Chapter 63: Crossing the Calm Belt

"Forget it, it's unrealistic to search for a Devil Fruit and a person in the vast sea of people."

"I'll ask Xia Qi to keep an eye out for any special islands. For now, I can only rely on the pressure of the sea to temper myself."

Li Yuan said helplessly.

After another week of sailing, they finally reached the vicinity of the Calm Belt.

"Li Yuan, we're here!"

"Our partner who will help us cross the Calm Belt is right there."

Xia Qi pointed to a massive sea serpent that suddenly appeared in front of them.

The serpent was dark red and over a hundred meters long, as massive as a Sea King, and fully capable of towing the ship through the Calm Belt.

"This snake is huge! Will it really pull our ship? Won't it eat us instead?"

Barrett, seeing such a large snake for the first time, was incredulous at the idea of it towing their ship.

"Don't worry, this is an ally invited by the captain's wife, so it's safe."

Kano patted Barrett's shoulder reassuringly.

During these days, both Xia Qi and Razili were referred to as the captain's wives. Neither Razili nor Xia Qi objected to this title.

"Red Serpent, let's go!"

Xia Qi, familiar with the Red Serpent, managed to control it to pull their ship into the Calm Belt.

"It moved! It really moved! It can actually control such a giant snake to tow the ship, it's amazing."

Nepal was amazed as the ship began to move.

"The Calm Belt has no winds to propel the ship, so we can't use sails. To cross the Calm Belt, we currently rely on Sea Kings to pull the ship."

"There are many Sea Kings living in the Calm Belt. Even though the Red Serpent has the aura of a Sea King, it doesn't guarantee that other Sea Kings won't attack our ship."

Xia Qi said gravely, knowing that crossing the Calm Belt was extremely dangerous for many.

"Don't worry, it's just Sea Kings. As long as they're not those kilometer-long ones, I can handle them."

Li Yuan said confidently.

Even in the Calm Belt, kilometer-long Sea Kings typically don't appear on the surface because there's nothing to feed on up there.

"Whoa!!!"

However, not long after entering the Calm Belt, a giant Sea King appeared ahead. It was a shark about three hundred meters long.

Its massive body submerged in the water, with its huge dorsal fin towering high, charging towards them. If it hit, the ship would be split in two.

"It's a shark!!!"

Barrett and Nepal, on their first sea voyage, were terrified by the sight.

They hurried over to Kano, finding some sense of security with him.

"Don't worry, little ones. Trust the senior brother, there's nothing to fear!"

Kano said calmly, though he was just as nervous as Barrett and Nepal.

Being a Devil Fruit user, if the ship was destroyed, he would be doomed. Saying he wasn't nervous would be a lie.

But as a senior, he couldn't show fear in front of the kids, or it would be embarrassing.

"Get lost!!!"

Standing at the bow, Li Yuan unleashed his blood-red Conqueror's Haki like a shockwave, causing the calm sea to surge with waves.

The shark, charging for a feast, was suddenly hit by the Conqueror's Haki, feeling dizzy.

It was as if a massive hammer struck its head, almost turning it into a senile shark.

"Whoa!!!"

After being hit by Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki, the Sea King shark dared not approach and quickly dove into the sea to escape.

"Phew!!!"

"Finally safe. The captain was amazing just now!"

Barrett was deeply impressed by the blood-red aura Li Yuan had just released, longing to possess such power himself.

"That's Conqueror's Haki, an innate powerful presence, a symbol of strength. It can intimidate enemies or knock them unconscious. Wherever Conqueror's Haki passes, all weak enemies will be stunned!"

"Earlier, the senior brother used this Conqueror's Haki to knock out the kingdom's army. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions of soldiers posed no threat to him. No one could stand where Conqueror's Haki passed!"

Kano said admiringly, knowing that this kingly qualification was something many envied, himself included.

Unfortunately, he didn't have this qualification.

"Conqueror's Haki, the qualification of a king? I will definitely have it in the future!"

Hearing Kano's words, Barrett planted a deep-seated seed of ambition in his heart.

Sailing in the Calm Belt, there was always the risk of Sea King attacks.

So, Li Yuan didn't continue his deep-sea training but instead lay on a deck chair, enjoying the sunshine with Razili and Xia Qi.

"Li Yuan, what do you think we should name our child once they're born?"

Xia Qi and Razili, touching their protruding bellies, radiated maternal love.

They were about six to seven months pregnant, with only three or four months to go, and it was time to think of a good name for their baby.

"The first son will be Andre Gai Nie, and the first daughter will be Andre Esdeath."

Li Yuan wasn't good at coming up with names. If it were up to him, the names would surely be uninspired.

So he decided not to think about it. He had always liked the character Gai Nie from "Qin's Moon" and Esdeath from "Akame ga Kill."

Since he had ready-made names, he didn't bother to think of new ones.

"Gai Nie and Esdeath, those names sound nice. I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful with names, Li Yuan."

Xia Qi and Razili were quite satisfied with the names.

"When our children are born, before returning to the Rocks Pirates, I'd like to send them to live on Amazon Lily."

Xia Qi said seriously.

She didn't want their children to live in the chaotic and sinful environment of the Rocks Pirates.

It was too dangerous there, and sometimes they couldn't even protect themselves, let alone their newborn children.

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