"Hmph! Playing tricks!"
Seeing the tall figure surrounded by mist, making it impossible to see his face clearly, Alex—the one S.P.E.A.R. Director Zheng Xian had previously called a 'passionate youth'—was the first to lose his patience.
With his right hand forming a sword gesture, he pointed at the tall figure in the mist, and the Azure Longsword floating behind him immediately shot forward!
Swish——————
Clang————————
Did it hit?
No!
The sound was wrong!
The sound of the flying sword hitting something rang out, but it wasn't the sound of piercing flesh; it was the sound of metal clashing!
"A flying sword? I really didn't expect there to be people practicing cultivation in this World~"
The next moment, as a clear voice reached everyone's ears, the faint mist surrounding the tall figure completely dissipated.
Simultaneously, the face of the mysterious person was fully revealed to the people of S.P.E.A.R. and the Guardians of Ta Lo Village!
Hiss————————
In the next instant, the four members of S.P.E.A.R. couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air together!
Because the tall figure walking out with twenty rings floating around him wasn't Xu Wenwu as they had thought, but...
The acknowledged number one Superhero on Earth, the leader of the Spider Family, 'Spider Monarch' Ryan Parker!
Ryan held the Azure Longsword—which was trembling constantly in an attempt to escape—between two fingers, his gaze calmly sweeping across the crowd on the opposite bank.
"Which of you threw this butter knife at me?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, and then subconsciously looked at Alex, the Master of the flying sword.
Seeing this, the corners of Alex's mouth twitched violently!
He inwardly cursed his teammates for being so disloyal, actually selling him out directly!
But Alex wasn't the type to shrink from his actions; he bit the bullet, stepped forward, and proactively raised his hand.
"Um... Mr. Spider Monarch, I'm sorry, I was the one who threw the flying sword..."
Seeing the person who attacked him step forward voluntarily, Ryan expressed his satisfaction.
Uncle really doesn't like your act of attacking him.
But Uncle appreciates your willingness to take responsibility.
So, this time Ryan didn't do what he did to Xu Wenwu—using the opponent's weapon to kill them in the same manner.
He just lightly flicked his finger, sending the flying sword spinning back to embed itself at Alex's feet on the opposite bank.
"Thank you!" Seeing that the other party didn't pursue his offense and even returned his weapon, Alex hurriedly cupped his fists in gratitude to Ryan.
Beside Alex, the tense Weather Witch and 'Cyclone' Lei Ling, as well as Zheng Xian—who had quietly placed his hand in his pants pocket, ready to call for full headquarters backup at any moment—all let out a silent sigh of relief.
After all, unless absolutely necessary, they really didn't want to face Ryan, who was already absurdly strong and had recently absorbed Captain Marvel's power!
With the power Ryan displayed, even S.P.E.A.R. 's ultimate weapon, the top-ranked 'Collective Man', might not be his match!
And the Collective Man wasn't just one person, but a team composed of five brothers!
Only because of their special linking ability could the five of them merge into one, and by sensing the life force of China's billion people, they could use 'One Billion Godly Strength'!
According to S.P.E.A.R. 's tests on the Collective Man, his power was enough to destroy the surface of a Planet!
In common terms, that was Surface-Level!
And on Earth, there were only two individuals classified as Surface-Level by S.P.E.A.R. !
One was S.P.E.A.R. 's Top 1, the Collective Man, and the other was naturally the Earth's Top 1 on the other side of the ocean, Spider Monarch Ryan Parker!
Furthermore, the Spider Monarch across the ocean was different from S.P.E.A.R. 's Collective Man, who was composed of five brothers.
Spider Monarch didn't need five people to merge; he possessed at least Surface-Level power alone, and he didn't have the prerequisite of needing to sense the citizens' life force to obtain such great power!
So, if the Collective Man really faced off against Spider Monarch, according to Zheng Xian's estimation, a 20% chance of winning would be considered good!
As Ryan floated over from the opposite bank, the dragon scales that had been frozen in mid-air actually all flew toward him!
And as they approached Ryan's body, they strangely vanished in a blue light!
This caused Zheng Xian's pupils to shrink violently, making him even more wary of Ryan!
Those dragon scales frozen in the sky weren't the Great Protector's doing, but Spider Monarch's!
What was that red light on the scales that kept them still?
And what was that blue light that made all the dragon scales disappear?
This Spider Monarch actually possessed mystical powers in addition to absolute physical strength!
At this moment, in Zheng Xian's heart, the Collective Man's chance of winning against Spider Monarch plummeted from 20% to less than 10%!
Just how many things was this guy hiding!
And... where did those twenty rings come from?
Although according to the historical data collected by S.P.E.A.R. , there were indeed more than Ten Rings, there could never be as many as twenty!
According to the 'Mount Yujing' data S.P.E.A.R. obtained from Kunlun, the Ten Rings were originally formed when the Jade Emperor shattered the Universe Ring of the ancient god Nezha from 'Mount Yujing' into twelve pieces!
Ten of them fell to Earth and were eventually found by Xu Wenwu in a volcanic crater a thousand years ago, while the other two remained missing to this day! (The above is Marvel lore, not fabricated by the author!)
But even if Spider Monarch defeated Xu Wenwu, obtained the Ten Rings from him, and found the two missing ones, that should only add up to twelve rings!
Where the hell did twenty rings come from!
Zheng Xian was completely baffled by this, feeling that Ryan was becoming increasingly mysterious.
Ryan didn't think that much about it. As he floated toward the bank, he paused at the Great Protector's position and said calmly:
"Little bug from another dimension, follow me..."
After saying that, he passed by the Great Protector, leaving it with a bewildered expression.
Little bug? Me?
The Great Protector really wanted to retort, but after Ryan glanced back at it, every single one of its dragon scales stood on end!
Because on Ryan, it seemed to see the phantom of a massive Tri-colored Spider that blotted out the sun!
Under the shadow of that Tri-colored Spider, calling it a little bug was practically a compliment!
Its body, though massive compared to humans, couldn't even compare to a single leg of that Tri-colored Spider phantom!
That was simply a top-tier predator of the Universe!
Sensing the massive gap in power between itself and the other party, the Great Protector immediately and obediently followed Ryan...
And it didn't dare to fly ahead of Ryan at all, only daring to follow slowly behind him...
Watching this scene, not only were the people from S.P.E.A.R. shocked, but even the Guardians of Ta Lo Village were stunned!
When had they ever seen the Great Protector they worshipped act so humble?
What was going on?
No one could understand it; only the Great Protector itself knew, and Zheng Xian roughly guessed the reason...
Nothing else but the fact that the man's fists were bigger...
Whether you were a god, a human, or a beast, in this World full of superpowers, the one with the bigger fists called the shots...
So, because Ryan's fists were the biggest on the scene, even though he was a latecomer and this wasn't his territory, the initiative became his to command!
After Ryan landed, he scanned everyone present, finally pausing for a moment on the Weather Witch and 'Cyclone' Lei Ling behind Zheng Xian.
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