After a period of time~
The air around the Moby Dick was eerily quiet; you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone gaped, struggling to process the news they had just heard.
After a long silence, the Whitebeard looked at Xia Chen with a deep gaze and asked, "So you killed them all before faking your death to escape?"
"No!" Xia Chen shook his head.
"I spared several lives, how can you say I killed them all?"
Xia Chen retorted, "Is he such a bloodthirsty person? Of course he'd leave a few survivors!"
Everyone:...
After a long pause, Ace said, "Putting everything else aside for now, isn't your plan to fake your death a bit too abstract?"
Will they... believe it?
"Besides, with your current strength, you've already killed the ruler of the World Government. Who in this world can threaten you? Why fake your death!"
Xia Chen grinned slightly and said, "I don't need them to believe me. They just need to know that I died in front of everyone!"
"As for why I faked my death, there's a reason, of course..."
As he spoke, Xia Chen's thoughts returned to the cave where he had spoken with Rocks a short time ago on Thriller Bark.
"What is Divinity? Why does Imu need it?" Xia Chen asked curiously. He thought he knew quite a bit about the pirate world, but he had never heard of this Divinity before.
However, now that Rocks, who should have been dead long ago, had appeared before him, it wasn't so hard to accept that some other outrageous things were happening.
" Divinity is a unique characteristic possessed by the four fruits in this world that bear the name of gods! It is also something Imu needs!"
"All four fruits are Mythical Zoan of Human-Human Fruit!"
"Their forms are Zeus, the king of the gods; Athena, the goddess of wisdom; Hades, the Pluton; and Nika, the Sun God!"
"Among them, the goddess of wisdom, Athena, and the king of the gods, Zeus, have already been taken by Imu; the remaining two, however, have not!"
"This doesn't mean Imu can't obtain these fruits; it's just that they're only useful if others consume them before he Awakening his god form!"
"Only after Awakening to godhood can he absorb the Divinity of others!"
"As for why Imu needs to absorb Divinity, it's because he needs Divinity to achieve an immortal body!"
"Immortality means being free from the constraints of lifespan, becoming the sole true god of this world!!!"
"Wait!" Xia Chen Rocks him before he could say anything more.
"How do you know so much?" Xia Chen stared intently at Rocks, trying to glean something from his expression.
Rocks calmly replied, "Because the Devil Fruit I possessed at the time was the God-King Zeus form! Imu approached me shortly after I successfully Awakening my god form; he told me all this before Imu died!"
"Perhaps he thought I was going to die, which is why he told me all this! But he certainly didn't expect that I had a special constitution and ate three fruits at the same time!"
" The Dark-Dark Fruit revealed to the world, the God King Zeus Fruit hidden within, and the Netherworld Fruit reserved as a last resort!"
"After I was found by Imu, my Divinity was absorbed, the God King Zeus Fruit disappeared, and the Dark-Dark Fruit also disappeared after my death. Only the Netherworld Fruit, which I used as a last resort, came into play and pulled me back from the Underworld!"
"Hmm..." Xia Chen pondered, seemingly considering the credibility of Rocks' words, but after a while Xia Chen suddenly asked another unrelated question.
What is the relationship between the Netherworld Fruit and the Revive-Revive Fruit?
Xia Chen suddenly became curious. From Rocks ' description, he felt that this Netherworld Fruit was just like Brook's Revive-Revive Fruit. Both could only be activated after death, and both gave people a second life!
"Oh, you mean that useless Yomi Yomi no Mi ( Revive-Revive Fruit ) that can only revive you once? The Netherworld Fruit is its superior form. Besides having the same revival ability, the holder of the Netherworld Fruit can wield the Netherworld Power after being revived!"
"Here it is!"
Rocks stretched out his hand, and a ball of dark purple energy suddenly appeared in his hand.
" The Netherworld Power can strip things of their life force; it's a pretty good ability!" Rocks said casually.
"Of course, it can't compare to your Hades, the Pluton!"
"Huh?? What Pluton Hades? You're saying my Devil Fruit is the Human-Human Fruit -Pluton Hades Form?"
Several question marks appeared above Xia Chen's head. When did some insignificant Hades, the Pluton Underworld, start trying to mess with his Great Sage Equaling Heaven?
That's incredibly insulting!
Ignoring Xia Chen's reaction, Rocks continued:
"That's right! I was once the owner of the God-King Zeus Fruit, so even though I died once and the fruit no longer exists, I can still sense the Divinity in other God-Devil Fruit User!"
"That's why I released my aura to lure you here. Of course, the prerequisite is that this person has developed their divine fruit to a certain degree; otherwise, if their Divinity aura isn't apparent, I won't be able to sense it!"
"Um..."
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen remained silent for a while, processing the information he had received from Rocks. After a long pause, he asked with a deep gaze:
"You say you sensed my Divinity aura, but there are still two fruits that Imu hasn't found. Why are you so sure that I am Hades, the Pluton, and not Nika, the Sun God?"
"This... because someone in my time ate the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika. Although he didn't Awakening his god form, his Divinity aura was already evident, so I sensed his Divinity aura, which is different from what you're giving me now!"
"Of course you are Hades, not Nika!" Rocks replied logically.
"Oh~"
Xia Chen drew out his words, then said with Satori, "Oh, I see!"
"So unless I never develop my Devil Fruit ability, Awakening my God Form will attract Imu's attention, right?"
"That's right!" Rocks nodded.
"Okay, I understand!"
Xia Chen was deep in thought...
--
This was roughly the content of his conversation with Rocks in the cave.
Not only did Rocks tell him a lot of things he had never heard before, but he also told him some things about himself.
Finally, he explained the danger he was in and invited him to fight against Imu together, not only for his own revenge but also for Xia Chen's safety.
However, regarding this situation, Xia Chen only wanted to say one thing:
Rocks, oh, no!
Imu's ability to lie needs improvement...