Chapter 641: Bloodline Suppression, Information About the Celestial Dragons!
Ryuunosuke stared at the purple crystal in his hand, then turned his gaze to Luffy.
He studied Luffy's presence carefully, searching for anything unusual.
"Luffy, when you attacked just now…"
"Did you use any special power?"
After a moment of sensing, Ryuunosuke asked directly.
Because no matter how he checked, he could not detect anything strange in Luffy at all.
"Nope."
"I just fought like normal."
"Ryuo, Devil Fruit, Conqueror's Haki."
Luffy answered with a blank look, like the question itself was weird.
Hearing that, Ryuunosuke immediately released his Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki together.
The two forces intertwined, and a terrifying pressure rolled out from him like a storm.
But even after doing that, he still did not find anything special about it.
After all, combining Armament and Conqueror's Haki was something Ryuunosuke already did regularly in combat.
If that level of power was enough to instantly kill God Death Guards, then the Dragon Hunter Pirates would not have been pushed so hard earlier.
So there was only one explanation.
These monsters were naturally suppressed when facing someone of the D Clan.
As for why that suppression existed, Ryuunosuke still could not say.
"Big brother, these monsters are easy!"
"Why are you acting so careful?"
"Just knock them all away."
Luffy looked genuinely confused.
He had thought the Death Guards were terrifying.
But once he actually fought them, they felt… weak.
Faced with that honest question, Ryuunosuke was silent for a moment.
Then he decided to approach it from another angle.
"Luffy, you know about the D Clan, right?"
"I do."
"Grandpa told me."
Then Luffy tilted his head again, brow furrowing.
"But what does this have to do with the D Clan?"
"Is this place connected to the Celestial Dragons?"
That answer made Ryuunosuke's expression shift.
It sounded like Garp had only told Luffy part of the story.
But at the same time, Luffy's words gave Ryuunosuke a new understanding.
The Celestial Dragons must have known about this place for a long time.
Those monsters, and the sacrifices brought here before, might have been tied to them.
And the First Generation had said he came every ten years to clean this place up.
Which meant the ten year cycle had arrived again.
As for the offerings used here…
They were likely tied to the Celestial Dragons' slave trade.
On the surface, the Celestial Dragons acted like decadent parasites drowning in luxury.
But that could easily be a mask for sacrificial rituals.
Guardians.
Evictors.
In just a short time, pieces of information snapped together like links in a chain.
The complexity of this matter was already far beyond what Ryuunosuke had expected.
Even those actions that looked foolish on the surface had likely been preparations for something like this.
He exhaled slowly, then looked at Luffy again.
"Luffy, your bloodline suppresses these Death Guards."
"If you run into them again, hit them first."
"As for the other stuff, don't ask."
Ryuunosuke kept it simple.
Explaining the whole thing would be pointless.
With Luffy's brain, trying to force that much information into him would be like pouring seawater into a teacup and expecting it to stay.
Combat orders were better.
Luffy understood those.
"Got it, big brother!"
Luffy nodded quickly.
Most importantly, Ryuunosuke had acknowledged Luffy's strength.
That single fact made Luffy's whole mood brighten.
Being recognized by Ryuunosuke was something he had wanted for a long time.
Especially after Ace became Pirate King, Luffy's mindset had changed.
He had started thinking about what kind of pirate he wanted to be.
Later, he realized that the meaning of One Piece was not just Laugh Tale.
He wanted to become a great pirate like Ryuunosuke.
No ceremony, no fancy title.
If your strength reached a certain level, the world would recognize you automatically.
Everything else was just decoration.
That was why he came to Wano.
He wanted to challenge the Emperors.
Prove himself.
Then, one day, challenge Ace and challenge Ryuunosuke too.
Of course, Ryuunosuke had no idea what was going on inside Luffy's head right now.
His attention had already returned to the altar and the God Death Guards.
"Luffy…"
Ryuunosuke glanced over and caught Luffy wearing a stupid grin.
"Luffy, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing!"
Luffy snapped his face straight again and laughed awkwardly.
"Big brother, where do we go next?"
"Nowhere."
"This altar definitely hides something."
"We investigate first."
"While I'm checking it, you handle any monsters that show up."
After giving the order, Ryuunosuke turned back to the altar.
The stone pillars were covered with strange symbols.
They did not look like writing.
More like a special mark.
And that mark felt familiar.
It was similar to what he had seen on Lilith before.
They should be the same symbol.
Ryuunosuke walked to the pillar Luffy had yanked out earlier and examined it closely.
Then he checked the base.
"This…"
In the next moment, he sensed a faint but distinct energy leaking up from underground.
Boom!
Ryuunosuke raised his fist and smashed it straight into the ground.
The earth cracked open.
A hidden pit was exposed beneath the altar.
Inside were corpses.
Or rather, skeletons.
Time had stripped them down to bone.
Only a faint residue of energy remained.
Nothing else.
"Big brother, why are there so many bones?"
Luffy stared down, confused.
"Sacrificial offerings."
"These people were likely sacrifices brought here by the World Government."
"And judging by their posture…"
"They were buried in this pit while they were still alive."
Ryuunosuke's voice was calm, but the words carried weight.
It was cruel.
But the cruelty did not surprise him.
The World Government had done far worse.
"Offerings?"
"What do you sacrifice people for?"
Luffy looked around as he asked, like he expected an answer to be written on the walls.
"To worship gods."
A new voice cut in.
"That is what Lilith and Adam want to become."
The First Generation stepped into the altar.
His body looked damaged.
Cracks, torn flesh, signs of strain.
It was obvious he had fought something fierce in the short time he was gone.
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