'Tsk—'

  At that moment, in the upper reaches of the Grand Lien thousaers above the sea he Sky Isnd called "Dras," a giant, uninhabited isnd cloud was sliced open by a massive, dazzling ssh, leaving an arming scar that would make anyone break out in a cold sweat.

  'Huff… huff…'

  With a pierg gaze and powerful aura, El fpped his wings and soared, wielding the gleaming Great Halberd and unleashing powerful sshes.

  'Swish—swish—'

  The cold gleam of the on was apanied by a fierce, whistling sound that filled the air. Each ssh cut through the giant isnd cloud, approximately ten kilometers wide, severing it piece by piece.

  "No wohey call him El-sama."

  "Truly impressive!"

  From a distahundercloud Zeus and Sun Prometheus watched with awe and admiration as El-sama effortlessly unleashed enormous sshes, cutting apart the massive cloud isnd in such a short time.

  A t, youthful, aiful female giant looked at the tall, majestic, winged figure with a passionate and admiring gaze. "Of course, El is the man who's going to bee King of the World!"

  She, along with Linlin and the rest of the Fallen Angel Pirates, firmly believed in El's grand ambition—to create a powerful, dreamlike nation that would lead them all to overthrow the corrupt Wover. One day, he would asd the Empty Throne and bee the true ruler of the world.

  "Gerd—"

  El smiled as he spoke. "The rest is up to you!"

  "No problem, leave it to me!"

  Thundercloud Zeus flew forward as Gerd leaped onto the freshly carved isnd cloud, fidently patting her chest. Without hesitation, she pced her hands on the isnd, her eyes glowing with rippling light, and a visible aura of soul energy radiated from her.

  "With my soul, I give you new life—rise as a living isnd, Atntis!"

  At that moment, Gerd, wielding the powers of the Soul-Soul Fruit, infused part of her own soul into the giant cloud beh her.

  'Shhh—'

  The massive isnd cloud quaked, and the "ground" shifted, f a colossal, humanoid face that looked at Gerd with delighted eyes, calling out to her in a booming voice, "Gerd-sama…"

  "Atntis, open wide… and e these souls!"

  As Gerd hopped onto Thundercloud Zeus's back, a massive bundle of gathered souls she had harvested transformed into an enormous, eerie-looking loaf.

  "Whoa…"

  "A feast of souls!"

  Zeus and Prometheus drooled. Though these weren't Gerd's personal soul fragments, the sheer quantity was overwhelming, enough to create a signifit ge. If they could e that many souls, they would undoubtedly grow stronger.

  "Yes!"

  Overjoyed, Atntis opes massive mouth and began to devour the souls. Its body merged with the surrounding clouds, causing it to grow even rger.

  "Don't worry; there'll be plenty for you two wheime es," Gerd said, smiling as she patted both Prometheus and Zeus.

  "Yes, Gerd-sama!"

  As se beings, Zeus and Prometheus had their own personalities. While they cked plex human desires, their instinct to evolve pushed them to crave the massive soul energy before them.

  'Rumble… Rumble…'

  With a tremendous roar, the enormous, personified isnd cloud floated upward. Its thick cloud cover stretched hundreds of meters, a breathtaking sight.

  "Gerd-sama!" shouted the colossal cloud homie, Atntis, in a booming voice.

  "It looks like things are going well!" El's t form nded on the giant cloud and smiled.

  "Hehe, it might even exceed expectations. Especially si now tains the soul of a Navy Admiral, it's essentially a mobile war fortress with formidable attack power!"

  Gerd leaped nimbly onto the cloud, excitement gleaming in her eyes as she spoke to El. Though not initially created as a battle-type homie, Atntis was turning out to be quite powerful, thanks to the immense quantity of souls it had devoured, including the soul of an Admiral known as Iron Cw.

  As a giant homie, Atntis not only held electrical properties, releasing powerful currents, but could also unleash massive attacks due to its colossal size. It now possessed strength surpassing even the highest-ranked homies like Zeus or Prometheus.

  "Oh? That's wonderful…"

  El raised an eyebrow, clearly pleased. Surveying the vast, white "nd," he said with satisfa, "Now we just o make a few adjustments, and the airborne fortress project will be plete!"

  He po move in ample "nd," verting this floating isnd into a livable area plete with a massive castle, eai, living facilities, and robust defenses. Atntis's innate electrical power would serve as an endless energy source for these structures. As a highly intelligent homie, Atntis could defend itself and attack autonomously, perhaps even evolving into a super on on par with the legendary Pluton battleship one day.

  "Hey, listen up!"

  Just then, Sun Prometheus flew up to Atntis, h proudly as he decred, "Atntis, Zeus and I are your Senpais. From now on, you're our apprentice!"

  "That's right!" Thundercloud Zeus added, eg Prometheus.

  "Ha! I won't listen to you two little pipsqueaks. I only follow Gerd-sama's orders!"

  Fed by an overwhelming supply of souls, the massive Atntis, though appearing i, had a glint of cleverness in its eyes as it looked down at the paratively tiny Prometheus and Zeus. But when it came to Gerd, its creator, Atntis was reverent and obedient.

  "You little—"

  "Why, you…!"

  The two homies were furious, transf into their demon forms, one bzing with fire, the other crag with lightning.

  However, the sight didn't faze the colossal Atntis. With one enormous breath, it blew the smaller homies away.

  "Tant!"

  "Zeus, let's teach it a lesson!"

  Enraged, Zeus and Prometheus prepared to grer and front the disrespectful newer.

  "Ha! I'm not afraid of you little runts!" Atntis boasted, its colossal form turni bck as electrical sparks flickered across its surface, its mouth crag with lightning.

  'Zzzap!'

  The sky lit up as a massive bolt of lightning charged toward the two homies, who retaliated in their gigantic, demon-like forms with powerful attacks of their own.

  'Boom!'

  Thunder and fire collided, and powerful shockwaves rippled out.

  "Bst… this thing…"

  Zeus and Prometheus, visibly frustrated, prepared for an even more powerful assault, unwilling to cede.

  "I'm not afraid of you two tiny runts!" Atntis taunted.

  Just as they were about to tiheir brawl, Gerd intervened and stopped them.

  "You three, knock it off already…"

  She pnted a firm ki Atntis's massive head, hands on her hips, as she scolded the three bickering homies. "You o get along—got it?"

  "Yes, Gerd-sama…"

  Despite their frustratioher Zeus nor Prometheus dared defy her.

  "Impressive power…" El smirked, watg the homies' skirmish.

  Individually, Atntis was strohaher Zeus or Prometheus, thanks to the vast quantity of souls it had ed, including those of an Admiral and thousands of Navy elites.

  "Gerd-sama, where are we heading now?" asked Atntis, eager to test its newfound powers.

  "Hehe, we're heading down to the Blue Sea to meet up with Linlin and the others!"

  Bleam