”