Chapter 372: Sulong!?

Getting sent flying through the air by Linlin's and Blackbeard's combined attack, I quickly regained my bearings and reoriented myself before propelling myself to the right, narrowly dodging another one of their attacks that carved a path through the very island, creating a new canyon.

While floating in the air, I glanced at Blackbeard and Linlin, though our focus was slightly broken as a wall of ice and black flames collided against each other while surging into the sky; it was on the opposite side of the Island, but even so, we could vividly feel the power from their clash, and same could be said for Bullet who was fighting against Shanks.

"Zehahaha, it looks like Kuzan will be killing Freyja; I would love to have her as my slave, but she's too dangerous to be left alive." Remarked Blackbeard with a wicked smirk as he shifted his focus to Diddy, only to punch toward him, shaking the world with his attack.

"Hehehe, Kuzan killing Freyja? She isn't that weak." Said Diddy with a feral grin as he swung Naga-sa at the incoming attack, bringing the shaking to an immediate halt before smashing through it with a powerful lightning bolt that headed directly for Blackbeard.

"Mamama, even if she isn't, once we finish killing you, she and Bullet will be next, then followed by the rest of your pathetic crew." Stated Linlin angrily as she blocked the incoming lightning bolt, though the impact had still pushed her back a few meters.

"Hahaha, pathetic!? You guys needed three Emperors of the Sea to fight against my crew, yet you call us pathetic!? Hilarious!" Explained Diddy with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Linlin before erupting into laughter while swatting away her sword slash with his bo-staff.

"If anything. We're the strongest crew to have ever lived." Added Diddy with a feral grin as he raised his bo-staff into the sky, reaching the very clouds while it violently sparked with lightning, more so than usual.

Using the natural lightning of Raijin Island, I violently swung my bo-staff downwards, causing two massive bolts of lightning to strike where Linlin and Blackbeard stood, forcing them to block the attack; however, I used that chance to speedily near them as I once again swung my enlarged bo-staff, hitting them in the stomach and sending them crashing into already destroyed mountains and hills.

Yet, just like I expected of two Emperor they both came lunging at me with immense speed, causing me to wildly grin in joy, since unlike my fight with Shanks, I was genuinely enjoying myself; fighting against both of them was difficult as I was hardly able to find any openings in their attacks. Despite the two being pirates, they were able to communicate with each other pretty well and would cover each other's weaknesses when attacking me, making it difficult to retaliate, and whenever I did, they would attack me instead, leaving me open to receive their attack.

Their unity was rather impressive for a pair of pirates; I would've expected them to be constantly wary of each other, yet while I could tell they were, their focus on defeating me greatly overshadowed it.

'Heh, that just means they see me as that big of a threat.' Thought Diddy with a feral grin as he licked his lips while twirling Naga-sa before leaping towards the incoming enemies.

Bringing Naga-sa to my side, I speedily swung it at them, prompting them to attack as well, causing our weapons to clash violently as a mighty burst of haki exploded out, only for them to overpower me while their powerful attack landed on my body; spitting out blood, I was sent crashing into the ground, leaving behind a long gash through the split island before I eventually came to a stop.

"Ugh, that hurt like hell; fighting two of them really is too much." Said Diddy with a massive grin as he slowly stood up, wiping his mouth and dusting himself off before his figure vanished, only for abyssal darkness to suddenly envelop the area where he had previously stood.

Glancing at the ground, I raised my head and looked at Blackbeard, who clicked his tongue, causing me to roll my eyes; yet just as I was about to attack, a dude riding Pegasus approached him.

"Ugh, i-it's complete, C-Captain." Said Doc Q in exhaustion as he aggressively coughed while floating in the air near Blackbeard, who suddenly erupted into maniacal laughter, causing Linlin and Diddy to be taken aback.

"Oi, what did you do, Blackbeard!?" Exclaimed Linlin in slight anger as she glanced at Blackbeard, only for a golden brown foot to violently slam into her cheek.

"All eyes on me, Linlin." Said Diddy with a smirk as he glanced at Linlin, only to rapidly back away, gaining distance from Blackbeard, who had nearly hit him.

"Chaos Kong!" Yelled Linlin furiously as she wiped her mouth while tightly clenching Napoleon, causing her blade to aggressively surge with lightning and fire.

"ZEHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Don't worry, Big Mom, his death is guaranteed now!!" Stated Blackbeard loudly with a massive smile as he clenched his fist while staring at Diddy, who calmly floated in the air with a confused expression.

Raising an eyebrow at his words, I turned and glanced at Doc, whatever his name was, as I figured he had something to do with the sudden surge in Blackbeards' confidence.

"Tsk, what did you do?" Asked Linlin as she made sure her eyes never once left Diddy's figure, causing him to lick his teeth.

"Zehahaha… Chaos Kong has already succumbed to Doc Q's diseases, crippling him of his greatest strength. It took a long time for him to perfect the disease, and I was even required to kidnap nearly two dozen Minks to act as test subjects. Zeheheha, but it was well worth it." Stated Blackbeard with a wicked grin as he fearlessly stared at Diddy while glancing at Doc Q, who lightly nodded, prompting the Pegasus to quickly fly away.

Furrowing my brows, I ignored Blackbeard and focused on the savage power that coursed through my very being, yet, even after several seconds of me calling upon it, nothing happened; it was as if something was preventing my true strength from being brought out.

"His greatest strength? Sulong." Said Linlin in confusion as she glanced at Blackbeard, only for her eyes to widen with a murderous glint while staring at Diddy.

"Hmm, so that's what that faint scent was." Said Diddy softly as he gazed down at himself, yet instead of showing fear, he suddenly erupted into boisterous laughter, unsurprising to the two.

"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!" Said Diddy as he roared with laughter, momentarily overpowering the sound of fighting.

"Heh, he really is a crazy bastard; even in the face of death, he laughs." Muttered Blackbeard lightly as he stared at Diddy, who covered his face with his hands, only allowing his bright yellow eyes to peer through his fingers.

"Hahaha, this is wonderful! This will be truly exciting! Forcefully taking away my strongest ability and making me fight with my life on the line when my odds are stacked against me… HAHAHAHA, I couldn't be happier!" Stated Diddy with a chaotic smile as he stared at Blackbeard, his cheeks flushed from the excitement coursing through him, causing his body to tremble in joy.

"Mamama, he must've been dropped on his head when young." Said Linlin mockingly as she glared at Diddy while brandishing her blade, only for her and Blackbeard's eyes to widen in disbelief.

Surging my conqueror's haki towards my two opponents, I not only suppressed their observation haki but their armament haki as well, taking away their ability to use internal destruction, which lowered their strength by a decent margin, though given Linlin still had conquerors infusion and Blackbeard had two devil fruits, they weren't helpless.

"HAHAHA, animals fight the hardest when backed into a corner." Stated Diddy with a feral grin as he landed on the ground before lowering himself to all fours while his piercing eyes locked onto his opponents.

"Tch, to think such a thing was even possible." Said Blackbeard in disbelief and anger as he clenched his fist while eyeing Diddy, only for Linlin to furiously lunge towards him.

"I'll eat you Chaos Kong!" Yelled Linlin as she charged toward Diddy with Napoleon in hand, causing him to laugh chaotically before pushing off the ground.

Speedily dashing across the earth, I neared Linlin before leaping into the air, dodging her attack before pushing off the back of her sword for more momentum as I kneed her chin, causing her to spit blood, though she managed to swat me out of the air before being flung backward, yet, I noticed the strength in her attack was a level weaker than before. It still hurt, no doubt about that, but it was weaker than before and was barely able to draw any blood.

"Earth Shaker!" Yelled Blackbeard as he aggressively punched the air, causing the world itself to shake, only for Diddy to do the same while his monstrous haki flowed through the cracks, bringing the shaking to a halt.

"Hahahah, this is how you shake the earth! Beastly incursion!" Yelled Diddy with a feral grin as he violently slammed Naga-sa onto Blackbeard, pushing the split island deeper into the ocean, nearly sinking it.

"HAHAHAHA, c'mon! Don't disappoint me now! You're here to kill me after all!" Yelled Diddy with a massive grin as he raised his bo-staff, blocking Linlins sword before punching the air, nearly taking her off her feet.