Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

And they hung his body up...

"Ah ah ah..."

A scream escaped Xiu Xiu's lips; he felt as if his body was being pierced by fine needles, through his skin, internal organs, and bones...

And the "needles" began to tighten, as if to cut his body into pieces...

"Roar!!"

After all, he was a supernova, and one who had defeated a vice admiral, so his reaction was extremely quick.

Despite the excruciating pain, he let out a roar that sounded like that of a ferocious beast from ancient times.

The sound waves caused many people to cover their ears, their faces showing pain...

'Click-clack!'

As this roar resounded, Xiu Xiu's already imposing physique became even more massive and enormous.

His muscles bulged like granite, his limbs became thick and powerful, and his veins bulged slightly.

Its skin had turned into sturdy, grayish-brown scales, and its five fingers had transformed into sharp claws, gleaming with a cold light.

A thick tail with barbs swung behind it, creating wind pressure.

Xiu Xiu's face was also covered with sturdy scales, and his eyes had turned into the vertical pupils of a predator. When he opened his mouth, he revealed a mouthful of sharp fangs...

Crocodile Fruit - Ancient Species - Morphology of Saurophorus.

At this moment, Xiu Xiu activated his power and transformed into a half-human, half-crocodile form!

'Click-clack!'

As Xiu Xiu Si activated his power, the invisible threads that had pierced his body were snapped and torn apart.

With a loud 'boom,' Xiu Xiu's suspended body fell back to its original position, its enormous weight creating a crater in the ground.

"Hehe, I thought it was some guy who dared to cause trouble on my turf, but it turns out it's a rising supernova who's recently gained fame..."

The signature laughter rang out from the second-floor passageway of the auction house.

A man wearing a pink feather coat and walking with an air of arrogance appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Don't you know this is my territory, Doflamingo's territory?"

Doflamingo looked down at Shusius, his eyes behind his sunglasses fixed on him, a smirk playing on his lips: "Causing trouble here has serious consequences..."

Who doesn't know this is Doflamingo's territory?

There are actually people who dare to cause trouble here, and they're doing it while he's entertaining guests...

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, 'Heavenly Demon' Doflamingo?"

Shushus stared intently at Doflamingo with his vertical pupils, a flash of angry killing intent in his eyes, and a smile on his face even more sinister than Doflamingo's:

"I never imagined that a dignified Shichibukai would be nothing more than a guy who only knows how to launch sneak attacks?"

"A sneak attack? No, it's just a small lesson for you."

Doflamingo said noncommittally, "If you really wanted to launch a sneak attack, you would already be a corpse."

He didn't take the mere supernova seriously.

If there weren't guests here, and he didn't want to disturb them, the other person would already be a corpse...

"Alright, I'll give you two choices now."

"The first one to offer 300 million Berries to compensate me for the losses of my auction, the second one... will die here!"

Doflamingo issued an ultimatum to the other side.

He hoped the other party would behave themselves; he didn't have much desire to make a move right now...

"Hahaha! Threatening me?"

Upon hearing Doflamingo's words, Shusius's smile grew even more sinister: "Others may fear you Seven Warlords of the Sea, but I, Emperor Crocodile, am not!"

"Come on, Doflamingo, let me see how strong you are as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

The Seven Warlords of the Sea?

So what!

They're both just fame-seekers!

Throughout his journey, has he ever been afraid of anyone?

The Seven Warlords of the Sea were merely a stepping stone for him on his path to the top!

"Fufufu, you really have guts..."

Doflamingo laughed, his mouth stretching almost to his ears, looking utterly wicked: "I didn't want this place to be stained with blood, but if you don't know what's good for you, then I'll have no choice but to send you to your death..."

Xiu Xiu sneered: "Kill me first, let's see if you have the ability!"

"Huh? What kind of Devil Fruit user is this guy?"

Just as tensions were rising and a full-blown fight was about to break out, an unexpected exclamation of surprise came from the passageway behind Doflamingo:

"What a big one! It looks like a great mount."

Then a gruesome, pot-bellied, ugly man dressed in flamboyant clothes, wearing a bubble hood, walked over, surrounded by a group of bodyguards in black suits...

That outfit belongs to... a Celestial Dragon, a world noble!

The Celestial Dragon pointed at the half-crocodile, half-human Shushuus below, then turned to Doflamingo and said, "Hey, Doflamingo, if you want to hold an auction on Island One, use this guy as a bargaining chip."

“My brother found a slave who could set fires and thunder, and he’s been showing off to me ever since. I want an even better slave to show off back!”

That's how Celestial Dragons are.

They must get whatever they want.

No reason or cause is needed; they are simply “descendants of the Creator.”

Everything in this world belongs to them!

“Fufufu, that’s certainly not a problem, Saint Benedict…”

A flash of disgust and coldness crossed Doflamingo's eyes behind his sunglasses, but it was fleeting. He chuckled and said, "I will give him to you as a slave."

Because of his past experiences, he harbors extreme hatred for the Celestial Dragons.

If given the chance, he wouldn't mind pulling these people off their thrones and letting them experience what he once went through.

He simply lacked the ability to do such a thing.

No one in this world can do such a thing.

At the same time, he also needs to rely on the Celestial Dragons' power to complete some of his plans and schemes...

The reason I came to the Sabaody Archipelago and treated this fool from the Babette family as a guest.

It's also for the sake of further developing their own power...

"Haha, now I can brag back to my brother!"

Upon receiving Doflamingo's reply, the Celestial Dragon named Saint Benedict laughed heartily, revealing a clear-eyed folly...

That's how Celestial Dragons are!

Most of them are brainless and look like idiots!

"..."

With the appearance of this Celestial Dragon, the venue became even quieter.

Everyone instinctively lowered their breathing, as if afraid of disturbing the Celestial Dragons...

The Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles, are the people in this world you absolutely cannot mess with.

none of them!

Because they symbolize the heavens of this world, the highest power in this world.

This is a kind of "idea" etched in the hearts of many people...

The Celestial Dragons are "descendants of God," and the only consequence of resisting them is death!

"By the way, you guys are going to fight, right?"

Benedict looked down at the gloomy-faced Shushuus below, and then, as if struck by a thought, said to Doflamingo, "But don't hurt my slave."

"Otherwise, my brother will laugh at me if it doesn't look good."

"..."

Doflamingo was displeased with the commanding tone, but he didn't react: "Fufufu, I will hand this slave over to you intact..."

"That's fine, that's fine!"

Saint Benedict nodded repeatedly and added, "One more thing, the fight must be exciting without harming the slaves' character. I love watching people fight!"

"..."

Doflamingo's forehead veins were throbbing.

Suppressing the urge to kill this idiot, he forced a smile: "I'll try my best..."

"Good, good, good! Hahaha!"

Benedict clapped his hands and laughed happily, quite satisfied with Doflamingo's answer.

Then he looked around the arena and muttered to himself, "If you're going to watch a fight, you'll naturally need beautiful women to serve you."

"Hmm, let me see, are there any pretty girls here?"

"Hey, that host is pretty good, she's my type, she's the one, bring her here!"

Benedict's gaze swept across the entire venue, and he nodded repeatedly when he saw the beautiful female host in the center of the stage.

It's his type...

Then let's grab them!

"No...how could this be..."

Hearing this, the beautiful host was filled with boundless terror, her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground, already plunged into deep despair.