"What's going on? What is this?"
Enel was stunned once again, completely unable to understand what he had just witnessed.
If Ryūjin had created some kind of substance capable of resisting lightning, Enel could still force himself to accept it. But this strange phasing ability was far beyond anything he could comprehend.
After all, Enel possessed Mantra. He could clearly sense the presence and movements of every part of Ryūjin's body.
Unlike the shinobi world, where people relied only on their eyesight and could not understand the secrets behind Kamui's phasing ability, Enel could directly sense Ryūjin's body through Mantra.
And that was exactly what terrified him.
Ryūjin was clearly real. He was not an illusion, nor some fake image.
Yet lightning passed through him as if he did not exist.
That was the part Enel could not understand.
It looked similar to the elemental transformation of a Logia user, but it clearly was not Elementalization.
"The rest of his body is solid, but the area struck by my Thunder Dragon vanished completely. There's no presence there at all... Damn it, what kind of ability is this?!"
A deep sense of fear began growing inside Enel.
Ever since obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he had practically never met anyone capable of resisting him. No matter how strong his opponents were, they all collapsed before his lightning.
Even the previous ruler of Skypiea had been crushed effortlessly by him.
But Ryūjin was different.
Enel felt genuine danger.
Clap!
Ryūjin pressed his palms together.
The ground suddenly exploded with thick wooden branches that shot toward Enel like giant serpents. They twisted around him from every direction, attempting to bind and pierce him.
But the moment the branches touched Enel, his body instantly transformed into lightning.
The attacks passed harmlessly through him.
Seeing that, Enel finally regained a little confidence.
"Hah... so your attacks can't touch me either."
Unfortunately for him, he completely failed to notice the pitch-black Space Gate silently opening behind his back.
First, because the gate itself existed through spatial distortion, Enel's Mantra could not properly detect it.
Second, Ryūjin had deliberately kept Enel distracted with Wood Release while obscuring his line of sight.
At the same time, another identical Space Gate appeared beside Ryūjin.
Aokiji, who had been observing everything nearby, narrowed his eyes.
"What exactly is that black portal?"
This was another ability Demon Eye Ryūjin had never revealed before.
Even Aokiji could not understand it.
Then, under Aokiji's shocked gaze, Ryūjin calmly extended both hands into the black portal beside him.
The next moment, those same hands emerged from the portal behind Enel.
Aokiji's pupils contracted violently.
"Spatial transfer?!"
His expression immediately turned serious.
This ability was absurd.
Before Enel could react, Ryūjin's hands shot out from behind him and slammed directly onto his body.
"Eight Trigrams Sealing Style."
A massive sealing formula instantly spread across Enel's chest and body.
In that instant, Enel's face changed completely.
His lightning powers disappeared.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit had stopped responding.
"What did you do to me?!"
Enel staggered backward in horror, panic written all over his face.
"This..."
Even Aokiji felt his scalp go numb.
The sealing marks on Enel were exactly the same as the ones Ryūjin had used on him earlier.
So this was the Sealing Style.
Aokiji had always assumed such a terrifying ability would require some complicated process or massive preparation.
But now he had witnessed the truth with his own eyes.
Ryūjin only needed to touch someone once.
That was enough to completely seal a Devil Fruit.
The implications were horrifying.
Devil Fruits were the foundation of power throughout the seas.
The Fleet Admiral, the Admirals, countless Vice Admirals, the Yonko, the Warlords, almost all of them relied on Devil Fruits.
Yet Ryūjin possessed the ability to shut those powers down entirely.
Just that alone made him more dangerous than any Yonko.
At that moment, Aokiji finally understood something.
The Marines' 4 billion Berry bounty on Demon Eye Ryūjin was not too high.
If anything, it was too low.
"If your taijutsu is trash, then you're done for, Enel."
Ryūjin's indifferent voice sounded out.
His figure blurred.
Then he appeared directly beside Enel like a ghost.
Enel's instincts exploded.
He immediately swung his golden staff toward Ryūjin.
But the difference between them was overwhelming.
Even with Mantra predicting movements ahead of time, Enel still could not keep up.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several heavy impacts echoed across the battlefield.
Enel was beaten down mercilessly, smashed into the ground like a stray dog.
[Ding! Host has defeated Enel. Reward obtained: Rumble-Rumble Fruit.]
The System notification rang inside Ryūjin's mind.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Now his Lightning Release could evolve even further.
On the ground, Enel stared blankly into the sky.
"How... how could this happen?"
"How could a God lose...?"
Ryūjin walked toward him slowly.
"Even real gods lose fights sometimes," he said casually. "Who the hell do you think you are?"
Enel's body immediately stiffened.
Sweat formed on his forehead.
"What... what are you going to do to me?"
For someone who constantly called himself a god, Enel was surprisingly afraid of death.
Ryūjin crouched slightly and looked at him.
"Relax. I'm not interested in killing you."
He raised his hand and casually removed the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style from Enel's body.
Instantly, Enel felt the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit return.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
Ryūjin could not only seal Devil Fruits.
He could undo the seal whenever he wanted.
Enel looked at Ryūjin with even greater fear now.
"Skypiea's scenery is decent," Ryūjin said while standing up. "I'm staying here for a while. Don't annoy me."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Enel's expression changed repeatedly, but in the end, he did not dare say a single word.
His body transformed into lightning and disappeared instantly.
Although the battle between Ryūjin and Enel had not lasted long, the destruction it caused was massive.
Yet afterward, no one from the Skypiea guards came anywhere near Ryūjin's group.
Clearly, Enel had already given orders.
He was genuinely terrified of Ryūjin now and wanted nothing more than to send this monster away peacefully.
After eating, Ryūjin casually ordered Crocodile to purchase supplies for the ship while Nami happily wandered around Skypiea shopping.
As for Aokiji, Ryūjin did not bother restricting him.
This was an island in the sky, and with Observation Haki, Ryūjin was not worried about him escaping.
Meanwhile, Ryūjin personally brought Nico Robin to examine the poneglyph hidden within Skypiea.
Half a day later, everyone regrouped aboard the ship.
"Nami, done shopping yet?"
Ryūjin glanced toward her.
After all, Robin did not care much about sightseeing, Aokiji was a prisoner, and Crocodile was basically free labor at this point.
So whether they stayed or left depended entirely on Nami.
Nami actually wanted to remain on Skypiea for a few more days.
Everything here was fascinating.
But she still shook her head.
"Ryūjin, I bought everything already. We can leave anytime."
"In that case..."
Ryūjin suddenly paused mid-sentence.
A smile slowly appeared on his face.
"Nami, looks like you can keep playing a bit longer."
The moment he finished speaking, his figure disappeared instantly.
The next second, Ryūjin appeared below the ship, standing in the open while staring toward a nearby forest.
Everyone else immediately looked over.
A figure slowly walked out from behind a tree.
Yellow striped suit.
Justice coat draped over his shoulders.
Glasses.
And an unbelievably punchable expression.
Admiral Kizaru.
Nami's face changed instantly.
"T-That's Admiral Kizaru!"
"Another Admiral..."
Even Robin and Crocodile became visibly serious.
Kizaru lazily adjusted his glasses while looking at Ryūjin.
"So you're Demon Eye Ryūjin. You look younger than your wanted poster."
Then he turned toward Aokiji.
"Oi, Aokiji. Still alive?"
"I'm fine," Aokiji replied calmly.
After a brief pause, he frowned slightly.
"Why are you alone? Where's Akainu? Weren't both of you sent here?"
The moment Kizaru appeared, Aokiji had already scanned all of Skypiea with Observation Haki.
But he could not find Akainu anywhere.
"Akainu's waiting below on the sea," Kizaru answered casually. "I came up first to check things out."
The Marines had tracked Skypiea using information gathered through Baroque Works.
Still, an island floating above the clouds sounded ridiculous even to them.
Without a Knock Up Stream, ordinary people had no way of reaching it.
So Kizaru simply launched himself upward using the Glint-Glint Fruit.
What he did not expect was finding Demon Eye Ryūjin almost immediately after arriving.
Then Kizaru narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Wait a second."
"Aokiji, what's with that look?"
"You seriously think I can't handle Ryūjin alone?"
Aokiji remained silent.
If this had happened before, he might have believed Kizaru could fight Ryūjin evenly.
At the very least, Kizaru should have been able to retreat safely.
After all, he literally moved at the speed of light.
But now?
After witnessing Ryūjin's ridiculous abilities one after another, Aokiji no longer had that confidence.
At that moment, Ryūjin suddenly spoke.
"Admiral Kizaru, you didn't bring the Devil Fruit I asked for, did you?"
Kizaru gave him a mocking look.
"Are you stupid? Why would the Marines negotiate with someone like you?"
Hearing that answer, Ryūjin smiled.
Good.
Now he could beat Kizaru without feeling bad about it.
"There's actually something I've always wanted to ask you," Ryūjin said seriously.
Kizaru raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
Ryūjin grinned.
"Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
Swish!
Before Kizaru could respond, Ryūjin vanished instantly using Flying Thunder God.
Then he appeared directly beside Kizaru and launched a devastating kick toward him.
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