Doflamingo struck first. In a flash, a thick black string shot toward Ye Chen.
Ye Chen leaped aside. The moment he dodged, a huge boulder in the distance shattered.
Sand and stone flew everywhere. The fragments blasted through nearby trees, leaving countless holes in their trunks.
A red figure flashed before Ye Chen. The next instant, Doflamingo whipped up a leg, his glossy black boot driving straight at him.
"Shadowless Kick!"
Ye Chen refused to give ground. He raised his leg to meet it, and their feet collided head-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Purple-blue sparks sprayed in every direction, like lightning tearing through the clouds, like dragons and serpents dancing in a frenzy.
Sparks scattered and arcs of electricity raced around them. The air surrounding Ye Chen and Doflamingo suddenly felt like a magnetic field charged with immense energy.
"What is this...?"
Doflamingo was startled. A glint of surprise flashed across his purple lenses. "Don't tell me you've also..."
"Heh... I didn't expect you to have awakened Conqueror's Haki too."
Ye Chen looked surprised himself.
After all, Basan had once told him that Conqueror's Haki was anything but common. It was the mark of a king, awakened by only one person in a million. So far, few had appeared.
Garp had it. So did Dragon, Golden Lion, Hancock, and Dark King Rayleigh... Ye Chen had yet to encounter anyone else with it.
They were both astonished, but that only made the excitement in their eyes burn brighter.
With a thunderous crash, they sprang apart. Doflamingo kicked again, and Ye Chen's hand shot out as he unleashed the Eagle Claw Technique.
His five fingers flashed with a cold gleam as they slashed toward Doflamingo's ankle.
Doflamingo hastily pulled his leg back. Ye Chen freed his left hand and drove his palm toward