Chapter 541

Crack!

Crack!

The floor tiles beneath Lu En and Doflamingo cracked and shattered under the impact of terrifying force, spawning a dense network of fissures.

Fierce and terrifying,

Chilling to the bone.

Boom—

The entire ground shuddered violently; the cracks multiplied, and the floor tiles beneath them sank and collapsed, exploding into countless shards that flew in all directions.

Under the force of the surging airwave…

These shattered stone fragments, along with the dust kicked up from the ground, danced wildly through the air.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Countless shards rained down, striking every object around them, producing a chaotic symphony of deafening crashes.

"Such terrifying power."

Doflamingo raised an eyebrow, pushing his Devil Fruit ability to its limit and summoning countless threads to weave an even denser spiderweb barrier before him.

Thus,

To prevent this spiderweb defense from being shattered by Lu En's punch.

Ultimately—

Under the immense resilience of the spiderweb, the force of Lu En's punch was returned intact, hurling his body dozens of meters away.

But.

He stepped on the Six Powers' Moon Step, gradually stabilizing his form in midair.

Standing atop the Moon Step, he looked down upon Doflamingo below.

"Strong Devil Fruit."

"No wonder he's a pirate with a bounty of 340 million Berries."

Lu En sighed in awe.

A flicker of crimson fury flashed in his eyes, his battle spirit burning like a roaring flame.

The stronger Doflamingo became, the more excited and exhilarated he felt.

The blood within him boiled like steaming water.

"Good! Excellent!"

"Fighting someone like you is truly interesting."

Lu En laughed loudly.

Then,

While still standing on the Moon Step, he activated the Six Powers' Shave.

Shhh!

A tearing sound pierced the air.

Lu En's figure vanished from the sky.

In an instant,

He flashed forward.

As if teleporting out of thin air…

In the blink of an eye,

Without anyone noticing,

He appeared beside Doflamingo.

With a thought…

Armament Color gathered beneath his feet.

His right foot, sheathed in Armament Color armor, swept horizontally across Doflamingo's waist.

"Hn?"

Doflamingo's expression barely changed; he raised his right foot as well.

Armament Color gathered.

A layer of black armor encased his right foot.

He kicked out violently toward the direction of Lu En's attack.

Boom—

The two clashed with a world-shaking impact, producing a deafening, thunderous roar.

Armament Color met Armament Color, like steel plate striking steel plate.

The sound was thunderous,

Echoing in all directions.

Simultaneously,

Sparks flared from the collision boundary between the two.

The sparks flickered,

Dark red, electric-like substances crackled and interwove.

Crack!

Crack!

The floor tiles beneath Lu En's feet collapsed again.

The position where Doflamingo stood was likewise shattered and collapsed.

"Doflamingo, the Armament Haki you've mastered…"

"…doesn't seem to have been cultivated to perfection yet."

"In that case, let me show you the true power of Armament Haki!"

Lu En grinned.

Suddenly,

his right foot gathered force and kicked out.

Boom!

Terrifying power erupted from beneath his foot, an overwhelming force slamming into Doflamingo's right foot, carrying the latter's body with it, sending him tumbling through the air for dozens of meters.

Driven by the shockwave of that dreadful immense force, Doflamingo's figure was sent flying by Lu En's kick; though uninjured, he flew backwards in a most disheveled manner for over a hundred meters.

Fortunately…

at the critical moment, Doflamingo's brow shot up, the veins on his forehead bulging, his expression somewhat furious.

He bellowed.

"Kūchō!"

His ten fingers manipulated threads, weaving them through the air, spreading them throughout the vast interior of the casino.

Then,

using the threads that filled the sky, Doflamingo stepped on them with both feet, forcibly stabilizing his figure in midair, no longer flying backwards toward the distance.

At this moment,

Doflamingo stood poised in the air, treading on the threads hidden in the air, staring coldly at Lu En, the latter's words from moments before lingering in his ears.

Vaguely,

he could only feel a faint stinging pain in his right foot.

That was…

the stinging pain brought by Lu En's Armament Haki, after the collision between Lu En's Armament Haki and his own.

Instantly,

Doflamingo's face darkened.

Just as Lu En had said.

The Armament Haki he had mastered was indeed very strong, but compared to the Armament Haki Lu En wielded before his eyes, it still fell slightly short by a fraction.

What Doflamingo was strongest at was, after all, not Haki, but the Devil Fruit he had developed to its utmost.

That was his greatest confidence.

"An arrogant little brat!"