"Has he gone mad?! That's an extreme natural disaster on the Grand Line, how could human power possibly withstand it!"
In Perona's mind, no matter how strong Great Swordsman or how top-tier Devil Fruit User, they can only avoid the brunt of such a devastating natural disaster.
To confront them head-on is simply suicide.
But Uchiha Xin, at the center of the storm, looked utterly disdainful.
"The might of nature?"
"Even in front of me, you have to behave yourself!"
Uchiha Xin slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers outstretched, his palm pointing straight to the sky.
His Power of the Limit had been suppressed for a long time and had just adapted to some of the local laws, erupted without reservation.
"Super Shinra Tensei!"
boom--!!!
An extremely domineering and unrestrained force of absolute repulsion erupted from his palm.
Like a volcanic eruption, it transformed into a visible, transparent energy storm, shooting straight into the dark clouds and storm.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Wherever the repulsive force passed, the raindrops from the torrential downpour were instantly crushed into fine mist and completely dissipated.
The force was overwhelming, crashing heavily against the thick, hard, Black Lightning.
A deafening roar that ripped through the sky exploded, shattering the seemingly indestructible, raging thunderclouds that stretched for dozens of nautical miles in radius from its center.
The dark clouds, as if torn apart by an invisible giant hand, rapidly scattered and retreated in all directions.
The raging Thunderbolt, howling winds, and surging waves instantly subsided under the suppression of absolute power.
In an instant, the wind and rain stopped.
The turbulent sea was forcibly calmed, and it returned to tranquility.
The thick clouds completely dissipated, the sun hung high in the sky, and the brilliant sunlight bathed the entire sea area.
Under the sunlight, Uchiha Xin stood with his hands in his pockets, his purple-gold divine robe fluttering in the wind.
His suspended figure, like a supreme god descending to earth, silently overlooks all things in the world.
Perona, inside the tower, froze completely in place.
She stared wide-eyed at the figure in mid-air, her mind blank, her breath almost stopped.
"One strike..."
"A single strike wiped out the natural disaster on the Grand Line?!"
Perona gasped, goosebumps rising all over her body.
She had grown up in this sea since childhood and had seen countless top experts, but she had never seen such an unreasonable and terrifying power.
This has long surpassed the limits of humanity; it is truly the work of a god.
Gazing at that godlike figure, Perona's heart pounded uncontrollably.
The profound sense of awe and security was deeply imprinted on her soul.
This domineering, mysterious, and breathtakingly powerful man left an indelible mark on her heart.
At this moment, the proud and arrogant Ghost Princess completely succumbed to temptation.
She knew in her heart that she would never escape this man's grasp in this lifetime.
Subconsciously, she had already shed all thoughts of resistance and was willing to submit to this supreme power.
Uchiha Xin slowly landed back on the tower balcony, all his aura completely dissipating.
Seeing Perona's stunned expression, he smiled.
What? Are you scared out of your wits?
Perona snapped back to reality, her cheeks instantly turning bright red.
Looking at Uchiha Xin's nonchalant demeanor, her admiration inexplicably turned sour, and a sense of resentment welled up inside her.
With her hands on her hips and chin raised, she shattered the previous invincible atmosphere with a single sentence.
"Hmph! Stop being so vain!"
Perona curled her lip and said mercilessly.
"No matter how strong you are, if you can't read a nautical chart and don't know how to use Log Pose, you're just a navigating novice!"
"Without a navigator, even if you could split the heavens, you'd only be drifting aimlessly on the sea like a headless fly!"
Upon hearing this, Uchiha Xin's smile froze instantly, and he was speechless.
Perona's words, though harsh, struck at his weak spot.
He was indeed completely ignorant; he didn't know anything about navigation, couldn't read a compass, and couldn't distinguish between ocean currents and wind direction.
He wielded world-destroying power in this boundless ocean with its chaotic magnetic field, yet he had absolutely no sense of direction.
These past few days, the Divine Palace has been drifting aimlessly, without any clear destination.
"That girl has a really sharp tongue."
Uchiha Xin secretly grumbled to himself, knowing full well that the lack of a navigator was indeed extremely inconvenient.
A thought flashed through his mind, and an excellent candidate instantly appeared in his thoughts.
East Blue, Cocoyasi Village.
Nami, the genius navigator.
Based on the timeline, Nami only sixteen or seventeen years old now, still struggling to save money under the pressure of the Arlong Pirates, and has not yet set sail to make her way in the world.
This is the perfect time to recruit her.
Once we win over Nami, all our navigational problems will be solved.
Seeing Uchiha Xin suddenly deep in thought, with a strange smile on his lips, Perona's intuition instantly alerted her.
She approached him warily, staring at him suspiciously.
"Hey, what are you thinking? You're not thinking of finding another woman to be your navigator, are you?"
Her tone held a bittersweetness she herself was unaware of, as she pressed for more information.
"Who are you looking for? Is she good-looking? Is she as cute as me?"
Uchiha Xin found her jealous expression particularly amusing.
"That little girl is really nosy."
He gave a casual, dismissive answer.
"I just wanted to find a navigator who can read nautical charts, so I wouldn't have to deal with your nagging Tenten."
Uchiha Xin didn't take the simple question of location seriously at all.
He stepped forward and put his arm around Perona's slender waist.
"Ah! What are you doing!"
Perona gasped, her face flushed crimson, but she didn't struggle.
Without uttering any unnecessary words, Uchiha Xin embraced her and flew straight out of the tower, hovering in mid-air.
He raised his hand and activated his ability, fusing the enhanced power of the Clear-Clear Fruit with the Law of Space.
"Hidden."
A strange fluctuation instantly enveloped the entire massive divine Divine Palace.
To Perona's astonishment, the colossal structure, comparable to an island, gradually became transparent until it vanished completely, without even a trace of its presence.
Immediately afterwards, Uchiha Xin activated his Yakuza Doriki to seal off the entire sea area and precisely mark its spatial coordinates.
With the coordinates, he could travel back and forth between the Divine Palace at any time.
After he finished, he hugged Perona tightly.
"Come on, I'll take you for a stroll in the East Blue."
As soon as he finished speaking, the power of space surged instantly.
"Whoosh!"
The two figures vanished from the spot, instantly traversing thousands of miles of sea.
This kind of spatial leap that ignores distance was incredibly easy for Uchiha Xin.
However, Perona, who was physically weak, simply could not withstand such rapid movement.
After several spatial teleportations, Perona felt dizzy and her stomach was churning.
Her face was deathly pale, and she leaned weakly against Uchiha Xin, too exhausted to even speak.
"What a delicate girl."
Seeing her distressed expression, Uchiha Xin shook his head helplessly.
He immediately stopped traveling and used spatial teleportation again to send Perona back to the hidden Divine Palace to recuperate.
After settling Perona in, Uchiha Xin set off alone to continue exploring the route.
Without any hindrance, his spatial teleportation speed was even faster.