Having said that, the bear's eyes narrowed, and he prepared to attack Moria.
Just as he was about to make his move, an extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki emanated from afar.
The Conqueror's Haki even briefly restricted his movements.
A look of horror crossed the bear's face. But before he could think any further, a voice reached his ears.
"If you ever think of killing Moria again, you die!"
The sound reverberated in the bear's ears like a booming bell, and he hurriedly looked around, but saw nothing. However, the Conqueror's Haki remained, still binding him.
The bear's expression shifted between anger and apprehension; this unknown entity filled him with immense apprehension, even fear.
He had never heard of such a level of Conqueror's Haki before. After only a moment's thought, Kuma gave up on killing Moria. With a flick of his hand, his figure vanished from the spot.
Since Moria knew about his Revolutionary Army identity before but never revealed it, there's no reason for him to bring it up now that he has nothing better to do.
Moreover, his consciousness was about to fade away, and now there was only one person he couldn't let go of!
However, the appearance of this unknown entity here makes Xiong somewhat uneasy about the future world situation. Who... exactly is this person?
Not long after the bear left, a figure slowly walked up to Moria.
Upon seeing this man, Moria jolted awake, enduring the excruciating pain as he rose and knelt on one knee, respectfully saying, "Master!"
If anyone saw this scene, they would be speechless with astonishment. Moria, one of the Shichibukai, was kneeling on the ground and calling someone "master." It just didn't seem real.
The figure slowly raised his head, and his face was fully revealed in the moonlight; it was none other than Rocks.
Rocks nodded and said calmly to Moria, "From now on, you are not allowed to be Xia Chen's enemy! And you must do everything in your power to help him!"
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Moria couldn't help but feel a little indignant and asked, "Why? Master? He killed Absalom!"
"You dare disobey my decision?"
Rocks' eyes narrowed, and powerful Conqueror's Haki once again burst forth, pressing down fiercely on Moria.
"Puff!"
Already severely injured, Moria was struck by the Conqueror's Haki, causing him to cough up blood again. He hunched over, head bowed, and said:
"It was I who overstepped my bounds, Master!"
Upon hearing Rocks slowly withdrew his Haki and looked at Moria, saying, "Just follow my instructions; don't ask any other questions!"
"Yes!" Moria replied in a low voice, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Rocks.
Rocks ignored Moria and murmured, " Nika, Hades, I've found the hosts for the last two Divine Fruits!"
"It'll be soon, the plan will be soon..."
Half a month passed quickly, and while everyone was bored, they finally arrived at the next island.
but...
"This island seems deserted!" Nami said, standing on the shore with her eyes closed.
Thanks to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Nami mastered Observation Haki a few days ago.
Also due to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Nami's sensory range is extremely large, even slightly inferior to Xia Chen's Nami. After all, their focuses are different.
"So what if there's no one here! Just seeing the island is already something to be very happy about!" Luffy said excitedly. Then he shouted loudly to the crowd:
"Let's go to the forest and catch something to eat! We've been so incredibly bored lately!"
"Hmm? That's a good suggestion!" Zoro chuckled.
However, right after Zoro finished speaking, Nami suddenly turned to look at him, her gaze lingering, and said:
" Zoro, I don't want to see Nezumi and frogs among the ingredients you bring back later, okay?"
Why are you so picky? They're all the same once they're in your stomach!
"Bang!"
Zoro: "Got it~"
Then the group headed into the jungle, leaving only Xia Chen, Nami, and Robin behind.
Xia Chen walked to a rock, sat down against it, enjoying the salty sea breeze. He slowly raised his hand, and with a thought, Armament Haki instantly enveloped him.
However, unlike before, this time the Armament Haki is no longer pure black, but black with a hint of purple.
This is what Xia Chen just checked in with: top-tier Armament Haki! It's also standard equipment for top-tier powerhouses!
Most powerful individuals in the world who specialize in Armament Haki can only reach the highest level, such as the Four Emperors.
After breaking through to the top level, Xia Chen felt that his Armament Haki had become much stronger, but there was still room for improvement. The top level was not the end.
I wonder what the next level will be, and what kind of power it will have!
However, he didn't need to worry about that; he could just relax and enjoy visiting the island.
As for strength, doesn't that just automatically increase every time you arrive at an island?
Xia Chen leaned against the rock, closed his eyes, and enjoyed this comfortable life.
This is the island where Luffy and his crew encountered Aokiji in the original Luffy, but perhaps because they were delayed at Moria for a while, things didn't develop as they did in the original story.
There was neither Aokiji nor any of the refugees here. This made Xia Chen a little disappointed!
He had originally planned to test his skills against Aokiji this time, letting him experience what it's like to be humiliated, but it seems that wish will not come true now.
Thinking of this, Xia Chen couldn't help but open his eyes and look at Robin was sitting quietly on the beach reading a book not far away.
As if sensing Xia Chen's gaze, Robin turned her head and looked over. When she saw Xia Chen looking at her, she couldn't help but laugh and say, " Xia Chen, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me?"
Xia Chen chuckled and replied, "What, can't I look at pretty girls?"
Upon hearing this Robin blushed slightly, but quickly recovered and looked at Xia Chen teasingly, saying, "Thank you for the compliment, but you were sitting so far away, could you see clearly?"
"Hmm?" Xia Chen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, looking at Robin with a hint of surprise. Then he smiled slightly.
The next second, he appeared beside Robin, less than ten centimeters Robin. He asked with a faint smile:
Do you think I can see clearly from this distance?
Robin was startled by Xia Chen's sudden appearance beside her. After realizing what was happening, she scolded him playfully, "Why did you suddenly come here?"
Xia Chen looked at her questioningly and asked, "Didn't you ask me to come over so I could see more clearly?"
Robin:...
Robin didn't want to say anything about it, but he just wanted to praise Xia Chen in his heart.
"Go do the reading comprehension test, get full marks, guaranteed!"