Chapter 526: Exploring the Crystal Palace of Youlan Island and Resolving the Power Crisis

After landing on the island, they walked along a road paved with blue stones. On the way, they encountered some transparent jellyfish-like creatures floating in the air, emitting soft blue light, which seemed to be guiding them.

Soon, they came to a huge square. In the center of the square was a huge crystal palace, the gate of the palace was closed, and it was surrounded by complex energy lines, which flashed arcs from time to time.

"This palace looks powerful. There must be some secrets hidden inside." Luffy couldn't wait to rush towards the palace gate. However, the moment he touched the gate, a strong electric current bounced him back.

"Ouch, this door has electricity!" Luffy said as he rubbed his body which was numb from the electricity. Robin carefully observed the door and the surrounding wiring and said, "This may be an electrical protection device. We need to find a way to shut it down before we can go in."

Just as everyone was thinking about countermeasures, the crystal pillars around the square suddenly released powerful electric currents, which gathered together to form several huge electric elves. The electric elves were transparent, made of pure electric current, and their eyes flashed with dazzling light.

"Outsiders, how dare you trespass into Blue Lightning Island? Accept the punishment of electric shock!" The electric elf made a sharp sound, and then released lightning towards Luffy and others.

Luffy quickly stretched out his rubber arm and directed the lightning to the side: "Rubber? Lightning rod!" Zoro, Sanji and others also dodged the lightning and launched a counterattack.

Zoro wielded three swords, the blades flashing through the lightning: "Three Swords Style? Raikiri!" He tried to cut off the electric current attack. Sanji moved flexibly in the air with Moon Steps, and kicked out powerful flaming kicks with his legs: "Devil Wind Kick? Electric Oven!" The flames and lightning collided with each other, producing dazzling light and strong energy fluctuations.

Nami summoned dark clouds with the weather stick, trying to absorb and control lightning: "Thundercloud!" Usopp took out a special "insulated shield bomb" and fired it at his companions. After the bomb exploded, it formed an insulating shield, temporarily resisting some of the lightning attacks. Chopper transformed into a huge form and hit the approaching electric spirit with his body. Although he was hit by the current, he continued to fight with his strong physique.

Robin used the power of the Hana-Hana no Mi to grow arms around the electric spirits, trying to disrupt their electrical conduction. Franky activated his entire body's defenses and used laser beams to counterattack the electric spirits. Brook used the sound of the soul to disrupt the rhythm of the electric spirits' movements, causing some confusion in their attacks.

In the fierce battle, they found that the core of the electric spirit is a blue electric ball located in the center of them. As long as the electric ball is destroyed, the electric spirit can be defeated.

Luffy and the others began to focus on attacking the core of the electric spirit, the electric ball. Luffy used his rubber arm to launch himself into the center of the electric spirit, and then punched the electric ball with all his strength: "Rubber? Great Ape King Spear? Breaking Electricity!" This punch hit the electric ball with great force. The electric ball shattered instantly, and the electric spirit let out a sharp scream, and then dissipated into the air.

With the disappearance of the Electric Spirit, the power protection device of the Crystal Palace also stopped working. They successfully opened the palace door and walked into this mysterious Crystal Palace.

The interior of the palace is filled with various sophisticated electrical equipment and complex circuit systems. The walls are inlaid with countless blue gems, which emit a faint blue light and illuminate the entire palace.

Deep inside the palace, they saw a huge blue energy ball. The energy ball continuously released powerful electric currents, and the surrounding air was ionized, making a slight crackling sound.

"This energy is so powerful. If we can control it, it may provide super power for our ship." Franky said excitedly. However, Robin frowned and said, "This energy is too violent. If it gets out of control, it may cause a huge disaster."

Just as they were discussing how to deal with this energy, a group of people who looked like scientists in blue robes came out.

"Who are you? Why did you break into our energy research palace?" asked the leading scientist. Luffy replied, "We are the Straw Hat Pirates. We saw this island while sailing on the sea, so we came in to take a look. This energy looks dangerous. Can you control it?"

The scientists shook their heads helplessly: "We have been studying this energy, but it is too powerful and we cannot fully control it yet. Recently its fluctuations have become more and more violent. We are worried that it will explode out of control and endanger the entire island."

When Luffy heard this, he immediately said, "Let us help you find a solution!" So, the Straw Hat Pirates and scientists began to study ways to control energy.

During the research, they discovered that a special crystal was needed to stabilize the fluctuations of the energy ball. This crystal grew in a dangerous cave deep in the island, which was full of various traps and ferocious electrical monsters.

Luffy and his companions went to the cave to look for crystals without hesitation. In the cave, they encountered various dangers. Some traps were electric nets that would suddenly release high-voltage currents, and some were electric spike traps hidden in the dark. Once touched, they would be hit by a strong current.

Luffy relied on the insulation of his rubber body to risk touching traps many times to open up a path for his friends, while Zoro, Sanji and others fought a desperate battle with the ferocious electrical monster.

Zoro's sword flashed in the darkness, interweaving with the electric monster's electric attack: "Three sword styles? Secret? One? Three thousand? The world!" Sanji's fire kick drew a series of flames in the cave, fighting against the lightning of the electric monster: "Devil Wind Kick? Hell Flame!"

Nami uses the weather stick to sense the location of the trap and warns her friends to avoid it in advance. Usopp takes out various special ammunition and fires at the electric monster: "Electric Shock Buster Bullet!" Chopper transforms into a combat form and attacks the electric monster with his antlers and fists. Robin uses the power of the Hana-Hana Fruit to set up obstacles around traps and monsters to restrict their movements. Franky uses laser beams to attack the vital parts of the electric monster, and Brook uses the sound of the soul to interfere with the attack rhythm of the electric monster.

After a difficult exploration and battle, they finally found the special crystal. When they returned to the Crystal Palace with the crystal, they found that the fluctuation of the energy ball had gone out of control, the strong current was running everywhere, many equipment in the palace were destroyed, and the scientists fell into chaos and danger.

Luffy and the others acted quickly, placing the crystal in a special device around the energy ball. While placing the crystal, they were attacked by a strong electric current released by the energy ball. Luffy hugged the crystal tightly with his rubber arms, enduring the impact of the electric current: "Rubber? Insulation hug!" Zoro, Sanji and others stood aside to resist the attack of the electric current and protect Luffy and the crystal.