Chapter 485: Exploring the Mystery of the Floating Island in the Sky and the Mystery of the Palace G

They walked into the ice cave and found some huge ice blocks inside, which seemed to contain something. Deep in the ice cave, there was a huge ice crystal, which contained a mysterious creature. This creature looked like a dragon, but it had transparent wings and glittering scales.

"What kind of creature is this? Why is it sealed here?" Luffy looked at the creature in the ice crystal curiously.

Ling Tian studied the surrounding patterns and texts and said, "According to these records, this is a dragon that guards the power of ice and snow. It was sealed here by ancient wizards to prevent the power of ice and snow from being abused."

At this time, some black-robed men appeared at the entrance of the ice cave. They were another remnant of the black-robed men.

"Haha, we finally found you. We will use the ice and snow power of this dragon, don't try to stop us." The leader of the black-robed men shouted.

The black-robed man attacked Luffy and the others, and at the same time they tried to break the ice crystals and release the dragon. Luffy and the others immediately started fighting with the black-robed man, they could not let the black-robed man succeed.

Luffy activated the "Snake Man" form of Gear 4 and rushed towards the black-robed man: "Rubber Rubber? White Snake? Phantom Combo!" His arms attacked the black-robed man quickly like a white snake, knocking some of them down. Zoro used "Three Swords Flow? Secret Technique? Renewal of Everything? Black Robe Slash", and his sword light was like a new sun, slashing at the black-robed man and forcing him back. Kuina and the Nine Snakes warriors shot with bows and arrows, and each arrow contained a powerful force and hit the black-robed man. Hancock used "Conqueror's Haki? Fear of Black Robe", and her domineering aura enveloped the black-robed man, greatly reducing their combat effectiveness.

While fighting, they also have to stop the black-robed man from destroying the ice crystals. The black-robed man leader casts dark magic, firing black energy beams at the ice crystals. Luffy and the others quickly resist, Zoro cuts off the energy beams with his sword, and Kuina and the Nine Snakes block some of the beams with their shields. Hancock uses "Sweet Sweet Wind? Sweet Shield", her ability to form a protective film around the ice crystals.

But the leader of the black robes did not give up. He increased the output of magic, and the black energy beam became stronger and stronger. Luffy saw this and rushed towards the leader of the black robes: "Rubber rubber? Great Ape King Spear? Black Robe Destruction!" His fist with great force hit the leader of the black robes. This punch hit the leader of the black robes and knocked him out.

Zoro, Kuina, Hancock and the Nine Snakes warriors took the opportunity to launch a more violent attack and defeated all the men in black robes.

"Huh, they almost succeeded." Luffy breathed a sigh of relief.

They looked at the dragon in the ice crystal, not knowing what to do. At this moment, the dragon suddenly opened its eyes, and it looked at Luffy and others, with a hint of gratitude in its eyes.

"Thank you for protecting me, you are brave warriors. In return, I will bless you with the power of ice and snow." The dragon's voice echoed in the ice cave.

The dragon released a force of ice and snow, which enveloped Luffy and the others. They felt a strong energy rushing into their bodies, as if they had become even stronger.

"Wow, that feels great!" Luffy jumped up excitedly.

They said goodbye to the dragon and left the ice cave. After leaving the ice island, they continued to sail. During the voyage, they constantly encountered new challenges and adventures, but they always maintained firm beliefs and fearless courage and continued to move forward towards the unknown sea.

During one of their voyages, they discovered an island floating in the air, which was shrouded in a layer of golden light and had many gorgeous buildings and mysterious gardens.

"It's another strange place. Let's go up and take a look." Luffy said, looking at the island in the sky.

They used some special tools, such as balloons and ropes, to climb up to the island in the sky. When they landed on the island, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery in front of them. The garden on the island was full of various exotic flowers, which exuded charming fragrance, and some elves were flying among the flowers.

"It's so beautiful here!" Hancock exclaimed.

But before they had time to appreciate it, they found that the residents of the island were full of hostility towards them. These residents were short, with pointed ears and wings, and they attacked Luffy and others with bows and magic wands.

"Why are you attacking us? We mean no harm!" Luffy shouted.

But the residents did not listen to his explanation, they continued to attack. Luffy and others had to fight with the residents. Luffy activated the third gear, "Rubber Rubber? Giant Fist? Spirit Impact!" His fists blasted at the residents, knocking some of them back. Zoro used "Three Swords Flow? Wind Slash? Spirit Break", his sword swung quickly in the wind, beheading some of the approaching residents. Kuina and the Nine Snakes warriors shot with bows and arrows, and each arrow hit the residents' weapons, blocking their attacks. Hancock used "Sweet Sweet Sweet Wind? Sweet Confusion", her ability confused some of the residents and stopped attacking.

During the battle, they discovered that the inhabitants were protecting a golden palace on the island. The palace looked very important and seemed to hide a huge secret.

"We have to figure out why they attacked us. Maybe it has something to do with that palace." Ling Tian said.

They tried to communicate with the residents, but they could not understand them. At this time, an elderly resident appeared. He held a scepter inlaid with gems and seemed to be the leader of the residents.

The older residents looked at Luffy and the others with vigilance in their eyes: "You outsiders, why are you intruding into our island? This palace is our holy place, we cannot let you get close."

Luffy scratched his head, "We just stumbled upon this island during our voyage, we have no ill intentions. We want to know what secrets this palace holds."

The older resident hesitated, then said, "This palace contains our divine power. If it is obtained by an evil person, the world will fall into disaster again. We must protect it."

Luffy and others understood the residents' concerns. They said that they were here to protect world peace and would not have any improper thoughts about the power in the palace.

After some communication, the elderly residents finally believed them. The residents laid down their weapons and got along with Luffy and his friends in a friendly manner. They took Luffy and his friends to visit the gardens and buildings on the island and introduced their culture and history.

While visiting the palace, they found some strange devices and mechanisms in the palace. These mechanisms seemed to be set up to protect the power of the gods.