One Piece: Start as a mythical beast, practice to become stronger

A tall figure slowly emerged from the shadows.

His body was completely enveloped by the darkness, but his exaggerated laugh and huge stature made him recognizable at a glance.

"black beard!"

Jin An gritted his teeth and whispered, his eyes instantly showing a hint of coldness.

Along with that familiar laughter, Blackbeard's figure completely appeared.

He stood in the core of the shadows, arms outstretched, an extremely arrogant smile on his face.

There was madness and greed in Blackbeard's eyes, and the aura of the dark fruit surged around him like the tentacles of the abyss, swallowing up everything around him.

"Thief hahahaha!"

Blackbeard laughed wildly and strode towards Jinan and Yim.

He pointed his thick fingers at the two of them, his face full of pride and arrogance.

"I've waited for so long, and it's finally here! You two, neither of you can escape today!"

Jin An gripped his sword tightly and stared at Blackbeard coldly.

Anger and vigilance surged in his heart, as well as a hint of confusion about the sudden change in the situation.

He knew that Blackbeard was an extremely dangerous opponent, but the purpose of his appearance at this moment was puzzling.

"Blackbeard, what tricks are you playing?"

Jin An asked coldly, his tone full of hostility.

Blackbeard laughed wildly, spread his hands, and the smile on his face became more arrogant:

"Trick? Hahaha, Jin'an, don't you understand yet?

I am not here to help you, nor am I here to help the World Government.

I come to reap everything!"

Yim's eyes sank slightly, and she looked at Blackbeard with a look of disgust and disdain on her face.

Although Blackbeard's appearance in her battle disrupted her plans, she did not take him seriously.

She snorted coldly, with a strong sense of pressure in her tone:

"A clown, you dare to act so presumptuously in front of me?"

Blackbeard laughed loudly, his eyes full of madness:

"Imu, I am not one of those fools who will die at your hands so easily! You are powerful, but don't forget, I am also 'Darkness Itself'!"

As he spoke, he suddenly opened his hands, and the shadows around him expanded instantly. The power of the dark fruit surged wildly, as if it was going to swallow up the entire Marijoa.

Low roars came from the shadows, like countless ghosts crying, or like the abyss roaring.

"What I want is very simple—"

Blackbeard's voice gradually became deeper, but it was filled with a chilling greed.

"I want both of your lives, and...everything you have!"

As he said the last sentence, he suddenly stretched out his hand, and the dark tentacles swept towards Jinan and Yim like a tide, mixed with suffocating devouring power, turning everything around them into nothingness.

Jin An took a deep breath, quickly swung his knife to cut off the dark tentacles, and looked at Yim coldly.

He knew that although the battle between them was not over yet, the Blackbeard in front of him was a threat that could not be ignored even more than Im.

"It seems like everyone underestimated him."

Jin An said coldly, his sharp eyes swept in the direction of Blackbeard.

Im didn't say anything, just stared at Blackbeard coldly.

The dark energy in her hands surged continuously, and the surrounding space distorted again.

Although her face still maintained that god-like indifference and majesty, deep down in her heart she felt a hint of disgust towards Blackbeard's ambition.

"You two, stop fighting each other."

Blackbeard laughed wildly and pointed at the two men with both hands.

"Today, no matter if they are gods or rebels, they must submit to my power! Thief hahahahaha!"

As Blackbeard laughed wildly, the gravity of the space suddenly became extremely heavy, and the power of darkness swept in like a tide, instantly enveloping Jinan and Im.

The air around seemed to be completely sucked out, not even light could penetrate, and it was plunged into complete darkness.

Jinan's vision was blurred, as if he was surrounded by an invisible black curtain.

This space seems like another world, with no sound, no light, only suffocating loneliness.

Every inch of the air seemed to be filled with a deadly oppressive feeling, making it almost impossible to breathe.

Even the sound of the heartbeat became so faint, as if in this void, even the power of life had been taken away.

However, Jinan did not panic.

He gripped the long knife tightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, his mind full of vigilance and calculation.

This environment was not unfamiliar to him - Blackbeard's dark fruit was indeed powerful, able to make space lose its normal rules, but for him, the real challenge was not the oppression of these senses, but the gradually increasing gravity.

"Darkness and gravity..."

Jinan whispered to himself, a calm gleam in his eyes.

He could clearly feel that the gravity of space was getting stronger and stronger, as if an irresistible force was pulling him towards the ground little by little between the surrounding air and the earth.

Every second, he felt himself sinking, as if he was about to be swallowed up forever by this invisible force.

Moreover, this gravity does not seem to be an ordinary physical phenomenon, but is closely related to Blackbeard's dark fruit. Even the structure of space is distorted like a swamp.

If Jinan loses his balance even slightly, he will be completely swallowed up.

However, he was not frightened by this feeling of oppression.

Whenever darkness and gravity pressed upon him, his mind became clearer, as if he had entered some deep state of meditation.

Jin An exhaled slowly and adjusted his steps slightly. Under the gradually increasing gravity, every movement he made seemed extremely heavy.

Despite this, he could still feel the surging power in his body. This power was different from before, as if he had absorbed some special energy in this lightless space and it was continuously flowing to his limbs and bones.

He concentrated for a moment, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes:

"Blackbeard, do you think the darkness can trap me?"

In the dead silence and darkness, Jin An's figure suddenly leaped forward.

Although his movements seemed clumsy, they were extremely precise and every step was taken in the right place, as if he had completely adapted to this unbalanced environment.

In this lightless space, he was still able to remain absolutely calm thanks to some keen intuition and deep understanding of the battle.

At the same time, Yim's reaction was not slow either. She also felt a little uneasy about Blackbeard's dark space, but she was obviously more calm than Jinan.

Her body slowly spun, and black air currents surged around her, as if trying to pull her out of the darkness.

Her expression was extremely cold, there was no fear in her eyes, just a hint of disdain.

"Do you think that's all?"

Yim said lightly, her voice seemed to come from the abyss, calm and resolute.

Blackbeard's laughter sounded again, full of malice and sarcasm:

“Hahaha, that’s right, you two are trapped here, there is no way out.

My darkness and gravity will completely crush you!

There is no possibility of escape here!"

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