Pirates: Your emperor has returned!

"Each of the three of us will only have one chance to take action personally. The rest of the time, we can only guide them by giving orders. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Gan Fall's face darkened, and he fell into deep thought.

After much deliberation, Gan Fall had to admit that he had to accept Enel's proposal, otherwise his guards would be absolutely unable to withstand the terrifying lightning!

Even so... is there any chance of winning?

No, there is no room for doubt.

For the sake of the people of the Sky Island, he must win!

Gan Fall made up his mind and nodded in agreement with Enel's proposal.

Beside him, Luo Wen flipped through the card with two fingers and nodded, "Okay."

"Hahaha, this is fantastic! Let's begin this trial of the gods!"

Enel laughed loudly: "The final winner will be the 'god' who reigns supreme over the Sky Island!"

……

As soon as he finished speaking, a clap of thunder rang out, announcing the start of this divine trial.

With a whistle, Gan Fall summoned his mount—a "Spirit Bird" named Pierre who had eaten a Zoan-type Horse-Horse Fruit.

He mounted his mount and glanced at Enel and Rowan.

"I'm going to be with my people. Don't worry, I will follow the rules."

After saying that, Pierre let out a sharp cry and flew off the floating island with Gan Fall on his back, heading to Apayado to reunite with the Sky Island Guard.

Seeing this, Enel chuckled softly:

"Is that the god of the Sky Island? How boring. As a god, he actually prefers to be with mortals."

His gaze shifted to Rowan.

"Speaking of which, you seem to be quite impressive, a person from Qinghai."

"Gan Fall is a god who willingly degenerates and associates with mortals, so what about you? What kind of god are you?"

To Enel's surprise, Rowan shook his head.

"I am not a god."

He looked into Enel's eyes and said, "I am human."

"Oh?" Enel chuckled dismissively. "A fragile person?"

"Do not."

Rowan also smiled, a very happy and peaceful smile.

“‘God’ in Qinghai is not a good word.”

He gently fiddled with the sand in front of him and said slowly:

"Therefore, I am the one who destroys the gods."

[Chapter Sixty-Three: Helping Out]

"To attack a god? 'Man' wants to attack a 'god'? Hahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Enel grinned from ear to ear, "How dare a mere Qinghai native utter such arrogant words!"

In Enel's view, Rowan's previous draw with him was entirely due to his own lack of seriousness.

If he were to unleash his full power, he could easily destroy even this floating island, let alone a mere person from Qinghai.

Rowan remained seated on the gravel chair, smiling as he scrutinized Enel, a behavior that greatly displeased Enel.

He was eager to see if Rowan could maintain his current attitude when the entire "Four Seas Alliance" was wiped out.

A strange sense of irritability gradually welled up in his heart.

Lightning flashed, and Enel darted to several different spots, but he still couldn't find one that satisfied him.

After much thought, Enel concluded that Rowan and his gravel chair were probably in the center of the floating island and were simply too conspicuous.

……

After much thought, Crocodile concluded that the guy named Enel was probably just an idiot who could only generate electricity.

From Crocodile's perspective, Enel was like a restless spark, darting around on the floating islands, always trying to find the most conspicuous spot to show off his presence.

Finally, Enel appeared in front of Rowan, holding his pure gold staff, and chuckled softly.

"Yay hahaha..."

Crocodile couldn't help but take a few steps back, afraid of being tainted by that extremely flamboyant aura.

……

Enel twirled the long staff in his hand.

The high voltage spread throughout the entire rod, and the heat energy within it exploded into an astonishingly high temperature, causing the gold to melt rapidly at a visible speed.

Rumble-Rumble Fruit - Thunder Metallurgy!

Enel can use the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to shape the gold in his hands into any shape he desires.

Of course, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit cannot directly control gold; that is merely an additional effect of lightning and thermal energy.

Golden droplets fell to the ground and gradually formed a hollowed-out golden chair.

Enel sat there, facing Rowan, and his displeasure finally lessened somewhat.

……

During this time, Rowan kept his eyes fixed on the distant sky.

He didn't blink.

Countless tiny grains of sand surged within his pupils, forming two miniature sand tables that only he could see.

Rowan finally blinked for the first time after Enel sat down, and at the same time, the two sand tables disappeared.

Then, he raised his right hand and beckoned.

"..."

No one answered.

Rowan turned his head and saw Crocodile trying his best to avoid his gaze, and slowly said:

"Little crocodile, can you do me a favor?"

"I won't help."

"Don't you want to hear what kind of favor it is?"

"Do not want to."

"Help me send a letter to the people below."

A letter made of sand appeared in Crocodile's hands.

His brows furrowed, and he was about to crush the letter when the words on it suddenly made him freeze.

Crocodile's gaze shifted slightly, and a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"Hehehehe, okay, you said it, you can't go back on your word."

"Yes, I said that."

Rowan smiled and nodded. "So, you've agreed to help?"

Crocodile was about to nod when he suddenly remembered what he had said before and immediately denied it, saying, "I won't help."

Luo Wen said slowly, "Delivering the message is helping."

"Hehehe, there's no way I'd deliver your message for you."

Crocodile's eyes flickered slightly; he had already come up with a solution.

In a flash, he appeared behind Habu, the Sky Islander, grabbed him by the collar, and threw him outwards!

Swish!

Before Habu could even react, Crocodile had already thrown him off the floating island.

Although the Sky Islanders have wings on their backs, they can't fly at all.

At such a height, Habu, whose physical strength is no different from that of an ordinary human, would surely die if he landed!

Crocodile clapped his hands, feigning surprise, and said, "Hey, how did that kid slip and fall? I'll go help him!"

After saying that, Crocodile's lower body transformed into a sandstorm.

With a loud "bang," Crocodile leaped forward and caught up with Hab in an instant, grabbing him by the collar.

Crocodile thought the skinny Sky Islander would panic, but to his surprise, Habu didn't shout or yell. Instead, he stared straight at the sky.

That look in his eyes sent chills down Crocodile's spine.

"Hey, you almost fell to your death just now, weren't you scared?"

"I guess I won't die... I guess."

Hab shook his head, his face calm.

"However, I used to go out with my teacher to observe the weather. Several times I was blown off the island by strong winds, and several times I was almost struck by lightning. It was similar to what just happened."

Crocodile then remembered that Habu had also not shown any fear when faced with Enel's devastating lightning.

"Hehehe, another madman has been added to the list..."

Crocodile chuckled coldly. "Hold on tight, I'm not responsible if you fall and die."

Immediately, half of his body transformed into a sandstorm and plummeted straight towards Apayado!

……

On the floating island.

Enel's expression was not good.

Enel's ability to develop a mental network allows him to sense the entire Sky Island, and he can even clearly hear the conversations of everyone on the island.