Please, Can You Deal with Me First?!

Banner was the Hulk's real name.

Or rather... the Hulk when he was conscious.

Before becoming the Hulk, Banner had originally been nothing more than an ordinary, famous physicist.

During an experiment, he was accidentally exposed to a massive dose of radiation from the Gamma Bomb he had created, causing his body to mutate.

And so, the Hulk was born.

It could also be understood as the radiation giving Banner another personality—the Hulk.

So fundamentally, the soul inside the Hulk was still Banner's.

The soul Luo Bai had knocked out with that palm strike was the conscious Dr. Banner.

Banner, whose soul had just been slapped out of his body, was clearly rather bewildered.

Wait, where had that palm strike sent him?

Had he ascended to heaven?

"What is going on?! Can someone explain this to me?" Banner could not help asking as he looked at his own ethereal soul floating in midair.

But he was not the only one bewildered. Other than Luo Bai, nearly everyone was dumbfounded.

They wanted to ask what the hell was going on too!!

They had only seen Luo Bai slap the Hulk once. How had the Hulk turned into a soul?!

Everyone stared in stunned silence, looking at one another for quite some time.

Stark was the first to speak after a while.

"Luo Bai... can you explain... what exactly is going on?" Stark asked.

His face was practically screaming confusion.

Luo Bai remained calm and answered casually, "Obviously, it's magic."

Of course Stark knew it was magic!

He had indeed seen Luo Bai use magic before, but this was different!

Previously, Luo Bai had used teleportation magic, which had not allowed Stark to directly see the difference in their combat abilities.

But just now, Stark had seen that difference, and it had deeply shocked him.

"Although I've seen you use magic before, you know, I've never really come into contact with magic. Most of what I know comes from television... I thought sorcerers used things like divination or curses... but you..." Stark started to complain.

But halfway through, he fell silent.

After all, saying too much would only make him seem painfully ignorant.

Thinking of that, Stark changed the subject and asked, "Are all sorcerers as powerful as you? I mean, are there sorcerers even stronger than you?"

Luo Bai nodded. "Of course."

Stark fell silent upon hearing that definite answer.

Only after a moment did he sigh. "Honestly, Nick Fury, I suddenly think I can understand you now."

Stark trusted Luo Bai's character very much.

After all, they had gone through life and death together, so he firmly believed that Luo Bai would stand on the side of justice no matter what happened.

But Luo Bai was not the only sorcerer in the world.

Nick Fury had repeatedly emphasized before that if sorcerers developed "evil" intentions, how would humanity deal with them?

When Stark had first heard him say that, he had not thought much of it.

But after witnessing Luo Bai's strength just now, Stark finally began to panic.

Come on, if every sorcerer was like Luo Bai, how could humanity possibly survive?

Thinking of this, Stark could not help explaining, "Honestly, if every sorcerer were like you and possessed such incredible power, I can't imagine how dangerous humanity's situation would be, Luo Bai."

Stark meant no harm, and Luo Bai naturally understood that.

Luo Bai also understood that humans instinctively felt fear when faced with something overwhelmingly powerful.

So he reassured Stark, "Don't worry. Most sorcerers protect Earth and humanity."

Hearing that, Stark breathed a sigh of relief. "That's really great."

He could not imagine it.

What humanity would do if sorcerers became their enemies.

Fortunately, sorcerers would not become humanity's enemies.

Just as Stark was feeling relieved, Luo Bai suddenly spoke again. "But not every sorcerer protects Earth and humanity. Sorcerers can be good or evil too."

What the hell?!

Evil sorcerers?!

"Come on, doesn't that mean we're in a terrible situation?!" Stark could not help asking.

"Not really. With the Sorcerer Supreme around, no evil sorcerer would dare attack Earth for real unless they had a death wish," Luo Bai said.

The Sorcerer Supreme?!

Hearing this unfamiliar title, Stark asked curiously, "What does Sorcerer Supreme mean?"

"The strongest sorcerer on Earth. Other sorcerers call them the Sorcerer Supreme," Luo Bai explained.

"So the Sorcerer Supreme protects Earth?" Stark asked again.

Luo Bai nodded. "Every Sorcerer Supreme protects Earth. It's their duty."

"Thank God!" Stark exclaimed.

Thank goodness the strongest sorcerer was not a villain, or they would really be doomed!

Nick Fury, standing nearby, had certainly heard their conversation as well.

Though he had not said anything, the shock and fear on his face were impossible to miss.

At this moment, Nick Fury was cursing wildly in his heart.

Oh, shit! Fuck!

Sorcerers?! Magic?!

There really were sorcerers on Earth, and there was even magic??!

Wait, nobody had said Earth was this dangerous!!

Was this scientific? This was not scientific at all!!

Although Nick Fury was ranting furiously inside, he still maintained a calm appearance on the surface.

Seeing that Luo Bai and Stark had more or less finished talking, Nick Fury timidly interjected, "Sorry, may I ask something?"

Luo Bai replied expressionlessly, "What do you want to ask?"

"Are there many sorcerers on Earth?" Nick Fury asked.

Luo Bai did not answer. He merely smiled and asked in return, "The fact that you're asking means you now believe sorcerers exist on Earth."

Nick Fury was somewhat embarrassed. After all, he had always made it clear that he doubted the existence of "sorcerers."

Now that reality had slapped him in the face, Nick Fury could only reply awkwardly, "This is incredible. It has completely overturned my understanding of the world. I don't want to believe it, but what you just did left me with no choice but to believe."

Luo Bai smiled and continued, "Nick Fury, you've always believed you could control everything. So what do you think now? Can you control sorcerers?"

Nick Fury fell silent.

He knew Luo Bai was hitting back at... the arrogant things he had said before.

Indeed, as an ordinary human.

He was only slightly more capable than other ordinary people. How had he dared say that he could manage sorcerers?

Nick Fury fell silent.

Seeing him like this, Stark mocked him sympathetically. "Honestly, Nick Fury, I really admire your courage. I never thought you'd dare provoke sorcerers."

"..."

Nick Fury became even quieter, unable to stop himself from complaining inwardly:

Come on, who could have known Luo Bai was really a sorcerer?!

Although Stark had mocked Nick Fury.

Deep down, he also wanted to learn more about sorcerers.

"Actually, I've wanted to ask you about sorcerers for a while. But you left for some time, and I've been dealing with my own confusion lately, so I never got the chance. Since we have the opportunity now, I'd like to ask too. Are there many sorcerers on Earth?" Stark asked.

Luo Bai replied calmly, "Not many. Learning magic requires a certain degree of talent, and people with high magical talent are uncommon."

"Then are there many people who have reached your level?" Stark asked again.

Luo Bai thought about it and answered honestly, "Not many. With magic, the higher your talent, the more you can learn. You know I've always had good luck, so my talent is pretty high. I learn much faster than most people too."

"Good luck?" Stark asked in confusion. "What direct connection does good luck have with having high magical talent?"

"Of course there is. A magical genius like me, with cultivation talent that appears only once in a thousand years... how could I possibly achieve that without a little luck?" Luo Bai said.

Stark frowned and complained, "I feel like you're praising yourself in a roundabout way."

"Of course not. I'm only stating facts," Luo Bai said.

"All right, then how long have you studied magic?" Stark asked.

"I don't remember. Half a month, or maybe a month," Luo Bai answered after thinking about it.

Half a month?!

Since Stark had never studied magic, he could not understand how terrifying it was to reach Luo Bai's level in only half a month.

He merely frowned and could not help asking, "You became like this in half a month? Is magic really that easy to learn?"

Fortunately, no other sorcerers from Kamar-Taj heard that.

Otherwise, most of them would probably have fallen silent.

Of course, Luo Bai did not explain anything either, because he did not think it was necessary.

During the brief silence between them, a timid voice drifted over. "Everyone... please, could you look at me first... can you deal with me first? My soul is still wandering outside my body..."