Blox Fruits: Exploring the Third Sea Before the Update 20 Server Shutdown

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Personnage de Blox Fruits explorant la troisième mer avant l’arrêt des serveurs de l’Update 20

The Third Sea in Blox Fruits offers a particularly dense exploration experience: islands located far apart, high-level quests, bosses, sea events, and rare resources. As Update 20 was eagerly anticipated and more than one million players logged in, access to the game eventually became unavailable for part of the community, with disconnections and a shutdown ahead of the server restart.

Before this interruption, several Third Sea areas could be explored, from Port Town to Amazon Lily by way of the Castle on the Sea. This session especially highlighted pirate raids, the hunt for Fruits that spawned on the map, and the value of strengthening a setup built around the Buddha Fruit and the Dark Blade.

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The Third Sea, a vast area to explore

The Third Sea was already accessible, particularly to level up God Human, but a large part of its islands and quests remained unexplored. Its scale is immediately apparent: traveling by boat between areas takes time because the islands are spread far apart.

This sea features highly varied environments. Port Town is presented as a city to clear through quests involving pirates and billionaires. It also includes a more wooded area, elevated terrain, and a potential cave to investigate later. Progress there leads to level 1550 and then further through new missions.

The Third Sea also contains places already associated with valuable resources. An island visited to collect Dragon Scales is a reminder of how difficult some materials are to gather. These scales, described as very rare purple items, should be kept as soon as they are obtained.

The game therefore encourages players not to focus solely on leveling up: every island may hide a boss, a resource, a locked area, or a temporary event. This variety also creates an incentive to invest in several damage types rather than relying on a single combat approach.

Investing points in Sword to make use of the Dark Blade

The Buddha Fruit remains an effective option for taking hits and clearing enemies quickly. However, relying mainly on this Fruit limits the potential of weapons such as the Dark Blade. The idea, then, is to start allocating points to Sword in order to make better use of this blade.

This choice seemed especially relevant because swords were expected to be reworked with Update 20. The prospect of changes to this equipment encouraged preparation for a more balanced build, able to alternate between Fruit, fighting style, and weapon.

Blade enthusiasts can also pursue specific Third Sea weapons. The Shark Anchor, for example, requires several sea-related resources and a substantial mastery grind. For another legendary blade, players can also follow the detailed route on how to get Yama in Blox Fruits.

Two Fruits spawned on the map: Quake, then Spin

Fruit hunting was a major part of the exploration. The first Fruit found was the Quake Fruit. Rather than consuming it, it was placed in the inventory. This made it possible to keep the acquired Fruit without replacing the Buddha Fruit, which remained central to progression.

A visit to the Death King then made it possible to use 250 Bones. The rewards included money, Fragments, and ten minutes of double XP. Since Bones are also tied to random rewards, they can be farmed and spent as needed, although the result is never guaranteed.

A second Fruit spawned less than forty minutes later. This frequency initially seemed unusual, but the explanation was the weekend: Fruits spawn every hour during that period. This time, it was a Spin Fruit. It too was stored, with no risk of accidentally replacing the equipped Fruit.

Pirate raids at the Castle on the Sea

The “Pirates have been spotted approaching the castle” event triggers an encounter at the Castle on the Sea. The objective is to repel waves of enemies before they reach the castle, then defeat their boss.

Although this raid seemed to require a group, it was completed solo. The Buddha transformation makes defending considerably easier: it allows the attackers to be gathered and eliminated before they advance. At the end of the first raid, the reward was the Sand Fruit, which was stored.

Two more pirate attacks followed during the progression. One mainly provided Fragments and items such as Ectoplasm. The third proved more valuable with the acquisition of the Light Fruit. This Fruit was also safely stored in the inventory.

The Castle on the Sea raids show why it can be useful to teleport immediately when an alert appears. Arriving quickly increases the chances of joining the event before it ends, even though the rewards remain variable.

Bosses, level 1600, and the discovery of Amazon Lily

Progress continued to level 1600, which unlocks the Viking title. The Stone boss was fought along the way, but no rare item was obtained on that occasion. Exploration then led to an area associated with Amazon Lily.

On this island, a locked area indicated that a portal was not yet accessible. Boa Hancock was also present, confirming this area’s One Piece inspiration. Local quests made it possible to reach level 1625 without immediately leaving the island, as a new area opens within the same territory.

The Third Sea also offers a glimpse of content to discover later, such as Chocolate Island and its references to Big Mom, Cracker, and Katakuri. For players interested in exploring more recent Fruits from this period, the Sound Fruit and its battle against Rip Indra illustrate the range of powers available.

The server shutdown before Update 20

As Update 20 drew closer, the game became unstable. Many players were disconnected, while the servers eventually no longer allowed exploration to continue normally. This influx, reported at more than one million connected players, marked the final hours before the expected restart.

This interruption ended progress at level 1625, but the session still made it possible to discover several major Third Sea mechanics: pirate events, bosses, open-world Fruit spawns, rare materials, and new quest areas.

FAQ

Which Fruits were obtained during the exploration?

The Quake Fruit was collected from the map. Pirate raids then provided the Sand Fruit, followed by the Light Fruit. A Spin Fruit was also found through an open-world spawn.