Chapter 97

Su Quan looked unexpectedly in the direction from which the golden shockwave had come.

On the ground, a man wearing a black bodysuit had his arms slightly spread, with rings fitted onto them; the golden light flickered, and energy surged continuously.

It really was Shang-Chi, only it was a zombified Shang-Chi!

But at this point in time, he shouldn't have mastered the power of the Great Protector and defeated Wenwu to obtain the Ten Rings yet.

Changes caused by the subtle differences between the two worlds, then.

Doesn't matter; being able to encounter a zombie Shang-Chi is indeed a 'surprise'!

Su Quan widened his eyes, and crimson heat vision blasted directly from mid-air toward the zombie Shang-Chi on the ground.

The Ten Rings flew off the zombie Shang-Chi's arms, and he gripped two rings in each hand.

There was a golden energy connection between the rings, and after he spread them out, they instantly turned into a defensive shield composed of the Ten Rings and energy.

"Bang!"

The heat vision hit the Ten Rings energy shield but did not break it.

Instead, it caused the collision of the two energies to produce a violent energy tide, which instantly shook the surroundings.

Zombie Shang-Chi flicked his arms, and the Ten Rings, shrouded in golden energy, were like a shockwave pillar, heading straight for Su Quan in the air.

Su Quan chuckled and actually charged toward it voluntarily.

In mid-air.

Su Quan collided with the Ten Rings' energy shockwave pillar.

Waves of powerful force constantly impacted Su Quan; his clothes were torn and annihilated again under the energy impact, and his shirt was blown off again.

It's strange, too; his fighting style isn't even wild, so why does his shirt always get blown off?

What is this?

Do people with muscles like to show them off?

I should look into getting a sturdier uniform later!

The Ten Rings, or rather, the combat power of the Ten Rings plus Shang-Chi, is still very strong; it should be able to rank in the first tier of the Avengers' combat power, on the same level as Captain Marvel, the Scarlet Queen, and Thor.

Even so, compared to Su Quan, it's still not enough.

"Boom!"

Under the impact of the energy pillar, Su Quan, who felt as if he were bathed in golden light, gave a slight shake, and the relentless energy pillar instantly dissipated.

Su Quan raised his hand and punched down, hitting the Ten Rings directly.

"Bang!"

The Ten Rings smashed straight into the ground, creating a huge crater right in front of Shang-Chi.

The next moment, the earth shook, and the energy tide collapsed.

The surrounding glass shattered completely, and the cars on the street were flipped over, exploding and burning one after another.

Zombie Shang-Chi used the Ten Rings to block the impact and looked up to find Su Quan's figure.

At this time, Su Quan had already landed and was walking toward him step by step.

The Ten Rings—oh no, it should be nine rings now—connected in a straight line, turning into a golden whip and smashing directly toward Su Quan.

"Bang!"

Su Quan dodged it easily.

"Bang!"

Su Quan dodged again.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Zombie Shang-Chi kept smashing at Su Quan like a madman, but Su Quan strolled leisurely and arrived in front of him without the slightest hesitation.

Zombie Shang-Chi simply pushed his hands, and the energy shield composed of the nine rings pushed directly toward Su Quan.

"Swish!"

A bizarre event occurred; just as the ring energy shield rushed toward Su Quan, the space in front of Su Quan produced faint diamond-shaped ripples.

Immediately after, the golden light vanished, and the rings and the energy shield disappeared without a trace.

Zombie Shang-Chi never expected this to happen; he was stunned for a moment and reached out to summon the Ten Rings back.

Su Quan arrived in front of zombie Shang-Chi and waved his palm downward gently.

Gravity erupted violently at the key points of zombie Shang-Chi's limbs.

"Crack, crack, crack," with a few crisp sounds, zombie Shang-Chi, his limbs crushed, instantly went limp and fell to the ground.

In the Mirror Dimension, the Ten Rings, which had been attacking wildly, also quieted down and fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Su Quan, Su Quan—" shouts came from the other end of the street.

Carolina, radiating rainbow light, floated at a low altitude; seeing Su Quan, she flew straight toward him, excited.

"Are you okay?"

After landing, Carolina hugged Su Quan directly.

???

I suspect you're taking advantage of me!

Su Quan patted Carolina on the back and said with a smile: "First, even if the Earth were destroyed, I would be fine; second, don't rush over blindly next time you encounter a situation like this. The enemy isn't dead yet; aren't you afraid of being counter-killed like in the movies?"

Carolina giggled: "I was just worried about you. By the way, what happened here? I felt it all the way in Brentwood!"

Su Quan pointed his chin at zombie Shang-Chi, who was baring his fangs and twisting, trying to stand up: "I met a future Avenger."

"A future Avenger? He'll join the Avengers in the future?" Carolina looked at zombie Shang-Chi in surprise.

Su Quan, noncommittal, walked up to zombie Shang-Chi and flicked his finger against his forehead.

The force was neither light nor heavy, just enough to make zombie Shang-Chi tilt back slightly and fall to the ground.

"Ding!"

"Combat detected, drop reward: Great Protector's Power (Shang-Chi)"

Su Quan raised his arms with a slight smile, and in an instant, the Ten Rings from the system appeared.

Following that, the Ten Rings lined up in order, and golden light began to flow.

"Clatter—"

The Ten Rings followed his thoughts and instantly fitted themselves onto Su Quan's wrists and forearms.

Left and right, five on each side.

It looks—why is it a bit low-end, a bit like Iron Wire Fist?

However, the Ten Rings and the Great Protector's Power are indeed very strong.

The Ten Rings themselves are somewhat like energy amplifiers, which can amplify and magnify one's own energy.

Of course, there must be other functions, but they remain to be discovered and researched.

The Great Protector's Power is powerful; this thing is somewhat like the power of the Iron Fist, and the power of the Iron Fist is also obtained from a dragon.

Whether it's the same dragon, I don't know.

This zombie Shang-Chi in front of me, or rather the movie version of Shang-Chi, has had his strength epicly enhanced, and his origin is different too.

Unlike in the comics, where he focuses on kung fu, even when he had abilities like the Phoenix Force, cloning, or giant size, they were temporary buffs that expired.

Putting his Ten Rings into the system, Su Quan looked at zombie Shang-Chi, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.

The Purple Man's ability was activated, and the pheromone virus instantly surged into zombie Shang-Chi's body.

"Shake your head."

Su Quan spoke.

Zombie Shang-Chi, lying on the ground, began to shake his head from side to side, and kept shaking, kept shaking.

"It worked!"

Su Quan smiled; the Purple Man's pheromone virus can control a person's body through verbal commands, and zombies still possess basic common sense and comprehension.

At least the zombies in this world do!

So the Purple Man's ability can easily replace the 'commands' issued by the zombie brain, successfully controlling them.

Being able to control zombie Shang-Chi means he can control other zombies, and the natural ability can control multiple people at once.

Now, whether it's collecting supplies or mining and moving ore, there will be tools who aren't afraid of hardship or fatigue.

Most importantly, tools like zombie Shang-Chi still retain their strength, which means they can completely be used as NPCs for a 'fighting arena'.