With that, Doflamingo stomped his right foot, and the arena began to rapidly turn into a white line centered on him.
And it wasn't just the arena; the entire surrounding ground had turned into white lines.
"What... what's going on?"
Usopp, standing not far away, looked at the white line beneath his feet, a bead of sweat trickling down his forehead.
At that moment, Doflamingo's voice came from not far away.
"When the development of Devil Fruit reaches a certain level, it will enter a new realm, a realm called— Awakening!"
"And I have developed my Devil Fruit ability to the point of Awakening!"
"And the ability to reach the Awakening state allows one to assimilate everything they encounter into their own power!"
As he spoke, Doflamingo slightly raised his hand, and countless white lines converged behind him to form dozens of huge white lines.
" Doflamingo... I didn't expect you to be hiding such power!" Law, who was not far away, narrowed his eyes and his expression became serious as he watched this scene.
At this moment, Doflamingo's men, who were standing on the other side of them, all retreated and moved quite a distance away.
Seeing this, Sanji immediately turned to the others and said, "Let's move away too!"
"Their fight is no longer confined to the ring; if you're standing close by, you'll get caught in the crossfire!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone retreated a short distance, placing themselves in a position relatively unaffected by the battle.
"Hmm hmm hmm!"
" Straw Hat Boy, do you see this immense power? Do you think you have the strength to stand against me?"
With that, Doflamingo waved his hand downwards, and a large clump of white lines behind him immediately became covered in Armament Haki, as he charged towards Luffy.
Luffy dodged the attack with a leap, but immediately afterward, a cluster of white lines covered in Armament Haki rushed towards him.
" Gum-Gum Balloon!"
Luffy took a deep breath, exhaled downwards, and his body suddenly moved upwards a short distance, dodging another attack from Doflamingo.
However, another attack came at him at that moment.
Seeing this, Luffy narrowed his eyes and took another deep breath.
" Gum-Gum Balloon!"
" Gum-Gum Balloon!"
After a period of time~
"Huff~ Huff~"
Luffy puffed out his cheeks, his face flushed, and beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.
At this Luffy felt like his mouth wasn't even his own anymore; his cheeks were so numb he couldn't feel anything.
"Hmm~ Hahahaha..."
" Straw Hat Boy, are you kidding me? Get serious, you jerk!"
Doflamingo laughed loudly at Luffy's comical appearance, then shouted at Luffy with a mocking tone.
"I've always been serious, Doflamingo!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luffy charged towards Doflamingo and delivered a powerful punch as he reached him.
"Bang!"
A dull thud was heard, and Luffy's face showed a look of surprise.
His fist did not hit Doflamingo as expected, but was blocked by a white wall of wires.
"So hard!"
Luffy couldn't help but say it, and then, as if sensing something, he immediately crossed his arms in front of him, his Armament Haki coating them.
The next second, a huge line composed of countless white lines swept towards him, instantly sending his body flying.
Luffy's body flew several hundred meters through the air before landing on the ground, which had turned into a white line.
After landing, its body rolled countless times before finally stopping!
"Cough cough!"
Luffy couldn't help but cough twice, feeling a slight tightness in his chest, but he wasn't seriously injured.
Doflamingo's body was lifted up by a giant string, looking down at Luffy not far away, then he spread his arms and burst into wild laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
" Straw Hat Boy, do you still have the confidence to say you can knock me out of the sky? Hmm?"
Of course! I'll definitely beat you to a pulp!
A slight smile appeared on Luffy's lips as he instantly entered Gear Second, his figure vanishing from the spot.
As Luffy toward him, Doflamingo's smile faded, replaced by a cold expression.
"Nonsense!"
Dozens of enormous white lines, manipulated by Doflamingo, attacked Luffy simultaneously, but Luffy dodged them all.
In just a short while, Luffy arrived beneath Doflamingo.
With his legs slightly bent and a powerful push off the Luffy, Luffy quickly flew to the same height as Doflamingo, then covered his right fist with Armament Haki and smashed it towards Doflamingo.
"Bang!"
The result was the same as before: Luffy's fist was once again blocked by a white wall of lines, and Doflamingo's sinister laughter came from behind the wall.
" Straw Hat Boy, don't you understand? You can't possibly break through my defenses!"
"That's not necessarily true!"
A smile appeared on Luffy's lips, his eyes narrowed, and a golden-red light seemed to flash from his fist, as if cherry blossoms were falling.
The seemingly indestructible wire wall was instantly shattered.
How is that possible?
Doflamingo's pupils dilated violently, his eyes revealing disbelief.
How could his defenses be breached so easily?
Before he could figure out the answer, Luffy's fist slammed into his chest.
"Whoosh!"
A loud whooshing sound rang out, Doflamingo's body was instantly sent flying, moving with incredible speed, like a meteor streaking across the earth.
At this Luffy was still in the position of throwing a punch, slightly raising his head with a smile on his lips.
After flying for an unknown amount of time, a tremendous roar was heard, and a huge crater was smashed into a mountain not far away.
This mountain was created by Pica using his abilities just now.
Gravel flew everywhere, and dust billowed.
" Doffy!!"
Pica and the others in the distance shouted again.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Doffy has already used his Awakening power? How could he still be no match for the Straw Hat Boy?" Trebol's face was filled with utter shock.
"How could that monkey be so strong?"
At this moment, everyone turned their gaze to Luffy, who was pulling down the brim of his hat.
Suddenly, for no apparent reason, they felt that Luffy's figure had become incredibly tall, so tall that they even felt that Doflamingo had no hope of winning.
"Do you think... we... can still win?" Lao G asked with a serious expression.
The group fell silent, but after a moment, a firm voice rang out from the surrounding area.
"They definitely will! Doffy won't be defeated so easily. He's our young master, don't you believe in him?"
Everyone turned their gaze in that direction, and saw Diamante's eyes were firm, his gaze fixed on Doflamingo's direction.
After a moment of silence, everyone said in unison, "That's right! Doffy won't lose!"
As if in response to their expectations, the clods of earth around the crater in the center of the mountain suddenly exploded, and then a figure slowly floated out from it...