One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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There's also "Shadow Song Island".

This is an island of eternal night, much like the island of eternal sleep where the ancient town of Sleeping Ancient is located.

Yingge Island is composed of black coral and is shrouded in darkness all year round.

The only source of light on the island is a unique creature called the "sound and light conch".

This creature glows and its brightness changes depending on the volume of the surrounding sound.

Stella found it interesting and casually bought a few to put in Blake's collection room.

Funerals are a peculiar custom on Yingka Island.

Local residents sing the song the deceased hated most at the funeral, believing that this will trap the deceased's shadow and prevent it from haunting them.

Black strongly suspects that Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit was found on this island.

The Temple sailed into the "Chaotic Seas," a region infamous in the Western Sea.

The Western Sea was originally the most chaotic sea area among the four seas.

Even within the Western Sea, the Chaotic Sea is the most chaotic area.

There exists a famous country here—the Kingdom of Moonlight Circus.

Known as the most insanely ordered nation in the Western Sea.

The island where the Moonlight Circus Kingdom is located consists of a main island and seven floating "clown balloon islands," and the surrounding sea is shrouded in color-changing aurora borealis.

From a distance, it has a dreamlike quality.

The laws here are set by the Circus Association, and the public uses "whether or not someone can make people laugh" as the standard for judging morality.

The Celestial Dragons are probably the lowest moral standards among all beings who come to this island.

Well, by any standard of judgment, the Celestial Dragons' moral standards are not high.

Blake sailed to the vicinity and naturally wanted to see this interesting island.

Traveling slowly with the wind, we finally arrived at the port of the Moonlight Circus Kingdom at dusk.

After removing his spacesuit and fish tank and donning a wide-brimmed hat decorated with peacock feathers, Blake led his young female slaves off the ship.

It's worth mentioning that Olvia underwent some changes after returning to Ohara and followed suit.

Blake didn't mind her changes, as long as she didn't cause him trouble.

"Welcome to Moonlight Circus, distinguished guest!"

A greeter dressed in a striped tuxedo and wearing an exaggerated smiley face mask bowed deeply, her voice filled with exaggerated intonation.

Blake sighed inwardly:

"Good heavens, don't they all call themselves kingdoms?"

Stella handed them a gold coin, and the greeter respectfully led them into the port.

Walking down the street, colorful balloons floated everywhere in the sky.

Perona cheered excitedly:

"These balloons can fly by themselves!"

She reached out to grab it, but as soon as her fingers touched the balloon, it suddenly burst open with a "pop," spraying confetti all over her face.

Robin, who was standing nearby, burst out laughing:

"Oh dear, it seems that the Queen of Mischief, Perona, has been defeated by a balloon."

Perona puffed out her cheeks, about to retaliate, when Stella gently handed her a handkerchief:

"Take a good look at this island. It looks like there are a lot of traps. Be careful."

Perona took the handkerchief and said "Oh," but her eyes were still darting around.

Blake led the group on a tour of the island's unique sights, and after the moon rose, they entered a restaurant to try the local delicacies.

Because of the limited connections between the islands, almost every island has its own unique food, which Blake enjoys immensely.

The waiter quickly brought over a three-tiered dessert tower.

The top layer is a rotating chocolate fountain, the middle layer is macarons filled with popping candy, and the bottom layer is color-changing jelly pudding.

Perona, Kella, and Rami all gasped in surprise.

Compared to the other two's reserve, Perona had fewer concerns and reached out to grab it directly, only to be slapped away by Mandy.

Perona recoiled in pain, glared at Mandy with displeasure, and then looked pitifully at Blake.

Blake rubbed her head:

Several younger girls immediately cheered and practically buried themselves in the pudding.

Olvia coughed softly, picked up a cup of black tea, and carefully placed it next to Blake.

"Your Highness, please have some tea."

Blake turned his head in surprise, not understanding what Olvia was up to now.

However, seeing her hands clenched tightly with nervousness, he didn't ask any further questions, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

Just then, the restaurant lights flickered.

Then, the mechanical device in the ceiling began to make strange clicking sounds.

Kerla looked up:

Is the light broken?

Robin squinted:

"No, it's more like..."

The next second, all the lights in the restaurant suddenly went out, leaving only the aurora borealis shining through the windows, casting eerie colors in the darkness.

In the distance, a sharp laugh could be faintly heard.

Chapter 57 Elegance! So elegant!

The noise grew louder as it approached, becoming clearer over time.

"Hahahaha... Tell your king! The Wild Wave Pirates are here to collect taxes!"

A wild laugh rang out, followed by a cacophony of cries and shouts.

"Pirates! Run!"

"Help!"

Blake stared intently through the restaurant window.

The dock was in complete chaos, with people frantically fleeing in this direction.

Blake watched this scene with great interest.

Black hasn't seen any pirates since he dealt with that hyena last time.

I almost forgot what kind of world this is.

As for his Temple?

There's no need to worry about that.

There are two other couples on the ship.

Among the pirates in the West Blue, apart from the Happo Navy, no one could easily defeat the two CPs.

Perona, forgetting about her food, eagerly peeked out, looking ready to try.

If Stella hadn't been holding me back, I probably would have already rushed out to fight the pirates.

Kerla was a little flustered, but quickly calmed down and clenched her fists.

Mandy placed her hand on the hilt of her sword and looked at Blake.

Blake thought for a moment, then shook his head:

"Forget it, it has nothing to do with us. As long as these pirates don't mess with us, we'll pretend we didn't see it."

That's just Blake's personality.

Whether people who are unrelated to me live or die is irrelevant.

Those who survived are lucky; those who died are unlucky.

Rather than dealing with the pirates, Black was more interested in watching the spectacle unfold.

"ladies and gentlemen!"

"Next up, the Wild Wave Pirates will give you a performance—"

"Pirate Massacre!"

The pirate leader pulled a megaphone out of his pocket and started broadcasting it throughout the city.

Blake praised the guy's idea.

It has a similar style to Somaz in Elbaf.

Captain Grove's scimitar cleaved through the fruit stand, oranges rolling all over the floor.

Before the old man selling cotton candy on the street corner could react, Buck swept him into the shop with a stick:

"Old man, get out of the way!"

Suddenly, a pot of hot oil was poured down from the second floor of the tavern, and Ryan's scalpel was plunged into the attacker's wrist in the next second.

A scream came from the second floor of the tavern.

Grove kicked open the wooden door:

"Who still wants to be a hero?"

The sniper on top of the clock tower had just aimed at Grove when Morris shattered his scope with a single shot.

"the fourth!"

He leisurely cleaned the gun barrel and reloaded the bullet:

"Are all the snipers in this country dead?"

Perona felt a pang of jealousy at the sight of the pirates' arrogance.

She really wants to be in the spotlight too!

Blake just thought they were noisy.

These are just a bunch of small-time pirates who, taking advantage of the Moonlight Circus Kingdom's lack of reaction time, stormed the port and robbed a bunch of ships.

A country that can survive in such chaotic waters for so long must have some experts within it.

Otherwise, would they even have a chance to steal it?

Just then, a series of orderly footsteps sounded. Blake turned his head and saw a team of fully armed guards running from the other side of the street.

The pirate crew had already rushed over, and the two sides began a standoff on the street not far from Black and his group.

"Put down your weapons..."

Before the head guard captain could finish speaking, a large section of his chest armor dented, and he fell backward.

Morris blew away the smoke from the muzzle of the gun:

"Is that fancy armor made of paper?"

The remaining four guards turned and ran, but Cole's twin knives slashed their hamstrings, and they slid three meters away on their knees.

Just as the twenty kingdom soldiers who were lined up at the rear were ready, Buck charged in, dragging his spiked club.

Amidst the clanging of metal, broken guns and shattered shields flew everywhere.

"You think you can stop the Wild Wave Pirates with such meager skills?"

He stepped on the last soldier's neck, and with a slight exertion, a soft thud was heard under his foot.

"La la la..."