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

"Hehe, do you feel like you came here to advise this old man, but now you find yourself being advised by him? I wonder how many people were moved by my desperate shouts just now, and how many will awaken the will passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors of the Martian race once the news spreads?"

Countless people clenched their fists.

Wan Gang then waved his arm and said, "Don't give me answers with words, let actions speak for themselves. If we go to war, many people may die, but if we don't go to war, the humans of Mount Denghuo will definitely 'die'!"

What is there to fear in death?

For a strong person to lose their true self and their will is a more terrifying thing than death!

Wan Gang took a few steps back, and suddenly figures rose into the air from all around the tower.

Many people are unaware that numerous human ancestors came to attend the funeral of the Fishing Lantern King.

Looking at those 16 aged faces, and hearing the words of the Fishing Lantern King echo in my mind, even the most indifferent person felt a strange emotion rise within them.

"So many familiar faces," the Skeleton King muttered to himself on the shore.

A female soldier who stubbornly refused to retire and drew her sword; a veteran who smiled through tears upon learning that peace had arrived.

Those resolute faces flashed by.

Looking at the ever-changing events on the island, the skeleton sighed, "That familiar feeling is back."

The concept of inheritance is being written!

Chapter 348 The Four's Resolve

"It's Granny Xin!"

With his gaze fixed on the 16 figures rising around the tower, Luffy blurted out.

Of the 16 people forming a circle, the one facing them was none other than Xin.

She still held the cane in her hand, a faint smile on her lips, and exuded a faint aura of power that connected with the distance, reflecting and gradually merging with the four lamps that belonged to her.

The same applies to the other 15 people!

Besides Lord Fishing Lantern, are there 16 other ancestors whose ascension funerals will be held today?

Compared to Wan Gang, who is famous for his four lamps, these people have lived in seclusion for many years. Although they are all powerful figures who have lit four lamps, they are mostly strangers to young people.

However, everyone's joys and sorrows are sometimes the same.

At this moment, there is only sadness.

And in the clear blue sky above, tiny sparks of fire gradually appeared.

Those are the lights of the kings of our ancestors.

The lights are sentient; they will attack those who fly, but will not attack those who are joining them, and will even welcome and accept them.

In the sky, Shin's gaze searched and found Luffy and his crew. With a flick of her arm, her cane shot out like an arrow, only to be caught by Kuina. Kuina looked over in surprise, receiving a nod of approval from Shin.

“Kuina, Granny Shin is entrusting the sword to you, isn’t she?” Zoro said from the side.

Kuina remained silent, drawing the knife, which had been made into the shape of a cane, from its sheath. The blade was smooth, and a glint of cold light reflected off it, illuminating Kuina's large eyes, which were faintly glistening with moisture.

She sheathed her knife, then looked over and nodded to Xin, whose smile deepened.

Among the other 15 human ancestors, some also did similar things, but the people they entrusted their weapons to were no longer Luffy and his three companions.

After that, the 16 people looked up at the sky, and the power fluctuations on their bodies suddenly surged, causing the starlight to flicker continuously!

Connected to them, their lights instantly shorten the distance between us.

Their vitality, however, was rapidly waning, declining, and decaying!

“It’s begun…” Ace murmured.

Even if they didn't know before, Luffy had already memorized the information about the ascension funeral in his head over this period of time.

In the starry sky and among the sparks of light, when the king lights a lamp, a corresponding lamp will appear in a random location within those sparks. When he lights a second, third, or other lamp, the corresponding lamp will appear near the first lamp, not right next to it, but not too far away either.

The positions of these lights are fixed.

There are only two situations in which the position will change.

First, when the lights are attacked.

Secondly, when the owner of the lamp passes away.

A light that has a bloodline will tend to gravitate towards the light of its successor or the successor himself.

Lanterns without a bloodline will scatter into the sea of ​​lanterns after their owners fall, swaying and drifting with the waves, without a home, until they are caught by lantern fishermen and used by people.

Therefore, it can be inferred that during the process of the lamp's owner's demise, the connection between these lamps and their owner was both the closest and the most relaxed.

In this process, the owner of the lamp has the opportunity to use their last bit of strength to pull their own lamp back to their side.

This is the origin of the ascension funeral.

Without dying, it's impossible.

Minute by minute, second by second, time passes.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of thousands of people, amidst moved gazes and reverent faces, the faces of the 16 human ancestors gradually turned ashen, and the aura of death began to envelop them.

And their lights, 64 lights, were gradually and successfully pulled over, hovering and turning above their heads, as if bidding a final farewell to their owners.

Next, normally, these lights would rise up and join the Kings' Lights, becoming an aid in sealing off the flames.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred!

As if by prior agreement, the 16 ancestors suddenly used their last remaining strength to throw the 64 lamps to the ground!

click-

A bolt of lightning suddenly flashed in the sky.

A series of surprised and disbelieving gasps echoed across the island.

As the lights of the ancestral kings realized they seemed to be being mocked, a powerful attack enveloped the 16 dying old men in the sky!

At that moment, an even more vast wave rose between heaven and earth.

At the center of the 16-person team, a figure rose even faster and punched Thunder away!

A dazzling, seven-colored radiance flowed around.

People's attention turned to that direction again.

"Lord Fishing Lantern King!"

"Hahahaha..." Wan Gang's loud laughter, which rang out like thunder, echoed as he fought against the lanterns in the sky with his fists: "Fellow ancestors and a few juniors, the outcome of our battle against the demon race has been reversed. There is no need for so many people to throw lanterns into the sky in vain!"

Today, only this old man is here to keep you company; their lights have found a better home!

Whether it was because of Wan Gang's words or because of the five level-five lamps in the distance that gradually appeared around Wan Gang, the King's Lamps gradually stopped attacking, and the sky became quiet.

The island has returned to tranquility.

Under Wan Gang's cover, the 64 lamps of the 16 elderly people were successfully launched to the ground.

They came to face a series of bewildered expressions.

Luffy and his companions gazed at the four lamps radiating gentle power before them, their expressions indescribably complex.

"Grandma Xin..."

When they looked up at the sky again, Xin, whose face was now deathly pale, was looking at them with anticipation.

Luffy's mouth twitched, Ace's eyes reddened, Kuina shed tears, and Zoro remained expressionless while his body trembled.

Just like Kuina who had received the sword earlier, the four of them nodded heavily to Shin at the same time.

Xin smiled with satisfaction.

The breath gradually faded away.

Sixteen elderly people, who had lost their lives, fell from the sky. Countless people leaned forward, trying to fly up and catch their bodies.

Wan Gang had already made arrangements.

They were all caught safely.

As they fell, their lights also lost their connection. These lights, without bloodline successors, should have fallen into the sea of ​​lights after their deaths, but because of their actions just now, they found their own final resting place!

Luffy and his crew slowly reached out and caught it.

Four people, four lamps.

Swordsmanship, physique, weaponry, and mental manipulation.

What they are upholding is the inheritance.

This was Xin's last act of care.

"Ace, Zoro, and the cook."

Luffy suddenly spoke.

He was already in tears, with two large snot bubbles hanging from his nose, and his face was all scrunched up, making him look as ugly as a monkey.

But his eyes were incredibly clear!

"Let's...go and fight the demons!"

This time, Kuina didn't mind Luffy's way of addressing her, Zoro didn't say "I never said I wanted to join you," and Ace didn't have that kind of caring thought about his dim-witted younger brother.

They considered it seriously for three seconds.

Then he responded in a deep voice.

"Ok!"

Chapter 349 The Roaring Beast

"Four children from Qinghai were abducted."

"Qinghai, the starry sky, or even the fire of the lamps, all share the same origin."

Nothing that happens on the island can be kept secret from Figo and Skull Emperor on the shore, and Luffy and his crew will receive extra attention.

One of them said something, but their eyes remained fixed on Wang Wangang, the fishing lantern king, in the sky.

At this moment, Wan Gang, like the previous 16 people, prepared to pull the lamp to his front.

Linlin, Nami, and Shirahoshi had been watching the ceremony from the sidelines. Linlin knew that Figo was referring to Luffy and his crew, while Nami was somewhat confused.