A large, fat body rose up and appeared above Damon's head in the blink of an eye. A ferocious expression full of murderous intent appeared on its seemingly honest face. Then, with the force of falling from a great height, it suddenly fell from the sky.
"Tons! Ten tons!"
Its enormous body contained an unscientific force that gathered a weight of ten tons, enough to instantly crush a house.
Clearly, although Diamante intended for Machvise to test Damon, Damon's seven-year-old physique and appearance were so deceptive that Machvise subconsciously underestimated him, thinking that his ten-ton weight would be enough to kill the boy in front of him.
Machvise's contempt brought him certain death.
Under the observation of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, Machvise's entire body was covered with death lines, which converged into a dense array of death points.
The sound of Damon raising his hand and unleashing a fiery strike came simultaneously with the system notification.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from Under One Person. You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to start the prize wheel?"
In Damon's line of sight, a roulette wheel that was invisible to others appeared.
The prize wheel was divided into several large squares, each corresponding to a different prize.
Summoned characters: Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, Zhao Fangxu, Fang Zizai, Zhang Huaiyi, Wugensheng...
The Eight Extraordinary Skills: Qi Body Source Flow, Feng Hou Qi Men, Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, Spirit Binding and General Command, Six Treasuries Immortal Thief, Great Luo Cave Observation, Heavenly Record, and Dual-Handed Techniques.
Cultivation techniques: Five Thunder Orthodox Method, Complete True Internal Alchemy Technique, Object Manipulation, Wuhou Qimen...
[Dual-Handed Techniques]: Modifies the souls of others, capable of reading, deleting, remembering, and even rewriting cognition, or modifying the physical bodies of others to create biological systems.
If Damon's three-tomoe Sharingan were to advance to the Mangekyo Sharingan, combined with the effects of the Dual-Handed Techniques, it would be enough to silently reshape a country into a shape suitable for him.
Of course, it was too early to say these things now.
The severed corpse, mixed with blood, fell to the ground. Before it could even land on Damon, it was mercilessly devoured and destroyed by the flames clinging to his body, turning into a wisp of ash that vanished into the air.
The boy, his entire body wreathed in flames, resembled a monarch wielding the power of fire, mercilessly lashing out at any enemy who dared to infringe upon his authority.
Try it and you'll die!
Machvise paid a heavy price with his life for his recklessness and carelessness.
Unfortunately, there was no going back in life, otherwise Machvise would definitely buy a whole box of those pills and store them at home as backups.
The laughter of Diamante and the others still echoed in their ears, but when Machvise's corpse disappeared before their eyes, the expressions on the faces of all the executives froze, filled with disbelief.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"How can a mere brat possess the power to instantly kill an executive?"
Diamante gazed at the small figure before him, and in a daze, he seemed to see the shadow of the young master for whom he had served his entire life.
"No no no!"
"Even when the young master was young, he didn't have such terrifying strength!"
"Only the Four Emperors Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had such terrifying strength when they were young, right?"
Damon's navy cloak billowed in the wind, its pure white color strikingly bright at that moment.
Diamante's face darkened as he thought about how the navy would cultivate a young officer comparable to the Four Emperors, which would bring endless calamities to the Donquixote Family.
Diamante looked around and gave instructions to Senor Pink and Lao G:
"Forget about morality with the navy, everyone attack together and kill this brat!"
As for the half-human, half-fighting fish boy, Dellinger, who was next to Lao G, Diamante automatically ignored him.
Dellinger was the offspring of a human and a fighting fish. He was disliked by both humans and fighting fish. He was taken in by the Donquixote Family from a young age. He had fighting fish blood in his veins, which gave this little boy good potential. He had always been groomed to be a future leader.
However, comparing goods only led to waste, and comparing people only led to ruin.
Damon and Dellinger were about the same age, but the difference in their strength was as vast as the distance between earth and stars.
If Dellinger were to make a rash move, he would likely be caught in the crossfire and killed before he could even get close to Damon.
Diamante didn't want to see the Donquixote Family's seed die here; Dellinger had even greater value in the future, and absolutely could not be lost.
Seeing that Diamante did not summon him, Dellinger, who had always been good at reading people's expressions, harbored no resentment. Instead, he quickly made his escape to avoid getting in the way on the battlefield and becoming a burden to the Donquixote Family.
The Donquixote Family had never wanted anyone who would hold them back, believing that such a person would only lead the pirate crew to decline or even destruction.
Senor Pink frowned, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes behind his sunglasses.
Despite having a sense of urgency that made Senor Pink reluctant to kill a teenager, as it would instill a deep sense of guilt in him.
But even the concept of virtue paled in comparison to the interests of the Donquixote Family.
Needless to say, the Donquixote Family had been planning this for a long time. This robbery of the Celestial Gold was intended to force the Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons to submit, so that the World Government would grant Doflamingo the title of Shichibukai, thus enabling the subsequent plan to seize the Dressrosa Kingdom to proceed successfully.
"If I have to go to hell after I die, I will not hesitate to go!"
"It's all for the young master!"
His many thoughts were fleeting; Senor Pink quickly suppressed his sentimentality, revealing the ruthlessness and mercilessness befitting a pirate.
With a leap, he landed on the deck with a "plop," activated his Swim-Swim Fruit ability, and dived deep into the deck. Using a frog-swimming motion, he quickly crept up to Damon's side, waiting for the right moment to shoot out from under the deck and eliminate a menace for his young master!
Lao G's forehead veins bulged, wriggling like a loach.
The elderly man, over fifty years old, stood with his legs shoulder-width apart. The qigong techniques he had learned throughout his life amplified his terrifying aura. He suddenly made a "g" shape with his hands and stared intently at the young man in front of him. He showed no sign of underestimating Machvise, but rather a sense of solemnity.
As a master of physical combat, Lao G practiced a closely guarded art of qigong, which allowed him to subtly sense the qi flowing within an enemy, thereby identifying their weaknesses and launching a fatal attack.
Although Damon's posture was casual, his entire body was filled with a terrifying aura, making him appear to have no weaknesses and as if he had a flawless body.
"Since I can't find a weakness, I'll just use brute force to find one!"
With a deep, angry roar, the old man punched out a burst of air.
"Earth-Earth Fist!"
While Lao G was facing the enemy head-on and using his powerful fighting style to attract Damon's attention, Diamante revealed a sinister smile, like a venomous snake hiding in the grass, and suddenly attacked from the side.
Diamante flicked his right hand, activating the power of the Float-Float Fruit. The silver sword in his hand trembled and emitted a burst of sword light. Then, the blade twisted like a venomous snake, transforming into a twisted sword beam that swept toward the enemy.
"Sword! Serpent Sword!"
With the triple protection of Iron Body, Empty Wood, Dragon Scale, and Dragon Roar, Damon withstood Lao G's offensive. As he watched Senor Pink jump out of the deck, preparing to launch a fatal attack on him together with Diamante, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
Damon's body trembled, and a dizzying aura suddenly erupted.
Diamante's pupils dilated violently, and he let out a gasp that he could hardly contain:
"King's Haki?"
On this vast ocean, if you asked which pirate was the strongest, it was difficult to give a definitive answer.
Edward Newgate, the world's strongest man with a white beard?
Shanks, the world's strongest man in terms of Haki?
Kaido, the strongest creature in the world?
Charlotte Linlin, the world's strongest woman?
Clearly, it was difficult to compare these four individuals.
But if you were to ask which pirate had the deepest background and the greatest power, it would undoubtedly be Doflamingo, the Heavenly Demon.
The title "Heavenly Demon" had various meanings. It referred to a god who could devour demons, and it also implied agility, bravery, lightness, and secrecy, subtly suggesting that Doflamingo had the ambition to replace Im-sama and rule the world.
Since Doflamingo rose to prominence in the North Blue, he had diligently cultivated his business for over a decade, expanding the Donquixote Family's commercial empire to the four seas, the Grand Line, and the New World. Furthermore, Doflamingo's status as a Celestial Dragon had allowed him to navigate both the underworld and the legitimate world with ease, allowing him to amass a fortune over the years.
Furthermore, there had been recent rumors that Kaido of the Beasts, one of the Four Emperors, intended to cooperate deeply with Doflamingo the Heavenly Demon, using Doflamingo's channels to collect a large number of Zoan-type Devil Fruits, preparing to create an army composed entirely of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users.
With all these advantages, ordinary naval personnel would avoid the Donquixote Family, fearing they might get into trouble.
But now, a young naval officer was doing the opposite, taking on three Donquixote Family executives single-handedly!
"King's Haki!"
A powerful pressure suddenly erupted from the small figure, and the aura that seemed to command submission made the young man in the flames reveal his kingly majesty.
Under the intimidation of King's Haki, the three executives, led by Diamante, suddenly halted their combined attack.
Fortunately, Damon had only recently mastered King's Haki.
Given Diamante and the other two's strength, they naturally wouldn't be knocked unconscious by this level of King's Haki; they only felt a momentary numbness and stiffness in their bodies.
Masters exchange moves, and their moves were fatal.
Any momentary lapse would be magnified infinitely in battle.
At this moment, the death lines on Diamante and the other two were undoubtedly exposed to the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
"Torch!"
With a swift Shikai, scorching flames covered the Zanpakuto like magma. As Damon swung the sword forward, a fiery tornado tore through the sky, engulfing Diamante and the other two in a wave of intense heat.
The hidden sharpness, concealed in the scorching heat, was like an assassin lurking in the shadows. It sliced down along the death lines on Diamante and the other two, causing Diamante's thrusting sword to shatter into pieces, scattering into the air as broken pieces of iron.
The moment Diamante and the other two saw Damon unleash his King's Haki, their hearts skipped a beat, and they knew they were in trouble.
With their honed skills and countless life-or-death experiences, Diamante and the other two immediately used Armament Haki at the critical moment. From an angle that was difficult for ordinary people to see, a dark purple color, like viscous oil, covered their entire bodies, giving them defensive power far exceeding that of the Navy's Six Powers Iron Body.
Doflamingo's former status as a Celestial Dragon gave the Donquixote Family a unique method of Armament Haki training.
Generally speaking, after mastering Armament Haki, one could only achieve partial coverage. It was extremely difficult to cover the entire body with Armament Haki. Even with talent and ability in this area, it would take two to three years of practice to achieve this.
The Donquixote Family's executives, however, were able to bypass this step by using a clever trick to cover their entire bodies with Armament Haki. The downside was that their defense was weaker than normal, but they could slowly increase their defense through repeated training until it reached a level no different from the original.
Faced with the slashing attack that came with blazing flames, Diamante and the other two experienced a kind of existential illusion:
"I can defend against it!"
It wasn't until the flash of the blade was fleeting, like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall, that Diamante and the other two belatedly felt the intense pain coursing through their bodies.
They all looked down, and their pupils suddenly contracted, shrinking to the size of needles.
On their bodies, which were covered in Armament Haki, a deep wound that exposed bone was left, and a large amount of blood splattered out as if it were free, leaving bloodstains on the deck.
"Hiss!"
Whether it was from the pain or from the shock in their hearts, Diamante and the other two gasped in surprise.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 55: Ryujin Jakka: Scorching Hell
Chapter 56: Edward Weevil
Chapter 57: Fate? It Doesn't Deserve To Be My Opponent!
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