When people saw Luffy being engulfed by the huge lightning pillar, everyone's faces showed horror.
The Straw Hat and Conis and her father were filled with worry and sadness.
As for the White Beret Unit, each of them looked terrified and afraid.
"That guy is dead!"
"If he had listened to us earlier and paid the fine, this tragedy wouldn't have happened!"
"It's useless! He insulted God Enel, that's the most crucial reason."
"On this Sky Island, God Enel is the most unoffendable existence!"
Just as all of them were sighing and lamenting for Luffy, someone suddenly exclaimed,
"Hey! Look quickly! Is that… a silhouette there~?"
Everyone looked upon hearing this.
They saw that as the lightning pillar gradually dissipated, a silhouette indeed emerged from within.
And as that figure became clearer and clearer.
Boom!
Everyone felt their brains shake, as if struck by lightning, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
"Ho… how is that possible?!"
"Why is that Straw Hat still standing there? How did he do it?"
"Am I really not dreaming? He actually survived God Enel's Divine Judgment!!"
"And he looks completely unharmed! Is this something a normal person can do?"
"What… what's going on? Is that guy also… a God?"
While the White Beret Unit was shocked, Conis and Pagaya were equally stunned.
"Su… sugei! Mr. Luffy is truly amazing! He actually withstood the Divine Judgment!"
"But it's really great that Mr. Luffy is okay!"
Not only them, but the Straw Hat were also extremely shocked, but more so pleasantly surprised.
"Th-that's… Luffy?!"
"That's great! Luffy is fine!"
"I knew that guy would be fine!"
"As expected of our Captain!"
"But it was really worrying just now! That lightning pillar looked truly terrifying!"
"But how did that guy do it? Under such a terrifying attack, he's still completely unharmed?!"
...
In the middle of Apayado Island, there was a giant vine.
Within the clouds above the vine, a shrine was located.
And inside the shrine at this moment.
Eneru was eating fruit while leisurely enjoying his divine entertainment, eavesdropping on various sounds from the island.
This was one of the things he did most often when he was bored; as long as he heard someone on the island say something insulting about him, he would inflict Divine Judgment upon them!
Just as Eneru was listening to the various sounds, one of them caught his attention.
"It seems this God has oppressed you deeply!"
"Just saying a few words is a death sentence; what's the use of such a God?"
"You helped us, so you'll definitely be subjected to the God's judgment too!"
"So…"
"I'll help you get rid of this God, as a thank-you for your hospitality and help!"
Hearing someone speak such rebellious words, Eneru immediately showed disdain and snorted coldly.
"Hmph! Foolish Blue Sea people!"
"You have no idea how terrifying I am as a God."
"You can just go die!"
As Eneru finished speaking, he released a Divine Judgment with an expression as if looking at an ant!
Then, he continued to leisurely eat his fruit and listen to other people's voices.
Suddenly, Eneru froze mid-bite of his fruit, sitting there Daidai ly like a puppet.
This scene made his four priests look puzzled, and they all spoke in confusion.
"What's wrong? God Eneru!"
"You look so pale, are you feeling unwell?"
"Idiot! How could God Eneru be feeling unwell? Did something happen?"
Eneru frowned, his eyes filled with shock and confusion, his expression extremely stiff, and he slowly said.
"Someone withstood my Divine Judgment… and survived!"
Upon hearing this, the priests immediately exclaimed in shock.
"How is that possible?! The power of your Divine Judgment is something even we priests dare not easily approach."
"That's right! With such terrifying power, how could anyone survive? Are there such people on Sky Island?"
"May I ask, God Eneru, who exactly is the other party?"
Eneru remained shocked and said.
"It's those illegal immigrants from the Blue Sea!"
"Just now he said he was going to kill me, so I inflicted a Divine Judgment on him, but I didn't expect him to survive."
Upon hearing this, the priests immediately showed angry expressions.
"To dare speak such disrespectful words to you, God Eneru, please give the order for us to go and eliminate this person for you!"
"Please give the order, God Eneru!"
Listening to the priests, a hint of interest ignited in Eneru's eyes, and he said.
"No! Leave that person to me!"
"I have dominated Sky Island for so many years and have never met a worthy opponent."
"Didn't those guys say they were going to kill me?"
"Then I'll wait for them here!"
"Let me see… if that guy can bring me some fun!"
"Yehahahahaha…"
Eneru suddenly burst into laughter, his face filled with confidence and excitement.
This scene made the priests marvel in their hearts.
Unrivaled across Sky Island, truly worthy of being God Eneru!
Just then, Eneru gradually stopped laughing and said to the priests.
"You all go prepare!"
"The Shandia should be preparing to attack Apayado again soon."
"Before we leave, let's have one last decisive battle with them!"
...
Luffy's side!
After walking out of Eneru's Divine Judgment completely unharmed, he came before the Straw Hat.
Seeing this, everyone gathered around him, looking at Luffy with eyes as if he were a monster.
"How did you do that, you guy? Why do you look completely unharmed?"
"Yeah! That lightning pillar just now looked terrifying enough to scare someone to death."
Facing everyone's concern and confusion, Luffy smiled and said.
"I'm a Rubber Man, lightning has no effect on me!"
As soon as he said this, everyone suddenly realized.
Now that he mentioned it, it's true! Lightning indeed has no effect on rubber!
Just then, Luffy suddenly pulled out a whistle and blew it.
When the others saw the whistle, they immediately realized that this was the whistle Gan Fall had given them earlier.
"What are you doing, Luffy?"
"Didn't that old man say to blow it at a crucial moment? We can't waste the opportunity!"
Luffy explained.
"Next, we're going to Apayado; we can't take Conis and them with us."
"They've also broken the laws of this country now, so let Gan Fall take them to a safe place!"
This explanation immediately made everyone agree.
Conis and her father broke the law to protect them, and they couldn't abandon them.
Not long after Luffy blew the whistle, Gan Fall appeared in everyone's sight, riding Pierre.
"I am the Sky Knight, Gan Fall!"
With a loud shout, Gan Fall landed beside Luffy and the others.
He immediately spoke.
"What's wrong? Have you already encountered trouble so quickly?"
"What is it?"
"Tell me, and I will do my best to help you solve it."
As he spoke, Gan Fall suddenly noticed the White Beret Unit in the distance, as well as a terrifying giant pit on the ground.
Just as his eyes trembled and he had a guess in his heart, Luffy's voice sounded.
"I'd like to ask you to take this father and daughter to a safe place for us."
"They broke the laws of this country because of us."
"Next, we're going to Apayado to find that God."
"After we take him down, you can send them back!"
After Luffy finished speaking, he led the others towards the Merry.
Meanwhile, Gan Fall, now recovering from his shock, immediately spoke to stop them.
"Wait! You are not Eneru's opponents, don't go and die!"
"That giant pit over there was caused by God Eneru's Divine Judgment, wasn't it?!"
"You must have seen someone die in that Divine Judgment with your own eyes!"
"After you've witnessed Eneru's terror with your own eyes, you should understand even more… Eneru is invincible!"
"So… absolutely do not go and die!!!"
Gan Fall earnestly and loudly advised Luffy and the others.
He could feel that they were good people.
So he didn't want to see these people go to their deaths.
Just then, Luffy stopped, turned back to look at Gan Fall, and said faintly.
"The one who just received the Divine Judgment… was me!"
With that, he no longer paid attention to the other party, leading all of the Straw Hat onto the Merry.
Under Vivi's guidance, they headed towards Apayado.
Gan Fall, on the other hand, stood rooted to the spot, as if on standby, taking a long time to understand Luffy's meaning.
What did that guy just say?
The one who received the Divine Judgment was him?
Boom!
He suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he abruptly came to his senses.
He looked incredulously at the enormous deep pit, then at Luffy standing on the Merry's deck, his eyes filled with shock.
He suddenly turned his head to look at Conis and her father, and asked.
"What he just said is true? He really survived that Divine Judgment?"
The father and daughter both nodded and said.
"Mr. Luffy is telling the truth!"
"Not only did he survive, but he's also completely unharmed!"
Upon hearing this, Gan Fall was struck by lightning again.
He can be unharmed in that Sky Judgment?!
There's actually such a strange person!!!
At this moment, Gan Fall became extremely excited.
He immediately took Conis and her father and daughter onto his mount and flew towards his residence.
He planned to settle them down and then immediately rush to Apayado.
Maybe... this time there's really a chance to defeat Eneru!
Near Apayado.
Dozens of Shandia Tribe warriors, led by Wapa, were fully armed and advancing towards Apayado.
"Apayado is just ahead!"
"This time, we must take Eneru's head, reclaim Apayado, and light the lamp of Shandora!"
Wapa said to the dozens of warriors with an extremely firm expression.
"Oh!"
Everyone cheered in unison, full of momentum.
Soon, dozens of people landed at the same time and disappeared into the jungle.
...
On the merry go.
Under Vivi's guidance, Luffy and his crew finally saw the island with soil after sailing for some time.
"How amazing! The rest of Sky Island is clouds, only here has soil!"
"Why is there such a strange island here? It looks out of place with the rest of Sky Island!"
"It is very strange!"
Listening to everyone's doubts, Luffy suddenly said.
"Maybe the Golden City that Nuo Lan Du said suddenly disappeared, along with this island, was washed here by the Knock Up Stream."
Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed.
"No way?! Such a big island, how big must the Knock Up Stream be!"
"But thinking about it carefully, it is indeed possible! After all, the suddenly disappeared Golden City itself is a bit strange, plus the Grand Line is already an incredible sea area, so it's not impossible for this to happen."
"So that means… we really might find the Golden City here!"
Everyone looked surprised and delighted, and boarded the island with anticipation.
However, soon after landing on the island, everyone's expressions quickly became serious.
.. .... ....
They found many people who had been knocked down on the island, as well as various traces of battle.
"It seems someone landed before us and started fighting here."
"Look at the way these people are dressed, it's like the person who attacked us when we first arrived at Sky Island!"
"It is indeed the same attire! Is this their territory?"
Listening to the others' guesses, Luffy shook his head and said.
"They should be coming to attack here."
"Didn't Conis say? This is God Enel's domain."
"It looks like this group of people had a fierce battle with Eneru's subordinates."
As Luffy spoke, he activated Observation Haki, releasing it to its maximum extent, sensing the aura on the island.
Soon, he locked onto the most intense battle at the moment.
Then he spoke to everyone.
"I've pretty much found Eneru's location, let's go!"
Before finding Eneru, Luffy did not let the others split up.
Although Eneru's ability was ineffective against him, it was still a great threat to the others.
He didn't want to give Eneru a chance to knock down or kill someone when they were separated.
...
As Luffy led everyone towards the battlefield, at the giant vine of Apayado.
Wapa, leading the remaining few Shandia warriors, was engaged in a fierce confrontation with several priests.
Looking at the comparison between the two sides, it was clear that the Shandia warriors had suffered heavy casualties, while the priests all looked full of vigor.
"Retreat, Wapa!"
"Our attack this time is about to be defeated!"
"With just the few of us, we definitely can't defeat these priests now, let alone Eneru."
A Shandia warrior suggested to Wapa.
Wapa looked at the priests opposite, his eyes filled with anger and unwillingness, and said.
"No! This is the closest we've ever been to Eneru."
"As long as I break through their encirclement, I can climb the giant vine and reach the shrine where Eneru is."
As Wapa spoke, he touched his right hand.
He had hidden an Impact Dial in his right hand, which had immense power.
He wanted to use it to defeat Eneru.
But at the same time, because the impact of the Impact Dial was too great, it would bring a heavy burden to the user, and using it once could even shatter an ordinary person.
And with his strong physique, he probably could only use it two or three times.
So from beginning to end, he had never used it casually.
But he didn't expect that without using the Impact Dial, they hadn't even defeated a single priest yet.
While Wapa and the others were communicating, the priests opposite also heard their words and spoke one after another.
"It's useless! With us here, you can't possibly reach the shrine."
"That's right! That's right! Give up quickly! God Enel is invincible, you can't possibly defeat God Enel."
"Quickly deal with these people! Those Blue Sea people seem to have landed on this island, we still have to rush to deal with them!"
As the priests finished speaking, they prepared to exert their strength and quickly eliminate these people in front of them.
But at this moment, both sides saw a flash of lightning, which turned into a figure, blocking the middle of the battle between the two sides.
Instantly, everyone on the scene's pupils constricted.
And Wapa immediately frowned and roared in a deep, angry voice.
"Eneru!!!" Mountain.