The sword’s energy sliced through the sea, heading straight for the volcanic vent on the ocean floor. “Boom!” The volcano was cleaved by a single strike, scattering countless shards of rock.
A massive surge of energy rampaged within the volcano, awakening it and triggering a powerful submarine eruption.
“Bang!” A loud explosion! The volcano erupted! A whirlpool current gradually formed on the surface of the sea, with the seawater seemingly being sucked back into the ocean floor! Kurike had no time to be shocked and urged, “Quick! Head to the center of the whirlpool!” “Yes, boss!” So, the crew immediately steered their ships towards it. Merely approaching the whirlpool, their ships were caught in it, spinning with the water and gradually moving toward the center.
Those on the ships had no choice but to cling to any handholds to prevent themselves from falling into the oceanic whirlpool. Falling now meant certain death! Rokujin gripped the ship’s edge, watching the situation on the sea surface, and suddenly shouted, “Get ready! Open the stabilizer wings!” “What?” The other pirates couldn’t control their bodies and were unable to move an inch on the ship.
Suddenly, another loud noise! “Bang!” A huge upward current emerged from the seabed, lifting the two ships as they gradually rose with the current.
“It seems I have to do it myself!” Rokujin frowned, quickly moved to the control for the stabilizer wings, and slashed through the ropes! The stabilizer wings on both sides opened, and the rising airflow carried the ship upwards.
On the other ship, Kurike’s crew had also deployed their stabilizer wings, ascending with the upward current! Five hundred meters, 1000 meters, 2000 meters… The ships continued to break through layer after layer of clouds.
It truly felt like ascending to heaven! The ascent was rapid, and the hulls of both ships sustained some damage. But now, they had reached an altitude of 7000 meters. Above was a vast expanse of thick white clouds, appearing like a white continental landmass.
The current pushed the ships into the cloud layer. Instantly, a substance like seawater enveloped everything, and everyone held their breath.
Inside, they could see various bizarre fish species, even Sea Kings! However, these fish had bellies inflated like balloons, puffing up like angry pufferfish.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, engraving the scene in their minds as if to never forget it. About ten minutes later. The rising current finally carried them through this layer of white sea, arriving above the current.
The hull stabilized, and most of the crew were thrown around clumsily.
Only a few maintained their standing! Rokujin was among them, smiling at the familiar yet strange Sky Island before him, “Finally, we’ve arrived!” “Liar… no, not a liar! Sky Island! Sky Island exists!” Beside him, Kurike was emotional, tears growing in his eyes.
For over 400 years, his family had believed in the real existence of Sky Island! Looking around, Rokujin could only ascertain their current location was the White Sea.
At an altitude of 10,000 meters, it was difficult to pinpoint their exact location.
Sky Island was divided into two main parts, Angel Island and Upper Yard. Upper Yard was carried to Sky Island by the upward current, originally part of the Blue Sea’s Jaya Island. But this didn’t seem to be Upper Yard or Angel Island, as no islands were visible. “Kurike! Stop dawdling; bring out the Southbird. Let’s head to Sky Island!” Rokujin urged. During the two days spent modifying the ships, Kurike had captured a Southbird. Plump and with feathers of three different colors, it was extremely aggressive. But in front of Rokujin, it dared not misbehave, or it would become a roasted bird! With the Southbird’s guidance, they sailed across the White Sea.
About half an hour later. They finally saw the land, which must be Sky Island. “Speed up, advance!” Rokujin, pleased, commanded his subordinates.
“Yes, sir!” He then looked to Kurike beside him and smiled, “I’ll go ahead, you guys, take your time!” “Okay!” Kurike nodded.
Their ship wasn’t as good as Rokujin’s. There was no helping it. A few minutes later. As the ship was about to dock, Rokujin stood at the bow and instructed the pirates behind him, “Don’t run around. Sky Island isn’t so simple, and if you get caught, I’m not coming to save you!” “Yes, yes, sir!”
The pirates nodded and bowed. Who knows what schemes were in their minds? Anyway, when going down, they could follow Kurike; in Rokujin’s mind, their lives were of
No concern anymore. Saying this, Rokujin leaped from the ship and entered the area of Sky Island. The shore was mostly forest, with no cities visible. Finding the Thunder Fruit would be difficult, but first, they needed to locate the historical text. He knew the location of the historical text, which was in Shandora. But first, he needed to find a native of Sky Island to know where Shandora was.
What a hassle! Suddenly, a white figure flashed by very quickly. Fast! But Rokujin still clearly saw it was a white fox. “Could it be Conis’s pet?”
Rokujin’s eyes sparkled, and he immediately followed the white fox. The fox darted through the forest, finally arriving at the coast on the other side of the forest. Thick clouds surrounded the area, solid enough for people to step on, much like a sandy beach. This must be Angel Beach on Angel Island.
Suddenly, a woman in a pink dress with blonde hair, her skin white as pearls, and her face lovely approached. With a pair of white wings on her back, she truly resembled an angel. Not to mention, she was really impressive in stature! Through his system, Rokujin knew her name was indeed Conis. “Blue Sea person? What are you doing following Sisi?” Conis asked, pouting as she stared at Rokujin.
“It looked nice, that’s all. Do you know where Shandora is?” Rokujin asked directly. “What do you want to do there?” Conis’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Heh!” With that, Rokujin suddenly drew his sword and placed it against Conis’s pale neck, smiling slyly, “Nothing much, just want to have a look.”
“You wouldn’t want your face or neck marred by scars, right? You seem well-built, and I wouldn’t suggest doing anything else to you…” “You…” Fear filled Conis’s eyes as she pointed in a direction to her left, “Shandora is in the center of that forest.” “Thanks!” After speaking, Rokujin sheathed his sword and sprinted toward Conis’s indicated direction. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from Conis’s sight.
“That Blue Sea person went to Shandora; I need to inform the priests quickly!” Conis mounted a dial boat and swiftly left Angel Beach.
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