One Piece: Power-Power Fruit

Chapter 244 Living Historical Documents

Chapter 244: Living Historical Documents

pat!

The Colossus Temple was now riddled with holes from the battle between Mu Chong and the old man, and fragments of stone kept falling from its top.

However, the group walking through the temple paid no attention to the fallen rubble, and silently continued deeper into the palace.

"Hey! Kid! You just said you've seen my people. Are any of my people still alive?"

Just as the old man led Mu Chong and Enel to an inner door inside the palace, he suddenly stopped and asked without turning his head, his voice slightly tense.

"Hmm? Yes! But I only know about one person. As for whether there are any others still alive, I really don't know!"

Mu Chong could sense the old man's mood at that moment, so he didn't hide anything and directly told the old man about the 'Cataclysmic' Jin.

"Hahahaha! Hundreds of years! Finally, we've heard news of the rest of the Lunaria clan! Is there only one? Sigh! Let's count whoever is the best we can find!"

Upon hearing Mu Chong's reply, the old man burst into loud laughter, though the laughter was filled with a sense of vicissitude and helplessness.

Mu Chong and Enel didn't interrupt the old man, but stood silently behind him, waiting for him to compose himself.

"Meow!!!"

"Phew! Hehehe! I'm sorry you had to see me like this! Come with me!"

After a long while, with a meow from the white cat Mumu, the old man's emotions returned to normal. As he spoke, the old man raised his hand and pressed on a protruding spot on the stone door in front of him.

Rumble!

As the old man moved, the stone door in front of them slowly opened, revealing a dark passageway inside, with a downward stone staircase leading down into it.

pat!

It's unclear what switch the old man touched, but with a crisp sound, the downward stone staircase inside the door was suddenly illuminated by a light source.

Hey!

The old man didn't say a word, nor did he even turn his head back. Instead, he simply stepped onto the stone steps and began to walk down them.

Mu Chong and Enel, standing behind the old man, exchanged a glance upon seeing this, then followed him down without saying a word.

The downward stone staircase is long, but the surrounding space is quite large, so people don't feel cramped while walking through it. On the walls on both sides of the staircase, the patterns from the golden gate of the Colossus Temple are still engraved.

Meanwhile, at the golden gate of the Colossus, Slard and his group stood in unison before it.

"Hey! Princess Caroline! Do you know what the pattern engraved on this golden door is?"

Then, Belinda stepped forward from the crowd, pointed to the pattern on the golden gate, and asked Caroline, who was still sulking beside her.

"Hmph! This is a mural left by the ancestors of my Garcia Kingdom. It records some information from that time! But the specific details were never told to us by our ancestors!"

Although Caroline was still furious, she still spoke up in response to Belinda's question.

"Hey! Elsa! Look at the figures depicted here, don't they look just like the residents of Sky Island? They all have wings, though the wings are a bit small!"

At this moment, Slade, who was standing in front of the golden gate, patted Aisha on the shoulder and pointed to a figure in the pattern, saying to Aisha...

"Yes! I saw it too! Slard! Could it be that the ancestors of the Garcia Kingdom had a special connection with Sky Island?"

Elsa furrowed her delicate brows slightly, her face thoughtful, and replied softly.

"Ok?"

Slade and Elsa's conversation caught the attention of the eldest prince and Caroline. They instinctively looked behind Elsa, but aside from her wide white robe, there were no wings as expected.

"Hahaha! Never mind all that! I'm sure the captains have already met us, it's time for us to go in!"

Slad glanced at the eldest prince and Caroline, ignoring their changing expressions, and instead laughed loudly, gesturing for everyone to enter the Colossus Temple.

"Hmph! You still dare to go in? Didn't you feel the battle just now? Perhaps your captain has already been beaten to a pulp by now!"

boom!

"Baku! Stop!"

Just as Caroline finished speaking, Baku swung his fist at her, but Slad stopped him.

"Princess Caroline! The battle in the palace is over, but that doesn't mean our captain has lost! I don't know how powerful your ancestor was, but our captain's strength will not be easily defeated!"

Hey!

Slad flicked his white robes and, the instant the last word fell, stepped into the entrance of the Colossus.

"Humph!"

Baku withdrew the Armament Haki covering his right hand, gave Caroline a cold snort, and stood before the Golden Gate, but did not go in.

"Let's go! Elsa! Laura!"

Belinda called out to the two people beside her, and as the three entered, Baku, who had been standing in front of the door, turned and went inside.

"you……"

“Princess Caroline! The heroes certainly didn’t come with any ill intentions. Perhaps the Ancestor was just testing the heroes’ strength during the battle just now. After all, the Ancestor shouldn’t be angry about the return of the Guardian God!”

After Slard and the others went inside, Dick slowly walked to Caroline's side and said in a deep voice...

"Alright, alright! Do you think I'm that unreasonable? Dick! This matter is of utmost importance, and I won't allow any mishaps to occur during the return of the Guardian! However, my battle with that bastard must also have a conclusion!"

Hey!

Caroline stepped inside as she spoke, her face still pouting. Her already beautiful face became even more charming at this moment.

"Hehehe..."

The eldest prince and Dick, who remained behind, exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes, before entering the Temple of the Titans.

At the end of the stone staircase inside the Temple of Titan

"Hmm? Old man! What do you mean by 'several hundred years'? Have you lived for over a hundred years?"

Just as Mu Chong was about to reach the end of the stone steps with the old man, he finally remembered the incredible information revealed in the old man's words.

"Hehehe! You finally asked! I thought you knew everything! Young man!"

Upon hearing Mu Chong's question from behind, the old man paused slightly before resuming his pace and continuing forward.

"That's right! I have lived for nearly a thousand years!"

"What?!"

"what?"

Rumble!

The old man's sudden words froze Mu Chong and Enel in place, both staring wide-eyed at the old man's back with utter shock.

At the same time, the old man touched a switch on the stone wall again, and another stone door opened at the end of the stone staircase.

The old man calmly walked inside, while Mu Chong and Enel remained motionless for a long time.

"Captain! Is this old man making things up? Is there really someone in this world who has lived for nearly a thousand years? How is that possible?"

Full of doubt, Enel turned directly to Mu Chong and asked, needing his captain to provide a reasonable explanation.

"Hehehe! That's really unexpected! You're not the only one who doesn't believe it, Enel! Hearing this information so suddenly, I was a little skeptical too! But, people who can live this long do exist!"

At this moment, Mu Chong's eyes revealed a profound gaze, his gaze fixed on the old man's back, his mind racing with thoughts.

If what the old man said is true, then the person standing before Mu Chong at this moment will be a living historical document.