The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapters 118, 129, and 130: Magical Artifacts! Thunder God's Divine Power!

The outcome of the battle between Thor's gang and the Destroyer was almost identical to the ending in Li Xingzhou's memory.

Ultimately, it was Thor who awakened, summoned his hammer, changed his clothes and hairstyle on the spot, and then flew into the sky with the Destroyer, ending the match with a single strike from mid-air.

Of course, for Thor, this was only the end of the battle on Earth; another battle awaited him in Asgard.

So after kissing Jane Foster goodbye, Thor's crew summoned the Rainbow Bridge and prepared to return to Asgard.

While waiting to be teleported across the Rainbow Bridge, Thor didn't forget Li Xingzhou, who had given him tremendous help, and said to Li Xingzhou, who was standing aside watching the excitement:

"Doctor, thank you for your help. I have to go home right away to take care of some 'household chores' and can't treat you to a celebratory drink now, but I'll definitely make it up to you another time."

Goddess Sif nodded to Li Xingzhou and said:

"Leonardo Victor, I also owe you a toast of gratitude and celebration. I hope we'll have the chance to drink together sometime in the future."

Li Xingzhou nodded with a smile:
"I can't wait."

The light of the Rainbow Bridge descended, enveloping Thor's crew and the destroyed Destroyer, and carrying them back to Asgard.

Li Xingzhou stored a fragment of the Destroyer that had been scattered outside into his mustard seed space, nodded slightly to Jane Foster and Daisy Louise, and turned to walk out of the town.

After leaving the town, he continued walking at a steady pace, yet each step he took covered more than ten meters in an instant, as if he were constantly flashing. In no time, he arrived at the foot of a small hill more than a thousand meters away from the town.

A Ford pickup truck was parked at the bottom of the small mound.

Seifer and Villanelle were standing next to the pickup truck, looking towards the town through binoculars.

Upon seeing Li Xingzhou approach, Cipher immediately went up to him, looked him up and down, and asked:

"Are you injured?"

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine." Li Xingzhou smiled and said, "I was just watching from a distance and treating the wounded. I didn't fight that giant robot."

Safer was relieved and nodded slightly.

Villanelle was somewhat disappointed to see him unharmed.

After evacuating the town with Cipher, she prayed more than once that Li Xingzhou would get carried away and fight that giant robot that could beat even gods, only to be blasted into dust by the robot.

Unfortunately, prayers were in vain; that damned Leonardo Victor came back alive and kicking.

At this point, Cipher asked again:

"Speaking of which, what exactly is that robot? Do the Norse gods actually create robots?"

"That robot is essentially a magical mech, and it's hollow inside."

Li Xingzhou explained:

"It can fight independently under remote control, or it can be worn by the gods in battle. The reason it was easily defeated by Thor, who had taken back his hammer, is probably because its current controller is Loki, not Odin. If it were Odin, the Destroyer wouldn't have been defeated so easily."

"Furthermore, don't underestimate the technological level of the Norse gods. They also have 'rune technology,' which is completely different from Earth's technological system. Their equipment looks primitive, but it is actually very advanced. You know, the Asgardians can travel through space in ships that look like sailboats."

"Sailing through space in a sailboat? That's incredible," Seifer exclaimed.

"I picked up some damaged equipment and fragments of the Destroyer," Li Xingzhou said with a smile. "Perhaps we can study the equipment and rune technology of the Celestial Palace. Also..."

With a thought, five test tubes appeared out of thin air in his hand, each filled with more than half a tube of fresh blood.

"This is the blood of Thor, Sif, and the Warriors Three of Asgard. I collected a little bit when I was treating their injuries, and it might be helpful for your research."

Cipher's eyes lit up. He took the five test tubes and smiled happily:

"We actually managed to get some divine blood... What invaluable research material! Today's trip wasn't in vain after all. Thank you, Leonardo."

As she spoke, she stepped forward, embraced Li Xingzhou, and gave him a passionate kiss.

Villanelle's eyes were practically glowing with jealousy, but just then, Li Xingzhou, who was passionately kissing Cipher, winked at her. She could only return his sweet smile, feeling incredibly frustrated.

Feeling the intense resentment emanating from her, and then looking at her sweet smile that remained completely undistorted, Li Xingzhou couldn't help but admire the girl's superb acting skills once again, and was even more reluctant to end this interesting game.

……

In the evening, Li Xingzhou and his two companions returned to New York.

The reason he was able to return so quickly was naturally because Li Xingzhou had summoned the teleportation specialist Iriana again.

After receiving Li Xingzhou's gift, Iliana showed off her two gorgeous and powerful new "magic" spells to her friends, thoroughly enjoying their envy and amazement. Her vanity was greatly satisfied, so she didn't seem particularly annoyed that Li Xingzhou had summoned her twice in one day to help with teleportation.

She simply rolled her eyes at him with her usual haughty demeanor, and then readily took them back to New York.

Afterwards, Iriana went to Li Xingzhou's nightclub to drink, while Li Xingzhou followed Cipher to one of her secret bases.

Cipher's private secret base is located near the port of New Jersey.

The above-ground building houses an import and export trading company, while underground is a state-of-the-art biological laboratory, staffed with elite security personnel and a research team.

She also had a large cargo ship permanently moored in the port. The interior of the ship had been extensively modified, and a mini-submarine that could accommodate seven people was hidden in the lower deck, so that she could escape at any time if she was exposed.

Cipher led Li Xingzhou and Villanelle through a heavily guarded secret passage into the underground base, handed the five vials of Protoss blood to the base's research director, gave him some instructions, and then took Li Xingzhou and Villanelle to her lounge.

The lounge was small, consisting of only a small hall, a bedroom, and a bathroom, with simple interior decoration. Cipher was a criminal with lofty ideals; she invested all the money she earned in her criminal career into the great cause she pursued, and lived a relatively frugal life, not indulging in luxury.

now.

As soon as Cipher entered, he kicked off his shoes, flopped onto the sofa, and, shedding the dignified and elegant demeanor he had displayed when facing his subordinates, sighed wearily:
"What terrible luck today! Not a single plan has come to fruition..."

Cipher felt that she had terrible luck today. Since leaving New York, she had been plagued by setbacks and dangers, and her plans had all failed. It was the darkest day of her life.

Li Xingzhou, however, felt he had gained a great deal. He sat down next to Cipher, put his arm around her shoulder, and smiled happily:

"Today's experience was indeed terrible, but at least we learned something, didn't we?"

Cipher snuggled closer to Li Xingzhou, nestled comfortably against his chest, and murmured lazily with his eyes half-closed:

"Yes, thank goodness for you. Otherwise, if the plane had crashed and I had been attacked by the Homelanders, I might have lost my life... Now we have finally obtained five vials of Protoss blood. Hopefully, we can research something with them."

At this moment, Villanelle knelt down in front of the sofa, picked up Cipher's legs, and while attentively massaging her legs, reminded her:

"Sefer, have you forgotten something?"

"what?"

"Emmm, I accidentally shot Li Ang."

"..."

Cipher was speechless for a while, then opened his eyes, glanced at Villanelle, and waved his hand weakly:
"We've all had bad luck today, and your mistake is somewhat understandable. Since Li Ang has forgiven you, then..."

“Li Ang forgave me, but I can’t forgive myself.”

Villanelle looked determined:
“I’m a genius assassin, how could I make such a basic mistake… Seifer, besides, as the team leader, you should be fair in rewarding and punishing. Even if only the three of us know about what happened today, you can’t break the rules.”

"..."

Saive was speechless again. He had seen people try every means to shirk responsibility and escape punishment, but he had never seen someone like Villanelle who would take the blame and ask to be punished even when the leaders had already let her off the hook.

So you little lunatic
Cipher looked at Villanelle with a subtle expression and asked:
How do you want to be punished?

"Hasn't it been agreed upon?"

"..."

Cipher sighed and looked at Li Xingzhou.

Li Xingzhou shrugged. "Since Vera has made such a sincere request, why not grant her wish?"

Have you forgotten magic?

Li Xingzhou pointed, and an invisible force...

Cipher looked at Li Xingzhou with a subtle expression:
"Did you make this yourself?"

"of course."

Cipher narrowed his eyes slightly and licked his lips:

"So what exactly is your purpose?"

Li Xingzhou smiled slightly.
Although Li Xingzhou did not say it explicitly, given Cipher's wickedness, how could he not know its true purpose?
He gave a soft hum, and looking at Villanelle, whose eyes unconsciously revealed a hint of longing, he felt even more that this little madwoman.

Seeing Cipher tremble, Villanelle quickly reminded him:
"Wait, Cipher!!"

Villanelle didn't even care that Li Xingzhou was right next to her.

You are really...

Cipher silently rubbed his forehead, glanced at Li Xingzhou, and Li Xingzhou pointed.
"So be it."

Li Xingzhou sat on the sofa, his hand supporting his chin, admiring Villanelle's look.

Villanelle completely ignored Li Xingzhou, staring intently at Seifer:

“Come on, Cipher.”

The small gesture of sticking out the tip of the tongue to lightly lick the lips after speaking can slightly spoil the atmosphere.

Cipher rolled his eyes, speechless.

……

midnight.

Li Xingzhou left the underground base alone and went to the rooftop of the foreign trade company.

Recalling the previous spectacle, a slight smile of pleasure crept onto his lips.

Seeing Cipher's disheveled appearance as he dodged quickly, Li Xingzhou couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Safer was furious and questioned Li Xingzhou about whether he had anticipated this situation.

Li Xingzhou did not answer her directly, but instead offered her a suggestion.

……

The Evil Queen fell into a deep sleep on the sofa, looking completely satisfied, just before Li Xingzhou left.

Li Xingzhou, who had also had a great time, came to the rooftop in high spirits, ready to leave.

Strictly speaking, women like Emma and Cipher, who were guided by him to develop the Mind Imagery Demon, can all be considered as cultivation vessels for Li Xingzhou.

Playing happily with them, while not improving Li Xingzhou's spiritual power and physique, could still be beneficial to his cultivation of the primordial spirit.

Therefore, he can become more and more energetic as he plays.

Of course, he wouldn't just indiscriminately cut down trees; he would also provide them with some compensation.

Emma and Cipher, like Mariko, can maintain good health, be free from all diseases, stay young, and remain youthful even without the physical aptitude for cultivation.

Therefore, Li Xingzhou is truly a breath of fresh air in the demonic path, even taking such good care of his furnace cauldron.

After savoring the fun little game he had just played and reflecting on his excessive conscience, Li Xingzhou took off into the night sky and flew towards the Dream Bar.

Iliana went to his bar looking for drinks, and he had to go check on her to make sure she didn't get so drunk that she ended up sleeping on the floor.

……

Dream Bar, Manager's Office.

Looking at Iliana sprawled out on the desk, Li Xingzhou shook his head helplessly, swept a gust of wind with his sleeve to wash away the smell of alcohol from her body, then lifted her off the desk and walked towards the bedroom.

Having just pushed the bedroom door open with her shoulder, Iliana groggily opened her eyes. Seeing Li Xingzhou, she gave a drunken, hazy smile:
"Wow, I dreamt about you again, you bastard... You always use me as a mount, ordering me around to take you and your little lover on romantic trips... You should be my mount too, to repay your queen!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pressed on Li Xingzhou's shoulder, using the force to leap into the air. Her two snow-white, rounded thighs wrapped around his neck, and she steadily mounted his shoulders.

At first glance, it seemed as if she wanted to ride on Li Xingzhou's shoulders like a child riding on an adult's shoulders.

However, Iriana was riding in the opposite direction from the direction one would normally be riding a horse...

And judging from her practiced movements, she had clearly done this more than once in her dream; this direction wasn't a mistake, but rather a deliberate one. "..."

Li Xingzhou, whose mouth and nose were completely blocked, was speechless.

He cradled Iliana's round buttocks with both hands, tilting his face upwards to meet her gaze, which was resting on the back of his head and looking down at him. Their eyes conveyed a clear message:
Are you sure you're dreaming?

Iliana blinked twice, then froze abruptly. Her cheeks, already slightly flushed, turned bright red at a visible speed, with even her ears and neck glowing with a rosy blush.

She instantly sobered up, hurriedly loosened her legs, gently braced herself against Li Xingzhou's head, and jumped off him. After landing, she took two steps back and asked guiltily:
"Uh, Leonardo, when did you get back?"

Li Xingzhou said with amusement:

"Just got back. Just a heads up, you might be able to do something even while wearing pants in a dream, but in reality, if you want me to repay the Queen of Hell, you'll have to disarm yourself first."

Iliana felt embarrassed and shy, her whole body burning with heat, wishing she could disappear into a hole in the ground...

Then, she actually found a hole and crawled into it—she opened a portal on the ground, and her whole body plummeted down like falling into a sewer well, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

The fearless female hell lord has once again fled in disarray.

Li Xingzhou watched the spatial door on the floor closing rapidly, shook his head with amusement, and turned to leave the office.

Just as he left the office.

The spatial door that had closed on the floor opened again, and Iliana slowly poked her head out. She looked around and, not seeing Li Xingzhou, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she leaped out of the portal, carrying a small handbag, and strode to the wine cabinet. She pulled open the cabinet door, raised her long, slender, white fingers, and channeled her magic. Her fingertips swiftly wrote a series of talismans in the air, which she then imprinted onto the wine bottles.

The bottle branded with the talisman shrank rapidly, shrinking to the size of a little finger in the blink of an eye.

It is obvious that she is writing a "shrinking symbol".

After a period of diligent practice, she has advanced her shrinking talisman to the point where she can draw talismans in mid-air without any medium, thanks to her amazing talent.

Furthermore, the scaling ratio of objects has been greatly improved.

Soon, the entire cabinet of fine wines was shrunk to the size of a little finger.

Iliana opened her handbag and unceremoniously swept all the mini wine bottles into it, emptying the wine cabinet. Then she opened a portal, jumped to Li Xingzhou's house on the other side of the forest hill, and did the same to give his wine cabinet a thorough cleaning.

Having done all this, Iliana hummed twice and smiled smugly:
"You despicable Leonardo, feel the raging fury of the Queen of Hell!"

Then, she opened the portal, her long hair flowing freely, and gracefully returned to Hell.

Li Xingzhou, who was flying towards Rex Prison, was of course unaware of all this.

Even if he knew, he would only shake his head and laugh at the Hell Queen's childish revenge.

The alcohol in the bar, office, and home was mostly prepared for Iliana, and it was replenished regularly.

Today, Iliana emptied two wine cabinets. When she comes back next time, she will find that the cabinets have automatically grown full of fine wines.

Rex Prison Building 1.

Li Xingzhou landed directly on the rooftop of the building and followed the flight path specially prepared for him into the warden's office.

Although it was already midnight, the office lights were still on.

While Li Xingzhou was away, Emma, ​​the wicked sweetheart who was acting as the prison's acting manager, was writing furiously, making detailed plans for the death match.

Hearing Li Xingzhou enter, her eyes lit up. She put down her pen, stood up, went to greet him, helped him take off his trench coat and hang it up, and asked with a smile:
"Isn't Boss going to New Mexico today?"

"I've already been there," Li Xingzhou said with a smile. "I went in the morning and came back in the evening."

Emma smiled sweetly:

"Such a tight schedule? You must be very tired. The bathtub is already installed. I'll go fill it with hot water. Boss, you can take a nice bath."

Li Xingzhou felt that the original warden's office was a bit cramped and requested that several adjacent rooms be combined and renovated.

After so much time has passed, the renovation work is basically completed. The new warden's office has a spacious and bright office hall, a luxurious and comfortable lounge, a separate toilet and bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen, and a gym.

Of course, there is also a large wine cabinet filled with all kinds of famous wines.

Emma first went to the wine cabinet to get a bottle of Sauternes, poured him a glass, then went to the bathroom, set the water temperature and water level, and started filling the water. After that, she returned to the office to talk to Li Xingzhou.

"Boss, a blood plasma company came to discuss a collaboration today..."

"A plasma company?"

"Yes, they are willing to buy plasma from us at a price of $30 per 350cc of plasma."

"The prisoner's blood plasma?"

"Of course. The plasma company says each prisoner can have their blood drawn twice a month, twenty-four times a year. Given the number of prisoners in our prison, that could bring us at least eight million dollars in extra revenue each year..."

"no!"

Li Xingzhou shook his head decisively:

"Isn't this just like vampires, treating criminals as blood slaves? How can they do something so unethical for a mere eight million dollars a year?"

Emma said timidly:

"But all private prisons are doing this..."

Li Xingzhou said unhappily:

"If all private prisons do this, can we justify colluding with them? Don't forget, we are socially responsible entrepreneurs, not profit-driven bloodsuckers. In short, we absolutely will not do this business. The blood and energy of the criminals belong to me; I need them for setting up formations, refining weapons, and cultivating magic. The stronger I am, the more peaceful the world will be, and the safer the people will be. My criminals are an important cornerstone of world peace and the safety of the people. How can we sell their blood and exploit them as blood slaves?"

Emma looked ashamed:
"I'm sorry, Boss, I was short-sighted and had a very narrow perspective..."

Li Xingzhou said calmly:

"Emma, ​​I have high hopes for you, but you are still young and have a lot to learn."

"Yes, Boss, I will continue to work hard."

In fact, in terms of biological age, Emma, ​​who is almost twenty-three, is a little older than Li Xingzhou.

But no matter who you are, once you actually meet Li Xingzhou, you won't mistake him for a young man in his early twenties. Almost everyone naturally overlooks his apparent age when they are with him.

"Anything else?"

"Recently, the Immigration Bureau launched a special operation to hunt down illegal immigrants in various boroughs of New York, arresting many people. Today, more than 100 illegal immigrants were brought to our prison, including more than 20 Chinese... I would like to ask whether these Chinese should be given any special treatment?"

Emma knew that Boss was fluent in Chinese, skilled in Chinese martial arts and even Taoist magic, had a large collection of Chinese classics at home, and also had some Chinese ancestry, therefore...

"There's no need to give them any special treatment."

Li Xingzhou said calmly:

"You must understand that 'equality' is a crucial element in America's great universal spirit, as important as freedom and democracy. What is equality? It means no discrimination based on race, nationality, gender, or orientation. Everyone who comes to Rex Prison is treated equally and enjoys the same treatment. That is true equality!"
“Those illegal immigrants from China came chasing the light of America’s beacon, and they love America more than anyone else. So we must make them deeply feel America’s great light of ‘equality’. Even Chinese people have the right to work twelve to fourteen hours a day, just like other criminals, and they even have the right to participate in deathmatches.”

He paused, then sighed:
"Chinese people are very hardworking. Even those guys who couldn't endure hardship in China will automatically activate their hidden genes for hard work and perseverance when they come to America. They work hard without complaint and even defend all our measures. They are all top-notch workhorses!"

Emma nodded:
"understood."

At the same time, I was once again impressed by the Boss's magnanimity and vision; my eyes were practically drooling as I looked at him.

"By the way, did Guoguo come today?"

“She’s here.” Emma’s lips involuntarily curled up at the mention of Guoguo, revealing a mischievous smile: “As per Boss’s arrangements, I prepared a room for her… oh no, for her to undergo X-gene activation surgery.”

Li Xingzhou asked with great interest:

How did she react?

"She was so moved that she fainted several times."

"Very good." Li Xingzhou nodded in satisfaction: "The Sand Angel is very experienced. Even Deadpool had his mutant genes activated by her and Ajax. It's a blessing for Guoguo to be able to enjoy surgery performed by her personally. By the way, is there a surgical video?"

"Have."

Emma turned on her computer, installed the data disk, and opened today's surgery video.

……

Watching the various elaborate "surgeries" performed by the sandstorm angels, and seeing Guoguo dread and die again and again, Li Xingzhou couldn't help but sigh with sympathy:
"The price of gaining superpowers is too high."

Emma watched with great interest, her eyes glued to Guoguo being tortured, while verbally agreeing with her:
"Yes, Guoguo is really pitiful, but as long as she can gain superpowers, I think she would be willing to accept it all."

“That’s true.” Li Xingzhou squinted, observing Guoguo’s micro-expressions in the video: “She’s gradually gotten used to it, and even enjoying it…”

The Japanese national character is inherently somewhat morbid, and Guoguo is a born mentally abnormal person. With morbidity and abnormality combined, it's normal for her to have this reaction.

"Has the Sandstorm Angels assessed Guoguo's potential?"

"She said that Guoguo has great potential and may soon have her mutant genes activated in extreme near-death experiments."

"Oh?" Li Xingzhou said with interest, "Then can she predict the direction of Guoguo's mutant gene abilities?"

"She might be agile and explosive, perhaps with some self-healing ability and animal senses. Of course, this is just an estimate based on Guoguo's innate qualities, and the Sandstorm Angel can't guarantee that it will be like this."

"As an assassin, it would be best to obtain the abilities predicted by the Sandstorm Angel."

Li Xingzhou nodded in satisfaction. He then watched the video while chatting with Emma and gave her some pointers on the cultivation of the Mind Image Secret Demon. When the bathroom gave him a notification, the large bathtub that had been filled with water for half an hour was finally ready for a bath. He went to the bathroom and took a bath with Emma's help.

Afterwards, he did not rest, but went alone to the underground of the prison to check the operation of various magic arrays. Finally, he came to a secret room and meditated to refine the divine power he had extracted from Thor.

The divine power obtained from Thor wasn't much, but it was of extremely high quality and contained a certain unruly, violent, and untamable will.

For an ordinary demonic cultivator, it would be difficult to erase the will within the Thunder God's power. If they were to forcibly refine it regardless, they would likely suffer a backlash from that violent will.

But this wasn't a problem for Li Xingzhou.

He closed his eyes, his mind sinking into the mental world created by his primordial spirit, transforming into a demon lord standing on a throne of bones, with boundless seas of blood beneath his feet and rolling black clouds above his head.

Beneath the dark clouds, above the sea of ​​blood, before the throne, a raging bolt of lightning roared and crashed, attempting to tear apart this demonic realm of the mind.

But as the Demon Lord on the skeletal throne opened his eyes, two huge blood-red cracks appeared in the dark clouds in the sky, transforming into a pair of blood-red eyes that looked at the lightning with an extremely indifferent and cold gaze.

At a glance, the lightning trembled slightly, transforming into a giant formed of electric light, which roared defiantly at the sky.

But then blood rained down from the sky, and towering waves of blood rose from the sea of ​​blood.

Countless grotesque, blood-soaked shadows, their skin gone and bones exposed, surged from the blood waves, accompanied by a rain of blood, and pounced on the thunder giant…

After an unknown amount of time, the Thunder Giant finally roared in resentment and completely collapsed, turning into wisps of lightning that merged into the sea of ​​blood.

Its wild and unruly will has been extinguished, leaving only the purest divine power.

outside world.

Li Xingzhou exhaled a long breath and slowly opened his eyes. A flash of lightning appeared in his pupils, illuminating the secret room.

He has already mastered the power of the Thunder God.

This refinement not only caused his cultivation level to skyrocket, but also granted him an additional special ability.

He raised his right hand, and suddenly, electricity crackled between his fingers, the flickering sparks illuminating his face.

He flicked his finger, and a bolt of lightning shot out, blasting a small hole in the wall.

"It's alright, considering it's a superpower that doesn't consume spiritual energy..."

Li Xingzhou certainly knows thunder magic.

As a master who had been struck dead by lightning more than once, he possessed insights and understanding of lightning techniques that other cultivators could not possibly have.

However, this does not mean that the power generation and control capabilities are useless.

Lightning magic is powerful, but it also consumes a lot of energy. With this superpower, he can not only cast some low-level lightning spells without consuming energy, but also greatly increase the power of powerful, high-energy-consuming lightning spells and reduce their energy consumption.

After briefly demonstrating his new ability, Li Xingzhou got up and went to the weapon-refining room to take out his day's gains and began to study items such as the Destroyer Fragment, the Sif Breastplate, and the equipment fragments of the Warriors Three.

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