One Piece: Power-Power Fruit

Chapter 59 Sky Island 4 Priest

Chapter 59: The Four Priests of the Sky Island

Mu Chong's short words silenced everyone on the deck of the Freedom, their hearts filled with unease. For the people of this world, God was an untouchable being.

"Phew! Brother Mu! You really dare to speak your mind..."

Schidek exhaled a deep puff of smoke, watching Mu Chong's retreating figure as he slowly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Mu Chong turned his head to glance at the expressions of everyone on the deck behind him, and said with a slight smile.

"Hahahaha! Be brave, everyone! Nothing in this world can stop the dreams of the brave. Only by becoming a true strongman will you have the right to speak!"

"A strong one, Captain? How strong does one have to be to be considered strong?"

As Mu Chong finished speaking, a hint of confusion flashed in Slad's eyes as he looked at Mu Chong and asked...

"Oh? That's a good question, Slard!"

Mu Chong looked at the two-meter-tall dreadlocked young man, pondered his question, then turned back to look at the cloud path in front of the Freedom, and continued...

"Let's go, everyone. Our destination today is Apayado. There, we can let you experience firsthand the gap between yourselves and the strong!"

After Mu Chong finished speaking, he ignored the murmurs behind him and began to ponder.

Mu Chong said this because the person they were about to face would be the strongest opponent the Freedom had encountered since setting sail. Perhaps a confrontation with "God" would allow everyone on the Freedom to see where their future goals lay, or rather, to have a direction that went beyond those goals. This was one of Mu Chong's purposes for this mission.

As for whether Mu Chong can defeat Apayado's so-called "god"? We'll only know after they fight.

……

Apaado, the Island of God

A massive, sailless, golden ship was anchored on the island. A huge character for "god" was printed on the ship's cabin, signifying its nobility.

At this moment, sitting on the deck of the divine ship was a man wearing a white turban, with long earlobes adorned with earrings, bare-chested, with thunder drums mounted on his back, wearing gold rings on his hands, holding a gold staff, wearing baggy trousers, barefoot, and with rings on his toes.

The man, with a cold expression, rested his chin on his right hand, staring blankly at the distant cloud path on the deck. The faint crackling of electricity between his fingers looked particularly peculiar.

"Hahaha! Another intruder has broken into the Kingdom of God? This boring time is finally going to have some fun!"

A smile finally appeared on the man's lazy face. He opened his mouth and let out a big yawn, then vanished from the spot in the next second.

Inside a house in Apayado, four men with small wings on their backs were resting. But the next moment, the four men suddenly shuddered, then quickly stood in a row, nervously watching the man who had suddenly appeared, sitting on the table picking his nose.

"Yehahaha! Ohm, there have been intruders into my Apayado! You four, go and capture them! I haven't had any fun in a long time. Remember, capture them alive!"

The man had barely finished speaking, and before anyone else could reply, a flash of lightning appeared, and he vanished again, leaving behind only four nervous people.

"Damn intruders! Let's go, let them experience the taste of death!"

One of them, a bald man wearing peculiar sunglasses, a green vest, white wings, and baggy pants, was Ohm, the one in charge of the "Iron Trial," who spoke first.

The four of them then went outside, each wielding a Weapon, and quickly sped off towards the direction of the Cloud Path.

"Hey, Ohm, let me go first this time. My three-foot bird is getting impatient!"

A man wearing goggles and an orange cotton-padded coat, holding a spear-like weapon, said with a fierce expression, "This is the Shura who oversees the 'Trial of the Rope'!"

"Roar, roar! Shura, don't be in such a hurry, my Surprise Ball can't hold back any longer!"

A portly man named Shadley, dressed in a pure white jumpsuit and with wings on his back, who was in charge of the "Trial of the Ball," spoke up.

"Tch tch tch, all of you stop arguing, I'll lead the charge this time..."

The last one, with spider-like hair, dressed in purple, and whose expression was basically always biting his upper lip and rolling his eyes, was Geedaz, who was in charge of the "Swamp Trial," and he spoke coldly.

"Hmph, shut up, all of you. This time, Lord Enel has ordered that we capture them alive. Be on your guard, and be careful not to kill them by accident, or you'll bear the consequences!"

Bald Ohm stared straight ahead, not turning his head, and spoke with a hint of barely suppressed excitement in his voice.

"Roar, roar! Don't even think about hogging it all, Ohm! I'll have some fun with them, roar, roar!"

The obese Shadley waved his hands excitedly and said...

call out!

"Hehehe, you guys take your time, I'll go ahead and meet the intruders!"

Suddenly, Shura whistled, and a huge purple bird flew in. Shura then leaped onto the bird's back, gave the other three a cold laugh, and the bird flapped its wings and flew away.

"Damn it! That damned Shura beat me to it again!..."

Gaidaz, with his spider-like hairstyle, immediately rolled his eyes, his face full of disgust.

"Roar, roar roar..."

……

The Freedom Express continued its rapid journey along the cloud path, seemingly tireless, with the giant trees on either side rushing past.

"Ah! I'm so full! Haven't we arrived yet, Captain?"

On the deck of the Liberty, Mu Chong and his group sat together, surrounded by a mess of empty food plates. Locas, rubbing his stomach, lazily said...

"Hahaha! Look! We've arrived!"

As Mu Chong finished speaking, the express shrimp finally stopped, but the scene that unfolded before the group failed to pique their interest.

"Huh? Why is this place so dilapidated, with ruins everywhere? Does the 'god' they talk about live in such a run-down place?"

Locas leaned against the railing of the Liberty, his right hand on his forehead, gazing at the ruins before him.

"Perhaps we've only reached the outer edge of Locas. The 'gods' they speak of should reside at the innermost part of the island?"

Hill Bot adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, looked at the scene before him, and slowly spoke.

Bang

The Freedom was gently placed on the ground by the Express Shrimp, nestled perfectly between two buildings, standing firmly.

"Hahaha! Thank you, Express Shrimp! You're free now, hurry up and get out of here!"

Mu Chong looked at the massive creature before him and waved. The creature instantly felt a great weight lifted from its shoulders and, without the slightest hesitation, vanished into the distance at the end of the cloud path.

"Everyone, let's go, we've arrived. This is... Hmm? Looks like someone's come to greet us!"

Just as Mu Chong was about to jump off the Liberty, his Observation Haki detected a figure rapidly approaching from the sky.

Everyone was taken aback by his words and followed Mu Chong's gaze to the sky. Just as they were wondering what was going on, a piercing scream rang out.

"Gah!"

Immediately afterwards, a huge purple bird descended from the sky, swooping straight down towards the Liberty.

"How could you, a mere beast, possibly allow me to destroy our Freedom?"

With a loud shout, Locas instantly drew his long sword from his waist, bent his knees, and with a sudden burst of power, soared into the air, heading straight for the large bird.

"Get down here, you beast!"

Locas swung his longsword, and the instant it made contact with the purple bird, a blinding blade grazed the bird's abdomen, causing blood to gush out.

"Gah!"

With a pitiful cry, the large purple bird lost its balance in mid-air and crashed straight to the ground.

boom!

A loud crash rang out, and smoke immediately filled the air. The large bird lay half-dead in the pit.

"Hahaha! Locas is really reliable!"

At this moment, Mu Chong looked at Locas, who was standing on a giant tree not far away, holding a knife, with joy in his eyes, and said happily.

"Cough cough cough! Damn it! How dare you hurt my pet! You all deserve to die!"

Just as everyone was about to applaud Locas, an angry roar suddenly came from below the giant bird.

"Hmm? There's someone below the big bird?"

Slad drew an iron rod from behind his back, his eyes fixed on the figure emerging from behind the large bird.