"Is this your true strength?"
"Cough cough..."
After saying that, Xia Chen spat out another mouthful of blood, which aggravated his wound and caused him excruciating pain.
This Aokiji is so ruthless! He was holding back when he fought Luffy in the original story. Did his uncle, Huang, bribe you?
At this moment, Xia Chen finally felt the pressure of a Admiral.
Now he understood. Aokiji had only been playing around with them earlier; his current strength was on a completely different level.
He had just thought he wasn't far from becoming Admiral! This made him a little more arrogant.
As for now...
All I can say is that what was just inflated has now completely shrunk back!
However, Xia Chen could accept this situation. If Admiral really only had this much strength, then that would truly be a bit unreasonable.
Xia Chen slowly stood up and pulled out the ice spear from his body. Then, his injuries healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
New granulation tissue kept growing from the wound, and soon there wasn't a single wound left on his body. Only the bloodstains proved that Xia Chen had suffered a serious injury.
Although his Indestructible Vajra Body's defenses are currently insufficient to withstand Aokiji's attacks, his recovery ability is still incredibly strong.
However, recovering from these injuries would consume Xia Chen's physical strength, so Xia Chen's face was a little pale, and he looked like a ghost.
Upon seeing this, Aokiji once again showed a shocked expression.
" Zoan abilities?"
Although it's a question, it's phrased with an affirmative tone. In Aokiji's understanding, only Zoan have this effect, and it must be Mythical Zoan.
Xia Chen didn't answer, but instead looked at Aokiji and a smile appeared on his lips.
"A new round begins!"
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Ace was stunned to see Xia Chen munching on a golden apple; his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"Aren't you Clone?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's Clone an eyebrow and said calmly:
"What? Clone have no rights? They can't even eat an apple?"
Ace:...
"Is this what I wanted to say? What I wanted to ask is why you didn't go and help your original self?"
"What do you mean by 'original body'? Every one of my Clone is directly controlled by my consciousness, so you can consider all of my Clone as me."
"I must have my reasons for leisurely eating an apple here; otherwise, why would I be here?"
"The problem is, if your main body is captured and put in Seastone Handcuffs, won't you also disappear?"
"Well, there's no need to worry about that. I have my own way of escaping; Aokiji definitely won't be able to catch me!"
"Alright, let's part ways here. I'm going to find Luffy and the others!" Xia Chen said to Ace.
"Together? I'm also going to Yuba!" Ace replied.
" Blackbeard isn't there, no need to look for him!" Xia Chen replied calmly.
"Oh, right, remember what I told you before? You're no match for Blackbeard, so you'd better not go looking for him."
"Also, let me tell you something else. Blackbeard knows everything about you, so if you lose, there will be very serious consequences!"
"He was on our ship before, so he must know me very well, I know that, but it doesn't really matter, does it? There are a lot of people on the ship who know me well!" Ace asked, puzzled.
"I'm not talking about those things, but rather..."
At this point, Xia Chen's eyes narrowed, and he spoke slowly and deliberately:
Your background!
Instantly, Ace's pupils contracted as he looked at Xia Chen, as if he had heard something unbelievable.
Xia Chen ignored Ace's shock and continued:
Do you know how much impact it would have if your identity as the son of the Pirate King were revealed?
"You will be..."
"I'll only ever have one Pops, and that's Whitebeard!"
Before Xia Chen could finish speaking, Ace suddenly roared.
Seeing Ace's expression, Xia Chen didn't say anything more, but quietly watched him before turning and leaving.
As they walked, Xia Chen said, "I've already told you the consequences; what you do next is up to you!"
"Oh, and you can try this too!"
Xia Chen tossed a golden apple to Ace.
"Have a taste, it's pretty good, and most importantly... eating it will make you live for a thousand years!"
After saying that, Xia Chen walked forward while whistling.
Ace looked at the apple in his hand, then at Xia Chen's back, and suddenly smiled.
"That guy!"
The perspective shifts back to the city amidst Nanohana.
"Bang!"
A figure flew backward like a meteor and landed heavily in a pile of rubble not far away.
After a long while, the figure struggled to sit up, but couldn't stand up; his strength had reached its limit.
That's right, it was Xia Chen.
Xia Chen coughed a few times, then burst into laughter as he looked at Aokiji clothes were already slightly torn.
"Looks like I can still cause the Admiral some trouble!"
After saying that, Xia Chen lay down on the ground. Although he was not injured, he felt that his strength was being drained.
Aokiji slowly walked over, looking at Xia Chen lying on the ground, panting heavily, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes, and said:
"You're very strong; at your age, I'm far inferior to you!"
"Really? Hahaha... It's quite an honor to receive such high praise from a Marine Admiral!"
"Um, I wanted to ask, if I get into Impel Down, could you give me a nicer room?" Xia Chen said with a faint smile, showing no fear of being captured.
"Well, you'll have to discuss that with Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
"Is that so? That works too!"
"So after you arrest me, are you going to arrest other people?" Xia Chen asked again.
"No need!" Aokiji shook his head.
" Smoker can handle the rest of the pirates. As for you, I just happen to be in the nearby waters, so Smoker asked me to come and capture you on my way!"
"With you, this big fish, the other pirates are no match for me. Otherwise, I'd be the one in trouble!" Aokiji said casually, scratching his head.
At this moment, he fully demonstrated his lazy sense of justice, not wanting to get involved in too many troublesome matters.
"So it was Smoker, that little cutie, who brought you here! That's incredibly bold! Looks like if we manage to escape, we'll have to pamper him a bit!"
"Don't worry, you won't have that chance!" With that, Aokiji produced a pair of Seastone Handcuffs from somewhere and put them on Xia Chen's hands.
Xia Chen immediately feigned weakness. It's just acting; anyone can do that.
After a period of time~
Smoker arrived with a group of people, and then witnessed something unbelievable.
Xia Chen, the pirate, was sitting on a large rock chatting happily with Aokiji, the Marine Admiral.
If it weren't for the Seastone Handcuffs on Xia Chen's hands, they might have thought he had joined the Navy or that Aokiji Xia Chen joined the pirates.
Smoker approached Aokiji and asked, " Admiral Aokiji, what's going on?"
"Oh, Xia Chen is a very interesting guy, it's a pleasure chatting with him!"
"That's right, Uncle Aokiji is quite interesting, and the ice water he makes is really delicious. Who knows the feeling of refreshing a glass of ice water in a desert climate?"
Xia Chen shook the ice glass in the water and said.
Everyone:...