In the days that followed, Lin Yuan focused on developing his Devil Fruit abilities while simultaneously sending out all his Fish-Man troops to search for news of the lanternfish.
Upon hearing that Lin Yuan needed the help of the Fish-Man, Pain sent a message to Jinbe, and with the support of King Neptune, dispatched another 30,000 Fish-Man to search the entire ocean.
Although Fish-Man are born with the ability to communicate with Sea Kings, the ocean is simply too vast; even if tens of thousands of people were thrown in, they wouldn't make a ripple.
However, this was the first time Lin Yuan had ever needed such a thing, so Fish-Man Island took it very seriously, and King Neptune even sent tens of thousands of Fish-Man to search for him again.
Even so, they spent several months at sea.
Almost a year passed before the Fish-Man army sent word that the Fish-Man on Fish-Man Island had discovered the lanternfish's whereabouts.
"Boss, boss, are you there?"
Upon receiving the news, Tesoro immediately reported it to Lin Yuan.
At this moment, on the back mountain of the headquarters, Tesoro shouted Lin Yuan's name loudly. In this year, even he dared not enter Lin Yuan's cultivation place casually.
Suddenly, the space here seemed to pause for a moment before returning to normal.
Tesoro felt a chill run down his spine. He rubbed his eyes, looking at the unchanged scenery around him, thinking he was seeing things.
"What's up?"
Just as Tesoro was pondering this question, a voice rang out, accompanied by the appearance of a tall figure—it was Lin Yuan.
The moment Lin Yuan appeared, Tesoro felt a sudden tightness in his heart. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable pressure from Lin Yuan, a pressure he had never felt before.
"Boss, we have news about the lanternfish you're looking for. It appeared in the Fourth Route of the Grand Line and was spotted by Fish-Man, who is now following it."
"Give me the other person's Vivre Card!"
"Yes, it's here!"
To ensure a good location once the lanternfish is found, all the Fish-Man created Vivre Card at the merchant guild.
For Lin Yuan, this was the best way to find his opponent. With the terrifying range of his Observation Haki, he could find him as long as there was a direction.
The moment Lin Yuan received the Vivre Card, he didn't hesitate any longer. He stepped onto the Flame Clouds and soared into the air. A ripple appeared on his body, and his figure disappeared as if he had teleported.
This is just one ability that Lin Yuan has developed over the past year Time-Time Fruit, but even with just this one ability, it has increased his speed by more than five times.
Lin Yuan didn't bring anyone with him this time, after all, he wouldn't tell anyone about the Pure Gold.
After a day of travel, he finally found the Fish-Man's trail and, under the cover of his Observation Haki, also discovered the enormous figure.
Lin Yuan ignored the Fish-Man, picked up the Den Den Mushi, and notified Pain to order all the Fish-Man to retreat. He could handle things alone from now on.
Soon, Lin Yuan sensed that the Fish-Man had left, seemingly having received an order.
Lin Yuan did not make a move immediately, but continued to wait. He waited for a whole day, and only after Lin Yuan sensed that there was no one within a hundred miles around did he suddenly stand up.
"Roar..."
Lin Yuan leaped directly from mid-air, and as he approached the water's surface, he transformed into a terrifying dragon god over ten thousand meters long.
It should be noted that even though lanternfish are large, they are only about a thousand meters long, which is not on the same level as the dragon god that Lin Yuan transformed into.
At that moment, all the fish in the sea were frantically fleeing, including the lanternfish.
"Snort..."
A hint of disdain flashed in Lin Yuan's enormous dragon eyes, and at the same time, a terrifying pressure swept across a hundred miles.
At that moment, the ordinary fish around him were instantly killed by the shockwave, and some that were even closer were blasted into a bloody mist.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, apart from some large Sea Kings that had already developed consciousness, all the fish were too frightened to move.
"Hmph, trying to run away!"
The large Sea Kings were all fleeing frantically, and the lanternfish were doing the same, but how could Lin Yuan let it escape?
In the ocean, Lin Yuan's speed was as fast as Inazuma. He shrunk his body to about a hundred meters; otherwise, given his size, he would have definitely brought devastating damage to the surrounding islands.
The lanternfish seemed to sense the danger and darted around, which allowed Lin Yuan to close the distance.
When they were still a few thousand meters away from the lanternfish, Lin Yuan's Dragon God body suddenly expanded to ten thousand meters, and his enormous body completely surrounded the lanternfish.
At that moment, the lanternfish was completely terrified, but before it could react, a terrifying giant claw almost the same size as it grabbed it.
A hint of joy flashed in Lin Yuan's enormous dragon eyes, and then he broke through the water's surface and soared into the air.
The sea surface instantly boiled, and a giant wave thousands of meters high shot straight into the sky.
The moment Lin Yuan broke through the sea surface, countless Flame Clouds surged from his body, enveloping him and the captured lanternfish.
Lin Yuan's body only left the sea surface after flying ten thousand meters into the air.
Without further ado, Lin Yuan's terrifying Dragon Claw pierced the lanternfish's brain, instantly killing it before he returned to human form.
"Heh, according to my memory, this should be where the Pure Gold is!"
Looking at the lanternfish carcass, which was as large as a mountain, Lin Yuan approached the enormous lantern, which emitted a golden light.
He didn't hold back either; the " Mandala " sword was instantly drawn, and the huge lantern was cleaved in two.
Lin Yuan didn't immediately check if there was Pure Gold inside; instead, he used his Observation Haki to penetrate the lanternfish's body.
Soon, two figures appeared in Lin Yuan's perception.
"Clang..."
" Mandala " unleashed another terrifying blade of light, slicing the giant lanternfish in two.
Under Lin Yuan's control, they directly avoided Doctor Acier and Olga inside.
As the lanternfish was cut in two, Doctor Acier and Olga were horrified to discover that the sky seemed to have been sliced open, and a ray of sunlight shone on them.
Lin Yuan's figure vanished instantly, and when he reappeared, he was already holding Doctor Acier and Olga in each hand.
Lin Yuan was quite interested in these two people who were over two hundred years old.
"Boom..."
After setting the two down, Lin Yuan suddenly punched the lanternfish into pieces, then let it fall into the sea, leaving only the huge lantern and a few pieces of gold that shone brightly.
" Doctor Acier, Olga, you are free."
Seeing the two still looking bewildered, Lin Yuan smiled and spoke.
Doctor Acier and Olga then realized what was happening, looked at each other, and recognized one another.
" Olga!"
"Father!"
High in the sky, with nowhere to go, the two quickly cleared up their misunderstanding and staged a scene of family reunion in front of Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan didn't urge them. Instead, he processed the fish meat he had prepared in advance before picking up the gleaming gold from the ground.
"Is this Pure Gold...?"