"Boom!"
A huge club slammed down not far in front of them, making a tremendous roar.
Same operation again, same result again!
Xia Chen's enormous body blocked out the sunlight, casting a shadow over the hearts of the navy men.
After a loud bang, the sound of ice shattering followed. With Xia Chen's blow, the massive ice layer on the battlefield split in two at the point of impact.
Most of the navy and pirates were on one side, and how the few who managed to escape was up to them.
After doing all this, Xia Chen's body began to shrink rapidly, finally standing on the edge of the ice, calmly looking at the large group of navy personnel in front of him.
Though there be millions, I will go!
He single-handedly held off the entire Navy and World Government personnel, preventing any of them from making the first move. Behind him was a vast horde of fleeing pirates.
"Can Xia Chen manage on his own? Will he be able to escape alone?"
Nami, who was running towards the Ark Maxim, couldn't help but turn back to look at Xia Chen and asked worriedly.
"You know how lucky Xia Chen is. Besides, even if we take a step back, Xia Chen has Yun. If he wants to leave, very few people can stop him!" Zoro said calmly.
"That's right, believe in Xia Chen, he will definitely come back!"
Luffy replied just as firmly, his tone filled with trust in Xia Chen.
Meanwhile, Whitebeard, who had been transported to the White Flying Nimbus Moby Dick, was receiving treatment from Marco while glancing in Xia Chen's direction. After a long while, he said calmly:
"This young man, if he can survive today, he will definitely change the world in the future!"
The Whitebeard narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone full of affirmation for Xia Chen. In all his years of career, he had never seen such an outstanding young man.
At such a young age, with such spirit and such strength, it's truly a bit exaggerated!
After a long pause, Whitebeard turned to the group behind him and said, "From today onwards, Demon King Xia Chen is our pirate crew's benefactor. Even if I'm no longer here, we will still help him without hesitation if he ever needs anything!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces hardened with determination, and they nodded in unison, saying, "We will!"
" Pops, your health..." Ace's face was full of worry, and he felt a pang of sadness looking at the sorrow on Whitebeard's body.
"It's nothing! Anyway, I wasn't going to live much longer anyway, this just means my life has ended a little earlier!"
"Life is a natural process of birth, aging, illness, and death. I've lived to this age, which is much better Roger's life. Didn't you see that he died more than twenty years before me?"
"Gurala..."
Cough cough cough!
The Whitebeard laughed loudly but then coughed again, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
" Pops!!!" everyone shouted in unison, filled with worry.
Whitebeard waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to worry, then continued to look at Xia Chen, thinking to himself:
"Kid, you have to survive!"
On the other side, Xia Chen stood before a large group of marines, his face showing a calm and composed expression.
The Five Elders stood at the very front of the crowd, looking at him with solemn expressions.
After a long pause Saint Nusjuro, the Financial Martial God, looked at Xia Chen and asked, "Since you've made the decision to face all of us alone, are you prepared to leave your life here?"
Hearing this, Xia Chen raised an eyebrow and asked with a light laugh, "Are you so confident you can kill me?"
"Of course! Demon King Xia Chen, I have to admit you're very powerful, especially your Devil Fruit ability, which is incredibly exaggerated!"
"But the problem is that your stamina will eventually run out; you've managed to hold off so many of us for such a long time by yourself."
"Towards the end of the battle, you were already showing signs of exhaustion, and those of us who fought you knew that best!"
"You're absolutely right, I really don't have much energy left!"
Xia Chen didn't try to hide it, but nodded in agreement. But then the tone shifted abruptly.
"But... it's still possible to stall you, and even kill some of you!"
"Don't worry, I'll show you something interesting soon!" Xia Chen said with a meaningful smile.
Then, with a thought, his body began to change.
First, Xia Chen's body slowly turned to stone from head to toe, eventually becoming a stone man.
Then my body began to swell rapidly, and the cloth on my body tore instantly. Fortunately, it was made of stone, so I didn't feel any cold wind!
The sound of stones colliding and rubbing together lasted for more than ten seconds, and the expression of the person standing opposite him changed from calm to astonishment.
Saint Mars whispered to Saint Warcury beside him, " Pluton Hades, has this kind of form?"
" The Hades described in ancient texts doesn't seem to look like this, does he?"
"There should be... a transitional form, perhaps?" Saint Warcury said uncertainly.
"This fruit has appeared only a handful of times in history, and in the past eight hundred years, not a single person has developed it to its Awakening form. The records that have been passed down are only a few words."
"This is a fruit bearing the name of a god; it's normal for it to have multiple forms!"
On the surface, Saint Warcury was speaking to Saint Mars, but in his heart, he was also speaking to himself.
To be honest, he didn't know either, but since his colleague had asked, he had to at least offer some explanation, even if he was completely uninformed. Otherwise, how could he demonstrate his erudition?
"Hey, you two, stop talking and focus on thinking about what to do next!" Saint Shepherd Ju Peter said to the two of them, his gaze fixed intently on Xia Chen opposite him.
At this moment, Xia Chen's mere presence in this form exerted an immense sense of pressure on them.
Xia Chen twisted his neck, but the sound it made was like stones rubbing together. He couldn't help but glance at himself.
"Um..."
"This physique Haki than I imagined!" Xia Chen said with surprise.
He had originally thought that this form would be the kind that is bulky and ugly.
But the truth is that his body proportions are just right, he is about ten meters tall, and his silver-gray body gleams, giving people a Haki Haki unparalleled feeling.
At the same time, the moment Xia Chen transformed into this form, many unique abilities of this form appeared in his mind, causing him to be slightly taken aback.
"These skills are a bit... abstract, aren't they? And they seem to be a bit off-topic?"
Even though Xia Chen felt that his Stone Monkey Form was extraordinary, he never expected it to possess such exaggerated abilities.
But... he likes it!
He's a champion of justice and order when others are cheating, but when he himself is cheating...
Excuse me, how can you call something a scholar does a cheat code? He just exceeded the limit by a tiny bit!
These guys are really lucky to witness his first battle in his Stone Monkey Form!
Thinking this, Xia Chen opened his large golden pupils and looked at them, raising his right fist and saying with a faint smile:
"The show is about to begin!"