One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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"Freeze it for me!"

Mandy did not answer, but simply nodded slightly, the tip of her sword lightly touching the surface of the sea.

Dr. Fran, standing behind the group, twitched at the corner of his eye upon seeing this scene.

That's how his submarine got frozen, and he still hasn't been able to get it back.

Click!Click!

The sound of freezing grew louder as it approached and then receded into the distance.

In an instant, the entire sea area in front of them, along with the lanternfish floating belly up on the surface, was completely sealed off by a rapidly spreading layer of solid ice, turning into a white ice field.

Mandy landed on the ice and exhaled a long breath of cold air.

Her physical abilities were still inferior to Aokiji's, and this lanternfish was simply too large, with a large part of it hidden beneath the surface of the sea.

Fortunately, the Ice-Ice Fruit had already awakened; otherwise, it would have been very difficult to freeze such a large area of ​​the sea in one go.

A brief, stunned silence fell over the entire deck, except for Perona, who climbed onto the ship's railing and strained to look in that direction.

Blake reached out and lifted her down:

"If you fall down, you'll be frozen to it."

Perona quickly pulled her head back and made a face at Blake:

"Sister Mandy wouldn't freeze me too!"

Kerla instinctively took a small step back:

"It's so big...it's really so big!"

Hancock glanced at Kella with disdain, thinking that the little girl was really useless.

She tilted her chin up:

"Hmph! Even if it were ten times bigger, it would still be nothing more than a fish in front of Lord Black Saint."

Even so, Hancock's gaze was still involuntarily drawn to that enormous body, which was completely beyond her imagination:

"Indeed...it's bigger than I imagined."

The ever-calm Kalifa silently pushed up her glasses, a flash of white light appearing on the lenses:

"Their eyeballs alone are probably bigger than the Temple."

Robin crossed his arms over his chest, his tone calm, making it impossible to discern whether he was praising someone or stating a fact:

"Looks like we won't need to go diving."

Blake ignored the hypocritical woman and strode over first:

"Go and get my pure gold back!"

Perona cheered and quickly followed behind Blake.

Seeing this, the other women hurriedly followed.

"Your Highness! Wait for me!"

Dr. Fran placed his coffee machine on the deck and, disregarding all decorum, scrambled after him.

The group walked across the ice towards the pale, frozen "mountain range".

The oppressive atmosphere at close range made the air feel heavier, and the fish skin beneath the ice had an unnatural, rocky texture.

Blake's gaze passed over the enormous fish's eyes and settled on the fleshy growth on its head that radiated a soft golden light like a crown.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Perona ran around Blake, noticed his gaze, and pointed:

"Your Highness, what is that glowing bag?"

"Maybe like you, he got beaten because he was too naughty."

Blake didn't even turn his head, just casually making a threatening remark.

Perona pouted:

"If you don't say it, don't say it..."

"That must be pure gold."

Robin had somehow appeared beside Blake and was also looking up at the "lantern" that was shimmering with golden light.

Blake nodded:

"The light it emits can freeze time and make life eternal."

Hancock's eyes lit up:

"Such a big one? Is it all pure gold?"

"Lord Black Saint, let's quickly dig it up and take it with us!"

She covered her face with her hands and muttered softly:

"In this way, I can stay by Lord Black's side forever, oh ho ho ho ho..."

Kalifa glanced at Hancock, who was lost in her daydream, with a disdainful expression:

"Could such a large piece of pure gold possibly grow legs and run away?"

"What did you say, you despicable woman?"

"You rude fellow!"

Seeing the two of them start arguing again, Blake helplessly placed one on each of their heads and rubbed them vigorously.

"The inventor of pure gold, the doctor named Asiye, should be inside this fish."

His gaze fell upon the lanternfish's gaping, canyon-like mouth:

"If you master the art of swordsmithing, how could you possibly lack a sword?"

"Besides..."

He paused, as if stating a perfectly natural fact:

"We'll pick it up on our way back after we come out of there, but it'll just be a quick trip."

He withdrew his hand and walked straight towards the deep, dark opening formed by the giant mouth of the lanternfish:

As the group stepped into the fish's mouth, the interior suddenly opened up before them.

The space is extremely spacious, with bright and ample light and good air circulation, making it almost indistinguishable from the outside world.

The group passed through the passage and arrived at a huge stomach.

A complete island stands there, covered in lush vegetation, with the outline of the mountains clearly visible in the dim light inside.

"God..."

Rami exclaimed softly:

Is this really inside a fish?

Perona jumped up and down excitedly:

"Your Highness! Let's take this fish with us!"

Blake ignored the whimsical little girl and turned his gaze to the dense forest deep within the island.

There, two distinct presences were lurking behind the rocks, cautiously observing these uninvited guests.

"They must have been swallowed up by Lord Lantern as well."

"I wonder if they might be bad people."

"Elizabeth! Don't make a sound!"

Seeing the blonde girl telling her pet to be quiet while muttering to herself, Blake burst out laughing.

When he watched the anime, he found Mischina Olga's personality very interesting.

This setting where people unconsciously blurt out their innermost thoughts is just so funny.

Chapter 154 Your Highness! He's playing you, Your Highness!

"Stop hiding, come out."

Blake spoke calmly towards the rocks.

"Huh? Are there other people here?"

"Idiot! His Highness said there were people here before he came in!"

Upon hearing Blake's words, all the women followed his gaze.

There was a rustling sound behind the rocks.

A blond head abruptly withdrew, followed by a hushed, self-righteous whisper:

Was he talking about us?

Olga then shook her little head:

"Impossible! We've hidden so well, there's no way we'll be discovered!"

This time, the women, who had already focused their attention on the direction of the rocks, also heard it.

The others looked at each other, wondering what was going on.

Hancock's eyebrows furrowed, and she prepared to grab the person who had spoken.

Blake chuckled softly, his tone steady yet carrying an undeniable certainty:

"I'm talking about you, you blondie."

His gaze shifted to the creature beside her that had its head bowed even lower.

"And that thing next to you, it's like a snake but not a snake, like a dinosaur but also like a lizard."

It must be said that Olga's mount, Elizabeth, is a truly peculiar creature.

Its scientific name is Basilisk.

But actually, Blake felt it was more like some kind of dinosaur than a snake or a lizard.

Furthermore, Elizabeth possesses a remarkable ability—

It can run on the sea as if it were flat ground.

"He...he's made it so clear, it seems he really has discovered us!"

Olga's self-important mutterings rang out clearly:

"We definitely can't win in a fight..."

"They came in right after Lord Lantern's sudden tremor..."

"But we can't just sit here and wait to die!"

After some hesitation, she finally led the lizard named Elizabeth out of its hiding place, her face filled with wariness and unease.

At this moment, her appearance was fully revealed to everyone.

This is a girl who is about fourteen or fifteen years old and has a petite figure.

She had long, fluffy blonde hair that reached her waist, which shimmered with a warm glow in the dim light inside the fish's belly.

She wore an old-fashioned off-white dress with delicate but slightly worn embroidery on the hem and cuffs, a style that was popular two hundred years ago.

The other end of the reins he held tightly in his hand was tied to the creature known as "Elizabeth".

As Blake described, it was indeed snake-like but not snake-like, nearly three meters long, covered in dark green scales, and its head had the bluntness of a lizard and the outline of some small dinosaur.

At this moment, a pair of brown, vertical pupils were darting around anxiously.

"Who...who exactly are you people?"

Olga asked, trying to remain calm.

Her gaze, however, involuntarily drifted toward the group of women behind Blake, each with their own distinct style but all striking appearances.