You've said everything I wanted to say, so what else is there for me to say?
Imu was speechless, looking at Xia Chen with a strange expression, as if to say that he was being immature.
However, she was in a very happy mood and high spirits at the moment!
For the first time in over eight hundred years, she encountered an opponent like Xia Chen, and for the first time, she went all out, gradually rediscovering herself from eight hundred years ago.
That version of myself, single-mindedly focused on fighting, daring to challenge Joy Boy!
Instead of the girl who, for the past eight hundred years, was constantly afraid of Joy Boy, lost her spirit, and even felt fear at the mere mention of Joy Boy's name!
Even though it took them twenty men to defeat Joy Boy, so what?
She is much stronger now than she was eight hundred years ago.
Even compared to Joy Boy back then, she was no less formidable. It's just that the fear Joy Boy instilled in her back then was too profound, which is why she was so wary of Joy Boy!
But now, after her battle with Xia Chen, she has regained her confidence!
That's right! She, Imu, fears no one!
At that moment, Xia Chen's curious voice came from behind.
"So why are these two fruits considered top-tier? Can you explain that to me?"
Imu met Xia Chen's gaze, and it was clear he was very curious.
The power that Imu's fruit has shown is indeed quite surprising to Xia Chen; it's definitely not in the same league as other fruits.
But does Luffy's Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika have that kind of power?
In the original Luffy, Luffy's strength jumped to the level of an Emperor after Awakening his Nika Form, and he even defeated Kaido in the end.
But Xia Chen was certain that Nika Form was definitely not as strong as Imu's Amaterasu Omikami Form in front of him!
Even though he hadn't seen Luffy activate his Nika Form, he believed his deduction!
"Because other fruits can only undergo one Awakening at most, while these two fruits can undergo Second Awakening!"
"And each Awakening brings an immense boost to strength!"
"Even after their first Awakening, these two fruits are still the strongest compared to other Devil Fruit Awakening, though the strength is only limited and not exaggerated!"
"And I am now in the form of the fruit after its Second Awakening!"
"Imu said calmly."
No wonder!
Xia Chen nodded thoughtfully. This explained why Luffy's Nika Form, Luffy of the strongest Devil Fruit, was not as powerful as Imu's Amaterasu Omikami Form.
I was emotionally Awakening one step too late compared to others!
"Speaking of which, your Devil Fruit is what truly intrigues me! I can say I know everything about Devil Fruit in this world, and none of them have the ability you possess!"
"I've never seen a Devil Fruit that can control the powers of rock, fire, and ice at the same time!"
Imu gazed intently at Xia Chen.
"Hey! Didn't you see him today?"
Xia Chen shrugged, a smile on his face.
"My Devil Fruit is Zoan Human- Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Great Sage Equaling Heaven Form!"
"You've probably never heard of this fruit before, but you'll know after today! Because..."
"It will be the power to kill you!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xia Chen's figure shot out instantly.
Start with zero frames!
But Imu showed no sign of panic when Xia Chen suddenly rushed at him.
Instead, he slowly raised his right hand and parted his lips slightly.
" Flame Spear!"
In an instant, several spears formed from black and gold flames condensed in mid-air and shot towards Xia Chen.
Without hesitation, Xia Chen swung his Jingu Bang, which was wrapped in God-Level Haki, forward, instantly blasting away the several Flame Spear Jingu Bang.
Xia Chen's momentum did not diminish, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Imu, raised the Jingu Bang high, and smashed it down hard.
" Flame Shield!"
Black and gold flames coiled around Imu, forming a sphere that enveloped Imu.
The next moment, Xia Chen's Jingu Bang slammed hard onto the surface of the fireball shield.
"Um?"
Xia Chen let out a soft "hmm".
He felt that when the Jingu Bang struck the black and gold fireball, the force vanished as if it had disappeared into the sea.
Xia Chen's pupils flashed with golden light as he stared intently at the point where the Jingu Bang touched the fireball shield.
With his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils eyesight, he could clearly see that his Jingu Bang had not actually hit the ball cover.
Instead, it struck the black-gold flames floating on the surface of the sphere. These black-gold flames coiled around the Jingu Bang, continuously dissipating the power contained within them.
The moment the power was completely dissipated, these black and gold flames even climbed up the Jingu Bang and clung to Xia Chen.
"Snort!"
Xia Chen snorted coldly, and with a shake of his Jingu Bang, he emitted a burst of golden light, dispelling all the black and gold flames.
Then he raised the Jingu Bang high again and uttered two words calmly.
" Overturn Heaven!"
The golden Jingu Bang shone brightly, then slammed down fiercely onto the black and gold flame sphere.
The heavens that have been overturned belong to the Heavenly Court!
The Jingu Bang, carrying immense force, slammed into the spherical dome.
Under Xia Chen's Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, he saw countless black and gold flames once again engulfing the Jingu Bang, attempting to weaken its power in the same way.
Unfortunately, if this method had worked, Xia Chen wouldn't have swung that bat!
The Jingu Bang shone brightly, and the black and gold flames tried to stop it but were powerless, breaking through layer by layer, and finally falling on the black and gold sphere.
"Boom!"
The black and gold sphere enveloping Imu was instantly blasted away, and the immense force propelled it like a meteor as it plummeted into the sea below.
"Boom!"
A huge splash erupted on the sea surface.
However, Xia Chen clearly saw that the seawater could not get even a step closer to Imu's black dome; the seawater within a few hundred meters of the dome was instantly evaporated.
Huge bubbles rose one by one from the seabed.
A short while later, when the black-gold sphere reached its lowest point, it suddenly flew upwards again, returning to a position a few dozen meters in front of Xia Chen.
The black and gold flames slowly dissipated, revealing Imu inside.
At this moment, Imu showed no change whatsoever, and his aura remained completely undisturbed.
Xia Chen raised an eyebrow and said:
"Your shell is pretty hard!"
He knew, of course, that his attack had not caused any injury to Imu.
Although the blow broke through Imu's outer layer of defense, it did not break through the defense of her sphere-like shield itself.
It looks impressive to send her flying, but it actually had no effect whatsoever!
"Your attacks are quite powerful too!"
Imu looked at Xia Chen with a slightly serious expression.
Xia Chen's blow just now almost broke through her defenses; it was such a close call!
She didn't know if Xia Chen had any more powerful moves; if he did, then her shield wouldn't be able to block his attacks.
"You really are a formidable opponent!"
Imu narrowed his eyes, his tone icy.
"You flatter me!"
Xia Chen replied expressionlessly.
The next moment, one of the black-gold flame suns swirling behind Imu suddenly erupted and then smashed directly towards Xia Chen.
"!!!"