"Hmm!"
"Who?"
At this moment, an extremely powerful aura suddenly erupted from the King. Although he was old, his eyes were still bright. He looked towards the direction of the grand hall entrance, his gaze revealing the presence of a peak expert and an overwhelming aura that filled the entire hall.
The sheer dominance of this aura made the air in the hall feel thick.
If anyone were to enter the hall at this moment, they would undoubtedly be forced to their knees by this oppressive power.
Of course, if the visitor was not strong, they would likely faint.
*Stomp, stomp, stomp!*
However, all of this seemed as insignificant as a gentle breeze to the moon-white figure entering from the main gate.
The crisp sound of footsteps echoed exceptionally loudly in the silent hall.
"Yo! You must be the King of the Giant Kingdom, right? I'm just a traveler, and I came up to take a look out of idle curiosity, to resolve a doubt that's been bothering me, so close yet keeping me awake."
Standing at the boundary between the entrance and the hall, Kong Tai looked up, his azure blue pupils emitting a faint blue glow under the moonlight, revealing a hint of a smile, goodwill, and gentleness within.
"Your Majesty the King, could you please enlighten me?"
Kong Tai bowed slightly towards the massive King seated on the throne.
"Silver-haired Kong Tai."
The King stared into Kong Tai's unforgettable azure blue eyes and murmured in a low voice.
Then, he withdrew his aura, gripping his scepter with both hands, and asked with great dignity, "Setting aside your doubts, why are you trespassing into my kingdom and my palace? Are you not afraid that I will keep you here?"
"Can you keep me?"
Straightening up, Kong Tai chuckled and retorted.
It wasn't that he looked down on the King of the Giant Kingdom before him; it was simply that with his strength, no one in this world could keep him.
In fact, the King before him was not weak. Although he appeared very old, the aura he exuded was incredibly powerful.
According to his observations, this fellow was at least at the Admiral's strength.
Moreover, Kong Tai sensed a familiar aura on him, the same as what he felt from Molo – the aura of Elbaf.
It seemed this King was also an Awakened user.
As for whether there were other Awakened users in the palace, he couldn't sense them. However, there was one place that even his senses couldn't penetrate. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
"Where?"
"Don't guess. That should be the true core of this kingdom, the temple of the Giants."
This was what Bian An had told him.
Out of respect, he didn't dare to force his way in to see what was inside.
After touring this sky city, he arrived here and found it interesting that a "lonely" King was seated on the throne of this solitary palace.
The King looked deeply at Kong Tai and then said, "Speak! What is your question?"
He didn't know if he could keep the silver-haired youth before him by combining the power of the temple, but even if he could, he didn't intend to do so.
They had no past grievances, so making such a powerful enemy would be asking for trouble.
Although Kong Tai's trespassing into his palace was somewhat impolite, it would be too petty of him to start a conflict because of it.
After all, the other party was the strongest in the world at the moment.
Furthermore, based on the news he had seen, Kong Tai did not seem to be an evil person.
In essence, the main reason was the immense power of the person before him, so powerful that he could stand as an equal. If another pirate had trespassed into his palace like this, he would have already given the order to capture the intruder.
"It's nothing much, really."
Kong Tai took a step forward, his figure like a wisp of smoke from a dream, vanishing without a trace. When he reappeared, he was silently in the void before the Giant King.
"No objection, I'll sit here then!"
Without waiting for the King's reply, Kong Tai sat down in the void as if there was another transparent void throne behind him.
"Heh heh!! That's much more comfortable. After all, you're too tall, and standing below, I had to crane my neck to talk to you. Honestly, it's quite tiring."
The King stared at Kong Tai, his massive brown pupils filled with extreme solemnity.
If this was speed, then what was the speed that could evade his perception?
He didn't know.
If it wasn't speed, then it was spatial movement.
"What is this?"
The King asked directly.
The world knew that the person before them had killed Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, but no one knew how such powerful individuals, after realizing they were no match, couldn't even escape.
The news only reported the events, not the specific strength or abilities of those involved.
This had become an unspoken rule among all the newspapers in the world.
And even if the World Government and the Navy knew, they wouldn't disseminate the pirates' strength clearly.
This resulted in the world knowing that a certain pirate was strong, but no one knew exactly why.
Just like the person before them; he knew he was strong, but he had no idea of his specific strength or abilities.
He only knew that he was a swordsman, and the blue-haired girl accompanying this silver-haired kid was also a swordsman, and apparently an ability user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. As for anything else...
He knew nothing.
"This?"
Kong Tai sat in the void, clasping his hands together, elbows resting on his knees, and his chin on the back of his hands. He looked up at the King, who was facing him, and smiled, "It's spatial movement."
"I can sense the nodes in space and step on them to achieve instantaneous teleportation."
"As expected, spatial movement."
The King looked deeply at Kong Tai.
No wonder even the Yonko couldn't escape from this guy; he "controlled space."
Glancing at the void beneath Kong Tai, the King understood Kong Tai's ability.
Straightening up, Kong Tai leaned back, took a gourd from his waist, and removed the stopper.
*Gulp, gulp, gulp!!*
He took several large mouthfuls.
"Want some?"
"No, thank you."
Seeing the wine gourd extended by Kong Tai, the King shook his head.
"Speak, what is it you want?"
At this point, the King had also become curious about why Kong Tai had come to see him.
He withdrew his hand, shifted his posture in the void, finding a more comfortable position, and then, while drinking, said, "I just want to know if, in the war eight hundred years ago, were you guys one of the parties involved?"
As soon as Kong Tai asked the question, an eerie silence fell over the hall, so quiet that not a single sound could be heard, except for Kong Tai's drinking.
After an unknown period of time, the King finally spoke.
"How did you know?"
His voice was solemn and deep.