A World-Shaking Battle I

"Nice to Meet You! I'm Dongze!"

Don Quixote Doflamingo!

Doflamingo acted as if nothing had happened, greeting Dongze calmly.

At this moment, Dongze also stopped and ceased his advance towards the Royal Palace, for the main event had already arrived.

"What a fine surname!"

Looking at the other person's expression, Dongze smiled slightly and said calmly.

Speaking of this surname inevitably touches a sore spot for Doflamingo, who has always regarded it as a stain on his life. If it weren't for his parents, how could he have ended up like this?

"You bastard! Are you looking for death?"

This time, Doflamingo's defenses crumbled, and he started swearing.

"I heard you're called 'joke' in the underworld, which means clown, right? Haven't you learned to respect the strong?"

As if teleporting, Dongze appeared beside Doflamingo and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Bacchan ~"

Doflamingo looked at the hand on his shoulder and stammered.

Since arriving on the ground, he had activated his Observation Haki to its maximum, yet he couldn't detect Dongze's Observation Haki at all.

Suddenly, Doflamingo felt his feet lighten, and when he came to his senses, he was already pinned against the wall by Dongze.

"What's impossible! Doflamingo, a descendant of the Celestial Dragons!!"

"Wow!"

Doflamingo felt a sharp pain in his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Hehe! Hehe! Hahahaha! Hahahaha!! Hahahahaha!"

Stimulated by the blood, Doflamingo burst into laughter, his laughter growing louder and more maniacal.

Is it funny?

With a heavy blow, Doflamingo was once again pinned to the ground by Dongze. This time, Dongze used Armament Haki at the Ryuo level. Of course, Doflamingo also used Haki to defend, but it had little effect.

The Haki of the Ryuo level can strike through mountains, bypassing the outermost defenses to attack internal organs.

The thick ice beneath them was shattered, even revealing the solid ground beneath, demonstrating the power of the attack.

Doflamingo felt a salty taste in his throat; he knew this attack had damaged his internal organs again.

Since he grew up, when has he ever been treated like this, simply beaten up?

"Ever White!!"

After a loud shout, there was no response from the outside world. Only then did Doflamingo realize that he seemed to have forgotten again that his Devil Fruit powers were completely useless when fighting Dongze.

All that can be used are the Three Types of Haki.

He mentally roared, "So slutty!!"

Slowly forced to calm down, Doflamingo clutched his stomach and stood up, coldly asking, "What exactly do you want?"

Dongze chuckled and looked at him, saying, "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

"I know nothing about Hada Island!!"

Doflamingo gritted his teeth and said angrily.

Dongze casually waved his hand, "Of course, I guess you wouldn't want to know such a trivial matter!"

Doflamingo twitched his nose and continued coldly, "I can compensate you!!"

Dongze glanced at him and calmly replied, "Sounds good, but I don't seem to lack anything right now!"

Doflamingo unconsciously clenched his fists, making a cracking sound. "What exactly do you want?"

"I heard you were investigating me before!"

This time, Doflamingo remained silent for about four or five minutes before speaking, "That wasn't my intention. I made a deal with the World Government!!"

Dongze chuckled inwardly, but outwardly said with interest, "Oh! The World Government wants to investigate me?"

"Actually, it wasn't you! It was this lady next to you!"

At this point, a smile appeared on Doflamingo's face as he looked at Robin, who was standing not far away.

"Speaking of which, I'm also very curious as to why those people from the World Government would be interested in such a young lady!"

Suddenly, Dongze spoke up, "Don't waste your energy! Even if your String-String Fruit ability has Awakening, it won't be of any use unless I agree!"

He noticed that Doflamingo hadn't been idle at all during their conversation, and couldn't help but speak up.

Standing on the ice, Doflamingo felt a surge of terror for some reason, and his hands and feet began to turn icy cold.

Devil Fruit abilities are arguably the most solid guarantee for survival on the high seas. While everyone can train in Haki is no easy feat.

With the help of their Devil Fruit powers, they can do things that most people cannot even imagine, such as controlling the wind and rain, fire, ice, Inazuma, and other terrifying abilities.

If Dongze truly has a way to limit the abilities of Devil Fruit, it would be devastating news for all Devil Fruit User in the world.

Imagine if Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit couldn't function properly; would he still be considered the strongest man in the world?

If Kaido of the Beasts cannot utilize the power of his Devil Fruit, can he still be called an immortal monster?

There are also many old guys who have built huge Pirate Crew and empires using their Devil Fruit abilities; they would probably go crazy if they heard this news.

Thinking of all this, Doflamingo laughed again, but this time not in a frenzy, but in pure glee. "Haha! Hahaha! Hahahaha! Dongze, you're going against the entire world!!"

"If those people knew your abilities, they would never let you go!!"

"You think you can escape from me?"

Doflamingo gave a sinister smile and pressed the remote control hidden in his sleeve again. "How will you know if you don't try?!"

"Boom!"

A tremendous explosion rang out, a mushroom cloud rose, and the massive shockwave shattered the surrounding ice.

Seeing the scene resembling a nuclear explosion, Dongze's expression turned grim, and the killing intent in his heart suddenly surged. He had previously used his ability to Voice of All Things and concluded that there were bombs, but he had not expected that these bombs would be inside people's bodies.

Although Dongze used the Cold River to freeze tens of thousands of pirates, he did not take away their lives.

Now, Doflamingo seized the opportunity to detonate it, and its power is probably comparable to the Bomb on Onigashima.

The entire town was razed to the ground; according to my Observation Haki, there was no longer any sign of life there.

This was the first time Dongze had ever witnessed so many people being wiped out on the high seas.

His Observation Haki could no longer detect Doflamingo's presence. Dongze frowned, sheathed his Non-Contention Sword Intent, and coldly muttered to himself, "Looks like I still can't let you go! Joke!"

Three hundred meters underground, Doflamingo was panting heavily, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. It was really close; he almost got blown up by his own bomb.

"Pica, well done!!"

At the critical moment, it was Pica who used his abilities to save Doflamingo, although he was not in good condition at the time.

Pica, panting heavily, said, "Young Master! Don't go out yet!"

"Wow!"

Pica suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, clearly indicating that he had paid a heavy price to save Doflamingo, almost losing half his life in the process.

Seeing Pica's condition, Doflamingo couldn't help but feel a chill of fear. "Damn it, this monster!!"

Chapter 148 A Battle of the Age

"Little Bin! Let's go!"

Dongze leaped onto Forgotten Dust, activated his new skill, Sword Manipulation Technique, placed Robin behind him, and the two of them instantly transformed into a beam of light.

Looking down at the blood-stained kingdom, Dongze sighed softly; the situation had already spiraled out of his control.

His first battle in the New World showed him exactly what those great pirates were all about.

Just like Doflamingo, a single scheme cost nearly 20,000 lives.

Here, life becomes so cheap; it's Paradise for the strong and a hell for the weak.

At least in the Four Blues, the navy helps maintain overall stability; here, there are no laws or rules to speak of.

The law of the jungle is vividly displayed here: the Doll Kingdom, Dressrosa, Totto Land where lives are paid, the SMILE experiment, and Onigashima where slavery is rampant.

This reminded him of a great man's words, "If Heaven had feelings, it too would grow old; the vicissitudes of life are the true path of humanity!"

The Flying Sword was extremely fast, and the two of them arrived at the Royal Palace in no time.

The Donquixote Family's other executives were not missing, only Pica was missing, despite the search Observation Haki.

Dongze's thoughts raced, and he immediately guessed what had happened before.

At the same time, if An's guess is correct, then his Sword Intent Domain seems to have shortcomings. It has little suppression over the ground, and his Observation Haki is not very penetrating to the ground.

With his current abilities, 200 meters underground is already his limit, which is completely disproportionate to the distance on land.

Just before, he remembered a scene he had seen: Sabo, the future chief of staff of the Revolutionary Army, was causing a ruckus with the Revolutionary Army at the Reverie. They were hiding underground in Mary Geoise, which seemed to be only a few dozen meters away.

But somehow no one noticed, how should I put it!

Could it be that the Holy Land Mary Geoise lacks powerful practitioners of Haki? That's obviously impossible. Or is it that powerful practitioners disdain using Observation Haki to ensure the safety of the Holy Land in such an important situation? That doesn't make sense either.

If we eliminate those, then only one remains: that is, Observation Haki's penetrating power through solid ground is truly limited, making it unable to detect the opponent's trace.

At this moment, he could guess where Doflamingo and Pica were!

There's only one place in Dressrosa where one can evade their Observation Haki: underground.

"Huh!"

Suddenly, Dongze noticed five extremely powerful figures entering through his Observation Haki.

The group, each with strength comparable to Admiral, rapidly approached Dressrosa, using the Geppo and Shave techniques.

One of them possessed a significantly deeper aura than the other four, and according to An's estimation, he should have reached the level of a mid-tier Admiral.

Furthermore, three of them are all Devil Fruit users, and they all exude the special aura of Devil Fruit. Their Sword Intent is becoming increasingly profound, and Dongze has now gained considerable experience in perceiving auras.

Just then, a Den Den Mushi) left behind by Doflamingo suddenly rang.

With a gentle wave of his hand, Dongze heard a voice say, "Doflamingo, we're almost there. Where is that sinner?"

Looking at the Den Den Mushi, Dongze guessed what was going on.

He hung up without saying a word.

"World Government?"

Upon hearing this, Robin's pretty face darkened slightly, and she said softly to Dongze, "Dongze, should we retreat?"

"No need! Since things have already come to this point, there's no point in retreating or not!"

When the other party plotted against him on Fish-Man Island, their relationship was already over. Now that the other party is clearly after him, why should he deceive himself?

Moreover, he needs to master his Sword Intent as soon as possible and begin his Swordsmanship path at an early date.

These people will be the best targets for him.

Dongze's eyes reddened slightly, and his Observation Haki instantly locked onto the Donquixote Family executives hidden in the Royal Palace.

"Sword Two - Thunderclap!"

The disc mechanism on the Peerless Sword Case began to rotate, and the second Flying Sword was released in response, disappearing into the air in a streak of sparks.

Then a series of screams rang out, thirteen sword strikes rang out, and the stench of blood mixed with the smell of burning instantly filled the entire Royal Palace.

Hearing the screams, Viola's heart began to race. Looking at the tightly closed door, she unconsciously clasped her fists to her chest, as if doing so would bring her more security.

Just then, a sound accompanied by a fleeting clap of thunder reached her ears.

"Remember what you said, Viola!"

Startled, Viola plopped back down on the stone bench, covering her red lips with her hand. After a long pause, she whispered, "It's him..."

Looking at the large hole in front of the stone gate, Viola said with a bitter expression, "Father, I may have made a bad decision this time!!"

Before long, the Thunderclap returned to its sheath, and Dongze pulled Robin up and jumped onto the Forgotten Dust again. In a flash of Flowing Light, the two arrived at the outermost edge of Dressrosa, on the beach covered with dense forest, waiting for the others to arrive.

Gazing at a distant sliver of starlight, Dongze thought to himself, "I hope you guys can take a beating!"