Competition Rules

"Welcome, everyone, to the annual martial arts tournament! This year's event is truly unprecedented. By the power of our King Donquixote Doflamingo, the ultimate winner of this competition will receive the Flame-Flame Fruit displayed to my right!"

In the dueling arena, the host passionately introduced the rules and the prize for victory, thoroughly stirring the excitement of the surrounding pirates.

The entire venue was exceptionally lively. Seeing this, Lu Yu nodded slightly to himself.

The person in charge of this arena was quite capable. Being able to fully stir up the emotions of the crowd showed just how skilled he was at this.

"This tournament is divided into three stages. The first stage will be a chaotic battle used to eliminate contestants!"

As the host spoke, simple and clear rules appeared on the screen behind him for everyone to see.

"As you can see, the rules of the first match are simple. Anyone who falls from the arena or is knocked down and unable to rise will be considered defeated!"

While the host explained the rules to the crowd, Lu Yu's spiritual power began spreading through the surrounding area.

Under the detection of his power, information on the pirates entering the arena to participate in the competition gradually entered Lu Yu's mind.

"Some of these guys are actually quite strong! I didn't expect them to crave Devil Fruits so badly."

What Lu Yu did not realize was that in these seas, Devil Fruits were exceedingly rare and difficult to come by. Even ordinary ones could sell for hundreds of millions of Beli on the black market!

As for powerful Fruits whose abilities were already known, they were priceless and impossible to obtain.

If Lu Yu had known that Devil Fruit abilities could be worth so much, he would likely have