One Piece Talk King: Starting with Commentary on Devil Fruits

Gear Fourth Luffy pressed his advantage, leaping high into the air and compressing his legs inward to kick Doflamingo with "Gum-Gum Rhino: Grenade Launcher".

The Supreme Slipper imbued Luffy's master with a thousand pounds of strength, which, together with Luffy's own power in Gear Fourth, worked in close coordination to strike Doflamingo's arrogant face. This Disfigurement Kick sent the Heavenly Demon flying, dragging him along the Founding Titan's massive skeleton for hundreds of meters before he stopped.

Luffy remained in Gear Fourth, his expression somewhat puzzled. Was Doflamingo really that weak? Or was his Gear Fourth too strong? How come the opponent couldn't even withstand two attacks?

Chapter 220 True Body

Is that all Doflamingo is? After all this build-up, this is the final boss? Luffy stared at the direction where the enemy had been knocked away, kicking up a cloud of dust that obscured his vision. He couldn't see the battlefield clearly for a moment. Was it really that easy to defeat him?

Just to be on the safe side, Luffy prepared to finish off Doflamingo. Utilizing his incredible jumping ability, he could leap a hundred meters in a single bound. He only needed three leaps to close the distance between them. But when he reached the fallen Doflamingo, the sight before him made him exclaim in shock, "What is this? Why isn't Doflamingo a real person?!"

Doflamingo, the once-arrogant Celestial Dragon, could no longer maintain his human form. His entire body had turned white and was composed of thin threads, showing no signs of life. In short, this was not the enemy's true form.

"Haha... Well done, Straw Hat Boy. You've really improved a lot in five years. You actually managed to take down one of my clones."

"Your imposing presence is commendable for your age, but unfortunately, you've met me. The Navy might go easy on you, but I won't."

In the blink of an eye, two Doflamingos appeared, one after the other, each possessing the ability to think and speak. These two were definitely not the real Doflamingos, but rather string clones created by the String-String Fruit.

"Haki Lines," white lines wrapped with Conqueror's Haki, and accompanied by red and black lightning, attacked Gear Fourth Luffy simultaneously from both the front and back.

"Gum-Gum Turtle King" – Luffy's back and chest muscles are filled with Haki, and after these two parts expand, they resemble a black turtle shell, primarily protecting his head and heart. This is Luffy's strongest defensive form in Gear Fourth.

When the two Doflamingos' attacks made contact with Luffy's body, they sparked blindingly bright sparks in a short time. The white threads wrapped with Conqueror's Haki seemed to be equipped with drills, and finally, through their relentless efforts, they drilled through Luffy's defensive Haki and pierced into the Straw Hat Boy's muscles, causing the Gear Fourth Red Giant to be covered in blood.

"Don't be too happy yet. Don't underestimate me, Doflamingo." Gear Fourth Luffy reached out and grabbed two white lines, forcefully pulling the two line clones from a distance. He wanted to get close and fight his opponent, letting him taste the power of rubber fists.

Sensing Luffy's intentions, both Doflamingos simultaneously severed their white lines of communication, but how could the challenger let him have his way? He unleashed "Gum-Gum Snake Cannon".

Luffy compressed his two arms into his body, then quickly ejected them at an extreme speed. The two Doflamingos tried to dodge at the same time, but after they dodged to the side, the rubber arms displayed amazing flexibility, making a ninety-degree turn like snakes and attacking the target again.

The Straw Hat Boy caught his enemies completely off guard with this move. The powerful Snake King Punch pierced the heads of two Doflamingos, damaging vital parts. They then faded to white, turning into white threads that fell to the ground.

After retracting his outstretched arm, Luffy began to breathe rapidly. He used several small techniques to accelerate his blood circulation again, and his heart was pounding intensely as if it were about to explode. Gear Fourth, like the other gears, has serious side effects. If used for too long, the Straw Hat Luffy is in danger of dying.

However, he couldn't care less about that right now. He unleashed his full Observation Haki, using it to sense the changes around him. On one hand, he was preparing for a sneak attack from the shadows, and on the other hand, he was searching for Doflamingo's true location.

The entire space was filled with a tense and anxious atmosphere. When facing an enemy, one must be vigilant and attentive, without the slightest slackness. Once a flaw is exposed, it will be fatal in a duel between masters. Doflamingo, this despicable and cunning villain, does not care about winning unfairly.

Doflamingo launched a sneak attack from multiple directions simultaneously with his "Conqueror's Haki" clones. Doflamingo's string clones seemed endless. Gear Fourth Luffy knew he couldn't stand up to the Conqueror's Haki, so since he couldn't win head-on, he would fight with speed. Blood Muscle Man activated his legs, jumping and flashing incessantly within this small area. The rubber fruit showed amazing elasticity, even more so than Bellamy's spring-spring fruit.

Just as Luffy predicted in Gear Fourth, the white threads created by the String-String Fruit couldn't keep up with the Straw Hat's speed at all. "It's my turn to counterattack. Let's see how many string clones you have left. I'll blow them all up."

As the muscleman leaped, Luffy inhaled the surrounding air deeply, his neck and face swelling like a live frog. After the air in his lungs mixed with the Haki within his body, the Straw Hat Luffy opened his mouth wide and roared: "Gum-Gum Tiger King Roar!"

It unleashed a terrifying roar like a tiger howling through the mountains, generating a powerful sonic attack with overwhelming force. The instantaneous destructive power shattered the hidden thread clones, and even cracked the bones and body of the Founding Titan. However, the battlefield was quickly repaired by the power of the Human King.

Demolishing Eren is useless; he won't have his spine broken by high explosives like in his previous life, thus losing his mobility. Doflamingo won't do anything that would cause too much harm to his allies. Without dealing with Tenyasha, everything else is just empty talk.

After unleashing the terrifying roar, Luffy coughed a few times in discomfort. Tiger King Roar was effective at clearing out small monsters, but using it too often strained his voice. He felt his voice was hoarse, and the damage to his vocal cords caused him some tearing pain.

After Luffy roared and shattered all of Doflamingo's line clones, no new clones were created. A moment later, Gear Fourth Luffy heard a clapping sound. "I really don't know who trained you to be so strong all these years. Straw Hat Luffy, I'm very curious about your teacher. If I killed such an excellent disciple, would your mentor seek revenge on me?"

After such a long battle, Doflamingo finally revealed his true form. He applauded the Straw Hat Luffy for his hard work, noting that it had been a long time since anyone had been able to break through his numerous clones. Luffy, this rising star of the pirate world, deserves praise.

There is a clear difference between the real Doflamingo and the string clone. Five years later, Doflamingo does not have blond hair. Perhaps due to the influence of the Devil Fruit, his hair is silver. The aura he exudes is incomparable to that of the string clone, making Gear Fourth Luffy feel a sense of pressure for the first time.

“Rayleigh taught me Haki. I don’t think I’ll die here. The one who’s going to die is you, Doflamingo,” Luffy, the honest kid, answered every question.

Rayleigh, the former vice-captain of the Pirate King, is Luffy's mentor. A look of surprise flashed across Doflamingo's face. He felt that this kid was always involved with pirates from the old era, and there must be some unknown secret behind it. However, this devil did not intend to investigate further.

If Monkey D. Luffy is defeated here, all his glory and background will become stepping stones for Doflamingo. In this world, strength ultimately speaks.

Chapter 221 The Caged Bird

The appearance of silver-haired Doflamingo greatly shocked Luffy. He had felt that faint yet powerful aura during Rayleigh's teaching. A strong and aspiring heart can bring about earth-shattering changes in its master. Gecko Moria and Crocodile, the two Shichibukai whose defenses were broken, will never reach the level of the fellow Shichibukai, Tenyasha.

"So this is your true form, Doflamingo, prepare to die, Gum-Gum King Kong Gun!" Gear Fourth Luffy leaped from his spot and appeared in front of the enemy in the blink of an eye, his arms concave inward to gain maximum kinetic energy.

As two large, black and red fists shot out from the rubber body, the wind from the punches was already blowing towards Doflamingo's face. The man's sunglasses couldn't hide his mocking smile. He really didn't take Monkey D. Luffy seriously; the other guy was just relying on having a good grandfather and a good father.

"Trying to use the same tricks on me?" Doflamingo stopped Luffy's movements with both hands without changing his expression. Luffy's two fists were probably about five times larger than his enemy's fists. Despite such a huge difference, he couldn't take another step. In terms of strength, Doflamingo far surpassed Bloody Muscle Man.

Doflamingo slammed his left knee into Gear Fourth Luffy's abdomen. Even though Luffy had Armament Haki, the solid blow made him roll his eyes in pain. Everyone had Armament Haki, yet the difference was so great.

Before leaving, the Shichibukai kicked Luffy in the face, sending him flying and leaving a shoe print on his face. There was also a shoehorn mark in the same spot. The Straw Hat Luffy looks even more like his father, and the act is full of hurtful and insulting gestures.

After dragging himself a hundred meters across the skull-covered ground, Luffy finally regained his footing. Feeling the burning marks on his face, this young man, barely an adult, would not back down. He would fight to the very end, until his life was completely consumed. Fight! Keep fighting!

Straw Hat Boy clenched his right fist and began striking his heart. With each vibration, his blood flow increased, and his heart began to work at high capacity, pumping blood to deliver nutrients and power to his entire body. His bloody, muscular body surface changed completely from blood red to dark red. This "double pressure" move had a particularly large side effect, consuming his own heart's lifespan in exchange for breaking through stronger physical limits.

Feeling an unprecedented power, the rubber man stretched out his two arms, unleashing the "Rubber Serpent King Spear".

This time, the rubber arms moved faster than before, constantly changing direction along the way, each time making a 90-degree maneuver, like two black and red pythons, making it impossible for the enemy to predict their final landing point.

After circling behind Doflamingo, the two fists finally bared their fangs. The enemy had not developed his Observation Haki to the point of being able to predict the future, but that did not mean that the other party had no countermeasures. "Antenna."

A white line emerged from Doflamingo's left palm and flew towards Luffy's location at a speed exceeding that of the Snake King Spear. As for Luffy's fist, he chose to take the hit head-on. The Straw Hat Luffy had no way to avoid it and his neck was directly tied by a thick line, as if putting a dog leash on Monkey D. Luffy.

The thick strings around his neck tightened and pulled forward, constricting Gear Fourth Luffy's thick neck to the thickness of three fingers. He tried to break free from Doflamingo's string control with brute force, but the result was that his neck became even more uncomfortable, and less and less air entered his lungs. If he didn't retract his arms, he would be at risk of suffocating at any time, as prolonged oxygen deprivation to the brain could be fatal.

After retracting his two rubber arms, Gear Fourth Luffy used all his strength to try and break the white line on his neck. However, the toughness of Doflamingo's antennae far exceeded that of the Straw Hat Luffy. Despite his efforts and the force he exerted from various angles, the white line had already cut into his Armament Haki-encased palm. Even so, it remained unmoved and did not even break off or become thinner.

Doflamingo, who had the upper hand, was certainly not going to let Luffy have an easy time. Using the Antennae as a leash, he began to torture Luffy in the Sky Lens, making Luffy's body swing along the white line on his neck, pulling him around on the Founding Titan. Sometimes he would smash him into a sea of ​​skulls, sometimes he would pull him into the sky, playing with the Straw Hat's fragile neck.

If it were anyone else being played like this by Doflamingo, their neck would break in less than a minute. Only a rubber man's neck can deform at will, and its extremely high extensibility and elasticity have allowed Luffy to survive until now.

In order to stop Doflamingo from continuing to toy with him, Luffy activated the Supreme Slippers on his feet, which transported him to the enemy's side. Only by closing the distance could he have any hope of winning.

Tenyasha quickly noticed the anomaly. There was something wrong with the slippers that Monkey D. Luffy was wearing; they could actually accelerate and carry their owner. "Letting a pair of slippers eat a Devil Fruit, Straw Hat Luffy, you really have a waste."

Since the other party was so blind to choose to come, Doflamingo naturally had to treat him well. With his nimble right hand, he wove a small white net in the air and waited for Monkey D. Luffy, this reckless man, to arrive.

Gear Fourth Luffy's neck had been choked to the thickness of a finger, but this guy could still move and hadn't lost consciousness, and he could even continue to speak: "Doflamingo, I want to avenge Law, I want you to pay for his life."

"Gum-Gum King Kong Machine Gun!" Luffy stretched his arms and began to punch wildly. Since Doflamingo could withstand two punches, he would deliver a hundred or a thousand punches. He refused to believe that his desperate efforts would be ineffective. Lucci and Crocodile were defeated by the wild punches of varying degrees.

"Bird in a Cage," Doflamingo flung the woven white net in his right hand toward Luffy, while severing the connection to the antenna with his left. This thick line, also affected by the Devil Fruit, transformed into a net, creating a trap that enveloped the Straw Hat Luffy.

Gear Fourth: Luffy's proud rampage mode, Gum-Gum King Kong Machine Gun, unleashed hundreds of punches into the white net in an instant. It was not exactly effective, but it had no effect whatsoever. No matter how many punches he threw, he could not break through this tangible net. The bird in the cage was more resilient than an antenna.

Each punch was imbued with Armament Haki, yet it couldn't harm the white net in the slightest. Luffy couldn't dodge in time, and he was enveloped by two white nets, forming a large circle within a smaller one. Then, the white net tightened and transformed into a birdcage as tall as a person, trapping the grandson of the Marine hero inside.

Luffy gripped the white lines near the birdcage with both hands, trying to pry it open with brute force. However, after using all his strength, the birdcage remained unmoved. If he couldn't even budge it in his Gear Fourth state, then he would have no chance in his Gear Lower states.

It's definitely too early for a rising pirate star to challenge the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Doflamingo's current strength is beyond Monkey D. Luffy's reach.

Chapter 222 Forced Joining

Doflamingo's true form can only be described with one word: strong! Extremely strong! He completely overwhelmed Gear Fourth Luffy, constantly maintaining the upper hand. Even a trashy Devil Fruit like the Paramecia String-String Fruit was wielded with unparalleled skill by this former Celestial Dragon.

Monkey D. Luffy, the rising star of the pirate world, also performed admirably. He mastered Gear Fourth by combining Haki with the Gum-Gum Fruit and launched attacks by imitating the moves of beasts. King Kong Gun, King Snake Gun, King Turtle Gun, and King Tiger Roar each had their own characteristics, and his visceral fighting style was quite eye-catching.

Five years later, he has achieved such results in his training, surpassing most people. But now, there is a mountain blocking his way, which Luffy seems unable to climb. He can't even break free from the Birdcage, a form of confinement, let alone defeat Doflamingo head-on.

Viewers who had been watching Skyfall for the past few days, based on the performance of Luffy's crew, thought that their captain would eventually defeat Doflamingo. However, today's scene completely shattered their hopes. Viewers could only retract their previous statements: Monkey D. Luffy is still too young. If he survives this major event, perhaps one day he will be able to defeat Doflamingo.

The Dressrosa incident was resolved from an omniscient perspective, though the audience was unaware of the process. Since Monkey D. Luffy was utterly defeated, the only hope for defeating the devil lay with the Marine Admirals. Gin, a Logia-type Rain-Rain Fruit user, might not disappoint the audience.

However, Crocodile, also a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, saw the battle in the sky. Although he didn't break out in a cold sweat, the Sandman kept swallowing. Faced with this level of Armament Haki, this Logia-type Devil Fruit user, who had regressed in his version, might not be able to defeat Doflamingo, let alone gain an advantage against Gear Fourth Luffy.

When Luffy used Gear Fourth to demonstrate the attack speed of the Snake King Spear, Crocodile felt he couldn't dodge it. He relied too much on his Devil Fruit ability and lagged far behind the other Shichibukai in Haki training. At most, he could bully newcomers who had just entered the sea in the first half of the Grand Line. If the enemy in the second half of the Grand Line was at the level of a Yonko commander, he would definitely not be a match for him.

Suddenly Crocodile felt a pang of jealousy, even envy, at Doflamingo's dazzling brilliance in the sky. "That damned Celestial Dragon, how did he become so strong? Did he hide his strength from the beginning?"

Crocodile, who became a Shichibukai, had a brief encounter with Doflamingo. At the time, he didn't think much of the flamingo. Back then, Whitebeard hadn't broken his defenses yet, and he was evenly matched with Bullet. He looked down on everyone. But the iron fist of reality struck him, completely shattering his spirit of strength. He began to fantasize about relying on external forces to defeat an invincible enemy.

Gecko Moria, also a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, was the same. This fat otaku suddenly wondered if he had been disrespectful to Doflamingo before, after seeing his performance. He realized that he really couldn't afford to mess with such a powerful person.

In terms of the sheer overpowered nature of Devil Fruits, Gecko Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit completely crushes Doflamingo's String-String Fruit. If their Devil Fruits were switched, who knows how monstrous Tenyasha would be? The Shadow-Shadow Fruit, a gem, is truly wasted on this fat otaku.

In his youth, he could hold his own against a young Kaido. Even after all of Gecko Moria's subordinates were wiped out, he escaped unscathed and even dug up the graveyards of Wano Country, bringing the national treasure sword Shusui back into the world.

Over the years, Gecko Moria has been robbing graves and digging up corpses all over the place, creating a zombie army that has grown to a considerable size. Gecko Moria is hiding in the Devil's Triangle, a place where the sun never shines, and has been secretly developing his strength here, hoping to make a big move to avenge his friends. However, Kaido has not stopped advancing and has already ascended to the throne of the Four Emperors. If he were to encounter this fat guy again, Gecko Moria probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a single Thunder Bagua attack.

However, fate did not abandon this brother. Finally, with the help of all the cadres and zombies searching for him, Gecko Moria finally found the skeleton man, the soul king who had haunted his dreams. The two finally met.

Brook is no longer the figure he once was in the Sky Curtain; he can no longer communicate with the Gates of Hell to aid him in battle. He is merely a pitiful man who has lost his shadow, a skeleton that is not pitiful at all.

With a fawning expression, Gecko Moria genuinely invited the other to join his crew. One liked playing with corpses, and the other liked playing with souls; they were a match made in heaven. "Brook, without your shadow, you'll never leave the Devil's Triangle. I can give you back your shadow. Join my pirate ship. I, Gecko Moria, never mistreat my crew."

This Shichibukai did indeed speak the truth. Gecko Moria valued his comrades highly, regarding them all as his family. Many of his officers had some bad habits, but he was able to be tolerant of them. There was a reason why he was able to gather such a large family together again.

Perona, who was pampered like a little princess by Gecko Moria, couldn't stand her adoptive father's subservient manner. This quirky ghost princess spoke up directly: "Brook, don't be ungrateful. We all mobilized to find you, and even Lord Moria came in person. Isn't that enough sincerity?"

Absalom, the Invisible Man, advised from the side, "Even if you board the Straw Hat Pirates' ship in the future, we still don't know which sea they are drifting on right now. In terms of research on souls and corpses, no force in this world is stronger than ours."

The man with lion-like features on his face clearly implied that Brook's achievements on the Skyfall were undoubtedly related to the forces of Gecko Moria. Hogback had been researching similar secret techniques of impure world resurrection, such as using living people as vessels to guide the souls of the dead.

As Chopper's idol, in order to revive his goddess, he kept trying to experiment on living people. Although he preserved Cindori's body intact, the shadows of other people he put in were ultimately not the ones he deeply loved. He could fool his brothers, but he couldn't fool himself. A fake is still a fake. Without Cindori's soul, the goddess was ultimately incomplete.

Zombie Ryoma did not express any opinion. Brook's shadow was inside him, which Gecko Moria could easily take back. The zombie, who had a part of the swordsman's mind, hoped that one day it would merge with his own soul and once again use the famous sword Shusui at his waist to test the world.

The atmosphere had been built up to this point. Brook was now surrounded by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and the Straw Hat Pirates couldn't even be seen. Even if the skeleton man refused, they would tie him up and take him back to the castle. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

Having sailed the seas for many years while alive and continued to travel alone at sea for decades after his death, Brooke was already a seasoned veteran. He knew when to be tactful and when to be tactful, and that it was better to reclaim his own shadow than to live in fear and anxiety.

In the end, Skeleton Man didn't refuse the invitation and accepted Gecko Moria's invitation. As for what happens next, he'll deal with it when he meets the Straw Hat crew. The bond hasn't been established yet, so there's no question of betrayal. One must live for oneself and for the present.

Chapter 223 Clash of Titans

Gecko Moria and Crocodile were at most jealous of Doflamingo's talent, and as fellow Shichibukai, they hadn't fallen into their trap. As for the other pirates who had a grudge against Tenyasha, they felt a sense of powerlessness.

Trafalgar Law, in particular, is still adrift in the first half of the Grand Line. Like Luffy and his crew, he belongs to the group of people who have only recently set sail. The submarine he is traveling in is much safer than a regular pirate ship.

When he saw the Straw Hat leader, whom he had never met before, relentlessly challenging Doflamingo, and how he dared to throw a punch even when facing an invincible foe, a feeling of admiration arose in his heart.

In Law's mind, the Bird in the Cage is a miniature version of Doflamingo's Birdcage. This move can seal off an island at will, and can even block the signal of Den Den Mushi. It is a rather overpowered field ability. His benefactor Corazon died in the Birdcage, which greatly shocked the young Trafalgar Law. He even has some PTSD when he hears the word "Birdcage".