Chapter 135: Chapter 136: Defeating Doflamingo With One Punch
What Ace doesn't know is that he will never be able to cultivate Haki to the same level as Chiba, because Chiba cultivates the strength of the divine, and the Haki produced by the combination of this divine aura and his body's energy isn't comparable to ordinary aura and energy.
Especially the unique method of qi cultivation Chiba practices, which he has strictly kept to himself, is why Doflamingo's Haki was so easily broken by Chiba.
This is the suppression of bloodline.
Rebecca's eyes burned with admiration. Is this the strength of Lord Chiba? Such a powerful Doflamingo can't even resist him. When will I be as strong as Lord Chiba?
What am I thinking? How could I ever reach the same strength as Lord Chiba?
The others also had different thoughts, but they were all stunned by Chiba's overwhelming power.
"Hey hey hey, Monkey D. Chiba, do you think you can make me submit with just brute force? You underestimate me."
Doflamingo let out a piercing laugh as he pushed his String-String Fruit to its limit, causing the ground around them to tremble.
Fueled by Doflamingo's Devil Fruit powers, tremendous energy flooded into the earth, turning it into silk threads.
These threads were endless, like mountains and waves. The entire land transformed into a white ocean, and Chiba and the others were like a small boat caught in these waves, about to capsize at any moment.
Even Hancock's face grew serious. "I didn't expect Doflamingo to have awakened his fruit ability. The power of this String-String Fruit is terrifying."
Marco looked grim. "How did he get this strong? His Haki is already powerful, and now he's awakened his Devil Fruit. This is completely different from the man we fought during the Paramount War."
Vista swung his sword at the densely packed threads, but couldn't cut through any of them. His expression darkened. "Ace, this stuff is hard as steel. My sword can't even cut it."
The next moment, Ace's body released a powerful fire, burning the threads like a tidal wave, but it had no effect. Ace's face darkened. "Even my Mera-Mera Fruit can't burn through these threads. It seems that an awakened Devil Fruit really is powerful. I need to awaken my own fruit's ability, too."
Ace once again used the power of the Golden Crow form to destroy some of the threads, but the burning was slow, and his face grew more serious.
Koby also used his Shock-Shock Fruit combined with his martial techniques to deal with the threads, but the effect was minimal.
Doflamingo, who had long controlled the underground black market, had supplied various potions and enhancement pills to Whitebeard's crew.
Naturally, he had access to a considerable amount of these potions himself, which had allowed his strength to grow so quickly. His connections with the Marines and the Celestial Dragons brought him even more benefits, helping him to awaken his String-String Fruit and greatly increase his power.
"Hey hey hey… Monkey D. Chiba, let's see how you handle this!"
Doflamingo manipulated the wave of threads, forming them into sharp spears, each as thick as a tree trunk, but with needle-thin, gleaming tips. He launched the spears at Chiba with deadly intent.
The spears whistled as they cut through the air; a hit from these would mean certain death.
Chiba calmly clenched his fists, coating them in thick Armament Haki. The next moment, he swung his fist and struck the tip of one of the spears.
In an instant, the threads collapsed, disintegrating into dust. Chiba shook his head. "You wield the String-String Fruit, not a spear fruit. This attack has no strength."
"How is that possible?" Doflamingo's face filled with disbelief. This was the power of his awakened String-String Fruit. How could it be broken so easily?
Even Ace was stunned. He knew Chiba was powerful, but he hadn't expected him to be this strong. Not even the awakened String-String Fruit could withstand a single punch.
But Ace thought again—if Chiba's punch hadn't broken the spear formed by the String-String Fruit, wouldn't that mean Doflamingo's strength surpassed his own?
It was only natural for it to be smashed by Chiba's punch; at least it proved that Doflamingo's strength wasn't beyond his.
Marco exclaimed when he saw this. "Looking at Captain Chiba's strength, I feel like I'm facing Garp at Marineford. A single punch that I can't dodge, and my fruit abilities rendered useless… That's true power."
Vista nodded. "It seems our captain will surpass Garp one day."
"Senior Chiba is amazing!" Bartolomeo shouted excitedly. He could tell that the spear formed by Doflamingo's String-String Fruit would have pierced his barrier. But under Chiba's fist, it crumbled like flour.
Cavendish looked disappointed, sighing as he glanced at the sky. It seems I'll live in this guy's shadow forever. Why does a world like this have such a monster, stealing the glory that should have been mine?
Peacock was overwhelmed by Chiba's power, shouting excitedly, "Chiba, teach that arrogant fool a lesson!"
As her voice faded, Chiba appeared directly in front of Doflamingo, moving so quickly that Doflamingo barely had time to react.
Doflamingo's face twisted in shock. "So fast…!"
In the next instant, he saw Chiba's fist flying toward him. Doflamingo's Observation Haki tracked the path of Chiba's punch, but the movement was subtle and full of feints, making it impossible to predict accurately.
Just as he tried to anticipate the blow, Chiba's fist had already connected with his head.
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