Chapter 487

"Zhu Zhu Erdan, Boke! Are you two brats looking for a beating? You can't even handle collecting a simple dessert order?"

Luffy and the others, who had been arguing just a moment ago, all fell silent.

"Is that a message from the Hall Master? We're really in trouble now!"

Boke muttered to himself, his face deathly pale.

Zhu Zhu Erdan took a few deep breaths and said to Boke, "You say it!"

"I'm not saying anything. The Hall Master must already know about what happened at the Dragon Palace. I don't want to get scolded by her!"

Just as the two were passing the buck, Luffy stepped up and began replying to Xia Xia Xia Lingling.

"Soul Hall Master Xia Xia Xia Lingling?"

Luffy's calm voice came through.

Upon hearing an unfamiliar voice, Xia Xia Xia Lingling was stunned for a long time.

"Hello, hello, hello, hello! Speak up!" Luffy said anxiously when he heard no response from the other end for a long time.

"You're not Zhu Zhu Erdan, and you're not Boke. Who are you?" Xia Xia Xia Lingling asked suspiciously.

"I am Straw Hat Luffy, the man who will become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader!" Luffy declared with resounding force.

Hearing this, Boke and Zhu Zhu Erdan were scared out of their wits.

Does this reckless fool even know who he's talking to? That's their Soul Hall Master, Xia Xia Xia Lingling, one of the Four Absolutes!

Anyone who acts so insolently in front of Xia Xia Xia Lingling is definitely a dead man.

Sure enough, there was a brief silence on the other end.

Then, Xia Xia Xia Lingling's voice came through: "Luffy, so it's you. I've heard of you! Garp's grandson, the guy who turned the Forbidden City upside down two years ago. You've got some nerve, daring to provoke the Soul Hall. Are you tired of living?"

Luffy said very angrily, "I ate all the desserts you wanted! There are no more desserts for you!"

Luffy had not a shred of politeness for someone who treated human lives like grass.

Hearing Luffy's words, Xia Xia Xia Lingling was instantly enraged by embarrassment.

Xia Xia Xia Lingling let out a cold snort, her killing intent permeating the air as she said coldly, "That was ten tons of dessert. How could you possibly have eaten it all?"

Boke and Zhu Zhu Erdan were both stunned. This Luffy is way too brave!

But being brave is one thing—don't drag them down with you!

If the Hall Master gets angry over this, they will definitely be punished.

The two kept signaling Luffy to speak properly.

But Luffy acted as if he didn't notice at all.

He said with an extremely tough attitude, "No matter what, I ate all the desserts! Do whatever you want."

"Hahaha…"

Suddenly, Xia Xia Xia Lingling's wild laughter came from the other side.

Boke and Zhu Zhu Erdan's hearts skipped a beat.

"I understand now. You're trying to protect those fish-men, aren't you? You want to draw all my anger onto yourself, is that it!"

Luffy remained firm: "I did eat those desserts, but I had no idea they were prepared for you! How about this, I have a lot of gold and jewelry here; how about we compensate you with that?"

"Gold and jewelry? You can't eat those things. What would I want with them?"

Xia Xia Xia Lingling scoffed.

In Xia Xia Xia Lingling's world, sweets were the most important thing; her love for sweets far exceeded her interest in the position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader.

However, Zhu Zhu Erdan, who was standing next to Luffy, was tempted.

He had seen with his own eyes how much gold and jewelry Luffy and his crew had brought—it was three whole bags!

"Wait! Luffy, is the luggage behind you all gold and jewelry?" Zhu Zhu Erdan couldn't help but stand up excitedly.

Luffy said, puzzled, "Of course, what about it?"

Then, Zhu Zhu Erdan took over the conversation directly from Luffy.

"Hall Master, please calm down. A few days ago, that brat Kid destroyed many of our chariots, and we really need a large sum of funds to make up for it. Can we just accept Straw Hat Luffy's gold and jewelry? I can even use the remaining gold and jewelry to buy you more desserts."

Zhu Zhu Erdan's sycophantic voice brought Xia Xia Xia Lingling back to her senses instantly.

Xia Xia Xia Lingling snorted coldly: "Are you guys still martial artists? Have you ever seen a martial artist give up what they want most? It's just mere gold and jewelry; does our Soul Hall lack that stuff?

However, I've developed quite an interest in this brat who dared to provoke me directly. As you wish! My anger toward the Dragon Palace has been successfully transferred to you! Come! Come to the New World! I'll be waiting for you here!"

"Ah, sure! I actually have business with you too!" Luffy didn't take Xia Xia Xia Lingling's threat to heart.

After two years of hard training, he was no longer the greenhorn who had just started wandering the martial arts world!

Facing a strong enemy, he no longer wanted to run away.

It's just the Four Absolutes! If he wants to become the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, he has to defeat the Four Absolutes!

"Oh? You have business with me? What business?" Xia Xia Xia Lingling asked curiously.

"You're too dangerous; I absolutely cannot hand over the Dragon Palace territory to you! I'm going to your Soul Hall to beat you up! I'll make the Dragon Palace my territory!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xia Xia Lingling was immediately furious. She didn't expect this bastard to dare challenge her openly!

Her killing intent surged! Xia Xia Xia Lingling said coldly, "Luffy, I hope you can keep this courage when the time comes! I'll show you what cruelty is then!"

"I'm looking forward to it too!"

After saying this, Luffy cut off the long-distance communication…

Those around who heard Luffy's declaration of war against the Four Absolutes' Xia Xia Xia Lingling had their mouths hanging wide open, unable to close them for a long time.

They really suspected that Straw Hat Luffy had lost his mind, daring to declare war on the Soul Hall directly!

Don't they know how the Soul Hall has dominated the martial arts world all these years?

This is a madman!

Meanwhile, Nami was chatting in Princess Bai Xing's bedchamber.

"Seriously, Luffy has been gone for so long, why hasn't he come back yet!"

Nami complained, pouting.

Bai Xing smiled slightly and comforted her, "Don't worry! Lord Luffy must have been delayed by something!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Nami nodded.

Suddenly thinking of something, she complained, "It must be those three guys slacking off again, it's so annoying."

"Hee hee, they'll always come back! Nami, can you tell me more about your adventures?" Bai Xing said, resting her chin on her hand, looking expectant.

"Alright!"

And so, Nami began telling Bai Xing about their adventures.

Bai Xing looked on with envy.

【Luffy is truly amazing, declaring war directly on the Four Absolutes' Xia Xia Xia Lingling. My god, such a domineering man is the hero of my dreams!】

【Domineering! So domineering! Luffy after two years finally looks like a Martial Arts Alliance Leader! It was worth supporting you for so long.】

【Luffy! I support you! Go beat up the Four Absolutes!】

【By the way, besides Zoro and Sanji, does anyone else in the Straw Hat crew know about Luffy declaring war on the Four Absolutes?】

【Hahaha, I suddenly feel a bit sorry for Nami and the others. Everything was fine, and then their captain just declared war on the Four Absolutes.】

【I really want to see the expressions on Nami and the others' faces when they find out about the war declaration!】

In the main hall of the Dragon Palace, Shen Ping was discussing some matters with the Dragon King.

"Shen Ping! I heard you turned down the invitation from the Straw Hat crew?"

The Dragon King sat on his chair, took a sip from his teacup, and said leisurely.

Shen Ping sat cross-legged on the floor: "Yes, after all, I am a member of the Soul Hall now. If I wanted to join the Straw Hat crew, it wouldn't be an easy thing! The Soul Hall Master would never let me join another faction so easily."

The Dragon King chuckled: "Are you afraid that Xia Xia Xia Lingling will take her anger out on our fish-man tribe? Shen Ping, go do what you want to do. As for Xia Xia Xia Lingling, I'll handle it!"

Shen Ping was stunned, then showed his gratitude: "Thank you, Dragon King. I will keep this kindness in my heart. But the current fish-man tribe cannot withstand the Soul Hall, and without the protection of the Soul Hall, the East Sea Dragon Palace would be targeted by many petty thieves, so…"

The Dragon King smiled faintly: "Since you are so worried, let's find another faction to protect us! What do you think of the Straw Hat crew?"

"Hahaha! The Straw Hat crew? That would be the best! That straw hat is truly too dazzling."

Shen Ping did not hide his love for the Straw Hat crew.

At this moment, the Right Minister ran over in a hurry: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! A major disaster!"

"What major disaster?" the Dragon King said, frowning.

The Right Minister swallowed hard: "Your Majesty! One of the treasure chests you promised to give to the Straw Hat crew absolutely cannot be given to them!"

"How preposterous! How can we take back a gift given by our Dragon Palace?" The Dragon King was furious.

The ministers were trembling with fear, and could only brace themselves to continue persuading him: "Your Majesty, I tampered with that treasure chest! Once it is opened, it will cause a massive explosion!"