Chapter 494: Luffy and his party bravely enter the Dream Island and uncover the curse behind the mag

"It seems we have to be careful when passing through this reef maze." Franky controlled the boat and carefully sailed to the entrance of the maze. Zoro stood at the bow and observed the surroundings vigilantly: "These runes may have mysteries, everyone should not be careless."

When navigating in the maze, you need to always pay attention to the direction of movement of the reefs and avoid collisions. Luffy and others were connected to the boat with ropes, and then jumped onto some reefs, trying to use their own power to change the movement trajectory of the reefs and open up a safe passage for the boat. Sanji used his moon steps to flexibly shuttle between the reefs and accurately control the position of some smaller reefs.

Nami tried hard to study the meaning of the runes, hoping to find clues to pass the maze. Usopp set some marks on the reefs to help everyone remember the route they had taken. Chopper ran back and forth between the ship and the reefs to pass on information. Robin used the power of the Hana-Hana no Mi to move some reefs in key locations, and Brook used his soul perception ability to detect dangers around him. Ling Tian combined his knowledge and experience to direct everyone's actions.

However, there seemed to be other dangers in the maze. Some huge sea monsters emerged from the seabed. They were huge and had powerful attack power. One of the giant octopus monsters wrapped its tentacles around the ship and tried to drag it to the bottom of the sea. Luffy saw this and immediately rushed to the octopus monster: "Rubber? Giant Gun!" His fist hit the octopus monster's tentacles hard, causing it to let go of the ship.

Zoro jumped onto the octopus monster and slashed at its body with his sword: "Three sword styles? One big? Three thousand? The world!" Sanji also launched an attack, and his kicks rained down on the other tentacles of the octopus monster. The other partners also displayed their own skills and started a thrilling battle with the sea monster.

With everyone's joint efforts, they finally succeeded in passing the reef maze. But at this time, the ship also suffered a certain degree of damage and everyone was exhausted.

"We can't stop, the Dream Island is just ahead!" Luffy encouraged everyone. So, they continued sailing, heading towards the legendary "Dream Island".

After sailing for a while, they finally saw a looming island in the distance. The island was emitting colorful light, as if it was a fairyland in a dream. "That's the Dream Island!" Luffy shouted excitedly.

When they approached the island, they found that the sea around the island was as calm as a mirror, without a single wave. The boat slowly sailed to the shore, and everyone couldn't wait to board this mysterious island.

The island is full of beautiful scenery, with gardens full of exotic flowers, streams flowing with colorful liquids, and trees full of glittering fruits. The air is filled with a sweet scent that makes people feel like they are in heaven.

"It's so beautiful here." Nami said intoxicatedly. But everyone did not forget the purpose of this trip. They began to look for the legendary magical fruit that can fulfill any wish.

During the exploration, they found that there seemed to be no other creatures on the island, only these beautiful and mysterious scenes. However, as they went deeper into the island, some strange phenomena began to appear. The originally beautiful flowers suddenly turned into huge man-eating plants, the colorful streams became extremely hot, like magma flowing, and the glittering fruits also turned into terrible weapons, attacking them.

"What's going on?" Usopp shouted in surprise. Luffy dodged the attack and said, "It seems that this island also has secrets. We must be careful."

Zoro swung his sword and cut off the vines that kept attacking them: "No matter what it is, it can't stop us!" Sanji kicked away the fruits that had turned into weapons with his feet to protect his companions behind him.

They continued to move forward and found a huge palace, which was built of crystal and gems and emitted a dazzling light. The door of the palace was closed and engraved with mysterious patterns and words.

"There might be something we're looking for in here." Ling Tian said, looking at the gate. Robin walked forward and touched the words on the gate with the power of the Flower-Flower Fruit, trying to decipher the information.

After some effort, Robin deciphered part of the words on the gate: "Only by passing the test can you enter the palace and find the real treasure."

At this moment, the surrounding environment changed again, and they were teleported to an illusory space. In this space, they saw the scenes they most desired and the things they feared most in their hearts.

Luffy saw himself becoming the Pirate King but losing all his friends, and his heart was filled with pain: "I don't want to be such a Pirate King!" Zoro saw that he had encountered an insurmountable bottleneck in kendo and could never become the world's number one swordsman, and his eyes were full of reluctance. Sanji saw that he could no longer cook for some reason, and his world seemed to have lost its color.

Nami saw herself imprisoned in darkness forever, losing her freedom and wealth. Usopp saw himself being hated and laughed at by everyone, becoming a real coward. Chopper saw himself turned back into an ordinary reindeer, unable to go on adventures with his friends. Robin saw herself abandoned by the world and spending her life alone. Franky saw his body destroyed and could no longer realize his dream. Brook saw his soul dissipated in endless darkness and could never rest in peace.

"Is this a test of our hearts?" Ling Tian asked. Everyone fell into deep thought. They knew that only by overcoming these inner fears and desires could they move forward.

Luffy was the first to cheer up: "I won't let this happen. I am going to be the Pirate King, together with my friends!" His belief infected everyone, and his friends also took up their courage.

Zoro clenched the knife in his hand: "I will break through all bottlenecks and become the world's number one swordsman, and witness it with my friends!" Sanji rekindled his passion for cooking: "I will make the most delicious food in the world, for my friends!"

Nami, Usopp, Chopper, Robin, Franky, and Brook also overcame their inner fears, and their eyes became extremely determined.

As they overcame their inner trials, the illusory space disappeared and the palace gate slowly opened. They walked into the palace, where a huge crystal table was placed, on which stood a fruit emitting a mysterious glow.

"Is this the magical fruit that can fulfill any wish?" Luffy looked at the fruit, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. But at this moment, a mysterious voice sounded in the palace: "Do you think this fruit can really fulfill wishes? It is cursed, and everyone who uses it will pay a heavy price."

Luffy frowned: "We don't need to rely on this fruit to realize our wishes, we have our own power!" His companions also nodded in agreement.