"Huh? What's this new guy doing here? Quick, go check him out." Will lashed his whip, striking the giant on the head.
"Yes, Master!"
"There are people, lots of people, and even giants."
"Let's go ask them and find out about the situation in Huangquan Township."
"Hey! Have you guys seen Ace? I'm looking for Ace." Luffy walked straight up to them in a few steps.
Suddenly, all the people running came to a screeching halt, and only then could Will see them clearly.
"Hey, there are two pretty girls here too. Wait, how did you get here?" Will said loudly.
“But now that you’ve come to my territory, Lord Will, you are my slaves. Now, you two, come up here and give me a back massage.”
Will pointed at Nami and Robin with both fingers, his expression a hundred times more lewd than Sanji's.
"Slaves? You actually want Nami and Robin to be your slaves? That's unforgivable." Sanji's eyes were blazing with fury.
"Hmph! You dare to talk back? It's an honor for you to be my slaves."
"Chest shoot." Sanji delivered a flying kick that sent Will flying, smashing him into the ground and creating a large crater.
"Such a weakling dares to speak so arrogantly." Sanji exhaled a puff of smoke.
"Damn it, how dare they attack me! Get them, all of you! Capture them! I'll make them the most miserable slaves ever!" Will said angrily, touching his cheek.
"Newcomers, I'm sorry, it's all your fault for daring to attack Lord Will."
A group of miners and several giants all picked up their weapons and charged forward.
"Ara, is it going to be a fight already?" Robin clasped her hands together and activated the Flower Flower Fruit's power.
"Two trees strangled!"
Suddenly, two hands sprouted from everyone's necks and tightly wrapped around them, with a "crack!" sound.
A group of people immediately lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground, while the three giants continued to charge forward unharmed.
"Hmph!" Lin Qing snorted coldly, and the three giants were instantly forced to their knees by Lin Qing's aura and then fainted.
Then Lin Qing stretched out his hand into a claw shape, and instantly, Will appeared in Lin Qing's hand and was choked by the neck.
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"I'm going to ask you a few questions now. Answer them honestly, or I'll make sure your soul is scattered to the winds," Lin Qing said emotionlessly.
Looking at Lin Qing's icy gaze, Will knew he was doomed if he kept talking nonsense.
"Cough cough! My lord, please ask, I will tell you everything I know," Will said with difficulty.
Zoro and the others were suddenly stunned by the aura released by Lin Qing. "Such a powerful aura."
"Whose subordinate are you? How big is Huangquan Township? Who rules Huangquan Township?" Lin Qing released his hand.
Will, who had fallen to the ground, rubbed his neck and replied tremblingly, "My lord, I belong to the jurisdiction of the East Island Lord."
It turns out that the entire Underworld is divided into four islands, each ruled by a different ruler. The ruler of the West Island is Gol D. Roger, who was the Pirate King in his lifetime and the most powerful person in the world 22 years ago.
Sher Tiger, the lord of North Island, is a fish-man who liberated the slaves of the world's nobles and is a great hero of the fish-man race.
Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard, was one of the Four Emperors in his lifetime and was known as the strongest man in the world. He was appointed as the lord of the South Island two years ago.
Portgas D. Ace, the lord of the East Island, is the same Ace that Luffy is looking for. He was also appointed as the lord two years ago.
The four island owners divided the islands into four parts, and in the middle of the four islands was a sky island, floating in the sky.
This floating island is the ultimate ruler of the Underworld, Lord Nanerkos, and the four island lords all obey the Lord.
This floating island is called the Sky Domain, and Nanrkos is referred to as the Domain Lord by them.
The four islands are separated by a strait and connected by four soul bridges.
The airspace is not connected to the four islands; the only way to access it is by taking a transport spaceship.
The East Island is rich in minerals, and the souls living on the East Island must mine day and night and then transport the minerals into the airspace.
The souls of the dead are guided to the Land of the Dead, where they randomly appear at the gates of hell on four islands.
As for the other islands, that was beyond Will's knowledge; he had been dead for thirty years and had never been to any of them.
Furthermore, each island lord resides in a palace atop the highest mountain of each island.
The sea surrounding the four islands is devoid of any life, and ships cannot float on the surface.
Many ghosts couldn't stand the high-intensity work and wanted to escape, and without exception, they all perished in the sea.
The domain lord also tried to fly out of the ocean using a spaceship to see where he was and whether he could go to the mortal world.
That too ended in vain. A hundred kilometers away from the island, there was a thick fog, and once inside, it wouldn't be long before one met their demise.
After decades of experimentation, the domain lord finally gave up on going to the mortal world from here.
"That's right, you can't use Devil Fruit abilities in the Underworld. That lady must have been using a Devil Fruit ability!"
"Legend has it that as long as one's body is within the Underworld, one can use the power of a Devil Fruit. However, judging from your appearance, you are all souls!"
"Living people are not allowed to enter the Land of the Dead, sir. Your words are..."
"Hmph! You're so talkative. Should I ask you or you ask me?" Lin Qing slapped him across the face.
Will was immediately shoved into the mud by Lin Qing, who showed him mercy.
"This, this, this, Gol D. Roger, Sher Tiger, Edward Newgate, Portgas D. Ace, these are all very important figures."
"After he died, he became the island lord of the Land of the Dead? The Pirate King, the Pirate King, let's go find Roger and ask him where the treasure is?" Usopp's eyes lit up.
The mouths of the others were agape, almost reaching their chests. These were all legendary figures; it was unbelievable that they could see them again after their deaths.
"Ace, it's Ace! Ace is actually the island lord of East Island! We're on East Island now, let's go find Ace!" Luffy didn't care about anything else.
“This Underworld is no ordinary place. Putting aside Tiger and Ace for the moment, the Pirate King Roger and Whitebeard actually obey this lord.” Robin’s expression was solemn.
"It seems that this domain master is either extremely powerful or possesses special abilities," Lin Qing said.
"Whatever it is, we'll go back to the real world once we find Ace." Zoro doesn't like dawdling.
"Do you think my mother, Mel, will be here?" Nami suddenly asked, her voice trembling with excitement.
"Nami, you..." Robin's eyes also welled up with tears; she too was thinking of her mother.
The group of people got excited after Nami said that.
Without going into too much detail, apart from Lin Qing and Franky, every member of the Straw Hat crew has had a loved one die.
Like Zoro, and his childhood friend Kuina, with whom he made a promise that one day one of them would become the world's greatest swordsman.
Robin's mother is Nicole Olvia, and his mentor is Dr. Clover.
Chopper's adoptive father, Dr. Hiruluk.
Usopp's deceased mother, Benchina.
Sanji's mother.
Brooke's dead crew member, the captain.
"Ahem, after ten years in Huangquan Township, they will be sent to the airspace. I wonder what will happen then."
"But I heard that it was eaten by the Lord of the Domain, and that our own people are an exception," Will said inappropriately.
Lin Qing looked at Will and said, "You're such a chatterbox." She stomped Will into the ground, leaving only a few strands of his hair sticking out.
"Waaaaah, how could this happen? Will I never see Mel again?" Nami cried weakly, and Lin Qing couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
"Miss Nami, don't worry, I will definitely take you to find your mother." Sanji looked at the tearful Nami and comforted her with a serious expression.
"Ignore that bastard's words. Let's go find Ace first, and then go to Sky Island to see if the legend is true," Lin Qing comforted everyone.
"That's right, let's go quickly." Robin wiped away her tears and smiled.
"Yohohoho, let's go find Ace."
"Find Ace, find Ace." Luffy was puzzled as to why Nami and the others were crying, but he was overjoyed at the thought of seeing Ace soon.
The group began heading towards the center of the island, to its highest peak, East Island Mountain.
After walking for about an hour, we encountered many people mining and people whipping them.
In any case, every manager who saw Lin Qing and his group would try to force them to move, making their progress extremely slow.
"This is too slow. Let me fly you there." Lin Qing waved his hand.
Some white clouds began to rise from beneath their feet, gradually increasing in number until they finally formed a cloud cluster a hundred meters in size.
They all stood on it, and then the cloud rose into the sky.
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"Hahaha, we're flying! We're flying! We're flying on clouds!" Chopper laughed happily.
"So cool, Lin Qing! So cool! Awesome! Wahahaha!" Luffy ran around on the clouds, jumping here and biting there.
Usopp was no exception, looking much like the other two.
After their initial shock, Nami and Robin lay down on the edge of the cloud, looking down at the world below.
Sanji and Brook crouched slyly to the side, secretly watching the two girls.
Zoro was still swinging the two newly acquired swords around, getting used to their feel.
Franky, on the other hand, was still grieving the loss of his meticulously crafted mech.
After about an hour, they finally saw a towering mountain peak that seemed to be at least three thousand meters high.
Upon arriving at their destination, Lin Qing immediately released his divine sense to investigate Ace's location.
"Huh? Found him, Ace. How is this possible? He was actually whipping a group of people." Lin Qing said in disbelief.
How could Ace possibly whip a group of people kneeling on the ground? Even if he were dead, he wouldn't do that.