Chapter 259: The Weak God Rerun
"Defeat me! Then I will acknowledge that your status is above mine, and I will have no more complaints from now on!"
"If you can't win, then immediately leave Peter's side..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she felt Peter's gaze sweep over her like a knife.
This caused her to involuntarily shrink her neck, and her originally dominant aura weakened by thirty percent out of thin air.
"Then from now on... you all have to listen to me!"
Pa~
Seeing Sif insist on seeking death, Peter couldn't help but slap his forehead helplessly.
Forget it!
Since she insisted on seeking death, he would just let her have her way.
Thinking this, Peter tilted his head to look at Gwen and Felicia.
As expected, after the two girls exchanged a look, a clear fighting spirit emerged in their eyes.
Felicia was the first to respond; she licked her lips, and in the next second, her cat ears and tail all appeared.
She lightly licked the sharp claws extended from her hands, revealing a wild, cat-like smile.
"Interesting."
She turned to look at Peter, her eyes seductive.
"Honey, can I beat her up?"
What could Peter say? He could only spread his hands at her and say:
"If you want to fight, go to the dance studio... Ah, no, if you want to fight, go somewhere where there's no one around."
...
In the yard.
Felicia reached out and tapped her chest, and the blue-gold vibranium suit instantly covered her entire body.
Immediately after, the symbiote suit 'Tide' inside her body, like a living thing, covered the Battle Suit, providing a second layer of enhancement.
The opponent was, after all, a goddess from Asgard; she didn't sound like someone easy to deal with.
When they had fought the Inheritors before, she had seen with her own eyes the scene of the other party clashing head-on with an Inheritor, so she didn't have the slightest intention of underestimating her enemy.
"Considering you are just a mortal, I will give you a three-move head start."
Sif tapped the shield in her hand with her long sword, looking arrogant.
Facing the other party's proud posture, Felicia smiled; she didn't argue back.
She simply pushed her speed to the limit.
So fast!
Sif's pupils shrank suddenly. Relying almost entirely on her battle-hardened instincts, she held the round shield across her chest.
Clang!
A deafening sound of metal clashing rang out.
An unimaginable force came from the shield, making Sif's entire arm go numb.
She staggered back two steps before barely stabilizing herself.
Meanwhile, Felicia's figure had already appeared behind her like a ghost.
"Too slow."
"Is this the speed of an Asgardian Valkyrie? It's like a snail crawling."
Mocking voices came from all directions, as if countless Felicias were speaking at the same time.
Sif turned around angrily and swept her sword out.
The sharp sword wind tore the air apart, making a piercing whistle.
But, it missed.
She only hit an afterimage left by Felicia.
"Your reactions aren't great either."
Felicia's voice rang out again, this time from above her head.
Sif looked up sharply to see Felicia hanging upside down from the eaves like a real black cat, looking down at her with eyes full of playfulness.
"Damn it!"
Sif roared, exerted force with her feet, and shot up like a cannonball, her long sword piercing straight toward Felicia.
She put all her strength into this strike.
She believed that even dragon scales could not stop this blow infused with divine power!
However, facing this certain-kill strike, Felicia did not dodge.
She simply reached out a hand, spread her five fingers, and met the sharp tip of the sword.
"You're asking for death!"
A flash of ruthlessness crossed Sif's eyes.
But in the next second, the expression on her face changed from anger to shock.
Because Felicia suddenly opened her mouth and let out a beautiful song.
The singing was clearly extremely pleasant, but it was incredibly ear-piercing to Sif, even making her scalp go numb subconsciously. She couldn't help but stop her movements and reach out to cover her ears.
Immediately after, the water in the swimming pool behind her seemed to come alive, turning into countless long whips that swept toward Sif.
In the blink of an eye, Sif's hands and feet were all entangled.
"How can it be this tough?!"
Sif's face was full of disbelief.
She had seen Felicia use the ability to manipulate water during the previous battle, but at that time the water only served as a supplementary attack, so she didn't expect this thing to be so troublesome.
She, a dignified Valkyrie of Asgard, actually couldn't break these whips made of water.
This momentary error in judgment was enough to decide the outcome of the battle.
With her offensive momentum blocked and unable to use her round shield to block.
Facing Felicia's full-force palm strike, Sif had no chance to counter.
She was directly sent flying by Felicia's palm, her body falling heavily into the swimming pool.
The pool water wrapped around her tightly, quickly forming a dense Water Prison. No matter how much strength she had, she couldn't break free from it.
It wasn't until Felicia stopped singing that she was able to struggle out of the pool.
While gasping for air, her face was full of shock and defeat.
She had actually lost to a mortal woman.
Lost so completely, so decisively.
She hadn't even touched a corner of the other's clothes.
Felicia slowly descended from the eaves, the symbiote suitand vibranium suit receding like a Tide, revealing her exquisite face once more.
She walked up to Sif, looking down at her, recreating Hulk's famous scene against Loki:
"Puny god~!"
"Now, do you acknowledge me as your elder sister?"
Sif bit her lip, her face turning pale and flushed. But she was not a goddess who couldn't afford to lose after all, so she gritted her teeth, stamped her foot, closed her eyes, and called out'Sister' in a voice like a mosquito's hum.
After calling Felicia'Sister', Sif was still not resigned.
To reclaim her dignity, her gaze fixed straight onto Gwen!
Being controlled by the water of this woman named Felicia—this kind of ability could be said to be the natural counter to her close-combat style. She accepted it!
But that one named Gwen, she could definitely win!
"I admit I'm not her match! But I can definitely beat you!"
Hearing this silly girl's provocative words, Peter couldn't help but slap his forehead helplessly again.
This silly girl really has no discernment at all.
Gwen wasn't angry about it either; she just put on both of her Battle Suits just like Felicia had.
And then, another battle with no suspense broke out.
The strength Sif was so proud of was only slightly stronger than Gwen's while wearing the suits.
But Gwen had Spider-Sense, which was comparable to Observation Haki, allowing her to easily dodge Sif's attacks.
Even if she encountered an attack she truly couldn't dodge, the defensive power of the vibranium suit was not inferior to Sif's long sword mixed with uru metal.
In contrast, Gwen could easily restrict Sif's mobility with spider silk.
Thus, in less than thirty seconds, Sif was wrapped up by Gwen like a giant Zongzi.
She could only lie on the ground, squirming while shouting with utter humiliation:
"Sister, I give up!"
When Peter kindly helped her untie the spider silk on her body, the silly girl didn't even bother to talk to him. She covered her face and ran out of Peter's house in a flash.
Today's events had hurt her self-esteem as a goddess too much!
Special training, she must go back and do intense special training!
Chapter 260: Bah, a man's mouth!
"She just left like that?"
Gwen watched Sif leave while covering her face, and she couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.
She turned back to look at Peter, asking as if seeking his opinion:
"Was I being a bit too much just now?"
Seeing her look of guilt, Peter couldn't help but find it a bit amusing. He couldn't resist pulling her over and giving her a gentle kiss on the cheek.
"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with you. All Asgardians are like that."
Felicia also spoke up casually from the side:
"You don't need to worry about her. She obviously took a blow to her pride. Once she returns from her special training, she might even come back to challenge us again. Worrying about her now is just looking for trouble for yourself."
Hearing her say that, Gwen finally set her mind at ease.
So, she let Peter lead her and Felicia back to the room to have dinner together.
At the dining table.
Uncle Ben sat at the head of the table, looking at Gwenand Felicia surrounding his nephew.
Recalling that girl with long blonde hair who had looked so aggrieved earlier, his expression became complicated to the extreme.
He felt inclined to remind Peter, as an elder, to be faithful and responsible in matters of the heart.
But the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back down.
How should he say it?
Say 'Peter, what you're doing is wrong; a good man can only love one woman in his life'?
Those words applied to himself, but for Peter...
This nephew of his was no longer that little boy who needed him to teach him how to be a good person.
He was now The Arbiter, the great hero who saved Earth.
He had defeated the Vampires that spanned the multiverse and had even, by his own strength, completely unseated those bastards in the White House.
Now, the weight of an entire civilization rested on his shoulders.
After going through so much, what was wrong with... enjoying himself a little?
Thinking of this, Uncle Ben suddenly felt at peace.
He meaningfully picked up the glass of milk in front of him and raised it toward Peter:
"Peter, you've grown up."
"Your uncle is proud of you."
Peter vaguely sensed the complex emotions in Uncle Ben's words. He gave a light chuckle, and after taking a bite of the steak Felicia handed him, he likewise raised his glass to Uncle Ben, then spoke meaningfully:
"Don't worry, Uncle Ben. There will be many more times in the future when you'll be proud of me."
...
With the "big trouble" that was Sif sent away, the remaining time naturally belonged to Peter and his two "main wives."
Perhaps they intended to reward Peter for saving this Universe, or perhaps over the past period of time, the two best friends had completely come to terms with things.
Tonight, neither of them went home early.
This also made Peter vaguely realize one thing:
Yeah, it seemed he really couldn't live with Uncle Ben and Aunt May anymore.
Although he had long since regarded them as his biological parents, even with biological parents, there comes an age where one should maintain some distance for propriety's sake.
In the future, coming back to visit the two elders every few days would be enough.
...
The night of warmth and tenderness needs no further description.
The next morning.
When the first ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains onto Peter's face, he slowly opened his eyes, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
This was everything he had fought for.
He carefully climbed out of bed without disturbing the others.
After tucking them in and leaving a good-morning kiss on their foreheads, Peter dressed and silently left the room.
He still had things to do.
Having settled the conflict between Sif, Gwen, and Felicia, he planned to strike while the iron was hot and resolve his last remaining "trouble" as well.
...
New York, S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters, top-floor office.
When Peter pushed open the door, Hill was inside working.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had quite a lot of work, and since Peter was a hands-off boss, Hill's workload was undeniably heavy.
Having not seen her for a while, Hill's refined face now had two faint dark circles under her eyes, and her sharp, capable appearance looked somewhat haggard because of it.
Seeing her like this, Peter felt quite bad. He couldn't help but place his hand on her shoulder and activate the power of the Horse Talisman.
Hill, busy at her desk, was startled by this sudden touch, and her subconscious reaction was to strike back.
But in the next second, the comfort brought by the quiet dissipation of her fatigue made her unable to resist letting out a nearly imperceptible groan.
This sound caused Peter, who had just been busy all night, to feel an involuntary spark of excitement.
However, he quickly adjusted his state and spoke with the air of a business-like superior:
"Agent Maria, the work is never-ending. Sometimes you should learn to delegate unnecessary tasks to subordinates and enjoy life properly."
Hearing this, Hill couldn't help but give him a massive eye-roll:
"If my Director were a responsible and diligent one, then I indeed wouldn't need to be this busy~"
After that sarcastic remark to Peter, she finally broke into a smile and spoke in a teasing tone:
"Instead of finding time to worry about an old woman like me, you'd be better off going to see Daisy. That girl's resentment has been quite high lately."
"All the trainees in her cohort have become her punching bags; they're beaten black and blue every day."
"If you don't go and intervene, she might just drive all her fellow trainees away."
Peter had clearly come specifically for this matter, yet he put on a nonchalant front and joked:
"Women are like fine wine; they need some time to settle to reveal their mellow charm... Besides, I don't see Agent Maria as old at all; at most, you look twenty-five or twenty-six."
"Stop that!" Hill deliberately put on a serious face, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
In her heart, she couldn't help but secretly think:
This Director of mine wouldn't really have some designs on me, would he?
Although she was a non-marriage advocate, if she could have such a handsome, wealthy, and nearly invincible man to relieve her stress, it would indeed be a hard-to-resist temptation.
...
But before she could think further, Peter had already drifted out of the office.
This made Hill instinctively curl her lip:
Hmph, just a big flirt after all!
While Hill was complaining about Peter in her heart, Peterhad already quietly arrived at the Agent Training Camp.
Just as Hill had said, in the training camp, Daisy was venting her resentment on a group of Agent trainees.
The poor young people were being beaten black and blue; seeing her was practically more terrifying than the Spider-Men seeing the Inheritors.
Chapter 261: Quake's Epic Buff
Peter watched from the side for a while and noticed that Daisy's hard work was indeed visible to the naked eye.
Before joining S.H.I.E.L.D., she was just an ordinary Asian beauty, even slightly malnourished due to her long period of wandering.
But Daisy's current transformation could only be described as a complete metamorphosis.
Not only had her figure and appearance improved by more than a level, but her combat prowess was also remarkable.
Even three to five intern Agents from the training camp attacking her together couldn't last more than a few rounds against her.
Such combat power, while perhaps not matching Black Widow before she consumed the Okuchi no Makami fruit, was at least on par with an average female Agent from the Red Room.
To reach this level in just a few months showed Daisy's diligence and talent.
After observing for a while, he determined that Daisy had already grown to a level superior to her future self from several years later in the original story.
Peter clapped his hands lightly and spoke in an unquestionable tone:
"Alright, that's enough training for today. Everyone is dismissed."
The students on the ground scrambled up. A young man with a buzz cut clutched his swollen cheek and stumbled toward the exit.
Other students also supported each other, avoiding the area where Daisy was and moving quickly along the walls.
In just a few seconds, only Peter and Daisy were left in the vast training field.
Seeing Peter—who had been "avoiding her"—finally appear, Daisy's beautiful large eyes flickered visibly.
However, she didn't choose to rush over immediately. Instead, she turned her head away petulantly, looking toward the right wall and leaving Peter with a view of her delicate profile.
Peter looked at her face.
Her smooth black hair rested against her cheeks, and the soft bone structure and facial features of an Easterner were perfectly presented before his eyes.
It had to be said that after getting used to Western beauties like Gwen, Felicia, and Natasha, seeing such an Eastern face inevitably stimulated his affection for the girl even more.
He stepped forward, closing the distance between them.
Daisy wanted to hide, but she was no match for Peter.
With just a single Soru, Peter instantly appeared beside her, wrapped his arm around her shoulder, and pulled her into his embrace.
Daisy's body stiffened, and she subconsciously struggled in the opposite direction, but her body couldn't break free at all.
After a few attempts, her struggling movements became smaller and smaller until she finally gave up completely, leaning against Peter's shoulder and feeling that long-lost scent that made her feel at peace.
But she still spoke stubbornly:
"So the Great Punisher still remembers a nobody like me? I thought you had enough with Ghost-Spider and Nightingale surrounding you that you'd long since forgotten me!"
Peter sighed helplessly and gently stroked her back, whispering in her ear:
"I really didn't consider your feelings regarding this matter, but I didn't let you participate out of concern for your safety."
"You should have seen it in the live broadcast; those guys are too dangerous. Even if I immediately helped you awaken the power in your bloodline, you'd only be throwing your life away against them."
At this point, he paused and finally made up his mind to speak:
"Speaking of which, your current physical condition should be sufficient to handle the hidden power in your bloodline, so come with me."
As he spoke, Peter let go of Daisy and walked toward the elevator leading to the secret underground training ground.
Daisy hesitated for a moment but chose to follow after all.
Ding.
Before long, the elevator doors opened, and the two appeared in an underground space used for detaining special prisoners.
It was quiet enough here and wouldn't be disturbed by others, making it perfect for Daisy to awaken her Inhuman bloodline.
After signaling Daisy to sit in a sealed cell, Peter raised his left hand, and a light flickered on the surface of the storage ring on his finger.
The next second, a long, silver-gray metal object appeared in his hand—it was the obelisk, codenamed '084'.
Under normal circumstances, anyone without Inhuman blood would be instantly petrified upon touching this obelisk.
But in front of Peter, this petrifying power was like trying to show off a toy sword to a master; it naturally couldn't exert any effect at all.
Peter casually sent the obelisk into the cell via a transport device and instructed Daisy through the glass:
"In a moment, inhale as much of the mist inside as possible. There might be some reactions that scare you during the process, but there's no need to panic. With me here, even if an accident occurs, I can immediately ensure you return to normal without any abnormalities."
In the original TV series, the terrigen mist in this obeliskwas shared among three people.
The dispersal of energy caused Daisy's final awakening effect to be greatly diminished.
Now, this entire terrigen crystal was for Daisy alone. Coupled with the restorative power of the Horse Talismanas a backup, this evolution process would likely completely change her life form.
After hearing Peter's instructions, Daisy nodded at him through the glass. Then, she reached out her right hand and touched the surface of the obelisk with her fingertips.
The moment her finger touched the obelisk, the irregular patterns on its surface lit up with a hazy blue light. The light spread along the patterns, the outer metal shell began to peel away, and the blue crystal inside was exposed to the air.
The blue crystal released a gray mist that spread in all directions, enveloping Daisy's body.
Daisy was startled and instinctively wanted to hold her breath, but remembering Peter's instructions, she forced herself to abandon that thought and instead began to breathe deeply.
As her nasal cavity inhaled the strange mist, she let out an involuntary groan of pain in the next second.
At the same time, a black hard shell began to form on her body, visible to the naked eye.
Daisy was shocked by the sight and instinctively wanted to pull her hand back.
"Don't let go! Don't resist this power! Feel the changes it brings to your body carefully!" Peter spoke up at the right time.
His voice became Daisy's stabilizing force.
So, enduring the pain, Daisy not only didn't let go but instead firmly grasped the crystal and even crushed it with a squeeze.
The moment the crystal was crushed, the speed of petrification on Daisy's body suddenly increased by more than tenfold.
The black stone shell climbed rapidly, crossing her chest, crawling up her neck, and finally covering her completely.
Daisy had completely turned into a human-shaped stone statue.
The underground space fell into a dead silence!
The white light representing the Horse Talisman lit up in Peter's hand, while he quietly activated his Byakugan to observe the changes inside Daisy's body.
Once Daisy's vital signs showed any fluctuation, he would immediately shatter the protective shield in front of him and use the Horse Talisman to help Daisy restore her body from any abnormality.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.
During the process, Daisy's vital signs remained stable, and Peter did not choose to intervene unnecessarily.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, a crack appeared on the surface of the stone statue.
The crack spread from the center to the surroundings.
Crack.
Following that, a fair arm suddenly broke free from the black hard shell.
The moment the shell shattered, an invisible shockwave rapidly spread out, instantly shattering the glass shield in front, overturning the nearby metal table, and throwing the entire underground space into chaos.
Peter, however, remained standing in place like a javelin, a smile involuntarily curling at the corners of his mouth:
Just as he expected, after fully absorbing the entire terrigen crystal, Daisy's power had received an almost epic buff!
Chapter 262: A Mini Whitebeard
The underground space was filled with thick smoke and dust.
Metal tables lay toppled on the floor, and glass shards were scattered everywhere.
Daisy, having stepped out from the rock shell, looked at the chaotic scene around her, then at her own hands, which showed no signs of petrification, and stood there completely stunned for a moment:
"Th-these… did I do all of this?"
"Compared to that, I think you'll be even happier about this."
Peter said, his storage ring flashing as a small mirror appeared in his hand.
He handed the mirror to Daisy.
Daisy subconsciously turned her head to look, unable to help but let out an exclamation:
"Th-this is me?"
The girl in the mirror looked ninety percent like her, but was clearly much prettier.
The girl in the mirror had skin nearly three shades lighter than her original complexion. Furthermore, her face lacked those small blemishes like enlarged pores, freckles, or blackheads; it was as if a beauty filter had been applied in real life.
If her original attractiveness was an 8.5, it had now definitely risen to a 9 or even a 9.5.
This was the added benefit that the awakening of her vibration ability brought to Daisy!
It was just like Alvida in Pirate King, who went from being a fat woman to a beauty immediately after eating the Sube Sube no Mi.
After Daisy awakened her vibration ability, the vibration power constantly at work within her body had directly vibrated those blemishes right out of her system.
"Who else could it be?"
Peter said, unable to resist pinching Daisy's cheek. He had to admit, after being "beautified" by the vibration ability, it even felt better to the touch—smooth and delicate, just like a peeled egg.
"Oh my god!" Daisy couldn't help but exclaim.
This was too magical; it was her first time hearing that awakening a superpower could come with a built-in beauty filter.
"Alright, if you're done admiring your looks, it's time to test your superpower."
Peter said, casually taking the small mirror from Daisy's hand, then beckoned to her with his finger:
"Attack me with your full power."
Daisy looked up upon hearing this, her face showing a hint of worry:
"Are you sure? I still can't control the power inside me; I won't be able to regulate my strength at all."
Peter couldn't help but roll his eyes at this:
"Don't get ahead of yourself. You don't actually think that just because you've awakened a superpower, you're a match for me, do you?"
Daisy stuck out her tongue, realizing she had been getting a bit carried away.
"Th-then here I come, okay? Brace yourself."
Daisy said something easily misunderstood, then held her breath and focused. The next second, she abruptly raised her fist and punched toward Peter's chest.
Before her fist even struck Peter, ripples of distortion spread through the air.
The terrifying intensity of this vibration force even caused faint cracks to appear in the air, which only gradually disappeared after lasting for a few seconds.
Hum!
On the other side, Peter, having taken Daisy's punch, couldn't help but step back half a pace.
He felt a violent vibration in his chest, and his internal muscles and bones were experiencing a distinct stinging sensation due to the high-frequency vibration.
Even more outrageous was that after this vibration force entered his body, it didn't stop spreading; instead, it passed straight through him, further wreaking havoc on the already chaotic scene behind him.
"Good grief—you've got something there!"
Peter, acting as if nothing had happened, lightly brushed off non-existent dust from his body, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.
Although he hadn't activated any amplification modes, his physical fitness had long since been nourished by the divine power of the Aesir and Vanir over the past two months, far exceeding that of ordinary creatures.
Even without any modes active, his physical constitution far surpassed ordinary steel.
An attack capable of making him feel pain would be enough to vibrate a strong, healthy adult into a puddle of mush on the spot if it landed on an ordinary person!
What was even more outrageous was that, looking at Daisy's expression now, she clearly hadn't suffered any backlash from that strike.
Peter clearly remembered that in the original S.H.I.E.L.D. series, after Daisy shared the Terrigen Mist with two others, the vibration power she awakened was not only ridiculously weak but also caused severe backlash to her own body.
But now, she had just awakened, and the combat power she displayed was comparable to her performance in the late stages of the show. Even more absurdly, the side effect that caused physical backlash had been perfectly fixed!
The current Daisy was simply a mini Whitebeard who didn't know Haki.
If she continued to develop her ability in the future and improved her physical constitution, she might truly be able to rival Whitebeard, capable of splitting the sea with a single punch.
Although he acknowledged Daisy's future potential in his heart, Peter didn't overly praise her on the surface. Instead, he put on a stern face and lectured:
"Your control over your power is too rough. With that last punch, at least seventy percent of the vibration force you unleashed was wasted! You need to practice more when we get back."
After giving Daisy a small reprimand to keep her from getting too full of herself, Peter didn't forget to give her a carrot, so he leaned in slightly closer to Daisy and asked:
"Well, do you still think I'm deliberately ignoring you?"
Daisy shook her head vigorously, her face full of joy.
Although she had fantasized that she might become very strong after Peter activated the power hidden in her bloodline, she hadn't expected to become this strong.
Judging by the power she displayed with that punch just now.
She could already stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Superheroes like Ghost-Spider and Nightingale, and might even be more monstrous than them—after all, they didn't possess this magical vibration ability.
With that thought, Daisy felt both excited and grateful. She couldn't help but stand on her tiptoes and plant a kiss on Peter's cheek, then flushed as she said:
"Th-thank you, big brother Peter. You're so good to me."
"So now you know to call me big brother Peter?" Petercouldn't help but ruffle her little head again.
Daisy took the opportunity to squint her eyes in compliance, looking like an obedient kitten, but couldn't help pleading:
"Big brother Peter, look, since I've awakened my superpower now, can you let me fight against a supervillain too?"
"During this past time, I've dreamed of fighting supervillains just like Ghost-Spider and Nightingale, and helping you solve your troubles!"
Peter couldn't help but smile helplessly upon hearing this.
He thought to himself that with more and more Superheroes under his command, the villains in New Yorkwere almost running out!
Finding a supervillain for a real fight—that's easier said than done.
Nowadays, on the streets of New York, where can you even find a decent supervillain?
Just as Peter was racking his brain trying to figure out where to arrange a supervillain for Daisy, a piece of news he had previously ignored suddenly came to mind.
Chapter 263: Ten Rings Gang, The Arbiter Comes Knocking
"You know, now that you mention it, I think I actually have a mission on hand that I can let you handle."
As Peter spoke, he casually used the Horse Talisman to repair the mess in the Underground Room while pulling his phone out of his pocket and quickly scrolling through it.
Before long, he found a text message.
The content of the message was very simple: "Mr. The Arbiter, do you have time to visit our Wakanda? My country has run into some trouble."
The sender of the message was labeled as—Shuri!
Daisy looked at the string of messages on the phone screen and couldn't help but narrow her eyes: "Brother Peter, who is this?"
She couldn't help but ask tentatively.
"A princess from an African country." Peter replied casually, acting quite tough.
After all... it's not like he likes strawberry Oreos!
Peter hadn't really taken this matter to heart before.
Mainly because when Shuri sent this message at the time, he was busy formulating a plan to deal with the Inheritors!
Later came the "Times Square" incident.
After Shuri learned the news, she naturally couldn't care about her own country's affairs anymore, and the subsequent text messages were all about showing concern for him.
If it weren't for Daisy asking to find a supervillain to practice on today, he probably wouldn't have remembered this matter.
Now that he thought about it, an entity that could give a country full of Vibranium like Wakanda a headache certainly wasn't a simple character, making it perfect for Daisy to practice on.
Thinking this, Peter didn't hesitate and directly made a call. The other side picked up almost instantly: "Mr. The Arbiter, has the crisis in America been resolved?"
There was deep concern in Shuri's voice.
"Yeah, it's all resolved." Peter responded casually, then went straight to the point: "Shuri, what was that about you wanting me to come to Wakanda to help you solve a problem?"
Seeing his business-like attitude, Daisy, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but let the corners of her mouth curl up wildly.
She knew that Brother Peter only showed a caring attitude when facing the girls he truly cared about.
As for that so-called African princess, even if you are a princess, you still won't get Brother Peter's favor!
Hearing this, Shuri on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted, explaining at a rapid pace: "It's the Ten Rings Gang. They've set their sights on Vibranium, and I don't know what channel they used to suspect Wakanda. They've been sending people to our Wakanda to scout for information from time to time lately!"
Ten Rings Gang?
Hearing this name, Peter couldn't help but tilt his head.
He thought to himself, what kind of twist is this? In the original movie Universe and comic Universe, there wasn't this plot, right?
Peter then casually found a chair to sit on and asked: "Why not just kill them all? Isn't it easy for your Wakandan advanced technology to deal with a few mercenaries?"
"We did think so at first! We created a few accidents and thought they would give up after returning empty-handed, but we never expected their leader to act as if he had already obtained definite intelligence, and the frequency of them sending people to scout has become higher and higher.
Even now, there are rumors spreading in the Underworldabout a sky-high bounty for information related to Wakanda.
We are worried that if we continue to restrict them from entering Wakanda like this, it will only make more and more people suspicious.
But if we let them in directly, it's easy for people to discover the clues.
The best way is to directly help the Ten Rings Gang shut up for good.
But unfortunately, we in Wakanda cannot send our own people to solve them.
This is simply an unsolvable deadlock.
My father has been so worried these past few days that his hair is falling out.
I really can't think of any good solution, so I can only ask for your help."
Listening to Shuri's account, Peter unconsciously tapped his fingers rhythmically on the armrest.
Xu Wenwu's Ten Rings Gang, huh.
Come to think of it, he had indeed coveted the Ten Rings Gang for a long time.
The Ten Rings in Xu Wenwu's hands are good stuff.
The demons and dragons of Ta Lo village are also of great research value; he had wanted to replicate the genes of these two major fantasy creatures for a long time.
It's just that he hadn't had the time before, so he hadn't been able to deal with them. Now that Shuri has delivered the excuse to his doorstep, and Daisy happens to need an object to practice on, those assassins under Xu Wenwu are just right.
No matter how he thought about it, the Ten Rings Gangseemed to be the most suitable target.
With that thought in mind, Peter, having made up his mind, didn't hesitate and immediately said to Shuri: "Since that's the case, I'll help you uproot the Ten Rings Gang. How will the payment be calculated?" Peter asked.
Hearing Peter ask about payment as soon as he opened his mouth, Shuri couldn't help but pout, but in the end, she still said: "As long as you can solve this trouble, I am willing to make the decision to give you another ton of Vibranium!" Shuri said.
"A ton of Vibranium is not enough for me. Next, all of America will fall into my hands.
If possible, I hope to officially establish a secret trading channel with Wakanda.
I can help you continue to keep the secret of Vibranium, but correspondingly, I also need a long-term stable supply of Vibranium."
Hearing this, Shuri hesitated for a long while, and after a moment, she said: "Deal. As long as you can handle the Ten Rings Gang, I will help you handle my father and let him provide you with Vibranium stably in the future.
However, you must promise us that the Vibraniumprovided to you can only be used for your own purposes and cannot be resold to other countries."
"Deal. Just wait in Wakanda for my good news." Peter said and hung up the phone.
The phone had just hung up when Daisy immediately leaned over: "Ten Rings Gang? Oh my god, we are actually going to deal with the famous Ten Rings Gang? I wouldn't have even dared to think about such a thing before."
Her voice was full of excitement, which left Peter stunned.
"You know about the Ten Rings Gang?"
"Of course," Daisy rolled her eyes dramatically: "Brother Peter, you haven't forgotten, have you, that my true nature as a hacker is actually a super hacker? I'm very familiar with things on the dark web!"
Hearing this, Peter couldn't help but laugh.
He really hadn't thought about this for a moment.
However, in order not to affect his image in Daisy's heart, he still made an excuse for himself and told some secrets that Daisy didn't know: "The Ten Rings Gang is not just a simple terrorist organization. Their leader is an old monster who has lived for thousands of years, and he happens to have a group of top experts who are proficient in assassination under his command, which is perfect for you to practice on."
"Wow, that makes my blood boil just hearing it." Daisycouldn't help but move her wrists, her eyes full of fighting spirit.
"So when are we leaving?"
"Need you ask? Of course, it's now!"
As he spoke, Peter snapped his fingers. The next second, the flying skateboard possessed by the Wheel of Fortuneimmediately flew over from a distance.
Peter stepped steadily onto the flying skateboard, then waved to Daisy dashingly: "Hold on tight, brother will take you to experience the feeling of flying."
Chapter 264: There's a Beauty in Pure Stats!
Daisy hugged Peter Parker's waist tightly as the flying skateboard soared into the air.
The New York skyline receded rapidly beneath them, but Daisy didn't feel the slightest bit of cold.
This was because Peter had already deployed a Hefengshield, completely isolating them from the high-altitude air currents.
Despite the lack of a chill, Daisy still clung tightly to Peter's waist, burying her entire face into his broad, solid back.
When Peter asked about it, she replied muffledly that she was afraid of heights.
In reality, the corners of her mouth were harder to keep down than an AK right now.
Going on a mission alone with Brother Peter was the kind of thing she only dared to fantasize about in her dreams before!
Her little actions naturally couldn't be hidden from Peter; his mind was as clear as a mirror, but he didn't call her out.
After all... who could blame him for enjoying it himself too?
...
Shuri's efficiency was indeed ridiculously high.
Less than twenty minutes after the call ended, an encrypted file with detailed intelligence was sent to Peter's phone.
It concerned a temporary base of the Ten Rings Gang in Africa, currently used specifically for monitoring abnormal activities on the Wakanda border.
The base had about forty to sixty permanent armed personnel, equipped not only with heavy machine guns and RPGs, but even two modified military armored personnel carriers.
The leader was a guy named 'Razor Fist,' a mid-level leader within the Ten Rings Gang.
The intelligence stated that this guy was a ruthless character; both his hands had been cut off during a mission, so he simply had two high-strength alloy blades welded directly onto the stumps of his arms.
After flying for about eight hours, the two finally arrived at the target area.
High in the sky, Peter quietly activated his Byakugan, instantly seeing through the defensive layout below.
After confirming that there were no top-tier experts inside, just as Shuri's intelligence had suggested, Peter turned back to Daisy behind him and said:
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you outside."
Daisy froze for a moment, involuntarily pointing at her own nose:
"Just me? You're not coming in with me?"
"If I go in with you, where would you get the chance to train?" Peter complained speechlessly, then lightly patted her shoulder and spoke:
"Don't worry, even if you're riddled with bullets like a sieve, I can bring you back to life."
Daisy thought about it and felt it made sense:
"Then... Brother Peter, send me down."
"Alright~"
As he spoke, Peter snapped his fingers, and the Hefengshield surrounding the flying skateboard abruptly vanished.
The powerful high-altitude air currents instantly swept the caught-off-guard Daisy off the flying skateboard.
Daisy screamed loudly as she plummeted toward the ground at extreme speed.
The scream immediately alerted the guards below.
But more critically, she had to figure out how to resolve her current predicament.
Daisy forced her eyes open while quickly mobilizing the Vibration Ability within her body.
The next second...
Hum~
Accompanied by a terrifying, visible shockwave.
A shockwave strong enough to distort the air was released from Daisy's palms.
The shockwave hit the ground, causing the buildings below to collapse one after another; a few unlucky guys who rushed out were caught by the wave and instantly exploded into a mist of blood.
Such a terrifying Vibration Ability created a strong buffer, causing the rapidly falling Daisy to gradually slow down, allowing her to maintain her balance in the air.
Realizing this, Daisy was first stunned, and then a bright smile bloomed on her face.
Am I... flying?
I can actually fly now!
Daisy really wanted to let out an excited cheer.
But the current situation was clearly not appropriate, because the Terrorists of the Ten Rings Gang below had already raised their guns at her and decisively pulled the triggers.
A dense hail of bullets struck toward Daisy like raindrops; she panicked and subconsciously made a defensive gesture with her hands.
Following that, an invisible force of shockwaves swept across the field.
Faced with this terrifying vibration, even the high-speed bullets lost their kinetic energy, first strangely stopping in mid-air, then powerlessly plummeting, hitting the ground with a series of clinks and clangs.
Seeing this bizarre scene, the Terrorists of the Ten Rings Gang below were all dumbfounded, while Daisy, after a brief moment of shock, had an expression of ferocity mixed with ecstasy appear on her face:
I almost forgot that I've already awakened superpowers!
Now that I have the Vibration Ability, why would I fear you pieces of trash!
Thinking this, she decisively raised her hands and aimed at the Terrorists below.
BOOM——!!
A visible, arc-shaped violent shockwave fanned out from in front of her!
The gravel, soil, and bushes on the ground were all swept up by this terrifying force!
The dozens of armed personnel standing dazed on the spot didn't even have time to run before they were swept away by this overwhelming shockwave and sent flying backward.
One by one, they exploded instantly, their bodies twisting into grotesque shapes.
Looking at the mess before her, Daisy unconsciously stuck out her tongue.
However, she didn't feel like vomiting or anything like that; having spent so many years as a super hacker on the dark web, her tolerance for bloody scenes had long since increased to an almost inhuman level.
However, her control over her ability was, after all, not yet proficient.
This moment of emotional excitement directly caused the output of her Vibration Ability to be interrupted.
She was first stunned, and then she began to plummet rapidly again, falling from a height of five or six meters and landing heavily on her backside.
If it were her former self, falling from this height without Peter's treatment would have meant spending the rest of her life in a wheelchair, but now after hitting the ground, she only felt her butt hurt a little—
The awakening boost provided by the Terrigen Mist was comprehensive; she hadn't just gained the Vibration Ability, even her physical attributes had been elevated to an inhuman level during the process!
Just as Daisy was surprised that she hadn't died from the fall, a brilliant flash of a blade flew toward her.
Fortunately, the hellish training she had undergone at S.H.I.E.L.D. over the past two months wasn't for nothing; her body's instincts reacted before her brain, and she performed a quick roll on the ground, successfully dodging the lethal strike.
Coming back to her senses, a shaken Daisy looked up at the newcomer.
She saw a lean, muscular white man standing before her.
He was shirtless, revealing a body of knotted muscles and crisscrossing scars; he had no hands, and the parts below his forearms were replaced by two alloy blades shimmering with a cold, blue light.
It was indeed Razor Fist!
Seeing that Daisy had killed so many of his men with just one move, Razor Fist's eyes turned red with rage.
Without any nonsense, he let out a Beast-like low growl from his throat and pounced like a mad dog:
Although this guy had no hands, his combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary Agent!
After exchanging a few rounds with him, Daisy judged that he was at least at the level of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Level 7 Agent!
This is going to be tough!
Just as Daisy was secretly lamenting in her heart.
The next second,
Ping!
The sound of weapons shattering rang out.
The pair of alloy blades on Razor Fist's arms instantly exploded.
This time, even the murderous Razor Fist was stunned.
What the hell?
I was clearly the one overpowering that little girl, so why did my blades explode?
In the moment he was dazed, a powerful and overbearing shockwave struck into his body.
Razor Fist spat out a mouthful of blood toward the sky and fell unconscious on the spot.
Meanwhile, Daisy stared blankly at her own hands, realizing for the first time what it meant to have—
The beauty of pure stats!
Chapter 265: Xu Wenwu
Razor Fist collapsed to the ground, dying with his eyes wide open.
Regarding this, Peter didn't feel the slightest bit of sympathy. He simply descended on his flying skateboard, rubbing Daisy's small head as he spoke:
"You got distracted too many times during the fight. You need to have confidence in your current stats."
According to Peter's estimation, the current Daisy was at a level where she could arm-wrestle Gwen while Gwen was only wearing her symbiote suit.
It could only be said that the T0-tier talent of the Inhumanswas truly no joke.
Judging solely from the strength she displayed now, Peterwas genuinely optimistic that Daisy could press Black Boltinto the ground and rub him there in the future.
After giving Daisy a little warning, Peter turned the Omnitrix on his wrist and entered Symbiote Mode.
After quickly digesting Razor Fist's memories through the Symbiote, Peter gestured for Daisy to get back on the flying skateboard to set off again, while providing her with some intelligence briefing:
"Next, we're going straight to the Ten Rings Gang's headquarters. It's located in a deep mountain in Indonesia. The big boss behind the scenes of the Ten Rings Gang, Xu Wenwu, and his three top confidants are all there."
"Xu Wenwu?" Daisy tilted her head involuntarily.
"How come I've never heard that name before?"
"It's normal that you haven't heard of it. He's an old monster who has lived for over a thousand years! He has been secretly supporting the Ten Rings Gang for millennia, so how could any information about him possibly exist on the internet?"
"Over a thousand years?" Daisy's eyes widened subconsciously.
"How could anyone live that long?"
"That guy possesses a secret weapon called the Ten Rings. This weapon not only grants him immense combat power but also gives him the longevity of immortality.
His combat power is very high, beyond what you can handle right now. This time, I plan to deal with him personally. You will be dealing with his three top confidants."
Peter explained the information he had obtained from Razor Fist's mind in detail:
"That old monster currently has four top confidants under him."
"The first is Razor Fist, whom you just finished off as an experience pack."
"The second is called 'Death Dealer'. This man is Xu Wenwu's most trusted cold-blooded assassin. His fighting skills are second to none in the entire Ten Rings Gang, and he also possesses a special ability called 'Qi'."
"The third confidant, codenamed 'Phantom', is a natural-born assassin. His 'Qi' allows him to completely hide his presence in the darkness."
"This kind of perverted ability is almost unsolvable in the field of assassination. Ordinary thermal imagers and sonar detectors are virtually useless against him." Peter paused intentionally here, turned to look at Daisy, and gave her a smile.
"However, meeting you, he's basically kicked a steel plate."
"Why?" Daisy stared with curious eyes, showing a look of pure innocence.
"Your superpower is Quakes. In this situation, you can completely perceive the opponent's presence through vibrations, just like a bat's sonar radar. However, whether you can achieve this will depend on your savvy in battle."
Hearing Peter say this, Daisy's eyes lit up.
Right! Her vibration ability couldn't just be used for destruction; it could also serve as a human radar!
Thinking this way, she became increasingly satisfied with her ability.
"As for the last guy, he's not worth worrying about at all."
Recalling the information about Xu Wenwu's final confidant from Razor Fist's mind, Peter couldn't help but curl his lips into a disdainful smile.
"That guy's name is Kirigi, a Ninja from the Little Ba-ga. He was born without the sense of pain! Moreover, he can quickly recover from fatal injuries through 'meditation' during battle."
Hearing this, even Daisy couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She finally understood why Peter said this guy was not worth worrying about at all for her.
Against ordinary people, this ability was indeed nearly unsolvable, but facing someone like her who already mastered the vibration superpower... if she directly vibrated him into a pile of minced meat, what could he possibly do?
...
After a day and night of ultra-high-speed flight, Peterfinally brought Daisy from Africa to the deep mountains of Indonesia—Xu Wenwu's lair.
From a distance, a Chinese-style castle could be seen standing in the heart of the mountains.
Peter had intended to land quietly and let Daisy break through the levels on her own!
But before he could land, the Observation Haki in his mind suddenly issued a warning.
Without thinking, he steered the flying skateboard beneath his feet to swerve to the side.
In the next second, a blue ring carrying terrifying kinetic energy flew past his cheek, even completely piercing through the Hefeng Shield on his body's surface.
Noticing this, Peter's expression hardened.
He subconsciously looked down.
Sure enough, he found that a large number of Ten Rings Gang Terrorists had already gathered in the castle.
And at the very front, four figures of varying statures were staring coldly at them.
It was Xu Wenwu and his three top confidants.
Peter looked down at Xu Wenwu below. He was a Chinese man who appeared to be in his early forties, with a well-proportioned and slender build, and a cold face that showed a hint of the vicissitudes of time.
At this moment, ten mysterious metal rings worn on his arms were emitting a faint blue light.
It was the Ten Rings!
"I truly didn't expect the famous Punisher to grace my Ten Rings Gang with a visit!"
Xu Wenwu stood with his hands behind his back, a confident smile appearing on his face.
It was as if the Peter in front of him was just a piece of cake.
Peter, however, didn't even bother to respond. He simply retracted his Byakugan and turned to give a tactical hand signal to Daisy, who was ready and waiting beside him.
Daisy, now familiar with the routine, reacted quickly and performed a Leap of Faith without hesitation.
While in mid-air, she raised her hand and fired a Quake!
The moment the Quake blasted out, the lackeys behind Xu Wenwu below spat out blood one after another.
But Xu Wenwu seemed completely unaffected, and the three top confidants behind him only swayed slightly!
Taking a large-scale Quake head-on, these three guys only swayed?!
Daisy's heart sank instantly, realizing that these three opponents were indeed not easy to deal with.
On the other side, Xu Wenwu's three confidants exchanged glances and immediately took action.
The thin, black-clad Phantom leaped backward, his entire being strangely vanishing into thin air.
Kirigi licked his lips, drew a katana from his waist, and rushed toward Daisy with a strange cry.
As for that Death Dealer, his movements were even more straightforward.
He took a giant axe from his back, raised his hand, and threw it at Daisy.
It was clearly a massive mountain-splitting axe, yet in his hands, it felt as light as a hatchet.
Seeing the giant axe flying toward her, Daisy fired another Quake without thinking.
But to her surprise, with the power of her Quakes, she actually couldn't do anything to this giant axe.
She couldn't make the giant axe fall from the sky even with all her might, so she could only barely adjust her posture to dodge it.
But at the same time she dodged the axe, Kirigi had already charged right in front of her!
Chapter 266: Stealing Techniques
As soon as Daisy landed, she was caught in a perimeter established by three of Xu Wenwu's trusted subordinates.
Yet, she did not panic, nor did she choose to ask Peter for help.
She simply faced her opponents with a determined gaze.
This was her own battle!
She wanted to use this fight to prove to Brother Peter that she had also become someone who could stand on her own and share the burden for Brother Peter.
...
At the same time that Daisy was fighting intensely, Peteralso landed gracefully, stepping on his flying skateboard.
Xu Wenwu stood opposite him, but there was not a trace of emotion on his face.
Just kidding, even monsters like Laufey and Soros couldn't do anything to him now, so what kind of small fry was Xu Wenwu?
In the silence, Xu Wenwu was the first to speak:
"Did Wakanda send you? To be able to persuade a Superheroes like you, they really went to great lengths."
He said the words "Superheroes," but his tone and expression were quite indifferent, as if he didn't care at all about The Arbiter, the Superheroes who had recently saved the entire America.
He had reason to be this arrogant.
One thousand years.
He had lived for a full thousand years.
He had witnessed the rise and fall of several dynasties and experienced countless life-and-death trials.
Now, he believed that there was nothing in this World that could surprise him, and no one could stop him.
Including The Arbiter before him.
Facing this display, Peter just rolled his eyes —
"Damn, I hate people who act all high and mighty!"
Peter simply chose not to reply, just quietly watching Xu Wenwu show off, until Xu Wenwu himself felt a hint of awkwardness.
He frowned slightly, and in the end, chose to put forward his conditions early:
"I think we can make a deal."
"What do you mean?"
"As long as you are willing to join the Ten Rings Gang, and are willing to turn around and work with me to take care of Wakanda, to seize the Vibranium they possess, I can give you everything you want."
Xu Wenwu lowered his voice and spoke in a highly seductive tone:
"Power, money, connections, women... I can even split the Ten Rings Gang and the Vibranium mines with you. Then, you and I will be the masters of this World!"
He spoke these words with great passion, making the eyes of the surviving underlings behind him turn red.
They really wished they could respond on Peter's behalf right now.
But faced with the conditions offered by Xu Wenwu, Peterlaughed, laughing quite disdainfully:
"Listen here, old man, are you out of your mind? What qualifications do you have to make a deal with me? Just relying on this bunch of stinking fish and rotten shrimp under your command?"
"And why should I choose to cooperate with you? What do I want from you? Your old age? The fact that you don't bathe?"
"The conditions you're offering make me want to laugh. Don't you know I have an entire Superheroes organization in the United States?"
"If I wanted these things you're talking about, it would just be a matter of saying the word. Do I really need to cooperate with you?"
Speaking of this, Peter raised his eyes, his gaze fixed directly on the Ten Rings on Xu Wenwu's hands:
"On the contrary, without you, I might be able to get my hands on something interesting."
Xu Wenwu was silent.
He noticed Peter's gaze looking at the Ten Rings.
That gaze was not fear, not awe.
It was a kind of joy, like seeing a new toy.
This guy had already decided in his heart that the Ten Rings would fall into his hands!
This discovery caused Xu Wenwu's expression to turn completely cold.
These ten mysterious metal rings were the foundation of all his power.
After losing Yingli, the Ten Rings became the only anchor for his existence in this World.
Yingli's voice echoed in his ears day and night.
She was calling to him from within that dark gate deep in Ta Lo village, never stopping.
The Ten Rings were the only tool he had to respond to that voice.
He would absolutely not allow anyone to covet the Ten Rings!
"The Arbiter." Xu Wenwu's voice became very cold, instinctively making one feel a sense of oppression, "You should not covet the Ten Rings!"
"Is that so?" Facing Xu Wenwu's threat, Peter still appeared calm and unconcerned:
"Sorry, I have a flaw — the more you don't want me to see something, the more I want it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wenwu moved!
Relying on the amplification of the Ten Rings, he punched towards Peter.
Peter did not dodge, instead raising his fist to counterattack.
Their fists collided.
Xu Wenwu stumbled back three steps.
And Peter's figure only swayed imperceptibly, a light of excitement appearing in his eyes.
These Ten Rings really have power!
...
In the blink of an eye, Peter had exchanged a dozen rounds with Xu Wenwu.
It must be said that Xu Wenwu's level somewhat exceeded Peter's estimations.
This guy's comprehensive combat power far exceeded that of Gwen when she activated the symbiote suit and vibranium suit!
Peter estimated that, relying on the defense and attack power granted by the Ten Rings, this old monster who had lived for thousands of years could completely go toe-to-toe with Thor in his normal state.
Of course, that was as far as it went.
Xu Wenwu's limit was just going toe-to-toe with Thor in his normal state, while Peter... now he could easily pin Thor after a power-up to the ground and spin him like a top.
The reason he didn't finish Xu Wenwu in one move was entirely to provide Daisy with more extensive training time, and incidentally, to use Xu Wenwu as his own combat experience pack.
It must be said that Xu Wenwu's kung fu was practiced quite well.
Peter threw a punch, Xu Wenwu sidestepped the fist, and at the same time, his right hand slashed towards Peter's elbow joint at an extremely strange angle.
This was a Wing Chun intercepting technique, with movements as standard as a textbook.
But immediately after, Xu Wenwu's left foot swept towards Peter's lower stance, and between the footwork transitions, the attack rhythm switched from the short, explosive bursts of Wing Chun to the open, expansive movements of Changquan.
Then came the guiding movements of Tai Chi. The footwork of Baguazhang. The drilling and overturning of Xingyiquan.
In a thousand years, just how many martial arts schools had he stolen techniques from?
Peter sighed inwardly while dismantling the moves; this old guy was practically a walking encyclopedia of martial arts, and he had fused the essence of various schools to an extremely terrifying degree.
He was much stronger than Madam Gao, whom he had fought before.
This gave Peter a long-lost desire to learn.
Having played the "brute force" style for too long, it was time to change things up occasionally.
Learning a few moves from old Xu would be beneficial for physical and mental health, and after returning, he could use them to instruct Gwen and Felicia. Wouldn't that be wonderful!
With this thought, he began to consciously reduce his output, no longer crushing with brute force, but instead trying to use pure combat techniques to deal with Xu Wenwu's offensive.
As time went on, Xu Wenwu finally realized that something was wrong.
The first time, Xu Wenwu thought it was a coincidence.
The second time, he frowned.
The third time — when Peter used a Bagua Swimming Dragon Palm to circle behind him, and then struck his back with the Inch Punch he was most proficient in,
Xu Wenwu's face turned completely black.
"Are you stealing my techniques?"
He squeezed these four words out from between his teeth.
But Peter didn't even have any intention of denying it:
"Yeah, I learned a lot of good stuff. You really didn't live those thousand years in vain."
Chapter 267: Reversing the Electric Meter?
"..."
Xu Wenwu felt he had been humiliated.
The martial arts he had painstakingly honed for over a thousand years had been more than half learned by you in less than a few minutes, yet you were actually saying that my thousand years hadn't been lived in vain.
Was this adding insult to injury?!
The veins on Xu Wenwu's forehead throbbed violently, the blue light of the Ten Rings on his arms surged, and the Ten Rings simultaneously detached from his body, forming a ring array in the air and spinning wildly as they crushed toward Peter!
The power of this strike was at least three times stronger than before.
The Ten Rings formed a blue energy storm as they spun at high speed, and wherever they passed, the ground was plowed into a trench half a meter deep.
But facing this dazzling attack from the Ten Rings, Petersimply used his hands and feet in a flurry of strikes, knocking all the incoming Ten Rings away.
He then curled his finger at Xu Wenwu:
"Come again, let me see some new tricks."
Hmm, a true master always keeps the heart of an apprentice, indeed~
...
The battle between the two lasted for nearly twenty minutes.
Meanwhile, the chaotic battle on Daisy's side was also coming to an end.
There were two shallow abrasions on her face, a wound on her left arm deep enough to see the bone, and multiple wounds on her body were oozing blood.
But her state at this moment was surprisingly good.
She had gained another growth spurt~
The Vibration Ability is a combat ability that is extremely dependent on actual combat experience.
And right now, she was rapidly evolving amidst the moves fed to her by these three experts!
The passive perception of the vibration force field, the precise interference of muscle resonance, the precise detonation after injecting the Quake into the enemy's body...
All the ideas Peter had shared with her previously, she had transformed into reality!
Bang!
Daisy and the Death Dealer's figures crossed.
The moment they steadied themselves, a large spray of blood erupted from Daisy's side waist.
Correspondingly, the Death Dealer's back exploded, a huge hole was blasted through his chest, and he fell to the ground, dead with his eyes wide open.
Daisy looked at this respectable opponent, thought for a moment, and reached out to close his wide-open eyes:
"You are a respectable opponent. If not for you, I wouldn't have progressed so quickly. May you rest in peace, and may you be reincarnated as a good person in your next life."
After finishing all this, Daisy looked back at Peter, took a deep breath, and said:
"Alright, Brother Peter, I've finished up on my end, you don't need to keep playing with him anymore."
Hearing this, Xu Wenwu was so angry he almost spat out another mouthful of old blood.
Fine, fine, fine, so while I'm here exhausted enough to vomit blood, in your eyes I'm just playing, right!
His gaze turned cold, and he wanted to kill Daisy to let her see how formidable he was.
But before he could make a move, Peter jumped out of the battle circle and flashed him a smile:
"Sorry, old Xu, since my companion has finished up, you can log off now."
Xu Wenwu's fighting techniques had indeed benefited him greatly, especially those transitional techniques that integrated the essence of multiple schools, which gave him many new ideas on how to flexibly switch between offensive and defensive rhythms in martial arts combat.
But that was all. This was all he could teach Peter.
On the other side, Xu Wenwu was so angry he almost bit through his steel teeth.
He recalled all the Ten Rings to his arms, the blue light surging to its limit.
His whole body was enveloped in energy light, and the Ten Rings on his arms spun wildly.
"You think you've won?!"
With a roar, he concentrated all the energy of the Ten Rings onto his fists and blasted the strongest strike of his life toward Peter.
The blue energy torrent roared out, blowing away all the remaining stone slabs in the plaza.
Peter looked at this strike and did not choose to dodge.
The next second, pale blue lightning flowed across his body, and his aura in that instant climbed to a height that made Xu Wenwu feel fear from the depths of his soul.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
After covering himself with the Lightning Release Armor, Peter did not hesitate, raising his hand and throwing a normal punch.
No flashy techniques, no complex energy circulation.
Just a simple punch.
Pure, overwhelming power.
The moment his fist collided with the energy torrent, the blue energy disintegrated instantly like thin ice meeting boiling water.
Clang~!
The energy field shattered instantly.
Following that, the wind from his punch pierced through the energy torrent and landed on Xu Wenwu's chest without losing any power.
The defense of the Ten Rings couldn't even last a single breath in front of this punch.
The force of the punch poured into Xu Wenwu's body.
Xu Wenwu's body flew backward as if he had been hit by a train.
His consciousness began to blur the moment he left the ground, the scene before his eyes became fragmented, and the sounds grew increasingly distant.
He was wrong.
It turned out that such a person really existed in this World—just standing there was an insurmountable chasm, making all the means he had accumulated over a thousand years seem absurd and ridiculous.
In the last second before his consciousness completely plunged into darkness, only one thought appeared in Xu Wenwu's mind:
I got up, and got one-shot.
What is there to say?
Boom!
Finally, his body smashed into the distant wall, creating a massive crater spanning tens of meters.
Debris splattered, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.
When the dust settled, Xu Wenwu had no signs of life left.
Peter walked over.
He crouched down and removed the Ten Rings one by one from Xu Wenwu's arms.
After leaving the host, the blue light of these metal rings gradually dimmed, but they still emitted a faint humming sound.
They felt neither too heavy nor too light in his hand, warm, as if they still retained the body heat of the deceased.
By Peter's ear, the system's notification sound rang on time:
[Detected sacrificable purple item: Ten Rings]
[Ten Rings: A mysterious weapon of unknown origin, ten in total. The wearer can gain extraordinary boosts in strength, speed, and durability, while stopping the body from aging, and even slightly reversing aging, theoretically achieving immortality]
[Sacrifice can obtain points: 10000, sacrifice?]
Ten thousand points.
Not too many, not too few.
Peter thought for a moment and chose no.
Three reasons.
First, the Ten Rings are the key to opening the Dark Gate of Ta Lo village. Behind that door is locked the Soul Eater, and he still needs to go in to collect gene samples.
Without the Ten Rings, that door might not be able to be opened.
Second, he really doesn't lack sacrifice points right now.
Before, in the two big battles against Laufey and the Inheritors, everyone contributed a generous amount of sacrifice points to him.
Currently, his account balance is over 150,000, and an increase of 10,000 points is of no consequence to him.
Third, and the most critical point—
He took a fancy to the Ten Rings' 'eternal youth' function.
Uncle Ben is sixty years old this year.
Although Aunt Mei is well-maintained, she is already fifty-five years old.
The power of the Ten Rings can help Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei prolong their lives...
Just this point alone is enough for him to keep the Ten Rings.
Besides this, he had an even bolder idea in his heart.
The effect of the dog talisman is to restore a person's body to its peak state.
And the Ten Rings can make a person's body stop aging, and even slightly reverse aging.
If he combined the two...
First use the dog talisman to bring a person's body back to its peak, then use the Ten Rings to lock this state and reverse aging.
Could he exploit a bug, pull off a 'reversing the electric meter', and let a person maintain a rejuvenated state even if they lost the Ten Rings and the dog talisman?