After Bai Qi left, Zero, who was no longer constrained, went all out, dedicating 120% of his effort to the fight against Chen Long.
The main reason Chen Long could inflict such pain on Bai Qi was that each attack was infused with the power of Righteous Qi magic.
Zero, apart from the magic core hidden deep within his body, was otherwise connected by flesh and blood. Righteous Qi, when striking flesh, could not penetrate the interior, and its effect on flesh and blood was quite limited. Therefore, compared to Bai Qi, Chen Long found it much more difficult to deal with Zero.
Especially the powerful electrical currents released by Zero directly and severely cured Chen Long of his internet addiction.
Just as the Self-Defense Forces were being toyed with by Bo Gang, and Chen Long and Zero were locked in a bitter struggle, a figure flew rapidly from the distant sea horizon, stirring up two waves of water in its wake.
*Bang!*
Just as Zero was about to stomp Chen Long flat, the figure flew in swiftly and collided heavily with Zero.
The immense impact sent Zero flying back more than ten meters, and upon falling, he crushed the building behind him.
This person hovered in the air, clad in a tight-fitting blue suit, with red underwear worn on the outside and a cape billowing behind him.
The one attacking Zero was none other than the big shot from the DC world, Superman.
An hour earlier, in his home in Metropolis, Clark had seen the news on television about a Hell Gate opening in Tokyo, Japan, releasing another demon into the world. He also saw that a giant monster was causing massive destruction in the center of Tokyo.
Superman had been busy elsewhere when Shen Zu was wreaking havoc and killing at the port. Now that he saw this, he couldn't stand by.
Thus, after quickly changing into his battle suit, Superman flew straight to Japan, crossing more than half the globe in an hour to come to the rescue.
"You go deal with the demon. This big guy is mine."
Superman was clear about his own limitations. The yellow sun had indeed given him a steel-like body, immense strength, and other superpowers, but his resistance to magic was lamentably low.
Since Shen Zu used magic, this demon that had been released surely also used magic. Specializing in one's field, let magic deal with magic, while he would deal with this electricity-discharging fellow.
Chen Long nodded and turned to run towards Bo Gang.
Superman's arrival instantly turned the tide of the battle.
With just one punch, he knocked the just-rising Zero back to the ground. The powerful electrical currents that struck Superman only caused him slight pain. Instead, the cold air exhaled by Superman froze Zero's two tentacles, and then with another punch, he shattered the frozen tentacles.
To Zero, tentacles were equivalent to eyes. The destruction of his tentacles was akin to being blinded.
Having lost his sight, Zero was completely panicked. Driven by primal instinct, he began to attack his surroundings madly, releasing electricity as if it were free.
This was manageable for beings like the Self-Defense Forces, but for Superman, Zero's actions only hastened his demise.
As expected, after a flurry of punches and kicks from Superman, even the monstrous Zero, despite his immense physique, had several bones broken and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up for a long time. Finally, Superman decapitated him with a heat ray.
On the other side, Chen Long, relying on the Righteous Qi from his Divine Armor, unleashed a barrage of critical hits.
"Are you a Saint Seiya?"
Noticing the familiar aura emanating from Chen Long, Bo Gang unconsciously lowered the half-eaten tank he was holding and looked at Chen Long.
"Saint Seiya? Me?"
Chen Long was somewhat surprised. How had he, an archaeologist, become a Saint Seiya?
Bo Gang repeatedly confirmed and scrutinized Chen Long's identity as a Saint Seiya. He concluded that the human before him was not a Saint Seiya, but he did possess the aura of one, possibly a attendant or servant of a Saint Seiya.
Since he was not a Saint Seiya, Bo Gang was relieved. With a wave of his hand, he hurled the remaining half of the tank at Chen Long.
"Insolent mortal, how dare you interrupt my meal. You deserve to die."
In his rage, Bo Gang grabbed the nearby tank, wreckage of fighter jets, human corpses, anything at all, and flung them all at Chen Long.
Chen Long dodged the projectiles while moving closer to Bo Gang.
The closer he got, the more he felt the oppressive aura emanating from Bo Gang.
His colossal body was like an unshakeable mountain; every step he took caused the ground to tremble.
He poured the last few drops of the magic potion into his mouth, and the power within the Divine Armor was restored to its peak state.
Gathering all his strength, he delivered a powerful punch to Bo Gang's thigh.
*Bang!*
With a dull thud, the colossal Bo Gang toppled backward, crashing heavily onto the ground. His immense body crushed a large area of buildings.
Chen Long dared not delay. After the first strike, he quickly moved in to finish the job, jumping high and delivering a second punch to Bo Gang's stomach.
It was visible that Bo Gang's stomach visibly caved in under Chen Long's punch. Had Bo Gang not quickly covered his mouth, the delicious meal he had just consumed would likely have been vomited out by Chen Long's punch.
The mighty mountain demon, one of the eight primal demons, Bo Gang, was being pinned down and beaten by Chen Long not solely because Chen Long wore the Divine Armor, but more so because he had expended too much energy and wisdom during his time in hell. After leaving hell, he had not received any boost from the Black Qi mother.
That's right, after Bo Gang escaped hell, the Black Qi did not bestow any enhancements upon him as it had with Bai Qi in the past. In fact, it didn't even bother with Bo Gang.
Perhaps the Black Qi mother had seen through it, realizing that her foolish daughter, Bo Gang, was not worth investing in. Besides Shen Zu, all her other sons and daughters were useless.
As for Bo Gang, he was the most useless of the useless.
He could fall asleep at the entrance of Hell Gate when it opened, wasting a great deal of time. After leaving hell, instead of finding a place to quickly recover his strength, he remained in the same spot for his gluttony.
What was the point of strengthening such a glutton? It was better to use the opening of Hell Gate to collect as much Black Qi as possible from hell, thereby reducing the gap between himself and the scoundrel known as Righteous Qi.
The facts proved that Black Qi's actions were extremely correct.
During the time these two behemoths were being entangled, Old Man successfully found all the necessary materials for concocting the magic potion in the Tokyo department store.
To end this catastrophe as quickly as possible, the Japanese government actively cooperated, fearing any mishaps. They directly airlifted several large taiko drums from nearby cities around Tokyo. Everything was ready, only the opportune moment was needed.
"You with the underwear on the outside, come help out."
Old Man's voice carried from afar to Superman's ears. The superhero, who had just finished dealing with the giant monster, staggered at the words "underwear on the outside."
Dare to address Superman like that? Old Man was truly something else.
After all, Superman had fan clubs all over the United States, and there were no small number of fanatical young admirers.
If they knew that an Asian elder dared to address their idol in such a manner, they would surely tear down Old Man's antique shop.