Chapter 51: Crisis Under the Sea

After spending two days on Chika Island, nearly half of Xia Luo's berries were drained.

He swore he'd never come to this heart - breaking place again.

After seeing his ship coated, Xia Luo waved his hand grandly!

"Submerge!"

The ship slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

Looking at the surrounding seawater and all kinds of fish in it, Xia Luo felt a rush of excitement and a hint of thrill. This was his first time experiencing this in his life!

He'd only seen such things in aquariums before. Who would've thought he'd get to experience it again in the world of the Pirate King.

Watching all kinds of fish swim past the ship, Xia Luo was filled with curiosity. He completely forgot that he ate their kind every day.

The ship sank deeper and deeper, and the surrounding light gradually dimmed.

If it weren't for the glimmer of light ahead, Xia Luo and his crew wouldn't have been able to find their way.

Xia Luo had heard from Paul that the light was produced by the Sunlight Tree Eve, which could illuminate the entire Fish - Man Island.

To pass through the Red Line Archipelago from the seabed, Fish - Man Island was the only way.

But Xia Luo didn't plan to stay on Fish - Man Island for long. He'd only stay for a day at most.

Xia Luo wasn't gonna stop there just because of the cute girls on Fish - Man Island.

As everyone knew, Xia Luo was not a womanizer!

The ship sailed in this dark sea area.

Xia Luo's thoughts had already wandered off somewhere.

"Moo～!"

Suddenly, a sonic wave came over.

Xia Luo woke up instantly and then remembered that they had dived to nearly ten thousand meters deep in the deep sea.

He knew that nearly seventy percent of the ships passing through Fish - Man Island every year would be lost at the bottom of the sea.

Most of these ships were attacked by Sea Kings.

If that moo just now was from a Sea King, then they were very close to it!

Thinking of this, Xia Luo immediately activated his [Observation Haki]. Due to the deep - sea environment, the range of Xia Luo's [Observation Haki] was significantly reduced.

After using his [Observation Haki], Xia Luo gasped.

He seemed to be surrounded by Sea Kings.

There were nearly thirty Sea Kings within the range of his [Observation Haki], but the only good news was that most of them were in a deep sleep.

But there were still a few wandering around nearby.

"Could we be this unlucky?"

In the range of Xia Luo's [Observation Haki], there was a hundred - meter - long Sea King resembling a whale slowly approaching.

If it were on the sea surface, and this hundred - meter - long Sea King emerged, Xia Luo would definitely be overjoyed.

It'd be another meal. But at a depth of ten thousand meters under the sea, he might end up being the meal for the Sea King!

In an instant, cold sweat broke out on Xia Luo's forehead.

And the surrounding crew members hadn't even realized the approaching danger.

They were all standing at various positions on the ship.

They didn't have the mood to play either. After all, in this dim environment, it was all darkness. If it weren't for the lights on their ship, they wouldn't even be able to see each other.

It was truly pitch - black outside the coated ship.

"Moo～!"

Another whale - like moo sounded.

And this time, the sound was extremely loud. Such a loud sound meant it was definitely very close to them.

Now everyone got nervous and became tense, and they all stared at Xia Luo.

Previously, they thought Xia Luo frowned because of the dark environment around the ship. They never expected there were Sea Kings around their ship!

"Eek! Boss! What should we do?"

Paul staggered up to Xia Luo and stammered.

"Shut up!"

Xia Luo hissed.

Was he really not worried that the Sea King would hear them in such a quiet environment?

Sure enough, another roar sounded.

"Roar~!"

Xia Luo's Observation Haki had already sensed that the creature was within fifty meters in front of their ship.

Xia Luo held his breath and racked his brains for a way out.

He recalled how the characters in *One Piece* dealt with Sea Kings in the deep sea during his past life. This memory came to him as he was in a desperate situation.

As his Observation Haki kept pulsating, Xia Luo's thoughts raced faster and faster.

His sense of danger kept warning him frantically. If he didn't take action, their ship would be destroyed and they would all perish.

Suddenly!

Xia Luo remembered a scene about Rayleigh.

"Conqueror's Haki! How could I forget about Conqueror's Haki!"

Xia Luo punched his palm and suddenly had the idea.

Then, when the Sea King was ten meters away from the ship, Xia Luo released his Conqueror's Haki immediately.

An invisible aura emanated from Xia Luo's body and rushed towards the Sea King.

"Roar!"

A panicked roar sounded. The gigantic Sea King, over a hundred meters long, flicked its tail and swam away in the opposite direction of the ship in a hurry.

It roared as it swam.

This young Sea King was frightened.

It seemed to be shouting for its mom, saying that there was a monster!

Under the perception of Observation Haki, this hundred - meter - long Sea King was quickly disappearing from Xia Luo's Observation Haki range.

Xia Luo curled his lips up and a faint smile appeared on his face.

They had survived this crisis.

The sense of danger in his mind also disappeared.

Xia Luo found that his sense of danger was different from Charlotte Katakuri's ability to foresee the future decades later. His ability only appeared in his mind when danger was imminent.

It's a bit like the 'Spidey - sense' of Peter Parker (Spider - Man) in the Marvel movies of his past life.

It wasn't the traditional ability to foresee the future in the *One Piece* world.

Moreover, it seemed that the ability to foresee the future could be trained.

It seemed that he could also look for an opportunity to train this ability. After all, it showed some potential.

It was quite interesting. It seemed that Xia Luo had never trained his Observation Haki.

Since its spontaneous awakening, his Observation Haki had been growing slowly without him having to train it at all.

The same was true for Conqueror's Haki. After he mastered it, the strength of his Conqueror's Haki had been gradually increasing. It increased the fastest when he was training Conqueror's Haki entanglement.

Xia Luo had also wondered why his Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki were so powerful.

But after thinking for a long time, he only came to one conclusion.

As a time - traveler from another world, his soul combined with the soul of the original Xia Luo who had died, becoming twice as strong as an ordinary person's.

This explains why Xia Luo's Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki were so strong. 

Moreover, Xia Luo was naturally very familiar with Life Return.

After learning the Six Styles of the Navy, it was very easy for him to master Life Return. This should also be because of his strong soul, which made it very easy for him to control his own body.

That's also why Xia Luo got so strong so fast.

When he was between eleven and twelve, he just trained his physique daily. With proper food supply, he began practicing swordsmanship at thirteen or fourteen. He mastered the realm of a sword - master within just two years. He also comprehended the mysterious realm of the sword path very quickly and easily.

All of this was because his soul and spirit were twice as strong as those of ordinary people.

He referenced a novel from his past life.