"Join Domination? Finally couldn't resist, huh?"
Ye Chen secretly chuckled in his heart.
He kept Charlotte Linlin for two reasons.
One was that the "payment for their lives" was indeed generous.
The other reason was about Doflamingo.
The reason he sought Doflamingo's cooperation before was none other than to use Doflamingo's influence to help him gather intelligence and collect Devil Fruits.
And it was for this reason that Ye Chen helped him secure his position as one of the Eight Kings.
Otherwise, Ye Chen would be too lazy to bother.
At this moment, Doflamingo's position was also unstable, and news of Charlotte Linlin came again.
Learning the inside story of Charlotte Linlin's retreat from Ye Chen's mouth, with his suspicious nature, he would surely speculate.
Would Domination abandon him and choose Charlotte Linlin instead?
From every perspective, Charlotte Linlin's influence was superior to his.
That's why Doflamingo decided to join Domination at this moment.
First, it was to stabilize his position. Without Domination's backing, his position as one of the Eight Kings would probably be challenged the next day.
Second, it was to solidify his relationship with Domination. Once he joined Domination, then he would be Domination's person.
Then naturally, there would be no talk of abandonment.
"Join Domination? You're not qualified yet." Ye Chen glanced at Doflamingo, then continued, "The minimum standard for an official member of Domination is to defeat an Admiral-level figure."
"And do you think you have that strength? Do you have that qualification?"
His voice wasn't loud, but in Doflamingo's ears, it was deafening.
He had thought that as long as he spoke, Domination would agree.
But what he didn't expect was that Ye Chen directly refused.
However, a moment later, after some thought, Domination's members were indeed all at least Admiral-level.
Among Domination's members, Esdeath was the weakest in terms of combat power.
But even Esdeath had the track record of defeating an Admiral.
And Doflamingo also knew that he didn't have the slightest chance of winning against Esdeath.
"However, you can't join as an official member, but you're qualified enough to be an outer member."
At this moment, Ye Chen's voice suddenly rang out.
Hearing this, Doflamingo's eyes rolled. He gritted his teeth, seemingly contemplating whether to join as an outer member.
An outer member, to put it simply, was a lackey.
To put it more plainly, it was a temporary worker.
After a moment, seemingly having considered it, Doflamingo took a deep breath and said to Ye Chen, "I'll join."
Outer member it is, then.
Anyway, as long as he had Domination's name attached to him, it would be fine.
His immediate priority was to stabilize his position and prevent Charlotte Linlin from replacing him.
And he also understood that his strength truly made it difficult for him to become an official member.
Hearing Doflamingo's reply, Ye Chen sneered in his heart.
He wasn't surprised by Doflamingo's compliance.
From the very beginning, the so-called cooperation was only for today.
It could be said that the cooperation from the beginning was a trap set by Ye Chen for Doflamingo.
"Then you officially become an outer member of Domination today. Oh, and if anything happens, report directly to Urouge." Ye Chen said calmly, looking at Doflamingo slowly.
"Nothing important, then I'll take my leave first." Doflamingo said, then turned and walked out.
Just as he walked to the door, a voice suddenly came.
"Work hard. As long as what you do satisfies me, I can fulfill the desires in your heart."
Doflamingo trembled all over when he heard this.
...
In a certain basement, the room was dark, with only seven dim green lights hanging from the ceiling, emitting a faint glow.
And inside the room, Ye Chen and Urouge stood side by side in front of an iron cage.
Inside the iron cage, a man who looked to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old was locked in, with a handcuff between his hands.
Seastone handcuffs, a type of handcuff specifically designed by the Marines for ability users.
Generally speaking, this kind of item was only used internally by the Marines, and these handcuffs were obtained by Doflamingo through his special channels.
From this, it could be seen that Doflamingo's background was indeed not simple.
At this moment, Ye Chen looked calmly and carefully at the person in front of him.
He had long black hair, a handsome face, and a slender build, making him look somewhat fragile.
Please give flowers...
This was Ye Chen's first impression of Kyuubi.
However, Kyuubi, who could become one of the Eight Kings of the New World, certainly couldn't be a simple character.
"I heard you have something to tell me. Speak, what is it?" Ye Chen said slowly to Kyuubi.
Originally, Urouge was going to kill Kyuubi, but in the end, Kyuubi said he had something to tell Ye Chen, so he was captured. And before, Ye Chen hadn't come to question Kyuubi because he had been busy dealing with Charlotte Linlin.
At this moment, Kyuubi in the iron cage raised his head, looking directly at Ye Chen.
Just then, a pink light burst from Kyuubi's eyes, striking towards Ye Chen.
"Lord Ye Chen, are you alright?" Urouge exclaimed, looking at Ye Chen in panic.
...
Because it was a sneak attack, and the two were so close, by the time Urouge reacted.
The pink light had already hit Ye Chen.
"Damn it, what did you do?" A hint of anger flashed in Urouge's eyes, and his psychic pressure instantly erupted, seemingly descending visibly.
Feeling this immense psychic pressure, Kyuubi's face turned pale, and he stumbled back uncontrollably.
"Hahahaha, Urouge is useless. Your Lord Ye Chen has already fallen under my charm technique. He's already my puppet now." Kyuubi's face showed no fear, and he even let out a hearty laugh.
"I'll kill you." Urouge's gaze was filled with fury, his face grim, and killing intent materialized, enveloping Kyuubi.
"He's actually that strong." Killing intent erupted, and Kyuubi's face turned even paler, his heart trembling uncontrollably.
"I command you, Ye Chen, kill Urouge." Kyuubi smiled maniacally, giving the order to Ye Chen.
After a moment, Kyuubi's face stiffened. He looked at Ye Chen in disbelief, his mouth even exclaiming, "How is this possible? How can it be?"
"Do you dare to use such a low-level genjutsu in front of me?" A hint of disdain flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.
Joking, using genjutsu in front of the Rinne Tenseigan, wasn't that like trying to crack a rock with an egg?
"Let me show you what genjutsu truly is." Ye Chen looked at Kyuubi with a half-smile.
Seeing Ye Chen's expression, a dangerous feeling instantly swept through Kyuubi's heart.
"Tsukuyomi."
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