He certainly knew about pure gold; it was the legendary magical gold that could keep people young forever, and possessing it would allow one to achieve true immortality.

But he didn't have that thing.

Are my earrings made of pure gold?

Stop joking.

Would the World Government give itself something like that? He's not Im.

etc...

"Pure gold? Lanternfish?"

He stroked his chin, lost in thought, as if he vaguely remembered something like that.

"That's Lord Lantern! Legend has it that wherever pure gold appears, Lord Lantern will surely be there too! The light from your earring might have misled Lord Lantern. It craves that light, so distract it!" Lida shouted.

Lanternfish and pure gold?

We're getting more and more familiar with each other...

"Never mind that for now, you want my light, right? Fine!"

Kuro swiftly flew forward, appearing beside the lanternfish and stabbing it below its eye.

"So what if you can transform into a giant of light? If you want light, then come and get it!"

Pfft!!!

Kuro appeared below the lanternfish's eyes, making sure it could see the light from his earrings, then slashed forward with his sword. The black blade transformed into a straight line of light, piercing the lanternfish's skin and carrying Kuro's body backward.

"ah..."

The lanternfish cried out in pain, its eyes constantly shifting towards Kuro, and as it moved, its massive body slowly turned as well.

They actually followed Kuro's direction.

Kuro flew straight ahead, far away from Moe Island, until he could only see the outline of Moe Island before stopping.

The giant lanternfish slowly swam over, its head slightly raised, as if it wanted to swallow Kuro.

He looked down at the lanternfish from high above, a sinister smile creeping onto his lips: "Now that we're here, I won't hold back."

He raised his arm high, then brought it down heavily.

"Let's see if your treasure trove is bigger, or mine!"

The sky suddenly turned black.

It wasn't that night had fallen, but rather that something was obscuring the sky above. Above Kuro's head, a black curtain formed by countless islands, factories, and weapons shrouded the sky, creating a heavy and oppressive atmosphere.

It was as if the sky had collapsed.

"You'd better sink me into the sea, you beast!"

The black curtain descended rapidly, and objects larger than the lanternfish crashed into its body.

The impact of something falling from a great height is naturally beyond human comprehension.

Rocks, islands, and weapons slammed into the lanternfish's body, as if trying to flatten it, leaving it dented all over.

The pain caused the lanternfish's mouth to widen, causing seawater to flow back out and into the ocean.

That's its gastric juice.

The impact was so great that it started to vomit.

Large numbers of fish rushed out with the seawater; these were all things it usually swallowed, including some giant sea monsters.

Deep within the mouth, the outline of an island faintly emerges.

boom!

An island emerged from the lanternfish's mouth, surged into the sea, and drifted away on the ocean.

This scene made Kuro's lips twitch.

Fortunately, we evacuated in time; otherwise, if that thing had come over and bit Meng Island, Meng Island would have been gone.

Having spat out the island, the lanternfish's body was noticeably flattened, not from hunger, but from being smashed by Kuro's treasure vault. It lay on its back on the sea surface, panting heavily, its breath like a gale sweeping across the water.

"One more round!"

Kuro raised his palm, and the object rose into the air again, ready to strike it once more.

However, at that moment, the lanternfish seemed to sense something. One of its eyes, which was lying on the surface of the sea, stared intently at Kuro before its body sank and disappeared into the ocean.

"They escaped?"

Kuro watched as the huge shadow on the sea surface gradually shrank, clearly indicating that it had entered the deep sea.

This left him stunned, unsure whether to raise his arm or lower it.

What's so special about this?

Should I come over and vomit up an island to put on a show for him?

"And he threw up pretty much."

Kuro looked down at the island. When the island was rolled out of the lanternfish's belly, it must have been squeezed and damaged, leaving obvious signs of compression and a mess.

However, some building outlines can still be faintly seen.

And in that depth, he saw an extremely dazzling golden light.

Kuro narrowed his eyes, landed, and swung his sword, creating a gust of wind that swept away nearby buildings. In that instant, the light became even brighter, shining upon him.

"This is..."

The moment he was bathed in light, Kuro sensed something was wrong.

In this world, you can die if you're not careful, so he's very meticulous about his body; he can sense even the slightest movement.

And now it's very clear that he feels his growth has stagnated.

No, to be precise, it was an extremely slow progress, so slow that it could almost be considered a standstill.

He cleared away the ruins surrounding the light and pulled out a transparent jar containing a golden pebble that was radiating light.