The expressions on their faces froze, as if they couldn't believe the news they were hearing.
But after only a moment of hesitation, the Cat Viper immediately roared at Xia Chen:
Why did you kill Momonosuke?!
"I thought you were one of Luffy's crew members, so your character wouldn't be too bad!"
"I never imagined I'd been so presumptuous!"
"Um?!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's eyes narrowed, a hint of killing intent flashing within them.
His figure vanished from the spot in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already beside the Cat Viper, throwing a fierce punch at him.
"When?!"
Before the Cat Viper could react, a figure suddenly appeared in front of it.
Before he could react, he was hit by Xia Chen's fist.
"Bang!"
A dull thud was heard, but the Cat Viper's body did not fly out completely. Instead, it froze in place for a moment, then spat out a mouthful of blood and knelt down on the spot.
" Cat Viper!!"
Seeing this, Inuarashi couldn't help but shout.
Although they had been at odds for many years in Zou, their bond remained incredibly strong.
They are partners who would entrust their lives to each other!
" Xia Chen, what exactly do you want?"
Inuarashi couldn't help but shout. Then he said:
" Luffy and his crew formed a good friendship with us when they were in Zou. What are you trying to do by attacking us now?"
"Oh!"
Isn't this obvious?
Xia Chen said calmly.
"Of course I want to kill you all!"
"What does the friendship between Luffy and his crew have to do with me?"
"Besides, I already gave you one chance before!"
"When I was in Zou, guess why I didn't take action against you remnants of Kozuki Oden's faction?"
"When you were in Zou? When did you...?"
Inuarashi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but then he immediately realized something, and his eyes instantly turned to utter horror.
"You mean you were the one who used Conqueror's Haki in Zou?"
"You got it right! As a reward, you'll go down and meet Kozuki Oden! How about it?"
Xia Chen said with a smile, but his words sent a chill down Inuarashi's spine.
Xia Chen shook his head, as if sighing.
"If you had just stayed in Zou, I wouldn't have bothered you. But you had to come and meddle in Wano Country!"
"Then there's nothing we can do!"
As he spoke, Xia Chen's figure flashed and he appeared in front of Inuarashi, throwing a punch at him as well.
Like Cat Viper, Inuarashi also coughed up blood and collapsed onto the deck.
Both of them were now only breathing faintly, their consciousness fading.
Xia Chen slowly flew into the air, raised his right hand above his head, and a crimson fireball formed in his palm.
When the fireball reached a diameter of one meter, Xia Chen threw it directly down towards the ship below.
"Boom!"
The fireball exploded the instant it hit the ship, and the resulting wave of fire instantly engulfed the vessel.
Xia Chen's pupils reflected the ship reduced to ashes, and after a long while, he suddenly said:
" Imu! Are you in such a hurry to die?"
After saying that, Xia Chen turned and looked in a certain direction, where a figure was floating in the air.
It is Imu!
But it wasn't Imu's true form; it was Clone of Rocks!
Upon seeing Xia Chen, Imu smiled slightly.
"I've finally found you, Xia Chen!"
"I've been looking for you for the past month!"
That's right! Xia Chen's purpose in coming here from beginning to end was not the Cat Viper and the other person, but Imu!
As for the Cat Viper and the other two, they can only blame their bad luck!
It's one thing for him to come to Wano Country, but he also happens to be with Imu. So Xia Chen will definitely come along and take care of everything at the same time.
Shaking his head, Xia Chen looked at Imu and suddenly asked:
"There's no memory sharing between your Clone and your original body?"
"Um?!"
Why are you asking this?
Imu asked curiously, but then answered Xia Chen anyway.
He is very happy now because he can finally gather the power of another chief god.
So he didn't mind chatting with Xia Chen.
Consider it payment for killing him!
"Of course I share memories with my original self. What, do you want to know something from me?"
"No, not at all! I'm just curious... since you and your original body share memories, didn't some new memories suddenly appear in your mind recently?"
"Some time ago?"
Imu pondered for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something.
"You mean that thing that suddenly tried to invade my mind a few days ago?"
"Ha! Of course I cleared that thing away. My mind isn't something just anyone can invade!"
"Imu said proudly."
No wonder!
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's face showed a knowing expression.
He wondered why Imu had simply sent Rocks to Clone straight in.
It turns out that the extra 'past memory' didn't exist!
Otherwise, if he had received that memory, he certainly wouldn't have come looking for him unprepared.
"So you're planning to kill me now? To seize Hades ' power from me?"
Imu: "That's right!"
"Then why didn't you come in person? Sending only an Clone is a bit disrespectful of me, isn't it?"
Xia Chen asked in a calm voice.
However, Imu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a mysterious smile.
Even if you've reached the pinnacle of power in this world, this Clone of mine is more than capable of dealing with you!
"Because... I possess power far greater than yours!"
With that, Imu shot out instantly, hurtling towards Xia Chen.
In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Xia Chen, and threw a punch at Xia Chen.
Golden light swirled around his fist.
But Xia Chen's expression didn't change at all in the face of this situation; instead, he seemed a little disappointed.
His arm rose slowly but swiftly, blocking Imu's punch.
How is that possible?
A look of horror crossed Imu's face.
Golden light also enveloped Xia Chen's hands, and he said with a hint of disappointment:
"I thought it was something special? It's just a God-Level Haki?"
Ignoring Xia Chen's sarcasm, Imu instead said incredulously:
"Why do you possess God-Level Haki? Last time in Dressrosa, your Haki was still at the King Level!"
"How could you possibly raise your Haki to the God Level in such a short time?"
"Why not? Do you think everyone's as stupid as you?"
Xia Chen said dismissively, then threw a punch that struck Imu directly, sending him flying.
Imu's body traced a white line in the air and flew quite a distance before coming to a stop.
Looking up at Xia Chen in the distance, her eyes still held disbelief.
He simply couldn't understand why Xia Chen was able to master God-Level Haki!
But before he could think too much about it, Xia Chen appeared a dozen meters in front of him in a flash.
The two are suspended in mid-air, facing each other.
Xia Chen suddenly smiled and said:
" Imu! I'll let you meet your old acquaintance!"