Eneru fought both battles extremely frustratingly.
Because he didn't use his full strength in either battle.
For example, he didn't even use his Thor form and was directly defeated, losing confidence.
Eneru had never experienced a real battle.
Ever since he obtained the Goro Goro no Mi, he had always been in an invincible state.
The Goro Goro no Mi combined with his Awakened Observation Haki made him unstoppable against any enemy.
So he simply didn't have a strong mentality.
Then, after being successively defeated by Nami and Robin, his mental state collapsed even further.
At the same time, the Straw Hat now encountered the Shandia.
Wiper, the Shandia warrior, led the elites of his tribe, blocking everyone's path.
"Are you people from the Blue Sea?"
"Are you Shandia?" Luffy looked at Wiper and the others with shining eyes.
"You know about us Shandia?"
"On the Grand Line, Nolands Descendants have been searching for you."
"Nolands Descendants? Why are they looking for us?"
Nami said, "Four hundred years ago, Noland met your Shandia ancestors and became friends. Afterwards, he returned to his homeland, spreading the story of the Shandia and the Golden City. However, when he brought his country's fleet to visit, he found that the Shandia and your tribal land had disappeared. From then on, Noland was branded a liar. Even before his execution, he insisted that the Golden City Shandora truly existed."
Wiper and all the Shandia put down their weapons.
As a descendant, Wiper, of course, knew the full story.
After Noland left, an Updraft erupted beneath Jaya Island, and the entire central area of Jaya Island was directly sent up to the Cumulonimbus Cloud.
Furthermore, the great warrior Calgara from four hundred years ago left an ancestral teaching: when Noland returns, the Golden Bell shall be rung to welcome Noland's arrival.
And they had almost forgotten about this, never expecting that Nolands Descendants had been persistently searching for them.
No conflict occurred, and they were quickly welcomed into the Shandia's tribal land.
Then came Luffy's favorite part: the banquet.
They received the grandest welcome from the Shandia.
There was simply too much gold on Jaya Island; it was everywhere.
There were even huge golden castles and golden building complexes.
The gold here probably already reached hundreds of millions of tons.
Rosen's Twisting Space couldn't completely hold so much gold.
Late at night, Luffy was still singing and dancing by the bonfire.
Rosen, on the other hand, sat not far away, enjoying the quiet time.
Just then, Robin walked out of the darkness.
"Grandpa."
"Have the ancient texts on that cube all been deciphered?"
"Most of them have been deciphered, with a small portion remaining, but I've already made rubbings, and I'll study them when I have time later," Robin said.
"The current Shandia are being oppressed and enslaved by that God of Sky Island. You guys figure out a way to kill that guy."
"That guy's strength is average, but if he wants to escape, it's useless even if we all go together," Robin said.
If one were to talk about the overall strength of the Straw Hat Crew now, it probably approaches their strength four years after the Marineford War in the original work.
Each of them has already mastered Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
Among them, the weakest is Usopp, but even he possesses considerable long-range attack capabilities.
Nami and Robin are both Rosen's direct disciples; they are not mere support characters from the original work, but are now also primary combatants.
If Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, the three main combatants, are not careful, Nami and Robin could even surpass them.
Chopper has also now entered the initial stages of Immortal Arts and can temporarily enter Sage Mode.
He is currently only slightly stronger than Usopp, but his potential is very high.
Eneru's strength, if solely based on destructive power, definitely far exceeds the Shichibukai level, but if it's combat power, he's probably at the bottom among the Shichibukai.
His combat awareness is simply too poor; anyone else with the Goro Goro no Mi would perform better than Eneru.
"Killing him isn't difficult," Rosen said, "but I want to get the Goro Goro no Mi. I think Nami is very suitable for this Devil Fruit."
Nami immediately leaned over when she heard Rosen's words.
"Grandpa, you're so good!" Nami embraced Rosen and puckered her lips to kiss him.
Rosen pushed Nami's face away. "Get away from me, let's talk business."
"Grandpa, it's said that after a Devil Fruit user dies, the Devil Fruit will randomly appear in any corner of the World, making it impossible to obtain directly," Robin said.
"That's not necessarily true," Rosen said. "Inside every Devil Fruit, there's a Soul. After the user dies, they will search for a fruit nearby and then possess it."
"So if we carry a fruit with us during battle, can we get the Goro Goro no Mi after that guy dies?" Nami asked.
"It's not that simple," Rosen shook his head. "The Soul of the Devil Fruit will randomly choose a fruit nearby. Firstly, I'm not sure how large this 'nearby' range is; it could be a hundred kilometers, or it could be a thousand kilometers. So I need to completely spread my perception. If the Goro Goro no Mi is Reborn on Sky Island, then perhaps I have a way to find it. If it's Reborn in the Blue Sea below, then I can't do anything."
The area of Sky Island is actually not large. Jaya Island plus the White Sea is at most a thousand square kilometers.
Secondly, the population of God's Country on the White Sea is not large, and there aren't many fruits. Only the dense jungle of Jaya Island should have plenty of fruits.
If the Goro Goro no Mi is Reborn on Sky Island, it will most likely be on Jaya Island.
"To kill that Goro Goro no Mi user, first, we need to lure him out, and second, we need to trap him. As long as these two requirements are met, killing him won't be a problem," Robin said.
Rosen thought for a moment. Eneru had been building the golden ark, Maxim.
And his Maxim was currently in its final stages, only lacking one last decoration: the Golden Bell floating on a small Cumulonimbus Cloud above Jaya Island.
So perhaps they could make arrangements with that Golden Bell beforehand.
As for Eneru's strength, there were basically no surprises.
Even if the Straw Hat Crew couldn't handle it, Rosen would be there to back them up.
Eneru was still alive and kicking now because Rosen deliberately left him for Luffy and the others.
Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp were dancing and playing around carefree.
Zoro, on the other hand, was already fast asleep; he had been drinking quite a bit while having a drinking contest with Wiper.
Sanji, holding a plate of meticulously prepared delicacies, came to Nami and Robin with joyful steps.
"Nami-chan, Robin-chan, quickly come and taste the delicious food I've prepared for you."
Rosen glared at Sanji, and Sanji immediately behaved. "Grandpa, please have a taste first."
Ever since experiencing being chased by a million Okama, Sanji had become utterly terrified of Rosen and no longer dared to challenge him.
Suddenly, roars echoed from the forest.
Immediately after, a colossal creature charged into the Shandia village, beginning to wreak havoc.
It was a super-giant snake, hundreds of meters long.
It was the descendant of the Shandia's former deity, God Kashi, named Nola, Lord of the Sky.
Its age had already exceeded four hundred years.
In the original work, it had swallowed Luffy, and at the time, Luffy even thought he had entered some cave.
During these four hundred years, it had swallowed a large amount of gold.
"How dare it destroy our banquet! So hateful!" Luffy roared furiously, and with a three-point drunkeness, he directly charged towards the Lord of the Sky.
"Robin, go help. Don't kill it; I have a use for it," Rosen instructed.
"Grandpa, don't I need to make a move?"
"You all are likely to kill this guy, and if it dies, it loses its value. Robin's Susanoo is the most suitable."
At this moment, Luffy and the Lord of the Sky were fighting fiercely.
The Lord of the Sky, relying on its size advantage, completely disregarded Luffy.
However, Luffy's Armament Haki coating still caused the Lord of the Sky intense pain.
"Luffy, let me do it!" Robin had already activated her Eternal Mangekyo.
As a non-Uchiha, her transplanted Sharingan was originally unable to be deactivated.
However, during the evolution process, she had completely merged with the Sharingan, so the problem of not being able to deactivate it no longer existed.
Robin clapped her hands together, Susanoo Senju.
Dozens of arms appeared on both sides of the Lord of the Sky's body, each arm covered with a layer of Susanoo.
These dozens of arms simultaneously grabbed the Lord of the Sky's body.
The Lord of the Sky immediately lost its mobility.
"Luffy!"
"Whoa...! I understand!" Luffy roared, "Gomu Gomu... Giant Pistol!"
A huge black fist descended from the sky, heavily smashing onto the Lord of the Sky's head.
The Lord of the Sky was knocked unconscious on the spot by this iron fist.
Robin, on the other hand, felt slightly drained. Simultaneously releasing dozens of Susanoo arms still put considerable pressure on her.
Rosen came before the unconscious Lord of the Sky.
Standing before this giant snake, one could truly understand how enormous it was.
Rosen wasn't even as big as one of the Lord of the Sky's eyeballs.
Of course, if the Lord of the Sky were compared to the Ten-Tails, it would be much smaller.
The Ten-Tails' complete form could reach a length of ten thousand meters; even one of its tentacles would be thicker than the Lord of the Sky.
Rosen placed his palm on the Lord of the Sky's forehead.
Summoning Jutsu: Contract!
Soon, the Lord of the Sky and Rosen completed the contract.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?"
"Taking it as my pet," Rosen said.
"Huh? How do you do that?"
"I'm a Pet Fruit user. All animals can be my pets."
Luffy's face showed disdain. Having told too many lies, even a blockhead like Luffy no longer believed Rosen's words.
The Lord of the Sky slowly woke up. Luffy immediately became alert, re-entering combat stance.
And at this moment, the Lord of the Sky was still in a daze, not understanding what had happened.
Rosen activated his Mangekyo and directly entered the Lord of the Sky's consciousness space to communicate with the Lord of the Sky.
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