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With a mighty punch, Tony aimed to slam Enel into the ground.
Boom!
The ground instantly cracked open, with flames splashing everywhere, igniting the towering ancient trees that surrounded them. The jungle, already prone to fire, quickly transformed into a blazing inferno. The residents of Angel Island, from afar, watched curiously, wondering what was happening on God's Island, but they dared not trespass. They could only watch from a distance.
Tony stood in the middle of the firestorm, feeling the heat of the flames but not caring in the slightest. After all, as a Flame-Flame Fruit user, fire posed no threat to him.
"Hah? The speed of the lightning is still fast, but even though my eyes can keep up, my attacks are just a bit too slow!"
"Truly worthy of a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user! What a troublesome ability."
At that moment, Enel had hidden behind a large tree, his mind reeling. No one had ever been able to keep up with his speed, but this young man had clearly tracked his position.
In Enel's mind, his fist could easily crush any opponent, but at that moment, he felt an instinctual sense of danger from Tony's punch.
Without thinking, he turned into lightning to dodge.
"What's going on... He couldn't possibly keep up with my speed. What went wrong?"
Enel was utterly confused, narrowing his eyes as he studied Tony...
He noticed Tony's eyes, those crimson eyes, radiating an entirely different aura.
"Is it those eyes? I need to test this."
As the "God" of Skypiea, Enel had never been so focused on attacking a mere mortal.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Enel transformed into lightning again, his speed unchanged, moving back and forth.
But once again, Tony relentlessly pursued him. Every time, he knew Enel's movements with perfect accuracy, but Tony's attacks still came too late.
Boom, boom, boom!
Countless fireballs shot toward Enel, but he effortlessly dodged them all.
Enel, hiding in Tony's blind spot, carefully observed him. He realized that the opponent before him was the strongest he had ever faced.
His proud speed, the very trait he had always relied on, seemed completely ineffective against Tony. If not for the delay in Tony's strikes, Enel knew he would have been hit.
This filled Enel, the "God" of Skypiea, with an overwhelming sense of humiliation.
"..."
"Despicable mortal, don't think you can fight against 'God'!"
"Even if you can keep up with my speed, you still can't touch me! That makes it meaningless!"
"Die!"
"30,000 volts. Thunderbird!"
Enel struck the large drum on his right shoulder with a resounding bang, and from the drum, several lightning birds in the shape of phoenixes shot out at high speed, heading directly toward Tony.
The dazzling power of the lightning charged at Tony, trying to paralyze him.
"Hmph! You call yourself a god? A little brat who doesn't even know Armament Haki! You're nothing down in the seas! A weakling among others!"
Tony sneered, his lips curling into a mocking smile as he gripped his Zanpakutō tightly.
"Armament Haki: Hardening!"
His sharp Sharingan saw through the trajectory of the lightning birds' attack. Tony seized the opportunity and swung his blade, slicing the lightning birds clean in half. The electric energy dissipated into the air.
At the same time, Tony gathered his strength and unleashed a fiery punch aimed directly at Enel.
A massive fireball, moving at incredible speed, rushed toward Enel.
Boom!
A towering tree was pierced clean through, splitting into two and crashing to the ground with a deafening sound.
One could easily imagine how destructive Tony's fruit abilities had become, reaching the level of Ace during his prime. The destructive power was just as overwhelming as Enel's lightning strikes!
In the nick of time, Enel transformed into lightning to dodge! His expression, once calm and confident, was now replaced with one of rage and fear.
He was furious. As the "God" of Skypiea, he had never been so humiliated. A mere mortal was chasing him, striking him relentlessly. His lightning was easily cut through, and the thought of being overpowered by someone he considered beneath him was too much to bear.
Moreover, Tony's mention of Armament Haki and the seas below made him question if his power really was that weak...
While Enel was lost in his thoughts, Tony instantly appeared in front of him.
He swung his sword from the bottom up, aiming straight for Enel's chest.
At this moment, Enel's lips curled into a smug, dismissive grin.
"Fool! I am lightning! Physical attacks can't hurt me! You idiot!"
Enel was confident, remembering how, during his conquest of Skypiea, countless challengers had pierced his chest with blades and guns, but he had suffered no harm. He instinctively believed Tony's strike would be no different.
But ignorance can be terrifying. The next moment, Enel began to regret his arrogance.
Puh!
Blood sprayed from his mouth, and he clearly suffered a severe injury. A terrible sword wound had been carved from his left side all the way up to his right chest.
He staggered and fell to the ground, his eyes wide in disbelief. He struggled to rise, clutching his chest, and screamed at Tony.
"Impossible! A physical slash! How could it hurt me? What have you done to me, you lowly mortal?!"
Tony shook his head, deeply sympathizing with the frog in the well before him.
"There is a power in this world called Armament Haki, specifically designed to deal with people like you, the users of Logia-type Devil Fruits!"
"You are strong, but your defeat didn't come from my strength. You lost because of your arrogance and ignorance!"
"Now, go and die peacefully! As I said, your resting place here will be a gift to you, 'God' of Skypiea—Enel..."
Tony decisively swung his sword again, intending to decapitate Enel.
"Dammit!"
Enel let out a thunderous roar!
His body erupted with terrifying lightning energy!
"I am the 'God' of Skypiea! You, lowly mortal, dare to raise a butcher's knife to me?!"
"I will subject you to the ultimate punishment of a thousand thunders!"
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