"That's so sinister. Now it's my turn! Glass Serpent!" Caesar extended the glass cross-shaped sword in his hand.
The sword's body rippled and shot forward at an incredible speed, instantly appearing in front of Doflamingo.
"The same old tricks."
Doflamingo sneered but didn't dodge, instead jumping into the air. At the same time, he waved his hand, and a dozen almost invisible strings appeared in the air, slicing toward the ground, only visible by a faint glimmer in the sunlight.
"A useful move is all that matters. Glass Hardening: Glass Wall!" Caesar pressed a hand to the ground, and a large amount of translucent glass emerged, rapidly rising to form a thick, solid glass wall in front of him.
Pssh!
In the next moment, the half-inch-thick glass wall was left with more than a dozen thin, deep slash marks, nearly shattering it completely.
"You bastard!"
Seeing this, Caesar's anger flared. He waved his left hand, and the broken glass wall rippled and contorted, forming dozens of sharp glass short spears. No longer than half a meter, the flat blades looked incredibly sharp as they shot out one after another.
Glass: Spear Barrage!
"Fuffuffuffu! Are you already mad?"
Doflamingo laughed menacingly, waving his hand. The ground below him instantly turned white, transforming into countless fluffy white threads. Then, the white ground bulged, and tens of thousands of transparent white threads arranged horizontally to form a giant white line. Two of these massive white lines crossed in front of Doflamingo, protecting him like a shield.
String-String Fruit Awakening: Ever White Shield!
Clang, clang, clang, clang...
Dozens of sharp glass spears shot onto the two intersecting white lines. Their sharp blades sliced through a large number of the threads, all of them embedding themselves densely into the white lines.
"Fuffuffuffu... As expected, you've gotten much stronger." Doflamingo glanced at the glass spears stuck in the giant white lines and shrugged indifferently.
"Stop talking to me in that tone, you commoner!" Caesar narrowed his eyes, raising his hand and launching a sword wave through the air.
Pssh!
Doflamingo dodged to the side, and the ground behind him was instantly ripped apart, leaving a deep, hundred-meter-long fissure.
"Commoner?"
Doflamingo's face darkened, and veins popped out on his forehead. "He called me a commoner! Fuffuffuffuhahahaha! You made me so angry I'm laughing! You bastard!"
Whoosh!
A terrifying aura erupted from Doflamingo, creating a fierce gust of wind that bent the grass on the ground. It was as if the world itself had turned black and white.
"Fuffuffuffuhahahaha! I'm going to... slaughter you!"
Doflamingo laughed maniacally, his body disappearing from his spot.
Clang!
Caesar abruptly turned, raising his sword to block Doflamingo, who had appeared behind him.
The air trembled, and a wild, white shockwave exploded outward, sweeping in all directions. It was also mixed with black and red, lightning-like substance that surged through the air.
This was the clash of Conqueror's Haki!
"Goshikito!"
"Athelete!"
"Ever White String!"
"Silver Glass Slash!"
"Glass: Pierce Thrust!"
"Hardened Glass: Killer Fist!"
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Doflamingo's hands were in the shape of claws, with ten nearly transparent, sharp strings, as he attacked like a madman. Facing him, Caesar also unleashed a barrage of fierce sword techniques, fighting Doflamingo on equal footing.
The two were perfectly matched, fighting an incredibly intense close-quarters battle. The sharp strings and powerful sword slashes utterly devastated the surrounding ground, as if they were tearing the earth apart.
Clang!
Suddenly, the two clashed with immense force, and a powerful shockwave immediately erupted, with the ground being literally peeled away. Doflamingo was pulled into the air by his "Sky Path" strings, while Caesar flipped back dozens of meters.
"Come out! My guards! Hardened Glass Guard!"
Caesar's silver hair flew wildly as he pressed his left hand to the ground.
The lush green grass instantly turned into a crystal-clear glass surface. Then, the ground rippled, and seven or eight giant figures bulged out. The figures quickly took shape, becoming tall, glass statues of men.
These glass statues were a good five to six meters tall, with delicate features on their faces. They wore armor and held weapons like swords, halberds, spears, and axes. They looked like exquisite works of art, yet they moved.
They stood in front of Caesar like his personal guards, their mouths open as if they were letting out a silent roar at Doflamingo in the air.
"A bunch of trash! Black Knight!"
Doflamingo sneered, and countless strings appeared on his body, wrapping around each other tightly in the air. In just a moment, a clone identical to Doflamingo himself was formed.
"Heh! You're done for! Overheat!"
The two Doflamingos spoke at the same time and simultaneously extended their palms toward the ground below. From the palms of both Doflamingos, a dozen nearly transparent threads shot out. They coiled together to form a single sharp whip that shot out quickly and fiercely.
Pssh!
The searing whip was like an ever-extending divine spear. In an instant, it pierced through the chests of four of the glass guards, slicing them in half.
"Hahaha! It's no use! They're undying warriors!" Caesar wasn't shocked; he laughed instead.
Rumble!
The four glass guards, now in two halves, fell to the ground. Then, the glass ground rippled, and the four halves merged back together, standing up once again.
"Tch, what a pain. What a boring trick!" Doflamingo grunted, quickly descending from the air.
As he touched the ground, the earth turned white, transforming into countless fluffy white threads that contrasted with the crystal-clear glass ground, and the two forces clashed.
"Giant Wave: Ever White!"
Doflamingo roared, and the pure white ground began to surge. Everything around him turned to string, forming a dozen giant white lines that surged forward like a tidal wave.
"This is bad! Awakening: Glass Wave!"
Seeing such a powerful attack, Caesar was shocked. He didn't dare let his Hardened Glass Guards block it. Instead, he waved his hand, and the glass ground under his feet also surged. It rose up like a wave of the sea, ten meters high, sweeping forward, as if to bury everything.
Boom!
The two waves collided.
The giant white lines pierced through the glass wave, while the glass wave enveloped the giant white lines.
The collision of the two powers created a violent, raging wind that made everyone's face change.
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