A Deal That Shocked the Heavenly Yaksha

"Can you... really do it?" Donquixote Doflamingo asked skeptically.

"You'll find out soon enough whether I can! I hope you're a smart man, Donquixote Doflamingo!"

"You'd better pick the right side in this war. Otherwise, whether the Donquixote Family will even continue to exist in this world is another question." Ye Yu spoke casually, but his tone allowed no doubt.

"I'm still doubtful... I don't know..." Donquixote Doflamingo hesitated.

"Spit it out." Ye Yu was already growing impatient. If he hadn't been worried that members of the Whitebeard Pirates might suffer casualties in the war, he wouldn't have wanted to recruit anyone.

"Could I perhaps test your strength?" Donquixote Doflamingo asked cautiously.

Hearing that, Ye Yu found it somewhat amusing. The Heavenly Yaksha, Donquixote Doflamingo, truly was a merchant through and through...

Still, he did not dislike clever merchants.

"Sure, but don't make it so troublesome. Use your strongest attack right away, Joker!" Ye Yu said casually without even looking at Doflamingo.

Afraid of trouble, so he wanted him to use his ultimate move immediately... This brat really was arrogant!

Seeing Ye Yu still sampling the food, without making even the slightest defensive motion, Doflamingo's eyes turned cold. Then he would not hold back!

Doflamingo immediately unleashed his Devil Fruit ability. The floor beneath his feet transformed entirely into threads, white threads surging like waves as they gradually spread through the surroundings.

Everything within a one-kilometer radius became Doflamingo's weapon. In the end, those threads converged together, forming sixteen powerful masses!

Combined with Doflamingo's Armament Haki, the sixteen enormous constructs were as black as charcoal, reflecting a pitch-black gleam beneath the sunlight.

Intense fighting spirit instantly filled the entire villa.

"This is my strongest strike. Please witness it! Sixteen Holy Bullets: God Thread!" Doflamingo twisted his lips into a grin and unleashed the ultimate technique he was so proud of!

Surely Ye Yu would be shocked before his finishing move!

The sixteen vicious bullets, like black pillars, shot toward Ye Yu all at once. They resembled the fangs of a gaping beast, ready to tear him to pieces! They also resembled a grim reaper, ready to drag Ye Yu from this world!

They were incredibly fast! In an instant, they arrived before Ye Yu. Yet Ye Yu remained completely still, continuing to eat at the table.

What an arrogant brat! Veins bulged on Heavenly Yaksha Donquixote Doflamingo's forehead. The attack had already reached him, yet he still would not dodge?

Wasn't he being far too overconfident?

The attack continued to close in on Ye Yu!

Five meters...

Four meters...

Three meters...

Two meters...

Donquixote Doflamingo was somewhat dumbfounded. Did this brat want to die?

It drew closer and closer, leaving only one meter!

One meter!

Boom!!!

The sixteen black pillars seemed to crash into something incomparably hard. With an enormous muffled impact, all of Dressrosa shook!

Immediately afterward, the black pillars that had stood straight and firm moments ago reverted to their original form, becoming broken strands of white thread that scattered through the surroundings.

When those white threads drifted within one meter of Ye Yu, they were blocked by something and could not move any farther.

"Was that thing what blocked my attack?" A glimmer flashed through Donquixote Doflamingo's eyes as he asked suspiciously.

"The Barrier-Barrier Fruit?"

He activated his Observation Haki and sensed the area.

Doflamingo's expression became incomparably shocked. Even his lips began to tremble as he pointed at Ye Yu and muttered, "This... this can't be... Conqueror's Haki?!"

From beginning to end, Ye Yu had not even raised his head. He had simply continued eating his food.

"That's right, Conqueror's Haki," Ye Yu said calmly.

Gulp...

Donquixote Doflamingo swallowed hard. He knew something about the advanced applications of Conqueror's Haki. The reason he could not become an Emperor-level powerhouse was precisely because he did not understand Conqueror's Coating, that advanced technique!

Yet the brat before him had control over Conqueror's Haki that surpassed even Conqueror's Coating!

A genius, a monster, a demon?

In an instant, countless such words surfaced in Donquixote Doflamingo's mind!

Now Doflamingo had begun to believe him, though his merchant nature also revealed itself completely.

"You... you said you wanted to do business with me. If I join your Whitebeard Pirates, what benefits will I receive?" Donquixote Doflamingo asked cautiously, acting as the merchant he was.

Ye Yu smiled faintly. As expected, he was a crafty fellow, but this also showed that Doflamingo had initially acknowledged his strength!

"After we win the war, nations will surely declare their allegiance to the Whitebeard Pirates under our protection. I can give you the tax revenue of three nations!"

The tax revenue of three nations?! Donquixote Doflamingo was tempted, excitement appearing in his eyes.

After all his painstaking efforts, he had only obtained one nation, Dressrosa. Yet Ye Yu was offering the tax revenue of three nations right away!

"However, Doffy, listen carefully. Don't play any tricks with those other nations. What you receive is only money; their administrative authority will not belong to you! Also, you will have... the obligation to protect those three nations from other pirates!" Ye Yu reminded him.

That was not difficult for Donquixote Doflamingo. Even without ruling authority, the tax revenue from three nations alone would be enough to double the scale of his business!

He would only be responsible for protection, which was no great challenge. With the Donquixote Family around, no minor pirate crew would dare harm those nations!

Moreover, Donquixote Doflamingo had already decided that, for the stability of those nations and to gain even more tax revenue, he would clean out the pirates, bandits, and other people detrimental to their development!

"Fuffuffuffuffu! You really are something, Ye Yu! I look forward to seeing proof of your strength! Let's drink!" Since Ye Yu's arrival, the Heavenly Yaksha finally revealed a faint smile.

Ye Yu smiled faintly as well.

"Cheers!" Ye Yu picked up his wineglass and clinked it against Doflamingo's.

Clink!

This glass of wine marked the initial formation of Ye Yu's agreement with one of the Seven Warlords!

The two agreed that if Ye Yu's strength earned the Heavenly Yaksha's approval, the Heavenly Yaksha would directly turn on the Marines during the Marineford War! He would catch the Marines off guard and play the role of a double agent!

If Ye Yu's strength was not as formidable as Donquixote Doflamingo imagined, then Doflamingo would continue helping to encircle and suppress the Whitebeard Pirates during the war!

No matter how he calculated it, the Heavenly Yaksha would not lose out!

After eating and drinking his fill, Ye Yu directly called the Whitebeard Pirates.

"..."

"I can't leave yet. I suddenly thought of a plan that will help us snatch Ace away during the battle, perhaps even secure victory!"

"This is how I'm thinking of carrying out the plan..."

"Yes, Ace's execution date will probably be announced soon. Time is tight, so I'll leave Jinbe at Fish-Man Island to you!"

After hanging up, Donquixote Doflamingo looked at Ye Yu with interest and asked suspiciously, "Aren't you afraid... that I'll tell the Marines about your plan?"

Ye Yu shook his head. "Donquixote Doflamingo, you're a smart man. Before you've decided which camp to join, I don't think you'll betray me!" Ye Yu said with a smile.

At that moment, the top officers of the Donquixote Family rose to their feet one after another.

Trebol, Pica, and Diamante rubbed their heads, which were still throbbing with pain.

"Damn it, my head hurts... It feels like I was struck hard!"

"It hurts! What was that just now... Conqueror's Haki?"

"It's the first time I've encountered Conqueror's Haki this powerful!"

The three wore shocked expressions. The moment they stood up, they saw Ye Yu through the front door. He held the young master's treasured dry red wine in his hand and watched them with a wicked grin.