Pirates: Your emperor has returned!

Before he could finish speaking, Rowan's figure had already disappeared, leaving behind a trail of gravel to help Crocodile follow him.

"Hey!"

Crocodile had no choice but to grab the stunned Habu, transform his legs into elementals, and chase after him along the silken threads.

……

About ten minutes later.

Crocodile saw an interesting sight.

Not far away, there is an "island".

It's not a floating island built on clouds, but a real island made of mud!

"That's the island of the gods, 'Appayado'!"

Habu, who was being lifted into the air by Crocodile grabbing his collar, exclaimed, "This is my first time here. I want to see more of the clouds. Could you fly a little slower?"

"No."

Crocodile uttered a casual remark and quickened his pace to catch up with Rowan.

Another few minutes passed.

The three of them arrived at a small floating island directly above Apayado.

The decorations there were simple, with only a few small pavilions, making it seem like a place for rest.

At this moment, besides Enel, who had arrived before them, there was also a gaunt old man with white hair and beard, wearing silver armor and a dark blue cloak.

That person was none other than Gan Fall, the current ruler of Skypiea and the one who truly possessed the title of "God"!

Gan Fall glanced at the three who had followed Enel, his tone somewhat angry.

"Enel, this should be a formal meeting between our representatives. Who are they?"

"Them? I don't know, they were people from Qinghai that I met on the road."

Enel picked at his ear and said nonchalantly, "Speaking of which, God can do whatever he wants, right?"

"you!"

Gan Fall clenched his fists in anger.

Just as a conflict between the two sides was about to erupt, Rowan suddenly stepped forward.

"Gentlemen, have you heard of the Four Seas Alliance?"

Luo Wen said slowly:

"We are the third party."

[Chapter Sixty: The Trial of God]

Sky Island has a long-standing tradition.

Just as the rulers of the Sky Island nations are called "Kings," the rulers of the Sky Island nations are revered as "Gods" by their people.

Gan Fall was the god of Skypiea at the time.

Like kings, each god has their own distinct personality and style of doing things, some cruel, some autocratic, and some unassuming...

Gan Fall, on the other hand, is a god who loves the people of the Sky Island.

Under his rule, apart from the "unstable factors" that have existed since ancient times, the people of the Sky Island generally lived a happy and peaceful life.

But this tranquility was shattered six years ago by a deafening clap of thunder.

On the small sky island "Birka" near the sky island, a young man named Enel suddenly appeared, claiming to be a "god".

Under Enel's command, a six-year war broke out between Skypiea and Birka!

The situation of this war was also very special, and it was fought intermittently, as if Enel deliberately did not want the war to end.

too long.

The longer the war lasts, the less peace the people of the Sky Island will have.

Left with no other choice, the nearly sixty-year-old man with white hair and beard put on his silver armor again, picked up his knight's lance, and became the Sky Knight he once was.

He invited Enel to come to Skypiea for peace talks, at a small floating island directly above the "Island of God".

The Island of the Gods—also known as "Apayado"—is the island where the gods reside and is called a sacred place.

Unlike typical floating islands made of clouds, Apayado is primarily composed of "bas"—the "soil" commonly found by people from Qinghai.

About four hundred years ago, Apayato, which was originally part of Gaya Island in the Blue Sea, was propelled into the sky by the terrifying power of the surging ocean current and has remained there ever since.

Soil is an extremely scarce resource for the Sky Islanders.

This is why the Sky Islanders and the natives of Apayado fought a fierce battle over the soil.

Ultimately, the Qinghai people were unable to adapt to the climate of the Sky Island in a short period of time, which greatly reduced their fighting strength. They were eventually defeated and driven out of their homeland.

The surviving natives called themselves the Shandians, vowed to reclaim their land, and waged a continuous war against the Sky Islanders.

This great war has lasted for four hundred years, and continues to this day!

Gan Fall, as the current god, has been working to resolve the conflict between the Shandians and the Sky Islanders, but unfortunately, the two sides have a long-standing grudge and he can only proceed step by step.

Then, the war between Birka and Sky Island began.

With multiple forces intertwined, Gan Fall was powerless to resist. He could only hope that this negotiation would completely resolve the issue between Skypiea and Birka.

After all, this war is completely meaningless!

……

Gan Fall considered many possible starting points, but he never expected that Enel would bring two Qinghai people and one Sky Island person from outside the game.

What Gan Fall didn't expect was that this Qinghai man didn't seem to be with Enel; in fact, he seemed to be hostile towards him!

The man in the light gold armor was probably the leader of the three.

He identified himself as Ryan Rowan, representing the Four Seas Alliance, and as a "third-party force."

What do you mean?

Is that man from Qinghai also going to get involved in these negotiations?

Gan Fall couldn't understand Rowan's thoughts, let alone what Enel was thinking.

His gaze shifted to Enel beside him.

What exactly do you want to do?

In fact, Enel's idea was very simple, so simple that it was almost unbelievable.

"Of course it's to relieve boredom, to relieve boredom!"

Enel spread his arms and laughed loudly, "I originally wanted to use your Sky Island's guard to train my priest army, but recently I've suddenly felt that doing so is quite boring!"

"It just so happens that you invited me here, and that's when I came up with something even more interesting!"

Looking at Enel laughing, Gan Fall couldn't understand him at all. He frowned and said, "You incomprehensible madman!"

"A madman? You should call him a 'god'!"

Enel suddenly leaned closer to Gan Fall, lightning crackling between his brows, and slowly said, "God, anything is possible, right?"

……

Watching this scene, Crocodile vaguely sensed the personality of the Logia-type Devil Fruit user named Enel.

He is moody and extremely arrogant.

Such a person is capable of anything.

but……

In a sense, this type of person is not the most troublesome type.

The real troublemaker is right beside Crocodile himself—

Ryan Rowan!

That kind of person is not only arrogant, but also adept at hiding their emotions.

Like wielding a knife against the night, even if you exhaust yourself, you are powerless to tear open the darkness.

Crocodile turned his head and saw that Ryan was setting up his sandbox and discussing something with Habu, a Skypiea player.

Hehehe, as expected, they're up to something again.

……

Gan Fall, who was standing nearby, heard Enel's words, his eyes twitched, and he growled, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Enel suddenly pointed a finger and grinned, "Let's send our respective representatives to a battle royale, the ultimate trial of the gods!"

"Battle Royale?"

Gan Fall frowned, not understanding Enel's words.

Enel excitedly explained, "I just thought of this recently. Since you don't want to continue fighting, and I'm too lazy to deal with things here anymore, why not just solve everything once and for all?"

"Let's each prepare for a short period of time, gather our people on God's Island, and have them fight as our representatives. The last one standing will be the victor and will gain control of God's Island. What do you say?"

The simple and easy-to-understand rules, however, infuriated Gan Fall.

"Enel, you bastard... your men will die too! What's the point of doing this?"

"what?"

Enel raised an eyebrow.

"As a god, would you care about the deaths and injuries of mortals?"

"Furthermore, this method makes it easy to select the strongest person, isn't it a very efficient way?"

“You…” Gan Fall wanted to retort, but a bolt of lightning suddenly struck at his feet.

Enel deliberately widened his eyes and threatened, "I thought about this for a long time before I came up with this plan. If you don't want to..."

boom!

Suddenly, a terrifying pillar of lightning descended from the distant sky.