A Single Punch, a Kill on Contact, Reduced to Dust!

"Oh, my God!" Hearing Li Congxin’s command, which he had made no effort to keep quiet, the black-eyed man who had been shouting the loudest immediately let out a vicious cackle. "They actually want to resist? I’ve never heard such a ridiculous jo—"

He had only gotten halfway through his sentence when the rest became stuck in his throat, never to be finished. Because…

Just as he was laughing arrogantly without restraint, Daisy activated her super speed and charged in front of him at a terrifying velocity beyond the limits of his vision. At the same time, she drove out a hook, striking him squarely in the lower abdomen.

The punch landed without a sound, but the black-eyed man’s smile froze on his face forever.

There was no blood spurting from his seven orifices, nor was he blasted into a lump of flesh and mud. There was not even any of the gruesome scene one might have imagined. Under Daisy’s punch, his entire body had been shattered at the molecular level by the vibration force she had pushed to its absolute limit!

In the next moment, the black-eyed man’s entire body, along with his clothes and equipment, turned grayish-white. A gust of wind from the punch scattered him into flying ash!

Instant kill!

As fellow Eternals, the people Daisy killed died in a manner that rivaled Thanos’s methods. An ordinary punch, yet she had somehow made it resemble the Sunset Snap!

Seeing this horrifying scene, the people who had spoken up earlier immediately became wary. Every one of them subconsciously tightened their grip on their weapons.

But it was completely useless!

Under Daisy’s super speed, they did not even have time to make the most basic defensive movement before she killed them one by one, reducing them to dust upon hitting the ground.

In less than five seconds, Daisy had finished the entire battle. She flashed back to Li Congxin’s side, her expression as calm as ever, as if she had never moved at all.

Of the more than one hundred people Yondu had brought with him, including Kraglin, only seven remained. It was truly a case of fewer than one in ten surviving!

With a smile, Li Congxin stepped forward and said to Yondu, "Those people were greedy and unruly. Keeping them around would have caused trouble sooner or later. I killed them for you and removed a hidden danger. You should be thanking me."

Received 999 Impression Points from Yondu Udonta!

Received 999 Impression Points from Kraglin!

They killed so many of us, and they still expect us to thank them?

I’ve never seen anyone so shameless!

Of course, Yondu only dared to think those words in his heart. After recovering his ability to move, the first thing he said was, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Only now did the few of Yondu’s surviving men finally realize who this seemingly harmless young man really was!

Thinking of the companions who had died miserably because they had run their mouths, all of them showed lingering fear on their faces. Every last one of them—including Yondu—was, strictly speaking, no good person. They were merely disgusted by that sort of thing and did not want to participate in it personally.

That was precisely why they had been lucky enough to keep their lives.

If they had been any worse, they would probably have ended up just like the black-eyed man and the others.

Was Yondu powerful?

His whistle arrow was naturally an existence his followers could never challenge, but that depended on who he was being compared to! If he were truly that amazing, he would have become a hegemon like Thanos long ago. Why would he still need to lead this band of scattered soldiers around the universe to make a living?

If one wanted to talk about someone amazing, the person before them was the truly amazing one!

Calling out every powerhouse in the universe whose name was known and who could be found, then dragging them out one by one and beating them senseless—that kind of Haki was something they had never heard of in all their lives.

Even Champion, the battle maniac among the Elders of the Universe, would not dare to play around like that!

Yet not only had he done it, he had beaten the entire universe into submission. How could such a ruthless figure be someone these bandits could afford to provoke?

And they had actually been coveting his woman…

It had to be said that the black-eyed man truly possessed a talent for courting death.

Facing such a tactful Yondu, Li Congxin nodded in satisfaction and waved a hand. "We were discussing Ego. You arrived at just the right time. Come over and join the discussion."

Yondu naturally did not dare refuse Li Congxin’s invitation, so he could only pretend that nothing had happened and gather his men around. Li Congxin continued the previous topic. "He used clones to spread seeds throughout the universe, then hired people like Yondu to bring the children back. If a child inherited his divine power, he would carefully raise them. If not, he would kill them without hesitation."

"The bones of his children are piled up like mountains somewhere on Ego’s planet!"

At this point, Li Congxin’s gaze fell on Yondu. "As one of the participants, you should know more details, right?"

"I’m very sorry, Your Highness." Yondu spoke to Li Congxin with extreme caution. "Things are indeed as you said, but I’m afraid I know even less than you do. According to the Ravagers’ code, human trafficking is absolutely forbidden. The reason I accepted that mission back then was because I did not know the truth. Later, after hearing what happened to those children, I did not hand Quill over to him as agreed."

At this point, he gave a helpless, bitter laugh. "Even so, facing an existence like Ego put me at enormous risk. How could I dare investigate further?"

The matter had been confirmed by Yondu. Rocket Raccoon was already getting restless, though he did not have much trust in Yondu either. But after comparing Yondu’s words with what Li Congxin had said earlier, he found that he could not find a single flaw.

Could everything they said actually be true?

Li Congxin continued, "If he found a child with divine power, he would join forces with that child and devour a large number of life-bearing planets throughout the universe to increase his own divine power and lifespan."

At this, Rocket Raccoon finally could not help standing up. "Quill doesn’t have divine power. Even if he did, he would never agree to Ego’s demands."

"Actually, Peter Quill really did inherit Ego’s bloodline. It was merely hidden all this time." Li Congxin paused briefly before adding, "As for whether he would agree to Ego’s demands, do you think he has the power to refuse?"

Rocket looked at Li Congxin in confusion. "Are you saying you came to save Quill and the others?"

"Of course not." Although Li Congxin knew that Star-Lord had taken somewhat of an unfair share of the blame for the events of Avengers 3, he still could not summon the slightest bit of goodwill toward that useless troublemaker. "Although he’s also from Earth, like me, there are five billion people on Earth. I’m not interested in traveling all this way just to save someone I have no relationship with."

"It’s just that Earth is among the planets Ego intends to devour, and it’s my home planet. That is something I absolutely will not allow!"

Rocket immediately asked, "What are you planning to do?"

"Ego’s seeds are hidden extremely well. Even I would find it difficult to locate them on such a vast planet." A murderous intent that made people shudder gradually surfaced in Li Congxin’s smile. "Fortunately, the seeds Ego left behind also require his own divine power to transform them into a terrifying force capable of devouring an entire planet."

"So, as long as we kill him, Earth’s crisis will naturally be resolved."

"What about Quill?" Rocket Raccoon finally asked the question he cared about most. "As you said, Quill also possesses Ego’s divine power. After killing Ego, are you planning to kill Quill too?"

Li Congxin gently shook his head. "Peter Quill’s divine power comes from Ego. Once Ego dies, your partner will naturally become an ordinary person, just as he was before. Besides, although he isn’t particularly likable, he deeply respects his mother. Even if he had that divine power, he would never devour the Earth where his mother’s grave is located."

Through their question-and-answer exchange, Li Congxin and Rocket Raccoon had clarified everything. Only then did Yondu finally speak from the side. "Your Highness, what would you like us to do?"

Given Li Congxin’s status, if he did not need their help, why would he have explained so much to them?

Yondu and Rocket Raccoon were both capable of making a name for themselves in the vast universe. Naturally, they understood that when someone treated subordinates with courtesy, there was surely something he wanted from them.

Li Congxin said calmly, "I need you to take me to Ego Planet. Before Peter Quill left, he should have given you the coordinates, right?"

"Sure!"

Rocket nodded, agreeing to the plan. On the other side, before Li Congxin could ask, Yondu volunteered, "I’ll go with you."

"I am Groot!"

And so, the vote passed unanimously.

Li Congxin glanced at the oversized Groot, who stood more than two meters tall, and felt little interest. Because of his involvement, this big guy had not sacrificed himself as he had in the movie, which meant there was no adorable little Groot.

Compared with the big one, Li Congxin still found the little guy much cuter.

"However, we probably won’t be able to leave until tonight." Rocket Raccoon suddenly raised an objection. "Our spaceship was damaged in the earlier battle with the Sovereign forces. It won’t be repaired until tonight."

"If it’s a spaceship problem, you don’t need to worry. I happen to have one here." As he spoke, Li Congxin flipped his wrist, and a model spaceship the size of a matchbox appeared in his palm.

It was Congxin One!