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Actually, traveling from the West Blue to the South Blue isn't all that difficult if one can fly.
By simply crossing the Red Line, one can reach the South Blue directly.
Ordinary people certainly can't make the crossing; after all, those who can fly in One Piece are few and far between.
Even with the Moonwalk, you can't exactly go mountain climbing in a place like the Red Line, which is thousands of meters high.
The Red Line is the highest point in the world, a colossal landmass that is generally over five thousand meters high.
The entire continent towers into the clouds, which is why the Celestial Dragons call it the 'Upper World', while the sea and islands below are known as the 'Lower World'.
An altitude of several thousand meters is even beyond the limit of most flight-capable ability users.
But the Azure Dragon is different.
The Azure Dragon soars through the sky; never mind a few thousand meters, it can fly as high as ten thousand meters.
Moreover, by hiding within the clouds, ordinary people wouldn't even notice it.
This made his travel much more convenient.
Although he didn't know the exact location of the Sorbet Kingdom, he figured he'd reach the South Blue first and go from there.
However, this meant that this particular trip to One Piece might just be spent purely on traveling.
Despite dragging such a large piece of land while flying, Beltz didn't feel it was a strain.
But overall, the ocean was still too vast; he hadn't even seen the Red Line by the time that familiar sense of repulsion began to manifest again.
Surely he wouldn't have to fly like this for several days?
This time, his stay in One Piece had more than doubled, and he had been flying for six or seven hours before he finally stopped.
He needed to find a safe place for this piece of land carrying his treasures.
So, he descended slightly and began searching for a target in the vast, boundless sea.
Wait, what's that...?
Beltz suddenly noticed a small island about three kilometers ahead.
There are many such small islands on the sea, and Beltz had ignored most of them, but this one caught his attention.
Because on this small island, there was actually a super giant tree growing!
The tree seemed to envelop the entire island; it was simply ridiculous!
In Beltz' memory, there were indeed such places in One Piece.
One was Elbaf, the Land of Giants, where the massive Treasure Tree Adam pierces through the clouds and is the largest tree in the world.
But Elbaf is in the New World, and the Land of Giants would certainly be incredibly large.
Then it could only be the second one, the 'Tree of Knowledge'.
The Tree of Knowledge is located in Ohara and is an ancient tree over five thousand years old.
The reason it's called the 'Tree of Knowledge' is that its interior houses a massive library, said to collect important documents from scholars worldwide, currently guarded by the archaeologists of Ohara.
Ohara is also an island in the West Blue; had he ended up in Ohara?
He might as well stop here.
Beltz decided to land on the coast of Ohara and then tried his best to control his body to shrink.
After transforming into his Beast Form, he could further control the size of his body.
This was related to his proficiency with his Devil Fruit.
He could now grow to twice the size of his original Beast Form or shrink to half its size.
Much like when Kaido used his Bolo Breath, his Azure Dragon form then was far larger than his normal Azure Dragon state.
In contrast, the Azure Dragon that Momonosuke transformed into was initially like a 'small loach'.
Dragons can be large or small, can ascend or hide; when large, they stir up clouds and mist, and when small, they conceal their forms; when ascending, they soar through the heavens, and when hiding, they lurk within the waves.
While flying, Beltz even wanted to try and see if he could mess around in the seawater.
After all, Kaido was known as the strongest creature in land, sea, and air; if he died just by soaking in the ocean, where would the 'sea' in 'land, sea, and air' come from?
But this was risky after all, so he had never gone down into it.
He could give it a try when he had the chance in the future.
But even though he had shrunk, it seemed he was still discovered.
Just as he landed on the island, he sensed the fluctuations of people rushing over.
Beltz didn't want to clash with these people for the time being, so he dragged the piece of land and left.
Even without the Flame Clouds, his current strength was terrifyingly immense; he could carry this chunk of ground with a single hand.
Most people in Ohara were just ordinary folk; even if they noticed some movement here, rushing over wouldn't be that easy for them.
By the time they arrived, Beltz had already moved to the other side.
"Eh? There's nothing here?"
A man who looked like a scholar stared at the empty coast and said strangely, "That's impossible. I clearly saw something flying toward this place."
"I saw it too," another villager added. "It seemed to be carrying something? It was like a meteor!"
"You two must be seeing things! If something really landed, how could there be no trace at all?" one man said, somewhat speechless.
"In the time it took to run here with you, I could have taken a nap."
"Really! I really saw it!"
"Now, everyone, don't be in such a hurry. Let's look around; maybe we just looked in the wrong direction."
The people dispersed somewhat reluctantly; after all, this looked like a prank no matter how you sliced it.
If something had truly fallen, how could there be no trace whatsoever?
Although Ohara was a world-renowned island of archaeologists, the residents here weren't particularly well-informed.
They weren't even very clear about things like Devil Fruits, let alone flying.
Meanwhile, Beltz was moving as fast as the wind while carrying the land, finally stopping when he reached another coast.
After hiding the land in a relatively secluded spot, Beltz felt that the time to return had arrived.
He had originally wanted to go and chat with Dr. Clover, but it seemed he'd have to forget about it for now.
Dr. Clover was also a rather important figure.
Firstly, it was because Beltz was quite interested in the Void Century; after all, that was likely an obsession for every One Piece fan.
Secondly, it was because Dr. Clover had a connection with Vegapunk; if he could get in touch with Vegapunk through Dr. Clover, he would hit the jackpot.
Honestly, he believed that the most important figure in One Piece was Vegapunk.
The main reason he took not just those Devil Fruits but even all that gold and silver treasure was to bribe or hire Vegapunk.
As the world's number one genius scientist, if he could also incorporate some technology from the Shinigami, the resulting impact would definitely be monumental!
The scientists in Bleach were not to be trifled with; people like Urahara Kisuke, Mayuri, and Aizen Sōusuke, even Szayelaporro was an Espada. How could they be so easily approached, let alone recruited?
But Vegapunk was different; he was a top-tier scientist but had no real power himself, and he could even be hired with gold and silver treasures!
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