"That's good, that's the only thing that's left for him." Luo was extremely happy.
The reason Doflamingo resigned from his position as a Shichibukai was because of Law. Law used Caesar as a bargaining chip to get Doflamingo to give up his position as a Shichibukai.
"By the way, why were we reported in the newspaper too?" Luffy asked, looking at the newspaper.
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, Trafalgar Law, and the Straw Hat Pirates have formed an alliance in an unprecedented manner, with the government's trial of Law being unclear."
This newspaper article wasn't just seen by the Straw Hat crew; the entire world saw it, and the Supernovas of the New World formed an alliance.
“Others are others, let’s continue with our battle plan and focus our attention on Doflamingo,” Law said.
"I'm here, Dressrosa!" Luffy shouted as the ship docked and he jumped onto land.
"Hey, Luffy, I told you not to shout like that. This is enemy territory now," Usopp said cautiously from the ship.
"Hurry up, let's go and take down Doflamingo, then send word to Shanks so he can come find us." Lin Qing slowly floated down.
"Hey! I've got a great idea, Lin Qing, let's fly to the city in one go!" Luffy jumped onto Lin Qing.
"I was planning to fly over there with you anyway. Also, Luffy, I told you not to jump on me again." Lin Qing grabbed Luffy and threw him away.
"Sorry, sorry, I forgot," Luffy said, sitting on the ground scratching his head and laughing.
"Lin Qing, we're all going, what about the Thousand Sunny? What if it gets stolen?" Franky said worriedly.
"It's alright, I can just carry it with me." Seeing that everyone had already disembarked, Lin Qing waved his hand and put away the Thousand Sunny.
"Waaaaah!" Caesar struggled and cried out as he saw this, but his mouth was gagged tightly.
"Where...where is the ship?" Luo stared in shock at the vanished Thousand Sunny.
"Let's go." Lin Qing didn't answer. Gradually, clouds appeared beneath their feet, and soon they took off into the city.
"Heh, I didn't expect to see you here. Judging from your appearance, you've really become a reporter. Write this down properly for me." Lin Qing suddenly noticed that there was another person on the ground.
This person was none other than Absalom, the owner of the Clear-Clear Fruit, who also broadcast several exclusive news stories.
"Shh! Don't talk." Lin Qing captured Absalom and then transmitted his voice to him.
Lin Qing didn't want the Straw Hat crew to find out, because he was really afraid that Sanji would kill Absalom.
"Hahaha, I'm flying again! Haha! Ace, I'll be able to revive you soon!" Luffy shouted happily.
"Yes, I'm very happy too. Blackbeard, Akainu, I will definitely take revenge," Ace said.
"If we send Ace's body here, can we really revive him?" Luo Dao still couldn't believe it.
“Of course, Lin Qing brought Ace out of the Underworld, defeated the lord of the Underworld, and stole his soul crystal,” Nami explained.
Chapter 158 The Flame-Flame Fruit
"Whether you believe it or not, you'll know when Shanks brings Ace's body here," Lin Qing said casually.
"Yes, yes, I'm really looking forward to it too. This is a miracle in the medical field!" Chopper was extremely excited.
"Big news, big news! I need to write this down quickly, write this down quickly!" Absalom, who was invisible, became extremely excited upon hearing the conversation.
When Lin Qing grabbed him, he was almost scared to death, but then a voice entered his mind, and it was a false alarm.
However, upon hearing their conversation—about fighting Doflamingo, Ace's resurrection, and the underworld—Absalom was truly grateful that he had been captured.
Otherwise, where would all these big news stories come from? These are all exclusive news stories of his that can shake the whole world.
Suddenly, a huge cheer came from below, attracting the attention of the Straw Hat crew flying in the air.
"Ladies and gentlemen present, today's grand event is about to go down in history!" the host shouted excitedly from the central arena of the enormous bullfighting arena.
"For this day, the king has bestowed upon us his most unparalleled treasures."
"Oh oh oh, ah ah ah oh~~~~!" Cheers erupted from the crowd.
"The man who died in the Marineford War two years ago—"
"Could it be that?" Audience member A exclaimed in shock.
"Ace, the now-legendary second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and son of the Pirate King—"
"What did he say? It's Ace?" Passerby B said, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"Rumor has it that his fists can burn through warships, scorch the sky and destroy the earth, and instantly turn towns into hell. This terrifying ability has now reappeared in the world as a Devil Fruit!" the host exclaimed.
"Reappearing in the world? Really?" Passerby C asked in horror.
"Look!" The host grabbed a piece of cloth from beside him.
Suddenly, a glass cabinet appeared in everyone's sight, and inside the cabinet was a fiery red Devil Fruit.
"The winner of this match will obtain this forbidden fruit, the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit—the Flame-Flame Fruit."
Upon hearing the host's words, the newly appointed Admiral Fujitora sat solemnly in the audience. Although he was blind, he could still sense that it was the real Mera Mera no Mi (Flame-Flame Fruit).
The crowd in the arena cheered once again, this time the sound pierced the sky and attracted the attention of the Straw Hat crew in the sky.
"How...how is this possible? My Flame-Flame Fruit has actually appeared." Ace was shocked. Although he had known about it beforehand, he still couldn't quite believe it.
Now that he had witnessed the Flame-Flame Fruit in the arena firsthand, the facts were undeniable, leaving Ace no choice but to believe it.
"Ace, I will definitely help you win back the Devil Fruit." Luffy became unusually serious.
"The Flame-Flame Fruit, the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit." Law thought to himself that if he hadn't already eaten the fruit, he would have been willing to compete for it.
"Lin Qing, put me down. I want to go to the competition. I want to win the Flame-Flame Fruit back and return it to Ace," Luffy said to Lin Qing, and everyone else looked at Lin Qing as well.
"If you ask me, I'd say we should just snatch the Devil Fruit and take down Doflamingo in one fell swoop. Going to the tournament is too much of a waste of time." Lin Qing planned to finish the battle quickly.
"Ding! Side quest issued."
Side quest: Participate in the arena battle, win the final victory, and retrieve the Flame-Flame Fruit.
Mission rewards: Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Conqueror's Haki.
Mission failure: No penalty
Lin Qing: ""
The long-awaited system has sent out a mission again. The mission itself is simple, but the reward is negligible to Lin Qing. However, something is better than nothing.
However, Lin Qing had just said he would go and snatch it, but he immediately had to change his mind and participate in the competition. This was a complete slap in the face, and he was actually contradicting himself.
“That makes sense, let’s just snatch it.” Luo agreed.
"Yeah, it was Ace's anyway, so we're not stealing it, we're just taking back what's ours." Nami chuckled.
"Really?" Luffy scratched his head blankly.
“Lin Qing is right, I will never let anyone else take my things,” Ace said from the side.
"In that case, let's hurry down," Luffy urged Lin Qing.
Lin Qing looked at them awkwardly, but luckily she was wearing a mask so they couldn't see her expression.
"Ahem, I think it's better to participate in the competition. We are a civilized pirate crew, it's not right to rob by force."
"Moreover, we must win back the Flame-Flame Fruit honorably, so that everyone can see that Ace has returned. The Flame-Flame Fruit can only belong to Ace," Lin Qing said righteously.
Everyone: Uh
Lin Qing led Luffy and the others to land at the entrance of the arena, and their appearance stunned the surrounding crowd.
"What, what is that? They actually landed on white clouds."
"They look so familiar, who are they?"
"Look, what's that floating in the air?"
"Is that... a ghost?"
"Ah, a ghost! There's a ghost!" A large group of people were instantly scared away by Ace.
"The registration area seems to be over there, let's go over there," Lin Qing said, pointing to a girl wearing a helmet and a bikini not far away.
"Oh my god, I want to go on stage, I want to go on stage!" Luffy shouted, raising his arms.
Lin Qing led the way to the registration area and came up to the bikini-clad girl.
"Are you...are you going to sign up for the competition?" the bikini-clad girl asked Ace in a terrified voice.
Although she was terrified, she held back and didn't run away. "So, what are your names?"
Afterwards, Lin Qing and Luffy filled out their forms, received a badge, and entered the arena led by the bikini-clad girl.
Perhaps the girl was so frightened by Ace that she didn't realize their identities at all.
"Contestant number 0556 Luffy." "Contestant number 0557 Lin Qing."
"Only participants are allowed to enter from here. Follow me, two, two of you." The bikini-clad girl quickly walked inside.
"You guys go to the arena to watch our match, Luffy and I will go in first," Lin Qing said to Nami and the others.
"Let's take care of them cleanly and efficiently, and get back the Flame-Flame Fruit," Ace encouraged.
"Leave it to me, I'll definitely bring the Flame-Flame Fruit back," Luffy said confidently, giving a thumbs up.
"Don't worry, I'm here. I'll go stretch my muscles too." A series of cracking sounds came from Lin Qing's body.
The group then turned and entered the arena through the spectator entrance.
Lin Qing and Luffy followed the bikini-clad girl and soon arrived at the preparation room for the many contestants.
Chapter 159 The Competition Begins
"The contestant preparation room is over here. You're free to move around before you go on stage," the bikini-clad girl said before walking away.
"Wow, this is so lively!" Luffy exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the large number of contestants.
"It's lively, but it's just a bunch of rabble. However, there are a few decent ones." Lin Qing looked around and saw that they were all small fry.
"Really? But they all look really strong to me!" Luffy turned his head and stared blankly at Lin Qing.
"What? What did you say?"