Over the next period of time Xia Chen and Hades talked a lot, but most of the time Xia Chen was asking questions and Hades was answering.
After a while, Hades looked at Xia Chen and said, "Alright, I should head back now. If I stay any longer, I'll exhaust the power of this primordial fragment!"
"I'm already very satisfied to have witnessed your Divine Authority today. I can go back and brag to everyone else about it now, hahaha!"
"So let me give you the remaining power of this fragment of origin before I leave, otherwise all your hard work will have been for nothing, and all you've done is chat with me!"
After saying that, the Devil Fruit in Hades' hand slowly rose into the air, and then transformed back into its original form, a diamond-shaped fragment.
The fragment suddenly emitted a ghostly light, then flew towards Xia Chen Xia Chen at lightning speed, piercing his chest before he could react.
Seeing this, Xia Chen was startled, but the system notification immediately calmed his slightly flustered heart.
[Ding, low-level energy detected, enhancing fruit abilities...]
"Low-level energy?"
Xia Chen was a little confused by the wording of the system prompt. It seemed this system was indeed extraordinary, actually calling the energy contained in the fragments of Hades ' origin "low-level energy," which was a bit...
Hmm... I don't know how to describe it. Xia Chen could only look at Hades with a strange expression.
Hades's Dao heart might collapse if he knew that his prized power was considered low-level energy by the system.
For Hades' sake, Xia Chen didn't tell him about it. In fact, he didn't want to expose the system, otherwise it would be difficult to explain!
Hades, noticing Xia Chen's strange look, couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing!" Xia Chen replied with a smile.
Although they hadn't known each other for long, he felt that Hades was a decent person, though it could also be due to his Divine Authority.
Regardless, Hades has genuinely helped him and has been quite friendly towards him, so there's no need to worry about it too much.
After all, no matter where you are, you need to have your own value for others to cater to you. This is a normal thing, so Xia Chen didn't feel there was anything wrong with it.
"Alright!" Hades didn't say much more. At the same time, his body began to turn into specks of ghostly light and dissipate, leaving only a voice echoing in the same spot.
"If we have a chance to meet again in the future, we must catch up!"
Seeing the spot where Hades disappeared, Xia Chen smiled faintly:
"Must!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the system notification sounded in his mind again.
[Ding! Devil Fruit power upgrade complete. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven Form has entered the second stage of evolution: Ice-Fire Stone Ape!]
"Um????"
Xia Chen was completely dumbfounded when he saw this ridiculous Ice-Fire Stone Ape. When did stone apes start having this Ice-Fire Stone Ape form?
Xia Chen thought and thought, but still couldn't figure out why this stage existed.
Did he know before that it was a fake stone ape? Or was he simply trying to prevent him from becoming the Great Sage so quickly? Is it that abstract?
After thinking about it for a while, Xia Chen still couldn't figure out what was going on, so he simply stopped worrying about it and decided to take it slow. He wasn't in a hurry anyway.
Then Xia Chen focused his attention on his new form, and after a while, Xia Chen roughly understood the abilities of this form.
It's actually quite simple. Just like its name suggests, it's simply Stone Monkey Form with two more ice and fire abilities!
The only difference is that the ice in this form is far more powerful than the ice in this world; it is the Ultimate Ice.
Compared to his own ice, Aokiji's ice isn't even a younger brother, it's a great-grandson!
His fire was the same; it wasn't the kind of fire that everyone in this world could have, but rather the Samadhi True Fire...
A knock-off!
While it's not the real Samadhi True Fire, this replica is still pretty awesome, isn't it?
Xia Chen wouldn't believe it if the system said it was real Samadhi True Fire; otherwise, a mere spark of fire could burn the entire world down!
Why is there a replica of the Samadhi True Fire? Did Brother Monkey "borrow" it from Red Boy?
Xia Chen only thought about it for a moment before stopping, because thinking about it too much was useless; his strength hadn't reached that level yet.
We'll find out sooner or later, there's no need to rush!
All he needs to know now is that he's become stronger again, and that's enough!
Although he didn't get Hades Fruit as his original goal, he did improve the abilities of his existing Devil Fruit, so Xia Chen felt that he actually gained more from this trip.
After all, he never intended to eat another fruit; he was simply interested in the Hades Fruit.
Now he has met Hades and learned the origin of the fruit, which has broadened his horizons!
For a moment, Xia Chen felt a little lightheaded, even as if he had transcended this world.
Hmm! A few seconds later, Xia Chen returned to reality!
Okay, that's definitely overconfidence!
Even if he knew there was a larger world beyond the pirate world, it was useless; he didn't know how to get there!
He should stay in this world for now. After all, he can't even claim to be invincible here, let alone in other worlds.
If it were Imu from the original story, then with Xia Chen's current strength, he would definitely dare to go straight to their door. Who's afraid of who!
However, the Imu of this world has now absorbed the primordial fragments of Zeus and Athena, making him significantly stronger.
Although the fragments of Hades ' origin are considered low-level energy by the system, they are still incredibly powerful for this world!
So let him endure for a while longer. In any case, Imu won't make a move against him now, at least not before he fully unleashes the so-called Hades power!
This is something Xia Chen just learned from Hades: if someone in this world obtains Hades ' power, they need to die once to have a chance to fully inherit Hades' power.
The stronger one is when they die, the faster they will inherit Hades' power upon resurrection. Completing this power inheritance is what's known as Devil Fruit Awakening!
This is pretty much what Xia Chen had guessed before, because Hades ' power can only be taken away by Imu it has been fully inherited; it cannot be taken away before that.
That's why so many actions were planned against him, and now Xia Chen has been "resurrected" as he wished!
As for how long it will take to fully inherit Hades ' power? Imu will have to wait patiently; he probably won't have that chance!
Now that he's absorbed all the original fragments, what's left?
The problem is that Imu doesn't know about this, so when he should Awakening it is still up to Xia Chen.
So Xia Chen isn't worried at all; he has plenty of time! Take it slow~
Thus ended his journey to find Hades ' fruit. Next, he would...