Chapter 557

Even the space itself rippled with waves from the terrifying collision between Lu En and Doflamingo, like ripples spreading across a calm lake.

Lu En's speed was too fast!

His attack frequency was growing ever higher.

Therefore.

It appeared before others' eyes.

Bare-chested, Lu En revealed a terrifying, monstrous ghostly back, near-perfect muscle definition, and the illusion of thousands of arms wrapped in black Armament Armor.

Making him now radiate overwhelming pressure.

Like a thousand-armed tyrant…

Gradually.

As Doflamingo's assault grew increasingly fierce.

Even Lu En felt a measure of strain.

Two fists cannot fend off four hands.

Doflamingo controlled far too many threads.

With only two arms, Lu En, no matter how fast, struggled to block all attacks.

Not long after.

His body bore numerous wounds, blood oozing and streaming.

Though merely superficial injuries,

they would affect Lu En's combat state going forward.

"Looks like…"

"I need another technique!"

Feeling the faint stinging pain coursing through his body, Lu En's gaze turned solemn and heavy.

"Life Return!"

With eyes half-closed, he directed his consciousness into his hair.

Then,

his black hair began slowly extending.

Demon Hair Dance,

tens of thousands of hairs stirred with the wind.

Gradually.

These hairs formed six arms, coiling behind Lu En's head.

Meanwhile,

under Lu En's control, endless power surged from within him into his hair strands.

In an instant,

the six arms conjured from his hair were infused with black Armament Armor.

Added to Lu En's own arms, already coated in Armament Armor.

Thus,

he seemed to have born eight arms!

Like an Eight-Armed Asura!

Eight arms, clad in black Armament Armor, met Doflamingo's thousands of white threads in a furious clash.

"Again!"

Lu En, wielding Life Return, transformed into the Eight-Armed Asura and launched a direct barrage against the thousands of incoming white threads.

Boom—!

Thunderous roars rolled like Lei Ming.

Lu En's eight arms attacked with incredible speed.

As if ten thousand arms had sprung from his body.

Forming countless fist shadows.

The countless fist shadows blurred beyond recognition.

Lu En's punching speed was too fast.

The six arms formed from his hair, infused with Armament Armor, became utterly hardened—no matter how hard they clashed with Doflamingo's Armament-coated threads, they held their ground without yielding.

Under Lu En's control.

The attack frequency of the six arms behind him matched the speed of his own two arms.

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Briefly…

Lu En forcefully suppressed Doflamingo's awakened fruit assault.

Their battle grew ever more intense.

Then,

stepping on Moon Step, he charged toward Doflamingo's position.

If he didn't close the distance…

he would be worn down to death by Doflamingo!

He had to engage in close combat!

Only at close range could he inflict meaningful damage on Doflamingo.

Otherwise,

As time passed, the contest would become one of endurance and physical strength.

Doflamingo, a veteran of countless battles, clearly had no shortage of endurance or physical strength.

This meant,

a slight disadvantage for Lu En.

He was forced to close the distance and launch a fierce assault.

"Eight-Armed Shura?!"

As Lu En charged toward him, Doflamingo's pupils shrank and his eyes hardened.

Faintly,

He seemed to see a monstrous, eight-armed Shura descending from the sky, stepping on air, launching a furious assault upon his position.

Fierce,

Malevolent,

Terrifying.

Overwhelming pressure!

The sight of Lu En after activating Life Return filled him with immense, crushing pressure.

Lu En's body, now covered in perfect muscle, was laced with veins like hundreds of centipedes.

Added to this were the six arms sprouting from behind his head, each sheathed in Armament Haki armor, radiating an utterly piercing aura.

Like a Shura!

The Eight-Armed Shura had descended!

Doflamingo took a deep breath and launched an even more violent attack without hesitation.

"Who cares if you're an Eight-Armed Shura!"

"Die!"

Gnashing his teeth, he stormed forward in fury.

"Sixteen Divine Bullets · Divine Annihilation!"

At this moment,

Doflamingo was forced to unleash his full rage, activating his strongest attack while in his Devil Fruit Awakening state.