Apophis paid no attention to Doflamingo's expression, which looked like he had swallowed something disgusting, and continued on his own. "Only by possessing Supreme Power can one be considered to have truly entered the pinnacle of this sea."
"Supreme Power?" Doflamingo asked with a deep frown.
"Great Swordsman-level swordsmanship, Devil Fruit abilities at the awakening stage, advanced Three Types of Haki, and a monstrous physique beyond human limits. All of these can be considered Supreme Power," Apophis stated calmly.
"Gasp!" Diamante and the others, who had been perfectly playing the role of bystanders, all cried out in shock. Wasn't that requirement far too high?
There were only a handful of Great Swordsmen in the entire sea.
Devil Fruit Awakening? What was that supposed to be?
Advanced Three Types of Haki? Fine, they had never heard of that either.
A monstrous physique beyond human limits—was he referring to Kaido?
Not just them, even Doflamingo was frowning deeply.
He had thought he was already close to the pinnacle, but now it seemed that he had merely been looking at the sky from the bottom of a well.
"Everyone has their own path. For example, the Marine hero Garp reached the utmost limit in Armament Haki, while Whitebeard stands at the pinnacle of strength and Devil Fruits."
"Whitebeard is actually twice as strong as Garp?" Pica cried out involuntarily.
"Idiot!" Apophis shot him a glance, nearly making Pica shrink into the ground. "I also possess Great Swordsman-level swordsmanship and advanced Armament Haki, but if I faced Garp, all I could do would be run."
"There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority when it comes to specialization and versatility. What matters is how far you have gone down that path."
However, no one was paying attention to the difference in strength between Garp