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Chapter 5171-5174 [The Seven Deadly Sins]

Mercury is a divine messenger with super speed; according to Shazam himself, he is only slightly slower than the Flash.

The Flash's speed already surpasses the speed of light, allowing him to reverse time. Therefore, it's reasonable to assume that Shazam, after acquiring Mercury's speed, while not reaching the speed of light, would be very close.

Overall, however, Xiang Nan felt that his strength had decreased significantly after he gained access to Shazam's power.

Because Solomon, Zeus, Achilles, Atlas, and Hercules were all merely native gods of Earth. Their power was not particularly great.

In the Marvel universe, they would be like Thor, Odin, Hela, Surtur, or other god-like beings.

Above the Celestial Father level, there is the Single Universe level, which includes the Celestials, the Cosmic Watchers, and Thanos with the Infinity Stones. Above the Single Universe level are the Multiverse levels such as Eternity, Infinity, Death, Annihilation, and Galactus.

Xiang Nan was originally at the multiverse level, so after obtaining the divine power of six Heavenly Fathers, his strength actually decreased instead of increased. In other words, after the transformation, his strength was not as good as before the transformation, and by a significant margin.

“Steve Trevor, your potential has been fully unleashed. Use your mind to unleash boundless power,” Shazam said to Xiang Nan. “The thrones of my brothers and sisters await.”

Having said that, he gradually turned into dust and disappeared into the Rock of Eternity.

But Xiang Nan knew that he was not actually dead. It was just that he had transferred his divine power to Xiang Nan, which made it impossible for him to stay in the Eternal Rock.

Because the Rock of Eternity belongs to a magical otherworld, he could not stay there after losing his divine power.

Xiang Nan then put away the magic staff.

It not only has the power to strip away or bestow power upon the gods, but it is also the core of the barrier that maintains between the human and divine realms. If it is damaged, then the gods of the divine realm will return to the human realm.

When that time comes, the gods, banished for thousands of years, will surely return in fury. And what they might do is easily imaginable.

……

"Release us, release us, and we will bring you boundless wealth and power!"

"Release me, and I will grant your wish. Whatever your wish, I can fulfill it~"

"Go, go and take that demonic eye. All our power is yours. We can help you fulfill any wish."

At this time, the Seven Deadly Sins began to tempt Xiang Nandao again.

"You guys are so kind, I'm about to cry!" Xiang Nan laughed, then took out the glass lamp. "Since you all want to come out, then come out."

With that, he waved his staff and released the seven deadly sins.

The seven statues shattered, followed by seven plumes of smoke that roared out and, upon landing on the ground, transformed into seven hideous monsters.

Pride has horns like a goat, fleshy wings like a bat, and outstretched claws; Greed has four thick arms; Wrath has a muscular physique.
The lazy arm is made up of many tentacles; the fat, gluttonous mouth opens from the face to the abdomen; lust has a long, tentacle-like tongue; jealousy is the smallest and weakest.

"Thank you for releasing us, but you forgot to take that Demon Eye, so you can't control us," the arrogant man sneered.

"So, to thank you, we've decided to eat you," Gluttony said to Xiang Nan with a smile.

Xiang Nan smiled, raised the glass lamp and inhaled. The seven deadly sins instantly turned into seven wisps of smoke, which were absorbed into the glass lamp and became lamp oil that could never be exhausted.

Because the Seven Deadly Sins are seven demon gods, closely related to the desires of living beings. As long as there are living beings in the world, and living beings still have desires, then these sins can only be sealed away, not destroyed. Therefore, they have now become the lamp oil for the glass lamp.

After resolving the Seven Deadly Sins, Xiang Nan then reinforced the seal on the Meditation Mite.

In the movie, the caterpillar escaped and almost colluded with Dr. Sivana.

The Mite's abilities include mind control, super endurance, and the ability to devour magical energy, making it a very dangerous supervillain.

Following that, Xiang Nan entered the library hidden behind the Gluttony statue.

That place contains magical tomes collected by the Wizarding Guild over thousands of years; its collection is so vast that it even surpasses that of the Amazon.

After all, the Amazons are skilled in using force, but not in using magic. Therefore, they lack sufficient knowledge in magical texts.

Xiang Nan then took a few books and returned to Paradise Island. He shouted "Shazam!" and after a lightning bolt struck, he returned to his original form.

"Steve, did you hear thunder just now?" Diana asked with concern a moment later when she returned home.

"Yes, it was me who made the noise. I'm sorry, did I scare you?" Xiang Nan quickly said.

"No, I was just worried about you," Diana waved her hand and said, then added regretfully, "Steve, it's really unfair to have you staying here with me."

In the outside world, Xiang Nan was free and could go wherever he wanted. But on Paradise Island, he was confined to this corner, unable to go anywhere—it was truly pitiful.

“It’s alright. Over the years, we’ve traveled to the ends of the earth, and now it’s a good time to come back here and reflect.” Xiang Nan waved his hand and laughed. “Besides, there are so many books here. I read them every day and have gained a lot of knowledge. I don’t find it boring at all.”

He could leave Paradise Island anytime he wanted. But the outside world isn't like Paradise Island; there aren't as many history books there.

He won't leave easily until he's finished reading all these books.

"That's good." Diana nodded. "When you get bored in the future, we'll move out."

“Okay, it’s a deal.” Xiang Nan nodded.

……

In the following days, Xiang Nan studied the Amazonian scriptures and the Wizarding Association's scriptures, learning the knowledge and magic contained within.

However, this knowledge and magic did help improve his strength.

In particular, the wizarding guild's spellbooks contain many top-tier spells, many of which can threaten the gods.

According to DC Comics, Earth may seem like an insignificant little planet, but it is actually the center of the DC Universe and the origin of all life in the universe.

Therefore, there are countless indigenous gods on Earth, such as the Greek gods, Roman gods, Egyptian gods, Norse gods, Eastern gods, African gods, Mayan gods, Inca gods, Aztec gods... Their density is even higher than that of Apokolips and New Creation Star.

That's why the Earth suffers so many disasters.

Gods from the divine realm and demons from hell all yearn to come to Earth. The Wizarding Association, however, manages to keep these deities and demons out single-handedly; it's truly remarkable.

Having learned so much powerful magic, Xiang Nan felt even more confident when facing Darkseid.

(End of this chapter)