One Piece : The Blood Emperor

At New World...

Blackbeard's army was having a face off against Whitebeard's army. Their clash is inevitable and there's no need for instigation. Different races, big or small are glaring at their enemies with bloodlust.

The bystanders are eagerly waiting for this war to start. Some even readied their communication snail to do a live streaming to the world.

Some knowledgeable pirates recognized Bullet, a former crew of Gold Roger.

This clash between Bullet and Whitebeard will become a great news for sure.

"Does anyone know this Blackbeard guy? He's copying Whitebeard's name." Pirate A asked.

"He's Whitebeard's former crew, Marshal D. Teach. He betrayed Whitebeard Pirates before and now he's declaring war with his former captain." Pirate B replied.

Some new pirates listened to the rumor of others while learning the history of opposing sides.

"Which side do you guys think will win?" Meliodas casually asked.

"Of course Whitebeard. He's the strongest man in the world after all." A floating young boy with fairy wings on his back named King commented. Then he felt chill when he someone stared at him. It was Escanor that now looked like an absolute tank since it was noon.

"He's the strongest after Escanor of course." King added while making a wry smile.

"I still think captain is the strongest." A giant race girl named Diane protested.

King groaned as he gave Diane a side eye out of jealousy.

Diane just stucked out her tongue with mischievious look.

"Blackbeard will win this war." Merlin smiled as she gave her opinion.

"Oh? Why do you say so?" Meliodas asked in surprise.

"Just a hunch." Merlin shrugged.

She added with a smile, "His crew is not simple at all. This dark horse group is having their debut by dealing with Whitebeard Pirates. Do you think it's kinda ironic?"

Everyone turned to Merlin in surprise. They also dealt with Whitebeard Pirates after forming their group. However, it was only an exibition challenge.

"Oh? It's about to start." Meliodas' eyes shone as he said with expectation.

Douglas Bullet waved his hand and thousands of savage prisoners charged with vigor.

"Kill them all!" Marco shouted as he also commanded the army to charge.

More than half of Whitebeard Pirates Division Commanders like Rakuyo, Haruta and Namur also charged together with the armies.

"KILL!"

Shots fired, swords clashing. The whole island turned into chaos.

BOOM! "ARGH!" BANG! "DIE!" RUMBLE!!

No one backed down as they aimed at each other's throat.

Blackbeard grinned as he watched the chaos. He didn't care who prevails this chaos as long as he can reduce Whitebeard's manpower.

At his shoulder laid a black marble. It silently absorbed souls from the dead of the battlefield. It swayed from time to time as if enjoying the benefits it received.

Meanwhile, Whitebeard watched the battlefield with grim expression. A boy he once accepted as the part of his family is now waging a war against him. He already set on killing this ingrate at the end of this day no matter what it takes.

Marco gritted his teeth at the fallen comrades on the battlefield. He wanted to help but he's apprehensive of those who didn't move at Blackbeard's side.

Minutes turned to hours and the clashes are still ongoing. The prisoners are more wild since they have nothing to lose.

They only seek freedom after this battle ends.

Jozu, a Division commander of Whitebeard Pirates couldn't hold on and started to charge.

With his buffed physique and Devil Fruit that allows his body to become diamond, nothing can hinder his path.

"Die!!"

BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!

Jozu killed every prisoners he met with only one smash. With just a smash left a huge crater on the ground rendering the others in total horror.

"Oh? Now the battle is getting more spicy." Meliodas on the bystander side commented with expectation. He recalled this guy withstood Escanor's Cruel Sun unscathed before.

Blackbeard also noticed the rampage of Jozu and turned to his crew.

He said, "Who wants to deal with this guy? He's a very hard enemy to crack."

"I'll do it. I can play with this guy using speed." Sonic stepped forward with arrogant face. He already held his katana as if he's ready to exterminate everyone in his path.

"Weehahaha! I'll deal with him! I will melt him into liquid!" Burgess gave a snort and a hot steam of air exited from his nose.

"How about we give a chance to our gentle giant here. What do you think big guy?" Irene smiled as she floated to caress the edged jaw of the giant man.

Machia turned his head at Irene before slowly nodding as if he accepted the offer.

He is about the height of a large tree or at least 3 building floors which considered as a giant race with a musclebound build.

His brown hair is spiky and parts of his body appear to be jagged, much like rock. His teeth are prominently pointed, his lower canines protruding out of his mouth on either side.

"Show him no mercy!" Burgess also shouted.

Machia's giant body moved forward making Wapol skipped to the side in fear. This humanoid looking giant is so intimidating in the majority.

"ROAR!!!" RUMBLE!!

BOOM!!

Machia jumped off the ship and landed on the ground. He eyed Jozu in the distance as if he's locking his target.

Blackbeard recruited this giant together with Irene. This giant seems to obey every command of Irene which he didn't mind one bit.

BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!

Machia charged with vigor. No one hindered his way in feared getting stomped to death.

Jozu sneered as he also charged while coating a part of his shoulder with diamond. His Devil Fruit application on his body is as durable as the Armament Haki.

BOOM!!!

Although Machia was three times larger than Jozu, he was still knocked down by the latter's shoulder charge.

"ROAR!!!"

Machia immediately stood up as if nothing happened.

BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!! RUMBLE!!

The whole island rocked from Machia's random smashes.

The gentle giant earlier turned into killing machine who only knows is to smash his enemy into paste. Every smash causes the crater to expand at a constant rate.

Jozu blocked every smash as if he's unbothered by the impact it made. He was surprised though that this giant was actually used nothing in protection but bare thick skin.

Whitebeard also took notice of this seemingly out of control giant. However, he wasnt too much bother by it as he watched the duel with indifference.

The battle between prisoners and Whitebeard alliance continues. They only evaded the clash of Jozu and Machia.

"Nice! Giants are really something!" Meliodas commented with enthusiasm.

"I'm more powerful than him!" Diane interjected with a proud face while holding her giant hammer. However, when everyone ignored her as they watched the clashes, she pursed her lips with annoyance.

...

At Luke's side...

Luke observed the dusty island. It's very hard for normal people to picture the whole island due to the cloud of dust blocking the view. However, Luke easily the difference of the island at one glance.

He also detected at least ten giant animals roaming around the island. In fact, he recognized majority of these animals especially that giant insect named Carnage Kabuto.

It's impossible for any tribe to settle on this island since it's full of human-sized holes as if it's a lair of giant moles.

The scouts used large ship that operated by a giant snake called Yuda just like Hancock's ship.

After the scouts reported every detail of the island, they returned back to Amazon Lily.

Luke heard their conversation as Hancock was in deep thought while frowning.

The island popped in this area less than a month ago. The most strange thing is that talking animals existed this place and can defend on their own.

These animals explicitly declared the island as their territory.

"The scouts mentioned that mutated animals here are strong. I'll give you half a day to clean them all. After that, leave my territory." Hancock turned to Luke with haughty expression.

Luke almost rolled his eyes in annoyance. He's here to train and this woman gave him half a day. Any person would think it's unreasonable. However, since he's collecting souls to train, he let the matter go.

He didn't dally anymore and jumped towards the island a hundred meters away from the ship.

Hancock focused at the fading silhouette of Luke before deciding to wait. She needed to make sure this person leave her territory by the end of this day.

...

Luke landed and immediately encountered trouble.

Few giant animals hindered his way including a wild looking lion and a gorilla.

"Intruder. Must. Die." The gorilla said while imitating a robot voice. In actuality, it was a half cyborg animal while having a robot complex.

Luke's eyes twiched. This pretentious gorilla is just like in the original story of that Saitama.

He didn't got surprised much after meeting these animals since some people in that story already existed in this world. He even met four people from that story named Bang, Kamikaze, Bomb and that tsundere girl Tatsumaki.

"Where's your creator, that man who can clone himself?" He inquired with squinting eyes.

The gorilla and lion's eyes flickered and immediately dashed towards Luke. Their savage expression made no way for any conversation to follow.

SWISH!! SWISH!! SWISH!!! BOOM!!!

Luke easily evaded the lethal air blades of the lion and smash of the gorilla. These animal can actually rival some powerful pirates of this world.

If these animals knows application of Haki, then they will rival Warlord level in the least.

SWISH!! SWOOSH!!!

The lion was really fast, but Luke was faster and he instantly beheaded the lion by blowing it's head using Special Gun Homie.

He didn't dally more and killed the gorilla who got petrified seeing the dead lion.

SWISH!!!

The remaining animals also been dealt with ease.

There's no changes to his lifespan after absorbing their souls but he could feel a significant increase on his physical attributes.

He then directly went to the location of the strongest fighter of this island, Carnage Kabuto.

Carnage Kabuto already expected Luke's arrival. He didn't mind that much that other have been dealt with since he only rely on himself on guarding this land.

"Where's your creator?" Luke asked as he surveyed the island once again. However, there's no trace of any infrastructure of this island, even underground.

"Hmph! He's already dead. I killed him to gain my freedom." Carnage Kabuto replied with mockery written on his face. He continued, "I have another master that I served who's already out to venture this world."

Luke paused and frowned. To think this prideful insect acknowledged another master. Something's not right and he needed to dig this matter a bit deeper.

SWOOSH!!! BOOM!!!

Carnage Kabuto arrived atop Luke and smashed with force causing a huge explosion. However, his expression changed when the latter blocked his fist with ease.

Luke smirked and fired his Special Gun Homie. Ten percent ammo can surely scare this cautious bug.

SWISH!!!

Carnage Kabuto immediately felt danger and dodged the air pressure coming his way. He was sweating bullets while staring at Luke's golden gun in fear. He could tell that a single blast from that gun may cause his armor to shatter in an instant.

There's no way he's going to die by the hands of this puny human.

Carnage Mode!

Carnage Kabuto entered on a frenzy mode where he transformed into a savage monster. This activation multiplied his power and endurance that can last for seven days. However, this also caused him to lose his sanity and rampage all week long without stopping.

Luke cracked his neck and put away his gun. Since he has a half a day time, why not use it to his convenience and train his reflexes.

...

Hours later...

BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!!

Hancock could hear the continuous pounding sound on the island. The sound was so strong that it made the island more dusty and shaking.

"It's been two hours now. What the hell is going on there? Did he really make that commotion?" Sandersonia commented while frowning.

"I can't believe he's this strong.." Marigold also commented.

Hancock's face remained indifferent. Her finger continuously tapped as if synchronizing along with that banging sound on the island. She was surprised by this outcome. Never did the pound goes weaker nor slower. It just produced a constant sound and gravity for hours.

...

Luke held his ground while getting punched by Carnage Kabuto. He wanted to temper his body with this brutal massage and test his current limits.

This is also the best time for him to improve his Conquerors Haki. Letting himself enter under pressure may unlock his hidden desire to seek more power and realize the urgency of his ultimate goal.

Carnage Kabuto pummeled Luke without mercy. It's safe to say this monster's power can rival Katakuri. Every punch of this monster made the island shake nonstop.

...

BOOM!!! BOOM!!! BOOM!!!

Hours past again and the training time of Luke is about to end.

Luke was on the verge of collapsing due to the constant ramming of Carnage Kabuto's punches.

Even from the likes of Kaido need to atleast breathe for five seconds before continuing a fight. However, this monster seems to have endless amount of power and endurance as if he forgot to at least breathe to rest.

Carnage Kabuto had that mocking face adding to the frustration of Luke.

With bloody battered body, Luke still remained composed. Even half a day of battering, his Will wasn't showing any signs of breaking down.

His Will is so tenacious but he can't seem to improve his Conqueror's Haki even with this kind of sorry state.

Luke ground his teeth. He didn't understand how he was chosen to enter in this world and whoever shit bastard led him to this world will surely going to pay a heavy price.

Suddenly, his vision blurred as he entered a separate realm.

"You are...!"

Luke's eyes widened when he saw a floating person in front of him.

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A/N : Next chap will be released in about an hour.