Chapter 69

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Hum!

Virgo unleashed the full might of his Armament Haki.

In that instant, his entire body was enveloped in a dense coating of hardened Haki, gleaming with a deep, ominous sheen.

Even the color of his Armament Haki darkened slightly, a visual sign of its immense concentration.

A potent, overwhelming aura—refined to its peak—silently radiated from him.

Crack!

Virgo's hands clenched around his clarinet weapon, the tension building to a crescendo.

With a sharp crack, the deadlock between him and Bai Yu suddenly shifted.

Amid the lingering echo of the sound, the entire battlefield seemed to freeze.

Then, Virgo's clarinet—locked against Bai Yu's peerless sword—began to push forward, inch by inch.

He was overpowering Bai Yu.

"Even if you know how to use Armament Haki," Virgo sneered smugly, "there's a gap between strength and strength!"

As he gradually gained the upper hand, his confidence surged.

But Bai Yu simply arched an eyebrow and smiled faintly.

"Too early to celebrate."

As those words fell, Bai Yu's own Haki surged to life.

With a deliberate pulse of thought, he unleashed his full Armament Haki.

In the blink of an eye, a layer of black-and-gold Haki covered his body—darker, heavier, and more refined than Virgo's.

Ssshhkk—!

As Bai Yu pushed his Haki to the limit, the tide turned again.

The clarinet, which had been gaining ground, began to tremble—its momentum lost.

Now, it was Virgo who found himself being pushed back.

"What?!"

Virgo's heart skipped a beat.

His weapon, once dominant, now buckled under the growing force of Bai Yu's sword.

The realization struck: Bai Yu's Armament Haki was even stronger than his own!

Before he could react—

"Let me show you what true power is."

Bai Yu's smile deepened.

Dragon Force — Activate!

With a sharp breath, Bai Yu activated the Dragon Force ability.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

His arms shivered with restrained power, veins bulging across the skin.

A teal energy flowed outward from his pores, gathering on his arms like molten spirit.

Before long, that energy solidified—forming overlapping emerald-green scales.

Bai Yu's arms had become those of a green dragon.

Gripping the handle of Wushuang Taidao tightly, he gave a mighty twist—

Clang!!

Virgo couldn't keep up.

With a burst of strength, Bai Yu's dragon arms sent the clarinet flying from Virgo's hands, its trajectory flipping upward into the air.

Virgo's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Blue Dragon Slash!"

Without pause, Bai Yu twisted his waist and brought his blade down.

The motion was swift—lightning-fast.

There was no time for Virgo to dodge. In pure reflex, he raised his forearms to block, covering them in reinforced Haki.

Clang!

Squelch!

Metal rang, followed by the sound of slicing flesh.

Wushuang Taidao cleaved straight through Virgo's crossed arms, shattering the hardened Haki in an instant.

The Qinglong sword intent flared violently, overpowering even the most focused defense.

"Gh—!"

Virgo grunted in pain, gritting his teeth, barely hanging on.

The sword continued its descent, digging into the flesh of his arms, tearing through muscle and sinew.

His arms were moments from being completely severed—

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sliced through the air.

A deadly, hair-thin line cut straight toward Bai Yu's head.

"Kenbunshoku Haki!"

Sensing the incoming strike, Bai Yu's perception sharpened.

In an instant, his Observation Haki flared outward like a radar pulse.

A thread?

He saw it in his mind's eye—a thin white thread streaking toward him with surgical precision.

But this thread wasn't soft.

It crackled with piercing energy—strong enough to drill clean through bone.

Not an ordinary sneak attack.

Bai Yu's instincts roared.

In a fluid motion, he halted his slash, spun, and brought his blade upright to intercept.

Clang!!

Sparks burst as the thread struck Wushuang Taidao and rebounded, falling limply to the deck.

But it wasn't over.

Another thread zipped through the air.

This one didn't aim for Bai Yu—but Virgo.

The thread coiled around Virgo's torso and yanked hard, dragging him backward and widening the distance between the two combatants.

A swift rescue.

Bai Yu didn't give chase.

Instead, he looked up—toward the sky from which the thread had come.

Swish!

A man descended through the air, feet tapping on invisible platforms—Geppo, the technique of Sky Walk.

In mere moments, he hovered above the warship.

And then, he descended slowly, his pink feathered coat fluttering dramatically in the wind.

"Doflamingo."

Bai Yu's tone grew heavy.

The one who had saved Virgo—the mastermind behind the scene—was none other than the man himself.

Donquixote Doflamingo.

Warlord of the Sea. Master of the String-String Fruit.

"Fufufufu…"

The familiar, mocking laughter echoed as Doflamingo landed on the deck.

His shades reflected Bai Yu's figure. His lips curled into a wicked smile.

"Looks like inviting you over isn't going to be easy," he said coldly.

Realization struck Bai Yu.

So this was why Virgo had come.

The invitation wasn't about intelligence or alliances.

Doflamingo himself wanted a meeting.

No wonder Virgo had acted so cautiously.

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