While Xia Chen and the others were playing around, the Going Merry arrived at a door.
" The Heaven's Gate?" Usopp muttered the words on the gate, then immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
"Heaven? Could it be... that we are all dead now?"
"Yes, that's right! We're all dead, we died just as we took off!" Zoro said ominously in Usopp's ear.
!!!
Seeing Usopp lying there like a corpse, Zoro couldn't help but twitch his lips. This guy's way too easily scared!
The moment the ship entered the gate, an old woman with wings on her back walked out from a small door inside and patted them a few times.
Then, looking at everyone, he said, "This is the Heaven's Gate. Everyone who wants to pass through here to reach the Sky Island must pay one billion Extol!"
Xia Chen stood up, then flashed and instantly appeared next to the old lady.
"Um?"
w(ﾟДﾟ)w!
The old woman from Amazon was so frightened when she suddenly saw Xia Chen appear in front of her that she almost jumped out of her skin.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, he performed several backflips in a single second before assuming a defensive stance.
"Hey kid, are you a human or a ghost? How did you suddenly appear in front of me?"
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you whether you're a human or a ghost?" Xia Chen's lips twitched.
He truly hadn't expected that an old woman who looked like she was about to die could be so agile and incredibly skilled!
"Grandma, I meant no harm, I'm just here to pay!"
The old Amazon woman didn't immediately respond to Xia Chen's words. Instead, she remained in that position, circled around Xia Chen once, and then lowered her guard, patting her chest.
"It is indeed a person!"
Xia Chen:...
Xia Chen didn't say much, took out 800,000 Beli from his pocket and handed it to Granny Amazon, saying, "There are eight people on our ship. Count them!"
Grandma Amazon looked at everyone, then at Beli, and finally took 100,000 Beli from her 800,000 Beli and returned it to Xia Chen.
"The pet only costs fifty Beli, but considering you paid seven hundred thousand upfront, we'll make it free!"
Chopper: "Huh?"
Chopper was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, his eyes flashing with Kumachi anger. He roared:
"Who do you think you are? Who's a pet? You're all in cahoots with those damned bastards in the Navy, aren't you? It's all fifty Beli, who are you insulting...?"
"Hmm? I think I just heard my pet talking?"
Grandma Amazon glanced at the ship in confusion, only to see Nami tightly covering Chopper's mouth, saying embarrassedly, "How could that be? You must have misheard. He only made a few noises!"
My pet has been in a bad mood lately and gets angry easily!
"I see, I understand! My pet raccoon cat does that all the time!"
"That's right!" Nami nodded and smiled, pressing Chopper down firmly beneath her.
"Alright, now that you've paid, you can leave."
As the Amazon grandmother finished speaking, a dark figure slowly emerged from beneath the hull of the Going Merry, and finally, the figure hoisted the Going Merry onto its back.
"What is this?" Luffy asked curiously.
"This is the Express Shrimp, a unique creature of the White Sea. It will take you to the White-White Sea at a depth of over 3,000 meters. Have a pleasant Sky Island adventure!"
"Goodbye, grandma!" Luffy greeted her.
Then the Going Merry was suddenly propelled away by the Express Shrimp.
"Wow, that's fast!" Luffy exclaimed happily.
"Charge! Run, shrimp!"
"Those are Express Shrimp!" Zoro said speechlessly.
"Who cares, let's just charge! Hahaha... Sky Island, here we come!"
As the boat reached the end of the waterfall, the Express Shrimp carried them straight into the air before they both plummeted downwards.
A commotion broke out, and everyone's eyes widened, their faces showing surprise and delight.
"Is this... Sky Island?"
What appeared before them was an island entirely composed of clouds, with all kinds of buildings constructed on top of the clouds.
"Oh ho ho!"
Luffy excitedly dashed out and grabbed a tree on the island.
"Let's go down and take a look!" Xia Chen said with a smile, and then jumped out.
The moment he landed, a soft, yielding sensation washed over him, giving Xia Chen the illusion of stepping on cotton.
Xia Chen couldn't help but step on it a few more times; the feeling was indeed completely different from that on land!
Just then, a familiar notification sound rang in Xia Chen's mind.
[Ding! Successfully checked in at Angel Island. Conqueror's Haki has been upgraded to Advanced, and the ultimate technique of Observation Haki Killer has been mastered!]
Upon hearing about the reward he received for his check-in, Xia Chen couldn't help but show a look of surprise and delight.
Last time in Jaya, he just upgraded his Conqueror's Haki to intermediate level, and now he's upgraded it to advanced level, a two-level jump in a short period of time!
And that's not the most important thing. The key is that Conqueror's Coating Xia Chen has learned it himself, and now he has learned another advanced use of Conqueror's Haki: Observation Haki Killer!
This is an incredible skill! As far as Xia Chen knows, only Red Hair possesses this ability!
He wasn't sure if any of the other six also possessed this ability, but in any case, this skill was something only a very few people had. It greatly enhanced his strength!
Thinking of this, Xia Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of heroic spirit!
Please arrange for him to practice against Aokiji!
Thirty days east of the river, thirty days west of the river!
He feels very powerful and arrogant right now, and desperately needs someone to teach him a lesson!
By the time Xia Chen had sorted out his thoughts, everyone was already having a great time on the beach.
Just then, Luffy tossed a pumpkin-like object towards him. Xia Chen easily caught it with a light touch, then said to Luffy, " Luffy, how did you know I was thirsty?"
"Huh?" Before Luffy could react to what Xia Chen meant, he saw him make a small hole in the top of the "pumpkin," then pull out a straw from somewhere and start drinking with relish.
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" Xia Chen, I want to drink too!"
"Go do it yourself!" Xia Chen said calmly, swatting away Luffy's outstretched hand.
After playing for a while, Xia Chen said to everyone, "Let's go, let's go up to the island and see what's fun on the Sky Island!"
"That's fun!!"
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Upon hearing this, the three fun-loving people immediately showed expectant expressions.
Then the group headed towards the path to the island, and at the same time, a girl with wings came down the stairs.
Upon seeing Luffy and the others, he greeted them, "Navel, are you outsiders?"
Everyone:???
belly button?
What kind of new greeting is this?