"Really? I understand!"
After a while, Xia Chen spoke calmly.
"In that case, let me test your skills as the king of the Celestial Dragons!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Chen's figure vanished from the spot.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Imu and threw a powerful punch at him.
A whooshing sound rang out, Imu's body was sent flying backward like a cannonball.
The attack destroyed countless houses and buildings along the way, making these already dilapidated houses even worse off.
Amidst the swirling dust, Imu slowly rose to his feet, his surprised voice echoing through the air.
"In just six months, your Haki has reached this level; it's truly astonishing!"
"I'm starting to wonder myself, how exactly do you cultivate? Why is your progress so fast?"
"Perhaps it's because of talent and hard work!"
"I consider myself to have quite good natural talent, and with my hard work, isn't it normal to have this level of ability now?"
Xia Chen answered calmly.
Of course, if Sanji heard him say that, they would definitely roll their eyes at him.
They really had no reason to doubt Xia Chen's talent; it was indeed a bit exaggerated!
But is it true that Xia Chen is hardworking?
Sorry, they don't agree!
If sleeping and fishing every day counts as hard work, then they think they belong to the extremely hardworking group!
The problem is, Imu didn't know any of this! So after listening, he nodded thoughtfully, looking like he understood!
"Alright, you punched me, so I'll punch you back!"
With that, Imu's figure instantly rushed towards Xia Chen. When he reached Xia Chen, he opened his body and threw a fierce punch at him as well.
Seeing this, Xia Chen smiled and, taking the initiative, threw a punch to meet the attack.
"Boom!"
The moment the two fists collided, a massive sonic boom resounded through the sky, and the surrounding buildings shattered in the aftershocks.
Centered on the two individuals, an invisible domain seemed to appear within a radius of a hundred meters, where countless black and red Inazuma flickered.
"Sizzle!"
The next moment, the ground around the two began to crack, spreading outwards from the two as the center.
The two remained locked in this stalemate.
Suddenly, a smile appeared on Xia Chen's lips.
"Why are you laughing?"
"Imu asked curiously."
" Imu, is Sabo's body limiting you? How come you don't even have God-Level Haki? This is very disappointing!"
"Ha! As expected, you even know about God-Level Haki!"
"To be honest, I'm quite curious now. Logically speaking, most of the history related to these things should have been erased by me. Where did you get so much information from?"
"Or... are you also a survivor of that era?"
No, that's not right!
Imu shook his head.
"You have a youthful aura, completely untouched by the wear and tear of time!"
"That's strange!"
Seeing Imu's puzzled look, Xia Chen smiled slightly.
"Some things are better left unthought. You only need to know one thing right now... Give me back control of Sabo's body today!"
With that, Xia Chen charged towards Imu once again.
Imu was equally unwilling to be outdone and stepped forward to meet Xia Chen.
"Bang bang bang!"
In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged blows countless times, and the aftershocks made the already battered Dressrosa even more vulnerable.
The enormous noise caused everyone nearby to move away from the area.
However, they weren't too panicked at this point, after all, practice makes perfect!
They've experienced far too many things like this today; they're now immune to such sudden shocks and their aftershocks.
However, we still have to escape, otherwise staying here will definitely lead to our demise!
As the battle between Xia Chen and Imu dragged on, their attacks grew increasingly fierce, and the commotion intensified.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of Luffy and his crew, who had just come down from the Flower Field, and they all turned their gazes in this direction.
"The commotion over there..."
"It's that guy Xia Chen!"
Sanji was only halfway through his sentence when Zoro interrupted him.
They weren't far from where Xia Chen was fighting; their Observation Haki was enough to allow them to detect Xia Chen's presence.
However, what puzzled them was...
"Who is that person fighting Xia Chen? Xia Chen has been fighting him for so long? We've already finished! And he's still not done?"
"And how did they get from Green Bit to Dressrosa?" Nami asked, her tone filled with doubt.
They were completely unaware that the person fighting Xia Chen had changed; they still thought it was the same person as before!
"We'll find out how it is once we go see for ourselves!"
"I'm really curious who can fight Xia Chen to this extent?" Luffy's face showed excitement, and he ran towards Xia Chen's direction in a flash.
"This guy! He's always so impulsive and clumsy!"
Seeing this, Sanji couldn't help but complain.
"It's not like you just found out Luffy looks like this! Aren't you used to it yet?"
Usopp walked over and patted Sanji on the shoulder, then followed Luffy and ran off.
Without hesitation, everyone ran in that direction; they were genuinely curious!
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On Xia Chen's side, after sending Imu flying once again, a look of disappointment appeared on Xia Chen's face.
"Your skills aren't up to par!"
" Imu!"
"What's wrong? Getting old, weakened by not fighting for so long?"
The power that Imu was controlling Sabo's body, was currently displaying was making Xia Chen feel somewhat bored.
Their techniques are mostly physical combat; they don't possess any special abilities.
All Three Types of Haki had reached the King Level, which was much stronger than Sabo's, but it was still not enough for Xia Chen.
His overall strength is even Kaido after his upgrade!
Upon hearing this, Imu's expression turned somewhat unpleasant; he hadn't felt looked down upon by anyone for many years.
Now he's being mocked by a kid who's not even a fraction his age?
" Xia Chen! I admit that your strength at your age is truly remarkable, but that's no reason for you to provoke me!"
"Just as you said, I only have control over this body, so the strength I can unleash is also the weakest!"
"Don't even mention comparing yourself to my main body, you're far inferior even to that Clone of Rocks. If it were Rocks ' body here today, you wouldn't dare say such things to me!"
"Enough with the boasting. Go get Rocks and let him come fight me. I'm really looking forward to it!"
"As for now... I have no desire to continue playing this game with you. You should just get out of this body!"
As Xia Chen finished speaking, countless purple ice crystals appeared in the void and enveloped Imu.
Upon seeing this, Imu was not flustered at all; instead, he was overjoyed.
" Netherworld Cold Aura, Ice of Extreme Cold!"
"Your Pluton has Hades Fruit Awakening, hahaha..."
"You wait, I'll come over and take care of you in a while..."
Before Imu could finish speaking, he was frozen into an ice sculpture by Xia Chen.
"If you say so, then so be it. Why are you talking so much? You've lived for eight hundred years, and your self-cultivation skills are still so lacking?" Xia Chen walked over and said in a calm tone.
"Alright, now it's time to get down to business!"
After saying that, a golden light flashed in Xia Chen's eyes...