Ten Thousand Meters Beneath the Sea!

[Grumble--]

On the deck of the warship, which was in a free-diving state, arc-shaped ripples suddenly appeared in the air, followed by someone opening them from the inside.

"Well, I knew it wouldn't go too smoothly."

Vidal emerged with the Kung Fu Dugong, glancing at the charging Sea Kings and giving it a sidelong glance.

This Sea Kings is said to have the head of a bull and a long, green snake-like body, with a mouth full of dense fangs like those of a crocodile.

Actually, he had wanted to complain about the Sea Kings of this world for a long time. They all looked like bio-engineered creatures, each one a 'Chimera'.

[Roar!!]

This Oxhead- headed sea monster, tens of meters long, rushed towards us, pushing against the surging waves and terrifying darkness. In its eyes, this blue thing covered with a layer of bubbles would soon become its food.

"Wow! Wow!"

The baby manatee was startled and quickly raised its little fists to prepare for the impending attack.

"Roll!--"

At this moment, Vidal's eyes turned cold, and with a roar, a violent aura surged from his body.

The sheer power of this force was like an overwhelming, invisible force that surged forth, shaking the Oxhead Sea Kings so much that its pupils shrank to tiny slits, and a look of human-like fear appeared on its bull-like face.

The next moment, it let out a panicked moo, turned around, and fled frantically into the distance without looking back.

"Hmph, it must be tough for those pirates to get in and out of the 'New World' from this godforsaken place."

Vidal suppressed his Conqueror's Haki and shook his head slightly.

The coating sinks to the seabed at a depth of 10,000 meters, then passes through a gap in the Red Line to reach the other side of the sea, and then rises another 10,000 meters to appear on the sea surface.

It sounds simple, but in practice it's incredibly difficult.

Dangerous ocean currents, unpredictable underground volcanoes, and these almost ubiquitous Sea Kings, sea beasts, and sea monsters.

If the people on board didn't have enough luck and strength, they would most likely end up with the ship sinking and everyone perishing!

"Wow!"

The little manatee saw Vidal and was so frightened that it ran away from the giant Sea Kings. It raised its head and cried out in worship.

"Haha, isn't that amazing?" Vidal laughed loudly.

"Wow!"

The little manatee nodded emphatically, thinking to itself how wonderful it would be if it could have that ability someday.

"It's a pity you didn't eat a Devil Fruit. If you had become stronger later, you might have been able to defeat Sea Kings in the ocean."

Vidal patted the manatee's head sheepishly, after all, he was the one who asked it to eat the Door-Door Fruit.

The Kung Fu Dugong possesses the ability to breathe underwater and swim quickly. If one were not a superhuman, they could fight freely in the sea like the Fish-Man Race.

Now it can only breathe in water; swimming is no longer an option.

"But once you've mastered Fish-Man Judo, you might be able to combine it with Armament Haki: Full Coverage to control the surrounding ocean currents and fight underwater," Vidal speculated, stroking his chin.

Could the Hardening effect of Armament Haki possibly block the curse of seawater?

If that doesn't work, Emission Armament Haki should be enough. Just push the seawater away so it doesn't touch your body, and then use Fish-Man Karate or Fish-Man Judo to manipulate the surrounding seawater.

Vidal felt that this approach had a certain degree of feasibility.

Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Judo are martial arts that involve water manipulation to a certain extent. If someone with exceptional talent studies these arts, they may be able to control water more precisely and over a wider range.

However, we'll have to see how the baby manatee behaves in the future. And even if it falls into the sea, there's no need to worry about it drowning, which provides an extra layer of protection.

"Wow! Wow!"

The little manatee nodded repeatedly, its face filled with seriousness and determination, indicating that it would definitely work hard to practice Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Judo.

Based on Zephyr's Black Arm Fist Technique, combined with the physical skills of these two Fish-Man Race, this was the path that Vidal had guided it to take.

Next, Vidal lay on the wooden beach chair with the baby manatee in his arms, quietly watching the light above them gradually disappear.

The surrounding seawater darkened, and the silence was truly eerie, especially since no one knew how many enormous sea monsters might be passing by.

It seems that the sunlight conducted by the Sunlight Tree Eve is not that the entire root system emits light, but rather that the sunlight is transmitted to the very bottom of the root system.

Therefore, except for the area below 10,000 meters near Fish-Man Island, which has both day and night, the other sea areas above 10,000 meters are all in the most normal dark environment.

As Vidal thought this, he casually placed ten golden Sunflowers on the deck to provide light.

As the Sunflowers burst into golden light, the darkness around the warship vanished instantly, revealing a school of strangely shaped fish and a huge black shadow swimming in the distance.

However, it was clear that the dazzling golden light also disturbed the deep-sea fish thousands of meters below, and they began to scatter.

The enormous Sea Kings, sea monsters, and other creatures were drawn to the scene, causing Vidal to shake his head and sigh in frustration.

Looks like I'm in for a busy day!

[Boom!!]

The Conqueror's Haki Emission once more, its intense power and killing intent intimidating anything that dared to approach.

During the subsequent descent, whenever a Sea Kings tried to attack, Vidal would scare it away.

Although he hasn't yet seen how this Conqueror's Haki helps in combat, it is indeed very convenient in situations like this.

He just needs to lie there and exude his aura.

After an unknown amount of time, Vidal saw a group of underwater volcanoes emitting wisps of smoke in the distance, which gave him a general idea of his location.

We're not far from Fish-Man Island!

However, the volcanoes seemed to give him, the future 'Ryokugyu Fleet Admiral,' a lot of face, and they showed no intention of erupting to add to the excitement until the warship entered the darkest trench.

About half an hour later, Vidal stood up from the beach chair, holding the baby manatee, and walked to the edge of the warship's railing.

The two, one big and one small, looked down and, sure enough, saw a large expanse of light appear in the deepest part of the trench below.

"Wow!"

The little manatee cried out excitedly, waving its two tiny fists downwards.

Vidal nodded, seemingly understanding its meaning, and laughed, "Yes, 10,000 meters underwater, we've arrived!"

As the warship, shrouded in a transparent bubble, passed the boundary between darkness and light, they were suddenly struck by its brilliance.

In an instant, a vast, colorful underwater world appeared in my field of vision, along with enormous double bubbles high in the distance, and the hazy shadows of islands and buildings within the bubbles.

But Vidal's attention quickly veered away from the legendary Fish-Man Island and continued upward, gazing at the source of light above the 'Ryugu Palace'!

There was a golden-white ball of light that, when looked directly at, was as dazzling as the sun.

He knew that deep within that ball of light lay the roots of the Sunlight Tree Eve!

It was an awe-inspiring tree that grew in Mary Geoise, then pierced through the Red Line, supplying light and heat, as well as day and night, to the Fish-Man Island thousands of meters below the seabed.

It's important to understand that this so-called "ten thousand meters below" refers to the sea level, but the Red Line itself is thousands of meters above sea level!

One can only imagine how enormous this Sunlight Tree Eve was.