As for Hody Jones's fish-man supremacy ideology, Doflamingo felt he was simply indulging in wishful thinking.
Fish-men appeared to be much stronger than humans physically, but in truth, the upper limits of their bodies were not all that different from those of humans.
In other words, the gap between fish-men and humans lay in their lower limits. If neither side trained, a fish-man's strength would far surpass that of a human.
But once ordinary fish-men and ordinary humans both underwent rigorous training, the final result would most likely be that they were evenly matched.
Yet how much larger was the human population than the fish-man population? More than a thousand times larger! With such numbers, the number of monstrously gifted humans would likewise exceed that of fish-men by more than a thousandfold!
Even in terms of top-tier physical talent, fish-men still fell short of humans!
Perhaps the sheer variety of fish-man species limited their physical potential. The strongest were only the whale and shark varieties, while pure monsters like Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had rarely, if ever, appeared among fish-men.
On top of that, the vast majority of fish-men disliked eating Devil Fruits, further leading to their lack of top-level combat power.
"Such inexplicable confidence from trash that has never even left Fish-Man Island! Do you really know what the true powerhouses of the sea are like?" Looking at Hody Jones's face, filled with shock and disbelief, Doflamingo sneered softly before "gently" slapping him.
Hody Jones spun a full 1,800 degrees from the blow. All his shark teeth were knocked from his mouth, and after spinning several times like a top, he collapsed unconscious onto the ground.
"All right, that settles it." Doflamingo patted his hands and spoke as though nothing had happened. Beside him, Neptune wore a speechless expression.