novelhk Chapter 209 The Will of the Sky Island Awakens, Defeating the God King
Chapter 209 The Will of the Sky Island Awakens, Defeating the God King
Chapter 209 The Will of the Sky Island Awakens, Defeating the God King
The echoes of the golden bell reverberated throughout the entire sky island.
Meanwhile, deep within the Valley of the Sobbing Clouds, the battle between the Sky Island Secret Realm teams reached its climax.
The endless cloud miasma jellyfish seemed inexhaustible, and they began to exhibit even more bizarre changes.
Some jellyfish begin to merge, forming larger, more twisted, Frankenstein-like aggregates, with their attack power and corrosiveness increasing exponentially.
"We'll be worn down here if this continues!" Kidd roared, his metal storm no longer able to effectively clear these massive aggregates.
"Their core energy source must be controlling them!" Under Karna's cover, Robin quickly deciphered more of the exposed murals.
"The murals show that the core of the mother nest is sealed by a lock of order, and these jellyfish are byproducts of this seal, eliminating intruders!"
"The Lock of Order? Indra's doing?" Ace frowned as he burned an approaching aggregate.
"Not necessarily—" The Wise Man of the Clouds' voice trembled, filled with fear and excitement.
"The style of this Chains of Order—is more ancient and colder than the power of Indra! It's like some kind of automatic mechanism!"
Just then, the entire Cloud Valley suddenly began to shake violently!
From the depths of the passage ahead, a deep and loud thumping sound, like the beating of a heart, came from the depths of the passage.
With that sound, all the cloud miasma jellyfish and aggregates retreated like a tide, disappearing into the dark tunnel, as if receiving a command. "What's going on?" Ace looked warily into the depths.
"The core—the core of the Brood has been disturbed?" Nami almost dropped her Clima-Tact.
Crocodile exhaled a cigarette butt with a grave expression: "It seems that some guests touched something here before we did."
The group cautiously moved forward and finally reached the deepest part of the Cloud Valley.
The sight before them made them gasp in shock.
It was a nest made up of an indescribably huge, pulsating, gray-green cloud core.
It is not like a cradle of life, but more like a huge, sick heart.
The surface of the nest is covered with twisted, nerve-like veins and countless opening and closing holes that secrete mucus.
In the very center of the nest, a translucent cloud egg, about the height of a person, was suspended, constantly twisting and changing. Within the egg, a curled-up human-shaped shadow could be vaguely seen.
That tremendous pulsating sound originated from this cloud egg!
Below the nest, a figure stood with its back to them, looking up at the eerie cloud egg.
It was Tescatlipoca.
"Oh, you're finally in. Did I walk too fast? You guys are slower than I expected."
Tescatlipoca turned around, his face still bearing that playful smile, but his eyes held an unprecedented seriousness.
"Tescatlipok, what did you just do?" Karna's golden armor shone brightly, and his sun-shaped spear pointed directly at his opponent.
"What did you do?" Tescatlipoca chuckled and spread his hands.
"I merely helped it—slightly accelerated" its evolutionary process. This poor cloud clam nest was corrupted and distorted by some external force of order hundreds of years ago, turning it into this ghastly state."
"It does not nurture the hope of life, but rather the puppets of order."
He pointed to the pulsating cloud egg: "And it is the antibody that this twisted mother nest is trying to purify and nurture itself, or rather—the prototype of the cloud tear."
"Unfortunately, if the root of the distortion is not removed, it can only give birth to another form of monster."
"You mean—Indra's power has corrupted this place?" Robin immediately grasped the key point.
"Not entirely." Tescatlipoca shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"It is an order that predates Indra and is more fundamental—something from outside your world, intimately connected with some kind of existence."
"Indra was a later arrival who discovered this place and tried to exploit this distorted power."
He abruptly changed the subject, looking in a certain direction of the lair: "But to purify this pollution and allow the Tears of Clouds to truly be born, what is needed is a power completely opposite to it—like—"
His gaze met Karna's: "—The ultimate power of solar purification."
Then he looked at Ace: "—Or, a revolutionary fire powerful enough to burn down the rules. It's a pity your brother didn't come."
Finally, his gaze seemed to pierce through the layers of rock walls, looking towards Shandia, a strange smile appearing on his lips.
"—And the bells of liberation that break all shackles."
As if in response to his words.
Thump! ...
The golden bell, which transcended spatial barriers and contained Nika's will, was like an invisible torrent, piercing through the clouds and rock walls, and clearly reaching the deep valley!
The moment the bell rang, the pulsating cloud egg suddenly paused, the distortion on its surface seemed to subside for a moment, and the human-shaped shadow inside seemed to move slightly!
Tescatlipoca laughed loudly: "Did you hear that? The death knell of order has tolled! Then it's time for the tears of chaos to usher in this grand feast!"
He appeared beside the cloud egg in a flash, a strange obsidian dagger that had appeared in his hand at some point, and he was about to stab the cloud egg!
"Wait!" Karna and Ace shouted simultaneously, rushing forward without hesitation!
Dong—the ancient and melodious sound of the bell, carrying the brilliance of Shandora's gold and the lingering warmth of Shandia's passionate blood, pierced through the clouds, penetrated the soul, and even to some extent interfered with the network of rules that Indra had constructed with divine power.
For the first time, the pair of indifferent giant eyes in the sky showed violent fluctuations, no longer the slight surprise or appreciation of before, but true rage!
"Blasphemy! You have defiled God's order with your filthy blood and rebellious thoughts!"
Indra's will exploded in everyone's minds like a million thunderbolts, carrying the fury of heavenly might.
The existence of that pillar of light was like a poisonous thorn piercing his divine realm, not only symbolizing resistance but also fundamentally shaking his absolute control over the laws of this place.
Almost at the same time the bell rang, the divine soldiers and priests surrounding the ruins seemed to be frozen in place, their movements becoming noticeably stiff and chaotic. The divine power of lightning bestowed upon them by Indra became unstable, like a stream that had lost its source of life.
With the pressure on Zoro, Sanji, and the others greatly reduced, they seized the opportunity to launch a fierce counterattack, instantly disrupting their formation.
"It worked! That guy's domain has been disrupted!" Sanji shouted excitedly as he kicked a staggering monk away.
Zoro swung his sword three times, the blade flashing like a bolt of lightning, slicing a golden-armored warrior away along with his armor, his sharp eyes fixed on the pillar of light.
"It's not just a disturbance—the tolling of the bell seems to be awakening something—"
He's right.
As the bells rang out, subtle changes occurred not only in this ruin, but throughout the entire Sky Island, including the areas of Angel Island that had been forcibly Indianized.
Some ancient, originally dull shell patterns on the floating islands began to shimmer faintly on their own.
On the transformed land, wisps of what were once pure white clouds stubbornly emerged.
Even among some of God's chosen people with blank stares, a barely perceptible hint of confusion flickered deep in their eyes.
This bell tolls is a declaration, a rebellion, and also a key that begins to loosen the shackles of order that Indra has imposed on this land!
However, the price of ringing this bell of hope was heavy.
Uncle Kulikai disappeared into the lightning, his fate unknown.
Webber collapsed beside the Golden Bell, his strength and spirit exhausted, and the backlash from Feldor's will had caused him to fall into a coma. The scales on his arm had lost their luster, but they were still there, like an unexploded hidden danger.
Luffy remained in Nikka form, standing beside the pillar of light, panting heavily. The resonance he had just experienced had almost exhausted his strength, but the flames in his eyes burned even more intensely.
"Hahahaha! Well done, boys!"
Roger leaned on his sword, looked at the towering pillar of light, and laughed heartily, but his eyes held a hint of weariness and solemnity.
"This has really caused a huge uproar! That guy—he's going to be in trouble."
Just then, another unexpected event occurred!
The towering golden-purple beam of light did not dissipate after reaching a certain peak, but instead began to bend as if it had a life of its own!
Its tip traced an arc in the void, no longer pointing straight upwards, but rather pointing towards a specific direction on Angel Island.
This is roughly the location of "Whispering Cloud Valley," where the Sky Island Secret Realm team is located!
"This is—a guide?" Zoro immediately realized what was going on.
"It's the resonance between the beacon and the key!" The Cloud Sage's excited voice came through some means.
"The Golden Bell has activated the leyline beacon, actively guiding the location of the Tears of Clouds! The two are attracting each other!"
This means they don't have much time left!
Indra will never allow the Heart of the Clouds to be found!
"Sanji! Find a way to get Waver with you, let's prepare to break out!"
Despite his exhaustion, Luffy shouted commands.
"Zoro, Uncle Roger, let's lead the way! Let's meet up with Ace and the others!"
Guided by the pillar of light, the group broke through Indra's increasingly frantic obstruction and headed towards the Valley of Weeping Clouds, determined to complete the final step!
Meanwhile, in the depths of the Sky Island Secret Realm, the Sobbing Cloud Valley team...
The strange, pulsating cloud egg abruptly stopped twisting the moment the bell rang!
The humanoid shadow curled up inside the egg seemed to be summoned by something, and began to struggle violently, emitting a pure, white light that was out of place with the distorted environment around it!
"The time has come!" Tescatlipoca laughed.
Instead of stabbing the cloud egg with the dagger in his hand, he suddenly changed direction and slashed at the ancient and cold chains of order that were wrapped around the core of the mother nest!
"Sizzle—!" Like a hot knife cutting through butter, the shackles that even Karna's karmic fire could not quickly purify were snapped in several places by Tescatlipoca's dagger!
Almost at the same moment, Karna and Ace's attacks also arrived!
The Sun Wheel Fire and the Burning Flame, two powerful forces, simultaneously bombarded the vulnerable part of the Mother Nest core exposed by the broken chains!
Rumble—!!!
The massive explosion shook the entire nest to its breaking point!
The distorted cloud core material was purified and stripped away in large quantities, revealing a pure white cloud bead, only the size of a fist, at its deepest point, radiating a gentle yet vast life force.
That is the true, unpolluted essence of the Cloud Shell Mother Nest, and the true foundation upon which the Tears of Clouds can be born!
After losing most of its pollution source, the gray-green color on the surface of the giant cloud egg quickly faded, becoming crystal clear, and the shadows within it gradually became clear, like a sleeping spirit.
"It worked?!" Nami exclaimed in surprise.
"No! It's not over yet!" Crocodile's expression changed, and he pointed to the sky.
Above the Cloud Valley, the thunderclouds, which had been slightly disordered by the impact of the Golden Bell, were gathering at an even more violent speed!
Indra's will was clearly more focused on this place. A colossal hand, composed entirely of destructive golden lightning, slowly emerged from the clouds, locking onto the core of the mother nest and the pure white cloud pearl below!
If this palm strike were to land, it would be enough to completely erase the entire Cloud Valley, along with everything within it, from the map!
"He's shifted his main focus here!"
Kidd roared, manipulating metal to try and form a barrier, but it seemed so insignificant under the oppressive force of that divinely punishing giant hand.
Golden Lion attempted to use his Float-Float Fruit powers to move the giant hand, but found that the surrounding space seemed to be frozen, and his power was greatly suppressed!
"Indra—you won't succeed!" Karna took a deep breath, and his golden armor blazed with an unprecedentedly intense light.
He was prepared to spare no expense and once again unleash his strongest defensive artifact!
Just when despair was at its peak.
"Hehe—the stage is set up, and the actors are in place. How can we let the audience leave disappointed?"
Tescatlipoca's figure appeared like a ghost next to the pure white cloud bead.
He reached out, not to take the cloud bead, but to gently press it on the cloud egg that had become crystal clear next to him.
He wore an almost pious smile as he chanted softly.
"In the name of chaos, I grant you the right to choose—be born, in the cracks of this world, belonging to no order—the Tears of Miracles!"
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He emitted an indescribable chaotic light from his palm, which was neither light nor darkness, and poured it into the cloud egg!
The cloud egg suddenly burst forth with an intense light that was impossible to look at directly!
In the light, the eggshell shattered inch by inch, and a blurry humanoid outline composed of pure clouds and soft radiance slowly emerged!
It has no fixed appearance, as if it is changing at any time, exuding an ethereal and sorrowful aura that is also full of infinite possibilities!
The Tears of the Clouds is not an object, but a conceptual life form born from the original will of the Sky Island and the power of chaos!
It opened its eyes, which were blue like the purest sky. It glanced at the giant thunderous hand that was slowly pressing down, and then at Karna and the others who were waiting in ambush below.
Finally, its gaze seemed to pierce through space and connect with the beam of light from the distant golden bell!
It stretched out a hand made of clouds, pointing towards the giant hand of thunder.
There was no loud noise, no explosion.
The thunderous giant hand, capable of destroying everything, began to melt and disintegrate silently, like ice and snow under the sun, when it came into contact with the invisible fluctuations emanating from Cloud Tear's fingertips!
It's not an energy confrontation, but something more fundamental—a denial at the level of rules!
"—How is this possible?!" Even Karna looked shocked.
Tescatlipoca watched all this with satisfaction, the dagger in his hand vanishing.
"The seeds have been sown, the tears have flowed—now, it is time for the roots and tears to merge. Ladies and gentlemen, the path to the heart of the sea of clouds lies before you—may you have great fortune in battle."
His figure vanished along with Crocodile, leaving only the Tear of the Cloud, radiating an aura of miracles, and the astonished crowd below.