Chapter 343: 'God' Arrives at Skypiea!
A gentle summer breeze blew, and trees were full of flowers. Im walked along a path through the woods, observing the various strange Animals in the enclosures with great interest. A group of staff members from the area knelt around him.
Only a young man serving as a guide followed tremblingly beside him.
This was Jaya Island.
He wanted to go to 'Skypiea', and the best route was to ascend from above this Island.
However, since he was already here, he might as well take some time to visit this Island with a long History.
Nearly four hundred years ago, Mont Blanc Noland met the Shandia Tribe here and brought the Legend of 'Golden City Shandora' back to his hometown Kingdom.
Unfortunately, when he returned with his Fleet, the other half of the Island, where 'Golden City Shandora' was located, had completely disappeared. He was ultimately sentenced to Death Penalty by the King for the Crime of deceiving the King and was given the Epithet 'Great Liar'.
Speaking of which.
Based on the memories of his previous body, Im realized that the culprit behind this incident was actually himself.
Back then, he had guided the Knock Up Stream with the purpose of erasing the annoying Shandia Tribe and Shandora from the river of History.
Ultimately, 'he' felt he had 'succeeded'.
But Fate is so ridiculous; Shandora was not actually destroyed but flew to a Sky Island and became 'God's Island'. If he weren't a Transmigrator, he would still be in the dark even now.
"These are Baron Bird from Ramsay Island. Their black and white Hair is paired with a large beak like a Seagull. They like to eat Fish, but occasionally eat bamboo. Only these three should be left in the World."
Listening to the staff member's trembling explanation, Im looked speechlessly at the three Bird inside.
This was just giving a panda's mouth a bird's beak, and then changing its arms into black wings. the Animals of this Sea Star World were quite bizarre indeed.
After Sakazuki cleared out the 'Mock Town' here, he had ordered the Five Elders to designate this place as a breeding base for Southbird.
Later, he felt it was too much of a waste to only raise Southbird on such a large Island, so he ordered again to build a Mysterious Zoo here, keeping strange Animals from various Sea Area.
In Im's vision, this Jaya Island should have various Environment and terrains, such as swamps, snowy areas, deserts, and so on.
But it wasn't suitable to create these now.
So currently, there are only some Animals that can adapt to summer here.
For example, the Running Duck from Alabasta, Kung Fu Dugong, the local Giant Mantis from Jaya Island, the Humandrill from Kuraigana Island, the Sphinx from Peach Blossom Spring Island, etc. etc.
Among these, Im was more interested in the Kung Fu Dugong and Humandrill.
One is passionate about cultivating Martial Arts and even has the Potential to train out Armament Haki, while the other can imitate the Swordsmanship of Swordsman and might even reach the level of a Sword Master.
"Bring this one and that one out. This Saint wants to take them."
On a whim, Im decided to raise two intelligent Pet. He then squinted his eyes and picked out one from each group with the most determined Gaze and strongest Aura.
He was a bit curious. If he trained them simultaneously, teaching one Martial Arts and the other Swordsmanship, and conducted daily combat Training, then who would be stronger in the end?
The Kung Fu Dugong, or the Humandrill?
An hour later, the enormous Noah's Ark slowly ascended towards the higher Sky under the gaze of everyone and every Animals on Jaya Island.
As Im gazed at the Sea of Clouds above, the Kung Fu Dugong and Humandrill he had selected were having their first exchange on the Plaza behind him.
This attracted the curious Gaze of Stussy, Tesoro, the Kuja Guards, and others.
It's just that they hadn't learned any Martial Arts or Swordsmanship yet, so the way they fought was only slightly stronger than ordinary Wild Beast.
But this was nothing. Im felt that after a victor was decided, their competitive Spirit would naturally be aroused. Then, arranging for people to train them would definitely have a better Effect.
All in all, he had found another source of amusement for himself.
Time flowed by little by little. The Noah's Ark, comparable in size to an Island, had already ascended to an altitude of over six thousand meters. A white 'Power Ceiling' appeared above Im's head.
That was the White Sea, a true Sea of Clouds formed by sea clouds. Ships could even sail on it.
It's just that within this White Sea there also exist Fish!
As expected.
Not long after the uppermost layer where Im was located entered the White Sea, they encountered Creature coming from different directions.
These Creature were bizarre in shape. Some were like pink Sand with mouths full of sharp teeth, while others were like blue and black striped crocodiles. But they all had one Characteristic: their Body Size looked very large and flat.
But this small matter naturally didn't require Im to act.
"Prepare!"
The Captain of the Kuja Guards, Esther, shouted softly, quickly raising the Silver Bow in her hand. Her sharp eyes aimed at one of the charging Cloud Sea Monster.
Instantly, the surrounding eight Female Warrior simultaneously drew their bows and nocked arrows, each locking onto a target. The blood vessel-like patterns on the arrows faintly emitted a bright red Aura as their Mental Power concentrated.
"Shoot!"
With an Order, nine streaks glowing with red Aura, like Silver Meteor, shot through the air with swishing sounds, crossing a Distance of several hundred meters like Lightning.
In the blink of an eye, the hit Cloud Sea Monster actually burst open like balloons, stirring up waves of white spray around the Noah's Ark, wave after wave striking against the sturdy hull.
This wasn't over yet.
These Female Warrior wearing silver armor had their Right Hand already turned into blurry Afterimage, frantically shooting out one silver-red arrow after another. Combined with their Observation Haki Perception Ability, all Cloud Sea Monster that attempted to approach were all killed beyond five hundred meters.
At the same time.
The five distant Golden Giant guarded different Position on the top layer, poised and ready. The hundred CIPHER POL Black Suit Agent on the Ship were also already in Position, and even dense masses of Holy Land Garrison Soldiers stood ready in formation.
It's just that these people didn't Understand the Situation in the White Sea. Who knew if there would be more Cloud Sea Monster attacking the Ship later?
Fortunately, although the Creature in the White Sea were numerous, those that dared to provoke a Colossus like the Noah's Ark were actually just these overlords who usually stood at the top of the food chain.
After they were almost all killed, the Time that followed returned to peace.
Finally.
The Noah's Ark broke through the White Sea, but another white 'Power Ceiling' appeared above his head. Im knew that was the White Sea located at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
Above the White Sea was what he was looking for: 'Skypiea'.
"Next is to find that whatchamacallit, Angel's Gate..."
Im's Observation Haki swept out like an invisible Mental radar.
Of course, he didn't want to ride that whatchamacallit, the Express Shrimp, but felt that ascending from that Position could find the place more easily.
Not long after, he opened his eyes again and, without turning his head, instructed Stussy behind him: "Pass down the Order, turn the Ship's bow and advance towards the four o'clock direction!"
"Yes, Lord Saint Nerona!"
Stussy replied, then took out a Transponder Snail and relayed the Order to Senior Administrative Director.
A moment later.
With the assistance of several hundred Jet Pipe on both sides, the Noah's Ark slowly turned its overly massive hull, like a white Divine Beast, majestically advancing towards Angel's Gate on the White Sea.
At this moment.
The Sky Islanders and Shandians, who were still engaged in the Bloody Battle that had lasted for several hundred years on God's Island, hadn't realized yet that their Fate was about to welcome a major turning point.
The true 'God' had descended!
Also,
Kung Fu Dugong and Humandrill, who do you all favor more?
(End of this chapter)