"This is a Devil Fruit ability; it can't be taught!" Xia Chen said helplessly.
"Ah?"
Upon hearing this, the group's faces immediately fell, and they looked sullen.
Luffy, in particular, even took out his Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika at this point and started yelling at people. He even added a sarcastic remark at the end.
Sometimes the difference between fruits is greater than the difference between a person and a dog!
Xia Chen was speechless again. If those five old men from the World Government knew that he had belittled the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika like this, he wondered if they would come and strangle him.
However... Luffy is right, it really can't compare to his Devil Fruit!
(*^▽^*)
Luffy and his crew were somewhat disappointed, but some were filled with fear.
On Marine warship not far from the Going Merry.
Private First Class Fullbody and Jango stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, even wiping their hands several times in disbelief. After a long pause, they stammered:
"Is... is this real?"
Just moments ago, they were confidently boasting that their Black Cage Fleet's Black Cage Formation was invincible, and that there was no ship they couldn't conquer.
But they never expected the slap in the face to come so quickly, and in a way that was completely unacceptable to them.
They'd never seen anything like it in all their years of life. What kind of good people on a ship could keep so many large spikes suspended in mid-air?
It's so dazzling it's blinding!
Fullbody a long pause, Hopdy looked shakily at Hina beside him and asked, "Colonel, should we... continue the attack?"
Hina's face was also very pale. This was the first time she had ever seen something so illogical, and she couldn't help but recall what Aokiji had told her that morning.
But the confusion in her eyes soon turned into determination, and she said, "Keep attacking! Hina wants to see how many times they can withstand this!"
The word "retreat" is not in her dictionary!
However, what happened next made her heart sink deeper and deeper, as all the spikes that were launched ended up being the same as the first round.
They first remained suspended in mid-air, and then they all fell into the sea.
"Hateful!"
Hina slammed her fist on the armrest.
However, the next sound sent a chill down Hina.
" Hina Tina, why are you so angry? You've attacked our ship so many times and we haven't said a word!"
Instantly, everyone on the ship tensed up and hurriedly looked towards the source of the sound.
Xia Chen was sitting at the top of the cabin, looking at them calmly.
With just one glance, all the sailors felt an invisible pressure acting on them, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
Hina looked at Xia Chen with a grim expression and said, word by word, " Demon King Xia Chen, a notorious criminal with a bounty of eight hundred million!"
"Hmm? Eight hundred million?" A look of surprise flashed across Xia Chen's face.
"Your Navy really thinks highly of me, setting such a high bounty for me. Let me guess, Uncle Aokiji must have played a part in that!"
"Honestly, he's just making things difficult for me. Looks like I'll have to give him a good talking-to next time we meet!"
Hina didn't answer him, but instead spoke as if making an introduction:
" Demon King Xia Chen possesses a Demon King -like form, in which his strength increases significantly, granting him powerful Armament Haki and considerable Observation Haki."
"Possessing formidable combat skills and a wide array of techniques, including the Six Powers and Life Return, he also appears to have Clone -like ability, and..."
Hina paused here, then looked into Xia Chen's eyes and said, word by word:
"Seems unaffected by Seastone!"
As Hina spoke, she carefully observed Xia Chen's expression, trying to discern something from it.
Unfortunately, she was disappointed; Xia Chen's expression remained unchanged throughout.
Xia Chen looked at Hina with a calm smile and said, "Your navy's intelligence capabilities are indeed impressive; you've found out so much!"
"However, I'd like to add something to what you said above..."
As Xia Chen stood up, he said, "I not only possess those two types of Haki, but also Conqueror's Haki!"
The moment he finished speaking, a powerful aura emanated from Xia Chen, and the sailors on the ship fell one after another until only Hina remained on board.
Hina's face was covered in a fine layer of sweat, and her eyes were filled with shock as she looked at Xia Chen.
She truly hadn't expected Xia Chen to possess Conqueror's Haki; it seemed her assessment of his danger level had to be raised to another level.
Xia Chen continued, "As for me being unaffected by Seastone? Don't you think that's a bit of absurd?"
"Which Devil Fruit User in this world is unaffected by Seastone? It's just that you don't yet understand my abilities!"
"As for what my abilities are, you'll have to discover that for yourselves in the future!"
Xia Chen could not possibly admit that he was not bound by the Seastone, otherwise endless trouble would await him in the future.
The World Government could never stand idly by and ignore such an illogical existence.
That's why Xia Chen first used Conqueror's Haki to intimidate Hina, and then explained that it was due to the special nature of his ability, which would increase credibility.
"Alright, enough of that. I didn't come here to share intelligence with you!"
"If you order the navy to attack our ship again, I'll... slaughter you all!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Chen unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, mixed with a fierce killing intent, which rushed straight towards Hina.
In an instant, Hina felt as if she had entered a world of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, surrounded by dead bodies, the intense killing intent even making it hard for her to breathe.
After a while, Hina was in a daze and found herself back on the ship, but she didn't know when her back was completely soaked, and large beads of sweat kept dripping from her forehead.
The way they looked at Xia Chen was filled with apprehension, and even a hint of fear.
Xia Chen looked at her and continued, "I know you might not be afraid of death, but if you want these marines to die with you, then go ahead and try. Anyway, crushing you all is as easy as crushing an ant for me!"
That's all I have to say. You can decide what to do next!
After saying that, Xia Chen prepared to return to the Going Merry, but suddenly, he seemed to remember something.
A slight smile appeared on his lips. Instead of going back, he walked into the cabin.
After a period of time~
Xia Chen carried a package the size of countless people away from the warship, smiling as he said:
" Hina, look at you, why are you being so polite? I came empty-handed, and you've given me so many things to take back with me. I feel so bad!"
"However, since you're so kind, I'll gladly accept it!"
Hina:???
You really have inherited all the fine traditions of pirates...
Xia Chen then inspected all the surrounding warships and packed them all into his System Space. Now that they were no longer in front of Hina, there was no need to worry about them being exposed.
When Xia Chen finished scanning the entire Going Merry, his face was beaming with smiles.
What a great find!!