"Now… it's your turn, Enel," Luffy said seriously.
His Armant Haki instantly coated his body as he appeared right in front of Enel.
Enel's Mantra scread warnings—but his arrogance and lack of real combat experience made him ignore it.
So he didn't dodge.
As a result—
The air exploded.
Black Armant Haki surged through his body.
In the blink of an eye, Luffy's eyes flashed red as he appeared again and threw a devastating punch.
From afar, it looked like a streak of red and black lightning darting across the sky.
Luffy's speed had already reached supersonic levels, perhaps even faster.
A battle at this level was impossible to even approach without advanced Observation Haki.
Enel was sent flying across Upper Yard, battered around the entire island.
BOOM!
Luffy kicked him down from the sky and slamd him into the ground.
A massive crater opened in Upper Yard.
In the next instant, Luffy stomped down with a Haki-coated foot.
The ground shook for thousands of ters.
But Luffy rely raised an eyebrow, red light flashing in his eyes as he calmly looked up at Enel floating in the sky.
"You dare anger a god… you deserve death!" Enel roared.
He had nearly been finished by that sudden combo.
"30 Million Volts — Thunder Dragon!"
A massive dragon ford from blue lightning appeared and roared toward Luffy.
BOOM!
Blue light exploded in the forest.
Within a hundred ters, everything was scorched black.
But Enel didn't relax.
Suddenly—
His Mantra twitched violently.
"There!"
Blue lightning shot out again—
—but was instantly shattered.
Enel retreated rapidly.
"Damn it!"
"200 Million Volts — Amaru!"
Blue lightning erupted from his body.
His aura surged dramatically as a massive lightning armor ford around him.
"Interesting," Luffy grinned.
His right fist radiated terrifying Armant Haki, like a bottomless abyss.
Dark red Conqueror's Haki poured out freely along with his rising excitent.
Luffy charged forward.
Punch after punch fell like a raging demon god.
Enel swung his golden staff repeatedly to block, like a raging thunder god.
Dark crimson and brilliant blue clashed across Upper Yard, darting through the sky.
Every movent seed powerful enough to shake the heavens.
anwhile — The Straw Hat Crew Arrives at Upper Yard
"Listen up," Nami said.
"Luffy said that Upper Yard is actually the other half of Jaya Island, blown up here by the Knock Up Stream."
"So our objective is…"
Her eyes turned into shining symbols of money.
"…finding gold!"
"I rember Luffy saying we could do whatever we wanted…" Chopper said timidly.
"So what's wrong with searching for gold?" Nami snapped.
"I told Luffy to leave an opponent," Zoro said eagerly.
"I wonder if he rembered."
"Yeah, he did!" Luffy's voice suddenly echoed from the sky.
"All four priests are untouched! They're yours!"
"You dare lose focus while fighting ?!" Enel roared.
"30 Million Volts — Thunder Bird!"
"So what?" Luffy said.
He shattered the attack with a punch and kicked Enel away again.
"LUFFY!!"
Everyone looked up excitedly.
The clash in the sky was electrifying.
The collision of red and blue lightning was breathtaking.
But when titans fought—
The surrounding area suffered.
Every casual punch from Luffy created a massive crater.
Every swing of Enel's staff shattered entire mountains.
"Th-this is insane!" Usopp shouted.
"Nami, let's go back! We'll die from the shockwaves before we even find any gold!"
"Relax," Zoro said with a grin.
"There are still four priests left."
"Curly-brow. How many do you want?"
Sanji lit a cigarette.
"I'll take all four."
"Tch."
"Let's split up," Robin suggested calmly.
"I'd like to explore the ancient ruins on this island."
"I'm going with Zoro," Nami said.
Based on what she'd heard from Luffy, Zoro seed stronger than Sanji.
And sticking with the stronger fighter sounded safer.
The groups split up:
Zoro & Nami
Robin alone
Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper
Zoro and Nami abandoned the ship and proceeded on foot.
Sanji's group sailed onward—
Straight into the Ordeal of Balls.
Enel's Orders
"All priests and soldiers—hear my command!"
"If you see anyone from the Blue Sea, kill them imdiately!"
"All God's Army units, mobilize!"
Enel floated above the sky with divine authority.
But if soone looked closely—
They would see his condition.
One of the drums behind his back was shattered.
His chest was riddled with more than ten bleeding holes, three of them piercing straight through.
Blood covered his body.
"With pleasure!" the Commander of the God's Army replied.
The priests and soldiers began mobilizing imdiately.
"You're getting careless if you're losing focus while fighting ," Luffy said.
He threw another punch.
Enel was slamd into the ground again, coughing blood.
But the next mont—
He rose back into the air.
Luffy narrowed his eyes.
Red light glowed in them.
At the sa ti, Enel felt as though his entire body had been seen through.
"Using electricity to heal yourself…?"
"That's a pretty good Devil Fruit ability."
"…What a waste."
Luffy clenched his fist.
The air exploded as black Haki surged outward.
"DAMN YOU!"
"Amaru — Second Stage: Thunder Fury!"
Enel's golden staff transford into a trident as he charged forward, lightning surging violently.
The battle entered Round Two.
anwhile — The Shandian Village
"We've confird it!" a scout reported.
"People from the Blue Sea are fighting Enel!"
"What?!" Wyper stood up imdiately.
"Excellent!"
"That ans we only have to deal with the priests!"
"No, chief!" the scout said nervously.
"You should see the battle yourself!"
"It's terrifying—like a natural disaster!"
"Neither Enel nor that Blue Sea man are opponents we could handle!"
"Nonsense!" Wyper roared.
"We carry the blood of the Great Shandian Warriors!"
"We will not lower our spirits!"
"Gather everyone!"
"Enel is occupied!"
"This is our greatest opportunity in years!"
"No matter how strong they are…"
"No matter how difficult it is…"
"We will reclaim our land!"
"At all costs!"
"Yes, chief!"
The Shandians began mobilizing.
Soon, they would step once more onto the land their ancestors once called ho.
Upper Yard — The Ordeal of Balls
"What are these white spheres?" Usopp asked.
"These floating balls in the cloud river… are they part of the trial?"
"Don't touch them," Sanji said seriously.
"My instincts say they're dangerous."
Suddenly—
Smoke rose from Usopp's body.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT EARLIER?!"
"Are they explosives?" Sanji muttered.
He kicked a nearby cloud mass.
It collided with another floating sphere.
But nothing exploded.
Instead—
One cloud produced a flower.
Another released a bird.
"Random effects…?" Sanji frowned.
He was starting to understand.
"Hehehehe!"
A strange, round-bodied man sat atop a cloud.
"These clouds are called Surprise Clouds!"
"I didn't expect you to wander into my Ordeal of Balls."
"I am the priest who serves God—Satori!"
"And under God's command…"
"I will eliminate you!"
He laughed cheerfully.
"Welco…"
"To the Ordeal of Balls, where the survival rate is only 10%!"
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