Richest Man: "From the sound of it, you must be some kind of lofty, non-human race from another world. But too bad—you've picked the wrong place to stir up trouble."
Richest Man: "Do you have any idea how many human powerhouses this chat group has?"
Richest Man: "You're finished, you little runt."
Most of the members in this chat group were human!
And not just ordinary humans—far from it!
The world's strongest man, Whitebeard, who wielded the quake powers capable of destroying the world!
Though dead, revived Uchiha Madara possessed Six Paths-level strength that could summon meteors from the heavens!
Namikaze Minato, the fastest man of the ninja world, who had inherited the Uzumaki physique, never needing to worry about chakra exhaustion!
Tokisaki Kurumi, who commanded the power of time itself—her ability was practically unbeatable!
And Brandon White, who held the Authority of Nature, able to manipulate the very elements of existence itself, a cheat among cheats!
And then there was the man who combined brilliance and courage, a human whose mind and body could rival gods—Tony Stark, Iron Man!
Who in the world could possibly contend with such figures?
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "Interesting… are you threatening me?"
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "Hahahaha!"
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "If it hadn't been for Lü Dongbin sealing me away back then, how could mere humans have ever resisted my conquest?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Lü Dongbin?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Sealed?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Wait… are you from Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "So you're actually a demon!"
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "Demon? I am the Demon of Fire! All of Asia was my dominion!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Ohhh~~~"
Ordinary Group Leader: "So that's who you are—it's Shendu, the Demon Sorcerer."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Well, if it's you, then your arrogance just now makes sense."
Ordinary Group Leader: "You're actually kind of pitiful, really."
At the mention of the Fire Demon, Roxie Vale immediately understood.
She had been wondering who this arrogant newcomer was, only to realize it was Shendu all along.
Child of Nature: "Judging from his tone, he must not have encountered Jackie Chan yet, or perhaps only just awakened. Otherwise, there's no way he'd be speaking so boastfully."
Lazy Sister Umaru: "Why does it feel like once the leader and Brandon White figured out his identity, the tense mood just completely shifted?"
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "Could it be that this Shendu fellow is actually a good guy?"
Child of Nature: "A good guy?"
Child of Nature: "Not at all. Like he just said, he's a demon—the Fire Demon Shendu, ruler of Asian nations, cruel and ruthless."
Child of Nature: "From a human's perspective, he's certainly no good person. From a demon's perspective, he's not even a good demon."
Treacherous, manipulative, and sly—that was exactly who he was.
Ordinary Group Leader: "The reason our attitudes shifted is because… he's honestly quite tragic."
Ordinary Group Leader: "His strength is impressive, his powers formidable, but because of sheer bad luck, he ends up being sealed away eight times in total."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Right now, he's probably still sealed. It'll be ages before he even has a chance to break free."
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "???"
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "Eight times? I've only been sealed twice!"
Uchiha Dance King: "Idiot. We're talking about your future."
Richest Man: "So this old guy is actually strong?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "Very strong."
Child of Nature: "Extremely strong."
Ordinary Group Leader: "I don't know about Thanos with all six Infinity Stones, but without them, Shendu could definitely beat him to a pulp."
Ordinary Group Leader: "The twelve Talismans are ridiculously powerful."
Take the Rat Talisman, for instance. Its ability to animate the inanimate allowed statues of gods—or even fictional characters from other dimensions—to gain real abilities.
In the actual story, the twelve Talismans never even showcased their full power.
Then there was the Ox Talisman, which granted immense physical strength. It vastly amplified the user's natural power, rapidly bulking up their muscles and making them incredibly robust. But it wasn't creating power from nothing—
It magnified the strength the user already possessed.
Which meant, if the user was already strong, the Ox Talisman's boost would be terrifying.
Ordinary Group Leader: "With the twelve Talismans, Shendu was absolutely terrifying. But as long as you've got Uncle, Jackie, and Jade, he's doomed no matter what."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Still, to be safe, I won't release the Jackie Chan Adventures memory archive. Otherwise, he might try to alter the plot."
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "Is it too late to take back what I just said?"
Since both Roxie Vale and Brandon White had laid it all out so clearly, if Shendu still doubted the chat group's authenticity, then he was truly a fool.
So in the future… he really would end up sealed eight whole times?
Damn it! Why had he bragged so much earlier?!
Boil Daigu Into Soup: "What do you think?"
Most Evil Elf: "He's screwed."
Lazy Sister Umaru: "What a pity… guess we won't get to see his new arc."
Lazy Sister Umaru: "Can memory archives be shared privately?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "They can. As long as we don't let Shendu see them, it's fine."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Sigh. I really wish the cross-world travel function would unlock already. When it does, I'll just head to Shendu's world and snatch all twelve Talismans. Not like he'll get to use them anyway."
Child of Nature: "Count me in!"
Most of Shendu's Talismans wouldn't be useful to him, but there were still a few he very much desired.
Like the Rat Talisman, with its power to animate the inanimate, and the Horse Talisman, which could heal any physical or magical affliction.
Those were the two he wanted most.
The Horse Talisman's healing power wasn't that important—he could already accomplish much of the same using his Authority of Nature. He mostly wanted to study its principles.
But the Rat Talisman's ability to bestow "life" on statues? That was terrifying. It could allow the wielder to grant the abilities of "set-in-stone" characters.
If he sculpted a statue of Uchiha Madara, then placed the Rat Talisman inside it, it would create a living Madara capable of using Sharingan and ninjutsu.
The only question was—what was the Rat Talisman's upper limit?
Could it grant the Madara statue all the overwhelming powers he displayed in the story?
Of course, what he really wanted was to make a Doraemon statue. Then, with the Rat Talisman, he could bring Doraemon to life.
He didn't even care about Doraemon's gadgets—he just simply wanted to have one.
Dutiful Sons and Loving Fathers Old Man: "You dare covet my power?!"
Ordinary Group Leader: "So what? Even if you had it, it'd just gather dust."
Ordinary Group Leader: "If you're not sealed, you're on your way to being sealed. What use are those Talismans to you?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "At most, I'll leave you the Rat Talisman."
Child of Nature: "Absolutely not. The moment Shendu is revived, his ambition will reignite. Even without the twelve Talismans, he still has demon chi and the Book of Ages."
Child of Nature: "The best fate for him is to remain a statue."
Child of Nature: "So, the Rat Talisman is mine."
(End of Chapter)