Nine Nether Dragon Emperor

"Ning… Ning Xuan, is… is this Tianji?"

Having already been shocked by the view from space, Cheng Dabao now stood on the spacious landing pad of the Tianji Alliance, staring slack-jawed at everything before her. All she could see were the massive constructs Ning Xuan had just described as "steel giants." So-called elevators were busy at work, shooting straight up into the clouds in an instant. The colossal buildings pierced the heavens, filling an entire expanse of the void.

Ning Xuan didn't respond. Instead, he looked toward a distant Mecha squad whose frames were several sizes larger than the Mecha on his own moving villa. "Where is Ning Yang?" he asked the youth from before, tearing his gaze away from the approaching Mecha.

"We were about to ask you the same thing."

The youth didn't answer, but another voice rang out. At the same time, Mecha squads appeared from all directions, cannon barrels rising from their shoulders. High above, countless aircraft hovered in the sky, each one extending a dark muzzle and aiming it squarely at Ning Xuan.

"See? I told you not to trust them, but you wouldn't listen," the voice of his new accomplice chimed in.

Before Ning Xuan could respond, another voice came from one of the hovering aircraft. "Ning Yang took something from us. Since you share his surname and come from the same place, you can pay his deb—"

BANG!

Before the sentence was finished, a giant hand of Element Force suddenly materialized and smashed the aircraft into scrap metal.

"Cut the crap," Ning Xuan's voice rang out. "Tell me, what did he take?"

All around, the pilots inside the Mechas were stunned.

This guy has some serious nerve! This is the main landing pad of the Alliance Army Headquarters, teeming with Warships and Mecha squads ready for battle at a moment's notice. And he just attacked without a second thought. Even Ning Yang wasn't this brazen!

"You… Are you insane?!" the hidden figure transmitted after a moment of shock.

"Can no one answer?" As Ning Xuan spoke, he suddenly seized the youth from before. "You. Talk."

"You motherf—"

Pinched like an ant by Ning Xuan in front of everyone, the youth's blood boiled. He roared and threw a punch at Ning Xuan.

BANG!

The moment he moved, Ning Xuan blasted him out of the moving villa. The massive Mecha exploded into pieces before it even hit the ground.

"That's… that's too brutal!" the figure in the shadows murmured.

At that moment, Ning Xuan's moving villa shot into the air as all eight of its Energy Cannons fired simultaneously.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Amidst the thunderous explosions, an unknown number of Warships and Mecha units on the landing pad were blasted into dust in an instant.

"Come on out and give me the item," Ning Xuan said to the hidden presence as he continued his attack run.

"But…"

"Look at the mess I'm in. You think adding you to the mix scares me?"

As soon as Ning Xuan spoke, a tall woman in a tight-fitting bodysuit appeared on the moving villa. Cheng Dabao's eyes went wide. She never imagined someone would dare to dress like that.

"It's her!"

"So they're working together!"

Of the five Warships that had brought Ning Xuan here, only the main one remained. The moment the woman appeared, the crew on board recognized her.

"Damn it, where the hell did she find a helper like this? He has no shame at all!" a crewman yelled. This was the Alliance Army Headquarters! They never expected someone would have the audacity to open fire so recklessly. It was one thing for this vehicle, which clearly wasn't a Warship, to have giant cannons, but for them to be this damn powerful… This was completely outrageous!

Just then, a piercing alarm finally sounded.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Activating Level Three Defen—"

"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Activating Level One Defen—"

"Warning, severe warn—"

The alarms fell silent, obliterated by Ning Xuan's Energy Cannons. Ahead, the magnificent, towering architectural complex that soared into the clouds was now riddled with holes.

The entire Tianji Realm shook. Countless people were looking in this direction.

"Holy shit, what's happening?!"

"The Alliance Army Headquarters is under attack! Who's doing this?"

"What damn faction has lost its mind, daring to bombard the Alliance Headquarters?!"

Those who didn't know the details found the scene utterly inconceivable.

Meanwhile, on the moving villa, Cheng Dabao tore her gaze away from the woman and sighed, her face filled with utter disappointment. The awe this place had inspired in her moments ago was matched only by her current dismay. She never expected it to be so fragile.

"Stop! Young Hero, please stop!" a voice suddenly boomed from the heavens.

Immediately, a truly massive Warship descended from the sky. The woman looked up, astonished, and quickly said to Ning Xuan, "Hey, Stud, don't fire just yet! Let's see what he has to say!"

BANG!

Ning Xuan fired a shot anyway. The Warship's Defensive Barrier lit up. The next moment, it shattered. However, aside from a large dent, the Warship's hull wasn't penetrated.

Ning Xuan was a little surprised. He held his fire and asked the woman, "What's their deal?"

The woman didn't answer, her gaze locked on the dented spot, completely flabbergasted.

Ning Xuan raised an eyebrow, about to ask again.

Snapping back to her senses, the woman gave him a look one might give a monster before blurting out, "Now I finally understand why the Alliance Commander himself came down to plead for peace!"

Ning Xuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted, "I heard Ning Yang took something from your Alliance Army. I want to know what it was!"

"The young lady beside you knows perfectly well. Why don't you ask her?" a strained voice called out from the now-halted Warship—the sound of someone who had just recovered from a state of profound shock.

The woman didn't even wait for Ning Xuan to turn his head before she immediately handed him an object. This guy definitely doesn't like dealing with people who waste time. She didn't dare hesitate for a second.

Ning Xuan looked at the object in his hand and said with a note of speechlessness, "Are you serious? Even a baby couldn't fit into this thing."

The woman had given him a one-piece suit that was pathetically small. Without a word, she tapped a spot in the middle of it. The next moment, Cheng Dabao jumped in shock. Ning Xuan was now also wearing a bodysuit—one that sealed him from head to toe.

The woman studied Ning Xuan with a smile, hoping to see a flicker of panic. Instead, her jaw dropped. In an instant, Ning Xuan was back to his normal appearance. To her astonishment, he already knew how to automatically retract the Divine Martial Battle Armor!

Ning Xuan stared intently at her, and it finally clicked who her bodysuit reminded him of. "I haven't been away from Earth for that long, and the Justice League and Avengers universes have already smashed into reality—and merged?" he said in disbelief. "Are you messing with me?"

Her outfit is a dead ringer for Catwoman's, and that thing she just put on me... isn't that Ant-Man's Battle Armor?!