The earth vortex beneath Little Oars Jr. grew larger and larger, threatening to drag him entirely underground. Doflamingo, treading on air, sped towards him, his hands shooting out countless threads that wrapped around Oars' longsword in an attempt to pull it away. However, Oars' strength was astonishing, and Doflamingo couldn't dislodge the sword at all.
Just then, the swirling earth vortex abruptly stopped, instantly solidifying and hardening, trapping more than half of Little Oars Jr.'s body underground.
Pica emerged from the earth. With a wave of his hands, the ground flowed like water under his control. Layers of earth condensed into massive stone spears that shot through the air, blasting towards Little Oars Jr.'s body, one after another striking him.
Even though Little Oars Jr.'s physique was extremely tough and his skin incredibly hard, the continuous bombardment of these stone spears still managed to pierce him. Blood gushed down along the embedded spears.
Little Oars Jr. roared in fury. He grabbed the string whips and, with a powerful tug, nearly yanked Doflamingo through the air.
Doflamingo released the string whips just in time to avoid being pulled over.
His longsword now free, Oars swung it, smashing the stone spears to pieces.
"Pica! Bind his hands!" Doflamingo roared.
Pica once again drilled into the ground. The entire earth began to flow like ocean waves again, surging up Little Oars Jr.'s body, covering him and rapidly spreading towards his hands.
Little Oars Jr. hurriedly swung his fists, smashing at the flowing earth around him, but it was like water, incredibly difficult to break apart.
Threads danced from Doflamingo's body, once again condensing into a massive string cone. The giant cone shot out with a boom, directly striking Little Oars Jr.'s back. Oars timely coated himself in Armament Haki, but the seemingly indestructible string cone still pierced through his Haki and skin, embedding itself deep within his body.
"Hehehe! Savor the taste of pain!" Doflamingo cackled, once again manipulating the string cone, making it drill deeper into Little Oars Jr.'s body, tearing his flesh. The sight of the spraying blood made Doflamingo's grin even more savage.
"You're courting death!" Oars' face contorted in pain and rage. He slammed his longsword into the ground, spread his arms wide, and his entire body rapidly underwent a beastly transformation, turning into a deep gray giant eagle.
Half of this giant eagle's body was still buried in the earth, but it powerfully flapped its wings, forcibly pulling its entire form free from the ground and soaring into the sky.
"This is… this is… I know! The Ancient Zoan Dragon-Eating Giant Eagle Fruit that the Demon Dragon obtained from Black Fist Island—he gave it to him!" Doflamingo's pupils constricted; he immediately realized Little Oars Jr. had eaten the Dragon-Eating Giant Eagle Fruit.
Fully transformed into his beast form, Little Oars Jr. danced in the air, the wounds on his body healing at a visible rate.
Oars suddenly flapped his wings, hurtling towards Doflamingo with astonishing speed.
Doflamingo's expression changed drastically. He swung his string cone, maneuvering it through the air as he charged towards Oars.
Little Oars Jr.'s eagle talons instantly turned black, coated in Armament Haki. With a single swipe, he shattered the string cone, then rushed Doflamingo, his talons aimed to grab him.
"Shield White Line!"
Doflamingo pulled his hands forward, and hard, intersecting strings formed a cross-shaped shield wall.
When the eagle talons touched the shield wall, it tore apart like paper. The talons directly seized Doflamingo's shoulder.
Doflamingo instantly coated his shoulder in Armament Haki, but Little Oars Jr.'s talons were similarly imbued. With that single grab, black lightning crackled forth. Flesh was torn from Doflamingo's shoulder, the talons cutting into bone. Doflamingo's entire face twisted in agony.
Just then, a giant rock pillar shot up from the earth, slamming hard into Little Oars Jr. Immediately after, one rock pillar after another erupted from the ground, assailing Oars.
Little Oars Jr. violently flung Doflamingo away, sending him crashing into the ground.
Then, flapping his wings, he shattered the rock pillars one by one with his talons and dived downwards with incredible speed.
Pica gritted his teeth. Waving his hands, over ten rock pillars shot out from the ground simultaneously. Boom! Boom! Boom!
As fierce as meteors striking the earth, all ten-plus rock pillars were smashed apart. Pica's expression changed drastically, and he directly drilled back into the earth.
With a deafening crash, Little Oars Jr. struck the ground. An area a hundred meters wide completely disintegrated, countless fragments of rock flying outwards, dust billowing everywhere.
Pica was embedded in the rubble, continuously coughing up blood.
Amidst the flying dust, a colossal figure was shaking its head; the fierce impact had also dazed Little Oars Jr.
In the distance, Doflamingo's face was contorted in pain. Strings flew from his left hand, stitching up the ghastly wound on his shoulder.
From the shattered earth, Lao G stood up. He was covered in wounds, half his body numb, but at this moment, he couldn't afford to care about himself. He ripped off his clothes, revealing a lean, muscular upper body.
"Ji O Ken Ultimate Secret Technique: Battle Form Preservation!" Lao G roared. His body rapidly expanded, instantaneously swelling from his 1.8 or 1.9-meter height to over three meters, his bulging muscles suffused with domineering power. Large veins on his body writhed like snakes as power surged through them.
Lao G crouched, then suddenly exploded forward, transforming into an afterimage that shot directly into the dust cloud. Boom! A powerful gust of wind blew the dust away. Lao G was sent flying backward once more, crashing to the ground and violently spitting blood.
From the deep crater, Little Oars Jr. climbed out. He had reverted to his giant form. As he emerged from the pit, steam rose from his wounds, which were healing at high speed.
He strode towards Lao G.
Lao G gritted his teeth, his hands forming the "G" posture.
"Battle Form Preservation Ultimate Secret Art: Full Demon Release Combustion!"
A ring of lightning-shaped ki appeared around Lao G's body and spread outwards. The veins on his skin bulged even more severely, and consequently, his power became even more terrifying.
To Oars' Observation Haki, Lao G's charge was just a shadow.
Lao G's figure suddenly appeared in the air, his hands striking towards Little Oars Jr.
"Stigma of G!" Lao G unleashed his strongest technique in his most powerful state.
Little Oars Jr. instantly coated himself in Armament Haki, blocking above his head. Boom!
The ground shattered violently. The earth beneath Little Oars Jr. disintegrated again, and his body was driven directly underground. A giant "G" was imprinted in the center of the broken earth.
Lao G landed, unable to even stand steadily, continuously coughing blood and gasping for breath, his eyes fixed deadly on the massive crater at the center of the G-shaped imprint.
"He's not dead yet!" Pica suddenly roared. He slammed his hands on the ground. The earth roiled, and countless fragments of rock instantly fused, forming a gigantic spear that thrust into the deep pit. Boom! The spear shattered, and the surrounding ground crumbled further. Two massive eagle talons emerged from the pit, gripping the earth and lifting Little Oars Jr.'s colossal body upwards.
"Die!" Doflamingo appeared in the air, his hands lashing out with giant string whips that crashed down.