Pirate Death Arrives.

Those big pirates who escaped from Impel Down Castle do have certain strength. At the same time, their lower limit will not be very low. Anyway, they are definitely stronger than many pirates on the sea.

Accepting such pirates who have certain combat capabilities will indeed bring a great degree of improvement to a pirate group or a force.

Of course, there will definitely be disadvantages.

Those big pirates are like a double-edged sword.

It can provide you with powerful combat power, but it may also drag you into an endless abyss.

If you don't have the power to overpower them, problems will be more likely to arise.

Fortunately, Blackbeard still has that kind of strength.

Even though he has not eaten Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit yet, and has even been tricked by an artificial devil fruit that came from nowhere, his strength should not be underestimated.

In addition, the Dark-Dark Fruit he ate can definitely be considered a god-level fruit.

The ability and power of the Dark-Dark Fruit are enough to rival Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Kaido's Blue Dragon Fruit, and Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit.

The only drawback is that, perhaps because he believes in and relies too much on the Dark-Dark Fruit, Blackbeard's research on physical skills and domineering is relatively mediocre.

And this is the biggest gap between him and the four emperor-level powerful men.

To be honest, it is a bit late for Blackbeard, who is already 39 and is about to turn 40, to make up for this gap through acquired efforts.

There is not much time left for him to grow.

In the world of pirates, a strong man's peak period is generally around fifty years old.

The closer you get to the threshold of fifty, the slower your growth rate will become.

After all, a person's potential is ultimately limited.

Moreover, not everyone can realize his full potential.

Blackbeard is clearly such a person.

There is absolutely no problem with his talent.

In fact, it can be said to be very strong!

In addition, due to his special physique, he does not need to sleep, which means that he has twice as much time as ordinary people.

To be honest, this is a bit exaggerated!

However, as the saying goes, no one is perfect. For Blackbeard, the only flaw is that he does not possess the domineering aura.

Maybe it has not been developed yet, or maybe he really does not have the potential to be a king.

In short, at this stage Blackbeard only masters Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

At the same time, his development of the two kinds of domineering is at a very general state, and is completely incomparable with the original Four Emperors of the New World.

This is Blackbeard’s biggest drawback and shortcoming!

In the original plot, he could barely rely on his second devil fruit, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, to narrow the gap between him and those truly world-class powerhouses.

In fact, because his Dark-Dark Fruit is so mysterious, other powerful people's understanding of it is almost zero.

Ace, Whitebeard, these strong men were caught off guard and suffered great losses when they fought against Blackbeard for the first time.

However, Blackbeard's abilities cannot remain secret forever.

One day it will be completely exposed to the world.

Just like the Four Emperors of the New World and the three admirals, the iconic figures of the navy.

As long as you learn a little bit about their abilities and investigate a little, you can almost immediately understand them clearly.

And someone like Blackbeard.

He is a very ambitious and conceited person, and he spends a lot of time on the sea.

There will also be many clashes with other powerful beings on the sea.

In this way, his abilities will be exposed sooner or later and noticed by others.

What's more, there are people like Morgans who pursue "big news" and "big events".

He will definitely do some investigation on Blackbeard, the new Four Emperors who can replace Whitebeard.

This is likely to reveal some of Blackbeard's background.

Therefore, if you want to catch the enemy off guard simply by "taking them by surprise", this method may be effective at certain times, but it will definitely not last long.

After all these years, doesn't Blackbeard really understand the difference between him and other strong men?

Obviously, it is absolutely impossible.

You can say that Blackbeard is very arrogant and conceited, but you cannot deny that Blackbeard is definitely a smart man.

Good at forbearance and good at using some little tricks, this is his label!

Whether it is killing Thatch to seize the Dark-Dark Fruit, or handing Ace over to the navy in exchange for the position of Shichibukai.

These are all manifestations of Blackbeard's wisdom and decisiveness!

Perhaps it is because he knows his own shortcomings and knows where he differs from the Four Emperors, so Blackbeard is very eager for Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Mastering the second devil fruit would be his best opportunity to narrow the gap with the Four Emperors, or even surpass them.

Moreover, his second fruit must be strong enough!

If the Dark-Dark Fruit raised Blackbeard's lower limit, then the second Devil Fruit could largely determine the upper limit he could reach!

It’s a pity that all of this was disrupted by Luo Di.

just now.

Let’s not talk about the side effects of the artificial devil fruit and the time he wasted trying to expel the artificial devil fruit.

The real key is how to find a devil fruit that is comparable to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and can perfectly replace it.

If he can't find it, haha, then all of Blackbeard's ambitions and plans will be in vain!

Becoming one of the Four Emperors, the Pirate King, or even overthrowing the entire pirate world, these things were things he could only fantasize about in his mind.

Without strength, everything is in vain!

so.

Blackbeard is in an awkward situation now.

Without the blessing of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, his strength would not be able to improve.

At best, they can defeat the deputy emperors in each emperor-level pirate group.

Going a step further, if Blackbeard wants to be on par with the Four Emperors and the Three Admirals, he is still somewhat lacking.

Especially when facing strong people like Kaido and Shanks who are very good at using domineering, it can be said that he has almost no better solution.

The power of the Dark-Dark Fruit itself is indeed strong.

However, what really makes it included in the ranks of god-level devil fruits is the absolute suppressing effect of the Dark-Dark Fruit on other devil fruits.

Able to negate the abilities of other people with special abilities.

This is absolutely a terrifying thing.

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