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It's much more convenient to go alone; there aren't many strong individuals on Fish-Man Island, and only Jinbe can exchange a few blows with him.
Speaking of which, Empress Boa Hancock's Amazon Lily Kingdom is located in the Calm Belt sea area southwest of Sabaody Archipelago, but now is not the time to recruit Hancock.
To conquer her, for now, the only way is to beat, kill, or abduct Celestial Dragons.
If he chooses to forcefully take her at Amazon Lily, there's still a certain degree of danger.
Because he isn't sure if he can withstand Hancock's petrification ability; after all, if someone said he had no lustful thoughts toward Hancock, even he wouldn't believe it.
Although with his lightning-fast speed, it's impossible for him to be hit by Hancock, he's just afraid she might feign submission and launch a sneak attack.
For example: while working with him, through unintentional contact, she could petrify him when his lust reaches its peak. If that really happened, he'd have nowhere to cry!
After giving instructions to everyone, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and plunged into the sea.
As for why he didn't bring his woman to Fish-Man Island, to maintain the momentum of his physical strength increasing...
James could only say that with so many mermaids on Fish-Man Island, most of whom have appeared, once he reached his destination, with his 'ability,' where wouldn't be a place of joy?
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Near the Sabaody Archipelago, beneath the sea, James activated his Float-Float Fruit power, manipulating a large mass of seawater to form a hollow sphere around him.
Having transformed into lightning, he continuously descended into the sea's depths. In this region, giant trees called `Sunlight Tree Eve´ grew, transmitting sunlight from the surface downwards and allowing visibility even in the deep sea.
Fish-Man Island benefited from Sunlight Tree Eva, which provided sunlight and the alternation of day and night. The island's residents referred to this phenomenon as 'The Sun's Blessing.'
Therefore, even as James entered the seabed, he could still see many sights. However, his view was obscured by seawater filled with various impurities and schools of fish.
James stayed alert for sea beast attacks while recalling information about Fish-Man Island.
He wondered if he would encounter Camie, who was known for her exceptional ability to escape dangerous situations, having been eaten by sea beasts at least 20 times and often hovering between life and death.
As James delved deeper, the sea beasts became more aggressive, and Sea Kings gradually increased in number, preying on the sea beasts.
Suddenly, the sea area around James darkened, and a dense black smoke enveloped a large area, severely limiting his vision.
James frowned slightly and changed direction, flying sideways. A red light flashed in his eyes as he used his Observation Haki to peer into the future.
After flying to the left, a boundless abyss suddenly appeared from below, swallowing up the inky sea area.
He casually dodged to the side but was swallowed by the boundless abyss. Quickly, he unleashed terrifying lightning, striking continuously all around.
The light of the lightning dispelled the darkness, revealing the true appearance of this boundary: bloated masses of flesh, with foul-smelling corrosive liquid dripping from above, forming pulsating walls of flesh.
He tried to ascend to escape this abyssal maw but found a giant squid above him; the inky black sea area was its doing...
It's a Sea King hunting another Sea King! He was caught in the crossfire...
The red light in James's eyes receded, and he instantly understood.
"Door-Door: Dimension Shift!"
He quickly entered a different dimension, stepping onto a green void. The next moment, the abyssal maw below covered the sea area where James had been, and the giant squid above, despite spewing ink, could not escape its fate of being swallowed.
James's mind stirred, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, flashing away to a safe distance.
There, he beheld the full appearance of the creature. It was a 'slender' Sea King, roughly estimated to be over 2000 meters long, with black and white stripes haphazardly sprawling across its body, and a face resembling an enlarged hippo.
Its body surface was covered with smooth and elastic skin, indicating an extremely high defense.
James recalled that when Shirahoshi awakened her ability to control Sea Kings, the ones she summoned were over 5000 meters in length. This hippo-like Sea King closely resembled those, suggesting they might be related.
Feeling tiny in comparison, James decided he needed to find a Devil Fruit that could make him bigger.
Although Sea Kings had incredibly massive bodies, their spirits were weak, and their intelligence generally increased with their size.
To deal with them, James thought it best to use mental attacks.
James decided to give the Sea King a round of electrotherapy.
With a thought, blue electric arcs encircled him, and he stepped out of the different dimension. In the seawater, his lightning power remained undiminished; every wave of his hand could release a powerful current, instantly heating the surrounding seawater to boiling.
⚡60,000,000 Volt Jamboule (Sixty Million Volts Thunder Dragon) ⚡
The Thunder Dragon surged, and the seawater it touched instantly hissed with evaporation, causing steaming bubbles to float upwards.
With a roar, the Thunder Dragon violently crashed into the Big Hippo's side, exploding and tearing open its flesh, sending surging ripples of water spreading in all directions.
"Moo~~"
[Ow~ Who's hitting me without looking?]
James was startled by the dull sound; was this the Big Hippo's inner voice, or had he gained the ability to hear the voice of all things?
The Big Hippo turned its massive head in the direction of the pain and, seeing the tiny James, opened its mouth wide.
It sucked furiously, attempting to force James into its maw.
However, the Big Hippo's attack was futile; James, possessing the Float-Float Fruit power, remained unmoving.
"Float-Float: Sea Coil!"
The seawater was imbued with James's will, transforming into a giant hand thousands of meters long, tightly gripping the Big Hippo's body. James continuously compressed the hand's density, giving it greater restraining power.
"Moo!!!"
The Big Hippo's cries of pain echoed through the deep sea; schools of fish and sea beasts within thousands of nautical miles were startled and tried to flee. Only powerful Sea Kings were unafraid; in fact, many were drawn closer to the commotion.
[Stop hitting, stop hitting... My body hurts so much, boo hoo hoo...]
Hearing the Big Hippo's plea, James's gaze sharpened, and Conqueror's Haki poured out.
The seawater trembled, and the Big Hippo, struck by the Haoshoku, immediately stopped moving and ceased resisting. Its wide eyes were filled with terror.
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