Starting from pirates and conquering all worlds

"His Majesty the Shichibukai, Don Quixote and Doflamingo, pay your respects to Lord Im!"

In the cold void hall.

Im sitting on the Void Throne on the three-story high platform, looking down at Doflamingo who bowed his head and knelt down below the platform.

Although there was no invisible momentum as heavy as a mountain this time.

But under the gaze of those golden rippled eyes, the latter still had a sense of tension that was as sharp as a thorn in his back.

But now Doflamingo has already accepted Im's existence, so he doesn't feel resentful or dissatisfied.

Instead, I feel more or less grateful and admiring.

I am grateful because Lord Im restored his identity as a Celestial Dragon and recognized his abilities, entrusting him with the important responsibility of managing the maritime field.

Doflamingo is not interested in making money, but he enjoys the feeling of controlling thousands of people.

to be honest.

It's just that his desire to control is very strong, much stronger than most people.

Perhaps this is why he and Xianxian Fruit are so compatible.

Of course, it is also possible that the Xianxian Fruit had a certain impact on him.

And the reason for worship.

One is because of Im's absolute strength, and the other is because of Im's identity.

The two together become the most reassuring support for all Tianlong people.

This gives Doflamingo the confidence to be confident no matter who he faces.

Finally, there is the existence of the Star Gate.

Doflamingo already knew it from the Five Old Stars.

Star Gate is Im's unique ability that he spent more than 800 years developing by sensing the breath of the universe's star sea.

To be honest, when he first heard this statement, he was completely dumbfounded.

It took a few minutes to finally digest this information.

Although it is incredible, it doesn't seem to be surprising when you think about the various abilities of Haki.

It can only be said that Lord Im's domineering level has reached a level that they can't even imagine.

So Doflamingo was actually excited when he was suddenly summoned to Noah's Ark this time.

He thought he was finally going to receive a secret mission as the King's Shichibukai.

But Im's first words were like a splash of cold water on his head, which made his heart feel cold.

"You are too weak."

"As my king Shichibukai, your current strength and the speed of your improvement are both below standard."

Im was not polite and pointed out the other person's problems.

This made Doflamingo, who was kneeling on the red carpet, blush and feel a little ashamed and angry, but he just dared to press his forehead to the ground.

Due to his nature, a wave of anger emerged in his heart, but his strong reason suppressed it.

"His Majesty Shichibukai is my direct subordinate. In the future, you will definitely face powerful opponents from all over the world. If you are easily defeated because you are too weak, it will trouble me very much."

Hearing this, Doflamingo suppressed his shyness.

He gritted his teeth and asked in a low voice: "What does Master Naim mean?"

He thought that Im wanted to exclude him from the sea of ​​seven warriors under the king.

This was unacceptable to him, and it was even more insulting to the extreme.

"Since you are weak, then make yourself stronger. It is a matter of course, isn't it?"

In Im's opinion, Doflamingo has potential.

Among them, the control of the Overlord's Haki and the development of the line-line fruit ability are both excellent, but the shortcomings lie in the level of physical skills and two-color Haki.

Now that we know what the problem is, we can just strengthen it in a targeted manner.

"So that's it, huh——"

Doflamingo understood what Im meant, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and his shy and angry mood returned to calm.

"Ignore the outside world for the time being. You can live here and improve your strength."

Im's words just fell.

They saw the door of the Void Hall slowly pushed open by the two 'giant soldiers' guarding the outside, Oyimo and Cassie.

Doflamingo, who had already stood up, turned to look.

I saw four more 'giant soldiers' wearing gold and blood-patterned armor walking in two by two.

They are none other than the 'Fire Giant' Surtur, who is a natural user with the ability to burn fruits.

The ‘Frost Giant’ Utga is a natural user with the snow fruit ability.

The 'Disaster Titan' Broki is a person with the ability to form the form of an animal-type snake, a phantom beast, and the Yamata-no-Orochi form.

And the ‘Thunder Giant’ Dongli who just ate the natural electric berry fruit a few days ago.

This electric fruit is a devil fruit accidentally discovered by Red Earl Redfield in the North Sea.

When Im heard about it, he directly ordered the Five Old Stars to be sent to the Ark and then to Dongli.

In fact, at first he considered giving the unicorn fruit of the Phantom Beast species to Dongli, just so he could get along with his partner Brockie.

But when he heard about Esdeath later, he gave up the idea and left the Kirin Fruit to her.

Because according to the records in the Devil Fruit Illustrated Book, the ability of the Kirin Fruit is to control ice and snow, fly on clouds, and at the same time have a high increase in speed.

Once the ability is awakened, there will be one more ability to control thunder and lightning.

Im feels that these abilities are highly compatible with Esdeath.

Moreover, there is already a 'Frost Giant' among the 'Giant Soldiers', so there is really no need for a second ice and snow system user.

Dongli's electric berry fruit is a lower fruit of the thunder fruit.

Although it doesn't have the lightning speed and deafening thunder of the latter, it can still turn the body into a ball of dangerous high-temperature plasma.

Coupled with the huge size of the giants, their power once elementalized is extraordinary.

"They are your next challengers. When you defeat these four 'giant soldiers', you will leave the Ark to perform a new mission for me!"

Looking up at these four powerful 'golden giants', the corners of Doflamingo's mouth twitched, and Doflamingo began to feel a strong bad feeling in his heart.

"Lord Im, do you mean to defeat me one by one, or to defeat the four of them together?"

"It's up to you, just defeat it."

Im showed a joking expression, raised his right hand and put it on the throne to support his chin, and said: "However, if you can defeat them and join forces, I will be happier~"

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Doflamingo was speechless, and a string of black threads pulled down from his head. These words left him no choice.

One person defeated four 'giant soldiers' who were obviously stronger than the giant lieutenant generals. If he could do this, then his strength must have reached the combat power of a general, right?

He suddenly felt like he was going to live here for a long time.

"By the way, let's add a time limit."

But then Im said something that made Doflamingo feel even heavier: "You are twenty years old this year, so you must complete this challenge before you are twenty-five."

"If you fail at that time, your status as King Shichibukai will be revoked and you will stay in Haixing to manage the shipping industry for the rest of your life."

Doflamingo's face was stiff and he clenched his fists hard.

He knew that this was equivalent to deciding his future. No matter what, he would be a local starfish king. As for a higher status, greater power and a more exciting stage, it had nothing to do with him.

"I will obey the oracle of Lord Im."

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