Chapter 185. A Temporary Curtain Call (Part1)

"Although your words are quite flattering, I'm not going to hand over my people so easily."

After chuckling, Ryan suddenly tightened his expression and looked at Sky Emperor in front of him, seriously saying, "Especially, when it's just an illusion."

"You noticed?"

Faced with Ryan's revelation, the clone carelessly replied, still maintaining his Sky Emperor persona.

There was no doubt that the Sky Emperor in front of him was someone Ryan had formed with his technique.

Moreover, because the fused cards were only E-level, they couldn't withstand a single blow from the crowd that was present.

However, despite his watered-down strength, he had successfully built up a mysterious and powerful image in the minds of Defenders and the rest through Master Roshi, Lord Godless and Ryan's words.

"Unfortunately. If I had the chance, I would really like to fight you and try out how far the power of the so-called Kame style has reached."

"I'm looking forward to it."

Matching the clone's words, Ryan assumed a reciprocal stance. It felt like the time limit for using the [King] card was almost up.

Ryan then controlled the clone to turn his head and glanced at the defeated Lord Godless, "You win this time, Peng Lai."

As the words fell, Sky Emperor, who was still standing in front of the crowd, instantly turned into white smoke and disappeared without a trace.

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"Looks like Jiu You is more of a problem than we thought."

Silently withdrawing his gaze from where Sky Emperor was standing before and had disappeared due to the release of the clone technique, Ryan glanced at Lord Godless and said, "That Sky King or something... gives me a bad feeling. I need to take this guy back to Peng Lai to see what Jiu You is planning in secret."

"Hehehe hahaha..." Seeing the sorry expression on Ryan and the others, Lord Godless, who had been silent since Sky Emperor's appearance, suddenly started to laugh, "It's useless. Lord Sky Emperor's power is something people like you can't comprehend. Whether it's Peng Lai or New York, you're all doomed ..."

"Bound Technique."

Gently reaching out a finger and tapping it on Lord Godless's head, Ryan looked at Lord Godless, whose body was frozen, becoming as motionless as a statue.

With a cold expression, he said, "You might as well be quiet."

Master Roshi, played by Ryan with the [Tien Shinhan] card, naturally didn't have the [Bound Technique]. However, Lord Godless was his clone anyway, and no one would be able to tell if he was pretending.

Lord Godless: "..."

"It's a pity. I was planning on continuing the party."

Glancing at the motionless Lord Godless in front of him, Ryan immediately made a look of regret, looked at Tony to the side, and reluctantly said so.

"Party? I can arrange one any time you want one, Master."

Looking at Ryan's expression, Tony immediately spoke up with a smile.

"Really?" Hearing Tony's words, Ryan deliberately made an excited expression, his eyes shining.

"Master Roshi." Looking at Ryan's eagerness, Ah Xing, who was on the side, immediately spoke up and dissuaded him, "We still need to take care of this Jiu You problem. It's no time for a party."

"All right, fine, I know."

Hearing Ah Xing's spoiling reminder...

Ryan suddenly looked like an eggplant buried in the snow. His entire appearance seemed depressed, "Ah Xing, after learning Buddha's Palm, why are you no fun anymore? "

Facing Ryan's pout, Ah Xing didn't retort. He placed his palms together and smiled.

"Fine, the party can wait. For now, I need to take this guy to Peng Lai." As Ryan said so, he turned his gaze to his other clone, who was standing aside, Ip Man. "Ip Man, you should stay in New York for the time being. Try to find out what Jiu You is doing in New York, and of course, if you meet any pretty girls, introduce them to me when I come back..."

"I understand, Master Roshi." Listening to Ryan's orders, Ip Man nodded his head while making a helpless expression.

Everything was done.

Ryan and Ah Xing, each holding a side, grabbed Lord Godless, who remained motionless under the fake-Bound Technique, and with a slight nod of their heads, they used the [Sky Dance Technique] to float up into the air, eventually disappearing into the sky.

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"Sky Emperor?"

Headquarters, inside the Triskelion Building, Nick Fury was listening to the report from Natasha, and his expression instantly changed.

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"That's right." Nodding gently, Natasha told Fury, as objectively as possible, about what happened in the previous battle with Lord Godless and the little information she got on the mysterious Sky Emperor.

"..."

After listening to Natasha's report, Fury turned silent.

He has seen Lord Godless's information, including everything the guy did in the battle with the Defenders and S.H.I.E.L.D. He had a clear understanding of how dangerous the situation was. In the end, if Ah Xing, who 'came back from the dead' hadn't appeared and subdued the other party, New York might already be in ruins right now.

Even Natasha, who was reporting to him right now, might be....

"What's your take on all this, Agent Romanoff? "

After a brief silence, Fury collected his thought, looked up at Natasha, and asked.

"My take?"

Fury's direct question stunned Natasha for a moment. However, the highly trained agent responded with a thoughtful reply, "As things stand, Peng Lai is the only force that can go up against Jiu You right now. The words Sky Emperor left behind before he disappeared are also evidence of that fact."

Nodding his head, Fury expressed his approval of Natasha's opinion.

He looked down at the information left in front of him by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s agents regarding the previous battle with Lord Godless, and especially at the huge palm mark on the road for several seconds, before slowly withdrawing his gaze, "Agent Romanoff, from now on, I want you to gather as much information on Peng Lai and Jiu You as you can. Ip Man is still staying in Chinatown, right? Get close to him. As you said, Peng Lai can go up against Jiu You, we need them on our side."

"Of course, it's not just Peng Lai. We need more people. To go up against Jiu You, who may pose a threat to the world, we need to expand the Avengers Initiative. In fact, not too long ago, we got an interesting piece of news from Obadiah Stane. In that battle between him and Stark, there was a third ..."

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