Chapter 536

This was Doflamingo's confidence in his own strength.

"Of course I know this is your Donquixote family's territory."

"But so what?"

"Didn't I come all the way from Marineford to Devil's Ground specifically for your Donquixote family?"

"Besides…"

"Even if I know this is your territory, isn't it perfectly normal for me to be here? Since ancient times, hasn't the Navy hunting pirates been only natural?"

"You are pirates! And I am the Navy."

"Does the Navy hunting pirates really need a reason?"

Lu En let out a dry laugh.

"You!"

Doflamingo flew into a rage.

Does he really think I'm a soft target?

Does he really think the Donquixote family is an easy mark?

"Fist Demon, you're too arrogant!"

He stared coldly at Lu En.

After a long pause,

he finally took a deep breath and said with awe and solemnity, "I admit, your strength is immense. At your age, possessing such terrifying combat power, your talent is extraordinarily frightening."

"But…"

"That is not a reason to tolerate your disturbances on my Donquixote family's territory."

"Even across the entire sea, your strength ranks among the top-level tier. But don't forget—this is my territory! I am Doflamingo!"

"To cause trouble on my territory? Even if you are the Fist Demon, you won't leave Changdeda Sect unscathed!"

He glared at Lu En.

Lu En was strong…

but Doflamingo was not afraid.

As a top-tier strength of the sea, he could never easily feel fear toward anyone.

Moreover,

Doflamingo was a man of extremely arrogant and reckless character.

With such a personality, he could never feel fear toward anyone.

So far,

the only one who had ever made Doflamingo feel even a trace of fear was the New World's Four Emperor, Kaido of the Beasts!

Besides that,

even Bai Huzi…

Doflamingo would not fear one bit!

"So that means…"

"you won't cooperate with me?"

Lu En smiled.

He gazed deeply at Doflamingo, his expression brimming with keen interest.

Faintly,

a flicker of crimson, ferocious light glided through his eyes.

A primordial beast-like aura slowly radiated from him.

Fierce and unmatched,

overwhelming the entire arena.

"Doflamingo, I've heard your strength ranks among the top-tier level in this sea?"

"I'd very much like to see it for myself."

"I trust you won't disappoint me?"

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke with interest.

The Seven Warlords' invitation?

Set that aside for now.

The immediate priority…

is to spar with a powerhouse of Doflamingo's caliber.

This was what Lu En truly looked forward to.

He had even forgotten.

His main mission in coming to Doflamingo's territory was to recruit him into the Seven Warlords.

But due to sudden excitement upon encountering a worthy opponent, Lu En had selectively ignored it.

As for how to explain this to Admiral He?

Lu En had already prepared an excuse.

Doflamingo refused to join the Seven Warlords…

With no other choice,

he had no choice but to act!

"You'll see."

Doflamingo's eyes coldly locked onto Lu En, his ten fingers dancing like playing a piano, as if dancing at his fingertips.

It looked especially strange.

But in reality,

Doflamingo was not putting on a show.

In fact,

As his ten fingers continued to dance, countless invisible threads had already been born in the surrounding air—extremely thin, nearly invisible to the naked eye.

Each thread was like a violin string, incredibly resilient, fine as razor blades, radiating a sharp, piercing aura.

The human eye...

Could not perceive the slightest trace of these threads.

The number of threads was immense,

and without a sound, they had spread throughout the entire vast casino...

This was Doflamingo's Devil Fruit ability!

Paramecia: Ito Ito no Mi!

Capable of manipulating countless threads...

Extremely destructive!

Extremely cutting.

Its cutting power was no less than that of the most famed swords of the sea.

Moreover,

Each thread was extremely hard, nearly impossible to snap with brute force.

Even a seastone weapon...

Struggled to snap the threads Doflamingo summoned.

And this was Doflamingo's greatest advantage.

It was also the primary reason he had earned his legendary reputation across the seas.

His immense strength came from the Ito Ito no Mi!

In comparison,

Though he was proficient in all three forms of Haki, it was clearly far inferior to his mastery of his Devil Fruit.

After all,

Doflamingo had pushed his Devil Fruit to its ultimate state.

That is, the legendary...

Devil Fruit Awakening!