Warning: SPOILERS for One Piece chapter #1064The most anticipated battle in may be happening sooner than expected, as Luffy and Blackbeard are almost ready to clash for . While many believe this will be the final battle in the series, Blackbeard may actually already have everything he needs to find the hidden island of Laugh Tale and claim the One Piece treasure, meaning that his confrontation with Luffy is not so far ahead in the future.
Blackbeard is perhaps the most vicious villain in the entire series: he is mischievous, opportunist, and cruel like only the worst pirates can be. However, Marshall D.
Out of the four Road Poneglyphs, one was kept by the Mink Tribe on Zou, one by Kaido in Wano, and one by Big Mom on Whole Cake Island, while the fourth's location is unknown.
It's very unlikely that Aokiji and Van Augur did not take this chance to also steal Big Mom's Poneglyph, even if this was not shown in the manga. If goes as expected, and if Teach really has the fourth mysterious Poneglyph, then the vicious villain does have everything he needs to find Laugh Tale and claim the One Piece and the title of Pirate King. The only hope left for Luffy and the Straw Hats to beat him is that Pudding has not yet awakened her ability to hear the "Voice of All Things" and thus understand the Poneglyphs' script, which gives them precious time. Furthermore, Pudding was Sanji's promised bride not too long ago, which means that, when they hear about the kidnapping, the Straw Hat Pirates will rush to her rescue, triggering a confrontation with the Blackbeard Pirates in the near future.
Many readers believe that , but the author Eiichiro Oda seems to be moving things in a different direction, as all signs point towards the epic battle between Luffy and Blackbeard happening much sooner than expected.