After bidding farewell to Ace and Bullet, Vic continued deeper into the island. He had never fully explored the island before, not because he was unwilling, but because his strength was insufficient. The gravity at the center of the island was too strong, and even he couldn't get close to the very center in the past, only able to get a general view of the center from the high altitude outside the island.
Vic has now broken through to the God Realm, reaching the same level as the Gravity Law God Titan. This place is merely a secluded cultivation spot left behind by that person when he broke through. For Vic, who is now at the God Realm, going to the center of the island is no different from entering his own backyard.
"That vague feeling of being watched has completely disappeared! Was someone really spying on us there? Or was it just my imagination?"
Did they leave because they sensed my breakthrough in strength? Or has no one ever been here? Was it all just my imagination? Or is it that the God of Gravity Titan himself, is living in seclusion there? Did he survive that great upheaval? Or perhaps it was that mysterious black-robed man who helped Katakuri?
Vic's desire to explore the heart of Titan Island wasn't a whim; rather, it stemmed from his discovery of something different when he brought Ace back there!
Before he broke through to the God Realm, he could always feel a vague sense of being watched. That feeling was indescribable and not something he could perceive with his Observation Haki. Observation Haki was greatly affected by gravity here and could not investigate the situation in the center of the island. Therefore, he could not perceive the center of the island by relying on Observation Haki!
However, he could occasionally sense that he was being watched, and the direction was from the center of the island. At first, Vic was a little wary and was very careful whether he was cultivating or doing anything else.
As time went on and nothing happened, he didn't sense any malice, so he stopped being so cautious. But this time when he came back, he didn't feel anything at all. Now he was stronger and his perception was stronger, but he couldn't sense that feeling of being watched anymore, which was a bit strange. So Vic decided to go to the center of the island to check the situation.
As Vic walked along, the closer he got to the center of the island, the higher the temperature became. The distribution of trees on the island was also very obvious. At the beginning, the trees were larger closer to the center of the island, with thick trunks, few branches, and sparse leaves.
As you get closer to the center, a very clear boundary forms, and the trees start to get shorter and shorter, with increasingly pointed leaves, until finally only low shrubs remain, somewhat resembling cacti.
Continuing forward, Vic completely left the vegetation zone. The land ahead was crimson red, and even the air seemed to distort, because they were getting close to the great furnace at the center!
Yes! It's the Great Furnace. In Vic's opinion, that black volcano is not much different from a furnace. Meteors falling from the sky eventually land in the crater, where red lava flows. It's really no different from a great furnace.
Vic released Armament Haki to envelop himself and approached the black mountain under the intense heat. He found a large amount of rubble and soil piled up at the foot of the mountain, enveloping the base of the black mountain like a red scarf around Uncle Black's neck.
The temperature here is already very high. The black mountain in front of us is like a giant furnace, constantly radiating heat. On the ground outside the pile of earth and rocks, there are scattered large and small disc-shaped objects, which are indistinguishable from stones or other things on the surface.
"This black mountain is actually made of metal! No wonder it emits a metallic sheen, and the disc-shaped objects on the ground are actually a mixture of various metals!"
I know! Those metal discs were formed from lava ejected from a meteorite impacting a volcano. No! That wasn't lava, but rather a mixture of various liquid metals!
In other words, those meteorites that fall from the sky are not simple meteorites; they are meteorites carrying various metals. Only meteorites containing metals can be captured by strong gravity!
This... this is the island Allen was talking about! I actually found it a long time ago, but..."
Vic did not approach the black volcano. Even though he was as strong as a god, his physical body was still his weakness, and he was still afraid of high temperatures. The temperature of this volcano was much higher than that of ordinary volcanoes. Vic released lightning to sense it.
It was discovered that the volcano's body was entirely composed of metal. The scarf-like ring of gravel and soil at the foot of the mountain was most likely the original volcanic body, which was later replaced by the internal metal and gradually eroded away.
Upon further observation, Vic discovered that the disc-shaped objects on the ground were also made of a fusion of various rare metals. At that moment, Vic finally realized something: the lava in this black volcano was actually a mixture of various liquid metals!
A sudden realization struck Vic; he remembered what Allen had told him, "In the center of the island lies a large volcano that is perpetually active yet never erupts!" Wasn't this the one before him? Active yet never erupting!
"Even a piece of metal the size of a fingernail on the island is too heavy for an ordinary person to pick up!" The island's gravity is so strong that an ordinary person indeed cannot pick it up. It's not that the metal is too heavy, but rather that it is caught up in the powerful gravity.
"The island's scenery is deadly alluring!" The view from above the island is indeed spectacular, and those who are unaware of its allure will surely want to approach or land on the island for a closer look, but what awaits them is inevitably a shipwreck and loss of life. It is indeed very deadly, and indeed very tempting!
Everything matches up! It's just that because Allen's mentor passed away so suddenly, many clues were left unexplained. His last few unclear words were embellished by Allen's own mind and became like this!
You have to understand that Vic came to this island with Garp more than ten years ago, and later even settled here permanently, turning it into his territory. He's basically been wandering around a gold mine without ever thinking of digging it up. Vic feels the same way now. More than ten years is enough time for him to forge the Supreme Great Grade Sword into Black Blade!
"The entire outer wall of the volcano is made of Nagayama Black Gold. No wonder it can contain the liquid metal inside. Just how powerful was that swordsman who came here with Ancestor Allen?"
Were they here to collect materials? Or did they pick up those metal cakes? If it's the former, then even with weaker strength, they've touched the God Realm! If it's the latter, it's harder to say. If the meteorite falling from the sky is large enough, the molten metal inside can still splash quite far. Sigh!
Vic figured everything out: all those so-called rare metals had fallen to this planet as meteorites; otherwise, they wouldn't be so rare. If this planet truly had such metal mines, they wouldn't be so rare.
Where are the most meteorites? There's probably no other place besides Titan Island. Meteorites falling in other places are very random, but Titan Island actively attracts meteorites to fall into its crater. Therefore, Titan Island can gather all the rare metals, which is exactly the place that blacksmiths yearn for!
It is precisely because of Titan Island's unique nature that ordinary people cannot come here, and most of those who do come cannot leave. As a result, few people visit this place, and even fewer can venture deep into the volcano at the center of the island. This has made it a secluded place, and the legends among the blacksmiths have gradually been lost!
It wasn't until Vic, this special swordsmith, arrived at the central volcano that everything came to light. But even now, it was a bit too late. Even if he forged the Supreme Great Grade Sword now, there was probably no time to forge the Black Blade. Vic sighed.
Despite his regrets, Vic still wanted to forge two Supreme Great Grade Sword, just in case he had time to forge Black Blade. He wasn't sure when the final battle would take place, but he guessed it would most likely be shortly after Luffy became the Pirate King, not many years after he became Pirate King. Imu and the Five Elders probably wouldn't be able to endure that long.
However, for Vic now, whether the Black Blade is black or not makes little difference. Enveloping it in Haki has the same effect, just like Whitebeard and Red-Hair. They don't have Black Blade, but that doesn't affect their strength or status.
However, there are still different grades between swords, and Allen had explained the differences to him, so Vic was still planning to forge two Supreme Great Grade Sword.
Vic had originally intended to forge a Supreme Great Grade Sword for Rebecca using pure Cast Blue Gold, as pure as Hawk-Eye's Night.
Vic waited by the crater for several days, cutting through many falling meteorites, but not a single one carried Cast Blue Gold. Vic got tired of waiting and left the central volcano with two Supreme Great Grade Sword, just like Blood Wither Allen's, at his waist!
The material Vic used this time was molten metal from the crater, which contained the most complete range of metals, including the seven rarest ones.
Using his masterful skills, combined with the ultimate combination of the Law of Lightning and the best combination of all metals, Vic forged the two strongest weapons Vic had ever seen!
At this moment, the two swords were already tucked into his waistband, exuding an aura of Haki!