Right beneath Xia Chen's feet, the black mist on the island suddenly began to surge and converge.
After a while, a huge portal made of black mist appeared before Xia Chen's eyes.
Seeing this sudden change, several question marks appeared on Xia Chen's mind.
" The Gate of the Underworld?"
Before Xia Chen could figure out what was going on, the black mist inside the door surged and formed a vortex.
Immediately afterwards, a huge, dark blue claw suddenly emerged from the vortex, causing Xia Chen to raise an eyebrow.
This shot... it seems a bit off-center.
Is this something that should exist in this world? Spatial teleportation?
Before Xia Chen could react, the enormous claw slammed down on the black mist below, producing a dull thud.
Immediately afterwards, a dark blue energy spread outwards from the point where the claw landed.
All the black mist was instantly frozen upon contact with this energy, and in an instant, the "island" that was originally all black mist was transformed into an Iceland.
The chill was so intense that even Xia Chen, high above the sky, couldn't help but feel a shiver.
It's much stronger than Aokiji's chilling aura. You have to understand that with Xia Chen's current physical strength, Aokiji's ice can at most cool him down, but it's completely impossible for him to tremble.
But even from this distance, he could feel a chill from the cold air. It seems... things are about to get interesting!
Xia Chen narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on the claw. He wanted to see what would crawl out next!
The mysterious creature didn't keep Xia Chen waiting long; soon after one claw appeared, the other claw followed.
Then came the head, and then... still the head??
One, two, three heads emerged from the vortex almost simultaneously, followed by the body, the tail...
When the creature appeared in its entirety before Xia Chen's eyes, he recognized exactly what it was.
The legendary Cerberus, the ferocious Cerberus that guards the gates of the Underworld! This is nothing like the sewing machine on Moria Island.
Its body was entirely dark blue, with blue ice crystals covering its four claws, and its three heads all wore fierce expressions.
Three pairs of eyes were fixed on Xia Chen on the Flying Nimbus, and then they roared loudly at the same time.
"Woof!"
Xia Chen:...
Several black lines flashed across Xia Chen's forehead. The image of the Cerberus that he had thought was extremely ferocious just now had plummeted in Xia Chen's mind after it barked that time.
In an instant, the overall impression was that the class was lowered!
It's fair to say that this "woof" didn't make Xia Chen feel that it was incredibly majestic; instead, it gave him the feeling of his family's watchdog.
Xia Chen looked at it calmly and said, "You actually didn't have to make a sound!"
As if understanding Xia Chen's words, the Cerberus instantly bared their teeth and then raised their heads in unison.
The azure energy gathered in their mouths, and when it reached a certain limit, it surged forth, all rushing towards Xia Chen.
" Tailed Beast Ball?"
Xia Chen was slightly bewildered by this scene, but before he could think too much about it, he saw the three energy waves gradually merge together as they were heading towards him.
The instant the fusion was complete, a powerful aura swept over us, several times stronger than the three energy waves from before.
Seeing this, Xia Chen was dumbfounded again!
The three of you are so shameless? Teaming up for an attack?
"In that case..."
With a thought, Xia Chen created a Clone that appeared beside him. The two struck the familiar pose.
Xia Chen looked down at the Cerberus and said calmly:
"You like combo attacks, huh? Since you don't like one-on-one fights, I happen to know a little about combo attack techniques!"
What? Cerberus is technically still a creature, just with three heads?
Xia Chen didn't care about any of that. Even when the three heads were arguing, it was like three dogs barking. For every word Xia Chen said, they would bark three times.
So, strictly speaking, it's not that one dog has three heads, but rather that three dogs share one body.
Having figured this out, Xia Chen's eyes narrowed, and he uttered two words.
" Dominion!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a purple energy wave rushed towards the blue energy wave.
Before long, the two energy waves collided, and at the instant of the collision, an incredibly powerful shockwave emanated from the two energy waves and spread outwards in all directions.
The dark purple and ice-blue energy beams were locked in a stalemate in the air, neither able to gain the upper hand.
Seeing this scene, Xia Chen's heart was filled with shock, and his eyes were full of astonishment as he looked down at the Cerberus.
The Dominion's move was an even more powerful technique that he developed based on the Hakai technique, so he clearly understood how powerful it was.
Especially with his current strength, if he were to unleash this move again, it would be an act of earth-shattering power!
He confidently stated that in this world, no one except Imu could withstand his attack head-on.
Of course, that was his thought before today; as for now...
The dog in front of him had directly blocked his Dominion! This was truly incomprehensible to him!
Doesn't this mean that if this dog went out, it would definitely be a Four Emperors- level fighter? A Dog Emperor?
Does it have to be this abstract?
However, Xia Chen always felt that this dog was not a species of this world. He had no evidence, but he just had a feeling about it.
While Xia Chen was pondering, both energy waves dissipated into the air due to the lack of subsequent energy output.
At this moment, Xia Chen wasn't the only one surprised; the Cerberus below was also filled with confusion, its three heads tilted to the side.
Huh?
How come this human is completely unharmed?
In the past, no human could withstand this move! Today... is this some kind of ghost?
Before their dog brains could come up with any answer, Xia Chen's figure instantly appeared above the middle dog's head, raising the stick high in his hand and then slamming it down.
" Heaven-Pillar!"
"Boom!"
The stick made a loud thud the moment it hit the dog's head, and then the Cerberus was sent flying backward with a whimper.
Without hesitation, Xia Chen pressed his advantage and chased after the flying Cerberus.
However, just halfway there, a dark blue energy appeared around him. The moment he touched this energy, Xia Chen turned into an ice sculpture.
At the same time, the Cerberus that had just been knocked away reappeared in front of the ice sculpture that had frozen Xia Chen, raising its giant claws high and slamming them down at the frozen Xia Chen.
"Sizzle!"
The ice shattered instantly, and Xia Chen's figure flew backward at an extremely fast speed...