Subduing Enel

"Let's erase roughly six or seven years of memories first!"

Dongye Huanglong said to Vegapunk and Kuma. Enel had already ruled the Sky Islands for four years. Two years before coming to the Sky Islands, he had destroyed his hometown, Bika.

This guy's vile personality had probably become even more cruel and inhuman after destroying Bika.

He wondered whether Enel's personality before that could be beaten into submission.

"All right."

Vegapunk forcibly fitted a special device connected to countless tubes over Enel's head.

"The Paw-Paw Fruit can quantify conceptual memories, making it easier to precisely erase a specific period of memories."

Vegapunk explained with his tongue sticking out. He greatly admired Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit ability; it could physically quantify things that even science could not fully understand.

As the special machine activated alongside Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit ability, a paw-shaped mass of memories was extracted from Enel's head.

The foul-mouthed Enel immediately quieted down somewhat, though he still glared fiercely at them.

"This memory mass will disappear forever once someone looks at it and it ruptures."

Vegapunk explained to Kuma that its principle was similar to the pain and illness Kuma extracted through healing injuries—someone had to bear it.

"I'll do it. Let's see what this guy did over the past six or seven years."

Dongye Huanglong reached into the paw-shaped memory, and a flood of memories surged toward him.

Like watching a movie, he rapidly skimmed through the major events that had left a deep impression on Enel: the destruction of Bika, his wanton rampage through the small Sky Islands near Bika, his subjugation of the Four Priests and numerous Divine Soldiers, and finally his arrival in God's Domain.

Enel easily defeated Gan Fall, the god of God's Domain, becoming its new god. He occupied Upper Yard, the place with actual land, and what he loved most were the apples that grew there.

After that came the suppression of the Shandia and Angel Island's people, the occupation of Upper Yard, and his fixation on apples as his favorite food.

There, he found the blueprints for the Ark Maxim. He learned that a flying ship could be built with gold and lightning, and he also learned of the existence of the Endless Earth.

From then on, his new dream was to sail the Ark Maxim to the Endless Earth.

"Not enough. Extract another year and let me see!"

After reviewing Enel's major life events, Dongye Huanglong learned that Enel had accidentally eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit two years before destroying Bika.

He had spent one or two years developing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability to the point where it was powerful enough to destroy Bika.

If he subdued this guy right after he had developed Island Destruction Thunder Welcome, his combat strength would not decline by much.

"All right!"

Vegapunk and Kuma went to work again, extracting another year's worth of Enel's memories.

As those memories vanished, Enel's gaze toward them held less contempt and rage, replaced by a trace of vigilance and nervousness.

Enel was beginning to panic as well.

Why had he suddenly appeared here?

Why had the divine power in his body disappeared?

Why did he feel so weak all over?

Damn it, he had not even had the chance to use the powerful ability he had developed not long ago.

Dongye Huanglong quickly finished reviewing this portion of Enel's memories, gaining a little more confidence in subduing him.

If that still failed, then he could only transform Enel into a Cyborg like Kuma in the original story, one that could only obey orders.

That way, he could still use his Devil Fruit ability, but he would have no potential for growth and would be unable to unleash his strongest combat power.

In the original story, Kuma had already been completely stripped of his memories before the Marineford War. Yet on the battlefield at Marineford, he could still use a Paw Air Cannon to instantly defeat Little Oars, the Ancient Giant with a bounty of 550 million.

Dongye Huanglong grabbed the panicked Enel and entered a secret chamber.

"Your hometown, Bika, has already been destroyed. You are now our prisoner.

"I'll give you a chance to join us. Otherwise, you can be buried alongside Bika right now."

Dongye Huanglong looked at the somewhat flustered Enel and unleashed an overwhelming aura. His hand transformed into a dragon claw crackling with lightning, while Lunarian flames ignited across his body.

The horrifying sight made even Enel break out in a cold sweat.

"You can use lightning too? And you can even use fire?"

Enel looked nervously at this terrifying man. He was a hundred times stronger than Bika's god.

This man could actually wield the power of flames, something even Enel himself could not use.

"I know you can use lightning and are immune to weapon attacks.

"I'll give you one chance to fight me.

"If you win, I'll let you go. If you lose, you become my subordinate."

Dongye Huanglong directly used a key to unlock the Seastone handcuffs on Enel.

Feeling his power return, Enel's confidence immediately returned as well.

He fired a thunder dragon straight at Dongye Huanglong and transformed himself into lightning.

"Yahaha! Without those strange handcuffs, you can't catch me at all!"

With his strength and speed restored, Enel's confidence soared. Even if he could not defeat this man now, he could still escape with ease.

"You only get one chance!"

Dongye Huanglong transformed into a Half-Dragon Man and brazenly received Enel's thunder dragon. Then he unleashed terrifying Conqueror's Haki. Black-Red Lightning forcibly drove Enel, who had transformed into lightning, back into his physical form bit by bit.

Enel was frightened out of his wits and immediately became completely at a loss.

He had no idea why his elemental transformation had failed.

At that moment, Dongye Huanglong had already charged forward and punched the stunned Enel in the stomach, making him double over before collapsing to the ground.

"Remember, elemental transformation fears Haki too!"

Dongye Huanglong stopped the special Conqueror's Haki, then used Armament Haki to lift Enel back up.

"Let's see whether you can still transform into lightning."

Dongye Huanglong spoke coldly. Enel had only just recovered from the suppression of Conqueror's Haki when he was seized by the black Armament Haki, leaving him completely unable to break free.

At last, he felt fear. Elemental transformation was not invincible after all.

Not only could those black handcuffs seal his powers, but this man's Black-Red Lightning and aura could suppress his elemental transformation. Even those black arms could seize his physical body.

As he watched the terrifying man in his savage Half-Dragon Man form, Enel felt the fear of his childhood once again.

"Don't kill me! I'm willing to become your Divine Soldier! The Bika you destroyed was the hometown I hated. I couldn't be happier about it—I won't be buried with it!"

Under Dongye Huanglong's terrifying aura, Enel's psychological defenses finally collapsed. He dropped to one knee and submitted to this terrifying man.

"Forget being a Divine Soldier. From now on, you'll be one of my officers. Your title will be Thunder God."

Dongye Huanglong had finally beaten this arrogant guy into submission and recruited him. Vegapunk and Kuma truly were a perfect combination.

"Thunder God? Then what god are you called?"

Enel had not expected that the god he had just acknowledged would actually grant him a godly title. It was simply unbelievable.