One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

A loud, drum-like explosion immediately rang in everyone's ears.

then……

"What? What terrifying defensive power and monstrous strength!"

Palmer's face turned red, and the steel fishing rod he was holding was lifted high by the giant python's head, causing it to fly out of his hand and fall into the deep sky beyond the White Cloud Highway.

At the same time, the naval soldiers on the deck raised their rifles and cannons, aiming at the giant python that had been hit by Parmel but was completely unharmed.

Bang bang bang!

Boom boom boom!

Bullets whistled from the barrel, striking the python's skin with a crackling sound before falling to the ground, unable to penetrate its thick, hard scales.

Even the shells fired from the rocket launcher only left a few light black marks on the blue-patterned scales.

"It's completely useless! Just how thick is this guy's skin?"

The soldiers' eyes were filled with awe.

"Uncle Kulikai, look at this snake, does it remind you of anything?"

On the deck, Rorschach smiled as he looked at Kulikai.

Kulikai stared blankly at the blue python that was roaring and chasing after him with its gaping maw, muttering, "Is...is it the Lord of the Sky, Kashi, recorded in the ancestral tales of the great adventures in the Golden Land? No, that's not right. Wasn't Kashi killed by Ancestor Noland with a single sword strike?"

"Perhaps they are descendants of that snake. Look, since even the Lord of the Sky, who once appeared in Noland's adventure stories, has appeared, how far away can the Golden Land be?"

Kulikai's eyes lit up.

Yes, even the Lord of the Sky has appeared, so Rorschach's earlier statement that the other half of Jaya Island might have been swept into the sky by the surging ocean currents becomes even more credible.

They were still talking about Noland's adventures.

On the other side, Hibari, who had just jumped out to attack the Lord of the Sky, was knocked back by the Lord of the Sky's head and fell back onto the deck in a somewhat disheveled manner.

Her current strength puts her in a very awkward position.

Although he learned a lot of powerful physical skills from Garp and other high-ranking naval officers at Marine Headquarters.

I also kept exercising my body along the way.

As Akainu's daughter, she was able to awaken Observation Haki at the age of twelve, which shows that she has quite good talent.

But she was just a thirteen-year-old girl, too young, with low physical strength, and had not yet awakened Armament Haki.

He was able to defeat Bepo, Palmer, and others in one-on-one duels.

But against Luo, they would be utterly defeated.

"ROOM! Slaughterhouse!"

Seeing that Hibari had also been knocked back, Law finally made his move.

He spread his five fingers on his left hand, and the swirling air currents instantly spread out, transforming into a spherical surgical space that enveloped and covered the Lord of the Sky's head along with half of his body.

With a whoosh, the long sword Ghost Cry was drawn from its sheath, held in one hand, and slashed diagonally from dozens of meters away.

"Cut off!"

Bang!

An invisible slash cut a narrow crack in the blue striped scales of the Lord of the Sky, but it did not completely penetrate its massive body.

Luo frowned slightly, his wrist trembled, and a jet-black Armament Haki spread along his arm to the Ghost Cry Longsword.

His figure flashed across the deck, and the next moment he appeared above the Lord of the Sky's flat, enormous head, between its two lantern-sized eyes.

A few strands of silver electricity appeared on the black longsword, which Luo gripped with both hands and thrust straight down.

"Gamma scalpel! Brain surgery!"

Clap!

A crisp popping sound rang out from the flat head of the Lord of the Sky, and the electric current attached to the long sword in Luo's hand exploded as the black long sword was inserted into its forehead.

"Roar!"

The Lord of the Sky, in pain, opened his mouth and let out a painful hiss.

The massive body rolled wildly on Baiyun Highway, shattering the already precarious road into pieces.

“No, this beast is too big and too resilient. We can’t kill it in a short time. But if we let it run rampant, the Baiyun Highway will be cut off. So, we have no choice but to cut its body.”

Luo drew his long sword, and in a flash, returned to the deck of the Qilin.

The long sword he held in his hand was dyed black by Armament Haki, which could increase the cutting ability of the surgical space several times over.

Just as Law was about to use his longsword, covered in Armament Haki, to sever the Sky Lord's thick body, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket swept across the deck behind him and instantly struck the Sky Lord's roaring, gaping maw.

In an instant, thick bolts of lightning rapidly covered the Lord of the Sky's massive body, which stretched for hundreds of meters, from its forehead.

Accompanied by a chilling crackling sound of electric shocks, the massive blue python's scales were charred black by the extremely high voltage current, its two large eyes rolled back, and black smoke billowed from its wide-open mouth.

The enormous snake's body was taut and then relaxed by the electric shock, slowly detaching from the shattered white cloud highway and falling into the boundless deep space below.

"He electrocuted that giant python, whose defenses couldn't be penetrated by cannonballs, with a single strike. No wonder he's Major General Luo Xia."

"We are still too weak. We can't even deal with a snake. We have to trouble you, sir, to help us."

The soldiers looked at Rorschach with shame and admiration.

Seeing the giant snake fall down, billowing black smoke, the fear in the Express Shrimp's eyes vanished, and he squinted, looking quite happy.

"Hey, hey, stop having so much fun, Big Shrimp! It looks like Baiyun Highway won't last much longer. Hurry up and get to Baibaihai before it collapses."

Rorschach spoke up to remind him.

"Shh~"

The Express Shrimp let out two short, strange cries, then took another dozen steps, stepping on the broken cloud passage, and quickly darted out, rushing towards the outline of the huge floating island that had appeared above its head.

Soon, as another large patch of white clouds that had been obscuring everyone's view was knocked away by the express shrimp, a lush, green primeval forest appeared before their eyes.

The Express Shrimp carefully used its enormous pincers to lift the Kirin on its back and place it on the ground of the primeval forest.

Kulikai excitedly jumped off the boat first and landed on the ground.

He looked around at the tall trees, a clear look of joy in his eyes.

“These trees… are exactly the same as the trees on Gaya Island, the same species, only the size of the trees is vastly different.”

Suddenly, the sharp-eyed Kulikai spotted a large black bird with a long beak perched on a branch of a big tree, turning its long head to one side, looking just like a large parrot, and appearing rather silly and cute.

"It's a harrier bird! This kind of bird can also be found in the forests of Gaya Island! Could it be that this is... the other half of Gaya Island?"

Kulikai thought about it more and more and it seemed possible, and a thousand thoughts surged into his mind.

A rumbling sound of the ground shaking came from the forest, and the crisp sound of large trees falling and breaking could be heard. It was the super express shrimp that had put down the Qilin, and it was using its long, segmented legs to push aside the trees and forcefully clear a long forest passage in front of Luo Xia and his companions.

As Rorschach watched the Express Shrimp swing its massive pincers, snapping several large trees in half, and then turn back to look in his direction, his expression shifted.

"This shrimp seems to want us to follow it? What's it doing?"

Out of curiosity, Rorschach ordered Rorschach to take a group of soldiers and stay behind to watch the ship for the time being.

He then led Lark, along with Kulik and the others, along the forest path cleared by the Express Shrimp, heading deeper into the forest where towering ancient trees lined both sides.

They continued onward until they had traveled three or four kilometers, when suddenly their view opened up before them.

As far as the eye can see, there is a vast, low-lying basin.

Within this sunken basin are some ancient buildings covered in vines and even trees.

The rock walls surrounding the basin contain excavated caves and murals that can be carved.

However, due to the passage of time, the carvings on the murals have been eroded away by the wind, making it impossible to discern what was depicted.

In the very center of the basin stands a pyramid with a square top.

Upon seeing the ancient buildings in the basin before her, Lark immediately exclaimed in surprise.

“Brother Luo Xia, Uncle Kulikai, could this be the golden city of Shandora that you mentioned? It does look very ancient.”

"I've never been to Shandora, how would I know?" Rorschach smiled wryly, looking at Kulikai, "Uncle Kulikai, what do you think?"

“Go down and take a look. I might be able to make some sense of it. Ancestor Noland recorded some of the content of the murals in his adventure diary.”

As he spoke, Kulikai couldn't wait to walk to the edge of the rock face, preparing to find a suitable spot to climb down.

The drop between the forest floor and the basin floor is more than 30 meters, making it difficult for ordinary people to descend smoothly.

Fortunately, Rorschach is no ordinary person.

"No need for that, I'll do it."

Luo Xia spread his five fingers wide, and with a flick of his fingertips, the air in front of him became tangible, like soft gummy candy, twisting and wrapping around the waists of everyone present.

Then, the air accelerated, pulling dozens of people off the ground and flying them like kites from the cliff face into the basin ahead.

The soldiers were already used to Rorschach's abilities and showed no alarm whatsoever.

Kulikai, whose heart was set on the Golden Township, was not too surprised.

Soon, the group arrived in the basin and dispersed, looking around at the murals and buildings in an attempt to find objects such as gold.

The warriors believed that if this place was indeed the legendary golden city as Kulikai had said, then it was likely that gold was everywhere.

You can get rich just by picking up any random items.

Rorschach and Lark, however, climbed the stone steps of the central pyramid to the top.

At the top of the pyramid is a long, rectangular stone platform.

The stone platform appears to be very hard, and it is likely to be made from a single piece of some kind of high-density stone.

The surface is rough and covered with dust and grime.

Rorschach waved his hand, creating a powerful, knife-like gust of wind that swept away the stubborn dust.

Then the two saw that under the dust was a dark brown area, as if it had been coated with paint.

"It's blood, human blood."

Rorschach's words startled Lark.

"Judging from the appearance, this pyramid was probably used as an altar or something similar. The stone platform has been soaked in blood for too long and too frequently, and the blood has seeped into the inside of the stone."