Xia Chen said bluntly, showing no respect whatsoever to the Red Hair.
Do you really think your pride and connections are so great?
Xia Chen now possesses power that allows him to act with almost no restraint in this world, and the only person he fears is unlikely to make a move against him in the short term, according to his estimation.
Therefore, he doesn't need to give face to anyone at all!
For him, face is something he gives to others, not something others ask him to give face to!
The moment Xia Chen said this, the atmosphere at the scene froze.
Xia Chen continued speaking to Red Hair, "Afraid that killing these people will affect the balance of the world? Shanks, are you kidding me?"
"You're just a pirate, what business is it of yours what the balance of the world is? You talk like you're one of the Five Elders!"
Actually, Xia Chen wasn't particularly surprised that Red Hair said such a thing, since although the Pirate King manga didn't explicitly state it when he transmigrated in his previous life.
However, based on various existing clues, Red Hair is very likely Celestial Dragons, and from the same family as Figarland Saint Garling.
Many One Piece fans even said they were father and son in their previous lives, but whether that's true or not is still debatable. However, it's safe to say that there's definitely a relationship between them.
So... Xia Chen is now very curious: if he were to attack Figarland Saint Garling, what would Red Hair do?
Red Hair fell silent after hearing Xia Chen's words, and after a long while, he said, "What if I insist that you give me face?"
"Um?"
"Hahaha..."
Xia Chen was puzzled for a moment, then burst into laughter. He stopped after a while, then looked at the Red Hair with a faint gaze and said:
"I won't give this face to anyone! I've decided to take their lives, and no one can save them, I said it!"
"I have no reason to let a group of people who want to kill me get away with it!"
"If you insist on saving them, you'd better be mentally prepared to use Luffy's influence on me!"
" Luffy's face? What do you mean?" Xia Chen's cryptic question left them somewhat bewildered.
"What I'm saying is that, considering how well you've taken care of my idiot captain in the past, even if you lose this time, I won't kill you for Luffy's sake."
"But... only this once!"
Xia Chen's attitude towards killing the Five Elders was very firm; he would never back down!
His original purpose in constantly improving his strength was to live freely in this world and do whatever he wanted!
Now that he has made this decision, no one can sway him!
Upon hearing this, the Red Hair remained silent for a long time before slowly drawing his Gryphon from his waist. Looking at Xia Chen, he said, "In that case, I'll have to experience your superior skills!"
After Red Hair finished speaking, the aura of the crew members behind him suddenly changed, and their eyes were filled with fighting spirit as they looked at Xia Chen.
The next second, the Red Hair's eyes narrowed, and an incomparably powerful Conqueror's Haki burst forth from his body, attacking Xia Chen.
Feeling the Conqueror's Haki emanating from him, Xia Chen frowned, then said calmly:
"As expected of the man hailed as having the strongest Conqueror's Haki, your Conqueror's Haki is truly impressive!"
After saying that, Xia Chen suddenly released his Conqueror's Haki, which rivaled the Red Hair man's Conqueror's Haki's Haki.
However, in terms of Conqueror's Haki, Xia Chen is indeed not as good as Red Hair now, but he can still resist it to some extent.
According to Xia Chen's estimation, the Red Hair's Conqueror's Haki is likely to be the next level after the top level.
Although he hasn't reached that level yet, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do so!
A life lived on easy mode needs no further explanation!
After a while, the two simultaneously withdrew their Conqueror's Haki. The clash of Conqueror's Haki just now was merely a normal greeting between two people with Conqueror's Haki in the pirate world.
The real battle begins now!
Xia Chen sighed softly.
"Ugh, the clothes I just put on are going to tear again!"
The moment he finished speaking, Xia Chen's body rapidly grew larger, instantly activating his Stone Monkey Form.
However, he didn't immediately attack Red Hair, but instead...
With a wave of his hand, Xia Chen conjured countless rocks out of thin air, which then covered the eight enormous rock spheres above.
In an instant, the volume of the rock sphere continued to increase, while the vibrations gradually decreased. After the vibrations subsided, the rock sphere, which was originally only a dozen meters in diameter, became a rock sphere with a diameter of several tens of meters.
That's right, Xia Chen did this to reinforce the "seal," otherwise the original rock sphere wouldn't be able to trap them for long.
Now that it's reinforced, we can keep them trapped for a longer period of time!
Xia Chen then turned his gaze to the Red Hair man and the others, saying, "If you can defeat me, then you can naturally save them; but if you can't, their fate today is to die here!"
"Come on, let me see what the Red Hair Pirates, known as the Iron Wall Pirates, are all about!"
Xia Chen spoke calmly, standing still, his gaze towards the Red Hair and the others carrying an air of indifference.
To be honest, he was genuinely curious: didn't these people see how he single-handedly reduced the Five Elders' entire force to just a handful?
They actually dare to cause him trouble now? If they hadn't seen it, it would be understandable, but if they did see it and still chose to do this...
That's something to think about. Do they really think they can defeat him? Interesting!
Xia Chen didn't think too much about it; he'd find out how things went soon enough.
Xia Chen stood still, raised his right hand, and then extended a finger, beckoning to the Red Hair.
"You guys... come here!"
???
For a moment, Red Hair and the others froze on the spot, feeling inexplicably insulted.
Driven by this feeling, they rushed towards Xia Chen without the slightest hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, several of the Red Hair's subordinates appeared in front of Xia Chen, unleashing a barrage of attacks upon him.
Xia Chen stood still, making no move, ignoring their attacks.
"Boom!"
"..."
The attacks struck Xia Chen with continuous booming sounds, but his body didn't move an inch. Instead, he said calmly:
"What, haven't you eaten? Why are you so weak? Did you come here to tickle me?"
Upon hearing Xia Chen's words, the group's expressions turned extremely ugly, and they attacked even more vigorously.
But some things are simply impossible. Xia Chen's defenses were so strong that even Akainu couldn't break through them, let alone the Red Hair Pirates ' officers.
Could they possibly be stronger than Akainu? Are you kidding me!
After another ten seconds or so, Xia Chen lost patience and decided to continue playing with them.
What followed was a one-sided stomp; within moments, Xia Chen slapped them all away with a single blow.
Several of the less capable cadres were slapped down by Xia Chen and coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.
After they got up, they tried to rush towards Xia Chen again, but at that moment an arm blocked their way.
"No need to go any further, you can't break through his defenses!"
After stopping the group, the Red Hair man spoke calmly, then stared intently at Xia Chen.
Let me talk to him for a bit!