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These giant Neptunians looked at Ye Yu with great curiosity. Ye Yu's terrifying power shocked them; they had never seen such immense power, not even the Mermaid Princess and Joy Boy of that era possessed such strength.
What was the origin of this seemingly frail human?
They quietly watched Ye Yu on the ship.
Ye Yu also looked at these giant Neptunians. After a long while, Ye Yu said, "I want to go to Fish-Man Island, but the speed is too slow. Is anyone willing to pull us there?"
As soon as Ye Yu finished speaking, the giant Neptunians closest to him looked at each other.
They didn't know what to do.
Ye Yu didn't seem like an enemy, but he possessed great power. What was he going to Fish-Man Island for?
Would he pose a threat to Shirahoshi?
This was their concern.
Shirahoshi is this generation's Poseidon, the king of this group of giant Neptunians. They are the guardian Sea Kings who protect Fish-Man Island and prevent anything from happening to Shirahoshi.
However, they didn't know that Shirahoshi was currently facing immense danger.
She was targeted by Vander Decken, who possessed the Target-Target Devil Fruit. As long as Shirahoshi dared to leave the Hard-Shell Tower, she would be attacked by Vander Decken.
Although Shirahoshi is the reincarnation of Poseidon, she only has the ability to command Sea Kings. She herself has no power, which means Shirahoshi is merely a summoner with little strength; even an ordinary person could kill her.
Ye Yu looked at these hesitant giant Neptunians.
He calmly said, "I hope you can agree. You should know that I am already showing you great respect by discussing this with you."
Upon hearing Ye Yu's words, Robin, Mikita, and Daz Bones, who were beside Ye Yu, were stunned. They were terrified by what Ye Yu said.
"Bo-boss, this, this is underwater! Are you sure we want to provoke them?"
Their worries were not unfounded. Ye Yu was incredibly powerful on the surface, even the Four Emperors and Marine Marine Admirals were no match for him.
But this was underwater. If the air bubble around the ship broke, Ye Yu's movements would be severely restricted in the water.
One mistake and they would die here.
Moreover, with the immense water pressure at the bottom of the sea, if the air bubble broke, only Hatchan, Kuroobi, and Camie, who are Fishmen and mermaids, would likely survive besides Ye Yu.
The others were Devil Fruit ability users, but at tens of thousands of meters deep in the ocean, the water pressure alone would be enough to crush them to dust.
Perhaps the only thing they wouldn't have to worry about was feeling pain, because at this depth, the immense pressure of the seawater would instantly crush their bodies into fragments. Before the sensation of pain could even reach their brains, they would be completely dead.
These giant Neptunians could truly smash their ship into pieces.
Even Robin was very nervous at this moment; Ye Yu's action was simply too dangerous.
However, Ye Yu didn't care. He was naturally capable of ensuring the safety of everyone on board.
The few closest Sea Kings did not think the same way as Robin and the others.
They did not doubt that Ye Yu could eliminate them, nor did they doubt that all the giant Neptunians here posed no threat to Ye Yu whatsoever.
They were merely considering whether to agree, as Ye Yu truly seemed to pose a threat to Shirahoshi.
For the Sea King, they were willing to pay the price of their lives.
The minds of these giant Neptunians were very simple, but precisely because of this, they were not afraid of death and could sacrifice everything for the Sea King, including their lives.
Death was not a difficult choice for them.
Ye Yu calmly awaited the decision of these giant Neptunians.
These giant Neptunians, seemingly capable of instantly shattering his dozens-of-meters-long ship.
After a long while, the Sea Snake Sea King that had spoken earlier nodded, "Alright, but I hope you will not threaten our King."
When the Sea Snake Sea King nodded, it even caused violent ocean current fluctuations.
The massive currents continuously crashed against Ye Yu's ship.
However, strangely, the currents, strong enough to push the ship thousands of meters away, were unable to move it in the slightest as they continuously crashed against it.
If one could see Haki, they would notice a circle of Haki around the outside of the ship's air bubble. This Haki formed a force field, constantly maintaining a dynamic balance with the external ocean currents.
This allowed the ship to remain motionless even amidst powerful ocean currents.
Although it caused no harm to Ye Yu's ship, Ye Yu still complained, "Can you be a little gentler? You should know how big you are."
The Sea Snake Sea King could sense that Ye Yu had just used Haki, a terrifying Haki it had never encountered before.
"But you clearly don't need to worry, do you?" the Sea Snake Sea King retorted.
The Sea Snake Sea King seemed to be a leader among these Sea Kings.
When it spoke, the other giant Neptunians were silent.
Ye Yu leaned his hands on the railing and softly said, "Alright, then I'll trouble you. But if you, being so massive, enter Fish-Man Island, won't you destroy it?"
Because this single Sea Snake Sea King was tens of kilometers long, almost the same as Fish-Man Island's diameter.
Although Fish-Man Island is not large, it has a very high population, several million people, making it the second most populous nation in the One Piece World.
This is also why, if Ye Yu knew the strength of Fish-Man Island and what they wanted to do, he would find their behavior incomprehensible. Fishmen have high base stats, their technology is not bad, they control the power of the Sea King, and they even have a large population, yet they are in such a miserable state.
Ye Yu's question caused the Sea Snake Sea King's brain to freeze; it clearly hadn't considered this problem.
Although it was the leader of this group of Sea Kings, its intelligence was still too low.
After a long while, it finally reacted and said, "It seems so."
The other giant Neptunians also fell into contemplation.
Watching them all thinking, Ye Yu was speechless and said, "Then just take us to the outskirts of Fish-Man Island, and we'll enter Fish-Man Island ourselves after that."
The Sea Snake Sea King nodded upon hearing this; it couldn't think of a better solution either.
Looking at these giant Neptunians, Ye Yu only felt exhausted.
"Good thing I've mastered Observation Haki, otherwise, what kind of divine being could communicate with them?"
Ye Yu knew of the Sea King's existence, but he didn't know who the Sea King was, nor that Shirahoshi was the Sea King.
After setting off, with the Sea Snake Sea King providing the pulling force, the other Sea Kings followed alongside.
This formation was an extremely rare sight in the underwater world.
Because of this group of giant Neptunians, even when encountering ocean currents, Ye Yu's ship remained unaffected.
The underwater currents had no impact whatsoever on this group of Sea Kings.
