Together Forever / Winter Island, the Grand Finale

There was no fear whatsoever; on the contrary, their eyes were filled with eager anticipation.

With both hands on the helm, he steered the "East Starlion" against the ocean current, heading straight into the mouth of the Lamphorn.

As the mouth behind them closed, a wide, spacious passageway, surprisingly not dark at all, was revealed to Arthur and his companions with exceptional brightness.

Following the ocean current straight into Deng Huo's body, the ocean current below was no longer the azure seawater, but Deng Huo's gastric juice.

"Nami, put the 'East Starrion' into the alternate dimension." Arthur said, frowning as he looked at the gastric fluid below.

After speaking, Arthur reached out and grabbed at the air beside him, and the golden light condensed into a slender, silvery-white Holy Lance.

'Whoosh! Sizzle...'

Holding the Holy Lance, Arthur gently drew a line across the sky.

A spatial rift immediately appeared overhead, and with the sound of electric currents converging, "East Starion," which was originally in the sky outside, obeyed the summons and came.

Although the stomach acid wouldn't have a significant impact on Adam Wood, Arthur didn't want the "East Starlion" to suffer even the slightest damage.

"Learn!"

Nami gave an OK sign, watched Arthur mount the King's Horse, and after Robin and Hancock also got on, she let go of the helm and trotted towards Arthur.

'Swish--'

As her graceful figure leaped into the air, the "East Starion" beneath her feet vanished into thin air.

"Hiss..."

The sound of horses neighing echoed through the wide passageway, and a beam of blue and white light flashed by.

The ruined island that exists within Deng Huo's body, the legendary dream island 'Alchemi'.

'Boom--!'

A beam of blue and white light streaked across the sky, followed by two overwhelmingly powerful forces that merged together without any repulsion, forming an invisible mountain that pressed down upon the land.

In an instant, all the creatures on Alchemi Island had their eyes rolled back and fainted.

In the main hall of Stomach Number Three, there is a long passageway.

The blue-white beam of light flew low and quickly reached its end at an extremely fast speed.

At the end is a huge crocodile head, sculpted to be incredibly lifelike, with keyholes in its wide-open mouth.

In front of the crocodile's head, there is a stone platform with a key on it.

"Hey... is the legendary 'Pure Gold' inside?"

The blue-white beam of light stopped. Nami, sitting behind the King's Horse and holding Arthur's waist through Hancock, stuck her head out, her eyes, now shaped like '$', gleaming with golden light as she looked at the crocodile's head, and asked excitedly.

On the way there, Arthur had already briefly told Nami and the other two girls everything about Pure Gold.

I was surprised to learn that the legendary 'Pure Gold' actually exists.

The first reaction of Nami and the other two girls was, of course, shock.

Immediately, a surge of intense excitement and exhilaration welled up within me.

If the legendary 'Pure Gold' is real, then is the legend that 'Pure Gold' can grant immortality also true?

Immortality!

These four words seem to possess boundless Mana, far surpassing wealth and power.

Who wouldn't wish for immortality?!

For women in particular, immortality means eternal youth.

It's understandable that Nami and her two companions were powerless to resist.

If the four of them could live forever, and such a life could remain unchanged, how blissful that would be!

Hancock, in particular, was the most excited of the three women.

Known as the most beautiful woman in the sea, Hancock possesses unparalleled beauty, but she also fears losing the captivating beauty that haunts her.

I've fantasized about immortality and eternal youth more than once.

But she knew it was an illusion.

Now that immortality and eternal youth are no longer a dream, one can imagine how she feels.

"This is nothing but a trap!"

'Zzz... Boom!'

Arthur dismounted from his horse, walked to the crocodile's head, raised his right foot, which was crackling with electricity, and stomped down hard.

In an instant, the ground beneath their feet collapsed, revealing a dark, gaping hole.

Arthur vanished in a blur, swiftly returning to his horse. He embraced Hancock's waist, gripped the reins, and rode the King's Horse into the cave.

Remembering the information from Deng Huo, the matter of Pure Gold appeared in Arthur's mind like fragments, with all the details appearing clearly like a slideshow.

The crocodile head was merely a trap set by Mischna Acier, the scientist who refined 'Pure Gold,' specifically designed to stop those who wanted to obtain Pure Gold.

The Pure Gold was actually located in the research lab beneath the crocodile's skull.

Chapter 211 Together Forever (Third Update)

King's Horse landed at the bottom of the cave entrance, a rather dimly lit place.

Before me stood the door to Mischna Acier's research lab, from which a faint golden light emanated.

"Pure Gold..."

The four dismounted, Nami, eager to enter Hollowfication, ran towards the entrance of the research lab with her arms outstretched and eyes shining.

"Oh my... it seems our little one is already incredibly excited." Robin said with a smile, resting his chin on his hand and tilting his head slightly.

"There's no one inside, so we can rule out any danger." Hancock's expression was rather serious. Her strong mindset kept her constantly vigilant, preventing her from being blinded by the temptation of 'Pure Gold'.

"Let's go in and take a look," Arthur said with a smile, his hands in his pockets.

Leaving aside all the creatures in Alchemi, they had all been stunned by his and Hancock's Conqueror's Haki.

Nami's Devil Fruit ability, along with her Observation Haki (A++) and ability to Future Sight, renders all traps and mechanisms completely ineffective against her.

Upon entering, one is greeted by a laboratory that resembles a study.

"Then... is that Pure Gold?"

As soon as they entered, Robin and Hancock ignored the bookshelves filled with books and the various colorful ores around them. Their beautiful blue-black and sky-blue eyes were drawn to what Nami was holding.

It was a container resembling a funnel and a lamp, containing a piece of metal much larger than Arthur's fist.

In the darkness, it shone with a dazzling golden light.

Looking at the gold that she had previously considered vulgar, Hancock, unusually, showed no disgust, but rather an expression of fascination.

It's as if I'm seeing myself a hundred years from now, still stunningly beautiful.

"It's an incredible miracle..." Robin couldn't help but exclaim.

Seeing the 'Pure Gold' of this Heart of Gold, Robin suddenly felt that the story that had been passed down for two hundred years might be surprisingly true.

"Hey... Arthur, Pure Gold!" Nami walked up to Arthur, holding a container of Pure Gold, her eyes shining with anticipation. "Can this really make people live forever?"

"Ah..." Arthur nodded, took the container from Nami's hand, stared at the enormous piece of Pure Gold before him, his face filled with the reflected golden light, and smiled slightly, "The scientist who created this 'miracle object' and his daughter lived for two hundred years."

"Really?!!"

Upon hearing this, Nami and the Three Goddesses were visibly shaken, their beautiful eyes gleaming with intense joy.

They didn't doubt Arthur's words; on the contrary, it was precisely because of Arthur's words that they showed such excited expressions.

This means that the story, which has been passed down for two hundred years, is not false; they have confirmed the legend.

The legend of immortality is also true.

Youth is eternal, and it's so close at hand!

"That's amazing, I love you so much... Arthur!!"

Nami couldn't help but throw herself into Arthur's arms, hugging his waist tightly and rubbing her cheeks against his chest. Tears of joy even streamed down her face as she cried out, "That's wonderful! I'll never leave you again! That's so wonderful!"

Arthur was slightly taken aback by Nami's words.

Then, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

Turning his head to look at Robin and Hancock beside him, he saw them also smiling, coming closer, taking Arthur arm, resting their delicate chins on his shoulder, and using their height advantage, their beautiful blue-black and sky-blue eyes looking at Arthur with gentle, watery eyes.

You can clearly see the happiness and love in their eyes.

"Ah..." Arthur smiled and said, "Then let's never be apart again, how about that?"

"Uh-huh..."

Almost simultaneously, Nami and the other two girls nodded in unison.

"Hehe... you guys stand aside for now! Nami, protect Robin and Hancock." Arthur smiled slightly and said to Nami.

"Mmm..." Nami nodded repeatedly, took Robin and Hancock's hands, and the three of them merged into the alternate dimension and stood aside, quietly watching Arthur.

'Click--'

Arthur simply squeezed the container in his hand with a slight effort, then grasped the Pure Gold with both hands.

'MAX·200 Million Volts·Discharge· Lightning Alchemy--'

"Sizzle...!!"

A flash of blue-white lightning streaked across Arthur green eyes.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling light suddenly flashed in the dimly lit research room, with countless arcs of electricity swirling around it.

An extremely violent aura spread out, and even though they had entered a phantom state, Nami and the other two women could feel the terrifying pressure emanating from Arthur.

The blue-white electric arcs increased in number, from thin to thick...

In an instant, Arthur appeared as if Thor had descended, his figure crackling with lightning.

Its arms were entirely blue and white, and the Pure Gold it grasped in its hands was completely submerged by the dazzling Blue-White Light.

The Pure Gold in the radiance seemed to be beginning to liquefy.

"..."

Time passed slowly, and Arthur's strength rapidly diminished.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but sweat began to bead on Arthur's forehead.

Only after he was drenched in sweat and began to pant heavily did the crackling sound of electricity emanating from his hands begin to subside.

After the current dissipated, Arthur was holding a pile of gold jewelry in his hands.

The four rings each have the words 'Arthur', 'Nami', 'Robin', and 'Han 3.6 Cook' engraved inside.

In addition to the ring, there are 3 Necklaces and 3 pairs of earrings.

"I'll keep these ornaments with me for now. After I've decorated the exterior and covered up the glitter of the Pure Gold, I'll give them to you." Arthur put the ornaments into his pocket, looking somewhat weak as he smiled at Nami and the other two girls.

"Idiot, why are you working so hard?" Nami couldn't help but rush over, her face full of concern.

"Oh my... I'm so touched, I have to make it up to our captain." Robin smiled and reached out to wipe the sweat from Arthur's forehead, saying slyly.

"I must punish Arthur severely for not cherishing himself!" Hancock said, biting her lip with a look of deep emotion.

Arthur: "...".

Chapter 212 Winter Island, The End

Arthur crafted various ornaments from Pure Gold, severely exhausting his physical strength.