Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

The massive hull of the naval warship resembled a giant beast forged from steel, forcefully tearing apart the azure sea.

With a suffocating sense of oppression, the naval warship slowly sank into that deep sea area forgotten by the sun.

As the depth increased, the light outside the porthole was gradually swallowed up by the dark, inky blue.

Huge bubbles surged and rose, creating an eerie contrast with the surrounding deep-sea monsters.

This is the outer perimeter of Fishman Island, filled with unknown dangers and primal wildness.

Shen Jue stood alone on the deck at the bow of the ship with Chopper and the others, carefully sensing the mystery and tranquility of the deep sea.

After asking the navy's coating craftsmen to coat the warship, Shen Jue led Chopper and the others toward Fishman Island, which is 10,000 meters deep in the sea.

Shen Jue's gaze pierced through the deep blue seawater. His gentle eyes showed no fear of the unknown abyss, but rather a calm and composed demeanor.

"What kind of wondrous creation must Fishman Island, ten thousand meters below the surface, be?"

Shen Jue murmured softly, her voice so faint it was almost drowned out by the roar of the water.

Shen Jue's slender fingers gently stroked the cloak of justice he was wearing, his fingertips caressing the lines of the characters for "justice".

Just as the warship was about to fully enter the waters around Fishman Island, the once vibrant underwater world suddenly darkened.

A chilling coldness crept up the ship's hull, as if even the seawater had frozen.

Shen Jue calmly turned his head and looked at the deep darkness on the right side of the warship.

In the darkness, two huge crimson lights suddenly appeared without warning.

Then came the second pair, the third pair, and so on, until a full ten pairs of enormous, lantern-like blood-red pupils slowly opened in the dark depths of the sea, their bloodthirsty greed locking onto the steel warship that had intruded into the territory of the Sea Kings.

Those were predatory sea kings attracted by the noise of the warships.

Upon seeing this, Chopper opened his mouth wide and screamed in an exaggerated manner.

"Alert! Large sea kings spotted on the right! Number... My God, ten!" the lookout on the warship exclaimed.

The many sailors on the warship were surprised, but not flustered.

Mere sea kings are no different from squid tentacles on a barbecue grill compared to the powerful beings aboard this warship.

The largest of the sea kings, which suddenly surrounded the naval warships, was the first to attack.

It was a sea monster resembling a giant octopus, its entire body covered in purplish-black mucus, with countless suckers wriggling on its tentacles, making a teeth-grinding sound.

"roar!"

With a deep roar, the giant octopus swung its tentacles violently, slamming them against the side of the warship with tremendous force.

"Armament Haki: Hundred Punches in a Row!"

Smoker made his move! His arms transformed into smoke, instantly piercing through the coating covering the warship and severing the giant octopus's tentacles!

And blasted the giant octopus away!

Hina and Drake wanted to help, but considering the durability of the coating, they had to let Smoker do it alone.

Smoker was secretly delighted. His lower body turned into smoke and floated on the deck. He activated his Armament Haki and was about to kill all the Sea Kings.

"The flesh and blood will attract more sea kings," Shen Jue said, stopping Smoker from launching further attacks.

Shen Jue slowly stretched out his hand, as if he were the very center of the deep sea.

They watched as those sea monsters, eager to devour and tear apart the warship, were filled with a voracious appetite.

Shen Jue's face remained calm.

Shen Jue blinked gently.

"Run!"

The moment the words fell, the deep sea, as abyss as it was, seemed to freeze completely!

An invisible Conqueror's Haki erupted from Shen Jue!

It wasn't a Conqueror's Haki-infused mist, so it didn't cause a ripple.

This burst of invisible domineering color was more like a pure will, a command that transcends all things, instantly enveloping the entire deep sea!

"Buzz!"

A buzzing sound, audible only to the soul, resounded deep within the consciousness of all the sea kings in the deep sea!

The next instant, those sea monsters suddenly froze!

That ferocious and greedy appetite was instantly extinguished by Shen Jue's domineering aura!

Instead, there is the most primal and extreme fear originating from deep-sea life!

That's the irresistible terror that prey feels when facing a supreme predator!

"Thump!"

The largest sea king in the world let out a deep, resounding roar.

The sea king's mountain-like body began to sink uncontrollably, as if it were being pressed directly into a deeper hell by an invisible force.

Then came the second, the third, until all the sea kings no longer had the strength to even cry out, and they convulsed uncontrollably and sank.

The deep sea returned to calm, and the sea kings that had surrounded the warship sank into the deep sea.

What's terrifying is that only the sound of flowing water remains in the deep sea.

All the giant beasts in this deep sea seemed to lose consciousness at this moment, becoming lambs to the slaughter.

The people on the warship were unaware of this fact, and simply thought that it was reasonable for several sea kings to be stunned on the spot after Shen Jue made his move.

Smoker witnessed the awe-inspiring scene of Shen Jue intimidating the Sea Kings, and was deeply moved.

He sighed inwardly, his gaze turning to Shen Jue's figure with a complex mix of emotions. A thought involuntarily surfaced in his mind: With Shen Jue's unfathomable strength, how long must he work hard before he is qualified to receive a medal personally awarded by him?

Only the observant Hina noticed the changes in the deep sea.

While the deep sea was once mysterious and serene, it also possessed the vitality of life. But now, the deep sea is like a person in a coma, with only the most basic instincts maintaining its life.

Is this really something that humans can achieve? Hina thought to herself.

Shen Jue withdrew his Conqueror's Haki and silently waited for the warship to dive into Fishman Island, which was thousands of meters deep in the ocean.

As time passed, the crew on the warship finally saw a dazzling, radiant light in the silent depths of the sea.

The once silent and dark deep sea was instantly illuminated by dazzling light.

That wasn't the sun's radiance, but rather the soft light refracted from the "Sun Tree Eve," unique to Fishman Island, and the geothermal fluorescence emanating from the underwater volcano.

Shen Jue narrowed his eyes slightly; the scene before him was like a grand dream.

A huge, double-layered, semi-circular membrane shield gently envelops the entire Fishman Island.

The air layers flowing between the shields refracted a dreamlike aurora colors.

Through the clear seawater, Shen Jue could see the island's interior, with its towering ancient trees and coral jungles shimmering with neon-like phosphorescence between their branches.

The giant turtle elevator slowly ascends and descends, carrying the residents of Fishman Island, like a jewel island moving in the deep sea.

Fish of various shapes and sizes, covered in colorful scales, curiously dart around the warships that enter the interior of Fishman Island, and the bubbles they exhale change colors under the light.

This is a paradise embraced by the deep sea, so beautiful it's almost eerie, yet it exudes a sense of isolation from the world.

There is also deep-seated racial hatred.

Shen Jue's gaze did not linger on these magnificent views for long.

His gaze passed over the glowing coral reefs, over the beautifully shaped mermaids who covered their private parts with only seashells, and finally settled on the towering Dragon Palace in the distance.

The castle, built of red coral and white seashells, exudes a solemn yet oppressive aura in the dark seabed, like a magnificent prison, and also the storage place for the ancient weapon Sea King.

Shen Jue's goal was naturally the princess of Fishman Island, the super-sized and adorable mermaid from the One Piece world, the Ancient Weapon Sea King, Shirahoshi.