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[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for securing the daily sign-in!]
[Do you wish to sign in?]
Seven thousand meters above the sea, on the unique cloud coast of the White Sea, a highly futuristic survival pod stood tall in the clouds.
Lius had only just woken up when the system's notification chimed in his mind.
"Another daily?" he curled his lips.
He then mentally confirmed his sign-in.
Unsurprisingly, he received a Body Refining Pill without any fanfare. This was actually his best haul since leaving Alabasta.
"My daily luck has hit rock bottom!"
Lius was already used to these ups and downs~
During this period, his personal attributes had also undergone some changes.
[Host: Lius]
[Physique: S+]
[Haki: Conqueror's Haki (Max Level), Armament Haki (A), observation haki (S+)]
[Skills: swordsmanship (S+)]
[Physical arts: Six Powers (S)]
[Others: None]
......
After a life-and-death battle and a few days of rest, every cell of flesh and blood in his body brimmed with power.
His application of various abilities had also grown much more proficient.
Whether it was his physical arts or haki, he had achieved some breakthroughs.
"With my current overall strength, I should be able to make a name for myself even in the New World, right?"
Lius fell silent as he reviewed the data on his personal attribute panel.
In terms of his overall strength, everything was steadily improving.
Also, his system's spatial backpack still held a few Marrow Cleansing pills in reserve for future use.
This was mainly because Lius had already consumed too many of them.
With his current physique, eating more pills would be a waste. It was better to save them for Nami or Robin.
It was just that the two women did not possess a freakish physique like Lius. It took them a very long time to completely digest a single pill.
During this process, the physical strength of the two women was also constantly transforming.
As for Ace!
His situation was actually quite similar to Lius. Perhaps due to his inherently powerful bloodline, the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill on Ace were even slightly weaker than they were on Lius.
Since his original bloodline was powerful enough, the pill's ability to elevate him was limited.
He only needed to continuously stimulate his potential in the future to reach the absolute pinnacle.
Just like the protagonist Luffy.
"Everyone, time for breakfast!"
Nami's shout rang out from the kitchen.
Robin helped out by setting the plates. The table was covered with dishes that were perfect in color, aroma, and taste.
Even without the skill of a professional chef, this was more than enough to satisfy Lius and Ace, who only cared about having food in their stomachs.
"Ace, are your injuries healed up?"
Lius tore off a massive chunk of meat with one hand and held a large bucket of juice in the other, his words muffled by a mouthful of food.
"These minor injuries healed a long time ago. You should worry about yourself!" Ace refused to be outdone as both his hands rapidly swept food into his mouth.
"Heh, I only suffered flesh wounds. Besides, Aokiji didn't gain any advantage either. He should be injured even worse than me."
"I didn't get enough rest during that time, which is why I eventually ran out of stamina. If I were in peak condition, I wouldn't be afraid of a Navy Admiral at all!"
"Is that so?"
"Yep!"
The two of them devoured their food while showing off their battle achievements to each other.
Whenever they reached an exciting part, they would slam the table and jump up in celebration.
This sight caused dark lines to form on the foreheads of Nami and Robin who were watching from the side.
Sure enough, they were only quiet when they were injured!!
It had not even been three days, but the two men had completely recovered their boundless energy. Their spirits showed no signs of their previous injuries.
This was especially true for Lius. His pierced shoulder had already begun to gradually heal.
However, he only had one regret.
He had lost strength in his left hand at the very end, causing his famous sword Yubashiri to fall onto the ice. By now, it had likely sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Half an hour later.
The group finished eating and drinking to their hearts' content. Once they were fully dressed, they stepped out of the safe house villa.
Poof!
Lius raised his hand and pressed the front door. The massive house instantly turned into a capsule and dropped right into his palm.
Even though they had seen this several times already, Ace and Robin still let out gasps of amazement like country bumpkins every single time.
"Alright, following these currents should lead us straight to the sky island ten thousand meters up!"
Nami pointed at a winding river situated at the end of the white clouds.
She wore a loose long dress with her long orange hair curled up, making her small face look exceptionally cute.
Perhaps it was because she had eaten the heavenly maiden form devil fruit, but her aura was growing closer and closer to pure holiness. Of course, that was only true as long as nobody mentioned money.
"Walking in the sky! I never even dreamed of something like this before!" Ace placed his hands behind his neck and looked around, his voice full of wonder.
He wore a cowboy hat along with a floral shirt on top, pairing them with shorts and boots below. He looked entirely relaxed.
"If the sky island really is the City of Gold that was blasted up from the sea, I believe a poneglyph must exist here too."
Robin was dressed as a scholar. Perhaps due to the awkward incident three days ago, she had completely avoided wearing skirts recently.
Having gone through a life-and-death struggle, she no longer kept her guard up against Lius and spoke quite openly.
"The poneglyph beneath the underground palace in Alabasta recorded the whereabouts of Pluton. I wonder what exactly is recorded in the City of Gold that once sat in the sea right below us, not too far from Alabasta?"
"Haha, it might even be Poseidon!"
Lius laughed in response as he led the way at the very front.
In his memories, the poneglyph on this sky island genuinely recorded information about Poseidon. It seemed to link to another poneglyph located ten thousand meters deep in the ocean on Fish-Man Island.
Naturally, he was also quite curious.
He wondered what exactly happened during the Void Century.
He wondered what existed before the world government came to power.
These were all matters that interested Lius.
However, searching for the true history was strictly a side job for him.
"Poseidon?" Ace looked astonished.
"Then I am truly looking forward to this trip!" Robin gave a faint smile.
"Forget all this confusing talk about weapons and let's discuss the City of Gold! Are there any powerful enemies here on the sky island? I mean enemies who would try to stop us from taking the gold!"
Nami expressed her very real concerns about the gold.
"The ruler of the sky island is an existence known as God! Of course, the God from three years ago was merely an administrator. But the current God is a new ruler who allegedly destroyed his own homeland before coming here. His strength is formidable!"
Lius held nothing back, and his words immediately piqued everyone's curiosity.
"God?"
Robin arched her brows and smiled. "A thought just occurred to me. The ruler of the sky island calls himself God, and the Celestial Dragons who rule the world also call themselves Gods. Could there be some connection between the two?"
"Maybe the sky and the earth were once connected!"
Nami casually remarked.
"It's entirely possible!" Robin nodded as she sank deep into her thoughts.
"Alright, everyone needs to stay sharp once we reach the sky island. Let's not give that arrogant God any reason to look down on us!"
Lius smiled, feeling a sense of anticipation rising in his heart.
The anime featured this incredibly arrogant God who possessed the logia-type Rumble-Rumble devil fruit. He was born with powerful observation haki. When combined with his devil fruit abilities, he possessed a Mantra network capable of covering an entire island.
Wait a minute...
The logia-type Rumble-Rumble devil fruit ability?
Lius's eyes instantly lit up as he subconsciously raised a hand to grip his sword hilt.
An amusing thought had just crossed his mind.
"Is he the God who thinks only a golden ship is worthy of his status?"
Nami suddenly turned her head to look at Lius.
Upon hearing these words.
Ace and Robin also cast sideways glances at him.
A golden ship!
This was something the group constantly heard Lius muttering about.
Based on the timeline, there were still more than two years left before the original plot began.
Meanwhile, Enel should have been ruling the sky island for over three years now.
This meant the exclusive golden ship that Lius obsessed over was likely not as complete as he had imagined.
This wasn't because the golden ship was difficult to construct. The slow progress was due to the need to excavate gold and search for the legendary Golden Bell, which continuously delayed construction.
"Yep, that's him!"
Lius nodded with a laugh.
"Are we going to steal a God's golden ship?" Ace asked with his eyes wide open.
He always assumed the golden ship already existed. He never expected it to be something currently under construction by that God.
Judging by the attitudes of Lius and Nami, they were clearly planning to snatch someone else's golden ship.
"How can things done by pirates be called stealing!"
Nami corrected him with deep dissatisfaction.
"Exactly! That gold belongs to the City of Gold in the first place. That God just happened to find it first!" Lius added.
"Therefore, we are merely retrieving the gold that rightfully belongs to the sea!" Robin said with a radiant smile.
"Sister Robin definitely knows how to make it sound good!"
"Gold naturally belongs to the sea. The only reason it appeared on the sky island is because of the Monster Ocean Current."
"Alright, I have to admit that I'm starting to look forward to this too!"
The group chatted idly as they gradually followed the river all the way toward the White-White Sea.
The air began to thin out.
Despite the oppressive air pressure that would be unbearable for normal people, the scenery was absolutely magnificent.
The phrase 'where the sky and sea blend into one' perfectly described this ocean in the sky.
Before long, an enormous gate appeared at the end of their line of sight.
"Heaven's Gate?"
Robin read the text inscribed on the gate.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a peculiar pink creature spread its wings in the distant sea of clouds and rapidly swooped past them.
"What is that?"
Ace stared intently at it.
"Is it a flying horse?"
Nami furrowed her brows.
"No, it looks like a bird!" Robin said.
As the three of them spoke, they suddenly saw the bizarre pink creature that had rushed into the clouds double back and fly straight toward them.
"Ah, someone is riding it!" Ace exclaimed.
In the very next moment, the pink creature closed the distance with lightning speed.
"It's a flying horse with a bird's head!"
Nami and Robin blurted out in unison upon witnessing this sight.
"Everyone, may I ask if you are from the Blue Sea?"
An old man wearing knight's armor and wielding a knight's lance asked politely from the back of the pink-spotted flying horse.