Bai Qi did not stop the fleeing Teach and others. After all, they were future great villains, the ones Luffy had to defeat. Their fate was not his concern.
However, this Teach was too weak.
He had thought Teach would be able to delay them longer, but unexpectedly, Teach fled with his tail between his legs.
Looking at the berserk Whitebeard, in the end, he was still the one who had to suffer and clean up the mess.
After driving away Teach, Bai Qi naturally became the primary target of the berserk Whitebeard.
Bai Qi exerted force with his legs and charged at Whitebeard, his fists the size of sandbags raining down on Bai Qi’s head.
Facing Whitebeard in his full strength, Bai Qi dared not hold back and fought with all his might.
But as the two clashed, Bai Qi realized that in terms of strength, he was actually slightly weaker than his opponent.
What a joke. He was an Original Demon, how could his strength be inferior to that of a mere human?
Though unwilling to admit it, the fact remained. After multiple exchanges with Whitebeard, Bai Qi was slightly at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
However, this was only temporary. With the boost from other demonic powers, the tide of the battle quickly turned.
Using the Sheep Talisman, Bai Qi launched an assault on Whitebeard’s soul.
In his enraged state, Whitebeard had almost no resistance to soul attacks, and Bai Qi easily inflicted massive damage on him.
Seizing the opportunity, Bai Qi immediately pressed his advantage. He unleashed his laser eyes, severing Whitebeard’s right arm, then used his legs to kick Whitebeard in the chest, sending him crashing to the ground.
Bai Qi landed on top of Whitebeard, pinning him down and rendering him immobile.
Whitebeard was utterly defeated. But Bai Qi did not rush to deliver the final blow. Instead, he took out a Dial.
Having witnessed Whitebeard’s destructive power, Bai Qi had an interesting idea. The Dials in Zi-O could store power; could they also store Whitebeard’s power?
He decided to act on it immediately.
Bai Qi pressed the button on the Dial and placed it on Whitebeard’s chest.
“This might work.”
The Dial began to rotate, furiously absorbing Whitebeard’s power and sealing it within itself.
[Whitebeard – Tremor]
When Bai Qi picked up the fully charged Dial, the blank surface had transformed into Whitebeard’s portrait, specifically, an enraged Whitebeard.
On the other hand, Whitebeard, whose power had been absorbed, was now completely devoid of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability and any combat skills, effectively becoming just a slightly larger-than-average ordinary human.
However, it seemed the World Will was quite displeased with Bai Qi’s act of stealing Whitebeard’s power.
At this moment, the sky was filled with dark clouds, blotting out the sun. Darkness descended instantly, and rolling thunder rumbled within the clouds.
Then, a furious bolt of lightning struck Bai Qi directly.
Even though Bai Qi was an Original Demon and his strength was considerable, he was not yet strong enough to directly confront the World Will.
The lightning bolt hit Bai Qi, leaving him feeling half his body numb, and the struck area became a bloody mess.
Bai Qi did not dare to be careless and quickly channeled the Monkey Talisman to heal his wounds.
But before his injuries could fully recover, a larger and thicker bolt of lightning struck again.
Fortunately, Bai Qi dodged in time. Otherwise, being hit by this lightning would have cost him half his life, if not his life.
The World Will's anger was not without reason.
After all, according to the destined path of this world, Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit power was supposed to be absorbed by Blackbeard Teach, making him the world’s only user of two Devil Fruit abilities.
Although Bai Qi’s intervention had caused Blackbeard to flee, if Bai Qi were to simply defeat Whitebeard, the World Will could still have orchestrated various coincidences to allow Teach to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power.
But now, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, along with Whitebeard’s power, had been sealed into the Dial by Bai Qi. This meant that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and any users of its power would no longer exist in this world.
This power had been stripped from the world by Bai Qi.
Of course, appeasing the World Will was simple: Bai Qi just needed to release the power within the Dial and let it return to the world.
But who was Bai Qi? How could he let such an opportunity slip away? Even if it was the World Will, he was determined to stand his ground today.
Just as Bai Qi was preparing to teach this World Will a lesson and show it who was in charge, three bolts of lightning simultaneously struck him.
The intense pain made Bai Qi instantly recognize the reality of the situation.
“You wait. Revenge is a dish best served cold. I won’t rest until I’ve killed you, Long Ri Tian.”
After cursing, Bai Qi dared not linger. With a single claw, he ended Whitebeard’s life and then bolted.
Whitebeard was killed, an Emperor fell, and the Whitebeard Pirates suffered a heavy blow, a great victory for the Marines.
But Sengoku did not understand why Bai Qi was running, nor why it suddenly started thundering, with every bolt striking Bai Qi.
As Bai Qi continuously dodged the World Will’s furious lightning, a system notification sounded in his ear.
[Time-Space Mission: Pirate Terminator] (Completed)
“Return?”
Finally, the system had arrived.
Bai Qi had never found the system’s cold voice so pleasant.
“Return, return, return immediately!”
Bai Qi shouted his desire to return, wishing the system would whisk him away right now.
The system did not disappoint Bai Qi’s expectations and immediately contacted the Time-Space Train to pick him up.
Not far in front of Bai Qi, a familiar Time-Space wormhole appeared in the air, and the Time-Space Train reappeared, speeding towards Bai Qi.
The World Will had clearly sensed Bai Qi’s attempt to escape and redirected its attack, unleashing bolts of lightning furiously upon the Time-Space Train.
Unfortunately, the Time-Space Train was well-prepared. The falling lightning bolts were completely blocked by the energy shield outside the train. The train only swayed slightly and suffered no other damage.
Bai Qi dared not delay and quickly boarded. Before the train could even fully stop, he leaped inside.
Upon entering the train, Bai Qi scrambled to his feet and looked at Naomi, who was staring blankly beside him. “What are you looking at? Hurry up, let’s go!”
Even after Bai Qi entered the train, the enraged World Will did not relent. Bolts of lightning rained down on the train’s protective shield as if they were free, only stopping after the train passed through the wormhole and entered the void.
“Mr. Sheng Zhu, what terrible thing have you done to incur the wrath of this world’s World Will?”
After their previous interactions, Naomi was no longer afraid of Bai Qi. Seeing Bai Qi’s disheveled state and the enraged World Will, her inner gossip instincts ignited.
After healing his injuries, Bai Qi sat on the sofa and let out a long sigh. Looking at Naomi, who was all ears, Bai Qi decided to be upfront. “Nothing much. I just dug up his backyard.”