- Dimensional Gods’ Selection: Only I Know Saitama is the Strongest
- OKSTS Chapter 137
**Chapter 137: Awakened String-String Fruit, Confident Doflamingo**
Doflamingo descended step by step from the air, as if walking on invisible stairs.
Fang Ye’s expression remained icy cold as he stared intently at the man before him.
How could he not remember this man?
In his past life, Doflamingo had been one of the villains Fang Ye despised most.
The atrocities unfolding now only deepened Fang Ye’s loathing, making him wish to end this man’s life without hesitation.
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“Stop resisting. Let me guide you misguided souls back on track,” Doflamingo said, his voice dripping with arrogance.
“And you,” he continued, sneering at Fang Ye, “are you still resisting?”
Fang Ye chuckled disdainfully.
He knew Doflamingo’s history well—a child who killed his own father, a man who massacred entire cities, leaving countless deaths in his wake.
“Pretending to be a strongman. All this bravado is just a mask for your cowardice,” Fang Ye retorted.
“Enough nonsense!” Doflamingo roared, his face twisting with rage. “Stop your futile struggle and let me save you!”
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Doflamingo leaped high into the sky, his movements precise and fluid.
“Birdcage!”
Right out of the gate, he unleashed one of his strongest techniques.
While suspended upside down in the air, countless strings spewed from Doflamingo’s palms, forming an enormous dome that encased the battlefield.
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“What is this?”
A pirate, who had just defeated an opponent, turned to find himself trapped within the encroaching strings.
The strings glistened like crystalline filaments, appearing almost invisible under the sunlight, yet they exuded a deadly aura.
Instinctively, the pirate reached out, only to scream as the strings left a deep, bone-revealing gash on his arm.
“It’s Doflamingo! He’s making his move!”
“What? He’s trapping all of us in here? But we’re Navy!”
“This is why pirates are scum—vile and treacherous to the bone. Once this battle is over, I’ll make sure the admirals hear about this and have him executed!”
Within the **Birdcage**, both pirates and Navy soldiers alike found themselves ensnared, though their reactions varied drastically.
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For the Navy soldiers, fury reigned:
“Kill these pirates first! We’ll deal with that traitor later!”
“How dare he treat us like this? We represent justice, not filth like him!”
On the other hand, the Whitebeard Pirates showed defiance and camaraderie:
“Kill these Navy dogs! Marco will make sure we get out of this alive!”
“Haha, these Navy fools can’t even tell friend from foe!”
“Two down already! If I survive this, I’ll drink till I drop!”
“I’m in!”
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Hovering mid-air, Doflamingo watched the chaos with a twisted smile.
“You’re all ants. This is my gift to you!”
As he spoke, he stretched out his left hand, releasing a storm of **Parasite Strings** that blanketed the battlefield.
This was Doflamingo’s most potent move, and his target was clear—the man standing ablaze at the center of the Birdcage: Fang Ye.
Having witnessed Fang Ye’s fight against Kizaru, Doflamingo understood the sheer threat this man posed.
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“Let’s have these fools exhaust your strength first,” Doflamingo sneered. “Then I’ll personally take your head.”
The **Parasite Strings** rained down, and chaos erupted within the Birdcage as countless individuals froze mid-action.
“What… what’s happening? I can’t move!”
A pirate’s face twisted in horror as he struggled to regain control of his body, but it was futile.
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Doflamingo’s voice echoed ominously:
“Stop wasting your energy. Now… fight.”
With a flick of his fingers, the controlled individuals turned toward Fang Ye at the Birdcage’s center.
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Fang Ye, surrounded by his burning flames, incinerated the strings around him with ease.
“Using such despicable tricks, you dare call yourself just?” Fang Ye spat, his eyes full of disdain as he stared at Doflamingo.
“For the greater good, a small sacrifice is sometimes necessary,” Doflamingo replied smugly.
With a clenched fist, he commanded the Birdcage to tighten further.
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“Shameless!” Fang Ye snarled before vanishing from his spot, leaving shattered stone in his wake.
“Serious Punch!”
With a powerful leap, Fang Ye launched himself directly at Doflamingo, his flaming fist aimed squarely at the man’s core.
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“What?!”
Doflamingo’s face contorted with shock. Reacting quickly, he pulled back his strings to form a protective cocoon around himself.
The strings, coated in Armament Haki, took on a black, metallic sheen as they formed a formidable barrier.
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“Take this!” Fang Ye roared, his fist smashing into the black cocoon with an earth-shattering boom.
The impact sent shockwaves rippling across the battlefield, knocking out pirates and Navy soldiers alike.
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**Crack!**
The black cocoon began to fracture under Fang Ye’s relentless assault, spreading like a spider’s web.
Inside the cocoon, Doflamingo’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“This can’t be… He’s breaking through my defense with pure brute force!”
Desperate, he summoned more strings to reinforce the barrier.
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But Fang Ye shifted tactics, transforming his punches into fiery palms. High-temperature flames surged into the cracks, heating the cocoon like an oven.
Sweat poured from Doflamingo’s face as he realized his predicament.
“This bastard! Die already!”
Abandoning his defense, Doflamingo dispersed the cocoon to avoid being roasted alive.
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“Five Color Strings!”
Doflamingo retaliated with a vicious kick, sending razor-sharp, Haki-infused strings from his legs toward Fang Ye’s waist.
**Thud!**
Fang Ye took the hit head-on, barely flinching.
“That tickles,” he mocked, before countering with another devastating punch.
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“Spider’s Web Wall!”
In desperation, Doflamingo erected a web of strings to block the attack, but it was hastily constructed and quickly shattered under Fang Ye’s fist.
The force sent Doflamingo hurtling backward, crashing into the ground with a thunderous impact.
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As the dust settled, Doflamingo stood shakily, his body battered but his confidence unwavering.
“You’ve forced me this far… impressive,” he admitted, stroking the ground with his hand.
The surrounding rocks transformed into gleaming white strings.
“But if you think this is all I’ve got, you’re gravely mistaken.”
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“My awakened ability turns everything around me into strings!”
Doflamingo spread his arms, his voice brimming with confidence.
“You can’t get near me now.”
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With a wave of his arm, he unleashed **White Wave Strings**, forming a massive wave of strings that surged toward Fang Ye, threatening to pulverize everything in its path.
“You’re strong, but not enough to survive this,” Doflamingo declared, his fingers twitching to summon another deadly attack.
“Thousand-Arrows Strike: Flap String!”