Chapter 106

Boom—!

The pressure from within Blackbeard's body roared out like a tsunami.

Under this pressure, Hades and the other two were like a lonely boat drifting on the sea in a storm, in danger of capsizing at any moment.

Conqueror's Haki, one of the three types of Haki, the two-star state effect of Blackbeard.

Unlike the magic pressure of this world, which directly crushes with power.

Conqueror's Haki produces more of an impact on the soul; those with slightly weak willpower simply cannot withstand it.

Hades, 'Zero', and Bluenote were naturally not weak, and their willpower was even far stronger than ordinary people and mages.

But suddenly suffering an impact, no matter how strong their minds were, there would be a moment of losing their guard.

And for the strong, this moment was enough!

"Black Hole!"

Slapping the ground with his right hand, endless black mist surged out from Blackbeard's hand.

The next second, the black mist began to spread rapidly toward the surroundings.

By the time Hades and the others recovered from their loss of focus—a short time of less than a second—the black mist was already under their feet!

"Not good!"

Hades and the others were shocked!

Now, Zancrow's miserable state made them very clearly understand how terrifying the power of the black mist was.

It could be said that as long as one touched the black mist, not only would they be caught, but they would even be unable to release magic.

Basically, it was like falling into a spider's web, becoming prey with no possibility of breaking free!

Magic power erupted, and Hades and the others quickly retreated backward.

In a few seconds, they had distanced themselves several meters from the black mist.

However, how could Blackbeard easily let them go?

Darkness surged again, covering the entire valley, and the speed of the black mist's spread accelerated again, soon catching up to the three figures.

"Ze-hahahahaha... It's useless; everything is over. Giving up now might make your death a bit less painful."

"Ze-hahahahaha!!!"

The wild and unbridled laughter echoed throughout the entire canyon, shaking the sky!

Gazing at the several figures below, the Seven Kin of Purgatory were completely stunned; they had never imagined that the situation would evolve into such a state.

The battle situation reversed in an instant.

Hades, 'Zero', and Bluenote were actually being hunted by the man named Blackbeard!

Several times, Hades and the others were nearly caught in the control of the black mist.

It wasn't until they retreated thousands of meters that the black mist slowly slowed down.

And by this time, they had already expended a great deal of energy to escape.

However... before they could stop to rest, they saw Blackbeard's figure chasing after them again, and with Blackbeard's movement, the black mist began to spread again.

"Damn it! Why is this guy like a ghost that won't go away!"

"Why."

"Why!" After a few jumps, distancing himself from the black mist again, 'Zero' turned his head and roared.

"We have no grudges with you; why hunt us like this? Does it benefit you, an otherworldly person?"

In 'Zero's' view, Blackbeard killing him had no meaning.

"Benefit?"

Blackbeard chuckled, then raised his head.

"Of course there's a benefit! As a pirate, if there wasn't enough meaning, how could I easily make a move?"

"To me, you are the gift I've chosen, a greeting gift for the Magic Council!"

"A greeting gift?"

Hades was stunned, clearly not understanding Blackbeard's meaning.

Wasn't he an otherworldly person?

To reach such a level of strength, why offer a gift to the Council?

The Magic Council was indeed powerful, but these were only due to the forbidden weapons they possessed.

Even for the use of forbidden weapons, it required a very long preparation time, during which a Saint Ten-level Class Mage could avoid the attack range.

What could truly check them were those kingdom forces and Class Mage guilds; for the truly strong, the range of restriction was almost pitifully small.

An otherworldly person as powerful as Blackbeard should have no reason to fear the existence of the Magic Council.

Not only him, but 'Zero' and Bluenote, and even Ultear, who had once served as a councilor, could not understand Blackbeard's thoughts at this moment.

"What a pity." Hearing this, Blackbeard continued to say with a smile.

"I thought a smart person like you would be able to guess it; it seems you still know too little about me. Do you think I was really willing to leave my own world and come to this strange world?"

"But what does this have to do with us?" Hades said in a deep voice.

Because it was indeed as Blackbeard said; at the beginning, he was hunted to this world by Ace.

But what did this have to do with hunting them?

Before Hades could think carefully, Blackbeard continued.

"It indeed has nothing to do with it, but it does after this."

"Killing my companions, as a traitor, I have no place to stay in the Grand Line, whether in the Navy or among pirates."

"Later, being hunted all the way, I accidentally broke into a space-time rift and came to this world, only to realize that the world is not just the Grand Line!"

"Do you know how excited I was then?"

Speaking of this, a crazy look appeared on Blackbeard's face, as if he saw a beauty placed before them, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

"Magic, dragons, and Etherion—all kinds of powerful existences that the Grand Line world never possessed!"

"It's just a pity that I wanted to join the Magic Council earlier, but I was rejected."

"But, this has nothing to do with us... wait... Etherion... could it be..."

Halfway through his words, as if suddenly enlightened, Hades turned his head in surprise, looking at Blackbeard behind him, his eyes revealing a thick sense of shock.

And the others, who had not yet understood from Blackbeard's words, were still looking blank.

Seeing Hades's enlightened look, before he could ask, Blackbeard had already spoken again.

"It seems you've already guessed it."

Looking at Hades's expression, Blackbeard already knew what the other had guessed, but he did not stop his words because of Hades's understanding.

"That's right, as an otherworldly person, I was not accepted by those people."

"Although the Saint Ten seats were later opened to everyone, including otherworldly people, but... by then, I was no longer satisfied with a Saint Ten seat."

"Wolfheim fell, a Heavenly King seat became vacant, and now what I want is his position."

"Taking your heads as a token of allegiance."

"As long as I enter the Council and master Etherion, I can kill my way back to the Grand Line!"

"By then, I will not just be the Pirate King, but..."

"The King of the World!"