He controls a large number of businesses in the Underworld and also uses his status Shichibukai to control Dressrosa.
Now is not the time to completely break with the World Government.
Moreover, the war Whitebeard Pirates and the Navy is a rare and exciting spectacle for him.
"Fufufufu."
"The era of Whitebeard is finally coming to an end."
Doflamingo pulled on the threads and leaped over a cloud once more.
Just then, he saw the large ship below.
The ship has a wide hull.
Its decorations, materials, and deck layout far surpass those of ordinary pirate ships.
Even the wealthiest merchants in the Underworld would find it difficult to build ships of this scale.
Doflamingo immediately stopped in mid-air.
"Nice one."
He looked down and examined it a few times, a smile appearing on his face.
The appearance of such a luxurious ship in the New World suggests that the people on board must be of high status.
But he didn't see the familiar pirate flag.
No large escort fleet was seen.
There was only one ship.
"They don't even dare to fly a flag, yet they dare to bring this kind of ship into the New World?"
"Good luck."
Doflamingo twitched his five fingers.
A thin line connects to another cloud layer.
His body changed direction and flew towards the large ship.
Grab the boat first.
As for the people on the ship, those who are willing to obey can stay.
If they refuse to listen, just get rid of them.
He had done this kind of thing far too many times.
The distance between the two sides rapidly decreased.
Doflamingo could now make out the figures on the deck.
A group of young women were scattered on the boat.
Someone is controlling the ship's rudder.
Some people train with Haki.
Several others raised their hands and unleashed lightning, blasting craters into the sea.
Doflamingo paused for a moment.
"Lightning?"
Before he could figure it out, he saw Hancock sitting next to the head of the table.
Doflamingo's smile faded slightly.
" Pirate Empress?"
He never imagined that the ship would belong to Hancock.
As both Shichibukai, they are not exactly friends, but there is no need for them to clash at this time.
Hancock also received a summons.
Doflamingo subconsciously assumed that she was also heading to Marineford.
"So he went to respond to the Navy's call-up."
He retracted the silk thread that was about to fall onto the deck.
"Never mind."
It's pointless to fight Hancock for a ship.
Just as Doflamingo was about to change direction, a dark-haired man walked up to Hancock.
The opponent did not unleash any Haki.
She didn't even look up at him.
He simply walked casually to Hancock's side.
Hancock immediately moved closer.
Doflamingo's body froze in mid-air.
He couldn't possibly mistake that face.
For the past three months, the entire Underworld has been talking about this man.
Thunder Emperor.
Uchiha Xin.
Doflamingo's smile vanished completely.
The thread connecting the clouds trembled slightly.
"How could it be him?"
When he first heard about Uchiha Xin, he didn't take him seriously at all.
Hunting Shichibukai?
Defeat Hawk Eyes?
Kill Gecko Moria and Crocodile?
In Doflamingo's view, the fact that those people lost only proved that they were too weak.
He is different from the ordinary Shichibukai.
He was once Celestial Dragons.
They hold the secrets of Mary Geoise.
They maintain a special deal with the World Government.
He also has informants within the Navy.
Even if Uchiha Xin really dares to find Dressrosa, he has enough means to deal with it.
Later, the Navy bestowed upon them the title of " Four Emperors and One Emperor," but Doflamingo still did not change his mind.
He even believed that Sengoku had deliberately pushed Uchiha Xin into the presence of the Four Emperors.
A newly risen figure has no right to be ranked alongside the Four Emperors.
Until Shanks died.
The entire Red Hair Pirates was mobilized.
Ben Beckman was killed in action.
The Red Voss was almost destroyed.
Red-Haired Shanks the Four Emperors, was also personally killed by Uchiha Xin.
That day, Doflamingo re-evaluated the name for the first time.
He was arrogant, but not stupid.
He can manipulate the weak at will.
He would never risk his life when facing truly top-tier experts.
Kaido.
Doflamingo has also been supplying Kaido with Artificial Devil Fruit.
He knew exactly what kind of power that monster possessed.
Even Kaido once fought against Red-Haired.
In the end, neither side managed to kill the other.
Uchiha Xin, however, did it.
Doflamingo understood this better than most pirates.
Uchiha Xin is a far greater threat than Kaido.
Moreover, this man is not bound by a fixed territory.
Without a large pirate crew to drag them down.
They also possess the ability to traverse space.
Once he sets his sights on you, there's no point in running away.
From the day Red-Haired died in battle, Doflamingo put Uchiha Xin on his list of people he absolutely could not mess with.
But he never expected that he would run into the other person on his way to Marineford.
To make matters worse, he had just approached the ship on his own initiative.
Damn it!
Doflamingo did not hesitate for a moment.
He suddenly tightened all the threads, forcibly turning his body in mid-air.
escape!
Hancock has clearly been subdued by Uchiha Xin.
This ship is by no means an ordinary pirate ship.
If he stays any longer, he will only attract the attention of Uchiha Xin.
Doflamingo desperately activated the String-String Fruit.
Thin lines connect to the distant clouds.
He pushed his speed to the limit, his body sweeping across the sky repeatedly.
The large ship behind them rapidly shrank.
But he didn't relax.
Photos of the Red-Haired's corpse are still circulating in the Underworld.
That man can even kill Four Emperors.
The title of Shichibukai was of no use to the other party.
Why did I have to run into him here of all places?
Doflamingo gritted his teeth.
"I was just passing through this area!"
He probably didn't notice me.
"As long as we create distance..."
The space ahead suddenly distorted.
Uchiha Xin and Hancock, who was nestled beside him, appeared out of thin air in front of Doflamingo.
Doflamingo suddenly stopped.
The threads connecting the clouds were stretched to their limit, emitting a faint tremor.
He looked at Uchiha Xin blocking his way, then glanced at Hancock nestled beside him, and cold sweat quickly beaded on his forehead.
There was no lightning.
There was no stepping on air.
It did not rely on any clouds.
The two of them were suspended high in the air.
Doflamingo's Observation Haki failed to detect the movement.
Before Uchiha Xin appeared, there was no one in front of him.
By the time he realized something was wrong, the other person had already blocked his way.
"Floating in mid-air..."
Doflamingo swept his gaze over Uchiha Xin's feet.
There was nothing there.
The data sent by the Navy clearly identifies Uchiha Xin's ability as a superior version of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
He can unleash black Thunderbolt, possessing power far exceeding that of ordinary lightning.
Even so, this cannot explain what is happening before our eyes.
For lightning users to fly, they need to either become elemental or propel their bodies with lightning.
Uchiha Xin, however, did not unleash any lightning.
Spatial abilities can only explain why he suddenly appeared, but not why he was able to keep Hancock suspended in the air.