"What the heck, is that all the strength you have?" people worldwide watching the live stream scoffed as Zhou Hong was instantly bound by threads from the Heavenly Silkworm Man.
These superheroes, frequently depicted in movies, had garnered a loyal fanbase despite the exaggerations in the films. At this moment, fans of the Heavenly Silkworm Man were ecstatic to see him instantly incapacitate China's strongest fighter.
Although bound, Zhou Hong had deliberately not dodged.
Internally, however, Zhou Hong harbored a question: why were the martial artists from the Star-Spangled Nation so different in their techniques from those in China?
Unbeknownst to Zhou Hong, the Star-Spangled Nation's martial arts prowess stemmed from a unique gene-splicing potion. By extracting genes from various animals and integrating them into martial artists, they could enhance strength and even utilize animal-specific combat techniques. The Heavenly Silkworm Man before him had incorporated genes from silkworms, his most prominent ability being the emission of copious amounts of silk in 0.1 seconds to instantly bind enemies.
"Director, this kid is secured by me. I doubt he has the ability to break free," the Heavenly Silkworm Man reported to the one-eyed director.
"Damn it, I didn't expect him to be so weak. When my subordinates reported last night that he could catch bullets with his fingers, I thought he was some formidable figure, making us mobilize entirely. Turns out he's such trash."
The other S.H.I.E.L.D. powerhouses wore expressions of annoyance.
"Bang!" Just then, the silken threads binding Zhou Hong suddenly disintegrated into fragments.
"Not good." The powerhouses who had been ranting were instantly stunned.
The Heavenly Silkworm Man was also shocked, believing Zhou Hong was restrained, only to see him break free in an instant.
The one-eyed director's expression shifted slightly, as even he wouldn't have broken free so easily if bound by the Heavenly Silkworm Man.
"Everyone step back, let me handle this," Captain One-Eye commanded with a wave of his hand.
With that, Captain One-Eye forcefully grasped the air. All the wood on the street suddenly detached and floated outwards. Whether it was window frames, wooden floorboards, or roadside saplings, anything made of wood seemed to come under his control.
Zhou Hong's brow furrowed slightly. This martial artist from the Star-Spangled Nation was rather interesting, able to manipulate all wood as his weapon.
Zhou Hong was unaware that this one-eyed man had another name: the King of Ten Thousand Woods. His ability to control all wood was due to a certain wood-like characteristic integrated into his genes.
"Kill him!" In the next second, all the floating wood surged towards Zhou Hong like countless arrows.
Everyone expected Zhou Hong to be impaled like a porcupine. However, as these wooden projectiles approached him, they all turned into dust.
"Pfft!" The one-eyed man spat out a mouthful of blood. By reducing Zhou Hong's controlled wood to powder, he himself suffered a powerful backlash.
"How is this possible?" In an instant, the other S.H.I.E.L.D. powerhouses were dumbfounded. Their abilities had previously crushed any martial artist worldwide, yet today, they encountered such an extraordinary individual.
Those around the globe watching the live stream were also utterly astonished, each wondering if Zhou Hong's body had also been injected with some kind of gene.
"Who exactly are you? Are you, by any chance, a bio-warrior?" the one-eyed man stammered, having spat blood.
"Bio-warrior? An interesting term. Unfortunately, I am not, and to be precise, I disdain it." Zhou Hong now somewhat understood. The reason these individuals possessed so many peculiar abilities was likely due to the integration of genes from other creatures. Zhou Hong had previously heard that the Star-Spangled Nation's martial arts power was the strongest precisely because of their prominence in this area. Chinese martial artists, on the other hand, were traditional cultivators, employing conventional methods like swords, spears, staffs, and fists. Against such bio-warriors, they were indeed helpless.
"You will immediately kneel down and kowtow to me a hundred times, and I will spare you," Zhou Hong stated calmly.
"Dream on!" The faces of all the S.H.I.E.L.D. powerhouses contorted with rage. Nearly every one of them had been featured in solo movies, basking in the adoring gazes of the world. How could they possibly kowtow to a Chinese person, let alone a hundred times?
"Let's go at him together!" one woman shouted. Suddenly, a pair of wings unfurled from her back. (Sudan Novel Network)
"Yes, together!" The others, abandoning any pretense of dignity, quickly surrounded Zhou Hong, intending to gang up on him.
Zhou Hong curled his lip.
The next second, more than a dozen superheroes unleashed their unique abilities and strongest techniques, simultaneously targeting Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong, too lazy to use any earth-shattering techniques against opponents of this caliber, simply opened his mouth and spat.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!" Each stream of saliva Zhou Hong spat out was like a bullet. He spat out over a dozen times in mere moments. At this instant, Zhou Hong's mouth seemed to have transformed into a machine gun, firing more than ten times.
"Aaaah!" A series of screams erupted.
The superheroes who had not yet charged were all pierced by Zhou Hong's spit, with wounds larger than bowls appearing on each of them.
In an instant, more than a dozen superheroes collapsed on the ground, crying out in agony, some even losing consciousness.
The global audience watching the live stream was dumbfounded. The S.H.I.E.L.D. superheroes, once regarded as gods in their minds, were now as weak as ants. Zhou Hong's mere spit could kill them.
"How is this possible? How can China have someone this strong?" the screaming powerhouses on the ground asked, fear in their eyes, looking at Zhou Hong.
Liu Jia Jia and Chen Zhen Zhen, standing on the balcony of an apartment building, were also shocked. Zhou Hong had defeated all the S.H.I.E.L.D. heroes in an instant.
"Jia Jia, I never imagined Senior Zhou Hong was so powerful," Chen Zhen Zhen quickly said.
"Mmm, I didn't expect it either. Our China's strongest fighter is this strong."
"Jia Jia, I envy you so much," Chen Zhen Zhen suddenly thought of something and said with a face full of envy.
"Envy me for what?" Liu Jia Jia looked at her best friend curiously.
"What you two were doing behind closed doors early this morning, you think I don't know? I'm so envious you can be with such a powerful man...!"
"Zhen Zhen, please stop. You're making me so embarrassed." Liu Jia Jia's face flushed, and she looked at Zhou Hong on the street with immense admiration.