The Emergence of Time Shakes the Seas / The D. Clan's Last Inscriptions, the Path to Longevity Opens

"Let's set that aside for now! The intelligence we've paid for with so many lives shows that woman isn't unbeatable. Once the war is over, we'll take back the Sword Case!"

"Agreed!"

Chapter 253: The Emergence of Time Shakes the Seas

The New World, in the second half of the Grand Line.

Dongze and the three women stepped onto a desolate island. Crumbling walls and ruins filled their view.

At the island's center, a huge Coiling Dragon Pillar stood firm despite years of wind and rain, as if stubbornly telling anyone who saw it of the island's former splendor.

Robin paused. The place was littered with ruins. It hardly looked like somewhere a Poneglyph would be found.

Even Shi Xuan and Kuina frowned. Green moss covered the broken walls across the abandoned island.

Huge stones lay scattered among rampant weeds. Snakes, insects, rats, and ants had made homes beneath them. Even tracing the old paths to work out where to look seemed impossible.

"Dongze, are you sure this is the place?"

Kuina was doubtful. Even if a Poneglyph really was here, finding it in these ruins would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Robin was curious too. She even sent out her Observation Haki to search the area.

But she found nothing except small animals. Earth was a natural barrier to Observation Haki; hers could penetrate only two or three meters before it stopped.

A strange look flickered deep in Dongze's eyes. By all rights, this was the place.

Back then, he had used Observation Haki to locate the final Poneglyph. It had definitely been here.

But years had passed. The ancient city had become ruins, and everything lay buried beneath the rubble.

"A thousand years can pass in an instant, and the world can change beyond