One Piece: At the start, defeat Momonosuke and take Yamato to sea.

Chapter 408 What is Luo Ji looking for?

When Luo Ji led Brook and some core powerhouses to Asuka Island in the early part of the Grand Line to welcome the Blood Moon Day.

The Straw Hat Pirates, renamed the Straw Hat Adventurers, set sail again on Baltigo, the White Earth Island that was formerly the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army on the Grand Line.

Dorrag even gave his wind god, the Winter Granma, to his son.

Straw Hat Luffy also met and recruited a group of orphans raised by the Revolutionary Army, and the group happily set sail on an adventure.

After the deaths of Shanks and his crewmates, Straw Hat Luffy has become much more composed.

Driven by a refusal to be weak and a certain kind of 'hatred'.

He became more than a hundred times stronger in two years.

Not only did he develop the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit to Gear Fourth, but he also mastered all three types of Haki.

Dorrag shared everything with his son without holding anything back.

Unlike Rayleigh, who didn't even tell Straw Hat Luffy the concepts of Conqueror's Haki and Devil Fruit awakening.

Luffy, now back at sea, is seeking an opportunity to master Conqueror's Haki and awaken his Devil Fruit powers.

Dorrag also knew that simply cultivating would not make him a true powerhouse.

He repeatedly warned and reminded Luffy not to provoke Law and to forget the hatred of Shanks.

Although Straw Hat Luffy verbally agreed to Dragon's request, he secretly wanted to defeat Luo Ji and avenge Shanks.

If Im and the World Government hadn't already been destroyed, he would have wanted to defeat Im to avenge Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and the others.

"My minions! Let's set off into the new world, find the great treasure, and become the...King of Adventure!"

Straw Hat Luffy rallied his spirits, keeping Shanks and Zoro in his heart, and with a single command, led these new crew members to set sail.

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On Asca Island.

Luo Ji was unaware that Straw Hat Luffy had quietly set sail again.

He looked at the waters around the island of Asca, which was dotted with numerous islands, with a slight look of surprise on his face.

When he came to steal the Seven Star Sword, he had no idea that these islands had been shattered by a powerful force.

He thought that Asca Island was surrounded by hundreds of islands and crisscrossed by rivers, a natural landscape.

However, it has now been discovered that the original Asca Island was actually an ancient, large island.

Many of the sacrificial sites on the island are estimated to be thousands of years old.

It's estimated that the blood moon battle of the three princes shattered this island.

"I never imagined that the ancient legend of a Seven-Star Sword and three sacrificial pearls was actually true."

Luo Ji smiled and said, "It's good that there have been large-scale wars."

This suggests that the legend of the rift in hell is more credible.

Do demons really exist?

Enel, carrying his golden cudgel, yearned for the arrival of war in his eyes.

"Can it really open the gates to the underworld?"

Count Red expressed his doubts; he wouldn't have come to such a boring place with Luo Ji if he hadn't been so desperate for an opportunity to advance.

"Hmph, if there is a Yellow Springs Hell, then are Im, Roger, Whitebeard and the others all in hell?"

I wonder how powerful they will be after they become ghosts.

Barrett actually wanted to fight a dead powerhouse; he genuinely hoped that the underworld truly existed.

"Luo Ji! If you waste my time, I'll fight you!"

“Fighting against the Red Earl and Barrett is nothing compared to fighting against you.”

Kaido of the Beasts was a little frustrated. He was unable to advance to the level of God-level Conqueror's Haki and could not even comprehend the divine power of the Azure Dragon, which made him doubt himself.

His words angered both the Red Earl and Barrett.

The two men wanted nothing more than to beat this brute to death.

"If becoming a god were so easy, this world wouldn't have been ruled by Im for eight hundred years."

As the sun set and the blood moon slowly rose, Luo Ji licked his lips, his eyes filled with longing and anticipation.

While Kaido and his ilk were still dreaming of becoming gods, Luo Ji was already planning to take on three ancient gods—the Earth, the Forest, and the Ocean—by himself.

After all, instead of placing our hopes on Kaido and his crew, we should strive to become the strongest ourselves.

Moreover, Kaido, Red Earl, Bullet, Yamato, and Hancock were indeed disappointing and failed to meet Luo Ji's requirements.

That makes sense, they were only given a short period of one or two years.

There's still not enough time.

After all, not everyone is like Nika, the sun god, who has three ancient gods pushing him forward and three major forces protecting him.

"Brook, it's up to you now!"

With the blood moon hanging in the sky, the void above Aska Island underwent strange changes, filled with ominousness and violence.

"Understood, Lord Luo Ji."

Brook knelt on the ground, the skull tilted, and a soul emerged.

Soul Brook grabbed the eerie Seven Star Sword and began to summon the demons of hell, following its guidance.

"Interesting, it seems something extraordinary has arrived."

Count Red sensed an eerie aura, his fangs bared, and he drew his sword.

Perhaps the key to my godhood lies in hell!

"Something is about to emerge that is purer than Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit ability? Something a hundred or a thousand times more evil than the Homies."

Kaido's eyes flashed red as he slammed his spiked club, which was slung over his shoulder, onto the ground, shattering it. His gaze burned as he stared intently into the surging void.

Is it coming? Is it a demon? Or a monster?

Barrett grinned, his domineering aura surging. He had heard that demons, like Logia-type Devil Fruit users, were immune to physical attacks.

I wonder if domineering power can kill evil spirits.

"The blood moon descends, the seven stars guide the soul, the gates of hell open!"

Soul Brook wielded the Seven Star Demon Sword, and a strange sword aura shot into the sky, causing a void rift to open with a bang.

An endless aura of violence, ghostly energy, and underworld energy surged into the real world.

Maya, the witch of Asca Island, stared in horror at the demon gate that had actually been opened.

"Why! Why did you open the gates of hell? You will destroy this world!"

Maya screamed in terror. Without the protection of the three precious orbs, her eyes gradually turned red, and she became extremely violent. Her face contorted with rage as she began to attack in all directions.

All the islanders of Aska, corrupted by the blood moon and the aura of hell, also began to transform into bloodthirsty demons.

"The ghostly and demonic aura is so strong."

Shiryu of the Rain's eyes turned bloodshot, seemingly infected by the Blood Moon. The demon sword Raiyu in his hand began to tremble, unable to resist the urge to wreak havoc.

"Roar! Roar!"

"Xiexiexie~"

Countless blood shadows surged out from the hellish rift, indiscriminately attacking any living being.

"Brook, maintain the crack!"

"Everyone, kill all these monstrous things!"

At Luo Ji's command, he charged headlong into the Hell Rift, braving countless ghostly shadows.

Seeing Luo Ji plunge into the unknown space alone, both the Pirate Empress and Yamato were extremely nervous.

However, for now, they can only stay outside and, together with powerful figures like Kaido of the Beasts, Red Earl, and Barrett, kill all the evil ghosts that appear.

"What exactly are the powers of vampires? Is it immortality?"

Red Count, his hands entwined with Conqueror's Haki, grabbed the charging ghost and stared intently at these legendary demons.

Evil spirits have appeared; his vampire powers must grant him immortality so he can become a true vampire god.

Furthermore, what exactly is Luo Ji searching for?

Are there even higher realms above True God?

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