69novels Chapter 172 The Counterforce of the Pirate World, Summon Heroic Spirits!
Chapter 172 The Counterforce of the Pirate World, Summon Heroic Spirits!
Chapter 172 The Counterforce of the Pirate World, Summon Heroic Spirits!
"What the hell?! What are these things?!"
Marshall D. Teach, with his black beard, wolfishly swallowed the incoming golden spikes with his dark caverns, but the resentment seemed endless.
Dark water can absorb damage, but it cannot completely dispel the deep curse originating from the land itself.
"Get out of our homeland! You despicable colonizers!!!"
The golden vengeful spirit let out a muffled but extremely hateful roar, and its attack was mainly focused on Columbus, whose face had turned pale!
Columbus fired his musket in vain, but the lead bullets pierced the vengeful spirit's body with little effect.
His face still held the fervor of someone exploring a new continent, and the scene of native resistance felt strangely familiar.
"Savage! Savage resistance! I am the one who brings civilization and the gospel!"
But his words were powerless in the face of centuries of resentment, and his own characteristics as a colonizer were magnified into weaknesses.
A lightning vine lashed out, sending him flying. His body, composed of spiritual particles, dimmed slightly.
"Count! Think of something!" Blackbeard shouted to the count, who was floating to the side.
These vengeful spirits are ineffective with physical attacks, and even their domineering aura is not fully effective. Furthermore, there is a limit to how much he can absorb from the Dark Fruit.
The count's face was grim, his body wreathed in black flames of vengeance: "Hush, trouble. These are not physical entities, but rather condensations of concepts."
"Hate for that pioneer of the Age of Discovery is at their core - but other entangled resentments make them attack all living beings indiscriminately."
"Teach, protect Columbus! He's crucial to our future voyages!"
Blackbeard didn't notice that the count had changed how he addressed him.
"Wei! If you know it's important, come and help!" Bages was so overwhelmed by the mental attack from the remnant soul aggregate that he ran away with his head in his hands.
Poison Q's sick horse was so frightened that it foamed at the mouth and collapsed to the ground. Van Augur's sniping could only provide some restraint. Lafitte tried to attack with his fists and feet, but it was not effective against the mindless vengeful spirit.
The Blackbeard Pirates were suddenly in dire straits and found themselves in an unprecedented predicament.
They possessed immense power, yet they were restrained by this unreasonable and unknown force.
Just then?
hum! ! !
An even greater will suddenly descended upon this place!
It wasn't directed at any one person, but rather it enveloped the entire Sky Island, especially this land.
The earth trembled slightly, and the lands that had been altered by Indra seemed to be smoothed out by an invisible hand, temporarily ceasing their turmoil.
The Straw Hat team, which was about to accelerate towards the battlefield, suddenly stopped.
The inhabitants of the Sky Island, especially Weber, felt a throbbing deep within their blood.
The will that awakened within the earth filled him with both affection and awe.
"The land is responding," Webber murmured. Conis, Pegaya, and the other Sky Islanders felt a sacred tranquility overwhelm their fear.
But Weber was immediately angered by Tescatlipoca's obstruction.
"!" Tescatlipoca abandoned his nonchalant smile for the first time, his golden serpentine eyes piercing the depths of the earth.
"This feeling is unmistakable. This world does indeed possess a restraining force, though I don't know why it didn't react when I arrived."
"Are you now alarmed by this intense evil and anomaly?"
He grabbed Luffy and Crocodile, who were about to rush out: "Wait, Straw Hat, Gambler. Looks like we don't need to lift a finger."
"What do you mean?" Luffy asked, shaking his hand in dissatisfaction.
"Blackbeard is just ahead!"
Crocodile also frowned and looked at him.
Tescatlipoca pointed to the sky and the earth, "The world's immune system has been activated. It will handle these lesions on its own, and the specialized scavengers will be here soon. If we go there now, we might be indiscriminately identified as abnormalities that need to be cleared, you know?"
"What did you say?! Are we just going to watch those monsters and black-bearded men destroy our land? We have to go!"
"That's right! The warriors of Shandia never fear!" Laki shouted as well.
Ignoring all obstacles, they led their soldiers towards the ruins.
"Hey! Wait a minute!" Nami exclaimed.
Luffy watched their retreating figures and clenched his fist.
"How can we just watch them go to their deaths!" Before he could finish speaking, he was about to launch himself into the air.
"Luffy—" Roger gripped the sword at his waist, his expression serious.
"What that otherworldly god said was true. Something huge is coming. It has an aura unlike any we've seen before."
Shiki the Golden Lion floated in the air, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty: "Pfft, I don't care! Blackbeard is right in front of me!"
In the end, Luffy, Kid, Shiki, and the rest of the Straw Hat crew, still worried about the dead, followed the Skypiea people to the ruins.
Roger followed closely beside Luffy.
Tescatlipoca watched their retreating figures and shrugged helplessly.
"What reckless and fearless trial participants. Fine, let's stay here."
"Let's see what kind of heroes the world's restraining forces will summon."
With a knowing smile, he watched as Robin and Crocodile followed at a leisurely pace.
Not only this great god felt the world's tremor, but far away on Beehive Island, Dilt's lips curled into a slight smile.
"Honestly, I always thought this world didn't have a world consciousness. Has the world's barriers been repeatedly breached, and the restraining force finally couldn't hold back anymore and intervened?"
Between the Void Thrones, Im calmly gazed at the illusory scene before him and spoke softly.
"Blackbeard stumbled upon a deadly danger that has struck the world. Unlike previous illnesses originating from other worlds, this one has reached even the souls of this world."
"Liam could no longer suppress his awakening—"
The shadow beside him chuckled softly, "Don't rush to conclusions. The will of the world is also a kind of rule, and rules are a good thing—"
And the person most closely associated with this incident, Indra, looked back towards the Sky Island.
He gave a soft snort, which made Enel embolden himself once again.
"It seems your world is too naive to think it can expel me and the land I represent."
"Even if the God-King were willing, would the will of the one behind me who unified countless divinities and commanded heroes throughout history agree?"
Return to the Sky Island ruins.
Just as Blackbeard was in a state of utter distress, the summoning circle beneath his feet, which had already dimmed, and the land beside him that had been "Indianized" by the arrival of Indra, suddenly burst forth with astonishing light once more.
But this time, two completely different lights are intertwined fiercely, even seemingly in conflict.
A radiant white light emanated from the sky island, carrying with it the unique scent of clouds and the weight of history.
The other ray of light was a heavy, earthy yellow, carrying a strong sense of Indian divinity and the lingering power of Indra's thunder.
"What's wrong now?!" Blackbeard was bewildered.
"I didn't summon it!"
Amidst the intense collision of the two colors of light, four figures slowly stepped out!
Two figures emerged from the white light.
One was an extremely tall and muscular warrior!
He wore an ancient feathered helmet, his face was painted with battle markings, and he held an ancient spear.
His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, filled with primal fighting spirit and unwavering determination to protect. His aura was somewhat similar to Webber's, but far more powerful!
As soon as he appeared, the warriors of Shandia in the distance felt their blood boil.
The other was an elderly man with a calm demeanor and wearing glasses.
But upon closer inspection, his body is translucent, as if composed of clouds and subtle lightning, and he holds a huge, phantom book in his hand.
It must have been a great sage from the Sky Island in history.
On the other side, two figures emerged from the yellow light that was resisting the white light. One of them was as muscular as a bear and had a fierce face.
He wielded a massive iron weapon, radiating terrifying power and an almost frenzied fighting spirit.
The other was a slender female warrior adorned with magnificent gold jewelry and carrying a beautiful longbow.
Her eyes were sharp, yet her aura carried a natural tranquility.
The moment these four heroic spirits appeared, they immediately sensed the presence of the other party and the aura emanating from the other party that was so out of place with their own.
The Shandian War Demon and the Cloud Scholar immediately uttered harsh words to the two outsiders!
"The divinity of another world is corrupting this land," said the Shandian war demon Calgara, his voice hoarse yet resonant.
"That's right. We may not be heroes, but we are clearing anomalies according to the world's orders!" the Cloud Scholar calmly added.
"Hmph, the rules here have been rewritten, making it closer to our homeland!" roared the burly man wielding the iron, his voice like thunder.
"Execute the call of the restraining force and eliminate any interfering factors," the woman with the bow said coldly.
The atmosphere was tense, as if a major battle was about to break out between them at any moment!
However, the few vengeful spirits of the sky islands didn't care about any of that; they sensed a new presence.
Especially upon sensing the foreign characteristics of Columbus and the two Indian spirits, it immediately roared and launched an attack!
"Roar! Colonists! Get out!"
Golden spikes, lightning vines, and mental shockwaves swept in once again!
The four newly appeared heroic spirits reacted instantly.
"I understand your suffering! It's time to end this resentment that has lasted for so many years!"
The Shandian War Demon roared, and the tip of its spear unleashed terrifying energy, instantly evaporating a patch of golden spikes!
The Cloud Scholar turned the pages of the book, and the surrounding cloud soil immediately rose up to form a protective barrier, blocking the mental impact and some of the vines.
"A mere vengeful spirit dares to be arrogant in front of the Five Pandavas!"
Despite the absence of his four brothers, the burly man still swung his iron sword with a smile, smashing the lightning vines that had been pulled at him to pieces with a single blow, demonstrating terrifying power!
The woman holding the bow gracefully draws it, and the arrows, imbued with magical power, are fired with precision, each piercing the core of the vengeful spirit. Her archery skills seem to possess attributes of guaranteed hit or special attack against evil.
Their attacks were efficient and deadly, overwhelming the vengeful spirits.
Blackbeard and the others were stunned.
"Thief, thief, hahaha!" Blackbeard immediately rejoiced.
"They're fighting! They're fighting! Good! Whoever it is, just help me take down these bastards!"
The count frowned: "Something's not right. They seem to be restorers summoned by the world's positive forces and adversaries drawn in by the alienation of the land."
"Our troubles are probably much bigger now—."