I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

Ana was slapped in the face again, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Figo was also a bit scratching his head. You're a powerful prophet, communicating by holding up a sign, isn't that a bit... tsk, how do you do that?

Does Shirley have Raibur ancestry?

The child is too young; the N-level item won't be available.

Could we establish a connection with King Raibur? Could we forge a good ally for Qinghai?

"Which side does King Raibur belong to? If I invite him, will it be more beneficial or harmful?"

……

Meanwhile, on a desolate star in the central star region.

"Hahaha, finally succeeded!" Lingling laughed, hands on her hips. "Lake, I've lit the second armed lamp. You have no reason to stop me from leaving this time, right?"

The giant lying on the ground had its mouth raised high, as if it could hang the moon, and it was unhappy.

Lingling comforted her, "Don't worry, we'll meet again. Thank you for taking care of me these past few years."

"Oh," Racha responded sullenly, fiddling with the Den Den Mushi with his little finger.

A voice came through the Den Den Mushi: "Boss Raker, Boss Raker, are you there?"

Lingling was taken aback. This seemed to be... the reporter who reported on Grandpa Figo's battle last time?

“I’m not happy right now, Baoyu. Tell me about a battle,” La Ke said.

"What's wrong, Boss Lake?" Bao Yu asked with concern, "Let me tell you something interesting first, about one of the main characters in the battle I reported on last time, the Fusion Monster."

According to my investigation, the true identity of the fused monster should be Gaston Figo, the newly crowned number one swordsman of the Eastern Universe Sea, who was previously known in a small circle. Pretty cool, buddy?

Lingling's expression froze.

La Ke's big face looked somewhat confused.

"Sword Saint?"

"Haha, he definitely doesn't want to help the Celestial Dragons, doesn't want to join the expeditionary force, he's just playing with them." Bao Yu explained, "If it weren't for this battle, who knows how many people would have died under this sword saint's fist... well, who knows in the future, not many people know about it now."

"Oh..." La Ke seemed to understand but not quite.

"Also, boss, he probably didn't accept the Celestial Dragons' summons, or maybe the talks broke down and he had some unpleasantness with them. When he left East Cyos, he took a barbarian family of three with him," Bao Yu added.

"What?! He bullied my people?! I'll kill him!" La Ke roared in fury.

Lingling got even angrier and kicked him.

"Who are you trying to kill?!"

Ouch, it hurts!

"What's wrong, Lingling?"

"Lingling is here too?" Baoyu knew of Lingling's existence and greeted her through the Den Den Mushi: "Hello, this is Baoyu, I'm single."

Lingling ignored her completely.

Bao Yu didn't mind and continued, "It's a misunderstanding, boss. According to my guess, that barbarian family of three must have been bullied by those Celestial Dragons and were rescued by Gaston Figo."

That sounded more palatable, like something Grandpa Figo would say. Lingling's expression softened slightly.

"Then I'll go kill the Celestial Dragons!" Lacker immediately changed his tune: "East Cyos?"

"Boss, calm down!" Bao Yu said quickly. "Anyway, our clansmen are alright, don't stoop to the level of the Celestial Dragons! I was just thinking, that Gaston Figo seems pretty good, should we try to absorb him into our Starry Sky News? Although I haven't found his home planet yet, believe in my abilities, it won't be long!"

La Ke: "I don't know."

“Then I’ll take that as your agreement and go ask the other leaders,” Bao Yu said.

"Wait a minute," Lingling said, trying to stop her.

"...What's wrong, Lingling?"

Lingling frowned slightly, looking somewhat hesitant.

The Celestial Dragons have already invited Grandpa... Grandpa has done something so significant, and Rocks isn't exactly low-key either, so Qinghai is probably... Laksa isn't a bad guy, and he's incredibly strong...

“Figo is my grandfather,” she said.

"...Huh?" X2

"Lake, would you like to come to my house? I'll introduce you to my grandfather." Lingling's expression at this moment was very similar to Figo's expression when she first met him at the age of ten.

"Grandpa's barbecue is so delicious."

Chapter 189 Barbarian God

"It's been a long time! Qinghai seems to have remained unchanged."

As the spaceship passed through the planet's protective membrane, familiar clouds and the vast ocean below came into view, and Lockes and the others on board were filled with emotion.

After 16 years of voyages in the starry seas, the wanderers returned home with a sense of triumph, since apart from a few reckless adventurers who headed straight for the Central Star Region and might have already perished, they were the only ones who had made a name for themselves in the Central Star Region.

If Rox hadn't heard about Figo's feat beforehand, he probably would have stood even straighter.

As Krissic maneuvered the airship toward the landing point on the Red Line, he noticed something odd about Whitebeard's gaze: "Newgate, what have you been thinking about all this way?"

"No, it's nothing." Whitebeard mumbled, then laughed loudly, "Kurarara~ The aura of so many old friends, why are they all gathered at Marine Headquarters?"

The airship deliberately flew low over the Marine Headquarters to announce their return, and as a result, when they landed on the Red Line, many people flew up to follow them.

As soon as they stepped off the flying ship, they were greeted with enthusiastic calls: "Captain!"

Have you received the news too?

"I thought you were in the Central Star Region and wouldn't come back because you didn't get any news!"

Former companions Longbread, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, and others warmly stepped forward to embrace them.

"information?"

"A demon invasion?"

"Is that really the case? It seems we've come back just in time."

Soon, they went to the Navy Headquarters to meet Figo, who gave them a warm welcome.

A large iron chain.

Familiar and welcoming, the King of the World, Gaston Figo, had a well-known habit of tying people up as soon as they met them due to his early experience guarding prisons, and none of them resisted.

After retrieving the chains, Figo smiled with satisfaction: "It seems you've grown quite a bit. If I hadn't also been improving over the years, you would have really caught up with me. Keep up the good work."

Rocks sneered, "Still lying to me? You said the same thing when I was young, and you still say it now that I'm seventy..."

Seeing this, Figo asked him, "How about it? Want to try challenging me again and see how the gap is between us after 16 years?"

Locus didn't respond. "Do you think I don't know about your fight with the troll Athos? I'm not even entirely sure I can light the second lamp yet."

"What's this about tracing the pulse?" He changed the subject, but his first question was still about improving his strength, proving that he hadn't given up yet.

After talking for a long time, the group went to see Ana.

Ana was startled again.

The renowned Lox, second only to Figo in strength from Qinghai, did not disappoint her. At a glance, she knew she was not guaranteed victory.

Having been involved with the starry sky for 16 years, Qinghai has produced someone like this besides Figo.

Of course, the others were also good, and there was even one more than the known information, the King Kaido, who had just lit the lamp with his body. However, she was used to this level.

She has to get used to it, after all, the number of kings who light up the lanterns in Qinghai has exceeded 20. If she is shocked every time, she will be shocked to death.

Like other returning adventurers, even the best-performing ones like Locke didn't receive any special treatment. They were integrated into the elite class and prepared to participate in the Qinghai Defense War more than four months later.

In between their training, a series of reunion banquets were also being held. Rocks poured Crocodile a few drinks and said, "You've grown quite well, kid. When I return to the stars this time, I can take you with me."

Crocodile pouted arrogantly: "Who wants to go with you? I have my own adventures."

Rocks gave a smirk: "Whatever."

Bucky is also having a disagreement with Crisisi.

A troubled Whitebeard sought out Roger for drinks, while Shiki and Kaido hosted a banquet for the veteran crew members and selected new adventurers at their home.

Qinghai's strength has been further enhanced.

Figo, meanwhile, was making preparations to welcome King Raibur.

According to Ana's account, the Raibur tribe is very small, with fewer than ten million people living on the entire planet. They have always maintained a neutral stance, and no one is willing to offend any prophets. Therefore, contacting King Raibur should not be risky, and the benefits outweigh the risks.

After careful consideration, Figo extended an invitation to King Raibur through Shirley.

Of course, on the other hand, it's also because King Raibur is recognized as the weakest of the four lamps, and his combat ability is probably not as good as Ato's. If they were to fight head-on, Figo is confident that he could defeat him.

But he did not expect that a few days later, the first thing he would see was a giant who was over 300 meters tall, an incomparably powerful giant!

……

"It smells so good! It smells so good!"

They specially found a deserted island, went into the sea and caught a sea king that was over 500 meters long. Figo personally cooked the meat to entertain this famous barbarian giant, Dedu Lakke, the strongest barbarian in the star sea.

Unlike King Raibur, this one of the strongest physiques in the Star Sea is probably in the first tier below the top 16, ranking between 20th and 40th. Figo has no confidence in dealing with him.

As he grilled the meat, he gave Lingling a look, as if he wanted to say something...

Well done!

With this guy around, even if Beelzebub came in person, there would be no need to be afraid. Only then can the safety of Qinghai be considered 98% guaranteed.

Lingling responded with a smile, leaning against Figo, just as close as when they were children.

"I'm so glad I got to eat your barbecue again, Grandpa Figo. I've traveled all over the world and no one can barbecue better than you."

"That's right! That's right!" The sound of the shell being pulled made the trees on the island tremble.

Figo smiled and said, "If you like eating, why don't you come back more often? I haven't heard from you for the past few years. If I hadn't known you had entered the Central Star Region and believed in your abilities, I would have gone to find you."

"It's not that I didn't want to come back, it's that this guy wouldn't let me." Lingling kicked La Ke's arm in annoyance: "He insists that I have some kind of barbarian god's bloodline and urges me to cultivate."

“Barbarian God?” Figo immediately noticed this key word and asked, “Did he teach you how to find the meridians? Your progress is much faster than I expected, Lingling.”

Lingling exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Grandpa, you know? I was hoping you could try it..."

“I can also trace the veins. Our Qinghai may have been prosperous thousands of years ago,” Figo said.