After searching for Pure Gold for so long, Wang Shi is finally about to get his wish!
Pure Gold may also contain the power of time.
Wang Shi had been frantically developing his Toki Toki no Mi ability for a year or two, and he was just one opportunity away from successfully Awakening.
Perhaps the strange energy of Pure Gold will give Wang Shi an opportunity.
Are we really going to find the legendary Pure Gold?
The women aboard the Exile Emperor crowded onto the railing at the bow, gazing expectantly at the sea.
It seems to be waiting for something to appear!
A huge shadow appeared beneath the surface of the sea, as if a gigantic Sea Kings was about to emerge.
"Is it finally going to appear?!"
"Do you know how I've gotten through the past year or so?!"
Wang Shi seemed to transform into a deeply resentful ox or horse, staring intently at the sea.
This island-swallowing lanternfish is enormous, even larger than a giant Sea Kings.
In addition to devouring half of the dream island of Alchemi Island, it also swallowed several other small islands.
Inside its enormous stomach, an ecosystem with several small islands has formed.
One of them is an ancient island inhabited by dinosaurs.
The glowing lanterns on the Giant Lanternfish emit light that can penetrate the fish itself, replacing sunlight and becoming the biological sunlight of the world inside its stomach.
This allows the forests on those small islands to survive and thrive, maintaining the food chain for various life forms.
"Boom!!"
As the Giant Lanternfish surfaced, everyone saw this creature, as large as an island.
The huge lantern on its head looked like a small sun.
"Urn!!"
Wang Shi unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki, crushing the consciousness of the Giant Lanternfish.
"Weightless zone!"
With a sudden laugh, he unleashed the power of the Press-Press Fruit, enveloping the area in the sea to prevent the Giant Lanternfish from escaping or sinking.
"Get down on your knees!"
"Emperor's Impact!!"
Wang Shi flew out quickly, his Conqueror's Haki erupting wildly, flames and black and red lightning splashing out, and he punched the Giant Lanternfish on the head from a distance.
It's like Mars colliding with Earth.
This scene was even more exaggerated than when Fist Garp used his "Galaxy Impact" to blast Hachinosu.
The Giant Lanternfish's enormous head was dented in as if it had been struck by Meteor.
The Giant Lanternfish opened its mouth wide, let out a scream, and its eyes rolled back.
Waves of air swept across the sea, creating tsunamis.
"Your Majesty is terrifying!!"
"That punch could probably destroy a small island!"
"His Majesty has not yet used his abilities; this is purely physical strength and Haki power!"
"Is this really human power?! How can someone be so strong?!"
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The women were all dumbfounded.
Princess Shirahoshi looked pitifully at the Giant Lanternfish, her eyes filled with worry.
Did Wang Shi kill the lanternfish?
Shirahoshi, the Poseidon, has a natural compassion and affinity for marine life.
"Wait for me here!! I'll be right back!"
Without hesitation, Wang Shi flew into the open mouth.
It left behind a group of guys full of expectations.
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Meanwhile, inside the Giant Lanternfish, several islands submerged in stomach acid experienced a violent earthquake.
A little girl riding on the back of a sea lizard was terrified by the sudden earthquake and screamed as she tried to escape.
On another small island, a man who was pretending to be a dinosaur and freeloading was also startled by the massive earthquake.
This was the most extreme earthquake he had ever encountered in the two hundred years since he was swallowed up here.
"Could it be that the lanternfish was attacked by other marine creatures?"
Dr. Mischna Acier's eyes were filled with horror. Could it be a colossal Sea Kings even larger than Bonbori?
Amidst the panicked dinosaurs, Dr. Acier escaped back to his laboratory.
If he had the chance to escape this world inside his stomach, he would definitely escape.
These small islands are separated by highly corrosive stomach acid.
Acier did not have the opportunity to cross the ocean of stomach acid and reach other small islands.
Among these small islands, only the extremely fast sea lizards can walk on the acidic sea surface and forcibly land on other islands.
Acier was too weak; he had never tamed a sea lizard.
On the contrary, young Mischina Olga successfully tamed a sea lizard, which allowed her to travel to other islands.
Olga named the sea lizard Elizabeth, and it became her best companion and mount.
However, the father and daughter were so unlucky that they never met once in two hundred years.
Acier always believed that his daughter Olga was dead, and could only continue to live on by himself.
In addition, because he often dressed up as a dinosaur and hid in the laboratory, he never met Olga.
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Wang Shi swiftly stormed into the stomach of the Giant Lanternfish!
His Observation Haki erupted wildly!
The Observation Haki Voice of All Things, also erupts.
After 'asking' a few animals, he first found Olga, the little girl who was wandering around.
He picked up the little one and continued searching for her father.
"How did you get in? Can you get me out of here?!"
Olga, who hadn't encountered a human in two hundred years, shouted excitedly, completely oblivious to the fact that this strange man was grabbing her by the clothes.
She had long been tired of living alone; she was almost going crazy and had developed a habit of talking to herself.
"Quiet! Get out of here immediately once you find your father!"
Wang Shi flew directly to the next island, wasting no time whatsoever.
"My father? Didn't he die a long time ago?"
Olga's eyes widened. She had lived in Lord Lanternfish's stomach for two hundred years without encountering anyone else.
And now this man is telling her that her father is still alive?
It's impossible for us to meet on these few small islands for two hundred years—what kind of insane probability is that!
"How come you have wings?"
Did you have anything to do with the recent earthquake?
"Will Lord Bonbori really let us out safely?"
"Could it be that Lord Bonbori has dived back into the deep sea again?"
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Olga, who hadn't been spoken to for two hundred years, suddenly transformed into a chatterbox, chattering incessantly.
The Seven-Star Dragon Emperor glanced at Olga eyes flashed red, and she instantly fell silent.
Wang Shi used his Observation Haki to quickly search for humanoid creatures on the island and soon found the fat man hiding in a ruined laboratory.
Wang Shi flew over quickly, forcefully blasting open doors and destroying the traps set by Acier.
When Acier saw the powerful appearance of the Wang Shi, he was startled, but at the same time, he also saw hope of getting out.
After his wife and daughter died, he managed to live for another two hundred years, his goal now being to leave with Pure Gold and become a world-renowned scientist.
Perhaps he could even become incredibly wealthy, with Pure Gold, and never lack research funding again.
His and his wife's initial motivation for researching Pure Gold was indeed to save their daughter from a terminal illness.
But the two hundred years of perseverance and loneliness made him yearn to go out and make up for the suffering and grievances of those years.
"Give me the Pure Gold!"
Wang Shi had no time to waste on this man, and the Seven-Star Dragon Emperor directly took control of Acier.
Acier's eyes glowed red as he obediently handed over the special liquid device containing Pure Gold to Wang Shi.
Wang Shi, carrying the Pure Gold and the father and daughter, flew away quickly...