Facing the Senagans melting and being absorbed by the magic array, what was humanity's reaction on Earth?
Aside from a very few overly sympathetic individuals, the vast majority of humans cheered for their liberation. The Illuminati and the Holy Dragon Church quickly spread Bai Qi's deeds.
Many countries wanted to suppress the news. After all, they had almost no ability to resist the Senagan invasion, being easily subdued and ruled. For a demon, which these countries had always considered evil, to have annihilated all the Senagans with swift means and easily overthrown their cruel rule, made them seem utterly incompetent in comparison.
It was a pity that in the age of the internet, information spread incredibly fast. Coupled with the offline dissemination by the Holy Dragon Church and its followers, the news was impossible to contain and soon spread like wildfire.
Bai Qi's influence reached its zenith. The number of Holy Dragon Church believers surged like a geyser, and in turn, the faith power Bai Qi harvested increased significantly for a period.
Bai Qi left the affairs of the Holy Dragon Church entirely to Wu, a conman with thousands of years of experience, and felt completely at ease.
At this moment, Bai Qi was contemplating how to use the souls of the vast number of Senagans he had recently harvested.
It was known that under the illumination of the magic array, Bai Qi had managed to reap the souls of an entire fleet in one fell swoop. Roughly estimating, there were over four hundred souls.
With Bai Qi's current soul strength, even absorbing all four hundred souls would only bring him very limited enhancement. Unless he absorbed them on a planetary scale, or went to absorb the Soul Stone guarded by the Red Skull, Bai Qi was confident that with the power of the Soul Stone, he could elevate his soul's strength to a higher level. Sudane Novel Network
Just as Bai Qi was pondering the fate of these over four hundred souls, a crisp knock echoed at the door. Rem, dressed in a maid outfit, entered, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, someone from the Justice League has arrived and is requesting an audience outside the palace."
"Roar?" Bai Qi's brow furrowed. He stroked his chin and said, "I didn't expect them to come so soon."
Seeing Bai Qi remain silent, Rem tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, shall we turn them away?"
"No," Bai Qi raised his hand. "Take them to the side hall. I will be there shortly."
Outside the palace, Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, and Wonder Woman were waiting. Compared to the other three, Green Lantern was noticeably more impatient.
It was understandable. Before the Senagan invasion, Green Lantern and Hawkgirl had a very ambiguous relationship. Although they hadn't openly declared their feelings, anyone with eyes could see they were a couple. Even after the Senagan invasion and Hawkgirl's fiancé appeared, Green Lantern couldn't completely let go of her in a short period.
Furthermore, the Senagan invasion crisis was now over. According to reliable intelligence, Hawkgirl's fiancé, Thanagar, had been killed by Bai Qi, his soul extracted, and his body incinerated along with the mothership.
All of this had happened so quickly, so fast that John's previously frozen heart began to warm up again.
Noticing John's impatience, Diana patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we will bring her soul back."
Some might find it strange. Wasn't Diana possessed by Carnage, the symbiote released by Bai Qi? Later, after being subdued, she was frozen by SHIELD and taken away. How could she be here?
It was quite a comical turn of events, to be honest.
When the Senagans invaded Earth, SHIELD naturally reacted immediately. However, their technological capabilities were no match for the invaders. After suffering several defeats, Nick Fury decisively hid the Helicarrier, their main base and their only potential trump card.
Nick Fury's methods were quite brilliant, successfully evading the Senagans' thorough search. However, he failed to evade the demon's search.
While the Senagans were causing havoc on Earth, drawing the attention of various Earth factions, Xi Mu, who had been developing in seclusion, seized this opportunity to sneak attack the Helicarrier hidden by Nick Fury.
In the absence of superheroes and with SHIELD's director, Nick Fury, nowhere to be found, and only Agent Coulson on guard, Xi Mu easily infiltrated the Helicarrier. He thoroughly plundered SHIELD's high-tech weaponry and equipment. The Wonder Woman, frozen in the center of the laboratory, successfully piqued his interest.
Xi Mu couldn't understand why a seemingly ordinary human woman, frozen in ice, was placed in the center of the laboratory for research.
Driven by curiosity, Xi Mu approached the computer and began to operate it.
Ever since being released from hell by Bai Qi, Xi Mu had been wandering in this world. The longer he stayed, the more Xi Mu realized the immense potential of humans, creatures he could once crush with ease. The so-called firearms they developed, frankly, even he would find difficult to withstand head-on.
Coupled with his own weakness at the time, facing the cruel reality, Xi Mu abandoned his former demonic arrogance and began to integrate into human society, learning and understanding what humans called science.
Xi Mu not only learned human science but also personally eliminated several warlords in Africa, consolidating their forces into an army with not insignificant combat power.
Of course, Xi Mu wasn't foolish. He didn't intend to operate openly as a demon. After all, he didn't possess the formidable foundation of the Holy Lord. To ensure his safety, after consolidating the warlord forces, Xi Mu selected an absolutely loyal general to lead this army, while he himself retreated behind the scenes.
However, Xi Mu soon encountered a problem. He had initially chosen to develop in Africa for safety, but the matchmaking mechanism in the African region was rather bizarre. The technological level, apart from Wakanda, which possessed Vibranium, could be considered the lowest among all regions. Moreover, the King of Wakanda had close ties with the American Avengers, and to avoid suspicion, he couldn't attack this country.
But if he did nothing, seeing that the Holy Lord, also a demon, had not only recovered his full strength but was also developing further, while he himself hadn't even fully recovered, Xi Mu felt genuinely panicked.
There was no choice. To avoid being completely left behind by the Holy Lord, Xi Mu had to take the initiative. He seized the opportunity of the Senagan invasion of Earth to sneak attack SHIELD's Helicarrier, hoping to use SHIELD's technology to enhance his own strength and, incidentally, arm his forces.