After handing over the entire Wano Country to Kaido of the Beasts, Lin Yuan began his exploration once again. He compressed his Observation Haki to probe, allowing him to see hundreds of meters even underground.
If " Pluton " is truly in Wano Country, then he absolutely cannot escape his detection.
To Lin Yuan's surprise, a week had passed and he had traveled almost the entire Wano Country, yet he still had no trace of the " Pluton ".
"Is it really not the right time for Pluton to appear, or is Pluton not even in Wano Country at all?"
Lin Yuan quickly dismissed the second possibility. Although his investigation was thorough, " Pluton " might have a way to block his Observation Haki.
Being hailed as one of the three great weapons of the pirate world, Pluton might have some differences from the blueprints.
You should know that in a hidden place on the Sky Island lies a huge warship, several thousand meters in diameter, which Tom and Iceburg spent many years building.
Even the energy source used is Dyna Stone. Lin Yuan once tested it, and a single blow could indeed shatter an island.
Since they couldn't find her, Lin Yuan didn't force the issue. Instead, he spent some time traveling around Wano Country with the women. As for Kozuki Sukiyaki, he met his granddaughter Kozuki Hiyori.
When the grandfather and grandson first met, they were incredibly excited. Then, upon learning that he had been given to Lin Yuan by Kozuki Sukiyaki, Kozuki Hiyori and the rest of the family rolled their eyes.
However, upon learning Lin Yuan's true identity, Kozuki Hiyori's attitude immediately changed, making her a master of changing her tune.
However, Lin Yuan did not intend to put the grandfather and grandson in charge of Wano Country; it would become the weapons manufacturing base of the " Abyss " Merchant Guild.
While searching for Pluton, Lin Yuan also specifically explored the terrain of Wano Country. It was surrounded by cliffs and waterfalls, with no outer coastline, but it did have an inland sea.
In this situation, apart from the strong, warships simply cannot attack. Even if a country is founded and has a side connected to the sea, it is a terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Without a bridle to tow it, ordinary warships also cannot go upstream.
That day, Lin Yuan gave Kaido some instructions, telling him to govern Wano Country well, and that someone would come to take over the base matters later.
" Lin Yuan, you didn't even stay a little longer before leaving so soon!"
"Hehe, I'll take them around a bit. We'll be heading back to headquarters in a while. I'll also send someone to make contact. Don't forget to come with us to the Giant Kingdom then."
"Haha, don't worry, I'll definitely go!"
Throughout the entire process, Lin Yuan never revealed the relationship between Kaido and himself in front of Kozuki Sukiyaki, nor did he allow the two to meet. Let bygones be bygones.
As for Kozuki Sukiyaki, he naturally wouldn't seek death. Ever since he learned from Lin Yuan that samurai wouldn't appear, he couldn't wait to leave this place.
Perhaps in the future, the " Abyss " Merchant Guild will produce a master swordsmith, but his name will only ever be Tenguyama Hitetsu!
After bidding farewell to Kaido, Lin Yuan found Hancock and her group again and prepared to leave with them.
When he flew out of Wano Country, Kozuki Sukiyaki asked Lin Yuan to help him open the country, as it was his last wish. Lin Yuan thought about it and did not refuse.
Controlling the Flame Clouds a distance away, Lin Yuan stood in mid-air, the " Mandala " at his waist ringing out.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to slash a gap with his sword to open a passage between Wano Country and the sea, his expression turned strange.
"Heh, I never expected it to come so easily; Pluton would actually be here!"
Just then, Lin Yuan habitually infused his Observation Haki into the ground beneath the island's cliffs and immediately sensed something amiss.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that something was blocking his view below the cliff waterfall in Wano Country, an area spanning several kilometers in radius.
"Hmph, let me see your true colors!"
Lin Yuan didn't use " Mandala," but instead rushed directly towards the cliff waterfall, his entire body covered in dragon scales, and then slammed a powerful punch into the cliff face.
"Boom!"
Under Lin Yuan's fierce attack, the entire Wano Country seemed to tremble, and half of the cliff was directly shattered.
Sensing the earth tremor, Kaido of the Beasts suddenly looked towards Lin Yuan's location, his figure vanishing from the spot in an instant.
" Queen, Jack, I'll leave this to you. I'll go check on things."
At this moment, Hancock, Yamato, and the others, standing atop the Flame Clouds, watched Lin Yuan rush into the sea with grave expressions, wondering what had happened.
"Is the big brother alright? He fell into the sea?"
Tama watched Lin Yuan's disappearing figure with equal tension. She also knew that Devil Fruit User would become extremely weak upon contact with seawater.
"It's alright, Tama, your older brother is very strong!"
All eyes were on the sea, and apart from Hancock and Yamato, no one noticed Kaido's arrival.
At this moment, Lin Yuan had already reached the seabed. The falling boulders churned the seawater, but they did not affect him at all.
Lin Yuan's eyes turned Crimson Eyes and Golden Pupils, and his pupils became vertical, allowing him to see the situation at the bottom of the sea clearly.
Near the sea, a huge warship radiating a dark light was embedded in the stone wall. It was surrounded by a light shield, through which countless dark cannon barrels could be seen, the largest of which was ten meters thick.
This was precisely the " Pluton " warship that Lin Yuan had been longing for.
"I never expected that it wouldn't have been corroded by seawater after all these years. It truly deserves to be one of the three great weapons."
Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, then prepared to put it up.
For others, this colossal creature, thousands of meters long, might be a problem, especially since it was on the seabed. But for Lin Yuan, it was no problem at all.
"Roar!"
With a tremendous roar, Lin Yuan's figure began to change, and a black and red dragon god, tens of thousands of meters long, appeared on the seabed, its terrifying body coiled on the Pluton.
The thick Dragon Claw claws gripped Pluton from all sides, then suddenly exerted force.
"Boom..."
As Pluton broke free from the cliff, countless enormous boulders crashed down, but when they hit Lin Yuan, they were as harmless as small pebbles.
"Boom!"
With another deafening roar, Lin Yuan finally led Pluton out of the sea, creating a surge of water a thousand meters high.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the black warship and the terrifying dragon coiled around it.
"Holy crap, this kid's beast form is terrifying! It's more than ten times bigger than mine! And that... is that the Pluton Battleship?!"
Kaido, hidden in the shadows, widened his eyes and tensed up, feeling a suppression of his bloodline from Lin Yuan.
If he fought in his transformed state, he would probably be swatted away by Lin Yuan with a single claw.
As Lin Yuan, transformed into the Dragon God, carried Pluton higher and higher, countless Flame Clouds began to form, merging with the Flame Clouds where Hancock and the others were.
At the same time, Pluton's massive hull was also covered by Flame Clouds, making it completely invisible from the outside.
Kaido thought for a moment, then stopped paying attention and quickly left the place. Before he left, Lin Yuan's voice reached his ears.
" Wano Country is about to open its borders; you will send someone to guard this place afterwards!"
Once the Flame Clouds lifted the entire Pluton Battleship, Lin Yuan's body recovered. He didn't look at Pluton for the time being, but instead pushed the Flame Clouds away to a distance.
"Clang..."
A terrifying clang of a blade resounded through the sky, turning the heavens crimson as blood, and black and white light enveloped Lin Yuan.
Kozuki Sukiyaki stared wide-eyed, unwilling to blink, as he finally witnessed the terrifying scene of the monstrous sword about to strike.
"This is the real demon sword, it's terrifying."
The others felt the same way; it was also the first time they had seen the transformed appearance of the " Mandala ".
"Clang!"
The sound of a " Mandala " sword echoed through the sky once more, and then everyone saw a blood-red line slash directly at a corner of the cliff waterfall in Wano Country.
Although it appears to be just a corner, it is still ten kilometers long. What's terrifying is that this horrifying blade of light is like a terrifying laser beam.
They sliced down a cliff several hundred meters high and ten kilometers long, as easily as cutting tofu.
"Boom!"
At this moment, Wano Country trembled once again, and the massive cliff tilted entirely towards the sea, creating waves tens of thousands of meters high that crashed into the distance.
The tremors lasted for a full half hour, and the seawater in Wano Country's inland sea, which had previously been a cliff waterfall, flowed down the gap, becoming a downward current.
Kozuki Sukiyaki and Kozuki Hiyori were in tears. Although the island no longer belonged to them, the dream of their ancestors had finally come true.
Kozuki Sukiyaki knelt atop the Flame Clouds, her voice hoarse as she called out.
Wano Country has opened its borders!