Arriving in front of Moria, and seeing his body, which had also returned to its original size, Xia Chen couldn't help but click his tongue.
"What can I say about you? You actually dared to take that kick from me! Only a shipping magnate like you has that kind of courage in the whole world!"
To be honest, if Moria had put up a little more effort with him, he might not have lost so quickly, but there was nothing he could do, he was just too brave!
Xia Chen's strength, despite his size, is no joke; you can tell from the fact that he cracked the island with a single punch.
Well, ultimately it's because his "Dharma Heaven and Earth is just too amazing! There's nothing we can do about it~
Xia Chen looked at Moria, who was barely clinging to life, and said calmly, "I'm not one to leave myself any future troubles! So..."
"The only thing I can do is ask you to die!"
Xia Chen narrowed his eyes, slightly raised his hand, and prepared to finish off Moria.
But just then, a voice reached his ears.
"Give me some face, Xia Chen!"
Release Moria!
" Rocks!" Xia Chen's eyes narrowed. His raised hand froze in mid-air.
He knew that Rocks hadn't come over yet and was still in the cave, but he was able to communicate over such a long distance thanks to his powerful Observation Haki.
Xia Chen was silent for a moment, then slowly lowered his hand. He said, "I'll give you this face, but... you have to exchange it for something!"
"You can't expect me to let him go after all the hard work I put into beating him up, can you?"
"We have a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate relationship!"
After he finished speaking, Rocks remained silent for a long time, probably wondering where Xia Chen's hard work was evident in the battle just now!
Xia Chen wasn't in a hurry and simply waited for Rocks ' reply.
Although Rocks could kill Moria even if he asked, now is not the time to antagonize Rocks.
Moria's life is just one of his own; let him spare it if he wants to!
But the prerequisite is that Rocks has to give him an explanation, otherwise he'll flip the table.
Just like he said, he and Rocks were only partners; if Moria wanted to be saved, he'd have to offer something in exchange!
After waiting for about half a minute, Rocks replied, "Okay, what do you want?"
" Devil Fruit or something else! You decide!" Xia Chen replied casually, throwing the difficult question back to Rocks.
It's a life close to that of Admiral, so its value should be quite high, right? It all depends on whether Rocks knows how to handle people.
There was another period of silence, until Xia Chen was starting to get impatient, when Rocks's voice finally came through.
" Mythical Zoan, Cat-Cat Fruit, White Tiger Form!"
How about this fruit?
"Huh?" Xia Chen's face showed surprise upon hearing this. He had thought that getting a strong Paramecia would be enough, but he hadn't expected to get a Mythical Zoan.
Moreover, it's in the White Tiger Form, which sounds like it's on par with Kaido's Devil Fruit!
Interesting! No wonder they were once the dominant maritime power; their inventory is excellent!
"Okay! This one will do!" Xia Chen replied, then slowly turned around and walked out of the pit.
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After a period of time~
Xia Chen tossed the White Tiger Fruit in his hand, saying with great interest, "A fruit of this caliber would fetch an astronomical price, wouldn't it?"
However, this is just a statement; Xia Chen would never actually sell it.
You should know that many top-tier fruits are so expensive that you can't necessarily buy them, like this top-tier Mythical Zoan in my hand.
The White Tiger Fruit is entirely white, with fur-like patterns all over its body. Its appearance alone gives it an extraordinary feel.
After watching it for a while, Xia Chen put it into his System Space and then slowly walked towards the group.
To his surprise, Sanji looked at him strangely as soon as he Sanji and asked, "Is this what you called 'just so-so' among the Shichibukai?"
"Uh... there was a little mishap. I didn't expect him to be so good at hiding it!" Xia Chen shrugged.
How badly are you injured?
"Not bad! I won't die!" Zoro replied casually. Then he asked:
"What about Moria? Did you kill him?"
"No, someone saved him!"
"Huh?" Everyone was a little surprised to hear Xia Chen's words. Having known Xia Chen Xia Chen for so long, they knew his personality to some extent.
They always eliminate problems completely, but today they're letting others go? That doesn't make sense!
But seeing that Xia Chen didn't want to say anything more, they wisely refrained from asking further questions.
Xia Chen walked over to Luffy's side. Luffy was lying on the ground, staring blankly at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.
"What's wrong, Luffy? You didn't yell or shout, that's not like you!" Xia Chen sat down and asked him calmly.
" Xia Chen..."
"You mean... if you weren't here today, would we all have been killed by Moria?" Luffy asked, his tone ambiguous.
"Hmm..." Xia Chen pondered for a moment.
"That's possible, but not certain! Maybe some other powerful expert will just happen to pass by and save you!"
"But ultimately, it still depends on others, not on myself! Am I... destined to rely on others every single time?"
"I... I'm still too weak!"
Hearing the disappointment in Luffy's voice, Xia Chen smiled and said, " Luffy! You need to understand, no strong person is born strong!"
"No one achieves success overnight! Your current rate of improvement is already very fast! Compared to those strong individuals, the only thing you lack is time!"
"So there's no need to wallow in self-pity, just focus on doing your best! Grow stronger with every battle, and eventually you'll become a top-tier fighter!"
Xia Chen felt his pep talk had hit the mark perfectly. How could a future Pirate King lose faith in himself?
There was indeed a problem with this battle that led to this result; otherwise, given Moria's strength in the original work Luffy and the others could have easily defeated him!
Moreover, Xia Chen wasn't wrong; at Luffy's age, there are very few in the entire pirate world who can match his strength.
Keep in mind that Luffy was only 19 years old when he defeated Kaido in the original Luffy. A 19-year-old Four Emperors of the Sea) is more than a decade older than Red Hair, who was previously known as the youngest Four Emperors.
"But Xia Chen, you're clearly younger than me, yet you're so much stronger than me!"
(⊙o⊙)...
"Just treat me as an accident! There's no need to compare yourself to me!" Xia Chen replied calmly.
He's cheating; isn't it normal for him to have such strength?
If you can't disrupt the balance, then why use cheats?
"Alright, enough of that, get up! I've got something good to show you..."