Xia Chen narrowed his eyes, watching him remain motionless, his expression indifferent.
It's just like putting an Sovereign Safety Shield over your body! It's harmless!
After using this skill multiple times, Xia Chen no longer needed to transform into the Stone Monkey Form to use it; he could use it in his normal state.
At this point, Master, Don't Be Afraid Shield must honorably retire!
After all, the skills he created himself were not as strong as this innate ability!
After feeling safe, Xia Chen quietly observed the commotion before him.
The figure's body began to tremble slightly, and then its head slowly rose.
In an instant, a gaze pierced through his helmet, and Xia Chen's body stiffened, as if he were being stared at by some terrifying beast. His expression quickly became extremely solemn.
Then the figure slowly stood up again, and Xia Chen's gaze never left him during this time.
Even the Sovereign Safety Shield, which had given him a sense of security just moments before, no longer provided him with much of a sense of security.
The figure before him was undoubtedly the most imposing person he had encountered since coming into this world, bar none!
Just one look from him was enough to make his hair stand on end.
Although he had never seen Imu's true form and therefore had never felt his pressure, Xia Chen felt that even Imu probably didn't exert as much pressure on him as the figure in front of him!
This power... seems to be something that shouldn't exist in this world!
If he were to attack Xia Chen, Xia Chen would definitely have to immediately recover his Clone and run away, without even considering fighting.
This isn't to say he's a coward, but rather that his biological instincts were telling him that the figure before him was something he couldn't possibly withstand.
In other words, Xia Chen was unwilling to give up all that effort and just run away like that. He also wanted to gamble that the figure in front of him wouldn't attack him. Otherwise, he would have run away long ago!
As it turns out, Xia Chen made the right bet.
The figure didn't make a move on him until he was fully upright; instead, a gentle, refined voice came from under the helmet.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Hades!"
As the words fell, the figure—the helmet on Hades' head—gradually became transparent until it disappeared completely.
The moment Hades revealed his true form, Xia Chen's eyes widened slightly, his expression a little strange!
"What? Is there something wrong with my appearance?"
Hades looked at Xia Chen's expression and touched his face, asking in confusion.
Xia Chen was silent for a moment before replying, "There is indeed a problem. You are quite different from the Pluton I imagined!"
"Oh? What kind of image do you have of Pluton?" Hades asked with a light laugh.
"Hmm..." Xia Chen pondered for a moment, then described Hades based on what he knew about him.
"He should be the kind of Haki middle-aged man with an imposing expression, and also quite handsome!"
"You do meet this last requirement, but the first two don't quite fit!"
"I never expected Hades to be someone who looks only in his twenties and has such a gentle and refined demeanor."
"I feel it would be more appropriate for you to say you're a noble young master from somewhere!"
After saying that, Xia Chen couldn't help but glance at Hades a few more times.
To be honest, Hades's looks were top-tier Western handsome men in his previous life, and he even posed a slight threat to Hades's position!
But he still thinks he's more handsome!
"Ha ha ha ha..."
Hades burst into laughter upon hearing this, only stopping after a long while, and said:
"That's a real shame, it's not what you imagined! But..."
"There's something I'm quite curious about. Judging from your expression, you've heard of me before and know a bit about me!"
"So how do you know anything about me? In this world, theoretically, only my name should be the only information that gets out!"
"Well, it's not convenient to answer that!" Xia Chen said casually.
Upon hearing this, Hades gave Xia Chen a deep look, and after a long while, as if he understood something, he smiled and said:
"I see, so... you're not from this world either!"
Upon hearing Hades ' words, Xia Chen's eyes narrowed, but he did not refute them.
He could tell from what Hades had just said that Hades was not a being of this world at all, so... it didn't matter if he knew that Xia Chen was not from this world.
They were even travelers from afar, and also colleagues!
"No wonder you possess such an aura of supreme Divine Authority; you're not from this world. That explains it. I knew it! How could someone like you possibly exist in this lowly world!"
"Hmm? The aura of a supreme Divine Authority? What is that?" Xia Chen asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, Hades was puzzled and instinctively asked, "You don't know?"
Xia Chen didn't answer, but the bewildered expression on his face said it all!
Seeing Xia Chen's expression, Hades was truly convinced that Xia Chen hadn't lied to him; he genuinely knew nothing. Because such a foolish and confused expression was very difficult to fake!
"Um..."
Hades hesitated, seemingly unsure where to begin, before finally speaking slowly after a long pause:
" Divine Authority is something every living being possesses. Living beings have their own innate Divine Authority, and they also acquire Divine Authority through other means!"
"For example, the Divine Authority of supreme power you possess is not something you were born with, but rather something that has become integrated into your being."
"I remember there's something called Devil Fruit in this world. Its essence is to bestow Divine Authority upon someone, giving them the abilities of that Divine Authority!"
"However, most of the Divine Authority in this world are quite low-level; only two Divine Authority felt barely acceptable to me!"
Having said that, Hades slowly opened his hand, and a Devil Fruit instantly appeared in his palm as he spoke:
"After my power fragment fell into this world, due to the influence of its rules, it also became a unique Divine Authority here, which is what this world calls Devil Fruit!"
"Once the people of this world eat this Devil Fruit, they will gain a small portion of my abilities! But they won't be very strong!"
"After all, this is just a fragment of my power; it's impossible to say it's that strong!"
"But even if I'm weaker, I'm still a bit Divine Authority than the two strongest native beings in this world. I'm confident in that!"
Hades put on a proud expression at this point, but then quickly changed the subject.
"However, I didn't expect that one of the strongest Divine Authority in this world would absorb the power fragments of Zeus and Athena!"
"It seems the world's will is helping him; otherwise, with his strength, he wouldn't be able to absorb the power of Zeus and the others!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's pupils contracted. He seemed to know what Hades meant by the strongest original Divine Authority in these two worlds...