"What's so great about being a hero? Heroes die too easily," Saitama muttered to himself, then looked at Xiao Deva Path and said, "Kid, take your girlfriend home. Stop being such a chuunibyou and stop having such unrealistic fantasies."
At this moment, the street pavement tore open, people screamed, and many drivers stopped their cars and ran away.
"Hahaha! People of the surface, we, the Subterraneans, are going to conquer you!"
"Gaa gaa gaa! I, the Subterranean King, will show you the might of us Subterraneans!"
From the cracked ground emerged several strange, dark-skinned figures, one of whom wore a crown.
"Run! It's a monster!" Saitama screamed.
"Don't be afraid." Xiao Tian chuckled, then pulled out a handful of air, compressing it into Air Cannon that blasted the bodies of the Subterranean King and three Subterraneans not far away.
"Ah! So powerful! The king is dead, run!"
Immediately, the few remaining underground monsters slipped back underground.
Saitama was dumbfounded.
"Is this the legendary 'hitting a cow across a mountain'?"
"Young man, do you want to learn?" Xiao Heavenly Eye stared intently at Saitama.
Saitama blinked, and his childhood dream of becoming a hero rekindled within him.
This world is full of dangers. Many strange beings have the ability to threaten the survival of humanity, while among humanity there are also heroes, beings who possess special abilities.
"Can I learn it?" Saitama was intrigued and asked Xiao Tian in return.
"If you want to learn, I'll teach you." Xiao Tian Xiao deepened, making Saitama feel that something was amiss.
"I studied!"
And so, Saitama, along with the two visitors from another world, returned to his home without proper identification.
"Master, mistress, please make yourselves at home."
"Ahem, let's change that title 'Master's Wife,' it's not quite right yet," Xiao Deva Path.
"Why not? It sounds nice, so let's keep this name."
Xiao Tian was in a real bind.
Dinner was Udon. For Xiao Tian and Xue'er, who had terrible appetites, Saitama could only stare wide-eyed as his master and mistress guzzled down their drinks.
"But why does this Cola taste better than the Cola from supermarkets and fast food restaurants? And I keep feeling a powerful force Awakening within me," Saitama murmured to himself.
After dinner, Xiao Tian took a pen and wrote down the martial arts manual that would make Saitama stronger.
When Saitama obtained the martial arts manual, he was stunned!
No, I'm not shocked! I'm just completely baffled!
"Master! You're not kidding, are you? 100 push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and a 10km run, every day, and you have to eat three good meals a day. Breakfast can be something light, like a banana, and you can't turn on the air conditioning in winter or summer..."
"It's that simple?"
"Simple?" Xiao Tian hummed. "It seems simple, but try persisting for two or three years and you'll become as powerful as me!"
With a casual slash, he tore space apart; with another casual slash, the storm within the torn space was healed before it could even emerge. This move greatly boosted Saitama's confidence.
It can even tear apart space! This must be a god!
"Master! I will definitely try my best to persevere!"
Xiao Tian smiled with satisfaction, patted Saitama on the shoulder, and said, "Take more pictures of you now, and save more photos."
"Master, why?"
You'll understand later.
Thinking of the future, Saitama saw his former thick black hair, Xiao Tian seemed to hear Saitama whispering, "I'm bald, but I'm stronger!"
The following day, Xiao Tian supervised Saitama's training.