Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Enel's tone still betrayed his pride as he spoke.

"Since I have been defeated in the war of the gods, even if I don't want to admit it, according to the rules between gods, I can only become a subordinate god of the Lord of Hueco Mundo."

???

Ya'en.

Where did these rules come from? I don't know any of them.

“The Lord of Hueco Mundo has no need for gods,” Yorn replied.

"Heh, even if you, a man from Qinghai, are a priest of Hueco Mundo, how could you possibly fathom the thoughts of a god?"

Enel said dismissively, "Just tell me how to meet the Lord of Hueco Mundo. This is a communication between gods. You, a mere priest... don't understand, and you don't need to say anything more."

……

Ya'en.

No, actually I really understand...

At this point, Yann was at a loss for words.

However, Yann has no way of letting Enel see the Hueco Mundo master he imagined.

The real person has appeared? That would immediately expose the deception.

As for trying to trick Enel into the spiritual space, let's not even talk about whether Enel deserves to be granted a Hollow Soul-Slaying Blade. More importantly, Aon is still a long way from awakening his next Hollow Soul-Slaying Blade.

"I do not know."

Yone shook his head and said, "I'm just an ordinary person who was noticed by the Lord of Hueco Mundo and then casually granted power. How could I possibly know how to meet the Lord of Hueco Mundo?"

Enel, however, responded with an air of utter certainty, saying, "Of course. How can ordinary humans casually approach gods?"

Enel paused, a thoughtful expression on his face, and murmured, "But didn't the Lord of Hueco Mundo specifically ask you to convey this message to me?"

Then, Enel looked as if he had just realized something and said...

"I understand now. This is actually the first task given to me by the Lord of Hueco Mundo!"

[Chapter 299. Do you think I have a chance?]

Listening to Enel's monologue, he completely assigned himself a task.

As the ruler of Hueco Mundo, Yone was completely bewildered and knew nothing about it.

Originally, Yann planned to kill Enel to eliminate any future trouble.

Now, seeing Enel acting as if he were a god and the ruler of Hueco Mundo, and even carrying out a mission, Yann was at a loss as to how to proceed.

But what exactly is Enel's logic?

Because he firmly believed that he was a god, he did not hesitate to believe that what defeated him was the power of another god, and not just a mere person from Qinghai.

Seeing this, Dorrag spoke up.

"There is a fairly common saying circulating in the ocean that people want to find the Lord of Hueco Mundo."

Enel, who hadn't even asked about the names of Dragon and Yann from beginning to end, arrogantly said, "Hmm? Tell this god, the Blue Sea Man."

“That is… to demonstrate value and enjoyment far exceeding that of ordinary people, so as to attract the attention of the Lord of Hueco Mundo,” Dragon replied.

Immediately, Enel's slightly charred brows furrowed, and then... having already reached his limit, Enel fell into a coma, collapsing heavily backward.

"boom!"

……

Ya'en.

Looking at Enel lying unconscious on the ground, Yan felt for some reason that this guy would cause a lot of trouble, and suggested, "Why don't we just kill this guy?"

"No no no..."

Dragon waved his hand and said, "Enel's thinking is a bit strange, but his combat strength is extremely strong. It would be a pity to kill him like this."

Then, Dragon spoke up. "With a change in his thinking, Enel should be able to play a significant role."

Hearing this, Yann, who had been somewhat hesitant, nodded and said, "Alright, Enel is in your hands."

Immediately, Yann turned around and prepared to make a run for it.

However, just as Yorn took a step, Dragon stopped him and asked.

"Chief of the General Staff, you still haven't explained your flames. Evaporating the ocean—is that really possible?"

"I can't do it!"

Yaen shook his head without hesitation, answering firmly.

"Just kidding, if I admitted to this, what difference would it make? It's like sticking a scallion in a pig's nose," Yann thought to himself.

'At least, it's simply impossible to do without accumulating spiritual pressure for another ten or twenty years.'

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Dorrag, who had been somewhat excited, couldn't help but show disappointment on his face and asked...

"But the scorching heat clearly affected the entire New World Ocean, and even the World Government's Science Department calculated that the flames had an extreme temperature of up to 1500 million degrees."

"That was just to scare the World Government. What I just displayed was the strongest power I could muster. As for the temperature affecting the New World's oceans and the 1500-degree heat..."

Yann paused, trying to keep his eyes from wandering as he spoke.

"It's just that my abilities include the side effect of altering celestial phenomena, temporarily changing the weather over a vast area. The 1500 million degree high temperature was merely a miscalculation caused by desperately compressing the flames."

Hearing this, Dragon felt as if he had been doused with cold water, and said disappointedly, "So, this is all you were trying to use to scare Kaido and the World Government?"

"if not?"

Yern shrugged and said, "If I could truly master the ultimate flame of 1500 million degrees, I could evaporate the entire Holy Land of Mary Geoise with a single strike. Why would I need to hide like this every day?"

After a pause, Yann sighed helplessly.

"Alas, it was precisely because I was too weak, and the war between Kaido and Corazon was extremely critical at the time, that I had no choice but to risk trying this method to scare Kaido away."

Upon hearing this, Dragon's initial regret over Arn's combat strength instantly turned into a complex mix of emotions.

Too weak?!

In the past, Dragon would have believed Yann's nonsense and sympathized with Yann's frail physique.

But let's not even talk about how Yann is already considered a top-tier fighter in the ocean just by developing the power of the "Sakura Fruit".

More importantly, after this long-awaited trip with Yorn, Drag discovered that the guy was hiding a whole bunch of random abilities.

An air barrier that can block attacks, a lightning cannon powerful enough to destroy a small mountain, and a summoned samurai giant.

Most importantly, the flames were hotter than anyone could have imagined.

The flames weren't as powerful as rumored, reaching 1500 million degrees Celsius, enough to evaporate an entire ocean, which truly disappointed Dragon.

However, even the flame temperature that Yann is currently exhibiting has far exceeded the upper limit of the "Magma Fruit".

In other words, in a sense, the flames manipulated by Yann could even exert a severe suppression effect on Admiral "Akainu" Sakazuki.

Therefore, according to Dragon's current assessment, even though Yann has serious physical defects, he possesses true general-level combat power.

The combat power at the admiral level is generally referred to as the "strongest combat power in the navy," possessing the ability to suppress riots and maintain peace at sea.

This guy is actually lamenting his own weakness?

Dragon's lips twitched slightly, feeling as if he had been unwittingly dealt a blow, and he asked, "Chief of Staff, how did you obtain the power granted by the Lord of Hueco Mundo? You see..."

Dragon pointed to his fierce-looking face covered in tattoos and said, "Do I have a chance?"

Yone shrugged and described a similar scene to Corazon's first meeting with the "Lord of Hueco Mundo," before speaking.

"So that's how I suddenly received the power granted by the Lord of Hueco Mundo. But in fact, I have no idea what the Lord of Hueco Mundo is thinking, and I have no idea how to find him."

"Really?" Dragon couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Although Dragon is confident that he is not afraid of any enemy, whether it is Haki, physical combat skills, or Devil Fruit development, Dragon is at the top level in the sea.

However, even at this level, Dragon still lacks the confidence to defeat the World Government.

Therefore, after witnessing firsthand the changes in the combat power of Corazon and Yann, even Dragon couldn't help but have the idea of ​​seeking the power of the Lord of Hueco Mundo.

Yann, his gaze hidden beneath the mask, glanced at Dragon, coughed lightly, and said.

"Dorag, don't pin your hopes on such unrealistic things. The real power to drive change in this era comes from the light of ideas and the power of countless ordinary people."

[Chapter 300: The Sky Island Project]

“That’s right, Chief of the General Staff. You see things clearly and are not blinded by power.”

Upon hearing this, Dorrag nodded emphatically and said.

"And to this day, the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo' remains incredibly mysterious. No one can figure out his true thoughts and purposes. Whether it was a purely casual act or an attempt to subtly influence the world's changes is uncertain. Hoping to gain power from him would be too foolish."

"I said it as if it were nothing," Ya'en said casually.

"However, for now, the appearance of the Lord of Hueco Mundo is still a good thing. In addition to greatly increasing the combat power of Corazon and me, it has also attracted a lot of attention from the World Government to the Revolutionary Army. Otherwise, we could only develop slowly step by step according to the original five-year plan."

“That’s true,” Dragon agreed.

"Alright, let's deal with the Sky Island issue first. Xiong should have already started contacting and reassuring the Sky Island residents."

Yaen spoke methodically.

"Not far from this Sanctuary, there seems to be a group of forces that are resisting Enel. Now that Enel has been defeated, they have no reason to continue fighting. We need to find a way to appease them, restore their civilian status, or directly recruit them into the Revolutionary Army."

"As for the technical personnel, they need to start mapping the drifting trajectory of the Sky Island in the Grand Line as soon as possible, so as to establish a network system centered on the Sky Island."

"In addition, the methods for Revolutionary Army members to enter and leave the Sky Island need to be studied immediately while maintaining secrecy and security."

Finally, Yann concluded.

"Initially, the goal is to build this sky island into a military, political, and intelligence base for the Revolutionary Army in the first half of the Grand Line, thereby radiating and spreading the influence of the Revolutionary Army from the sky island to the entire first half of the Grand Line. If feasible, the ideal state would be to build the entire sky island into a true aerospace fortress."

"Aerospace Fortress?!"

Upon hearing this, Dragon's eyes filled with anticipation, and he could already imagine transforming the entire sky island into a war fortress to challenge the World Government.

However, Dragon quickly thought of the Revolutionary Army's current scientific research capabilities, and his expression suddenly changed. The side of his face covered in tattoos twitched slightly as he spoke.

"Chief of Staff, the Revolutionary Army's current research capabilities are simply not up to this level. They can modify ships, but modifying an entire sky island..."