Heroes Return

This punch was undoubtedly beyond the Galactic Warrior's capabilities; even he couldn't use his powers to push it back with such immense force. However, this time, the Galactic Warrior didn't hesitate to change the gravity between himself and his opponent. As the opponent flew towards him, the Galactic Warrior himself flew away at the same speed.

However, just as he was being sent flying backward, Mr. Flame, who was trapped to the side by his ability, pointed at the Galactic Warrior.

A terrifying firestorm swept directly towards the Galactic Warrior. In an instant, the massive firestorm pierced through the entire building, and huge pillars of fire shot straight into the distant sky.

However, when the massive flames subsided, the Galactic Warrior remained standing in place, while the burly man who had been standing there flew directly into the sky, or perhaps fell down.

If this continues, he will keep flying out of the atmosphere due to gravity.

Fortunately, the strong man seemed to have grabbed something invisible while in the sky. Of course, the Galactic Warrior paid no attention to this. His gaze was already fixed on Mr. Flame.

Right behind him, the man with both arms crippled charged towards the Galactic Warrior with a lightsaber. But a second later, the immense pressure forced her against the wall.

"Are you planning to kill me? If I hadn't dodged quickly, I would be dead by now, wouldn't I?" He looked at Mr. Flame with displeasure. "Never mind, it's quite common for accidents to happen during a battle, like accidentally killing a criminal."

As he spoke, the Galactic Warrior pointed his hand at the two people in front of him: "Why did you attack me? Explain yourselves, and maybe I can let you live."

However, the Metroid's words had barely faded when an overwhelming chill caused his expression to freeze. Sometime during the night, the already blasted and mangled building was covered in frost. The surrounding walls, the floor, and the ceiling were all instantly coated with a layer of ice.

Before the Metroid could make any further move, everything around him burst into blue flames.

The flames began to spread rapidly toward the Metroid, and at the same time the sea of ​​fire appeared, the Metroid finally saw clearly another person standing in the blue sea of ​​fire.

"Leng Yan! You actually teamed up with these wanted criminals to kill me?" Upon seeing Leng Yan's figure, the Galactic Warrior's face showed a look of fear.

“You’re doing something you shouldn’t be doing,” Leng Yan said coldly to the Galactic Warrior. “For the sake of the Hero Association’s reputation and the continuation of the Hero Era, I cannot allow you to do these things.”

"Wait! I did this for justice! To uphold the justice of heroes!" The Galactic Warrior couldn't help but defend himself upon hearing Cold Flame's words.

"You just want more benefits, don't you? You're a guy who doesn't care about the big picture for your own selfish interests." Leng Yan's expression remained cold. At this moment, he had already arrived beside the Galactic Warrior.

"Wait! I know, I was wrong! I'll keep this a secret! I'll keep Zero's matter a secret too!" The Galactic Warrior's face contorted with terror as he watched the blue flames spread towards his body. "Please spare me! I promise you, I'll destroy all the evidence immediately! I promise I'll keep it a secret, you're a hero too! Don't kill me! I'm an SS-class hero too! If I die, it will have a huge impact on the Hero Association. So! Please spare me no matter what!"

"Your existence has already set a very bad example for the Hero Association." Leng Yan's expression remained unchanged: "I've given you chances, and you've tolerated me several times. But this time, you've gone too far. Think it over in Hell! The Hero Association is not a place for you to seek personal gain."

"Aaaaaah!! Wait a minute..." With the final scream of the Metroid, his body was completely engulfed by the blue flames. As the blue flames disappeared, the Metroid was transformed into an ice sculpture.

"You know what to do next, right? I won't give you any escape routes. If you get caught, I'll abandon you without hesitation." Leng Yan said this to the few super-powered criminals who were being subdued by the Galactic Warriors, and then walked outside.

At that very moment, the Metroid's body began to shatter. The original ice sculpture instantly turned into countless shards of ice, which eventually melted into the air. When Cold Flame left, the Metroid also vanished. Meanwhile, outside the building, police and local superheroes all rushed towards the scene.

Finally, a memorial service for the SS-class hero was held in the city's heroes' cemetery. Leng Yan and the other SS-class heroes were all present.

"He was an unparalleled hero, and we will spare no effort to find the criminals who attacked him." Leng Yan's icy voice rang out at the memorial service.

The other heroes, though most disliked Galactic, still showed expressions of regret upon hearing of his death at the hands of an S-class criminal organization. Even Lin Jie was surprised, considering he had met Galactic not long ago, and Galactic had even asked for his autograph, seemingly a great admirer of him.

Although it was somewhat regrettable, Lin Jie didn't intend to do anything further. He felt that the future of justice no longer needed him.

...,

On Hidden Sword Mountain in the Sword Hall, Dao Qizhan suddenly opened his eyes. Rising from his meditation, Dao Qizhan looked directly down the mountain, and his voice was heard throughout the entire Sword Hall.

"The time has come. I will now hold a three-day sermon. All disciples of the Sword Hall are welcome to attend." With that, Dao Qizhan drew a wooden sword from his back. The words 'Destroy the Dao' were engraved on it in ancient characters.

The final volume, the time of the strongest man and the girls.

Chapter One

Within the Sword Hall, the soaring sword energy persisted for three days. During these three days, the sky outside the Sword Hall remained perpetually overcast. From a satellite perspective, the clouds appeared to have formed a shape resembling the eye of a typhoon.

It kept spinning in the air above the exit of the sword hall. At that time, there was no sound of wind, rain, thunder, or lightning.

For the next three days, in the surrounding cities and villages, there was not a sound. People went about their lives as usual, but to everyone's surprise, the knives or other weapons they held suddenly stood up without them even noticing.

For a time, nothing in the entire city that could be used as a weapon could be laid horizontally. Not a single bird flew across the sky. Only the clouds swirled like the yin and yang of a tai chi symbol. Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning vanished completely in these three days, and even the sound of insects seemed to have disappeared. The people living in the city saw almost no insects during these three days.

As the chirping of insects and the flight of birds all ceased, the fish in the water seemed to vanish as well. They all sank to the deepest depths, and no matter what bait the angler used, not a single fish could be hooked.

Dog owners were shocked to discover that their dogs hadn't dared to bark at all for the past three days. As if subjected to extreme fright, almost no animals, whether cats or dogs, made a sound during those three days. The livestock on the farm were the same; they remained completely silent for three days.

The attacks on the chicken farm have ceased, the hens have stopped laying eggs, and even the rats that used to steal rice have been behaving themselves for the past three days, not coming out to eat anything.

This bizarre phenomenon naturally attracted the attention of local heroes and the news media...

"Today, Magma Warrior, Iron Giant, Phantom Girl, and Mr. Mystery, four newly recruited SS-class heroes, will lead a team to investigate this strange time-lapse. They will deploy their most advanced anti-gravity hovercraft to the location of the clouds to investigate. According to the heroes' deductions, this time-lapse is definitely related to recent weather changes." A beautiful female reporter was reporting on this on the television news. At that moment, the screen showed the four superheroes boarding a uniquely designed fighter jet, taking off directly into the sky.

"When did the Hero Association get four more SS-class heroes? They're really getting bigger and bigger." The news report featured four heroes, and Lin Jie couldn't help but look puzzled. Although Lin Jie didn't recognize these four, he had actually fought them before, in the desert a while ago. However, he had been almost instantly killed, so Lin Jie hadn't paid much attention.

"Are you watching the news? Hahaha! Those four are among the heroes who fought against the fake Zero last time. Their previous achievements had already reached the peak of S-rank, and after the last battle, it seems they've naturally leveled up." Right next to Lin Jie, Yatan patted him on the shoulder: "Alright, let them handle things there. With their strength, even if they can't defeat the potential trouble, they should be able to protect themselves."

"Really?" Looking at the location in the video, Lin Jie felt vaguely familiar, but after hearing Yatan's words, Lin Jie didn't think about it anymore.

"Speaking of which, there have been quite a few kids born with superpowers lately. It seems like many powerful heroes might emerge in the future." Atan suddenly smiled at Lin Jie and said, "Losing your power must be very frustrating, right? But don't worry, even if you lose your power, there will still be people to protect the world, and you're not completely powerless. Let me show you around the Hero Association. By the way, your muscles seem pretty impressive. Have you ever considered joining our Muscle League? Maybe you'll still have a chance to continue being a hero."

"Forget it, I'd better familiarize myself with the work here first." Upon hearing the other party's invitation, Lin Jie decisively shook his head.

"Hahaha! As expected, it's not that easy for you to join us! How about this? After work, come with us to the Muscle Alliance gym to check it out before you decide! Besides, didn't you lose your strength? The equipment there is very advanced; we can check your current physical condition." As Atan spoke, without waiting for Lin Jie to refuse, he walked directly out of the office into the corridor.

"Why are you leading the way? Shouldn't we call Pandora at a time like this?" Lin Jie asked helplessly upon hearing the other person's words.

“Pandora is currently at the front desk and can’t leave. But you’ll see her soon.” With that, Atan led Lin Jie to a training room: “This is where the association conducts its assessments. Your task is actually quite simple: you will conduct a preliminary assessment of the abilities of those being assessed based on our results. As someone who has been through countless battles, I’m sure your judgment is sound.”

"Is it just to observe your assessment of new recruits and then take notes?" Lin Jie was somewhat surprised to hear the other party's words.

"There might be other things for you to do later, but for now, this is fine," Yatan said to Lin Jie with a smile. However, before he could finish speaking, the wall near the training room cracked open, and a muscular man flew out of the assessment room, landing in the corridor. Almost simultaneously, a fist-sized dent appeared in the man's chest.

"Holy crap! Weapons! What's going on?" At this sight, Atan looked into the training room in surprise. At this moment, Black Gold and White Gold lay on the floor of the training room. These were undoubtedly some of the strongest musclemen in H, right? A muscleman with a scorching aura emanating from his fist glared disapprovingly at Pandora, who was in charge of recording the events.

"Miss receptionist! Can I upgrade directly to Rank A now? These trash are all Rank B heroes, right? I defeated them all! So can I become a Rank A hero now? Or do you think this strength is not enough?" As he spoke, he approached Pandora.

“I’m sorry, even with such power, you can only start as an E-rank hero; that’s the Hero Association’s rule. But I believe with your strength, you’ll rise quickly.” Pandora took a step back before speaking to the other party, “A hero’s rank isn’t determined by strength.”

"Bullshit! What kind of high-ranking hero are you if you don't have the strength?" Hearing Pandora's words, the man's face showed even more dissatisfaction: "Let me tell you! Hurry up and give me the qualification of an A-rank hero! With my strength, I can easily deal with those S-rank heroes, why can't I become an A-rank directly? These weaklings can do it, but I can't? This H City Hero Association is full of trash. I'm already lucky enough to be willing to come here to become a hero. Humph!"

"There aren't many powerful heroes in the H City Hero Association, but I'm not exactly trash either." At last, Atan couldn't take it anymore and jumped off the training field without hesitation.

"Am I wrong? There's clearly no one who can beat me," the man said, still dissatisfied.

“If you want to become a hero, then go and do good deeds obediently, step by step. Slowly increase your hero rank by fighting criminals.” Atan said to the man in front of him with dissatisfaction, “That’s the rule of the Hero Association.”

"Hmph! I have no interest in such trivial matters! That guy with the Burning Sonic speed, didn't he immediately become an SS-rank hero the moment he appeared?" The man said with a dissatisfied expression, "Even if I, the Fiery Fist Master, am an S-rank hero, that's enough. The fact that I'm willing to be an A-rank hero in H City is already giving you a lot of face, you know? I don't want to be an E-rank hero, understand?"

"Sorry, we can only give you the status of an E-rank hero. To be promoted, you must pass an exam! That's the rule." Atan continued, still addressing the man before him, "If you continue to cause trouble here, believe me, we'll kick you out right now!"

"You?" The man looked at Atan with disdain. "How about this? If you can beat me, I'll obediently start as an E-rank hero. If you can't beat me, just give me an A-rank hero title!"

"We don't make bets with people." Hearing this, Atan's attitude remained unchanged. He was joking; he clearly couldn't beat this guy. His weapons were about the same strength as his, and they'd all been knocked away.

"Speaking of which, you went too far, didn't you? It was supposed to be an exam." Looking at the fallen heroes on the ground, Lin Jie squatted down and couldn't help but complain, "It was just an exam, but you went straight for seriously injuring them."

"Hmph! They're just too weak to fight back." The man looked at Lin Jie with dissatisfaction: "I know, you're the hapless guy who lost his power."

"You're the idiot! Your whole family are idiots!" Hearing the other party's words, Lin Jie finally showed his dissatisfaction: "How about this! I'll fight you! If you win, I'll give you the A-level hero title."

"Wait, Lin Jie..." Yatan, who was standing to the side, was about to say something after hearing Lin Jie's words, but Lin Jie just casually tugged at his arm. By the time Yatan turned around, he was already in the audience seats of the training hall.

For a moment, Atan didn't realize what had happened.

The others in the audience clearly didn't notice Atan's change in position and continued talking to themselves.

"Didn't you lose your power? Don't blame me if I kill you!" the man said disdainfully to Lin Jie. "It's better for someone without power not to act recklessly."

"So, are you planning to fight or not?" Hearing the other party's words, Lin Jie asked again, "Didn't you want the A-level professional title?"

"Since that's the case, then don't regret it." With that, the man rushed towards the understanding.

Chapter two

As the man charged towards Lin Jie, his fist slammed towards him. However, just when everyone thought the punch would hit Lin Jie, or that Lin Jie would find a way to dodge it, something unexpected happened.

Lin Jie actually stretched out a hand and blocked the opponent's fist. In a mere instant, he caught this heavy punch with one hand. Seeing this, the man also activated his ability, and surging heat began to emanate from his fist.

However, just as he was about to use the high temperature to strike Lin Jie's hand, he was shocked to find that his ability had malfunctioned. The instant Lin Jie grabbed the opponent's fist, his superpower lost all effect. He had clearly activated his ability, and his body had felt the power activate, but when he actually looked at his fist, he realized that the ability hadn't worked at all.

Lin Jie calmly watched the person in front of him. The other party was trying his best to pull his fist out of Lin Jie's hand. But unfortunately, although the other party had mastered a skill beyond A-level, when Lin Jie held him, the other party could only use the physical strength of an ordinary person.

After just a few exertions, the man was already panting heavily. Normally, he wouldn't get tired at all.

"What is going on? Why is my power..." Sensing the changes in his body, the man shouted at Lin Jie in shock. But before he could finish speaking, Lin Jie had already gently flipped his wrist. With the wrist flip, the man's body involuntarily spun in the air before finally collapsing to the ground with a thud.

"Alright, so I win now? You haven't forgotten what we agreed on, have you?" Lin Jie said casually, looking at the burly man lying on the ground. But the man didn't respond.

"He seems to have passed out." At this moment, Atan had come to the two of them. "That's impossible! You two shouldn't have done anything, right? With his stamina, there's no reason he should have been knocked out by that fall."

"Who knows? Maybe he's been masturbating too much?" Lin Jie didn't seem to care much about the man's condition. From beginning to end, the whole process looked like a fake. After all, Lin Jie hadn't used any powerful force at all, and the body strength scan showed no power whatsoever. Yet, Lin Jie had somehow managed to knock down a superpowered individual of at least A rank.

"You? You haven't lost your power?" Looking at Lin Jie in front of him, Atan's expression became somewhat unsettled: "Since you still have your power, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Didn't you already check? My power is gone." Faced with Atan's question, Lin Jie's answer was simple: "This guy probably collapsed because he masturbated too much."

Lin Jie spoke, not waiting for Atan to ask anything more, and walked straight towards the door. Pandora followed beside Lin Jie at this moment.

“Mr. Lin Jie, it’s a pleasure to work with you.” Pandora said to Lin Jie with a smile, “You have taken good care of me all this time. If you need anything in the future, just let me know.”

"Long time no see, Pandora. How are you settling into your new identity?"

“I’m very happy living here. There’s no one watching me, I don’t have to worry about being hunted down, and I’m not afraid of those researchers. I live a carefree life every day. The Hero Association’s salary is not low, and I can even travel on holidays. I feel very happy now.” Pandora said as she came to Lin Jie’s side: “Thank you, Mr. Lin Jie. I’m sorry that you have been wronged because of me.”

"Feeling wronged? Do I look like someone who would be wronged?" Lin Jie didn't seem to care much about Pandora's words.

"Um, Mr. Lin Jie..."

"Ok?"

"How about we go out for dinner tonight? It's on me." As if summoning her courage, Pandora finally extended the invitation to Lin Jie...

In the Hero Association's medical room on the other side, the man suddenly woke up in bed. Looking around, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression. He should have been fighting the examiner named Lin Jie, but now he had inexplicably ended up here.

"You actually slept during the assessment? Do you usually not take care of your health?" the doctor next to him asked.

"You mean sleeping?" Upon hearing this, the man's face showed a surprised expression: "You mean I've been sleeping the whole time? How is that possible? Even if you're usually very carefree, you couldn't possibly fall asleep during a battle, could you?"

Atan, who was outside the room, naturally saw this as well. However, when he reported it to Dong Xiaoye, the latter didn't react much, only giving a curt "oh." She seemed unsurprised that Lin Jie could defeat someone with strength above A-level.

……

Meanwhile, news reports about the sky above the entrance to the Sword Hall's location continued to emerge.

"I believe our new SS-class team can investigate everything thoroughly," the reporter continued to tell the audience. But just seconds after she finished speaking, a flying machine with flames burning at its tail began to plummet towards a nearby deserted area.

In an instant, all the reporters' attention was focused on that aircraft, which was the same one that the SS-class team had been riding in.

At the same moment, a sword light suddenly pierced the sky, and the clouds that had gathered there dispersed under its impact. From that moment on, everything around them vanished.