Fang Huo floated in the air, lightning crackling around him as though he had transformed into a god of thunder.
His electromagnetic waves rapidly fused with Observation Haki, and the range instantly expanded countless times.
"Aha-ha-ha, feels amazing!!"
Fang Huo even fired electromagnetic waves and Observation Haki straight into outer space.
Spreading in a single direction let them reach much farther!
"Ha-ha-ha, I can finally unlock Meteor from Heaven!!"
Fang Huo laughed wildly; his electromagnetic waves and Observation Haki had already sensed the small meteors drifting beyond the atmosphere.
The Sky Islands were closer, so the meteors were detected in an instant.
You had to admit, this world had a ton of near-orbit meteors circling the planet.
No wonder future Fujitora Issho could yank meteors down at will for attacks.
Sensing so many meteors, Fang Huo itched to test Meteor from Heaven right away.
In the end, he held back the impulse!
With a flicker, he returned to the temple on Bika Island.
On a Sacrificial Stone Altar he even discovered the blueprint for the Flying Battleship Ark Maxim.
This was technology from the Moon Race!
"After the black-tech blueprints for the submersible warship from Drum Island, I've now got the Moon folks' Ark Maxim design."
"Soon I'll build a massive fleet that can rule both sea and sky!"
Fang Huo's eyes sparkled; finally he used the Gravity Fruit to move the entire Moon Race temple into the Lost World island.
"Score, score!"
Fang Huo couldn't stop grinning—when the transponder snail rang at the worst possible moment.
"Fang Huo!! You bastard, where the hell are you!"
"We've already reached Jaya Island!!"
Rocks' furious voice erupted; they'd raced to Jaya hoping to surprise Fang Huo and reunite sooner.
They scoured the entire Mock Town and still couldn't find the bastard.
Worse, Fang Huo's life paper no longer pointed the way—it only twitched up and down.
They thought the life paper was broken.
Had Fang Huo gone to the sky or dived into the sea?
"I'm in the Sky Islands!"
"You can wait for me on Jaya, or find your own way up here!"
If you want to reach the Sky Islands, sail the gibecks sword away from Jaya first, then enter from above."
"I don't want the World Government finding this Sky Island so soon!"
The moment the call ended, Fang Huo shot off Bika Island at lightning speed, racing back to the Sky Islands.
"Sky Islands?"
"So he really is up there!"
"Perfect—I've been wanting to visit a Sky Island!"
Rocks looked skyward, Observation Haki exploding outward to sense life high above.
His Conqueror's Haki already reached 5,000 meters; a mere 10,000-meter Sky Island was within range if he focused.
"You lot sail the ship yourselves!"
"I'm going after Fang Huo! I'll be the first to see him!"
The moment Charlotte Linlin heard Fang Huo, she leapt onto Thunder Cloud Zeus and rocketed into the sky!
"Wait for me, Linlin!!"
Stussy tried to hitch a ride, but Charlotte Linlin deliberately left her behind and vanished!
"Boom!!"
Rocks unleashed Conqueror's Haki and knocked out everyone on Jaya Island.
"Detour away from Jaya first? No need!"
Rocks grinned, then ordered the whole crew aboard.
"This time we don't row forward—we row upward!"
"Let me give the gibecks sword an upward boost!"
Rocks leapt from the island and shoved the weightless floating gibecks sword into the sky.
He used Moonwalk to hop back aboard.
"There are really islands in the sky!?"
Fūgetsu Kisaburō, a country samurai from Wano Country, brimmed with the thrill of adventure.
If Kozaburo and Miss Shiori were here, they'd be dying to explore such a miraculous island.
"I know Sky Islands exist in the New World, but I've never been to one,"
Whitebeard Newgate, a veteran pirate of the New World, knew the back seas held Sky Islands.
He just lacked the power of flight to reach them.
"Tsk, wonder what treasure our first mate rushed up there to find."
Kiel Bastard and Maron were curious again.
They figured Fang Huo must be hunting some overpowered Devil Fruit or priceless relic.
"Hmph! This time I'll make Fang Huo taste my Supreme Elbow Smash and my Supreme Big Foot!"
Rocks cracked his knuckles, clearly fed up with waiting.
"Gurarara! I've a hunch Fang Huo's gotten way stronger!"
Whitebeard Newgate's eyes flashed; during this separation Fang Huo had probably nabbed three new Devil Fruit powers.
He wondered if a six-fruit Fang Huo would hit a qualitative leap in combat power.
Maybe he still couldn't beat the guy.
Once Fang Huo reappeared on the seas, his bounty would surely skyrocket.
"Tch, all he does is chase Devil Fruits!"
"He's neglected his Three Types of Haki!"
Rocks sounded like a mentor despairing of his pupil—this time he'd teach Fang Huo a lesson!
---On Bika Island, after Fang Huo closed the transponder snail, he turned into lightning and raced back to the Sky Islands.
A journey that normally took days was finished in hours.
When he returned, Charlotte Linlin was already waiting impatiently.
Once the Rocks Pirates set foot on the Sky Island and saw the gold the locals had gathered—
"Haha! Knew our vice-captain would be treasure hunting!!"
Kiel Bastard, Maron, Stussy, and Babel gleefully split the gold.
Though Fang Huo had told the Sky Island "god" to collect it, finders-keepers meant they got a cut.
Babel even rang the North Blue to call Golden Lion Shiki, Silver Axe, and Ganzi.
He taunted those poor saps still hunting Devil Fruits with news of Sky Island gold.
The instant Fang Huo's aura appeared—
Charlotte Linlin was first to charge toward the lightning-wreathed Fang Huo!
"A Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit? The so-called strongest Logia?"
Rocks gaped as Fang Huo arrived in elemental form.
The kid had scored an outrageous power!
"I'm so jealous!!"
Maron suddenly found the gold in his hands tasteless.
The famed strongest Logia offered terrifying speed and destructive force.
"Fang Huo~"
Stussy cooed and clung to him—she swore she'd claim him soon.
The man kept getting stronger!
Night raid—tonight she'd launch a night raid!
She would be Fang Huo's first woman!
"Master! Lord Fang Huo smells so good~"
Thunder Cloud Zeus drooled at the lightning wreathing Fang Huo, dying for a feast.
"Strongest Logia, huh? Perfect—let's see how it fares against the strongest Paramecia!"
Whitebeard Newgate burned with fighting spirit; he'd known their reunion would bring a far stronger Fang Huo!
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