Inheritor Family

"Yo! There’s actually another pig here!"

Doc Ock-Parker had only just finished introducing himself and hadn’t gotten around to the important matters when the monkey-like Spider-Man suddenly jumped up and pointed at Spider-Ham, immediately launching into a round of mockery.

Spider-Ham was so infuriated by his words that both of his noses began blasting air. He angrily shot back, "What did you say, you stinking monkey?"

The monkey laughed even harder. "Idiot! I didn’t realize you were a talking pig!"

Spider-Ham was furious. "You diseased, stinking monkey! Do you want to fight?"

The pig and the monkey began arguing noisily as if no one else were around, completely destroying the solemn atmosphere.

Seeing this farcical scene, Li Congxin knew that if he didn’t intervene, these two would probably keep at it forever. Judging by the other Spider-Men’s expressions, they seemed powerless to stop the bickering between their two fellow species. Helpless, he took the initiative and released his divine power, completely sealing off the space around them.

At once, the two who had been arguing enthusiastically seemed to have their throats caught by an invisible force. They could no longer utter a single word.

Only then did Li Congxin say, "I think you’d better get straight to the point. This kind of pointless squabbling demands an apology to the people of the entire multiverse!"

"Let me explain." Doc Ock-Parker felt deeply helpless about his unreliable teammates. However, before he could say anything more, Li Congxin’s expression suddenly changed. He waved a hand to stop him and said, "You don’t need to explain yet. The trouble you brought with you has already come knocking. It’s better to deal with the problem in front of us first."

With that, Li Congxin was swept away by spatial energy and appeared above New York City. In front of him stood an elderly, bearded vampire dressed in a thick European-style formal suit. The old vampire was massive, with completely white hair and beard, and stood arrogantly in the void like the final boss of a fighting game. Even without doing anything, he radiated immense pressure.

The moment he saw the old vampire, Li Congxin couldn’t help frowning. He could even sense multiversal-level energy fluctuations coming from him!

No!

After carefully sensing it, Li Congxin immediately denied his previous guess.

The other party didn’t actually possess multiversal-level power. His true strength was, at most, Sub-Celestial Level, and perhaps even slightly below that. The reason Li Congxin sensed divine power fluctuations that seemed to touch the ceiling of the universe was probably that the vampire had temporarily enhanced his strength through some other method.

Regardless, there was no doubt that the man before him possessed genuine peak singular-universe combat power!

So this was the true strength of the Inheritor Family?

Interesting.

The elderly vampire’s gaze fell on Li Congxin, who had suddenly appeared. A contemptuous smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "I’m here for those little crawling insects. If you don’t want to die, get out of my way."

Hearing the other party’s condescending tone, Li Congxin laughed outright.

How long had it been since someone had spoken to him like that?

It had been so long that Li Congxin could barely remember. As his strength continued to rise, let alone a vampire—even Thanos, Odin, Dormammu, and even the Living Tribunal now wouldn’t dare order him around like this!

After looking at the ignorant man before him for a moment, Li Congxin finally asked, "What kind of reckless fool dares to make such a boast?"

"Hahaha…" The elderly vampire burst into laughter at Li Congxin’s question, then declared proudly, "Listen carefully. I am the father of the Inheritors, the patriarch of the Inheritor Family, and the strongest Inheritor—Solus!"

"Solus?" Li Congxin shook his head lightly. "You’re acting so high and mighty that I thought you were Beerus. Turns out you’re just some nobody. I’ve never even heard of you."

Solus’s expression turned cold. He glanced at Li Congxin disdainfully. "Ignorant boy. Your strength isn’t bad. Who are you?"

"I am…"

Li Congxin, Ancient One, drew out the words. Just as Solus thought he was about to properly introduce himself, Li Congxin threw a punch without warning. Before Solus could react, it slammed into his chest.

Boom!

The might of that single punch produced a terrifying shockwave visible to the naked eye. As the wave swept across the sky, it cleared away even the sparse clouds overhead.

Solus bore the brunt of Li Congxin’s earth-shattering punch. He was sent flying backward at supersonic speed, approaching the speed of light. Because he was retreating so quickly, the friction between his body and the air generated a massive fireball that engulfed his entire vampire form in flames. Like a meteor streaking backward through a reversed scene, he shot straight beyond the atmosphere.

Having landed his blow, Li Congxin didn’t pause. His figure accelerated sharply as he chased after Solus.

He knew that the punch alone was nowhere near enough to kill Solus. It probably wouldn’t even seriously injure him. The reason he had launched that surprise attack was simply to knock Solus away from Earth and move the battle to a safer battlefield, where he could fight without restraint.

Meanwhile, the Spider-Men who had just come out of Avengers Tower only had time to see two streaks of light vanish into the distance. After that, they couldn’t see anything else.

Watching the two streaks of light disappear into the heavens, Doc Ock-Parker was secretly shocked. He turned to Gwen, who had just come out, and asked, "Your friend seems incredibly powerful."

Gwen smiled faintly and replied as a matter of course, "Naturally."

The other Spider-Men also nodded silently upon hearing this, though a little more anticipation appeared in their hearts. Perhaps with Gwen’s powerful friend helping them, this battle wouldn’t be as difficult as they had imagined?

One of the Spider-Men, Peter Parker in his prime, seemed to see what everyone was thinking and reminded them, "You’d better not place too much hope in Gwen’s friend. According to the information I’ve gathered, this crisis is the fated battle between Spider-Men who possess the Spider Totem and the Inheritors. The only people we can rely on are ourselves."

The speaker came from Earth-616. He had defeated the Inheritor Morlun twice before. Unlike Gwen, who relied on Li Congxin’s divine power, and Little Peter, who relied on Iron Man’s Father stepping in, he had defeated the powerful enemy from the Inheritor Family entirely through his own strength. Thus, among all the Spider-Men, he understood the Inheritor Family best and knew many inside details that the others did not.

Hearing his words, the Spider-Men fell silent. Clearly, they all agreed with him. Still, when it came to an immeasurably powerful ally like Li Congxin, it would be untrue to say they had not formed the slightest expectation.

Everything would have to wait until Li Congxin’s battle with that powerful Inheritor ended. Then they could hear what he had to say.

In space, Li Congxin and the Inheritor Family’s ancestor, Solus, were locked in fierce combat.

The two powerhouses exchanged punches and kicks at first. When that failed to satisfy them, they began clashing with waves of divine power. Their battle swept from within the Solar System to beyond it, as if they intended to fight their way out of the Milky Way.

As the battle continued, Li Congxin gradually discovered the secret hidden within the old Inheritor’s body.

The energy within him was extremely mixed and possessed a contaminating quality. The purer the energy, the more troublesome it became when it encountered this power. Solus had likely absorbed the power of Spider-Men from different universes and combined it with other methods, forcibly stacking his originally Sub-Celestial-level strength to the peak of the singular-universe level, making it seem almost comparable to the multiversal level.

An ordinary singular-universe-level powerhouse would truly have a hard time gaining the upper hand against him.

Li Congxin’s own power was also relatively varied. Moreover, the laws of the three Infinity Stones complemented one another while strongly rejecting outside forces, so he wasn’t afraid of Solus’s contaminating attacks.

Furthermore, because Solus’s power was too mixed, he couldn’t wield it with ease. It was like a child holding a submachine gun. The bullets could still kill, but compared with a true hardened warrior, the difference was enormous.

His true combat power was nowhere near that of the multiversal-level Dormammu. He was even slightly inferior to Ego, who was singular-universe level. The only troublesome thing was his astonishing vitality. Killing him in a short time would be difficult even for Li Congxin.

Unless…

Having thought of something, Li Congxin casually snapped his fingers, instantly igniting his surging fighting spirit.

"Laughing at how we wasted all our schemes, chasing the beauty of flowers reflected in a mirror, fearing that luck would vanish in the blink of an eye, lost in greed, anger, joy, evil, and rage…"

As the battle song began, Li Congxin seemed to become possessed by the God of War. His strength, speed, and even the might of his divine power all underwent a qualitative enhancement in an instant!

Solus, who had previously been able to hold out for a while beneath his attacks, instantly lost the ability to resist when Li Congxin suddenly erupted with power. In the blink of an eye, he was beaten black and blue, utterly battered, and left completely dumbfounded.

"Swallow wind, kiss rain, bury sunset, never hesitated; bully mountains, chase seas, tread snowy paths, never despaired; pluck flowers, raise wine, yet cruelly break the world’s passions; relying on these two eyes and…"

Amid the battle song, the divine power Li Congxin casually released no longer needed to be controlled. It automatically transformed into golden dragons that roared and pounced upon Solus.

With the power of Chief Qiao’s giant speaker amplifying the song, Solus lasted less than a minute before being completely swallowed by Li Congxin’s storm-like assault. He was blasted until not even dregs remained!

Received 99,999 Impression Points from Solus!

Looking toward the place where Solus had vanished, Li Congxin calmly said, "I am Mi’s Gard, guardian of Asgard and the Nine Realms… (200 words omitted here), Quantum Incarnation—Li Congxin!"

Well, even though Solus was already dead, Li Congxin had still answered the question he had asked while alive. That was very polite of him.

Perfect!

Thanks to reader Koujio Banana Wolf for the 100 Qidian coins reward!