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Collectible soul detected, Warp soul count +1.
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Gwen naturally didn't know what had just happened in that instant.
After discarding Danny Rand's corpse to the side, she manipulated the eight Hell Spider Spears, like extremely compressed springs, to shoot out from the alley.
She landed precisely a hundred meters away, directly in front of Bullseye, who was frantically fleeing along the dark corners of the street where the lamplight couldn't reach.
"Hi, Spider-Woman, we meet again."
Bullseye's heart instantly tightened, and he changed his usual arrogant demeanor, complimenting with a fawning smile:
"Your new look is super cool… Uh, if I said what happened before was all a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"
There was no other way; when under someone else's roof, one must bow their head.
Who made Bullseye witness the Defenders being instantly annihilated as a group?
He had originally thought that with the Defenders joining in this time, getting rid of Spider-Woman would be incredibly simple.
But who would have thought that these four useless individuals were so impressive in appearance but useless in practice?
Where was their ability to bully the Hell's Kitchen punks on a daily basis?
Why did they all collectively give up when it came to Spider-Woman?
As a result, Bullseye, who had originally intended to seize the opportunity to launch another sneak attack, was so frightened that he directly abandoned the mission and prepared to make a quick escape.
But the reality was, he couldn't leave this time either.
Whoosh—
Gwen didn't waste any words, directly shooting a crimson web from her wrist that stuck to Bullseye's body, and a look of terror instantly appeared on his face, "Oh, Shit!!"
The next second, several Hell Spider Spears pierced through his body.
After confirming that Bullseye was completely dead, Gwen discarded his corpse like trash by the side of the street.
"It seems it's time to leave."
To prevent unnecessary accidents.
Gwen, upon sensing signs of her power beginning to wane, decisively ended today's slaughter.
And at the same time.
On top of a building in the distance.
A woman dressed in a white bodysuit, with her face concealed by a red scarf, was squatting in a strange posture on the building's glass curtain wall.
That's right.
She was squatting there!
She even used only one Hand and her feet to firmly fix her entire body to the mirror-smooth glass curtain wall.
As if she also possessed some kind of electrostatic adhesion field similar to Spider-Man.
And at this moment, her entire attention was focused on Gwen.
After witnessing Gwen's entire process from being hunted to turning the tables, she decisively gave up on continuing to track her, muttering with burning eyes:
"I didn't expect the Spider-Man in this Universe to be an anomaly; no wonder the power of her Spider Totem has become so blurry…"
"However, perhaps this anomaly will become the key to helping me break free in the future!"
At this point, she suddenly crossed her arms in front of her, and then a mysterious power emanated from within her, tearing open a web-like dimensional rift in mid-air.
Then she leaped into the rift, and before disappearing, she said expectantly:
"Please continue to grow stronger, my kind; I will come back for you in the future!!"
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A few minutes later.
When Gwen's figure completely disappeared from the Hell's Kitchen district.
Several Hand ninjas, who had been ambushed around the alley, preparing to sneak attack Gwen but were too terrified to make a move, timidly revealed themselves.
They ran to the alley.
Then they deftly carried the corpses of Daredevil, Iron Fist, and the other two, as well as Bullseye, from the ground, and then disappeared back into the darkness.
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The next day.
Inside a secret Base of The Hand.
Botou, Madame Gao, Sowande, Murakami—the four of The Five Fingers—were once again gathered.
"What, you said the ritual to revive Iron Fist failed?"
Madame Gao looked at Murakami with surprise, "Was his corpse also severely damaged in the head, like black sky Erica?"
"No, the corpse is intact."
Murakami shook his head with a somewhat complex expression, then tried to explain in a way the others could understand:
"Actually, it can't be said to have completely failed… It's just that for some unknown reason, Iron Fist, who was resurrected by the dragon bone, became a vegetative state with complete loss of self-awareness."
Originally, after The Hand ninjas secretly transported the corpses of Daredevil, Danny Rand, and the other three back.
Under Murakami's command, they first performed the "resurrection" ritual on Danny Rand.
Because The Hand urgently needed to use his "Iron Fist power" to open the sealed wall located beneath the Manhattan Financial Building, which was hindering their excavation of the dragon bone.
Otherwise, it was highly likely that all the dragon bone they had on Hand would be consumed after performing the ritual to create a new black sky.
By then, let alone resurrecting the important members who had been killed.
Even Murakami and the others, as The Five Fingers, would no longer be able to use the dragon bone to extend their lifespan and enjoy "eternal life"!
But who would have thought, unexpectedly, that although the dragon bone successfully "resurrected" Danny Rand, it seemed to have only resurrected his body, but not his soul.
As a result, although he now possesses basic vital signs of a living person such as breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
He is in an irreversible, permanent coma, like a vegetative person.
And The Hand had never encountered such a bizarre situation before.
"You guys say…"
At this moment, the dark-skinned Sowande seemed to have suddenly thought of something, saying with some uncertainty:
"Could it be that the dragon bone in our Hands has been stored for too long and has lost its effectiveness?"
It is well known that Pirate are naturally good at labor but not good at thinking.
So even if they live for a long time, this will not change much.
The other three seemed to have long been accustomed to Sowande's "wise" performance.
With the initial intention of helping the mentally challenged, Murakami immediately denied his conjecture.
"I have already tested it with my subordinates; the dragon bone is still effective. The problem is probably still with Iron Fist… No, to be precise, it should be with Spider-Woman."
"According to my ninja's account, Spider-Woman also seems to worship some ancient demon, and in this battle, she gained power bestowed by that demon."
Murakami didn't continue speaking.
Because he suddenly thought, if Iron Fist couldn't be "resurrected" by the dragon bone, then would Daredevil, who was also killed by Spider-Woman, also…
Damn it, if that's the case, wouldn't The Hand have wasted all their efforts this time?
"It's that damned Spider-Woman again!!"
Madame Gao's wrinkled old face showed a look of unwillingness after hope was shattered, and she sighed helplessly:
"But if that's really the case, then I'm afraid there's no point in us keeping this Iron Fist anymore."
"It seems that to open the underground seal, we can only continue to wait for the next Iron Fist to appear… I just hope the next one doesn't appear too late!"
The old woman said this because, under normal circumstances, even if the current Iron Fist is killed, it does not mean that the Iron Fist's lineage will be interrupted.
Because Shou Lao, although called the Immortal Dragon, actually does not refer to a specific dragon.
Rather, it is a title, referring to all the divine dragons in Kunlun.
Whenever the current Shou Lao is killed by the chosen hero, it will inject its "dragon qi (also called dragon soul)" into the other party's body.
Thereby giving birth to the new Iron Fist.
At the same time.
In Dragon City (another name for Kunlun), a new dragon egg will begin to hatch in the deepest dragon's lair.
And then gradually grow into a new Shou Lao, continuing to await the challenge of the next Iron Fist.
And the duration of this process is not fixed… It can be as short as a few years or as long as several decades.
Although The Five Fingers, including Madame Gao, knew that there was a large amount of ready-made dragon bone in Kunlun, they dared not covet it.
No way.
Their strength didn't allow it.
Not only would they not get the dragon bone by going back, but they would also lose their lives there.
So the four of them could only hope that the new Iron Fist would appear before their lifespans came to an end.
At this moment, a ninja walked in from outside, respectfully reporting to the four: "My Lord, all preparations for the sacrificial ritual are complete."
Upon hearing this, the four's somewhat low spirits instantly lifted.
If the new black sky could accept more of the Shou's power, then perhaps the precarious situation at Hand still had a chance to turn around.
After all, this time, the chosen vessel could be said to be quite perfect.
The four then followed the secret passage downwards.
Finally, they passed through a corridor with walls lined with skeletal remains on both sides and arrived at the ancient altar specifically used by The Hand to resurrect the dead.
And in the center of this altar, Daredevil's corpse had already been placed into a stone coffin filled with blood.
On the four walls of this blood coffin, ancient and mysterious runes were written in blood.
Several Hand ninjas were throwing the bodies of the boys, who had been used as sacrifices and had all their blood drained, like trash into a bottomless pit outside the altar.
That's right.
The vessel The Hand chose this time was Daredevil Matt Murdock.
But this was by no means their whim.
It was because Matt Murdock was actually the perfect vessel initially chosen by The Hand to carry the Shou's power.
However, due to the obstruction of Stick and the Chaste.
They ultimately had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, choosing to create Erica as the new black sky.
Now, with Gwen's indirect help, they had finally gotten their wish…
"This physical body has completed all the preparatory work according to ancient methods; now it is time to begin the summoning ritual."
An elder dressed in a crimson sacrificial robe, after obtaining permission from Madame Gao and all The Five Fingers.
First, he lit all six candles at the six points of the evil hexagram magic array, drawn in blood, placed beneath the blood coffin.
Then he began to chant a large number of obscure and difficult-to-understand incantations.
"Oh, supreme master whom we serve, please infuse your dark power into this body through the magic of souls, let him rise again… In the name of The Hand…"
Madame Gao looked at Daredevil lying in the blood coffin, muttering with a face full of anticipation:
"According to records in ancient Kunlun texts, when a perfect vessel is found, a powerful primordial demon will descend into this World through this mortal body…"
"For this, we, The Hand, have made countless attempts over the past few hundred years."
"But the bodies of ordinary people are inherently too weak and simply cannot withstand too much power, so all previous black skies were actually imperfect."
"But this time, we have found the most perfect vessel; he will serve as the seed to carry the dark power, creating a stronger, swifter black sky with more dark power."
Murakami, however, asked with concern: "But… what if it fails?"
Madame Gao remained silent.
But whether it was her or the other three, they already knew the answer in their hearts.
The future of The Hand rested entirely on this one gamble!
If it failed, then their doomsday was probably not far off.
Soon, the priest finished chanting the incantation and immediately ordered the coffin lid, also covered with blood runes, to be closed.
The powerful life energy contained in the dragon bone, a large amount of specially cultivated blood, and a nearly perfect human vessel.
These three quickly merged and were enhanced under the refining of this ancient altar, erupting with a powerful and mysterious energy fluctuation that ordinary people could not detect.
This energy slowly tore open a tiny rift within the blood coffin, leading to a certain Hell Dimension.
Then an evil and powerful consciousness first tentatively infused some power into Daredevil's corpse.
"Eh?"
But then, as if it had discovered a new World, it poured its consciousness and that horrifying dark power, all at once, into this vessel that could perfectly adapt to it.
Boom—
The heavy blood coffin could not bear the weight and soon exploded in the impact of the violent energy.
The closest old priest and several unlucky Hand ninjas didn't even have time to scream; their entire bodies were directly blasted into a mist of blood by the surging energy currents.
Then they were all sucked into the mouth of the reborn Daredevil… No, to be precise, what was now inhabiting this skin was the primordial demon Shou, worshipped by The Hand!
"It succeeded?!"
Madame Gao, Murakami, and the other two, who were positioned relatively farther away, were also affected but managed to resist successfully with their own power.
However.
When they looked eagerly at the tall figure emerging from the blood mist, they sud