The Versatile Water Release Technique!

"Click~"

"Boom!"

A terrifying roar erupted, and the sky turned black almost instantly, leaving the fishermen utterly astonished.

"So soon..."

"Hey, Nami, what's going on?"

Nami, who also heard the sound, ran out of the cabin and came to Xi Yan's side, looking at the sea.

"The fish are fleeing..."

Nami's expression changed, clearly realizing something was wrong.

"A large group of fish did escape. What does that mean?"

"Damn it, these guys aren't even biting..."

"Hey, is it all about whether the hook bites or not at a time like this?" Usopp roared, his shark mouth agape. "Nami's face screams 'Something's not right here!'"

What exactly happened to Nami?

However, before Nami could answer, the sea surface underwent an astonishing change, with numerous whirlpools appearing almost in the blink of an eye!

These vortexes spread across the area ahead, creating an astonishing spectacle!

"It's the Youshe Sea Current!"

"The Youshe Sea Current... what is that?"

The crowd looked at Nami with a hint of confusion in their eyes; it was the first time they had ever heard such a term.

What is that thing?

"Boom!!"

The sea began to tremble, and then large amounts of water rushed out from the whirlpool, dancing wildly in the air, looking like giant sea serpents!

"So this is... the origin of the name 'Youshe Sea Current'...?"

At that moment, Usopp and the others understood why this thing had such a name; it really did look like a snake.

"Hey everyone, don't just stand there! The ocean current is coming!" Nami exclaimed.

"Boom!!"

A massive, Snake-shaped Sea Current rushed toward the Thousand Sunny at an incredible speed.

"Two-Sword Style: Seventy-Two Troublesome Winds!"

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

The sharp, Flying Slash easily shattered the ocean current, turning it into a limp puddle of seawater that landed on the deck.

"Sea... sea water..."

Chopper, after being swept away by the ocean current, immediately became weak.

"No, if we keep blocking them like this, we'll be the ones who suffer."

"Nami, what should I do?" Merry asked. "Which way should we go?"

Now, everywhere she looked, there were these massive ocean currents, and she had no idea which way to escape.

Thinking of this, Merry continued, "Can we use wind to create an explosion?"

Nami, observing through binoculars, said with a grim expression, "No, even if we use wind to blast our way out, we can't get out... We can't see the end at all..."

Even with a telescope, you can't see where these currents end; it's as if... this entire sea area is surrounded by these Youshe Sea Current.

"How could this happen..."

"Then charge in one direction until you break through!"

"Charge out?" Usopp looked at Xi Yan and said, "How do we charge? Which way should we charge?"

They can use the wind to blast this ability and make the ship fly, or they can have Xi Yan use Ninjutsu to lift the ship up.

But the problem is... without the right direction, acting rashly could very well lead to even more dangerous waters.

"These ocean currents fly very high, so let's fly even higher!" Xi Yan said to Nami, "Nami, tell me the direction!"

Seeing Xi Yan's extremely serious gaze, Nami frowned and thought for a moment before looking down at the Log Pointer in her hand.

"Straight ahead, go straight."

At that moment, Nami understood what Xi Yan meant.

If we head towards Fish-Man Island, we might be able to break through these currents!

Anyway, it's better than staying here and waiting to die.

"Learn."

Xi Yan nodded, then activated his Ninjutsu.

The next moment, the sea beneath the ship began to tremble violently, and then an enormous Water Dragon burst forth, lifting the Thousand Sunny onto its head.

Seeing this, Brook remarked, "Water Release Technique is so convenient..."

"Yohohoho~"

"Everyone, hold on tight!"

"Boom!!"

Under Xi Yan's control, the enormous Water Dragon began to move straight ahead, forcefully surpassing the height of all ocean currents, and rapidly rushed into the distance.

To Xi Yan's surprise, the ocean currents seemed to have a mind of their own, frantically attacking the Water Dragon beneath the Thousand Sunny, as if trying to shatter it.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Hey, hey, hey, could it be that these water currents are sentient?!" Usopp exclaimed in shock.

It's obvious they're unwilling to let them leave.

"No, it's because Xi Yan's Water Dragon has an impact on the surrounding area, which has attracted those water currents."

Nami, who was observing from the side of the ship, immediately analyzed the key to the problem.

"So it wasn't conscious after all...?"

"Idiot, if we were really conscious, we would have been killed long ago!" Nami said irritably.

If so many ocean currents possessed consciousness, they would definitely rush over and attack them immediately.

But clearly, that's not possible.

And so, under Xi Yan's control, the Water Dragon, carrying the Thousand Sunny, quickly covered a very long distance.

"Why haven't they left yet...?"

"Hey, Nami, is this thing really endless?"

"No, we can already see the end..." Nami, holding binoculars, excitedly pointed ahead and said, "I can see the Red Line!"

Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of excitement.

Seeing the Red Line meant... they had already sailed halfway!

Thinking of this, everyone became even more excited.

"Hahaha, will we be arriving at Fish-Man Island soon?!" Sanji exclaimed excitedly.

Sanji was so excited that he was twisting and turning his body wildly on the ship.

"Profound!"

"Fish-Man Island!"

"Fish-Man Island!"

"Fish-Man Island!"

Luffy and his crew were excitedly putting their arms around each other, which made Xi Yan's blood pressure rise.

"You bunch of idiots, hold on tight!" Xi Yan roared, opening his shark mouth wide, "Don't fall!"

Just as Xi Yan was speaking, several more Snake-shaped Water Current appeared and slammed into the Water Dragon, causing a huge tremor.

"Boom!!"

"Ah!"

In his haste, Chopper took to the air and flew away into the distance.

"Chopper!"

Luffy's expression changed, and he immediately swung his arm to grab the other person.

"Rubber Capture Hand!"

The outstretched arm precisely grabbed Chopper's Short Legs and forcefully pulled him back.

"Click~"

"I almost... I almost died..."

Chopper, who had fallen onto the deck, was so frightened that tears streamed down his face.

If he fell into the sea below, he would be doomed.

"Call..."

"Thankfully, you're alright..."

"Nothing's wrong, my foot! You bunch of Big-headed Ghost!" Xi Yan cursed, "Hold on tight, I'm going to speed up!"

"Profound!"

"Boom!!"

Under Xi Yan's control, the Giant Water Dragon suddenly increased its speed, smashing through a large amount of rushing water and forcefully breaking out of the Surrounding Circle of the Snake-shaped Sea Current.

The moment we broke out of this sea area, the color of the sky began to change.

The dark clouds gradually disappeared, and a bright sky appeared in their place!

"Charge... charged out!!"

"Profound!!"

Glancing at the terrifying sea behind him, Chopper wiped the water from his forehead and said, "The Grand Line is indeed terrifying..."

If they were even slightly weaker, they might have been swallowed up by this terrifying sea.

"The Grand Line is terrifying not only because of its enemies, but also because of its strange and unusual seas and weather," Nico Robin said. "That's why the Grand Line is called the Pirate Grave."

Those weaker pirates couldn't even handle the weather on the high seas, and were swallowed up by the ocean.

"Hahaha, isn't this more interesting?"

"Ah, you're right."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Nico Robin's words didn't frighten Xi Yan and the others; instead, they excited them even more.

If you just drift through one stretch of sea after another in a bland and uneventful way, that would be truly boring.

Just like before, we sailed for a whole day without seeing a single bird; it was truly boring.

Aside from fishing to pass the time, they really don't know what else to do.

"Nami, now that we can see the Red Line, which way should we go next?"

As they spoke, Xi Yan placed the Thousand Sunny on the sea surface and withdrew his Ninjutsu.

Now that we've escaped that area of sea, there's no need to waste any more Chakra.

Let me see.

Nami glanced at the Log Pointer in her hand and found that although the indicator had tilted slightly, it was still generally moving forward.

Nami, though somewhat puzzled, still said, "Straight ahead."

"Clear!"

Soon, under Merry's control, the Thousand Sunny steadily arrived directly beneath the Red Line.

"Is this the Red Line...?"

Chopper stared in shock at the towering mountain that seemed to pierce the clouds, his eyes filled with horror.

How tall must it be?

"That's right, this is the Red Line!!"

"It feels so nostalgic..."

"Yeah, hahaha."

"The last time I saw this was at the entrance to the Grand Line."

"Laboon is on the other side of this continent, isn't it?" Brook said.

"Yes."

"Yohohoho~"

Brook laughed, and the scene of meeting Laboon in the future unconsciously floated into his mind.

That little family... no, I should say the whole family.

That big guy must be really looking forward to this day!

"Anyway, we're halfway there now," Luffy grinned, "It's so good that everyone arrived here safely."

"As long as we travel halfway around the world and see this Red Line again... I'll be the Pirate King!"

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Luffy laughing so hard, everyone laughed too.

It's not just Luffy who looks forward to that day; they all feel the same way.

They eagerly await the day Luffy becomes the Pirate King!

After laughing, Luffy looked at Nami and asked, "Nami, which way should we go?"

He can't wait to get to the next part of the voyage.

"This..."

Nami glanced at the Log Pointer in her hand and gave a troubled look.

"What's wrong?"

"This situation with the Log Pointer is similar to what we encountered when we first encountered Skypiea," Nami said. "This is a bit tricky."

The current situation clearly means that we can't reach Fish-Man Island by relying on normal navigation, after all... Fish-Man Island is 10,000 meters deep in the ocean!

But since Kokoro to go, there must be some way to do it.

Thinking about this, Nami fell into deep thought.

"Skypiea?"

A question mark appeared above Usopp's head, then he looked up at the Red Line and said, "So, we have to climb up there?"

Hearing Usopp's words, Franky subconsciously looked towards the Red Line.

Franky:...

"How is this possible!" Franky roared, opening his shark-like mouth. "The Thousand Sunny is powerful, but it doesn't have the ability to climb up on its own!"

"It's not like I ate Zoan Devil Fruit!"

As he spoke, Franky thought of Spandam's weapon, the one that could turn into an elephant.

Although we don't know how they did it, the existence of this phenomenon means that even inanimate objects can eat Devil Fruit!

If their Thousand Sunny had eaten a Devil Fruit, it might actually have been able to climb up.

Unfortunately, I don't have that capability now.

"A ship eating Devil Fruit? How could you even think of that?" Sanji retorted.

"Then tell me how to climb up?"

"When we entered the Grand Line, we came in through the Reverse Mountain Stream," Usopp said. "But there's clearly no water here..."

"Water flow?"

Upon hearing those two words, the group instinctively looked at Xi Yan, their meaning crystal clear.

Why don't you give it a try?

Xi Yan:...

Xi Yan looked at the towering mountain in front of him and thought about it carefully. He realized that if he used Water Release techniques, it might actually work.

"How about... I give it a try?"

"What are you trying out!" Nami snapped back to reality, "Fish-Man Island isn't in the sky, what are we going to do at the top?"

Xi Yan:???

Xi Yan looked at Nami with a puzzled expression. Didn't this guy say it would be similar to when they went to Skypiea?

"I said it's similar to the Skypiea situation, but not going to the sky," Nami explained. "Fish-Man Island is located 10,000 meters below the sea. Did you even listen to Kokoro said?!"

"No."

Nami:...

Nami gave a helpless look. Thinking back, it seemed that only she and Kokoro were in the room at the time.

So it's understandable that they didn't know.

To Nami's surprise, Robin didn't know either... It seems this knowledgeable historian doesn't know everything.

Noticing Nami's gaze, Robin shrugged and said, "While I know a lot, I'm not omniscient or omnipotent."

Although she has read many books, it doesn't mean she knows everything about the world.

Nami nodded, indicating her understanding.

"So, we're not going up the mountain, we're going down to the seabed..." Xi Yan stroked his chin, glanced at the sea surface, and said, "But how are we going to get a boat down to this depth of 10,000 meters?"

At a depth of 10,000 meters, the water pressure is terrifying, far beyond what ordinary people can withstand.

Even if he can do it, others might not, not to mention that he would need to bring a pirate ship.

"Since Fish-Man Island is a real island, there must be some way to get there," Nico Robin said.

"That's true."

"How about... we use Shark Three to go down and check the situation?" Franky said. "Its diving limit is 5,000 meters. Although it can't directly reach Fish-Man Island, we might find something."

"Shark Three?" Xi Yan said with interest, "In that case, count me in."

"Yoshi!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly, "Brothers, let's begin our underwater adventure!"

"Profound!"