#633 - Chapter 633: Rekindling the Will to Fight
The battlefield was torn to pieces, the fractured earth like an abyss, with rolling black smoke and the smell of scorched earth permeating the air.
The sky was gray and dull, as if even the sun didn't want to look at this hellish scene.
Jin An and Blackbeard's figures darted quickly through the ruins, the light of blades and shadows of fists intertwined, and thunderous collisions echoed through the sky.
“Clang——!”
Jin An's longsword collided head-on with Blackbeard's fist once again, and the resulting shockwave directly blew away the surrounding rubble, and the ground was lifted up in a wave of earth, forming a deep ditch of dozens of meters.
Blackbeard's laughter was mixed with panting, appearing both crazy and excited.
His eyes were full of bloodthirsty light, and the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit surged within him, as if transformed into countless tentacles, madly attacking Jin An.
And his Nika Fruit's elasticity ability made his body movements completely unconventional, each attack as unpredictable as a storm.
“Hahahaha! Jin An! You can really take a beating! But the more you are like this, the more excited I get!”
Blackbeard grinned wildly, his fists like two giant hammers, slamming down on Jin An.
Jin An's movements were extremely swift. He slightly tilted his body, narrowly avoiding Blackbeard's punch, but immediately felt a dark gravitational pull coming from behind him, trying to pull him back forcibly.
He gritted his teeth, stomped his legs on the ground, and leaped up rapidly. The longsword drew a dazzling cold light in the air, and he slashed down on Blackbeard's head with a backhand.
A hint of ferocity flashed in Blackbeard's eyes. He raised his arms to block, but the longsword, with its unparalleled power and blade aura, directly made his arms go numb, and his body was also shaken backward, leaving two deep marks on the ground beneath his feet.
“Zehahahahaha!”
Blackbeard stopped, looked down at the bloodstains on his arm caused by the blade aura, wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and laughed wildly:
“Not bad, Jin An! But this is just the beginning!”
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand fiercely, and the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit instantly erupted.
Centered on him, a pitch-black vortex of devouring instantly spread out, and the rubble, dust, and wreckage of the battlefield on the ground were all sucked into it, forming a twisted dark domain.
Jin An only felt a violent pulling sensation under his feet, and the dark gravitational force seemed to completely tear his body apart.
His feet were firmly planted into the ground, forcibly stabilizing his body, but a sharp whistling sound came from above his head.
“Whoosh——!”
Blackbeard's fist, with the elastic power of the Nika Fruit, slammed down rapidly from the air.
That punch seemed to stretch time, the speed was so fast that it was suffocating.
Jin An's pupils shrank slightly the moment he looked up.
Without any hesitation, his body rolled to the side, barely avoiding that devastating punch.
However, just as he dodged, Blackbeard's other palm, carrying the power of darkness, had already approached his chest.
“Darkness Release: Black Hole!”
Blackbeard roared, and the dark power in his palm rapidly expanded, forming a pitch-black chain, wanting to completely trap Jin An.
A cold light flashed in Jin An's eyes, and the longsword in his hand suddenly slashed out, the blade slicing towards Blackbeard's chain like lightning.
The moment the blade light collided with the darkness, a burst of ear-piercing screams erupted, and the surrounding air trembled.
Although the chain was powerful, it was still cut off by a single strike under Jin An's full force.
“Bang!”
Jin An took a step forward, and the longsword, like a silver lightning bolt, stabbed fiercely towards Blackbeard's chest once again.
His movements were as swift as the wind, each move filled with killing intent, without the slightest redundancy or hesitation.
A trace of surprise flashed across Blackbeard's face. He did not expect that Jin An could maintain such precise attacks amidst the devouring darkness.
He quickly retreated, but Jin An's blade light followed like a shadow, as if not giving him a chance to breathe.
“Drink!”
Jin An roared, the blade slicing across Blackbeard's shoulder, and blood spurted out immediately.
Blackbeard cried out in pain, his body staggered, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
He reached out to cover his shoulder, but the smile on the corner of his mouth still didn't disappear.
“Not bad… Jin An, your knife is really sharp enough.”
Blackbeard smiled through gritted teeth, his breath filled with killing intent,
“But, it’s my turn next!”
He suddenly raised both hands, and the powers of the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Nika Fruit erupted simultaneously.
A powerful dark gravitational force swept across the entire battlefield, and his body was stretched like a spring, the huge fist carrying a world-destroying aura, slamming down towards Jin An's direction.
Jin An did not retreat at all. He gripped the sword with both hands, stomped his feet on the ground, and his entire body shot into the sky like a sharp arrow, the blade facing the devastating fist head-on.
Jin An only felt his scalp tingle, and the terrifying pressure rushed towards him like a flood, making even breathing extremely difficult.
Without any hesitation, he leaped to the side, trying to avoid this fatal blow.
“Boom——!”
The first energy beam smashed into the ground, and the aftermath of the explosion directly sent Jin An flying dozens of meters, crashing heavily into a boulder.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the sharp pain in his chest made his breathing rapid, but he didn't have time to pause and immediately flipped over and stood up.
Blackbeard was also in a disheveled state, his body constantly rolling under the impact of the energy explosion. Although his Dark-Dark Fruit could absorb some of the impact, the extraordinary power still caused him considerable injuries.
He struggled to stand up, the smile on the corner of his mouth had disappeared, replaced by a look of gloom and fear.
“This woman… is she crazy?!”
Blackbeard cursed in a low voice. He looked up at Imu, his eyes showing a bit of horror.
He could feel that Imu's attack was not only aimed at Jin An, but also regarded him as a target.
Her killing intent was so cold and resolute, as if she didn't care about the outcome between him and Jin An, and only wanted to completely obliterate both of them.
“Imu!”
Jin An wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked coldly at Imu not far away.
His tone was low, but with an unspeakable anger,
“Are you trying to eliminate him as well?”
Imu did not respond, her gaze was always cold and ruthless, as if Jin An and Blackbeard were just two insignificant ants in her eyes.
“Don't expect me to hold back.”
Imu said faintly, her voice full of absolute majesty.
Before she finished speaking, her hand was raised again, and the energy in the sky began to converge frantically, turning into an even more terrifying beam of light.
The beam of light was like a huge sword, with the momentum of tearing everything apart, and it struck directly at Jin An and Blackbeard.
Jin An's heart trembled, he could feel that this blow was even more deadly than before.
At this moment, he had no way to retreat.
“Blackbeard.”
Jin An gritted his teeth and looked at Blackbeard not far away, and said coldly,
“Don't get in the way, you bastard.”
Blackbeard frowned, looked at the beam of light that was forming, and then looked at Jin An, a complicated expression on his face.
He licked the corner of his mouth and snorted coldly in a low voice:
“Zehahahahaha! Okay, let's cooperate temporarily and solve her first.”
A certain tacit understanding was temporarily reached between the two.
Jin An raised his longsword, and in Blackbeard's hands, the power of darkness surged again.
The fighting spirit of the two reignited, this time, they pointed together at Imu!
