Xia Chen didn't look at the Shandia People again, but said to everyone, "Let's go, let's continue!"
"Oh!"
Xia Chen walked to the stern and punched again, and then the Going Merry took off again.
Watching this scene, Gan Fall's cerebellum nearly shrunk. Was this even possible for a human?
Perhaps... they really do have a chance to defeat Enel!
Shaking off his thoughts, Gan Fall turned his gaze to the Shandia People floating on the White-White Sea and couldn't help but sigh.
"Those who don't listen to the elders will suffer the consequences! I told you not to fight, but you insisted! Now you're paying the price!"
Gan Fall shook his head, somewhat helplessly; in the end, he was the one who would be in trouble.
In his view, he still felt he had wronged the Shandia People and couldn't just leave them there unattended.
--
Meanwhile, aboard the Going Merry flying in the sky.
Xia Chen sat on the goat's head, gazing into the distance.
Xia Chen was quite satisfied with Luffy and his crew's decisiveness just now; it was worth all the ideas he had been instilling in them.
In Xia Chen's opinion, Luffy and his crew in the original work are somewhat indecisive and don't understand the wise saying "cut the weeds before the roots." They are also too tolerant of certain things.
For example, Momonosuke!
Xia Chen swore that if Momonosuke of Nami and Robin again, he would definitely kill him.
If the Nine Red Scabbards come looking for him, he'll kill them all.
He doesn't have that much tolerance for them.
For Xia Chen, it's about doing what he wants. If he has great strength but is still restrained, wouldn't that be a waste of his power?
As his fruit development progressed, some of Brother Monkey's traits began to merge with his own.
He strongly suspected that his recent increased bloodlust was due to the influence of the Brother Monkey, since the Brother Monkey would beat anyone who offended him without saying a word.
He's the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, not the Victorious Fighting Buddha!
He hasn't read Buddhist scriptures, nor has he practiced Zen meditation! He wouldn't have so much compassion!
However, Xia Chen felt quite good about this subtle change; at least he felt very comfortable with it.
--
Meanwhile, inside the shrine with the giant bean vine.
Enel's eyes narrowed, and he paused in his act of biting into the apple.
"Hmm? The Shandia People ' presence has completely vanished?"
He had just sensed that a group of fearless people were heading towards him.
Enel showed no anger at the arrival of this group; on the contrary, he was secretly excited.
After all, he's leaving today, so it wouldn't hurt to have some fun before he goes. He wants the entire sky to remember his name, Enel.
Most importantly, he didn't sense the presence of the person who hit him yesterday, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
As long as that person from yesterday isn't there, he has nothing to fear.
The rest? A bunch of chickens and dogs!
Thinking of this, Enel happily took another bite of the apple and looked up at the sky.
Endless Vearth, here I come!
However, Enel always felt like he had forgotten something, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember it.
Um...
What exactly is it?
Enel pondered for a moment, but ultimately couldn't come up with an answer, so he simply let it go. He was a god; what did he have to fear?
But if Xia Chen were to appear before Enel again at this moment, he might realize what he had forgotten.
Yesterday, Xia Chen stood right in front of him and he couldn't sense Xia Chen's presence, so how could he possibly sense it now?
Isn't this ridiculous?
Xia Chen: It's okay to forget things, just don't forget them in the next life!
--
After a period of time~
The Going Merry landed just a few dozen meters from Upper Yard.
Luffy was so excited that he was the first to jump.
"Gold, gold, here I come!"
" Luffy, don't go yet. Do you think you'll find any gold if you keep searching like this?" Xia Chen said irritably.
"Why can't I find it? Maybe I'll get lucky and find it?"
Xia Chen was about to retort, but then he remembered that in the original story, Luffy seemed to have found the gold inside the snake's belly, and he immediately felt a little embarrassed. However, Xia Chen would not admit to that.
"I know where the gold is, but not everyone will necessarily be willing to give it to us!"
" Xia Chen, are you talking about Enel?" Robin suddenly asked.
"Yes! Enel lives on this island. He has four priests and fifty soldiers under his command."
"If we go in, we'll definitely get attacked by these people, but... they're not very strong anyway."
"Tch~"
Upon hearing this, Zoro had been somewhat interested just moments before, immediately lost all interest. He had thought he could at least have some fun, but it turned out they were all a bunch of weaklings.
"What are you cutting?" Xia Chen asked Zoro curiously.
"Didn't you say they were all weaklings? I have no interest in weaklings!"
Xia Chen:...
"What I said only applies to me. To you? Ha!"
Xia Chen didn't say it explicitly, but anyone with eyes could understand what he meant.
Although Xia Chen knew that these so-called four high priests were not a difficult opponent for Zoro in his current state, their Mantra could still cause Zoro some trouble.
Most importantly... we need to curb this Moss Head's arrogance!
Just as Xia Chen had predicted, Zoro immediately objected upon hearing this.
"Just wait and see how easily I take down my opponent. After all, I'm not like that Curly Brows next to me, a complete loser!"
" Moss Head, are you looking for death?" Sanji, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, suddenly felt a surge of anger when he heard Zoro say that.
"You'd better not get beaten to death by that so-called priest, or it'll be too embarrassing for anyone to tell!"
"Heh! I can definitely take him down in ten moves!" Zoro said confidently.
"Tch, five moves!" Sanji replied nonchalantly.
"I'll take three moves!"
"One move from me!"
(•́へ•́╬)!
"You two... have nothing better to do, huh?"
"Bang bang!"
Nami, Conqueror's Coating, each delivered a punch to their heads.
Seeing this, Xia Chen shook his head, turned to look at the crowd, and said, "Let's go in and take a look!"
As the group walked inside, they soon arrived at the four trial gates.
Looking at these doors, Xia Chen said, "Each of these doors corresponds to a priest. After entering, follow the Cloud River, and you will eventually reach a place called the Sacrificial Altar."
"We'll meet there then, so which of these trials would you like to choose?"
"Then I'll choose the Ordeal of Iron!" Zoro said calmly, and then walked straight in without the slightest hesitation.
"That damned Moss Head, he actually got there first!" Sanji cursed, then crawled into the Ordeal of String next to him.
"Then I'll go to the Ordeal of Balls, it looks like a lot of fun!" Luffy chuckled and entered the Ordeal of Balls passage.
"And you guys?" Xia Chen looked at the remaining people. To his surprise, the others all turned to look at him instead.
"Shouldn't you be the one to go in?" Usopp said after considering for a moment.
Xia Chen:???