In the vast forest of Upper Yard, Sanji leaped back and forth between the dense trees!
He finally arrived on a land of white clouds, where ruins symbolizing ancient civilization were buried within the clouds!
"Is this the place?" Sanji looked at the towering vine in the distance, a hint of surprise on his face.
Just then, a man with a spider-like head approached, rolling his eyes as he looked around.
'Where are they? Are they invisible?'
Sanji's mouth twitched, and he looked at the man as if he were an idiot.
"Lord Gedatsu, if you roll your eyes, you won't see the enemy!" A nearby Divine Soldier cupped his hands like a megaphone and reminded him.
"I forgot!" Gedatsu reacted, and his black pupils finally appeared within the whites of his eyes.
"Idiot!" Sanji didn't hesitate, raising his leg and fiercely kicking Gedatsu's head!
"Bang!"
Gedatsu was kicked directly into the Swamp Cloud (a cloud with swamp-like properties), while the Divine Soldier escaped!
Sanji raised an eyebrow slightly, ignoring the fleeing Divine Soldier, and instead looked puzzled.
"So, you're a priest?"
"That's right, I am Gedatsu, the priest who serves God!" Gedatsu, who had been submerged in the Swamp Cloud, suddenly jetted gas from his feet, looking down at Sanji.
"Welcome to the Swamp Trial, where the survival rate is only 50%!"
...Deep within the ruins,
Robin caressed the stone tablet inscribed with history.
"I think I've found... the meaning of living!" Robin's eyes were a little moist.
Sailing with Luffy and his crew, she had experienced joy countless times, but... pursuing history was what she truly wanted to do!
Now, she had found it... found a clue to the Void Century!
Just then, a fat man appeared behind her, looking at Robin with an unfriendly expression.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Robin crossed her arms, instinctively guarding the ruins behind her.
"I am Daz, the Captain of the Divine Soldiers who serves God! As for my purpose, do I even need to say it!" Daz stomped heavily and threw a punch!
"Impact Punch!"
Robin looked at the stone tablet behind her and crossed her arms.
"Twenty Fleur - Calendula!"
Ten hands grew from Robin's palms, rotating to form a simple shield!
"Boom!"
Robin's back violently collided with the stone tablet!
Soon, her delicate back was abraded and bleeding, with faint blood trickling from her arms to the ground.
'This guy has no idea about the importance of historical ruins! If I let him wreak havoc here, who knows how many treasures of civilization will be damaged! I must lure him away.'
Robin made up her mind, just as she was about to flee!
"Hey, hey, what's going on here!" A man with three swords at his waist and goggles on his head walked over, scratching his head.
Not far behind him was a lively and beautiful young woman with orange hair!
"Zoro, Nami?" Robin looked surprised and delighted!
And Daz, seeing this, flew directly towards Zoro! His fist raised high, "Impact Punch!"
"Watch out!"
"Hm?" Zoro squinted, his right hand instantly drawing his sword, not even looking, and casually swung it!
A sword mark slashed across Daz's chest, and Daz was sent flying backward, crashing heavily onto the ruins.
"Where did this trash come from?" Zoro sheathed his sword, muttering about bad luck!
...Meanwhile, on the other side,
"You'd better be careful where you step, this whole area is my territory! It's full of Swamp Clouds, and if you step on just one!" Gedatsu floated in the air, looking down.
The next second, a foot in a leather shoe made intimate contact with his face, and Gedatsu was kicked flying!
Sanji quickly raised his leg in the air, tracing a graceful arc! An orange-red flame rapidly appeared on Sanji's foot, followed by a faint coating of Armament Haki!
Sanji quickly approached the falling Gedatsu, "I don't have time or inclination to play with you anymore! So... Diable Jambe!"
The firelight magnified in Gedatsu's eyes, and then, a small pillar of fire rose from the ground into the forest sky!
Swamp Trial Priest - Gedatsu, deceased!
...At the center of the towering vine, a massacre was beginning!
"Run!"
The once brave and fearless Skypiean had now lost their fighting spirit, hiding behind a wall.
"Eleventh!" Nearly a hundred meters away, blocked by several stone walls, a bald man had a cruel expression.
Then, he drew and swung the sword in his hand! Strangely, the originally straight and tough sword suddenly became soft and stretched extremely long!
With a flick of the long sword, a crack appeared on the ground and spread rapidly, instantly shattering several stone walls and piercing through the chest of a Shandian Person!
"When people have desires, they fight! And once they die, they have no desires! Let me save you all!" The bald man muttered to himself.
Suddenly, a cannonball blasted over!
The bald man swiftly dodged, and at the moment of the explosion, a figure holding a long spear stabbed forward!
The bald man blocked with his sword, and their figures intertwined!
"Gan Fall!" The bald man looked in surprise at the old man with the long spear, then at the figure in the distance, "Wipper!"
"I didn't expect the Skypiean to ally with the Sky Island's old god! How incredible." The bald man sneered.
"This is the Iron Trial, where the survival rate is 0%! I am the priest Ohm! Now, face your judgment!"
..."Holy, go! I permit you to kill freely today!" Ohm jumped onto a large white dog.
"Go, Pierre!" Gan Fall held his long spear, circling in the air.
But each time he stabbed, Ohm blocked with his sword! The two men and two animals became entangled in a struggle!
"You all, die for me!" Wipper, shouldering a rocket launcher, spewed blue flames; it was a Burn Bazooka!
After a cloud of smoke, Pierre carried Gan Fall into the sky!
Behind Wipper, a giant figure appeared.
"Watch out!" Gan Fall warned!
A large dog carrying Ohm had circled behind Wipper!
"Is it biting?" Wipper quickly dodged!
But he was punched flying by "Holy" (the dog's name)—yes, a punch!
"What's with this dog's movements?" Wipper was startled.
"I am a Sky Rancher. Not only have I taught animals basic manners, but besides being able to walk completely on two legs, I've also trained my beloved dog to learn boxing!" Ohm proudly sat cross-legged on "Holy's" head, while "Holy" also performed boxing moves!
Just then, Gan Fall stabbed down from the sky with his spear, and Ohm deflected it with his sword!
As soon as he landed on Pierre, a Burn Bazooka blasted over, and Pierre quickly dodged!
"Wipper, stop! This old man..."
"Old man what? Are you trying to say we're not enemies? To us Skypiean, you old geezer and Eneru are the same!" Wipper said furiously, countering with another Burn Bazooka.
"Are you unwilling to even listen now?" Gan Fall sighed sadly, dodging the Burn Bazooka!
The alliance failed, and now it had turned into a three-way melee!
"Holy" instantly appeared beside Wipper, throwing a punch!
"Tch, just a stinking dog!" Wipper scoffed, raising his bazooka to counterattack.
But the next second, Ohm swung his sword, its blade instantly lengthening, cutting into Wipper's body, blood splattering! He was blasted to the ground!
"Hm? Someone's coming up!" Ohm paused.
The next second, as if in response to Ohm!
Several Divine Soldiers and Skypiean arrived at the upper ruins!
"Interesting! Then, the Iron Trial officially begins!" No sooner had Ohm spoken than iron nets were pulled up, like a "dome" covering the upper ruins!
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