Chapter 41

Very quickly,

the scorching sun shone on this desert once again.

At the same time,

Luo Bin, who had been cautiously hiding in the distance watching the battle, finally arrived at their side.

Li Xiao greeted Luo Bin,

then waved his hand,

and said:

"Alright, alright, the casino is still there anyway, just earn it slowly, when you've earned enough of the eight hundred million Berries, I'll come back to collect it next time!"

Speaking of this,

Li Xiao paused,

suddenly remembering something!

After he left Alabasta this time,

he wasn't sure when he would return!

If he hadn't returned yet,

and Crocodile had already been beaten down by Luffy,

and then imprisoned by the Navy,

wouldn't his eight hundred million Berries go down the drain?

Thinking of this,

Li Xiao hurriedly added another sentence!

"If a girl named Nami comes here before me in the future, you can give the eight hundred million Berries directly to her!"

"Alright, hurry up and take him back, he can still be saved, if you delay any longer he'll really die, and then who will earn that eight hundred million Berries for me!"

Having said that,

Li Xiao turned and walked toward the depths of the desert.

After finishing this fight,

he had no desire to return to Rainbase to continue wandering.

Li Xiao had only walked a few steps,

when Crocodile's voice came from behind him.

"Are you really not interested in Pluton?"

"With your strength, if you could possess Pluton, you would surely be able to rule the New World and become the fifth Emperor of the New World!"

Li Xiao paused slightly,

and responded:

"I'm not a pirate, what's the point of being that fifth Emperor?"

"I am just an ordinary cultivator, I only want to cultivate peacefully and seek my Great Dao of longevity!"

"As for Pluton..."

Speaking of this,

Li Xiao chuckled and said:

"When I have achieved success in my cultivation, I will be able to cleave an island with one sword, why would I need Pluton?"

Having said that,

Li Xiao did not linger,

and continued walking toward the depths of the desert,

soon disappearing from their sight. ===== CHAPTER 135 =====

Hearing Li Xiao's words,

Crocodile lay on the sand,

staring at the sky with dazed eyes,

silent.

For a long time,

he finally repeated softly:

"Why would I need Pluton..."

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On the other side,

Li Xiao had just walked not far,

when he suddenly sensed some movement,

and turned to look,

only to see a huge lizard head slowly poking out from behind a rock not far away,

with two fist marks on its forehead!

The man and the lizard stared at each other for a few seconds,

and seemingly recognizing Li Xiao,

a look of deep fear immediately appeared in the eyes of that Sandora Giant Lizard,

and then it turned and ran without hesitation!

Seeing this,

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow and was amused!

Isn't this the number two transportation tool that missed mealtime!

Yo,

it really is fate that brings us together!

You must have known you missed mealtime last time,

so this time, seeing that it's almost mealtime,

you specially delivered yourself to my door!

Tsk, that's somewhat thoughtful!

Li Xiao moved his feet slightly,

and his figure instantly disappeared from where he stood!

Start a fire, start a fire!

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On the boundless sea,

a merchant ship was sailing slowly.

Inside the cabin,

a young man sat cross-legged.

The young man was dressed in white casual clothes,

with his long hair tied behind his head with a wooden hairpin,

and this person was none other than Li Xiao!

At this moment,

Li Xiao's eyes were slightly closed,

and he was focusing all his attention on the system panel in his mind.

Name: Li Xiao

Cultivation Base: Refining Qi into Spirit (Late Stage)

Technique: Purple Cloud Cleansing Truth Scripture

Supernatural Powers: Summoning Wind and Rain, Samadhi True Fire, Sword Control Technique (Mountain and Sea Sword Art)

Magic Treasures: Green Frost Sword, Purple Gold Exquisite Pagoda ===== CHAPTER 136 =====

Magic treasures: Azure Frost Sword, Purple Gold Exquisite Pagoda

Items: "Detailed Explanation of Basic Talismans", Spirit Gathering Pill

After the battle with Crocodile in the depths of the desert that day,

in reality,

Li Xiao himself had also benefited a lot!

After all,

apart from Mihawk,

Crocodile was the strongest opponent Li Xiao had ever encountered!

The previous battle with Mihawk,

to be precise, was a sparring match,

stopping at the point with one sword stroke!

But the battle between Li Xiao and Crocodile,

was a truly unrestrained,

and hearty battle!

This battle,

allowed Li Xiao to have a clearer understanding of his own strength!

When he went all out,

he could even fight an Admiral!

If he were to bring out the Purple Gold Exquisite Pagoda,

and play some cheap tricks,

even an Admiral would not be his match!

Of course,

if the other party wanted to leave,

Li Xiao would not be able to keep them!

After the battle with Crocodile,

Li Xiao did not leave Alabasta immediately,

but found a suitable place in the depths of the desert to stay,

and went into seclusion to cultivate for a period of time.

It was only after he had used up all ten One-Yang Pills rewarded from checking in,

that Li Xiao left Alabasta!

With the accumulation of ten One-Yang Pills,

Li Xiao's cultivation base had successfully broken through to the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit,

and his strength had increased by another notch!

When he fought Crocodile,

Li Xiao's strength was only equivalent to the Admiral level,

and slightly higher than an Admiral when using magic treasures!

And with Li Xiao's cultivation base breaking through to the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit,

his strength now,

was almost comparable to the Four Emperors!

After finishing his seclusion,

Li Xiao chose to leave Alabasta,

and head to his next destination—Sky Island!

When Li Xiao arrived at Alabasta,

he had gone ashore at the port city of Nanohana,

and when leaving,

he also left from there!

At the port of Nanohana,

many merchant ships came and went every day.

Li Xiao found a merchant ship heading to Jaya Island,

and after paying the fare,

he set off for Jaya Island with this merchant ship!

Jaya Island and the Sky Island located ten thousand meters above were originally the same island,

due to the Knock-Up Stream in the nearby sea area,

half of Jaya Island was blasted ten thousand meters into the sky,

becoming a part of Sky Island!

As for the Jaya Island that remained on the ground,

it was actually only half of the original Jaya Island!

And the Sky Island, which was the destination of Li Xiao's trip,

existed in the White-White Sea above the White Sea,

at an altitude of ten thousand meters!

Even though Li Xiao could fly on his sword,

wanting to fly that high,

was not a very likely thing!

Therefore,

if one wanted to go to Sky Island,

the best way was to honestly ride the Knock-Up Stream!

At this time,

two days had passed since Li Xiao left Alabasta,

and according to the captain of this merchant ship,

if there were no accidents,

they would be able to reach Jaya Island within a day or two!

Just as Li Xiao was lost in thought,

a hand patted Li Xiao on the shoulder,

pulling him out of his thoughts.

Li Xiao looked up,

only to see that the person who came was a middle-aged man with stubble!

This person's name was Wayne,

and he was one of the crew members on this merchant ship,

and after getting along for these two days,

he was quite familiar with Li Xiao! ===== CHAPTER 137 =====