"You don't want to submit to me?"
Enel's face darkened instantly, his arrogance flaring as he declared, "Then today, all of you shall face divine judgment and perish without a burial!"
"Hmm..."
Hashirama Senju stroked his chin, appearing deep in thought before finally saying, "Sorry, but I refuse!"
Enel's expression turned murderous, his eyes narrowing with cold fury. "So, you're truly seeking death!"
Before Hashirama could respond, Madara Uchiha, who had been standing with his arms crossed, suddenly spoke up. "Enel, how about I give you two choices instead?"
Enel remained silent, glaring at Madara.
Then, he heard Madara taunt, "Submit—or die here!"
The moment these words left his mouth, Enel erupted in rage. "Foolish people of the Blue Sea! The god has given you chances, yet you repeatedly blaspheme! Then, don't blame me for unleashing divine wrath!"
Before he even finished speaking, he launched his attack!
His body erupted with dazzling bolts of lightning, which he manipulated into a streak of electricity, shooting straight toward Madara Uchiha!
However, Madara merely raised his hand calmly. A blue chakra arm enveloped his body, and with a single grasp, he crushed the lightning bolt effortlessly.
Then, Madara shook his head in disdain. "You're the weakest god I've ever met."
Enel's fury exploded at these words.
"Die!"
With a roar, his entire body crackled with electricity as he transformed into a bolt of lightning, slashing toward Madara!
Watching from the side, Hashirama couldn't help but grin. "Oh ho, so this so-called god gets angry this easily?"
Gan Fall, standing nearby, was utterly speechless.
Were Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju trying to get themselves killed? They kept provoking Enel over and over!
But at this point, Gan Fall could only hope that Madara and Hashirama weren't just bluffing—that they could actually defeat Enel.
In truth, while Enel's lightning speed was fast, it was slightly slower than Kizaru's. Madara's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan had no trouble keeping up with Kizaru—let alone Enel.
Thus, Madara effortlessly dodged Enel's frenzied assaults.
Enel, refusing to believe it, assumed Madara was just lucky. But after several failed attempts, he had no choice but to relent and revert to his human form.
The moment he did, Madara seized the opportunity. His Susanoo arm stretched out violently, delivering a devastating punch straight at Enel!
Seeing this, Enel sneered. "You can't hit me either. How does it feel?"
He even charged toward Madara, as if to let him experience the frustration of being unable to land a hit while Enel remained intangible.
"Is that so?" Madara chuckled.
Instantly, his Susanoo arm was coated in a layer of black energy, turning his fist pitch-black.
Gan Fall was stunned. He had never imagined someone could actually land a hit on Enel while he was transformed into lightning!
Hashirama exclaimed in amazement, "Hey, not bad, Madara!"
Meanwhile, Aokiji's pupils constricted sharply. "That's... Armament Haki?!"
The next moment—
BOOM!
A deafening impact echoed as Enel was sent flying.
Against that pitch-black giant fist, his Lightning Logia intangibility was useless!
To make matters worse, he had practically thrown himself at Madara's attack!
Gan Fall was dumbfounded. He had never expected anyone to be able to hit Enel while he was in his lightning form!
Hashirama grinned. "Madara's really showing off now!"
As for Aokiji, he was completely shaken.
According to the intelligence he had, there had been no records of Madara Uchiha knowing Armament Haki!
In other words, Madara had already been terrifyingly powerful without using Haki. Now that he had revealed his mastery of Armament Haki, it meant he hadn't even been fighting seriously during his clashes with the Marines!
Just how strong was Madara Uchiha?!
Aokiji felt a chill run down his spine.
Meanwhile, Enel was sent flying nearly a kilometer before barely managing to stabilize himself.
"Impossible!" he roared in fury. "Why couldn't I turn into lightning?!"
Clearly, the information on Skypiea was severely lacking. Even Enel, who had stumbled upon the Goro Goro no Mi by chance, had no knowledge of Armament or Conqueror's Haki—despite his mastery of Observation Haki (which he called "Mantra").
Seeing this, Hashirama tilted his head curiously. "Madara, that was impressive! What was that black energy? I've never seen you use it before."
Madara replied casually, "It's called Armament Haki. If you want details, ask that Marine Admiral over there. I've got a fake god to teach a lesson first."
With that, he flashed forward, charging straight at Enel again!
A fierce battle erupted instantly.
Gan Fall watched in shock as Madara began overwhelming Enel, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Hashirama, seeing Madara hog the fight, couldn't help but grumble, "That guy... I even went into Sage Mode, and he still stole my opponent!"
But he knew Madara's personality well. Besides, now that he had learned about Armament Haki, his interest in fighting had waned slightly.
He turned to Aokiji with a curious grin. "Hey, Aokiji, mind explaining what this Armament Haki thing is?"
Aokiji was taken aback. "You... don't know Armament Haki?"
Hashirama shrugged. "If I knew, why would I ask?"
Aokiji frowned in confusion. "But you and Madara Uchiha are close, right? If he knows it, how could you not?"
Hashirama sighed. "What's the big deal? He probably just learned it recently. How would I know?"
Aokiji's eyes nearly bulged out of his skull. He glanced at Madara, who was effortlessly wielding Armament Haki against Enel, and his face twisted in disbelief.
"Learned it recently and can already use it this well? You've got to be kidding me!"
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