The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

From the outside, Takemikazuchi's head-piercing strike undoubtedly gave him the upper hand in his first encounter with the Lava Demon.

Sakazuki also paid the price for his underestimation and arrogance, which stemmed from his absolute confidence in the Magma-Magma Fruit and his potential contempt for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, leading him to make the mistake of attacking Shiki while distracted.

Wake up, Sakazuki!

The intense pain was like being doused with ice water, instantly calming Sakazuki, who was deep within the Lava Demon God's consciousness, from his rage.

He immediately activated his awakened power, frantically absorbing the energy of the underwater volcanoes. The surging magma flowed into his body like blood vessels, accelerating the repair of his head damaged by the lightning spear, while at the same time trying his best to calm the rampant lightning power within the demon god's body.

When facing an opponent of equal caliber, even the slightest distraction can be fatal, and Akainu admitted to himself that he had made a mistake.

While mobilizing his energy to repair himself, a question arose in Sakazuki's mind: Why was Enel able to remain conscious?

He himself was able to firmly suppress the demonic instincts of Molten Lord Murgas and maintain the dominance of humanity under the continuous illumination of Artoria's 'leadership qualities' and the unwavering light of her external conviction.

On Enel's side, there was obviously no such external assistance. Why wasn't he devoured by the devilish will of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit? Instead, he seemed to have completely controlled this godlike power.

Just as Sakazuki was thinking rapidly, Enel, who had transformed into Takemikazuchi, was not idle. He grabbed the lightning spear that was still stuck in the head of the Lava Demon.

While frantically stirring and pouring more thunderous power into the opponent's brain, it uttered a mocking sound mixed with thunder: "False God, can you feel the power of the True God?"

"I am the true god; you are nothing but a pile of volcanic ash about to cool, destined to be punished by me."

This extremely arrogant behavior, on the contrary, was like a lightning bolt, splitting the fog in Sakazuki's mind, and he instantly understood the key.

So that's it. It wasn't that he resisted divinity, but rather that his humanity itself proclaimed itself as god. Sakazuki understood.

Enel, this extremely arrogant and conceited guy, had a deep-seated belief that he was a god, which became the key to his control over the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power.

After the fruit awakened, this power not only did not distort his will, but also confirmed his delusions, making him even more convinced that he was the master of thunder.

This extreme self-perception, by a twist of fate, made his humanity and the divinity represented by the fruit highly synchronized, thus forming a strange balance and avoiding the fate of being completely assimilated by the will of the devil. The problem of king and mount did not trouble Enel.

'What a... pathetic yet lucky madman,' Sakazuki sneered inwardly. Having figured this out, he stopped dwelling on it, and a cold and focused fighting spirit rekindled in the Lava Demon's blazing white eyes.

A giant lava hand suddenly rose up and grabbed the lightning spear that was churning inside its head. The powerful force instantly imprisoned the lightning spear, preventing Takemikazuchi from pulling it back and restricting its movements.

"Have you made enough of a scene?!"

The Lava Demon let out a deep roar, and its other giant arm plunged into the churning seawater below!

Enel was taken aback, thinking the other party wanted to steal his lightning spear, and immediately cursed even more fiercely, his whole body flashing with lightning as he desperately struggled: "False god, how dare you touch my weapon?!"

Sakazuki's target wasn't the spear at all!

Rumble——! ! !

A muffled roar came from the seabed, as if some enormous thing was being forcibly pulled up from the seabed. Under the horrified gazes of countless people below, the Lava Demon's arm, which had plunged into the sea, slowly pulled out a live volcano that was still violently erupting and flowing with scorching lava!

"That's... a volcano?!"

"He...pulled the volcano out?!"

This simple, brutal, and almost savage fighting style shocked all pirates and marines.

Enel, the Thunder God, was also stunned. His Thunder Eyes stared in astonishment at the opponent's illogical weapon. In the instant it was stunned, he shouted, "Shut up!"

The Lava Demon roared and slammed the active volcano in his hand, which was no smaller than himself and was spewing thick smoke and flames, into Takemikazuchi's face like a giant hammer.

BOOOOOOM——！！！！

A volcano slams into your face. This is a terrifying blow, worthy of being recorded in history, full of primal violent aesthetics.

The volcano collided violently with Takemikazuchi's thunderous body, and then the terrifying energy accumulated inside the volcano, enough to alter the terrain, was instantly detonated.

Magma, rocks, volcanic gases... everything was released in that instant. The shockwave and light from the explosion seemed to eclipse even the sun. This was no ordinary attack; it was the detonation of an active volcano.

Takemikazuchi's massive body was sent flying backward by this unimaginable force. After several stumbles, he finally crashed heavily into the distant sea with a loud bang.

The towering waves that suddenly surged forth were also mixed with countless violent electric currents, as if a sea of ​​thunder had descended, and this tsunami-like wave was about to engulf the already tilted Marineford.

Aokiji Kuzan, who had been closely monitoring the battle, moved instantly, his figure transforming into a blast of cold air that teleported to the front of the waves, and he exhaled an extremely cold blast of air.

The cracking sounds were incessant. The destructive tsunami, hundreds of meters high, was completely frozen the moment it came into contact with the freezing air, turning into a majestic iceberg, frozen on the edge of Marineford.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Lava Demon God swung his free giant hand and punched the bottom of the frozen iceberg, shattering it into countless huge ice blocks. He then hurled these ice blocks like stones at the sea area where Takemikazuchi had fallen into the water, clearing away obstacles and launching a ranged attack.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, the Lava Demon God suddenly exerted force with the hand that had been gripping the lightning spear on its head. With a tooth-grinding sound and sparks of lightning, it forcefully pulled the massive lightning spear out of its own head.

The magma at the wound surged and quickly healed. Although his breathing was slightly disordered, the Lava Demon God was clearly unharmed.

Sakazuki looked at the spear in his hand, which was formed from pure lightning power, and felt the violent energy within it. He knew that using lightning to attack Takemikazuchi was tantamount to aiding the enemy.

Then, he did something that left everyone speechless once again: the Lava Demon twisted its massive body and stretched its arms backward to their limit.

He poured all his strength into it, and then, like throwing a javelin, hurled the lightning spear towards the Red Earth Continent with all his might.

The Thunder Spear transformed into a streak of blue-white light that tore through the sky, sweeping across the sea at terrifying speed, its trajectory passing right over the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Oh my God! What is that?!"

"It's happening again!!"

The residents of Chambord had just recovered from the shock of the meteorite when they saw a bolt of lightning, powerful enough to pierce the heavens and earth, fly horizontally across their heads. The resulting electromagnetic fluctuations caused all electronic devices to malfunction instantly, and the intense aura of death caused many to collapse to the ground.

They could sense that if the trajectory of that lightning spear were just a fraction lower, half of the entire Sabaody Archipelago would probably be wiped off the map.

boom--!

Under the watchful eyes of countless terrified onlookers, the lightning spear struck the distant red earth continent rock wall with pinpoint accuracy. A white flash, even more dazzling and violent than the previous meteorite impact, erupted, followed by a deafening explosion.

Even from such a distance, people could see that a terrifying crater, even larger and deeper than the meteorite crater, had been blasted into the red earth, with rubble and dust forming a mushroom cloud that slowly rose.

"What a disaster-ridden Red Earth Continent..." someone murmured, expressing the sentiments of everyone present.