"Cough cough!"
Xia Chen rubbed his slightly aching chest, glanced at the Cerberus opposite him, and said calmly, "You've got some skills, kid!"
"Woof!!"
Upon hearing Xia Chen's words, the Cerberus proudly raised its head, its tail wagging wildly.
Seeing this, Xia Chen was slightly taken aback. It seemed that this silly dog really could understand human speech! Thinking of this, Xia Chen changed the subject.
"The speed is not bad, but the strength is lacking!"
Xia Chen looked at Cerberus with indifferent eyes, as if he didn't take it seriously at all.
And that was indeed the case. If that claw strike was the dog's full power, then it posed no threat to Xia Chen whatsoever.
Just pay attention to the move that blocked his Dominion earlier and the suddenly appearing dark blue energy.
He was only frozen because he wasn't familiar with the dog's attack patterns.
And even if you give this dog a chance, it's useless!
Xia Chen had such a good opportunity with his body sealed, yet he only gave him a slightly painful claw strike.
I only felt a little pain, and at most, I had some chest tightness at the beginning, but now I'm completely fine.
Xia Chen cracked his neck, making a crisp sound, and then his gaze fell on the Cerberus before he vanished from his spot.
When it reappeared, it was already in front of Cerberus, and it swung its club and smashed it down hard.
"Waaah~"
Cerberus had time to let out a mournful howl before its body flew backward like an arrow released from a bow.
Xia Chen stood on the Flying Nimbus, looking down at the Cerberus below, and then charged towards it again.
The Flying Nimbus granted Xia Chen unparalleled speed, making him virtually invincible, at least in terms of rapid advances.
So in an instant, Xia Chen appeared above the flying Cerberus, gave it a friendly smile, and then slammed his club down hard.
" Heaven-Pillar!"
"Bang!"
A dull thud followed, Cerberus plummeted downwards at incredible speed.
With a deafening roar, countless ice shards flew everywhere.
This isn't over yet; strike while the iron is hot and finish him off! In battle, Xia Chen never gives his enemies a chance to breathe!
With a thought, another Clone appeared.
" Dominion!"
A powerful purple energy wave poured down towards the Cerberus below.
As soon as Cerberus got up, its three heads were still dizzy when it sensed an extremely powerful aura, and it instinctively raised its heads.
It was a mistake not to look; the three dog faces shrank back in fear upon seeing them, and they hurriedly gathered energy in their mouths.
Three energy waves shot out instantly, condensing into one in mid-air.
But this time the result was different from before; the evenly matched situation did not occur again.
The two energy waves were locked in a stalemate in the air for only a moment before the purple one instantly shattered the blue one.
While Xia Chen used more force this time, the more crucial reason was that Cerberus reacted too hastily.
In a moment of desperation, one can't muster much strength at all.
After defeating Cerberus's attack, the Dominion landed directly on it.
Suddenly, a deafening roar erupted as Cerberus's body crashed into the ice, shattering it and sending countless ice shards flying.
After all the noise subsided, a huge crater appeared below, Cerberus lay quietly at the bottom of the crater, covered in wounds.
But the blood that flowed out wasn't red; it was blue!
"Waaah~"
"Woof~"
"Aww~"
The three dog heads made different sounds one after another, then struggled to get up from the ground. They looked up at Xia Chen above, their eyes filled with fear!
Xia Chen was somewhat surprised to see that the Cerberus wasn't seriously injured. He hadn't expected that this little dog was not only strong in attack, but also had decent defense!
At least under normal circumstances, Xia Chen wasn't confident that he could still be alive and kicking after being hit by his own Dominion.
In his Stone Monkey Form, things would be much better. Although he would get injured, it would be much less severe than with this pup. And as long as his stamina wasn't completely depleted, any injuries he sustained wouldn't count. He could recover in an instant.
Xia Chen extended a finger and beckoned to Cerberus, saying casually, "You little bastard, come here!"
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On the other side, on Amazon Lily, at the Royal Palace.
"I knew Lord Xia Chen couldn't possibly be dead! That ridiculous fake news from a few days ago, they really thought they could fool me!"
"Do you really think I'm that easy to fool? I'm not a three-year-old girl. Lord Xia Chen is so powerful, how could he possibly die so easily!"
Hancock gripped the newspaper tightly in both hands, her joy evident in her expression.
A short, white-haired old woman standing nearby twitched her lips at the sight and then said:
" Snake Princess, you didn't say that when you saw the newspaper about his death a few days ago. You were so angry that you burned all the newspapers and cried every day. Do you think I didn't see that?"
"Um?"
(╬▔盘▔)╯!
Hancock's face, which had been beaming with joy, instantly turned furious upon hearing those words. She then rushed towards the old woman and kicked her with her long, slender, white leg.
"Old woman, why do you talk so much nonsense?"
In an instant, the old woman soared high into the air and disappeared into the horizon, leaving only a sound echoing in the distance.
" Snake Princess, are you going to kill this old woman?"
"Tch~ That damn old woman, she does nothing all day but whine and complain!"
" Elder Nyon!"
A blonde and a green-haired woman nearby saw the old woman fly away and hurriedly shouted. Then they turned their gaze to Hancock and said helplessly:
"Sister, Elder Nyon was just saying something to you, was it really necessary to resort to violence?"
"Hmph! Who told her to expose my weaknesses? Kicking her away is the least I can do, and even if I did, so what? I'll definitely be forgiven, because I... am simply too beautiful!"
As she spoke, Hancock tilted her head back and pointed ahead, giving off a condescending air.
In an instant, Hancock's two sisters' eyes turned into hearts, completely forgetting what had just happened.
After a while, when they came to their senses, they looked at Hancock with a sense of helplessness.
Their sister's beauty combined with the power of the Love-Love Fruit is too exaggerated, and her attraction to people is too strong. Even though they are women, they are just as captivated by their sister's beauty.
A few breaths later, Hancock picked up the newspaper again, looked at Xia Chen's face on the paper, her cheeks suddenly flushed, and her eyes became dreamy.
"Lord Xia Chen ~"