60: Chapter 60 The Trial of the Gods, Vivi's First BattleOn the sacrificial altar, Usopp was carefully maintaining the Going Merry.Although Luffy regularly used wood element to maintain the Going Merry, Usopp still took great care of it, after all, it was a gift from Kaya.The Super-Fast Shrimp had used its pincers to grab the Going Merry's hull and bring them to the sacrificial altar, so Usopp was a little worried.He was currently inspecting the Going Merry's hull, not missing a single detail.Although everyone had their own things to do, the Going Merry was also an important partner to them, so they joined Usopp in inspecting the Going Merry's interior.After checking everything inside and out and confirming there were no problems, Usopp finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the deck to continue tinkering with the various magical shells of Skypiea.Everyone else was busy with their own tasks.Suddenly, the sea of clouds churned, and the people on the ship became alert.Their Observation Haki told them that a dangerous creature was approaching.As it drew closer, they saw its true form: a shark-like creature.Conis, a resident of Skypiea, recognized it and hurriedly warned the Straw Hat crew, "Everyone be careful!That's a Sky Shark, a very ferocious creature!"
But when Connie turned around, she found that the group didn't seem afraid at all; instead, their eyes were full of curiosity.They were all wondering if the thing would taste good.The aerial shark in the cloud sea, seeing that these humans weren't afraid of it and were instead staring at it with eyes that seemed to want to cook it, angered the aerial shark, which considered itself the overlord of the cloud sea.It opened its mouth wide and leaped towards the crew of the Going Merry.Kuina drew her Wado Ichimonji and leaped into the air, twisting her body to create a powerful vortex.The poor aerial shark didn't even have time to enjoy its meal before being sliced into pieces by the giant blade that the vortex had transformed into.Sanji, the chef, had an excited look in his eyes as he stepped forward and began to pound the aerial shark meat."Yosh, everyone wait and see!I'll make you a special Sky Island feast with this aerial shark meat!Hey, you seaweed head, if you want a good drink, help me carry this aerial shark meat onto the ship!"
Hearing that he could have a good drink, Zoro didn't care at all that Sanji called him "moss head." Together with Sanji, they excitedly carried the Sky Shark meat into the kitchen.Soon, a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen, making everyone on the deck swallow hard.Zoro also brought out his treasured wine from the storeroom, ready to have a good drink."Hey, looks pretty good.Want me to come along?You wanted criminals?"
Just as everyone was getting ready for a delicious meal, an untimely voice came from the sky.Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw a man wearing a red hat and carrying a long spear riding a large bird, watching them with great interest.Conis's face changed drastically upon seeing the newcomer."We're doomed!This is Shura, one of Enel's four high priests, who has a survival rate of only 3%!"
Upon hearing that the survival rate was only 3%, Usopp and Chopper hugged each other again, tears streaming down their faces.Zoro and Sanji both revealed their fighting spirit, glaring menacingly at the person in the sky.That person seemed to sense the danger posed by Zoro and Sanji, but remained disdainful.These outsiders were as easy to defeat as chickens and dogs in front of him with his mind-control ability.Just as the two powerful figures were about to attack, Vivi stopped them, saying that she hadn't truly fought since joining the Straw Hat crew.Although Zoro looked displeased, he sheathed his sword and retreated.Sanji, smitten, declared that he would always protect Vivi.Shura, seeing that the two dangerous figures didn't attack, instead.The little girl laughed loudly when she made her move.In his opinion, he didn't even need to lift a finger to defeat this seemingly weak blue-haired girl; his mount could take care of her.Weiwei took a deep breath, went to the side of the boat, and waved to Shura.Shura snorted coldly and spurred his mount to charge towards Weiwei."Gah gah!" Shura's mount seemed to sense that its master was too lazy to fight, and the moment it approached Weiwei, it spat out scorching flames, intending to burn the girl to death.Weiwei took a deep breath, raised her jade hand, and a black hole appeared in front of her.The scorching flames were completely devoured before they even got close to Weiwei."What?Impossible!"
Before the Asura on his mount could react, a powerful suction force pulled him closer to the black hole.Sensing something was wrong, the Asura immediately manipulated the cloud ropes in his territory to bind Weiwei.Weiwei obediently allowed herself to be bound by the ropes.In fact, they had sensed the extremely thin ropes when they arrived at the altar of the living sacrifice.Weiwei cooperated with the Asura simply to see what other tricks he had up his sleeve.Of course, the Asura was unaware of this.He was still gloating over binding Weiwei.Seeing the immobile Weiwei, the Asura, believing he had won, raised his flaming spear and charged towards Weiwei.Just as he approached Weiwei, his mind suddenly sensed an extreme danger.The Asura was immediately alarmed and stopped, intending to retreat.Weiwei, of course.There was no chance for him.A black hole appeared behind Shura, and the powerful suction pulled him in before he could even scream.The large bird that tried to rescue its master was also sucked in, and the strong gravity quickly ground them into pieces, leaving not even a trace.Realizing she had killed someone, Vivi, pale-faced, squatted on the ground and vomited.Kuina looked at Vivi, who had only recently boarded the ship, with some relief.When Vivi had finished vomiting, Kuina came to her side and handed her a bottle of water, comforting her: "Vivi, the feeling of killing for the first time must be terrible, right?I've been there too.But you must remember, being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to yourself.If you don't completely eliminate him today, then we'll be the ones in trouble later, even though this guy's strength isn't even as good as Chopper's."
Vivi was initially quite moved by what she heard.Hearing the last sentence, Chopper's lips twitched.Indeed, Chopper had now mastered Armament Haki and Observation Haki, making dealing with this kind of guy quite easy.It seemed he needed to work harder to avoid holding Luffy back.Thinking of Luffy, Vivi's pale face flushed slightly.Kuina pursed her lips and helped Vivi to the boat to rest."So, are you coming out on your own, or are we going to beat you out?This guy who's been following us all the way," Zoro said to the nearby woods.If this guy hadn't meant no harm, he would have already slashed him down.The person hiding in the woods, realizing he'd been discovered, obediently rode a long.Winged horses emerged from the other side.Luffy and his companions, exploring the forest, were currently drifting downstream in a small boat woven from vines.They arrived at a place filled with cloud spheres.Luffy, who was lying on Uta's lap enjoying a head massage from Nami, opened his eyes, conjured a small wind blade with his finger, and flicked it at one of the cloud spheres.With a loud bang, the cloud sphere exploded, and a disheveled, overweight man sprang out.Behind his thick glasses, his expression was one of utter disbelief.He couldn't understand how Luffy had discovered him, even though he had hidden himself so well.Nevertheless, he gracefully bowed to Luffy and his crew, saying, "Welcome to the Trial of the Spheres, wanted criminals."