Chapter 497: Fight against the dark forces, repair the seal of Sky Island, and brave the ghost ship

Luffy and his friends quickly fought back, using their surroundings and their own skills to fight the bird creatures. Luffy jumped between branches and attacked the bird creatures with his rubber fists; Zoro swung his sword and cut off the wings of the bird creatures; Sanji used his kicking skills to kick the bird creatures away; and the others also used their own skills to successfully repel the bird creatures.

Deep in the forest, they found an ancient tribe. The inhabitants of the tribe had a unique appearance and culture. At first, these inhabitants were wary of Luffy and his companions, but after seeing that they had no ill intentions, they gradually let down their guard. Through communication with the inhabitants of the tribe, they learned that this tribe had lived on this floating island for a long time, and they were guarding a mysterious power on the island.

This mysterious power is sealed in an ancient temple in the center of the island. It is said that it is related to the balance of the entire sky island. But recently, an evil force has been trying to destroy the seal and obtain the mysterious power. Luffy and others decided to help the tribesmen guard the mysterious power.

When they arrived at the temple, they found some mysterious men in black trying to break the seal. When they saw Luffy and his companions coming, they immediately attacked. Luffy and his companions had a fierce battle with the men in black. The men in black used a strange dark magic, and their attacks had the power of corrosion and devouring.

Luffy's rubber body was also affected by the dark magic attack. He felt his strength being gradually eroded: "These guys' attacks are a bit troublesome." Zoro used his three swords to resist the dark magic attack. His eyes became more determined: "We can't let them break the seal."

Sanji evades the attacks flexibly in the air with his Moon Step, and counterattacks the black-clad men with his Devil's Wind Kick: "Devil's Wind Kick? The finishing touch!" His attack successfully hits some of the black-clad men, pushing them back. Nami uses the weather stick to create strong winds and heavy rain to disrupt the black-clad men's movements; Usopp's inventions also play an important role in this battle, and his special ammunition causes considerable damage to the black-clad men.

Chopper transforms into a giant form and fights the man in black in close combat; Robin uses the power of the Hana-Hana no Mi to control the surrounding environment and restrict the man in black's actions; Franky attacks the man in black with his laser beam; Brook uses the sound of the soul to attack the man in black mentally. Ling Tian observes the action patterns of the man in black and looks for a way to crack their magic.

After a hard fight, they finally repelled the black-clad man, but the seal of the temple was also damaged to a certain extent. The tribesmen were very worried, and they were afraid that the mysterious power would leak out. Luffy looked at the damaged seal and said, "We have to find a way to repair this seal."

They searched for a way to repair the seal in the temple and found some ancient books and ritual props. According to the records in the books, repairing the seal requires a complex ceremony and the collection of five special materials. These materials are distributed in various corners of the Sky Island, some in dangerous craters, some in mysterious crystal caves, and some in the center of powerful storms.

Luffy and his friends did not hesitate at all. They immediately split up to look for materials. Luffy and Zoro went to the crater, where the magma was rolling and steaming, and there were huge fire lizards guarding the materials. Luffy and Zoro had a fierce battle with the fire lizards. Luffy used his rubber body to resist the high temperature and attacked the fire lizards with his rubber fists; Zoro relied on his superb swordsmanship to cut the vital points of the fire lizards. With the cooperation of the two, they successfully obtained the materials from the crater.

Sanji and Nami went to the crystal cave, which was full of sharp crystals and mysterious magic circles. They needed to solve the puzzle of the magic circle to get the materials. Sanji used his wisdom and agility to shuttle between the crystals and avoid the attacks of the magic circle; Nami studied the rules of the magic circle and used the weather stick to solve the puzzle. After some efforts, they also successfully obtained the materials of the crystal cave.

Usopp and Chopper headed to the center of the storm, where the wind was howling and thunder and lightning were raging. They rode Franky's special aircraft and struggled to move forward in the storm. Usopp used his invention to stabilize the aircraft, while Chopper used his keen sense of smell to find the location of the materials. Under the ravages of the storm, they were in danger many times, but they finally succeeded in getting the materials in the center of the storm.

Robin, Franky and Brook were looking for the remaining two materials in another mysterious place. There were huge mechanical puppets and complex traps. Franky became very interested in the mechanical puppets. He studied their structure while fighting with the puppets. Robin used the ability of the Hana-Hana Fruit to crack the traps, and Brook used the sound of the soul to sense danger. With the joint efforts of the three, they also found the two materials.

When they returned to the temple with the five materials, the tribesmen cheered. They began to repair the seal according to the ritual in the book. During the ceremony, Luffy and others needed to use their own strength to protect the ceremony and prevent the black-clad man from attacking again.

Sure enough, the men in black appeared again, and they launched an even more powerful attack. But this time, Luffy and his companions were prepared. They united and launched the final battle with the men in black. Luffy's attack was more fierce, Zoro's swordsmanship was more exquisite, Sanji's kicking skills were more deadly, and the other companions also showed their strength beyond the past.

In the fierce battle, they successfully repelled the black man and completed the seal repair ceremony. The sky island returned to peace, and the tribesmen were grateful to Luffy and others. They stayed on the island for a while, sharing adventure stories with the tribesmen and learning more about the secrets of the sky island.

After leaving the Sky Island, they continued sailing. During the voyage, they encountered a huge ghost ship. This ghost ship exuded a gloomy atmosphere, and its sails were tattered, as if it had been drifting on the sea for countless years.

Luffy said excitedly, "Wow, it's a ghost ship, let's go up and take a look!" When they boarded the ghost ship, they found that the ship was full of ghosts. These ghosts had different shapes, some looked like crew members, and some were strange creatures. When the ghosts saw Luffy and his companions coming, they screamed and attacked them.

Luffy attacked the ghosts with his rubber fists, but his fists went through the ghosts' bodies: "These ghosts are a bit troublesome, we can't hit them." Zoro waved his sword, trying to attack the ghosts with sword energy: "Three sword styles? Secret? One big? Three thousand? The world!" Although his attack had a certain impact on the ghosts, the ghosts quickly regrouped.