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In the blink of an eye, Da Pan, wielding the dragon-patterned staff, slammed it down on the Red Carp's enormous head with lightning speed. In an instant, a deafening roar resounded—"Boom!"—like the muffled thunder of a drumbeat, echoing through the heavens.

The red carp, struck so hard, opened its mouth in agony and let out a piercing scream: "Gah..." The sound echoed in the air, sending chills down one's spine.

However, Da Pan was slightly taken aback upon seeing this, secretly surprised: "Hmm? I didn't expect you to be so resilient!"

You have to understand, even though I didn't use my full strength in that attack, it still contained at least five tons of force! But this monster in front of me doesn't seem to have suffered any serious injuries.

The pained red carp was now enraged. Its fish head, resembling a human face, glared fiercely at Da Pan, continuously spitting out sharp water arrows that rained down on him like a storm. At the same time, the thick, arm-like tendrils on its head snaked out of their holes and coiled around Da Pan.

Facing the Red Carp's frenzied attacks, Da Pan remained fearless. He wielded his dragon-patterned staff, effortlessly shattering the oncoming water arrows into countless splashes. Then, he swiftly reached out and accurately seized the Red Carp's tendrils that had coiled around him.

Da Pan took a deep breath, his arm muscles suddenly bulged, and he unleashed an incomparably powerful force. With a sudden swing of his arm, he actually flung the huge and heavy body of the Red Carp into the air like a sandbag.

After releasing the roots he was tightly gripping, Da Pan suddenly exerted force with both feet, as if stepping on a powerful spring, and his whole body shot straight towards the huge red carp in mid-air like a cannonball.

In the blink of an eye, Da Pan had arrived above Chi Ru's location. He gripped the gleaming dragon-patterned staff tightly in both hands and, without hesitation, smashed it down on Chi Ru's hideous head. Unlike before, the staff was now covered in a layer of jet-black Armament Haki, making it appear even more powerful and domineering.

A deafening "thud" resounded, as if the entire world trembled. However, this time, the already repulsive human-faced fish head of the Red Carp could no longer withstand such terrifying power and instantly shattered into countless pieces, with flesh and blood flying everywhere, a gruesome sight.

The massive fish, now headless and unsupported, plummeted straight down into the sea like a kite with a broken string. With a crash, it created a massive wave tens of meters high. Simultaneously, copious amounts of bright red blood gushed from its wounds, quickly staining the surrounding waters crimson, a horrifying sight resembling a sea of ​​blood.

Seeing this scene, Da Pan frowned slightly, his face full of disgust. This red carp was so ugly and repulsive that he had absolutely no intention of taking it back as food. Just as he was about to turn and leave, returning to the Silver Dragon, which was anchored in the distance, an unexpected event occurred.

Roots, many times thicker than those on the head of the previously dead red carp, surged densely and overwhelmingly towards Da Pan. These roots were numerous and moved extremely fast, instantly surrounding Da Pan and forming an impenetrable cage.

Upon seeing this, Felina and the other women standing on the deck of the Silver Dragon turned pale and exclaimed in unison, "Da Pan, be careful!"

Lin Yi, whose expression had remained relaxed and calm throughout, now looked serious. He had keenly sensed a powerful king-level aura emanating from these frantically attacking roots.

Da Pan also keenly sensed this powerful and unparalleled aura. He suddenly slammed the Panlong Staff in his hand downward in mid-air, and in an instant, a strange and mysterious wave rippled out from the center of the Panlong Staff.

The roots that had been tightly coiled around him like snakes seemed to be hit by a huge impact, and were scattered by the force. Da Pan took the opportunity to escape the encirclement of the roots.

Just then, a loud splashing sound suddenly rang out, and then a red carp, several times larger than the ones seen before, slowly poked its enormous head out of the water.

At this moment, the human face on the red carp's head was twisted and grotesque, like a demon! The human face stared fiercely at Da Pan, and opened its blood-red maw to roar in extreme rage: "You despicable two-legged beast, how dare you cruelly kill my child! Today I will make you die!"

With this roar, the entire sea seemed to boil instantly. Countless incredibly sharp water blades shot out from the surface of the sea, accompanied by a sharp whooshing sound, like a dense rain of arrows, and attacked Da Pan, who was in mid-air.

Da Pan dared not be negligent in the slightest. He gripped the coiled dragon staff tightly with both hands and swung it rapidly, creating a dense, impenetrable array of staff shadows. Each swing accurately struck the incoming water blades, producing a crisp, resounding impact. However, after successfully shattering the first water blade, his expression suddenly turned serious. He was astonished to discover that the power contained within that single water blade was already comparable to the full-force attack of a major general-level expert!

Despite this, Da Pan did not back down. He gritted his teeth and continued to swing his dragon-patterned staff with all his might, fiercely confronting the relentless onslaught of water blades. For a time, the sounds of impact were incessant, each water blade turning into countless splashes of water the moment it made contact with the staff. But at the same time, Da Pan himself was panting heavily from the continuous high-intensity defensive movements, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Damn it, is this never going to end?" Da Pan finally couldn't contain his frustration and roared.

As the angry roar rang out, Da Pan's aura suddenly surged like a volcanic eruption! A layer of thick, almost tangible black Armament Haki suddenly appeared on his originally black and white body. At the same time, an invisible yet extremely domineering Conqueror's Haki also erupted from his body. The two intertwined and entangled, producing a terrifying crackling sound like thunder and lightning.

The water blades that rushed towards him had not even gotten within a few feet of Da Pan when they instantly vaporized under the crushing force of this terrifying aura and disappeared without a trace.

"Ugly creature, taste the power of your Grandpa Pan's staff! The ultimate technique of the Eight Desolate Staff—Martial Extreme Break!" With a roar, Da Pan's thick, long iron staff, imbued with immense power, slammed down with thunderous force towards the enormous red carp before him. In an instant, the staff's shadow blurred, as if it would tear the entire world apart.

Faced with such a ferocious attack, the Crimson Carp dared not be the slightest bit careless. It quickly mobilized all its strength, and thick walls of water converged from the sea surface, layer upon layer, blocking its path. At the same time, it opened its blood-red maw, and an incomparably sharp line of water, like a razor-sharp blade, slashed straight towards Da Pan with a piercing sound.

A series of dull thuds echoed, one after another, making a "bang bang bang" sound.

The seemingly indestructible water wall proved utterly vulnerable to Da Pan's powerful attack, shattering in an instant.

However, although all of these water walls were eventually shattered by Da Pan's attack, they also successfully weakened some of the power of Da Pan's attack. In the end, the remaining power of Da Pan's attack only caused the Red Carp to retreat a short distance, without causing it too serious damage.

Just as Da Pan was launching a full-scale attack, the water line emitted by the Red Carp took advantage of his defensive lapse, flashing through the air like lightning and striking his left arm with unerring accuracy. In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and a piece of flesh was ripped off.

"Damn it, I was careless!" Da Pan cursed under his breath, his face ashen. The water line was moving too fast; he didn't even have time to react, resulting in such a severe injury. Moreover, the wound was turning black, clearly indicating a potent poison. Da Pan had no choice but to quickly cut off the blackened area. Fortunately, his physical strength was exceptional; the poison wasn't enough to render him completely incapacitated. (Armament Haki is rarely used to cover the entire body at all times.)

Those watching the battle couldn't help but show concern when they saw Da Pan injured.

"Lin Yi, let me go help Da Pan," Fiona suddenly said.

Lin Yi shook his head and said, "No need, there's not enough time. I'll go."

After he finished speaking, Lin Yi's figure instantly became blurry and disappeared completely from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Everyone stared in astonishment at the scene, exchanging bewildered glances, none of them understanding what Lin Yi meant by "not enough time." However, considering Lin Yi's unfathomable strength and the fact that he was personally involved, they felt somewhat reassured, believing that there shouldn't be any major problems.

Lin Yi's figure suddenly appeared beside Da Pan without warning. He looked at Da Pan and quickly said, "Da Pan, leave this to me, you go back first!" Before Da Pan could react, Lin Yi waved his hands, and a powerful energy surged forth, enveloping Da Pan. Then, in a flash of light, Da Pan's figure vanished into thin air, clearly teleported to the Silver Dragon by Lin Yi.

"Aaaaah! You wretched two-legged beasts! Hand over the one that killed my child, or I'll slaughter you all today!" The red carp, which had initially been somewhat wary of Lin Yi, had now completely gone mad due to Da Pan's sudden disappearance. It opened its blood-red maw and roared to the sky, its voice deafening, as if the entire space trembled.

Despite the roar and threats from the Crimson Carp, Lin Yi remained calm and unaffected. He narrowed his eyes slightly, emanating an invisible pressure. The next moment, with a thought, the vast spatial power within him erupted.

"Space Confinement!"

With Lin Yi's low shout, in an instant, Chi Ru felt as if the space around him had frozen, and no matter how hard he struggled, he could not move an inch.

However, this red carp was a formidable creature, and after only a moment, it suddenly exerted its strength and forcefully broke free from the spatial confinement. But unfortunately, it was already too late.

"Extreme Sky Hunter Judgment!" Lin Yi shouted again, unleashing the black blade Annihilation before sheathing it.

Suddenly, the surrounding space began to distort violently, shattering like a broken mirror. At the same time, countless sharp spatial rifts, imbued with sword intent, flashed across the red carp's body like lightning, leaving behind shocking streaks of blood.

The red carp howled in agony, trying to resist the terrifying attack, but to no avail. Finally, with a crisp sound, its massive body shattered completely under the cutting of the spatial rift and the sword intent, turning into fragments of flesh and blood scattered all over the ground.

The Red Carp, a creature with the strength of a King, was instantly killed by Lin Yi.

After killing the Crimson Carp, Lin Yi didn't linger and instantly returned to the Silver Dragon.

When Felina and the others saw him return, they all stepped forward, wanting to ask Lin Yi what he meant by what he had said earlier. But Lin Yi waved his hand, interrupting them.

He looked solemnly at the sea ahead of the Silver Dragon. Suddenly, the spatial energy around him began to spread until it completely enveloped the Silver Dragon.

"What's wrong, Brother Lin Yi?" Felina asked with some concern, looking at Lin Yi's solemn expression.

Before Lin Yi could answer, they witnessed the most terrifying sight of their lives.

The heavens and earth shattered.

Yes, around the Silver Dragon, everything was shattered like glass, and from beneath the layers of shattering, darkness surged forth, seemingly threatening to devour everything.

Lin Yi watched all this quietly. With his current spatial control, he naturally knew that they had encountered a spatial storm. He had a skill called Spatial Exile, and the place of exile was the void filled with spatial storms. So, apart from being somewhat unsure of the power of these spatial storms, he remained relatively calm.

"What on earth happened?" Da Pan clutched his injured arm, staring in shock at the outside world.

"We've encountered a spatial storm, but don't worry, these spatial storms won't hurt us," Lin Yi reassured him.

Suddenly, a tremendous suction force came from those spatial rifts, and the Silver Dragon began to sway uncontrollably and slide towards the rifts.

Lin Yi was capable of cutting off the suction force, but after carefully sensing it, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Haha, it looks like we'll be at our destination soon," Lin Yi laughed.

At the same time, he controlled the Silver Dragon to rush towards the spatial rift. With his protection, there was no need to worry about the Silver Dragon disintegrating in the spatial rift.

As the Silver Dragon approached, the spatial rift grew larger and larger, and finally, with a "boom," the Silver Dragon plunged into the spatial rift.

The sound of space shattering suddenly stopped. Except for Lin Yi, everyone else felt like they had survived a disaster and collapsed on the ship. It was truly terrifying.

(Please urge me to update more! Good reviews, I'm doing this for free out of love, it's hard to make a living!)

Chapter 40 Arrival at the Marked Location on the Mysterious Map

"Brother, what exactly happened? The scene just now was like the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart. Even I could feel a strong, suffocating threat!" Da Pan said, sitting down on the ground with lingering fear.

Standing to the side, Lin Yi calmly looked at the new sea area and slowly explained, "The space in that area has become disordered for some reason. Spaces of different dimensions are colliding and compressing each other, which eventually triggered this extremely violent spatial storm. But don't worry, this phenomenon is only temporary and it will stop automatically after a long time. This is why we were able to enter that area safely at the beginning."

As he said these words, Lin Yi's senses had already spread out.

He knew in his heart that the reason he dared to assert that this spatial energy was merely a fleeting phenomenon was because he had keenly sensed its source. This powerful and violent force did not originate from a stable source, but rather suddenly appeared out of nowhere, like water without a source, which would eventually be exhausted.

Hearing Lin Yi's words, Reiju's tense nerves relaxed a little, but she still couldn't hide the fear on her face. She muttered to herself, "My God, that scene was really terrifying. If it weren't for you, Captain, we would probably all have perished in that terrifying spatial turbulence."

Lin Yi smiled slightly and comforted her, "Don't think of things so badly. Although that spatial storm does look terrifying, it's not actually as unstoppable as you might imagine. In my experience, as long as you have a sufficiently high level of Armament Haki, you can still barely withstand its impact." After saying that, he gently patted Reiju's shoulder, indicating that she didn't need to worry too much.

Upon hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes in unison. It's important to understand that among everyone present, aside from Reiju, while the others had awakened Armament Haki, only Lin Yi, Da Pan, and Fiona had truly mastered it to an advanced level.

After a while, when everyone had rested enough, Felina blinked her big, curious eyes and began to look around. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she turned to Lin Yi beside her and asked, "Brother Lin Yi, where are we right now?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi calmly said, "Philina, take out that map and compass and take a look. I think we should have arrived at the location marked on the map."

"Oh dear, look at my memory! I completely forgot something so important." Felina said, patting her head a little embarrassedly. Then, with a casual flick of her hand, a mysterious-looking map and a delicate little compass appeared in her palm.

After receiving the map and compass, Felina didn't dare to be negligent and immediately began to carefully compare them. Before long, an expression of utter astonishment appeared on her face, because after careful observation, she was shocked to discover that their current location truly seemed to be their final destination!

What was truly perplexing was that, despite the map and compass clearly pointing to their current location, they couldn't see anything around them. Faced with this strange situation, Felina muttered to herself, filled with doubt, "This is so strange, what's going on..."

"What's wrong, Felina?" Chiyo asked with concern when she noticed her expression was off.

"It's nothing, Chiyo." Felina gently patted Chiyo's shoulder, softly indicating that she was alright. Then she quickly turned to Lin Yi, her face full of doubt, and said, "Brother Lin Yi, you're right, this should indeed be our destination for this trip. But the problem is, it looks completely empty, as if there's nothing here! Could it be... that this map is a fake?"

Upon hearing Felina's words, Lin Yi burst into laughter. As he laughed, he replied, "Haha, Felina, don't worry, this map is of course genuine. It's just that the place we're looking for has been cleverly hidden in a place that's hard to spot with the naked eye."

Seeing Lin Yi's deliberately mysterious manner, Filina pouted and said coquettishly with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Oh, Brother Lin Yi, stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us the truth."

Just then, Robin, who had been silent all along, suddenly interjected, "Could it be that the place you mentioned is hidden in the void?" As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was startled and turned their gazes to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi nodded with a smile, indicating that Robin was absolutely right.

Immediately afterwards, Reiju asked dejectedly, "Then, will we still be able to find that mysterious place hidden in the void?"

Faced with Reiju's doubts, Lin Yi appeared confident and composed. He raised his head slightly and said in a somewhat arrogant manner, "Hehe, don't forget my abilities! When it comes to manipulating space, if I, Lin Yi, claim to be second, I doubt anyone would dare to claim to be first! Finding that place is a piece of cake for me, it's just a matter of casually doing it!"

Fiona said irritably, "Hmph! Fine, even if you're good, hurry up and find that place, stop dawdling."

This time, Lin Yi did not hesitate at all. He suddenly exerted force with both palms, tearing a spatial rift open in the void in front of the Silver Dragon.

As he continued to increase his power, the spatial rift that was originally only faint began to gradually expand, eventually forming a vast spatial passage that was wide enough for the massive Silver Dragon to pass through easily.

"Dota, full speed ahead!" Lin Yi shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Alright!" Dotai responded quickly, and then swiftly took control of the Silver Dragon.

A deep, powerful "whoosh" sound rang out, like the roar of a ferocious beast. Immediately afterward, the Silver Dragon shot forward like an arrow, instantly entering the newly opened spatial passage.

The entire process went exceptionally smoothly. The Silver Dragon, like a nimble dragon, sped through the spatial passage at lightning speed. Before long, it successfully traversed the mysterious passage and arrived at the unknown world on the other side.

Everyone snapped out of their daze of being plunged into darkness and hurriedly and curiously looked around at their new surroundings.

"Wow! What a huge island!" Someone exclaimed first, and then everyone else followed suit.

Directly ahead of the Silver Dragon, a massive island suddenly appeared. Its size was beyond imagination; its area was comparable to the combined size of two Alabasta kingdoms.

In the distance, some unidentified objects could be seen flying back and forth in the sky, sometimes circling upwards, sometimes swooping down, creating quite a spectacle. What exactly were these flying objects? Everyone was filled with doubt and anticipation, eager to get closer and find out.

"Holy crap! How can there be flying cars here? What's going on?!" Lin Yi stared wide-eyed at the strange vehicles flying through the sky, his mind reeling with shock.

Could it be that I've been transported to the world of One Piece, just like I have in some other technologically advanced world? That's too absurd!

"Brother, the 'car' you're talking about, is it one of those metal things that fly around in the air?" Da Pan asked, scratching his head with some confusion.

Lin Yi did not answer Da Pan's question. At this moment, he was in a state of confusion and his mind was a complete mess.