"But!"
"Even if Imu possesses another fruit with the name of a god, and has developed it to the level of Second Awakening, he still wouldn't be a match for Nika's Second Awakening!"
"While both are Devil Fruits of God, Nika is slightly stronger than the other one!"
"That's how Joy Boy back then. Even when facing an opponent who also possessed a God-level Devil Fruit, even if that opponent had also developed their fruit to the point of Second Awakening, they were still no match for Joy Boy!"
"If it weren't for the sheer number of opponents, Joy Boy would never have lost!"
"In that era, he was undoubtedly the world's strongest person!"
Upon hearing Vegito's words, everyone's expressions tightened, as if they were seeing the image of an arrogant man from eight hundred years ago.
"Yes! That would be true under normal circumstances, but the current situation is not normal!"
Xia Chen shook his head and said calmly.
"Um?!"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Xia Chen, waiting for him to continue.
Xia Chen had also transformed into Imu's Amaterasu Omikami Form in private, and had also experienced its Second Awakening power.
To be honest, he is indeed a bit weaker than when he Second Awakening in his Nika Form.
If it were Imu from that timeline that Xia Chen had visited, Luffy might indeed have the strength to defeat her Luffy where he could awaken the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika Second Awakening.
But the problem is that the Imu of this world is different from the Imu of that world!
Or rather, this world is different from that world.
He didn't know exactly how powerful Imu was after absorbing the power of Zeus and Athena, but he was definitely not someone that Nika could easily defeat.
This is a power from a higher dimension!
Xia Chen organized his thoughts and then told everyone about Zeus and Athena.
I don't know how much time passed...
Xia Chen glanced at everyone and said softly:
"That's roughly the situation now. Athena and Zeus's power has been absorbed by Imu, so I don't know exactly how strong she is now!"
After that, everyone fell silent, digesting the news Xia Chen had brought.
" Zeus... Athena?"
Vegapunk let out a soft murmur.
"I seem to have seen a similar record in some ancient document!"
"I remember describing them like this at the time!"
"A god from beyond the heavens, possessing the power to destroy the world!"
"And I remember there were three gods, the other one was called..."
"What was it called again?"
Vegapunk pondered, but before he could reach a conclusion Xia Chen said calmly:
Hades!
Pluton Hades!
"This is the name of the last god!"
Upon hearing this, Vegapunk's eyes lit up, and he immediately said:
"Yes! That's right! That's the name!"
"So, it seems I also have related memories!"
Vegito for a moment before speaking.
"But how did you know all this, Master?"
"Because I've fought Imu more than once!"
" Luffy and the others know this too!"
"Huh?! When? I don't know!"
However, Luffy was completely bewildered after hearing Xia Chen's words.
"Idiot! Didn't Xia Chen say before that it was that Imu controlled Sabo when he was being controlled?"
Sanji patted Luffy on the head.
"Oh, right! I remember now!"
Luffy Satori and said, then couldn't help but laugh:
"Hahaha! I wonder how Sabo and Ace are doing now!"
"..."
Xia Chen fell silent upon hearing Luffy's words.
The World Government did not report the news of Ace and Sabo's annihilation; it was suppressed by them.
Garp told him that, but he never told Luffy.
Rather than being heartbroken to know that his brother is no longer alive, it's better not to tell him and let him believe that Ace and Sabo are still alive.
Although this news can't be kept secret for long, let's keep it hidden for as long as we can!
With this in mind, Xia Chen immediately continued the previous topic.
"Yes! That's right! That was the first time I fought against Imu's Clone when I fought Sabo!"
"As I told you later, I also fought Imu himself when I traveled to the 'past'!"
"But Imu from that era did not absorb the power of Athena and Zeus, so his strength is much weaker than Imu's in this era!"
"The last time was when you fought on Onigashima; I fought her again then!"
"Of course, that's also her Clone; she's using the body of the old-era sea tyrant, Rocks!"
"Um?!!"
" Xia Chen! You're such a jerk! You didn't tell us about something so interesting!"
As soon as Xia Chen finished speaking Luffy couldn't help but say something.
"Forgot! Hahaha..."
Xia Chen said with a smile.
"As for why I know Imu so well, besides the fact that I've fought her a few times, another reason is that I absorbed Hades ' power!"
"That's how I knew Imu possessed the power of Zeus and Athena!"
"After all, I've never actually seen her use either of those powers!"
"Or rather, the Clone I fought didn't have the ability to use these two powers!"
"You absorbed Hades ' power?"
Upon hearing this, everyone showed a surprised expression, without exception.
"Right!"
Xia Chen nodded, and then recounted his experiences on Eternal Night Island during the six months he spent cultivating with them.
I hadn't mentioned it to them before.
Suddenly, Xia Chen wanted to say something, but his expression changed abruptly and darkened at a visible speed.
"Court death!"
" Imu, you think I'm being too polite?!"
Xia Chen said in a low voice, his tone filled with anger, then looked at everyone and said:
"I have something to take care of right now, and I'm not sure when I'll be able to get it done!"
"If I don't return while the Log Pose is collecting magnetic force, you'd better head to Elbaf!"
"We'll meet there!"
Having said that, Xia Chen's mind stirred, and the Flying Nimbus instantly appeared beside him.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Franky asked.
Xia Chen leaped onto the Flying Nimbus, his eyes flashing with anger, and said in a low voice:
" The World Government is playing with fire!"
With that, Xia Chen vanished instantly, leaving behind a group of bewildered onlookers...