Between Two Worlds: Nen and Haki Chapter 68 68 Ascent! Sky Island!

"Ahhhh!"

Once the ship entered the whirlpool, it was caught by the terrifying rotational force. During the rapid spinning, screams erupted one after another.

Even Baby 5 panicked and clung tightly to Zane, her soft curves flattening against him.

Zane wrapped one arm around his beautiful maid's slender waist.

Remaining calm in the face of danger, Zane stabilized his stance with a firm base. At the sa ti, chains extended from his back, helping the crew control the sails.

BOOM!

In a state of controlled chaos, the Riding the Wind and Waves spun along the rotation and finally plunged into the bottom.

There was no wind or waves.

It was different from the surface.

At the bottom of the whirlpool lay a calm sea.

Aside from the dim light, it was exceptionally silent.

But this was clearly just the calm before the storm.

As the air pressure continued to shift...

The once-calm surface suddenly bulged upward.

Then...

BOOM!

The violent current erupted like a pillar of light, surging straight from the bottom of the whirlpool toward the sky.

"Ahhhh!"

Screams even sharper than when they entered the whirlpool echoed all around.

Not just the regular mbers, even Manlong's expression changed in the face of the explosive current, and he hurriedly grabbed a mast.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Seeing that his subordinates were useless, Zane had to take action himself.

Chains extended out one after another, connecting to key points across the ship.

The sails dropped.

The ship had been soaring toward the sky with the Knock-Up Stream, but it was on the verge of slipping out and falling. Under the impact of the updraft on the sails and the modifications like the wings on both sides, the ship imdiately returned to the current.

Despite the extre speed...

Under Zane's control, the Riding the Wind and Waves was actually sailing as if it were on a normal sea, steadily advancing toward the sky.

Splashing!

A splash suddenly erupted from the current above; a Sea King had actually been caught in the surge as well.

Erging from the current, the Sea King imdiately began falling toward the Riding the Wind and Waves below.

"Manlong!"

Zane shouted. At the sa ti, Manlong, who was gripping the mast, decisively launched himself into the air.

Fishman Karate: Shark Tile True Punch!

A powerful punch slamd into the falling Sea King.

"Get lost!"

With a loud roar, the massive Sea King's body caved in from Manlong's punch before being sent flying into the distance.

Swish!

Chains snaked out and wrapped around Manlong's foot.

Realizing it was his boss's ability, Manlong didn't resist and allowed the chains to pull him steadily back onto the deck.

"Boss, focus on controlling the ship. I'll clear the way ahead!" Manlong shouted steadily, his gaze fixed on the path above.

"Got it!" Zane trusted Manlong completely.

In this way, with Zane steering and Manlong clearing various debris falling from the current, the Riding the Wind and Waves eventually pierced through the clouds atop the Knock-Up Stream.

A mont later...

BOOM!

A pillar of water exploded from a sea that looked like clouds. Trailing a rainbow mist, the Riding the Wind and Waves soared into the air driven by massive montum.

It fell.

Another wave surged.

As the Riding the Wind and Waves gradually stabilized after the violent shaking, the thrilling and perilous journey through the air finally ca to an end.

"We... we survived!"

"That was terrifying. I really thought I was dead."

"The... the sea? Didn't we co to the sky? Why is there still an ocean here?"

"..."

On the deck, the hunting group mbers were in a sorry state; so were even leaning over the railing, throwing up.

After a brief recovery, the group finally took notice of their surroundings.

"Captain, is this Sky Island?" Baby 5, leaning in Zane's arms, looked at the vast white expanse before them in wonder.

Zane shook his head. "Not quite. This is just the White Sea, located seven thousand ters up. Sky Island is even higher, on the White-White Sea."

"The White-White Sea?" Baby 5 tilted her head.

Although she had ventured into the New World with the Donquixote Pirates, she had only heard of places like Sky Island in legends.

Seeing his beautiful maid's curiosity, Zane casually shared so information about Sky Island.

The Sky Island sea area can roughly be divided into two layers.

The lower layer is the White Sea.

The upper layer is the White-White Sea, another 3,000 ters higher.

"Boss, where are we heading next?"

Manlong, seeing that the danger had passed, walked over and asked.

Zane scanned the surrounding sea.

No one's coming?

In the original story, the Straw Hat Pirates were attacked by the Shandia when they arrived.

'Sure enough, protagonists really are magnets for trouble.'

"Just follow the Log Pose."

Confirming that no one was coming to cause trouble, Zane gave his orders.

In Mock Town, there was no shortage of pirates drawn in by the magnetic pull of Sky Island.

Zane had already instructed his subordinates to find one.

Once the order was passed down, the navigator imdiately used the Log Pose for direction and commanded the helmsman to move forward.

"Hey! You can actually grab the clouds here!"

"For real? Let try too."

"You really can. They feel pretty good!"

"..."

As the Riding the Wind and Waves sailed on, they occasionally encountered clouds. When soone touched them out of curiosity, they imdiately discovered how unique they were.

So of the bolder mbers even leaped onto the solid clouds, jumping around with excitent.

"Are you guys kids? What's so fun about that?" Zane curled his lip, watching his subordinates' energetic antics.

"Captain, let's go play too!" Baby 5 watched the people bouncing on the solid clouds with envy, then turned to Zane with an expectant look.

"Ugh... I can't say no to you." Zane gave a helpless smile, then scooped her up and leaped into the air.

"Whoo-hoo!"

Amidst cheers, Zane—proving that even he wasn't immune to the fun—held Baby 5's hand as they hopped around on the solid clouds, having the ti of their lives.

"Boss, that's enough. We need to go!"

After an unknown amount of ti, seeing that Zane still hadn't returned, Manlong sighed and shouted from the railing.

"Coming, coming!"

Still wanting more, Zane hopped back onto the deck while holding Baby 5.

"Ahem... Let's head out!"

Seeing Manlong staring at him blankly and the rest of the hunting group suppressing their laughter, Zane cleared his throat and decisively changed the subject.

The captain's authority was still intact.

At least his subordinates only dared to chuckle in secret.

Soon, the Riding the Wind and Waves was moving again.

This ti they didn't stop. Monts later, a cloud path leading up into the sky appeared ahead, along with a massive gateway.

"Heaven's Gate?!"

"Does this an we've arrived in the legendary Heaven?"

"Look over there! An angel!"

"Are you blind? That's clearly just an old lady."

"But she has wings!"

"Having wings doesn't change the fact that she's an old lady."

"Exactly. I refuse to acknowledge that an angel looks like that. I refuse! Waaaah!"

"..."

As they advanced, the Riding the Wind and Waves successfully reached the gateway before the cloud path.

This gateway was not only towering, but it also had the words 'Heaven's Gate' marked upon it.

Furthermore, as the Riding the Wind and Waves sailed in, a short figure stood on the walkway within the gate.

Well... just as the crew mbers were discussing.

That short figure was indeed an old lady with wings.