Chapter 251 - 109

Chapter 109"Luffy, lying is not good.""Exactly! One look at you and anyone can tell you're talking nonsense!"Nami, not to be outdone, reached out and pinched Luffy's other cheek, scolding, "Spit it out."Luffy's face was stretched long by the two beauties, and he could only make muffled sounds, making Vivi burst into laughter.In this slightly relaxed atmosphere, the Express Shrimp carried them through a dense Cloud Forest.Suddenly, a pitch-black giant cave appeared ahead, like a gaping maw ready to devour anyone, lying across the Cloud Road and emitting an unsettling aura."What kind of cave is that?"Nami pointed at the black hole, her voice trembling slightly.Everyone followed her gaze and saw that the cave was bottomless and dark, completely out of place with the surrounding white clouds.The galloping Express Shrimp suddenly slammed on the brakes with its dozen or so arthropod legs, leaving deep marks on the Cloud Road.Its two protruding light-bulb-like eyes showed a very human expression of terror, and then it began to retreat desperately, as if something extremely frightening lay ahead.Vivi said in surprise, "It seems to be very afraid of that cave?"Just then, a foul wind blew from the cave.Immediately after, the so-called cave quickly closed, and a flat snake head dozens of meters wide appeared in everyone's sight."That's not a cave entrance; it's a snake's open mouth!"The snake's head was dark brown, covered in ancient patterns, and its cold vertical pupils were like giant lanterns, locking onto the Express Shrimpand Luffy's group on its back."It... it's pretty cool."Luffy's eyes lit up.The snake's size was enormous, appearing larger than most Sea Kings in the Blue Sea or Sky Island."The Lord of the Sky."Gan Fall said its name with a solemn expression, "It is the guardian of the Upper Yard and has lived for at least four hundred years."Robin observed the Lord of the Sky and judged calmly, "Looking at the color and wear of its scales, it is indeed a very ancient creature, a living fossil."Luffy added, "In other words, it's a living history?"Nami looked at the giant snake approaching with its bloody maw wide open, almost crying in fear as she clung tightly to Luffy's arm:"Luffy! Robin! This isn't the time to talk about history! We're about to be eaten as a snack!"Facing the oppressive approach of the Lord of the Sky, Luffy patted the trembling Express Shrimpbeneath him and made it stop.Although afraid of the Lord of the Sky, the Express Shrimp seemed even more afraid of Luffy, so it could only freeze in place, its limbs trembling slightly."Hey, what's your name?"The skill of communicating with animals was the easiest to level up; even talking every day with Nika, Chopper, or even the Merry could increase proficiency.Communicating with the Lord of the Sky was completely without obstacles.Luffy looked up, his gaze calm as he met the cold vertical pupils of the Lord of the Sky.Something surprising happened. The Lord of the Sky's eyes, which were originally full of aggression and ferocity, gradually became docile after meeting Luffy's gaze for a moment. Its massive head slowly lowered, even with a hint of hesitation and awe, and it gently nudged towards Luffy's direction."What's going on?"Nami and Vivi were dumbfounded.Gan Fall was even more incredulous: "The Lord of the Sky actually bowed?!""Oh, Sky-chan says it was just sleeping here, and the noise we made passing by woke it up."Luffy patted the Lord of the Sky's big head and said, "Let's change mounts; this guy looks faster and more stable!"Before Nami and the others could fully react, Luffyhad already pulled them along and jumped onto the broad, flat top of the Lord of the Sky's head.The Lord of the Sky didn't resist at all; instead, it shook its head gently as if adapting to the weight of its new passengers."Luffy, when did you master the ability to talk to animals?" Vivi asked in surprise."It seems to have come naturally?"At the same time.The so-called Ordeal of God seemed to have started long ago.Eneru found it too boring and had left his palace early. He thought the Lord of the Sky should be enough to give Luffy a hard time."There are still too many people."He vanished from the spot.Deep in the forest."God, aren't we on the same side?!"A white-robed Divine Soldier looked up in panic at Eneru, who was sitting cross-legged on a tree branch, while one of his companions lay on the ground, charred black."Who told you we were on the same side? Do you even have the qualifications? Those who haven't received God's favor are not fit to follow me."Eneru spoke coldly and calmly, raising his hand as a blue lightning snake shot from his fingertip, instantly piercing the white-robed Divine Soldier on the ground.Just as he stood up, the Mantra covering the entire Sky Island suddenly discovered something.The playful look on his face instantly turned into gloom and anger.Eneru naturally knew of the Lord of the Sky's existence, but he just didn't care to bother with it.But that didn't mean this ancient creature of the Upper Yard could be tamed by others, especially a group of lowly Blue Sea People!Everything on the Sky Island belonged to him, the God of the Sky Island!While still marveling that they could see more scenery from atop the Lord of the Sky, Naminoticed Luffy staring ahead with a cold expression.Just as she was about to ask, a mocking and cold voice abruptly rang out in the air:"Ho, can the monkeys from the Blue Sea actually perceive my presence?"Nami and the others cried out and looked toward the source of the voice. They saw several blue electrical arcs flash out of thin air in the sky nearby, quickly converging like jumping spirits to outline a human figure.Chapter 153: Eneru is Easier to Fight than Crocodile!In the next moment, Eneru's figure completely solidified.In Luffy's view, this man's appearance was very distinctive.Bare-chested, with extremely long earlobes, four large drums carved with Magatama on his back, and holding a Golden Staff.He sat lazily on a throne made of lightning, looking down at them from above with a playful smile like a cat catching a mouse.For the strong, any posture can be summarized as the posture of a strong person, but is he strong?Luffy didn't think so."You beast, do you dare to betray the master of this sky?" Eneru showed no self-awareness, his cold gaze sweeping over the Lord of the Sky. "To actually become the slave of mere Blue Sea People?"The Lord of the Sky's massive body trembled slightly, instinctively wanting to lower its head, but after Luffy gently stepped on its head, it managed to maintain its posture, though its vertical pupils were filled with tension and unease."You're the guy calling himself God?"Luffy looked up and looked him straight in the eye. "That omnipresent Observation Haki... you're the one using it, right?"Luffy could feel the omnipresent prying. Eneru's Observation Haki seemed very strong, but at the same time, it felt very weak.It was a bit contradictory.To use a metaphor, the breadth was enough, but the depth was too shallow."I don't like your expression at all." Eneru's tone was grim. "And here, you should address me as God!""God my ass! Sky-chan told me you're just a guy using your little discharge ability to act all high and mighty and run a tyrannical rule here!"The Lord of the Sky suddenly felt its life as a snake was hopeless, and its massive head drooped a bit.Big brother, we're heart-to-heart, but don't go blabbing all the truth out!Sure enough, Eneru flew into a rage upon hearing this. If eyes could kill the Lord of the Sky, it would have died countless times already."You beast, you're looking for death!"Eneru's body instantly elementalized, lightning flashing all around him as he was about to turn into a brilliant bolt of lightning and strike Nami and the others on top of the Lord of the Sky's head.Killing the chicken to warn the monkeys!However, while the lightning was fast, Luffy was faster!Just as the lightning Eneru had become was about to touch the Lord of the Sky, Luffy's figure appeared in front of the lightning like a ghost, and his right foot swept out like a battle-axe!Gum-Gum Stamp!Bang!With a dull thud, Eneru's elementalized body was struck squarely by this kick. He was sent flying back like a kite with a broken string, screaming as he crashed into the dense Cloud Forest nearby, snapping several giant Cloud Trees before coming to a stop."You... you can actually hit me?!"Eneru clutched his instantly swollen cheek and struggled to stand up from the tree debris, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.He was a Rumble Rumble Fruit user of the Logiatype, capable of elementalization; physical attacks should be ineffective!Luffy hadn't used Armament Haki just now; it was just a normal kick."You are lightning, and I am Rubber.""Rubber is an insulator and isn't afraid of electricity, so your elementalization is useless against me!"This could be explained with physics!Luffy looked at Eneru's dazed expression, and steam began to emit from his body as his skin turned visibly red."Rubber?"Eneru's pupils shrank violently, and his face instantly became extremely ugly.His Logia elementalization, which he relied on to run rampant across the Sky Island and viewed as the authority of God, was actually completely countered by the Devil Fruit of a mere Blue Sea Dweller.A huge sense of humiliation and anger surged in his heart, but seeing Luffy's relaxed manner and that lightning-fast strike just now, Eneru forced down the urge to act immediately, trying to maintain his divine dignity."Seeing as you have some extraordinary traits and can touch this God's body, this God will give you one last chance.""Kneel and beg for mercy, swear allegiance to me, and this God can let your previous offense slide and grant you the qualification to follow me to Fairy Vearth!""Still acting tough after being kicked away?"Luffy found it a bit funny and stopped talking, crouching slightly into an attacking posture."Stubborn fool!"Seeing Luffy enter a combat state directly, a murderous intent appeared in Eneru's eyes.However, in the next second, an unprecedented sense of intense crisis poured down from the top of his head like ice water, instantly spreading to his limbs.So fast!Eneru's Mantra warned him frantically, but he only had time to see a red blur flash across his vision before Luffy's fist slammed into his face again.Bang!Crack!Eneru's cheek suffered another heavy blow, and he was sent flying back again, crashing hard into a giant Cloud Tree that would take several people to encircle.The tree trunk, unable to withstand the impact, made a cracking sound, and the cracks spread rapidly until it finally collapsed to one side with a roar.Pfft-wah!Eneru spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with a few broken teeth, his expression contorted with pain and humiliation. He felt as if his cheekbone had cracked!On the head of the Lord of the Sky.Nami, Vivi, Robin, and even Gan Fall, who was sitting on his own mount, looked at this scene with slightly strange expressions."This God of the Sky Island doesn't seem like much, does he?""It seems like he's just one-sidedly getting beaten up?"Most of Nami and the others' original fear of God had dissipated.Robin's expression was even a bit odd; she felt that for Luffy, this Eneru was even easier to fight than Crocodile.