"The item is good, it's just a pity you picked the wrong opponent."
This mech suit, built by Batman, could have wiped out over eighty percent of the mages in this world. But his opponent was Bai Qi.
Not to mention anything else, the amount of demonic energy within Bai Qi was so vast that if he simply stood there and let the opponent absorb it, it would likely explode from sheer overload.
Of course, Bai Qi would never stoop to such a brainless act of using gold bricks to smash people.
Bai Qi grabbed the mech suit's arm. With a squeeze of his five fingers, the mech suit's arm deformed severely under the immense force. He then applied more pressure, swinging the mech suit in an arc through the air and smashing it violently onto the ground.
The mech suit, having been slammed to the ground, still tried to resist. Magical runes appeared on its surface, attempting to use the absorbed magic from Bai Qi to counterattack. However, Bai Qi gave it no such opportunity, and immediately followed up with a punch after the initial blow.
His sharp dragon claws pierced directly through the mech suit's body. With a violent tug, a large bundle of wires was ripped out from within. Following this, a few more swipes reduced the mech suit lying on the ground to complete fragments.
Looking at the mess, Bai Qi wore an expression of "as expected."
From the current situation, this mech suit was being remotely controlled by Batman. The real Batman wasn't piloting it himself. Because of this, the mech suit had dared to engage him in close combat. It was likely trying to manipulate its various attributes through its own control.
However...
Bai Qi instantly vanished from his spot. The next moment, he reappeared outside the volcanic manor on a small hill. Standing before him was Batman, wearing a remote control helmet.
This salvaged fragment of a world had not yet merged with the main world. Even with remote control, Batman could only operate within this small world. Now that the Ancient God had been killed by Bai Qi and its corpse sealed, its ancient divine aura gradually dissipated with time. The entire small world was now completely visible to Bai Qi.
Batman, who was hiding, naturally could not escape Bai Qi's sight.
"I've found you."
Seeing Bai Qi suddenly appear before him, Batman showed no panic. As if he had known this would happen, he calmly removed his control helmet, looked up at Bai Qi, and said, "The Holy Lord, known for his integrity, doesn't seem to be as trustworthy as his reputation suggests."
"Oh? What do you mean by that?"
"We've given you what you wanted, but you haven't given us back what you promised."
Bai Qi was not foolish; he naturally understood that the other party was referring to Hawkgirl. However, Bai Qi had already prepared a response for this.
"That's not right. We agreed that you would give me what I wanted, and I would hand over Hawkgirl's physical body to you. I've already given you the body, and you were present at the time. So why are you saying I'm untrustworthy now?" Su Tan Novel Network
"We wanted the complete Hawkgirl, but you only gave us her body and kept her soul. Isn't that..."
Before Batman could finish, Bai Qi interrupted him directly, "That's where you are mistaken. We agreed on just the body; we never mentioned including the soul. To want two things for one task, aren't you being a bit too greedy?"
Batman still wanted to argue, but seeing Bai Qi's confident demeanor, he thought back to their agreement and sighed in resignation, saying, "Alright, then how can we get Hawkgirl's soul back?"
Bai Qi smiled and said, "We can discuss this, but you need to make that big blue guy behind you move further away first."
The fundamental reason Batman was discussing this with Bai Qi at this moment was to stall for time, waiting for Superman to return. After all, as a mere mortal, he couldn't withstand a single punch from Bai Qi. Even if Superman might not be an equal match, he could at least put up a fight.
Bai Qi naturally understood Batman's scheme, but he didn't expose it. He didn't intend to kill this guy anyway. Not only would killing Batman, with his abilities, be a significant loss to the main world, but having someone relentlessly pursuing him would also give Bai Qi the motivation to keep moving forward.
At this moment, Superman was ready. As soon as Bai Qi made any move, he would launch a surprise attack, and then he and Batman would launch a pincer attack. He never expected Bai Qi to have found him. He had hidden so well, why?
Setting aside the fact that Bai Qi now had a global view, Superman's hiding skills were truly pathetic. Forcing Superman to attack or act as a meat shield to block damage was fine, but when it came to stealth and assassination, it was best to forget about it.
Under Batman's instruction, Superman reluctantly ended his stealth and stood beside Batman, his eyes still fixed on Bai Qi. The moment the latter showed the slightest hint of movement, Superman would immediately attack.
However, Bai Qi clearly had no interest in eliminating the two of them. Instead of killing them, it would be better to have them, or rather, the entire Justice League, continue to work for him.
No matter how much the Justice League boasted about democracy, equality, and freedom to the outside world, they were still just a facade. When faced with major events, it was still the core senior members of the Justice League who would huddle in a private room to discuss strategies and make decisions before notifying the so-called superheroes outside. Some classified matters wouldn't even be disclosed to others.
Therefore, as long as he could control these core members, or a majority of them, he could manipulate the entire Justice League from the shadows and make them operate according to his will.
The first priority was to deal with Batman. If Batman was handled, then a large portion of the Justice League would essentially be under his control.
Of course, with Batman's mental fortitude, unless his personality was completely erased, even Bai Qi couldn't achieve one hundred percent mind control.
But that was alright. Aside from mind control, Bai Qi had many other more effective control methods at his disposal. For instance, using Hawkgirl's soul as leverage to make Batman, and even the entire Justice League, work for him.
Superman was never good at negotiations. Watching Bai Qi and Batman probe each other's bottom lines and engage in various forms of deception, his head was about to spin.
Fortunately, they soon reached an agreement. Bai Qi would return Hawkgirl's soul to the Justice League, but in return, the Justice League would have to help Bai Qi retrieve specific items from two small dimensions. Additionally, Batman would owe Bai Qi a personal favor.
A favor was not something to be easily incurred; it had to be repaid. This was what Batman least wanted to agree to, but Bai Qi was persistent. While he could make concessions on other terms, he stubbornly refused to budge on the favor. After several attempts, Batman reluctantly agreed.