Zhenhai Star Hub.
Luo Chen shattered the space and appeared in the sky above the island.
He sensed the presence of Robin and the others, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport away.
Tianyun Pavilion, Jinghai Army Staff Office.
Luo Chen suddenly appeared.
Robin, Kalifa, and others who were in the middle of an emergency meeting turned their heads one after another.
They each revealed a smile and stood up to greet him.
Luo Chen glanced at the documents on the desk and asked, "What happened?"
Robin's expression turned slightly solemn. "Fish-Man Island has been destroyed."
"A few days ago, many corpses of merfolk and fish-men washed up near the Sabaody Archipelago."
"We sent people to investigate and found that Fish-Man Island, ten thousand meters beneath the sea, had been slaughtered to the last. No survivors were found."
Luo Chen frowned. Fish-Man Island was destroyed.
It was highly likely the work of Imu and the Dark God.
He pondered and asked, "During the time Fish-Man Island was destroyed, was there any sign of a Sea King riot?"
The mermaid princess, Shirahoshi, was one of the three Ancient Weapons, the Sea King Poseidon.
She could control all Sea Kings.
However, because she was still young, she could not freely control the power of the Sea King.
Only when her emotions fluctuated violently could she unconsciously trigger this power.
Robin looked at him with some surprise.
She seemed puzzled as to how Luo Chen knew about this.
A Sea King riot had indeed occurred.
But did that have anything to do with the fall of Fish-Man Island?
Luo Chen pulled out a chair and sat down, explaining Shirahoshi's identity to Robin and the others.
After listening, Robin's face showed concern. "The corpses of the Ryugu Kingdom's royal family have already been found on Fish-Man Island."
"Only Princess Shirahoshi is missing."
"She has likely fallen into the hands of Imu and the Dark God."
According to Luo Chen's explanation, on the day Fish-Man Island was destroyed, Shirahoshi must have instinctively triggered the power of the Sea King Poseidon due to excessive grief and anger.
Imu and the Dark God discovered her secret and subsequently took her away.
With an Ancient Weapon falling into the hands of the enemy, it was inevitable that Robin would be worried.
Luo Chen, however, did not take it to heart.
An Ancient Weapon—even the battleship Pluton—could do no more than destroy an island with a single shot.
He, on the other hand, was now truly capable of cleaving the moon with a single sword strike.
Even if the three Ancient Weapons joined forces, they could not pose a threat to him.
"Have Morgans' live broadcast transponder snails search for the tracks of Imu and the Dark God."
"Kalifa, I'll also trouble you with the Jinghai Army's intelligence system. Find them as soon as possible," Luo Chen commanded.
He did not intend to let Imu and the Dark God continue acting wantonly.
With his current strength, he was more than capable of wiping the two of them out.
After meeting with Robin and the others, Luo Chen went to see Hancock and Nami respectively.
He declined the two women's requests for him to stay the night, opened a space portal, and vanished.
...
At the peak of the Red Line, the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Luo Chen stepped out of the space portal, standing high in the air and looking down.
This holy city, which once symbolized the pinnacle of world power, had now turned into a land of death.
The white marble streets and buildings were covered in dried bloodstains.
The corpses of many slaves were exposed under the scorching sun.
Even the World Government and the Red Line Army had been slaughtered to the last man.
Tens of thousands of corpses lay strewn amidst the ruins of collapsed buildings.
Luo Chen expanded his Observation Haki but failed to capture the presence of any living soul.
"Imu and the Dark God have truly gone mad."
"Where on earth did they go?" Luo Chen muttered to himself.
He hoped to deal with the two of them as soon as possible to remove the hidden danger.
But now, they were nowhere to be found.
Even the Phantom House that had appeared in Alabasta was not here.
Luo Chen descended into Mary Geoise, and after a fruitless search, he had no choice but to leave.
For now, he could only wait for Imu and the Dark God's tracks to be exposed.
He would go back to spend some time with Hancock, Nami, and the other girls.
Then, he would take a trip to Wano Country.
According to the Jinghai Army's intelligence, many pirates in the New World and the first half of the Grand Line were heading toward Wano Country.
Led by the two Four Emperors, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, a pirate alliance had been established.
Their fundamental purpose was to huddle together for warmth and resist the crusade of the Jinghai Army.
Luo Chen planned to go and see for himself, using the pirate alliance to test his current strength.
...
Over the next few days, the full force of the Jinghai Army's intelligence was mobilized to search for the traces of Imu and the Dark God.
The result was nothing.
Luo Chen was mentally prepared for this.
Powerful individuals like Imu and the Dark God were difficult for ordinary people to discover if they truly wished to hide.
"I'll head to Wano Country first to deal with Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, and then I will personally search for Imu."
Luo Chen made up his mind and sat up from the bed.
Nami lay beside him, her delicate body covered by a soft, thin quilt.
Her long orange hair was scattered about, carrying the fresh scent of shampoo.
Two years had passed, and Nami had grown her hair long; her figure also seemed more curvaceous than before.
The only thing that remained unchanged was her fragile constitution.
During this time, he had not found a Devil Fruit suitable for Nami.
...
After bidding farewell to Nami, Luo Chen flew all the way toward Wano Country.
He did not travel through space but instead activated his Observation Haki along the way, attempting to find Imu and the Dark God.
Halfway through the journey, Luo Chen suddenly stopped and gazed toward the distant surface of the sea to his right.
He raised a hand, and a massive amount of seawater flew into the air.
An enormous lantern fish, comparable in size to an island, was hauled out by gravity.
It struggled violently in the air but could not escape the shackles of gravity.
"This really is an unexpected pleasant surprise."
Luo Chen looked at the lantern fish, a hint of a smile in his eyes.
A lantern fish the size of an island was quite rare even in the world of One Piece.
In a movie version, one had appeared, known as "Bonbori-sama."
This fish had swallowed an island.
On that island lived a scientist who had developed a substance called "Pure Gold."
Pure Gold could keep a person free from all diseases and grant eternal youth.
As for exactly how many years it could extend one's life, Luo Chen wasn't entirely sure.
But two or three hundred years was a certainty.
He opened a space portal leading directly into the lantern fish's belly and flashed inside.
Ten minutes later, Luo Chen stepped out of the space portal once again.
In his hand, he held a golden substance about the size of a dinosaur egg.
"The little girl inside the lantern fish's belly is gone."
"I only found a piece of Pure Gold this large."
There was some discrepancy with the plot in the movie.
However, the good news was that the Pure Gold was successfully in his hands.
With his current Level 15 Taijutsu, Luo Chen's vitality was vigorous; he could live for thousands of years even without Pure Gold.
But Robin, Nami, and the others were ordinary people.
With Pure Gold, they would not age and would not die.
A piece of Pure Gold the size of a dinosaur egg could be used to craft several rings or other pieces of jewelry.
A single Pure Gold ring would be enough to grant the effect of eternal life.
Luo Chen used gravity to forge the Pure Gold while flying toward Wano Country.
Half an hour later, he arrived in the sky above Wano Country.
He put away the Pure Gold, chose a densely populated area, and slowly descended.
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