Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

"Since Luffy is going to defeat that so-called god, let's go and wipe out his subordinates."

Sanji bent down to pick up the invitation to the Trial of God from the ground, glanced at it, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said:

"Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals."

Zoro agreed, saying, "I'm quite interested in this so-called Trial of the Gods; it'll be a good opportunity to stretch my muscles."

Usopp and Chopper hugged each other, tears streaming down their faces: "Can't we choose to stay on the ship and watch over the house?!"

However, the minority had to submit to the majority, and the Straw Hat crew decided to split into two groups.

Luffy, Robin, Nami, and Vivi, aboard the Express Shrimp, head straight for Enel and the Poneglyphs.

Zoro and Sanji formed the main force. Usopp, Chopper, and Nika and Merry, who were floating in the air watching the excitement, set sail to participate in the Trial of God and eliminate Enel's minions.

Chapter 152 Encounter with Enel

The Express Shrimp was incredibly fast, speeding through the winding Cloud River tunnel. Nami, Vivi, and Robin had to hold onto Luffy tightly to keep him steady.

If you didn't know better, you'd think someone was performing a motorcycle acrobatics show in some area.

Gan Fall rode Pierre alongside Luffy, watching with even greater astonishment and uncertainty as he watched Luffy so easily control the Express Shrimp.

Generally speaking, Express Shrimp does things for a fee, and if you want any extra services, you can pay extra.

Luffy, on the other hand, simply asked and the Express Shrimp agreed. Can he even communicate with animals?

Gan Fall seems to recall that many years ago there was a pirate from Qinghai who had this ability.

Robin looked at Luffy and asked curiously, "Luffy, how did you know that Skypiea has Poneglyphs?"

"Well..."

Luffy's eyes darted around for a moment, then he shifted the blame to the Express Shrimp at his feet, pointing at it somewhat guiltily and saying, "It's what told me."

Upon hearing this, Robin couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. Then, she extended her slender fingers from Luffy's chest and gently tugged at Luffy's incredibly elastic cheek.

"Luffy, lying is bad, you know."

"Exactly! You're clearly talking nonsense!"

Not to be outdone, Nami immediately reached out and grabbed Luffy's other cheek, scolding him, "Say it now."

Luffy's face was stretched long by the two beauties, and he could only make muffled "woo woo woo" sounds, which made Vivi laugh.

In this slightly relaxed atmosphere, the Express Shrimp carried them through a dense cloud forest.

Suddenly, a huge, dark cave appeared ahead, like a gaping maw ready to devour its prey, lying across the middle of the cloud path and emanating an unsettling aura.

What kind of cave is that?

Nami pointed at the black hole, her voice trembling slightly.

Following her gaze, everyone saw that the cave was bottomless, dark and deep, completely out of place with the surrounding white clouds.

The speeding shrimp suddenly braked abruptly, its dozen or so arthropod-like legs leaving deep tracks on the cloud path.

Its two upright, bulbous eyes revealed an extremely human-like look of terror, and then it began to desperately back away, as if there was something extremely terrifying ahead of it.

Vivi exclaimed in surprise, "It seems very afraid of that cave?"

Just then, a foul stench wafted in from the cave.

The so-called cave then quickly closed, revealing a flat snake head tens of meters long in everyone's view.

"That's not a hole, it's a snake's open mouth!"

The snake's head was dark brown, covered with ancient patterns, and its pair of cold, vertical pupils, like giant lanterns, locked onto the Express Shrimp and Luffy and the others on its back.

"He's really, really handsome."

Luffy's eyes lit up.

This snake was enormous, appearing to be larger than most of the sea kings on Qinghai Sky Island.

"Lord of the Void".

Gan Fall solemnly stated its name, "It is the guardian of Apayado, and has lived for at least four hundred years."

Robin scrutinized the Lord of the Sky and calmly assessed, "Judging from the color and wear of its scales, it is indeed a very ancient creature, practically a living fossil."

Luffy chimed in, "So, it's a living history?"

Nami, seeing the giant snake getting closer and closer, its jaws wide open, was almost in tears, clinging tightly to Luffy's arm:

"Luffy! Robin! This isn't the time to talk about history! It looks like we're about to be eaten as a snack!"

Faced with the oppressive approach of the Sky Lord, Luffy patted the trembling Express Shrimp beneath him, stopping it.

Although it was afraid of the Lord of the Sky, the Express Shrimp seemed even more afraid of Luffy, and could only stand frozen in place, its limbs trembling slightly.

"Hey, what's your name?"

The skill of communicating with animals is the easiest to improve; you can even improve your fluency by talking to Nika, Chopper, or even Merry every day.

There are absolutely no obstacles in communicating with the Lord of the Sky.

Luffy raised his head and calmly met the cold, vertical pupils of the Sky Lord.

Something surprising happened. The Lord of the Sky's eyes, which were originally full of aggression and ferocity, gradually became docile after staring at Luffy for a moment. Its huge head slowly lowered, even with a hint of hesitation and awe, and gently nudged in the direction where Luffy was.

"What's going on here?"

Nami and Vivi were dumbfounded.

Gan Fall was even more incredulous: "The Lord of the Sky has actually bowed down?!"

"Oh, Xiao Kong said it was just sleeping here, and the noise we made when we passed by woke it up."

Luffy patted the Sky Lord's big head and said, "Let's change our mounts, this one looks faster and more stable!"

Before Nami and the others could fully react, Luffy had already grabbed them and leaped onto the top of the Sky Lord's broad, flat head.

The Lord of the Sky offered no resistance, but instead obediently shook its head, seemingly adjusting to the weight of the new passenger.

"Luffy, when did you learn to talk to animals?" Vivi asked in surprise.

"It seems like it just comes naturally?"

At the same time.

The so-called trial of the gods seems to have started long ago.

Enel was so bored that he left his palace early on. He figured the Lord of the Sky could give Luffy a run for his money.

"There are still too many people."

He disappeared from the spot.

Deep in the forest.

"God, aren't we on the same side?!"

A white-robed warrior looked up in alarm at Enel, who was sitting cross-legged on a tree branch, while one of his companions lay on the ground, his body charred black.

"Who told you we're in cahoots? Do you even have the right to say that? Nobody who hasn't been blessed by God is qualified to follow me."

Enel spoke in a cold, indifferent voice, raised his hand, and a blue lightning bolt shot from his fingertips, instantly piercing through the white-robed divine weapon on the ground.

Just as he stood up, the mental network covering the entire sky island suddenly made a discovery.

The playful look on his face instantly turned into gloom and anger.

Enel was naturally aware of the existence of the Lord of the Sky, but he simply couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

But this does not mean that this ancient creature of Apayado can be subdued by others, especially by a group of lowly Qinghai people!

Everything on the Sky Island belongs to him, the God of the Sky Island!

While still marveling at the scenery that could be seen from the Sky Lord, Nami noticed Luffy staring coldly ahead.

Just as I was about to ask, a mocking and cold voice suddenly rang out in the air:

"Wow, can the monkeys in Qinghai actually sense my presence?"

Nami and the others exclaimed and looked toward the source of the sound. In the distance, several blue arcs of electricity appeared out of thin air and quickly converged like leaping sprites, outlining a human figure.

Chapter 153 Enel is easier to beat than Crocodile!

The next moment, Enel's figure solidified completely.

In Luffy's opinion, this man had a very distinctive appearance.

He was shirtless, had extremely long earlobes, four large drums engraved with magatama on his back, and held a golden staff.

He sat lazily on a throne made of lightning, looking down at them with a playful smile, like a cat catching a mouse.

A strong person can describe any posture as that of a strong person, but is he really that strong?

Luffy didn't think so.

"You beast, how dare you betray the master of this sky?" Enel, seemingly oblivious to his own actions, swept his icy gaze across the Lord of the Sky. "You've actually become a slave to a mere Qinghai person?"

The Sky Lord's massive body trembled slightly, instinctively wanting to lower its head, but after Luffy gently stepped on its head, it barely managed to maintain its posture, though its vertical pupils were filled with tension and unease.

"You're the guy who claims to be God?"

Luffy looked up and stared directly at him. "That omnipresent Observation Haki is what you're using, isn't it?"

Luffy could sense the omnipresent gaze upon him. Enel's Observation Haki seemed very strong, yet also felt very weak.

It's a bit contradictory.

To put it simply, it has enough breadth, but too little depth.

"I don't like your expression at all," Enel said coldly. "And here you should call me God!"