One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

As Luo Xia and his group enjoyed the delicious food on the sky island, they slowly sailed towards the huge island ahead.

As they drew closer, a massive golden gatehouse, shaped like a starfish, rose above the white sea of ​​clouds, bearing four large characters written in a script incomprehensible to the onlookers.

Rorschach guessed it was the 'Gateway to Heaven'.

This should be the official entrance to the Sky Island.

I heard that you need to pay a fee per person to enter the Sky Island.

There are over two hundred people on Rorschach's ship; it looks like they're going to have to spend a lot of money today.

As the Kirin carrying everyone entered the arched passage beneath the Gates of Heaven, Luo Xia immediately saw a short, wrinkled old woman standing on the steps to the side of the passage, her hands tucked into her sleeves, her eyes crinkling into crescents as she smiled and looked this way.

"Hello, tourists from Qinghai, welcome to the Kingdom of Gods. An entrance fee is required, and the price is 100 million per person."

"What? One hundred million? That's too expensive!"

The lark's eyes widened.

"Two hundred people is two hundred billion. Where would we get that much money? Should we go back?" Bepo said dejectedly.

"The exchange rate between the Sky Island currency and the Qinghai currency is 10,000 to 1, which means 10,000 Berries per person."

Seeing the complaints from everyone on the boat, the old woman added slowly and deliberately.

"If it's 10,000 Berries per person, then all of us together would only cost a little over two million Berries. Phew~ that's not too expensive." Hibari patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Bepo, with his sharp eyes, exclaimed, "Watch out!"

Suddenly, a gaping maw full of fangs emerged from the sea of ​​clouds outside the steps beside the old woman and lunged to bite down on her, leaving her stunned.

Click!

A streak of silver-white lightning shot out from Rorschach's fingertip like lightning, instantly traversing dozens of meters and landing on the strange fish.

Suddenly, a dazzling bolt of lightning crackled across the strange fish, charring its entire body black. It fell from the sky and crashed back into the sea of ​​clouds.

The old woman froze, speechless for a long time.

"Oh no, will the old lady be terrified?"

No sooner had Yun Que spoken than the old woman with orange peel and white hair showed a fanatical expression on her face and knelt down with a thud in front of the Qilin.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the old woman cried out in a distorted voice, "Revered God, great Thunder God, ruler of the Kingdom of Gods, master of the Holy Land, I have finally met you."

"Gods?"

Hearing the old woman's frenzied shouts, Yun Que and the others looked at each other, completely bewildered.

Yun Que looked at Luo Xia with a strange expression. "Brother Luo Xia, the god she mentioned, could it be you? Thor, what a domineering title, it suits you very well, hehe."

"Thor?"

Rorschach's lips twitched slightly.

Could this old woman be mistaking me for Enel?

Just as Luo Xia was thinking about how to explain to the old woman, he saw the seemingly frail old woman suddenly get up from the ground, pick up the whistle on her chest, and blow it loudly.

Then, the sea of ​​clouds in front of the passage began to surge.

Soon, a giant lobster with the number 001 on its forehead came running down the winding ladder like a whirlwind and came to a stop in front of the Qilin.

Two large, streetlight-like eyes stared intently at the people on the Qilin.

"Slurp, another delicious Sky Island Sea King." Hibari licked his lips.

Luo Xia reached out and gently tapped her on the head, laughing and scolding, "Those are express shrimp from Sky Island, used for carrying boats. Don't think about eating everything, you idiot."

"You're the one who's clearly a foodie..." Hibari muttered, pouting.

The old woman pointed at the giant lobster that was running towards them and said, "Does Your Majesty wish to return to the Holy Land? Take the Super Express Shrimp No. 1. This express shrimp is the fastest and most reliable; it will definitely satisfy Your Majesty."

Everyone turned to look at Rorschach.

“Uh…” Luo Xia scratched his head, wanting to explain, but ultimately nodded silently. “Yes, I need to go back to the Holy Land. Thank you, old lady. Oh, and Yun Que, give the old lady the ticket money…”

"No need! How could I, a servant, dare to accept money from a deity? To be able to see a great deity even once in this life is already a blessing I earned in my past life."

The old woman looked very excited, which worried Luo Xia. Staying there any longer might cause her heart problems.

So he subconsciously waved to the adorable, giant express shrimp in front of him.

"Hey! Man, get to work."

It's unclear whether she understood Luo Xia's words or his gestures.

This fiery red lobster, more than ten times larger than the Qilin, immediately extended its two enormous pincers and, to everyone's astonishment, gently lifted the bottom of the Qilin and steadily placed the massive vessel on its back.

"Wow, that's really steady! This prawn is amazing! I've decided, I'm not eating it."

The lark looked surprised.

"You shouldn't have eaten them in the first place, okay? You idiot." Luo Xia sighed helplessly.

"Depart! Express Shrimp!" Bepo shouted shrilly from the bow of the Kirin.

call!

The Express Shrimp accelerated forward and shot out like a javelin, its enormous body displaying astonishing agility and speed.

With enormous strides, each leap can cover dozens of meters. More than ten segments move forward alternately, propelling the creature at high speed up the winding, upward-reaching ladder. The movement of its segments is like a phantom.

A sudden gust of wind blew Bepo, who was standing on the dragon's head, away. He screamed in fright, but was quickly grabbed by the ear and pulled back by the quick-thinking Parmel.

Several tens of minutes later, a super-fast shrimp carrying more than a dozen white-robed priests arrived below the Gates of Heaven.

The leading priest jumped down before the express shrimp had even come to a complete stop, landing in front of the old woman.

"What did you say? You saw God with people from the Blue Sea? I say, old woman, are you seeing things because you're old and blind? Lord Enel is perfectly fine in the Sanctuary."

"It's true, it really is Lord Thor. If Lord Shura doesn't believe it, you can check the footage recorded by the Image Recording Shell."

The old woman took off the seashell camera hanging from her chest and handed it to her.

One of Enel's four priests, a man named Shura, took the photo capsule and, upon seeing it, was so angry that he slapped the old woman in front of him to the ground.

"I told you, you old hag, you're blind! This isn't Lord Enel at all!"

He stared intently at Luo Xia in the image, gritting his teeth as he said, "That audacious Qinghai man dares to impersonate Lord Enel! He deserves to die! Everyone listen up, follow me and catch up with those Qinghai men. I'm going to capture all those bastards and bring them before Lord Enel so he can personally execute them!"

Chapter 300 Lord of the Sky

On the winding Baiyun Highway, the Qilin was steadily carried on the back of the Super Express Shrimp, speeding towards the Baihai Sea three thousand meters above the ground.

This express shrimp's speed can truly be described as lightning fast.

The speed was so fast that everyone on the ship could only see the scenery flashing by on both sides.

Luo Xia estimated that the distance of over ten kilometers would probably not take more than ten minutes to reach.

Baihai and Baibaihai are 3,000 meters apart, but this Baiyun Highway cannot be built straight up and down.

Kulik, a passenger on the ship, was somewhat agitated and paced restlessly back and forth on the deck.

He was eager to know if a golden land existed on the White Sea.

But I'm also afraid of getting a truth that's hard to accept.

The soldiers, their faces beaming with excitement, lay on the ship's railing, constantly peering out and admiring the breathtaking view of the floating island under a clear blue sky.

"How did this White Cloud Highway come to be? It's amazing! You can even use clouds in the sky to build a highway." Lark looked curiously at the spiraling white tunnel above his head.

"This is probably the cloud culture of the Sky Island. People live off the land and water. The sky is full of clouds, so the people of the Sky Island must make the most of the clouds."

Luo Xia looked at the houses and buildings in the distant sky, which were supported by floating clouds, and found it very magical.

"What is that? A cave?"

Suddenly, Bepo's puzzled voice rang out.

Following his gaze, everyone saw a large, dark hole appear on the winding Baiyun Highway overhead, seemingly bottomless.

The shrimp's dozen or so segments, which were moving at high speed, suddenly came to an abrupt stop.

Its two upright, bulbous eyes revealed a very human-like terror.

Then, it began to retreat rapidly.

Just as everyone was puzzled, the huge hole above their heads suddenly closed, and a flat snake head, tens of meters in diameter, appeared in their field of vision.

Bepo's fur stood on end, and his eyes widened in horror.

"A snake! A huge snake!"

"That wasn't a cave at all, it was the gaping maw of that giant snake!"

The lark couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Wow, it's huge! It's even bigger than a typical sea king. I never imagined there would be such a creature at an altitude of ten thousand meters," Luo exclaimed in surprise.

Then, to the astonishment of everyone on the ship, a terrifying python, its body stretching for hundreds of meters and covered in blue stripes, coiled around Baiyun Highway, rapidly wriggled and chased after the speeding shrimp.

"It's catching up!"

"Hurry up, shrimp! The snake's about to eat you!"

Rumble!

The winding Baiyun Highway trembled violently, as if it might collapse and shatter at any moment, coiled around by that terrifying giant python.

The giant python is as large as a mountain range, but it moves at an extremely fast speed.

Its pursuit speed even exceeded the escape speed of the Super Express Shrimp.

Soon, the giant blue snake, as large as the Baiyun Highway beneath its feet, caught up with the fleeing Express Shrimp. It opened its gaping maw, like a cavern, and lunged at the terrified Express Shrimp and the Qilin on its back.

"Brother Luo Xia! Help! Do something quickly!" Yun Que's face was as pale as paper with fear.

Everyone turned around and saw that Luo Xia was chatting with Kulikai, showing no intention of making a move.

"It's just a snake! There's no need for the Major General to lift a finger; we'll take care of it!"

Palmer waved his hand, grabbed Rorschach's steel fishing rod from under his feet, roared, his muscles bulging and veins popping on his two thick arms, and swung the heavy fishing rod down at the giant python's head that was biting down.

Bang!