The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

The external disturbances did not affect Moria.

He still practices his development skills during the day and his development posture at night.

Another year and a half passed during this period of cultivation.

Chapter 202 Black and White Universe

this day.

On a floating island thousands of meters above the ground, Moria lay comfortably in a deck chair.

As the sun set, his shadow stretched out as long as the recliner.

Moria kept his eyes closed, still cultivating, his consciousness penetrating deep into the shadows, like a thin needle trying to pierce the barrier of the shadow space.

This was a method Moria devised: to transform his consciousness and will into a thin needle to pierce the barrier of the shadow space and enter the special space outside.

However, this method is very damaging to one's mental and physical well-being.

In reality, even a needle prick hurts, let alone when it pricks the barrier of the shadow space corresponding to the mental world.

At first, Moria was in excruciating pain every time, and couldn't endure it for long.

He's much better now. Although he still experiences mental pain, he's endured it, and it doesn't affect his physical health.

In the past, when I experienced mental or physical pain, my body would become pale and weak, I would break out in a cold sweat, and I would even tremble.

It's as if the mind is the mind and the body is the body, connected yet independent of each other.

Inside the shadow space, Moria's spiritual will transformed into a long needle, which he forcefully thrust towards the outer barrier of the shadow space.

The barrier of the shadow space is like the thin membrane of a balloon, which is being pierced from the inside by the needle of spiritual will, but it just can't be broken.

This membrane is not an ordinary membrane; it is very tough.

However, he had reached his limit, and Moria insisted on continuing to exert more force, hoping to puncture it.

"Click-click-click!"

A sound like glass cracking rang out on the barrier of the shadow space.

Moria's face turned pale, and sweat instantly soaked his entire body, this time affecting his physical body.

pain!

That hurts so damn much!!!

Using the needle of spiritual will to pierce the barrier of the shadow space is like pricking yourself with a needle—it hurts twice as much.

But it was all worth it!

"Clang!"

Like shattered glass, Moria's shadow space barrier was still there, but the invisible barrier that had been preventing him from perceiving the outside of the shadow space was broken.

Moria's consciousness instantly entered a special space outside the shadow space.

"This is"

Moria was shocked the moment his consciousness entered this special space.

His consciousness seemed to have entered a silent universe, so vast that its end could not be seen in his perception, as if it were an infinitely extending universe with no end in sight.

This universe is only black and white.

If space has color, then this space is black.

In this dark cosmic space, there are also countless white spheres, like stars, scattered throughout the universe.

But these white spheres are really just white spheres. Unlike stars, they don't emit dazzling light. They are white only because they can reflect all colored light. In essence, white spheres are not luminous bodies.

But strangely, in this dark space, there was no light source, no light, yet the white sphere was white, which was very odd.

However, Moria didn't delve into it further; his consciousness turned to look at the huge white sphere behind him.

It was huge, about the size of a house, and the largest white sphere in his field of vision.

"This is my shadow space, a large white sphere with countless smaller white spheres on top of it!!"

Moria was certain that tens of thousands of white spheres of varying sizes were embedded in his large white sphere in the shadow space, but only partially. Most of these white spheres were still in this special cosmic space.

"These little white balls must be the other shadow spaces connected!"

Moria muttered to himself, "So this is what it looks like after connecting to the Shadow Dimension. It looks like it's covered in dense tumors, quite terrifying."

Moria looked around and found that the area around the large white sphere representing his shadow space had been cleared out, and the smaller white spheres were gone.

"They must all be connected to their own big white sphere!"

As Moria pondered, his consciousness flew into the distance and stopped in front of a white sphere the size of an arm.

Moria's consciousness touched the white ball.

In an instant, he received a view, like looking out through a strangely shaped window, and he was looking at it while lying down.

But the shape of this window looks a bit like the shadow of a tree!

No.

This is the shadow of the tree.

At this moment, Moriah's vision is that of looking at the outside world through the shadow of a tree, as if the shadow of the tree has become Moriah's eyes.

Where is this?

In his strange vision, the sunset stretched for miles, and judging from the sky, it seemed to be the same time as the time in Wano Country where he was.

"Hmm, someone's coming!"

Just then, Moriah saw two young men in vests walking towards him from a distance, chatting and laughing as they went.

"At this big gathering, I must perform well and strive to get a captain's seat so I can go out to sea and recruit crew members!"

"Congratulations! I wish you success, and don't forget your brother when the time comes!"

"Don't worry, I'll invite you aboard first. We'll set sail together, basking in the glory of the Movie Emperor, and do whatever we want on this vast ocean!"

"Hahaha! Great! I'll wait for your invitation!!"

Watching the two walk away and listening to their conversation, Moria knew that this was an island not far from Wano Country, or even an island within his territory.

Those two young men were pirates under Moria's command.

The large gathering they were referring to was organized by Mitsuha and the others.

Every year at the gathering, there is a challenge match where all the captains of the Movie Emperor Pirates, except for Moria, must accept challenges from everyone.

There are no restrictions on life or death; in battle, you can choose to kill or draw with your opponent. Of course, your opponent can do the same.

The one who survives in the end, whether challenger or challenged, is the captain.

It has to be said that this kind of pirate challenge, which is like raising poisonous insects, has attracted a large number of ambitious pirates. After all, who doesn't want to be the boss?

Moria ignored all of this and let Mitsuha and the others do as they pleased.

In the black and white universe, Moria's consciousness exited the small white sphere and returned to this special space that he temporarily named the black and white universe.

As time went on, Moria continued to touch the white spheres with his consciousness, discovering that the white spheres closer to the large white sphere in his shadow space represented objects whose shadow spaces in reality were also closer to him.

Moria's consciousness continued to fly away, and the shadow space represented by the white sphere he touched was getting further and further away from his real location.

The white spheres represented by the shadow spaces of objects in the East China Sea and the North China Sea can all be found in this black and white universe.

Throughout the entire One Piece world, the shadow spaces of all kinds of creatures and objects, down to the smallest mosquito, are transformed into tiny white balls.

My consciousness flew a long way, but there were still many small white spheres around me.

Some of the small white spheres represent shadow spaces that are no longer on the One Piece planet, but rather on the moon, or even the shadow spaces of objects on planets further away.

"It seems that the world of One Piece is just one of the inhabited planets in this universe."

Are there other planets with life outside?

Moria was curious, and his consciousness continued to fly further away, exploring into the distance.

If consciousness were a person at this moment, Moria would no longer be able to see his own shadow space sphere when he turned around, and he wouldn't even be able to distinguish the direction.

It's too far away. It's like asking someone who's left the solar system to find their home on Earth—there's no way to even begin.

Fortunately, the large white sphere in the shadow space has a strange connection with Moria's consciousness. No matter how far his consciousness drifts, he can always find his way back and won't get lost in this black and white universe.

This is also why Moria's consciousness dared to keep flying outwards.

Chapter 203 The Shadow Connecting All Realms

In the silent black and white universe, Moria's consciousness had flown an unknown distance, only remembering that it was very, very far away.

If his connection to his shadow space hadn't remained so clear, and if his consciousness hadn't weakened in the slightest, he would have already gone back.

Now he wants to see if this black and white universe has an end.

puff!

Suddenly, Moria felt as if his consciousness had pierced through a bubble and arrived in a space that was still a black and white universe.

Where is this?

Moria's consciousness was filled with questions. This black and white universe was the same as before, yet slightly different; the densely packed white spheres were gone.

Wherever my consciousness looked, there were only two white balls, but they felt huge.

It's like someone in the solar system looking at the nine planets. They are very far away and look very small, but you know that they are actually very, very big.

"and many more!"

"Where did I come from?!"

Moria's consciousness quickly looked back at the large white sphere behind him and found that his consciousness was very far away, as if he were looking at Earth from the moon.

Moria's consciousness quickly flew towards the large white sphere, wanting to confirm whether he had just come from there.

Although his connection to the shadow space was still intact, and he was certain that the large white sphere was the place he had come from, he still needed to confirm it personally to feel at ease.

Fortunately, his consciousness moved very quickly, and the large white sphere rapidly expanded in his mind until he returned to a white expanse of land.

In fact, it was the surface of the large white sphere. This large white sphere was so big that Moria's consciousness felt like a person who had come to the ground of Earth, and all he could see was a smooth and flat white surface.

The moment his consciousness touched the white ground, Moria relaxed.