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Chapter 179 Surrender or Death (First Update)

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

Ten shadow clones simultaneously activated advanced lightning techniques, and ten lightning spears struck Xu Wenwu with lightning speed.

Xu Wenwu, who was already somewhat bewildered by Li Chuan's ninjutsu that created ten clones, was immediately alarmed upon seeing this and quickly released ten rings to set up an energy defense in front of him.

However, ninjutsu is different from magic; it focuses on destructive power. Lightning Release ninjutsu, in particular, unleashes extremely high energy intensity. Even the power of a tenth-ring ninja cannot completely deflect it; it can only barely defend against it.

Just as the Ten Rings were restrained by the Lightning Release, Li Chuan had already used the Instantaneous Movement Technique to quickly arrive at Xu Wenwu's side and pressed the Elder Wand against his forehead.

"Okay, that's it. *collapses*"

The spell struck Xu Wenwu precisely, causing him to faint and fall to the ground.

The ten rings are Xu Wenwu's weakness. When the ten rings are restricted and all the energy is used for defense, the energy supporting him will naturally be greatly reduced, making him easy to defeat.

If he hadn't been considering sparing Xu Wenwu's life, he could have smashed Xu Wenwu's head with a single punch.

Xu Wenwu fainted due to the stun spell, and the Ten Rings, without a host to control them, immediately withdrew all their energy and fell to the ground.

He dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique, picked up the ten rings, and put them on his left and right arms respectively. Instantly, a strange energy flowed from the ten rings into his arms and then into his body.

At this moment, Li Chuan felt that the cells in his body were also undergoing strange changes under the influence of the power of the tenth ring.

At the same time, thanks to the power of the ten rings, he felt that his strength had been greatly enhanced once again.

"That's quite a strange weapon."

As Li Chuan removed the bullseye, the strange energy dissipated, and his cells returned to normal.

The power of the ten rings is like the power of Dormammu that the Ancient One drew from the Dark Dimension. Both are external powers that can enhance one's strength and allow one to live forever when used, but they lose their effects once they are no longer used.

This wasn't the immortality he was seeking, but it was a short-term alternative, much better than methods like the Philosopher's Stone, Horcruxes, and Reincarnation.

Even if he went to the world of immortals and heroes, achieving immortality wouldn't be easy. Having the power of the tenth ring at least provides another layer of protection.

He also discovered an advantage of the Ten Rings: after activating the power of the Ten Rings, the side effects he experienced from using the Eight Gates were greatly reduced.

The Eight Gates is a forbidden technique that temporarily grants immense power by opening the channels within the body that bind chakra.

It requires a strong body as a foundation, and the longer it is used, the greater the damage to the body. After opening the last gate, the strength increases dramatically, but after using it, the body will collapse and the person will die.

Because Li Chuan was injected with Enhancer No. 1, which contained Super Soldier Serum and Hulk Cells, his body was strong enough and his cell repair ability was also strong. Therefore, when he opened the Eight Gates Formation, the duration would be longer and the side effects would be much smaller.

However, it still cannot be kept on for extended periods.

The special energy injected into his body by the ten rings greatly alleviated the burden on his body after opening the Eight Gates, extending the time he could open the Eight Gates Formation by at least double.

If his body becomes stronger later on, he might even be able to open all eight gates in the future, and he won't die.

The only downside might be the origin of the ten rings. It's unclear where they came from. But given their power, they're probably either artifacts from some ancient god or weapons from some advanced cosmic civilization.

Moreover, it keeps emitting some kind of signal, which may bring him some bad trouble in the future.

Overall, it's not bad and it's a great help to his current strength. We'll talk about the future later; anyway, there are already many crises on Earth.

First, strengthen yourself. Only when you are strong enough can you fight against crises.

"Recover quickly!"

Li Chuan put away the ten rings and temporarily tossed them into his small bag. Then, he took out the Elder Wand and lifted Xu Wenwu's stun spell.

Xu Wenwu opened his eyes and found the bullseye was no longer in his hand, knowing that the situation was hopeless.

Please don't hurt my two children.

"I'll give you two choices: kneel down and submit to me, or die!"

"Submit to me, and I will resurrect your wife and reunite your family. Choose death, and I will also reunite your family."

Li Chuan looked down at Xu Wenwu and spoke slowly.

Xu Wenwu, who has lost his rings, is just an ordinary person with slightly stronger abilities. He poses no threat to us, and killing him would not bring any benefit.

It would also lead to his scattered subordinates retaliating fiercely. Although he is not afraid of retaliation from ordinary people, it would be troublesome if they would occasionally use sniper rifles, rocket launchers, or street assassinations.

The key issue is that he didn't have the time to go to various places to clean up the core members of the Ten Rings Gang one by one.

As for subduing him, that's even more impossible. If he kills Xu Wenwu's members of the Ten Rings Gang, they will pledge allegiance to him. He doesn't have the aura of a king, and how could Xu Wenwu's organization, which has been built up over a thousand years, be so easily subdued?

He didn't have time to waste on the same problem.

Therefore, it would be better to directly subdue Xu Wenwu. This way, he could indirectly control the powerful Ten Rings Gang through Xu Wenwu, and he could make a phone call if anything happened, saving time and effort.

He doesn't need to worry about Xu Wenwu betraying him at all, because he can use the Impure World Reincarnation to revive Xu Wenwu's wife, and he can undo the Impure World Reincarnation at any time to make Xu Wenwu lose his wife.

Xu Wenwu's wife is the strongest shackle he faces.

Even if this shackle doesn't work, it's not too late to kill him later. Without the ten rings, Xu Wenwu is no more powerful than an ant in his eyes.

"Can you really bring my wife back to life?"

Xu Wenwu looked up at Li Chuan, his eyes filled with hope.

He had previously thought that Li Chuan's claim of reviving his wife was likely false, but now, it seemed that the other party had no reason to lie to him anymore, and the abilities the other party had just displayed had given him some confidence.

"Of course, I have no reason to lie to you, but the prerequisite is that you have her ashes to preserve."

Li Chuan conducted an experiment with the Impure World Reincarnation technique last night, confirming that the Impure World Reincarnation technique can also work in the main world.

This was within his expectations, because it seemed that the resurrection of a person in this world was not unheard of.

For example, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, etc.

As for whether this will attract the attention of some dimensional demons, such as Mephisto, the Lord of Hell, with the Ancient One alive, no dimensional demon would dare to come to Earth openly.

Moreover, Xu Wenwu's wife is not an important task that the various demon gods value, so no one would care about such a thing.

Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half the universe's population, then Hulk snapped his fingers and resurrected them, and no one seemed to intervene.

(End of this chapter)