Vic went in and out of the Sky Lord's belly. Sometimes the Sky Lord didn't want to swallow Vic anymore because the pain was unbearable. At that time, Vic would use various methods to provoke and anger the Orochi, and then the Orochi would forget its original intention and swallow Vic.
Every time Vic's Haki was about to be exhausted, it was the moment when the Sky Lord suffered, comparable to Sha Heshang in Journey to the Journey to the West. Vic thought to himself, "You can consider this your atonement for your mother. After all, your mother ate so many people. Although she died, she died too quickly."
A month passed quickly amidst this frenzied training. In the past few days, when Vic practiced Geppo, he would fly to the location that Gan Fall had taken him to observe, hoping to see if he could spot Birka. As long as he could see her, he would fly directly there; there was no need to wait for the two islands to get close, as that would be a waste of time.
One month later, Vic was practicing Geppo White Sea. His Geppo had improved visibly due to his intense training, but his Haki showed no significant progress in the short term.
The main problem was the short time available. Although the Sky Lord's acid tempering provided only a slight improvement, Geppo's progress was exceptionally rapid due to the environment.
Some people can only reach the limit of Geppo no matter how much they practice; their bodies have already reached their limit, and it's useless to practice anywhere. But Vic's body has no limit, and now he is training in such an extreme environment, so his progress is predictable.
Vic is currently using Geppo less than a meter above the surface of the White Sea, with Sky Sharks leaping and biting below, trying to tear Vic to pieces and swallow him whole.
Because Vic lures these aerial sharks on the surface of the sea, causing them to attack him wildly, while Vic uses Geppo to dodge these attacks, thereby accelerating the improvement of Geppo and increasing his agility.
Just as Vic casually dodged the gaping maw of an air shark, he felt as if some kind of restraint within his body had been broken, and Vic felt a surge of relief.
Stepping on the air was like stepping on solid ground, smooth and light, without any sonic boom. There was no need to exert much effort to step on the air quickly. In the thin air at high altitude, it was as if walking on flat ground, and the speed had increased significantly. Only the afterimage of Vic when he stopped was left in the air. Vic knew that this was a qualitative change caused by quantitative change.
"This is no longer on the same level; it's completely different. If there are higher levels of Geppo, then this should be a higher-level application of Geppo."
Just like Haki, I can finally truly fly now. I just don't know Rumble-Rumble Fruit has the ability to fly. If it does, then all my training was for nothing!
However, one thing is very important: if you're trapped by Seastone, you can't use your abilities, which would make them somewhat useful.
We'll only know if it has the ability to fly after we get the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Many fruits don't grant flight ability; they require external assistance!
Sensing that Geppo had reached another level, Vic used Geppo to distance himself from the Sky Sharks that wanted to devour him, and returned directly to Upper Yard.
Now that Geppo has advanced with increased proficiency, and the day when Birka will be nearing Angel Island is fast approaching, Vic is preparing to leave.
As long as he can sense Birka with his naked eye or Observation Haki, he can fly directly there. In any case, flying now hardly requires any stamina from him; it's just a simple run, and the consumption can't keep up with his recovery.
Having decided to leave, Vic planned to go to the God's Shrine and tell Gan Fall, so that he wouldn't have to live in constant fear.
Before leaving Upper Yard, Vic found the Sky Lord and beat it up again. It was quite disgusting that it kept going in and out of its body every day, and he felt he had to beat it up to atone for its old mother's sins.
The Sky Lord lay sprawled in the forest of Upper Yard, his snake face swollen and covered in large bumps. The divine servants who had been secretly watching the battle nearby were all speechless with astonishment.
They were assigned by Gan Fall to patrol every day, and today they happened to witness this scene. Vic had already noticed them, but he didn't care. The Sky Lord still deserved to be beaten, because it had eaten people. Vic was very uncomfortable inside its body, feeling sticky and wet, which was the original sin.
The servants of the gods watched a good show; the Sky Lord seemed to be fighting against thin air. Only at the very beginning did Vic show up, at which point the Sky Lord became furious and charged towards the Blue Sea man.
After that, all that could be seen was the trembling and dispersing of the clouds and the Sky Lord involuntarily twisting his body. He was so badly beaten that he had no power to fight back. Vic's speed was too fast to see his movements clearly.
The huge bump on the Sky Lord's head was something they had watched grow. It was all too ridiculous. This was the Sky Lord! The Strongest Creature on these two islands! And yet, he was being brutally beaten up by an outsider.
After defeating the Sky Lord, Vic felt quite relieved. He silently left Upper Yard using advanced Geppo, this time truly to say goodbye to Gan Fall.
It still appeared and disappeared mysteriously, and still gave Gan Fall a big fright, only this time with the addition of an ugly bird that was scared silly.
Vic's behavior was very unfriendly to the elderly; someone with a heart condition might die prematurely. However, Vic knew that people in this world were generally strong-willed and rarely died from fright.
"Old Gan! I'm about to leave Angel Island and wait for Birka to approach. You don't need to send anyone to keep an eye on me anymore; they can't keep an eye on me. I have no ill intentions towards Sky Island, so don't worry!"
Vic knew that the old man was still somewhat uneasy about him. After all, he was a powerful stranger who could beat the Sky Lord like a child. If such a person was really hiding some conspiracy, it would be a disaster for the entire Sky Island, and his people would suffer. He had to be on guard.
"Oh! You're leaving so soon? Birka won't be around for a while! You'd better hurry up and go!"
Gan Fall spoke with some difficulty breathing; he had intended to feign a desire to persuade her to stay, but instead, he blurted out his true feelings.
Realizing he had misspoke, Gan Fall stroked his beard and smiled sheepishly. Pierre, standing beside him, blushed for him, covering half his face with his spotted wings and looking at Gan Fall speechlessly.
In the past two years, Vic has been on many islands in the Blue Sea, and every one of them hoped that he would stay longer, or even settle down. But when he arrived at the Sky Island, he was driven away. This is how a passerby is treated!
"Alright, Old Gan, I'm leaving. If any boy wearing a yellow Straw Hat ever comes to Sky Island, tell him I left him a gift."
But they'll have to find the gift themselves; it's somewhere on your Sky Island.
You should recognize that straw Straw Hat. A red-haired boy in Roger Pirates wore it too; you should remember him. Hope we meet again someday!
After saying this, Vic vanished right before the man and bird's eyes, as silently as a ghost, causing them to shudder.
Not long after Vic left, a servant of the gods came before the God's Shrine of Gan Fall; he was one of the people who had witnessed Vic beating the Sky Lord.
After Vic left, he drove his Waver to report that the Sky Lord had been beaten up again, which was very important. The most important thing was that they saw Vic make a move this time, but not completely. This was the main point of the report.
"God! The Sky Lord has been beaten up again by that Blue Sea man, and is now lying dead in Upper Yard!"
"Oh! So, he only came to say goodbye after beating up the Sky Lord. What a grudge! He didn't forget to give me a good beating before leaving, hahaha! Did you see his strength?"