Many people stared at Enel's strange attire, their expressions stunned.
Another powerhouse, and one who had never appeared on the seas before.
With his very first move, he had injured a Warlord of the Sea, Crocodile.
A body that turned into lightning, with control over lightning.
This ability is... the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, as one of the extremely powerful Logia-type Devil Fruits, had left a deep impression on the world.
The Marines and the World Government had searched for it many times.
They hoped to use it to cultivate a powerhouse on the level of an Admiral.
The current three Admirals all possessed very strong Devil Fruit abilities.
The power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was in no way weaker than the Devil Fruits of the three Admirals.
Enel scanned the battlefield, and seeing the shocked faces of the crowd, he couldn't help but smile.
This trip to the Blue Sea was the right call.
These lowly peasants had all witnessed his divine power.
"My name is Enel, the god from the sky."
Just as Enel was about to introduce himself...
Crocodile had already climbed up from the distance. Without bothering to wipe the blood from his mouth, he charged over again.
"You bastard! Are you one of Luo Chen's subordinates?"
Crocodile's face was ferocious.
He had wanted to get revenge on Luo Chen, only to be cheap-shotted with a staff by one of his subordinates, making him furious.
"I guess so," Enel said with a curl of his lip.
Having witnessed Luo Chen's strength, he knew there was still a considerable gap between them.
He didn't plan on rebelling... for now.
Hearing him admit it, the expressions of Sengoku, Garp, Aokiji, Kizaru, and the other Marines changed slightly.
'A Rumble-Rumble Fruit user.'
'Another one of Luo Chen's subordinates.'
'This guy quietly entered Impel Down and actually managed to recruit so many powerful subordinates.'
Luo Chen's sword slashed down on Kizaru's light sword. He smiled, "Your Marines locked up quite a few talented people in Impel Down. It wasn't a waste for me to intentionally lose and let you capture me."
Sengoku and the other high-ranking Marines looked extremely grim.
'As expected, Luo Chen's defeat at Water 7 was intentional.'
'From the very beginning, he planned to enter Impel Down to recruit powerful pirates.'
'And he actually succeeded.'
Whitebeard laughed when he heard this. "What a gutsy brat! Tell that lightning-using subordinate of yours to stop striking my sons."
Enel's "Ten Thousand Thunders" was still raining down.
Although it wasn't fatal, it had still heavily injured many from his grand fleet.
Luo Chen said nothing.
He was well aware of the power of Enel's lightning.
It had trouble killing even the small-fry on the sky island.
Against these New World pirates and elite Marines, the most it could do was inflict heavy injuries. It wouldn't kill them.
And now that Crocodile was facing Enel, the "Ten Thousand Thunders" probably wouldn't last much longer before dissipating.
A moment later, the thunder stopped, and the black clouds in the sky dispersed.
On the battlefield, the number of people still standing had sharply decreased.
At a rough glance, at least one- or two-tenths were gone.
Luo Chen felt it was time for him to get serious, too.
Currently, his only enemies were Aokiji and Kizaru.
After the probing just now, it was clear these two couldn't stop him.
"Bang—"
Kizaru slashed down heavily, and Luo Chen raised his sword to block.
The next moment, Luo Chen tilted his head to dodge.
Just as he moved, two golden lasers shot from Kizaru's eyes, grazing past his ear.
The lasers struck the ground in the distance, causing a huge explosion.
"Future Sight... what a pain," Kizaru sighed.
His pride and joy, his speed, was useless in front of Luo Chen.
He was completely neutralized.
He couldn't even shout his usual "Speed is weight" in front of Luo Chen.
He couldn't land a kick at all. Saying it would just be slapping himself in the face.
"Ice Time Capsule."
A chill attacked from behind.
Luo Chen leaped into the air.
The ground where he had just been standing was now frozen solid.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Kizaru crossed his hands, firing countless golden light projectiles.
Luo Chen swung his black blade, smashing the rain of golden projectiles.
The next moment, from within the black smoke of the exploding projectiles, hundreds of Kizarus charged out.
Wielding Ama no Murakumo swords, they lunged at him from all directions.
Luo Chen raised one hand and used Shinra Tensei.
The invisible repulsive force blasted the many Kizaru clones into golden light particles.
Aokiji charged from behind.
Without needing to turn, Luo Chen could sense his attack path with Observation Haki.
Ripples appeared in his right eye as he activated the phasing power of Kamui.
"Swish—"
A blue ice fist passed right through his waist.
Followed by Aokiji's entire body.
Nearby, Kizaru, who had been preparing a follow-up attack, froze.
Aokiji had passed completely through Luo Chen's body.
As if Luo Chen were just a projection.
Aokiji's punch hit nothing but air, and having failed to hit his target, he lost his balance and stumbled forward.
Just as Aokiji's whole body passed through, leaving his back exposed...
Luo Chen deactivated his phasing. Wrapping his black blade in Conqueror's Haki, he landed a solid "Divine Departure" on Aokiji's back.
A "BOOM" thundered.
Aokiji sprayed blood in mid-air as he was once again smashed into the ground below.
Another deep crater appeared in the ground.
Black and red lightning crackled around the hole; the aftermath of Luo Chen's slash had not yet dissipated.
Kizaru's expression changed. He rushed into the crater and carried Aokiji out.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Aokiji spat out several mouthfuls of blood, able to do nothing but sit on the ground.
The "Justice" coat on his back was completely destroyed, and his suit was torn open, revealing a gaping sword wound on his back with the flesh peeled open.
"Old buddy Kuzan, are you alright?" Kizaru couldn't help but look worried.
At the same time, he felt a bit helpless.
They had clearly agreed that he would be the main attacker, but in the end, Aokiji was the one getting hurt.
That slash had mangled a large part of Aokiji's back; his spine was clearly visible.
If this continued, it wasn't impossible for Kuzan to die.
Cold air spread as Aokiji temporarily froze the wound on his back.
His expression was extremely grave as he looked at Luo Chen, who was descending from the sky.
"Be careful. That ability just now... I don't understand it," Aokiji warned in a low voice.
He still couldn't figure out why he had passed right through Luo Chen's body.
'Don't tell me Luo Chen also has the ability to turn his body intangible?'
'What in the world is his Devil Fruit, that it gives him so many different and abundant powers?'
Aokiji was completely baffled.
Kizaru's expression was just as grim.
He had witnessed the entire sequence of that attack and had also noticed nothing.
The main problem was that their Observation Haki didn't work on Luo Chen. Otherwise, they definitely would have been able to spot some clue.
"You two can't stop me," Luo Chen said flatly.
The ability of his right Kamui eye was basically exposed.
But its effect was significant.
Aokiji was severely injured. Now, Kizaru was the only one left who could fight.
With a thought, the earth trembled.
Dark green traces overturned the surface, gradually emerging.
Aokiji and Kizaru's expressions changed slightly.
They knew Luo Chen was about to use that massive summoning technique.
Before long, a Thousand-Armed Guanyin statue stood between heaven and earth.
The Guanyin statue was a thousand meters tall, immense, blotting out the sun. The entire battlefield of Marineford was cast in its shadow.
Marines and pirates alike looked up at this miraculous statue, their eyes filled with shock, their throats tight.
The Thousand-Armed Guanyin.
One of Luo Chen's signature techniques.
It was rumored to have punched through the island of Water 7.
Aokiji and Kizaru's faces turned dark, and it was hard to tell if it was just because of the shadow.
They only knew one thing: this Guanyin statue was even stronger than the one at Water 7!
'And... it's not even its strongest form!'
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