One Piece: The Strongest Trait System

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CRACKLE! CRACKLE! CRACKLE!

Violent, tyrannical arcs of crimson-black lightning erupted, centered on Rowen, filling the entire atmosphere. With each surge of this incredibly potent energy, the very air trembled.

Here, on the White-White Sea, ten thousand meters above the Blue Sea, the surrounding clouds roiled and recoiled violently, as if being torn asunder by an irresistible force. Before this tyrannical power, even the sky seemed to tremble!

BOOOOM!!!

The ground beneath Rowen's feet shattered like a spiderweb, then, under the onslaught of the ferocious crimson-black lightning, disintegrated into dust!

The Giant beanstalk, which pierced through the White-White Sea and reached towards the sky, began to tremble violently.

The sky trembled!

The earth quaked!

This—was the power possessed by only a handful of the absolute strongest individuals on these seas—Conqueror's Haki - Infusion!

Around Enel, the lightning generated by his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability flickered and shuddered with each surge of crimson-black Haki—as if cowering before this overwhelmingly violent energy.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, even among the myriad of Devil Fruit abilities, was hailed as one of the most invincible. Among Logias, its offensive power was second only to the Magma-Magma Fruit, which stood at the absolute pinnacle of all Devil Fruits.

But before Infused Conqueror's Haki—the most violent and tyrannical power on these seas—the lightning conjured by Enel's unawakened Rumble-Rumble Fruit was simply not on the same level!

"H-How is this possible?!" Enel stared, his eyes bloodshot, at the crimson-black lightning raging through the atmosphere.

His Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power—WAS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED BY THIS STRANGE ENERGY!

What kind of sick joke was this?!

He was the incarnation of lightning... Possessing the power of Thunder—a force humans since ancient times believed only Gods could wield!

HE WAS GOD—Yet, before this inexplicable crimson-black lightning, his divine thunder was utterly defeated!

As a Logia user with decent Observation Haki, Enel could sense that this crimson-black lightning wasn't a natural element. It was a power he had never encountered before—a power emanating from the man before him!

Human power—stronger than that of a God??!

How could Enel, who had considered himself divine ever since eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, possibly accept this?!

"60 Million Volt—THUNDER DRAGON!!" Enel struck the thunder drums on his back with his golden staff, unleashing one of his strongest techniques.

CRACKLE! WHOOSH!

Accompanied by an ear-splitting thunderclap, terrifying electrical energy coalesced into a roaring dragon of pure lightning. The sound alone was deafening, audible across much of Upper Yard, the half of Jaya Island in the sky.

The destructive power of lightning, the ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves to amplify Observation Haki, and the terrifying, ear-splitting thunderclaps accompanying each attack—all designed to instill fear and even disrupt an opponent's Observation Haki.

Its offensive power, speed, and support capabilities all ranked near the pinnacle among Devil Fruits. Hence, it was hailed as one of the most 'invincible' abilities.

But—

VMM!

The crimson-black light in Rowen's eyes blazed with intense brilliance.

The crimson-black lightning raging around him instantly converged, coiling around his right fist!

WHAM!

As Rowen punched forward, the very atmosphere seemed to shudder!

The Thunder Dragon—formed from the element humans had revered as divine and destructive since ancient times—disintegrated instantly under that single blow!

CRACKLE! FIZZ!

The sound of the dissipating lightning now sounded almost like a mournful wail.

The power of an unawakened Rumble-Rumble Fruit—stood no chance against Infused Conqueror's Haki!

COMPLETE, UTTER DEFEAT!

Enel, his eyes practically bulging out in horror, looked comically pathetic.

"That's not how you use a Devil Fruit ability, brat," Rowen stated, his voice radiating power.

Though Enel's physique energy, tempered by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, had reached the Deep Gold tier—far surpassing Ace's with the Flare-Flare Fruit—his hand-to-hand combat skills were abysmal, his Armament Haki non-existent. He had virtually no close-quarters fighting ability.

Even Kizaru, with his over-reliance on the Glint-Glint Fruit—at least possessed swordsmanship that complemented his fruit, elevating his combat level.

Forget Admiral-level battles; even among Emperors, decisive outcomes were almost always determined in close combat.

Enel's fighting style—relying entirely on the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, specifically its long-range lightning attacks—was completely unviable at the highest levels on these seas!

The consequence of this over-reliance was evident:

When faced with Luffy, whose rubber body completely countered his lightning, Enel's lack of close-combat skills left him utterly helpless, almost completely unable to fight back.

"Let me teach you—how a Logia Devil Fruit ability should be used," Rowen sneered, his words like daggers to Enel's pride.

"BASTARD!" Enel, already shaken by the instant defeat of his 60 Million Volt attack, now roared, his eyes bloodshot with fury.

'A mere human—Dares to teach HIM, God, how to use a Logia powers??!'

But the next moment—

"Great Flame Commandment——!"

FWOOSH! BOOM!

Rowen unleashed the full power of his Flare-Flare Fruit ability!

Terrifying flames erupted, dyeing the very atmosphere of the White-White Sea a blazing red!

Due to Skypiea's unique geography, from below, it looked as if the entire sky above Upper Yard was consumed by fire!

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"That's—!"

The Shandians fighting across Upper Yard stared in horror at the fiery red sky that now overpowered Enel's lightning, and at the crimson-black Haki lightning still crackling around the giant beanstalk.

The entire sky seemed to be burning!

"Is that—the power of fire?! The power of the Flare-Flare Fruit?!" Gan Fall gasped, utterly stunned. Indeed—a force of nature comparable to lightning, a natural disaster beyond human resistance!

"Enel's lightning... has been defeated," Wyper murmured in disbelief, watching Enel's lightning completely dissipate under the combined assault of the flames and the crimson-black Haki.

"Of course! I told you! That Enel guy couldn't even take one hit from Rowen! Just watch! The fight will be over soon!" Usopp declared proudly, puffing out his chest.

"The real show is just beginning," Zoro and Sanji commented, smirking slightly as they gazed up at the sky consumed by searing flames.

(The Priests had already been utterly defeated. With Luffy using Gear Second, Zoro channeling a sliver of Conqueror's Haki through his Asura Aura, Sanji unleashing Diable Jambe, and all three utilizing Armament Haki—the Priests, who relied solely on Dials and basic Observation Haki, were completely outmatched. Vivi, too, leveraging her Logia intangibility against non-Haki users, teamed up with Nami to defeat another Priest.)

Now, the Straw Hats and the Shandians gathered together, watching the cataclysmic battle unfolding atop the giant beanstalk.

"Not started yet?" Gan Fall and Wyper looked confused. In their eyes, such a wide-scale, disaster-level attack was the epitome of Logia power.

But the next moment—

FWOOSH!

The sea of flames that seemed to consume the entire sky—in an instant—began to converge violently towards a single point!

In a fraction of a second, the immense inferno vanished as if it had never existed!

All that remained were two small points of light atop the giant beanstalk, blazing as brightly as miniature suns.

"He released all that fire, then condensed it entirely into his fists..."

Sanji and Zoro murmured, their Observation Haki barely able to sense the horrifying power contained within those two points of light.

Luffy also stared, awestruck.

Just as Rowen had told them during training—even if Rowen didn't use any Haki, just this level of Flare-Flare Fruit mastery alone could burn through their Armament Haki...

Their Haki was still far too weak!

Rowen hadn't even fully unleashed his Infused Conqueror's Haki yet, and they already felt infinitely small before his power.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji all clenched their fists. 'Still have to train harder, get stronger! After this fight, gotta ask Rowen to knock us out with Haōshoku Coating a few more times!'

"All of it... concentrated on his fists?" Gan Fall, Wyper, and the others stared, utterly dumbfounded.

That sea of flames, which seemed to burn the very sky—all of it, concentrated onto a pair of fists?!

Though they lacked Observation Haki, they could still imagine the horrible power contained within—

Only now did they truly begin to grasp how vast, how powerful, the Blue Sea dwellers could be.

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VMM!

Rowen's fists now blazed with the intensity of miniature suns. All the fire released by the Flare-Flare Fruit was concentrated there.

"Flame Gloves——" Rowen stated calmly.

Unleashing the entirety of a Logia fruit's elemental power and then condensing it like this—theoretically, this was a feat only achievable after Awakening, after gaining complete mastery over the fruit's power.

Ace, for example, couldn't use such a technique—he could only wield the flames for attacks, similar to how Enel used his lightning. (Though Ace's physical combat skills were far superior to Enel's.)

Rowen could do it because the System had converted the Flare-Flare Fruit's power into a Trait, granting him perfect control over it, even unawakened.

This technique—made Enel, whose own Rumble-Rumble Fruit was unawakened, stare wide-eyed.

"This—is the true way to use a Logia Devil Fruit, brat," Rowen declared, extending his Flame Gloves towards Enel, his voice calm.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING BRAT!!!" Hearing Rowen's condescending tone, veins bulged on Enel's forehead, his eyes bloodshot.

He was GOD! To be addressed, to be looked down upon, like this!

"DON'T GET COCKY!"

CRACKLE! WHOOSH!

Enel transformed into a bolt of lightning, vanishing and instantly reappearing above Rowen.

"100 MILLION VOLT—VARI!!" Enel roared, his eyes flashing with savage triumph.

So what if this guy's attacks are stronger?!

HE WAS LIGHTNING! He can move through the atmosphere at the speed of lightning! Fire was ultimately inferior to lightning!

Enel, having just reformed from his elemental state, began to gather the 100 million volt charge, ready to unleash it in an instant.

But as his vision cleared—Enel's pupils constricted violently, his face contorting in utter horror.

A fist, blazing like a sun, was already right before him...

It was as if Enel himself—moving at lightning speed—had flown straight into it.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The sun-like fist slammed squarely into Enel's face!

WHOOSH!

Enel shot backwards like a cannonball, crashing through the massive trees and rocks of Upper Yard!

These ancient, oversized plants, unique to this environment, shattered like twigs under his impact. A deep, terrifying trench was carved across Upper Yard.

CRASH!

Finally, Enel slammed into a giant rock formation, buried under an avalanche of debris.

CRACKLE! BANG!

After a long silence, lightning erupted from the rubble, blasting the rocks apart. A figure of pure lightning staggered out, then solidified, dropping to one knee, panting heavily.

Enel's face, where Rowen's fist had connected, was completely caved in and twisted, the bones clearly shattered. His skin was severely burned.

The excruciating pain from the impact and the burns made Enel sweat profusely.

"HISSSSSS!" The intense agony forced a strangled scream from Enel's lips.

Since eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he had never been injured—let alone so grievously!

If he hadn't instinctively elementized after being hit, his internal organs and every bone in his body would have shattered!

This single punch—MADE ENEL SCREAM IN AGONY!

What horrified Enel most—his Mantra hadn't detected any of the man's movements!

Instead, the man's fist seemed to have been waiting for him, striking him before he could even unleash his own lightning attack!

It was as if the man had predicted his every move...

H-How?!

His Mantra, amplified by the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, had never encountered such a thing!

And that movement—it wasn't a reaction after Enel attacked... It was as if—he hadn't even initiated his ability yet, but the man had already foreseen all his actions, then simply waited for him to crash into the fist!

Mantra worked by sensing an enemy's movements and presence the moment they initiated an attack, analyzing their subsequent actions and trajectory to evade.

But this man's performance—was like he could see the FUTURE! And he could actually harm him, an incarnation of lightning!

Enel clutched his shattered face, howling in pain, his mind filled with absolute terror.

CRACKLE! WHOOSH!

Accompanied by a flash of crimson-black lightning, Rowen appeared before Enel.

(After absorbing the Shandians' 800-year spiritual power, Rowen had gained some mastery over using Conqueror's Haki to boost his speed. Though not comparable to Shanks or Garp who had fully mastered Infused Conqueror's, the speed increase was still astonishing. Shanks and Garp, with their Haki-enhanced speed, could catch Kizaru, user of the Glint-Glint Fruit—

Of course, this also related to how users of super-speed fruits like Glint-Glint or Rumble-Rumble actually fought. They couldn't just remain pure light or lightning, zipping around constantly; that would just waste stamina. To attack, they had to partially solidify from their elemental form. That brief instant—was when a master with Haki-enhanced speed could strike. Rowen using Observation Haki to see the future and strike Enel preemptively worked on a similar principle.)

"Felt it, didn't you? Your future—I saw it all," Rowen stated calmly, an astonishing red light flashing in his eyes.

The future—ROWEN HAD ALREADY SEEN IT!

"Finally... let me shatter your so-called divine dream completely. Your game of playing God—is over, brat," Rowen declared, a chillingly villainous smile spreading across his face.

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