Origin (2)

"What do we do? Don't tell me this is as far as we get!"

Tesoro, his face full of frustration, pounded on the invisible wall before him.

Ye Chen said nothing. He stared at the transparent barrier, unsure whether he could pass through it. From what he had seen in the Rainbow Mist, it seemed only someone with Chinese blood could cross unhindered.

But his soul had crossed into this world. He had no such bloodline.

Ye Chen reached out and touched the wall. His hand went straight through. He could enter.

He withdrew his hand. Perhaps blood wasn't necessary after all. A soul from the same world might be enough.

"Ye Chen, you..."

Gion's eyes widened. She had tried and failed to pass through the wall, but Ye Chen had just...

"Boss, you... you can get through?"

Everyone was stunned.

"I'll explain when I get back." Ye Chen took Sakura's hand. "You've never understood the things I told you, have you? Today, you will."

With that, Ye Chen led Sakura through the wall without resistance. She passed through with him.

"What's going on? How can Sakura get through too?"

Enel and the others were at a complete loss.

The barrier rippled like water. Ye Chen and Sakura felt a cool touch against their faces as they passed through, as though washing them.

Father and daughter stood beneath the Devil Fruit Tree. Before them, ripples shimmered like water, forming what looked like a passage a little over three meters high.

The ripples reflected Ye Chen's and Sakura's faces, then began showing images that drained the color from Sakura's face.

The Earth where Ye Chen had lived in his previous life unfolded before Sakura's eyes. She understood what the images meant, including the crossing into this world that Ye Chen had