I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 234, Section 233: The Legendary Man!

"You found something good?"

Shanks moved closer to Moses, looking at the smile on Moses's lips with suspicion.

"No, I'm just satisfied with the harvest of a batch of precious ore."

Those who don't flaunt their wealth know how to keep it hidden.

Shanks gazed at the distant, azure planet below, his eyes still filled with awe:
"So this is the kind of place we live in? I feel like my horizons have broadened infinitely."

He looked again at the moon in the far distance, or perhaps the sun even further away, his emotions churning. His eyes were fixed on Moses:

"Do you think there might be other planets like ours in this vast and boundless universe, where life exists?"

Seeing the longing in his eyes, Moses chuckled softly:

"How would I know? But I think there will be some, but I just don't know how long it will take to find them."

We haven't even set foot on the entire ocean below, let alone the vast cosmic ocean where even our planet is but a speck of dust.

The world is vast, but the universe is even more boundless.

Listening to Mercer's words and looking at the myriad things in space, the people around him couldn't help but feel a sense of insignificance.

"So, do you think we'll be able to travel through the universe someday?"

Mihawk stared intently at the space, asking questions, or perhaps talking to himself.

A slight smile curved the corners of Moses's lips:
"Ordinary people can only chop firewood with a knife, but we can split mountains and seas with a knife. Do you think anyone can cut the entire planet beneath our feet in one stroke?"

It was like slicing a Devil Fruit in half with a single stroke.

Crocodile's lips twitched as he looked at the "world" he had always lived in, a light blue planet, and couldn't help but retort:

"is it possible?"

"To quote physicist William Gallon, any wild idea that humans have the potential to become a reality."

Even Devil Fruits can be considered the crystallization of human imagination.

Impossible? Why is it impossible?

If you can't even imagine it, what makes you think it's impossible? Human dreams will never end.

Never deny any possibility; nothing that hasn't happened is never zero.

"It's not like you can actually do it."

He mumbled a rebuttal to Mercer.

Crocodile glanced at him, a mocking smile playing on his lips, and veins bulged on his forehead.

"Are you looking for trouble?"

Mercer was too lazy to even look at him anymore, her gaze fixed on the blue planet below.

As the cold dew appeared in his hand, his breath rose and fell, and an invisible domain spread out. His bones tightened inch by inch, and the concept of dragonhood empowered him. The slashing conceptual fluctuations interacted with the domineering aura within his body.

Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki simultaneously enveloped the sword.

Black and red arcs of electricity gathered and coiled around the Cold Dew Sword, accompanied by a terrifying and sharp, piercing buzzing sound.

Their gazes sharpened.

Raise your sword and slash!

Whoosh! The terrifying crescent-shaped black and red light blade expanded rapidly the moment Hanlu swung it, slashing towards the planet below.

In that instant, to everyone's eyes, it appeared as if a sky-covering slash was engulfing the planet below, slashing towards it with an extremely sharp and piercing intent.

It blocked everyone's view, as if it wanted to split the planet below in two.

I could feel that chilling, slicing intent.

Crocodile's pupils suddenly contracted and then dilated, and his mouth opened slightly.

As the light blade flew further and further away, shrinking until it gradually transformed into a black and red speck of light, Moses chuckled softly:
"It seems my cultivation is far from sufficient; I can't even shatter a mere planet."

The mouths of the people around twitched violently, and even Hancock was so shocked that her forehead was covered in black lines.

Just then, a small hand pinched and twisted the soft flesh of Mercer's waist. Feeling the pain, Mercer casually pushed it away and looked at her speechlessly.
What are you doing? Want to get beaten up?

Uta pouted, put one hand on her hip, and said angrily, "You scared me! I thought you could really cut a planet in half."

Hearing this, Moses chuckled:
"Well, thank you so much. I didn't even believe it myself."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces darkened.

At that moment, Erii blinked, took Mercer's hand, and looked up:
"I believe my brother will be able to do it in the future."

Uta was getting a little frantic. She grabbed Erii's hand and shook it hard. "You absolutely mustn't believe him. If he really cuts down planets in the future, won't we all be wandering the universe?"

Mihawk then said calmly:

"You're overthinking it, you naive little girl. You have no chance, because theoretically, the planet will explode. We'll all die in that instant."

Shanks' lips twitched upon hearing this, and he said with displeasure, "Mihawk, what kind of blunt truth are you spouting?"

However, after saying that, he looked at Moses with a strange expression, "You really scared me just now. Your idea is a bit dangerous."

"You'd better get that out of your mind as soon as possible."

Moses chuckled.
"Don't worry. Rather than believing that I can sever a planet right now, you'd be better off believing that someone can detonate the planet's core from the inside, setting off the planet below like a giant firework in space."

"That's enough! Your remarks are too dangerous. Stop making jokes about the world we all depend on for survival."

Uta rubbed his head in frustration.

"It doesn't matter, I'll support all of Mercer's decisions anyway," Hancock said decisively, tilting her head.

Mercer glanced at her helplessly, then reached over Erii's index finger with his left hand and tapped her forehead:

"I need to clarify, even if I could do it in the future, I wouldn't. I'm not some crazy person who wants to destroy the world. There are too many things I love on this planet. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Your thoughts are all too dangerous. Let's hurry down."

Everyone stared at Mercer speechlessly. Who was the bastard who brought up this terrifying topic first? Was it yours?

The gray fog spread out and swallowed them up just like before.

Spiritualization.

The figure flew rapidly toward the inner side of the planet without any resistance.

Time is passing.

Entering the planet's interior,

Constantly adjusting its flight direction, it thought to itself, "Messer, aren't we supposed to be heading straight into space? Why are you constantly adjusting your direction?"

Hearing Uta's question, Mercer said calmly, "This involves a great field of knowledge. Because it's too complicated, I'll keep it brief."

Planets do rotate.

Wait, I think I told you this before? How could you forget everything? You're such a terrible student! I despise you.

"Yeah, Erii also despises you along with her brother."

"Mercy's decision is my decision."

"Same as above."

Uta huffed angrily.

As time passed, the sky gradually darkened.

"Hey? Mercer, look to your left, isn't that a floating island in the sky over there?"

Following Runti's voice, Messer also saw that place.

Floating islands, each shimmering with a different luster, floated ten thousand meters in the air. Mercer stopped and looked over.

"Are they floating islands? They're so densely packed."

"I smell adventure."

"Hey? Mercer. Let's go take a break. We've been out for a long time and missed the previous banquets. Let's go upstairs and find something to eat."

"It seems like a very interesting feeling."

"Hmm, there are powerful auras up there, and one is particularly powerful. I'll send you back first, and after you leave, I'll bring them over to play by myself."

"No, you can't do this to us! These floating islands can move on their own. If we miss them, we might miss them forever. You can't do this to us!"

Aren't you waiting for your partner?

"Those within the world don't need to wait; they might have a chance to come together in the future."

Mercer smirked, turned around, and flew over. Before long, he flew into one of the floating islands covered with a primeval forest.

They landed in a square that resembled ruins.

The gray fog spread out.

Shanks and his companions have all appeared in the outside world.

Mercer stretched and surveyed his surroundings in the dim light.

This island is rich in natural biological resources, and its atmosphere is incredibly fierce.

It gives Messe the feeling of Luscaina Island from the Nine Serpents.

Hancock walked over to Moses, tugged at his sleeve, and said in surprise:
"The atmosphere here is familiar, like our Forty-Eight Seasons Island."

"Yeah, I feel that way too."

With a slight movement of his eyes and his breath in harmony with the surrounding environment, he released his wide-ranging Observation Haki, and images flashed through his mind. Before long, on the largest floating island in the center, Messer discovered a solemn and majestic palace complex.

Looking inside, they found a blond man with a mane like a lion's in a banquet hall.

Golden Lion Shiki.

Mercer looked away.

A silence fell over the surroundings as Mercer glanced absently toward his right front. The next second…

A muffled boom resounded.

A dark blue saber-toothed tiger, several meters long, with six legs and two tails, pounced.

With lightning speed, he pounced on Crocodile in the blink of an eye, slapping his upper body away.

Moses and the others jumped backward in unison.

We stayed away from that big tiger.

As Moses gazed at the saber-toothed tiger's powerful limbs and two thick tails, a look of confusion crossed his eyes, and his thoughts began to wander:

"Two-Tailed Nekomamushi?"

You've wandered onto the wrong set.

Crocodile lit a cigar for himself, his upper body lying on the ground looking up at the sky. Crocodile's lips twitched as he watched Crocodile lay on the ground, looking up at the sky.

However, his lower body seeped into the ground and transformed into quicksand, imprisoning the six legs of this fake Two-Tailed Fox.

The saber-toothed tiger howled in terror as its body was continuously sucked into the ground by the quicksand.

Moses swallowed hard, looked at Crocodile speechlessly, and said:
"Are you hungry? If you are, go easy on the tiger, don't make it so emaciated that you can't eat it."

It can only absorb the water from its body, not its nutrients. Don't waste it.

Crocodile exhaled a puff of white smoke and said in a nonchalant tone, "This thing looks weird. Are you sure you won't get an upset stomach if you eat it?"

Shanks looked at the big tiger with surprise. "This thing is so handsome. I wonder if I can recruit it as a companion."

At the same time, Uta blinked and said helplessly, "The big tiger seems very angry, as if this is the only emotion it has."

Mercer shook his head and said, "So what if it's poisonous? At most, eating it will just make your stomach upset, it won't kill you."

Runti nodded in agreement, "It looks delicious. Even if it upsets my stomach, it's okay. We have a special medicine for it."

Mihawk nodded. "I've never eaten a six-legged tiger before."

Uta said angrily:

"Is all you thinking about is food? The big tiger looks so pitiful."

Shanks quickly agreed with Uta's statement:

"Why don't we skip it and eat something else? I sense that there are many powerful beasts around here."

Hancock glanced at them, then vanished in a flash. The next second, *thud!*, the saber-toothed tiger's head snapped to the side.

Seeing this, Crocodile withdrew his power, his body turning into quicksand that gathered to the side, and his complete body was reassembled.

Hancock blinked at Moses and smiled happily, "I'll make you dinner then."

Mercer chuckled and declined, "Leave the rest to me."

Finish off the half-dead creature and obtain a C-grade Soul Crystal from the Gray Mist Absorption.

Skin and bones removed, internal organs cleaned.

The water flow is collected for cleaning.

Turn up the heat to sear, and a rich meaty aroma emerges. Then sprinkle with Laguna sea salt stored in the "Little World" for added flavor.

A rich and layered fragrance, like the finishing touch on a painting, wafts out.

Uta and Shanks watched as Messer expertly executed the barbecue routine, their mouths twitching as they smelled the aroma of the meat and couldn't help but drool.

The flames and scents attracted more and more ferocious beasts, but after Shanks unleashed a burst of Conqueror's Haki, they all tucked their tails between their legs and fled.

They devoured the roasted meat grilled by Messer and drank the pure water that Messer extracted from the air.

Looking at the long strip of roasted meat, Moses shook his head and casually tossed it to Shanks:
"It's very nourishing, here you go."

Shanks took it, saw the barbs, his lips twitched, and he looked at Moses with a sinister gaze. "Why aren't you eating it? This stuff is incredibly fishy."

Moses glanced at him and said calmly:
“I’m in great shape and don’t need that stuff to nourish my body. Compared to the two of us, you’re the weakest.”

Shanks' lips twitched violently as he casually tossed the food to Mihawk, saying, "You eat it. Respecting the elderly and caring for the young is a virtue."

Mihawk's gaze was like a knife as he looked at Shanks, a smirk playing on his lips.
Do you want to be hacked down by my night sword?

Then, looking at Crocodile and Hanafza, he asked, "Which of you two will eat this?"

Crocodile's lips twitched, and Hanafza waved and laughed:

"If no one else is going to eat it, then give it to me. A bunch of wild boars can't eat fine bran. This stuff is very nourishing for the body."

Mihawk glanced at him dismissively, too lazy to bother with him.

After the little incident, they finished a delicious and hearty barbecue and wandered aimlessly through the surrounding primeval forest.

Mercer walked in the middle of the group, looking around. Every now and then, a ferocious beast would appear and be killed, and Mercer's gray mist would spread and engulf it.

Extracted into a mist-like form, it is a concentrated essence of blood and flesh.

"Ha! There are so many ferocious beasts on this island, so strange and unusual. I wonder how they grew into such shapes."

"Who knows? This world is mysterious; you never know where you might encounter all sorts of strange and wonderful things."

Bang! Runti, who was walking at the front, smashed a huge three-legged green toad that was camouflaged and mimicking its surroundings with a punch, and shook her sticky fist.

"How disgusting! It's full of all sorts of bizarre and evolved beasts. Mercer, do you think there's some kind of IQ growing here too?"

Runti watched as she was ambushed by all sorts of ferocious beasts or carnivorous plants along the way.

Too annoying.

"Can't you just use Conqueror's Haki to knock these annoying guys unconscious? Can't you just use Conqueror's Haki to clean up the mess?"

Mercer smiled but didn't say anything.

Shanks chuckled and said, "Renti, you don't understand. The real adventure is about experiencing the sudden thrill in a dangerous forest like this."

"Can you smell it? There's a faint, pungent odor in the air here. It's very unpleasant to smell."

At this moment, Hanafza frowned and said.

Mercer's gaze fell upon a village in the distance, surrounded by a ring of irregularly shaped plants that resembled "white radishes."

DaftGreen.

"There is a faint, pungent odor, but it doesn't smell as unpleasant as you described."

Shanks said.

Soon, following the stench, the group arrived at the strange "radish" plant.

Hancock covered her nose and looked at Moses in surprise:

"Isn't this the kind of 'wild green' you mentioned, which emits an extremely strong, irritating odor that is very pungent to animals with a keen sense of smell? It will also make them more agitated."

Everyone raised an eyebrow and looked at Mercer. Uta asked curiously:

"Mercy, do you know anything about this plant?"

Mercer smiled and simply explained the abilities of the IQ Plant and the Wild Green, as well as their mutual restraint effects.

After a while.

Everyone stared at Moses in disbelief, while Crocodile's eyes flickered slightly:

"Does the category of 'plants that can drive biological evolution' include us humans?"

With a snap, Mercer snapped his fingers, looking at him approvingly. As expected of the old fox, his mind worked fast.

"Of course that's possible. After all, humans are just one type of living being."

Shanks' gaze was fixed on the floating island overhead in the distance, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
"So, that's where the mastermind is located? I've noticed that the creatures on this island seem to be deliberately kept in captivity by humans."

Several of the ones we just encountered had numbered markings on them.

"Moreover, there is a terrifying aura on it, with a feeling that it hides a terrifying edge."

He is a great swordsman who is no less skilled than me.

Mihawk added.

After speaking, he and Shanks looked at Moses together, their eyes filled with curiosity.

"What do you think?"

"Do you know who he is?"

Mercer scratched his head, somewhat helplessly saying, "I can tell you both, but that guy is my prey, and you two are not allowed to steal him."

Shanks laughed: "You don't need to tell me, I'll go find him myself. I just happened to learn Moonwalk from you a while ago."

A smile appeared in Mihawk's eyes:
"Unfortunately, I'm also quite interested in this unfamiliar great swordsman, but I don't know if it's the one I remember."

Shanks blinked. "Choose one. It's only a kilometer. Will you take us up with you, or will we spend a little time rushing over on our own?"

"You two shameless bastards, I knew I shouldn't have brought you along. But Mihawk, do you really want to bully a disabled person?"

"do you know who he is?"

"As expected, your Observation Haki allows you to perceive clear images."

Crocodile laughed along:

"I don't need you to guide me, I can fly by myself."

Who is up there?

Aren't you going to tell me?

"I'm afraid it would scare you to death if I told you, so I won't."

"Let's go, let's go meet that legendary big shot."

(End of this chapter)