As You Wish / Doflamingo's Shock
You'll find that its credibility is surprisingly high.
Clearly, Doflamingo has changed his approach, going from initial disbelief to current skepticism.
"Whether it is or not, you can test it yourself, can't you?" Arthur raised Excalibur in his hand, pointed it at Doflamingo, and said casually with a faint smile on his face.
No matter how much Arthur denies it, Doflamingo will always remain suspicious.
Conversely, if Arthur's words are entirely credible, it would reveal a flaw, as if he were indirectly admitting that he is Devil Fruit User of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
This is the nature of a suspicious person.
Therefore, instead of denying it, it would be better to let Doflamingo test it himself.
If Doflamingo truly grants him the ability to use the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Arthur wouldn't mind revealing Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability.
The power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the secret of killing the Celestial Dragons will be revealed sooner or later; it's just a matter of time.
With his four-dimensional attributes entering the entire (A) realm, or rather, after entering the New World, Arthur no longer cared about being exposed.
The prerequisite for achieving the "[Never Defeated]" Achievement Quest is having immense prestige, like Kaido, being considered the strongest by everyone in the world.
Rumble-Rumble Fruit were to be exposed, it would absolutely cause Arthur's reputation to explode.
However, at that time, Arthur might also become a wanted criminal by the World Government, becoming like Robin and Monkey D. Dragon, who broke away from the sea and became a powerful figure.
Or perhaps the World Government, setting aside past grievances, invites him to become Shichibukai.
Or perhaps the World Government, setting aside past grievances, invites him to become Shichibukai.
This is because every loss has its gain!
"Fufu~ That's exactly what I was thinking!" Doflamingo, upon hearing Arthur's words, hooked his fingers together and said with a wicked smile, "No need for probing moves, let's get serious! With your strength, you're more than capable of forcing me to use my 'Devil Fruit Awakening' ability!"
After he finished speaking, the ground beneath Doflamingo's feet and the rocks standing not far away all turned into thin, silvery-white lines at a speed visible to the naked eye.
'Devil Fruit Awakening' refers to a higher level of ability within Devil Fruit.
After Zoan Devil Fruit Awakening their Devil Fruit powers, their recovery and combat abilities are greatly enhanced.
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Paramecia Fruit users' 'Devil Fruit Awakening' allows them to influence things outside themselves.
This 'Devil Fruit Awakening' is undeniably powerful. Leaving aside Doflamingo, Gild Tesoro, and Charlotte Katakuri, if 'The Clown' Buggy's ability could achieve 'Devil Fruit Awakening,' his strength would absolutely skyrocket.
After all, disintegration is an instant-death ability!
Especially after Buggy's 'Devil Fruit Awakening', he is definitely one of the enemies that swordsmen least want to encounter.
"Ever White!"
The surrounding ground and rocks turned into white lines. Doflamingo flicked his finger slightly, and tens of thousands of silver-white lines instantly formed a raging wave attack.
With a slam of his hands down, Doflamingo roared as he charged toward Arthur.
'Swish--'
Seeing this, Arthur leaped backward, jumping a distance to gather his strength.
Gripping the sword hilt with both hands, he unleashed a massive golden sword pressure, defiantly meeting the attack head-on.
'Boom!!'
The two clashed, the attack freezing in front of Arthur and Doflamingo, as if they were locked in a struggle.
Suddenly, the golden sword cut through countless fine lines. When only half of the original number remained, its power was severely diminished, turning into a sky full of light and disappearing without a trace.
The Ever White that held the upper hand, though tens of thousands of them had also broken, still surged menacingly towards Arthur.
The swirling waves, resembling a tornado, seemed poised to engulf Arthur and crush him to death.
Arthur remained calm, holding Excalibur aloft, as if he had anticipated this scene and was already in a state of charging up his power.
'Whoosh--Boom!'
Gale howled, and the scattered sword energy erupted like waves of air.
Even from hundreds of meters away, Doflamingo could feel a sharp pain in his cheek.
The magnificent sword slashed down, unleashing a massive strike as tall as a skyscraper, clearly visible even from high above Dressrosa.
Chapter 187 As You Wish
The immense pressure of the sword, like a blot out the sky, poured down with golden light, making Doflamingo appear as a tiny ant.
The sweeping Ever White were completely enveloped by the sword pressure, and the thin, silvery lines suddenly snapped.
"This is astonishing!" Doflamingo's eyes behind his Sun revealed no emotion, but his suppressed smile betrayed a heavy heart.
This was definitely one of the biggest slashes he had ever seen, several times stronger than the slash Mihawk unleashed at Paramount War, second only to Arthur's golden light that destroyed everything and was remembered by countless people, including the Four Emperors who treated it with utmost seriousness.
"Shield White Line!!"
Doflamingo raised his hands, and several huge lines emerged from the ground, intertwining into a cross shape, blocking the approaching sword pressure.
Seemingly worried about the destruction that would be unbearable under the sword's pressure, Doflamingo created several line shields.
'Pfft--!'
The sound of cutting solid objects rang out one after another; although each of the silvery-white threads was extremely sharp, severing someone's arm would be no problem.
However, it still appeared extremely fragile in the face of the immense pressure of the sword.
Like a devastating force, the golden sword pressure seemed oblivious to the first line of shields, and tens of thousands of fine lines dissipated within the sword pressure.
After severing three Shield White Lines in succession, the golden sword pressure, like a deflated balloon, gradually shrank and eventually stopped, dissipating into a sky full of light.
Even so, the surrounding air still felt incredibly sharp, and the abyss-like ravine on the ground, when viewed from the sky, revealed a patch of blue that grew increasingly intense, as the seawater rose up.
With that last strike, Arthur had swiftly severed this section of the ground from the island of Dressrosa.
This demonstrates just how powerful Arthur's attack was.
Just as Mihawk said, once a swordsman has mastered the Realm of Cutting Steel and entered the ranks of sword masters, his pursuit becomes the power of his strikes.
The more powerful a swordsman is, the stronger his strikes and the greater the pressure of his sword.
The number of times they opened up mountains and cut through seas is countless.
When a powerful swordsman clashes with an equally matched swordsman, the battle can be so intense that the sky seems to crack and crumble under the strain.
Swordsmen pursue exquisite Swordsmanship, master swordsmen pursue powerful strikes, while Great Swordsmen combine the two.
It sounds simple, but it's incredibly difficult to do. After all, it's practically impossible to unleash a slash without sword pressure, or rather, with astonishingly fast sword pressure.
After all, the speed was so fast that it couldn't be caught by the naked eye, and the power of the sword could easily split a mountain in two. It felt like the sword had abandoned the process of charging up its power and was actually traversing space.
Arthur's Swordsmanship has reached the (A+) level, making him one of the top swordsmen.
Using the power of True Name Release, unless the user is a swordsman with a special ability, even Mihawk would be no match for him.
The World's Greatest Swordsman may have a slight element of exaggeration, but his quality is genuine.
Arthur's sword strike just now was already about 80% of Arthur normal power.
If you were to swing it at Dressrosa and no one were to stop you, you could easily split the island in two.
If you were to cut horizontally, it wouldn't be a problem to slice off several mountain peaks.
"Hmph~ No wonder Mihawk was defeated by you, this power is too amazing!" The Shield White Line collapsed, and Doflamingo stared at the seawater-filled trench, a bead of cold sweat appearing on his forehead, his lips twitching slightly as he spoke.
Having never seen Mihawk go all out, he was glad that he had followed his Intuition and created a few more Shield White Lines just now, just to be on the safe side.
Otherwise, simply using a Shield White Line would be like throwing an egg against a rock.
The swordsman indeed countered his abilities!
"Don't tell me this is all you've got?" Arthur said calmly, putting down Excalibur.
"I'm so sorry to disappoint you!!" Doflamingo said, veins bulging, his tone slightly annoyed, "Well then, let's begin the second round!"
"A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart - Feather Strike - Thread!!"
Doflamingo stretched out his hands from beneath his feathered cloak, and thousands of fine threads, infused with Armament Haki, rose from the ground, forming the wings of Doflamingo that enveloped Arthur.
With a flick of Doflamingo's hands, it pierced forward like an ice spike.
The lines, already incredibly sharp, were imbued with Armament Haki, making them so powerful that they could easily pierce through even steel armor.
Faced with this all-encompassing attack, unless Arthur could fly or teleport, he would be like a sitting duck.
Doflamingo had clearly taken King's Horse into account as well. After manipulating thousands of thin threads wrapped in Armament Haki to attack, he then raised one hand and hundreds of equally pure black threads with a metallic sheen rose from the ground, aiming at King's Horse in the sky and cutting off Arthur's chance to fly.
"Amazing!!" Arthur couldn't help but exclaim, his gaze towards Doflamingo filled with admiration.
As expected of the most powerful of the Shichibukai, 'Heavenly Yaksha'.
As expected of the person who best utilizes the Shichibukai, the 'Joker' who has connections in both the underworld and the legitimate world.
Although his strength wasn't 4.8, making him the strongest among the Shichibukai, he was the most cunning person Arthur had ever met.
Crocodile's approach of creating heroes in Alabasta is like child's play compared to Doflamingo's.
They were completely crushed!
It must be admitted that Arthur's normal strength was truly helpless against Doflamingo's attack.
The speed of the lines was no less than that of a bullet, and their power was visible to the naked eye.
Thinking of this, Arthur involuntarily closed his eyes.
The Excalibur in his hand slowly transformed into golden light and vanished.
"Then, as you wish!"
The next instant, Arthur suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of blue-white lightning crossing his gaze.
Chapter 188 The Shocking Doflamingo
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'Sizzle...'
Unlike the dark red Inazuma generated by the collision of Conqueror's Haki, the sound of electric currents merging resounded throughout the area.
Strands of blue and white lightning flashed around Arthur.
"Electric Light - 120 Million Volts - Discharge!!"
'Sizzle... Swish!'
As if Thor had descended, Arthur's lips moved slightly, and he uttered a whisper.
In an instant, the electric currents flashing around him became incredibly violent, forming a blue-white energy shield filled with heat, which enveloped Arthur.
'Ding-ding--!'
Thousands of thin threads, wrapped with Armament Haki, shot out like a hail of bullets, all landing on Arthur's blue-white energy shield.
The sound of bullets ricocheting against indestructible metal was heard.
"Divine Judgment!"
'Sizzle... whoosh!'
Having blocked all the incoming threads, Arthur slowly raised his right hand, much to Doflamingo's astonishment.
Lightning crackled from his wrist, accompanied by the explosive sound of intersecting currents, transforming into a massive blue-white beam of light that shot outwards.
"Sky Walk!"
Upon seeing the beam of light that resembled a meteor striking towards him, Doflamingo's expression changed drastically. Without saying a word, he flicked his finger and soared into the sky.
Lightning is one of the fastest elements in nature; only Kizaru's speed can be compared to Arthur's.
Furthermore, in terms of teleportation, Kizaru, which requires refracting light, is far inferior to Arthur's effortless teleportation.