Sakazuki did not refute Doflamingo's words.
After Doflamingo revealed the truth about himself, Sakazuki had looked into his records and learned that he had actually eaten the Illusion Fruit, not some nonexistent Intangibility Fruit.
Yet Doflamingo had developed the Illusion Fruit to the point where reality and illusion could be reversed. Just how powerful his Illusion Fruit ability was went without saying.
Combined with Doflamingo's terrifying record in the New World during this time, Sakazuki believed that if they truly fought, he might not necessarily be Doflamingo's match.
Sakazuki was certain that if given another ten or twenty years, he would absolutely catch up to the Four Emperors—the overlords of the sea who were now collectively known as Great Pirates.
But if he fought those Great Pirates now, he could not say he would definitely lose every time, yet he would still lose more often than he won.
But Doflamingo had defeated them all. No matter what methods he used, whether his opponents had been injured beforehand, whether they were at their peak, or what disadvantageous circumstances they were in, he had always come out ahead in the end!
It was only because his seniority was lacking, his merits were few, and he had not been in the Navy for long that, by the time he truly began to rise, the positions of the Three Admirals had already been decided.
If he had joined the Navy three or five years earlier, he might even have squeezed one of the Three Admirals out of their position!
"Then be careful in every way. The World Government has ruled the world for eight hundred years. No one knows what trump cards they have."
"You don't need to tell me that." Doflamingo raised his head. "Don't forget, I understand the World Government even better