The Collector's demeanor, the way he turned around, combined with his makeup, clothing, and eyes, made him even more stunning than in the movie.
Qin Xiao even felt that if this guy appeared on Earth, where he lived in his previous life, then so-called high-quality human men and all sorts of greasy human creatures would be nothing in front of him.
She slowly turned around, her chin slightly raised, and her eyes held that affected look of waiting for everyone to come up and greet her.
Gamora seemed to know the Collector's temperament, sighed slightly, and was about to go forward to greet him.
Suddenly, an arm reached out from behind and pulled Gamora back abruptly.
What are you doing?
Gamora looked at Qin Xiao with a puzzled expression.
Qin Xiao smiled and gestured for Gamora to calm down, then walked straight to the Collector, regardless of whether she understood or not.
He just stared at the Collector with a hint of amusement.
"I don't know what you're up to, but I don't like the look in your eyes, Gamora. You'd better hurry up and produce what you're offering, take the money, and leave with your friends before they completely enrage me."
The Collector looked past Qin Xiao and at Gamora behind him, saying...
As he finished speaking, the metal plates on the surrounding walls and floor parted, revealing gun barrels as thick as a forearm.
After automatically identifying the targets, it avoided the Collector and the pink lady, and instead targeted Qin Xiao and the others.
"Hey! We're here to discuss business, what's going on here? Qin, come back here!"
Star-Lord's anxious voice rang out behind Qin Xiao.
"I think you should listen to your friend's advice!"
The Collector adjusted his sunglasses and spoke to Qin Xiao with a hint of threat.
"Are you threatening me?"
Qin Xiao became even more playful.
The Collector, who had traversed the universe for many years, had never heard anyone speak to him like that before.
Upon hearing Qin Xiao's words, his arrogant and pretentious gaze instantly turned sharp.
Before he could speak, Qin Xiao slapped him across the face.
"Smack!"
With a light slap, Qin Xiao felt he hadn't even used one percent of his strength.
The Collector was sent flying four or five meters away, smashing a metal table fixed to the ground behind him to pieces.
"Fire!"
The Collector wasn't an ordinary person; although his face swelled up after the slap, he didn't seem to be seriously injured overall.
He simply shouted "Fire!" in a slightly hoarse voice, fueled by anger.
At a single command, at least a hundred gun barrels were pointed at the crowd.
Qin Xiao turned around and stretched out his hand towards everyone. A surge of blue energy erupted from his hand, transforming into a light blue energy shield that enveloped Tony and the others.
They even pushed the Pink Lady in along with her.
He, on the other hand, stood proudly in place.
'Whoosh whoosh!'
The sound of an energy gun firing is certainly not as loud as that of a gunpowder gun. When hundreds of guns, or rather small-caliber cannons, fire at the same time, the sound is almost a continuous line.
More than half of the hundreds of gun barrels were pointed at Qin Xiao.
This round of firing lasted for a full ten seconds, presumably depleting the energy of an entire energy tank.
It then stopped automatically.
Qin Xiao's energy shield remained completely undamaged, and Qin Xiao himself withstood most of the attacks head-on, without even a red mark on his skin.
"You think you can threaten me with that? Fine, I'll give you some time to gather your forces outside."
The Collector is the controller of the Tivan Group, and all the armed mining robots on the entire skull of the Celestial God are his people.
If it were anyone else, the Collector would have put up a fight no matter what, but upon seeing the energy shield Qin Xiao used, all the Collector's anger turned into terror.
"This is... the Space Stone. You've mastered its full power? And what about the Power Stone that Gamora and the others brought?"
The Collector, with a hint of fear, murmured to Qin Xiao.
"That's right, it's on me too!"
As Qin Xiao spoke, he extended his right hand to the Collector.
Blue, purple, and dark red—these colors, representing the energies of the three Infinity Stones, flickered faintly on Qin Xiao's palm.
"That's impossible!"
The Collector was speechless again.
"No one can wield the power of the Infinity Stones, let alone control three!"
"Nothing is impossible; the facts are right before our eyes, aren't they?"
Qin Xiao slowly walked towards the Collector.
"No... don't come any closer, esteemed guest! What do you want? I have everything I have here, and I can give it to you!"
The Collector was somewhat apprehensive, but seeing someone with three Infinity Stones inside their body, completely unharmed and able to manipulate their power, filled him with a strange excitement.
"Don't worry, as long as you put away your inexplicable arrogance, I won't hurt you. But you'd better put away those damn weapons around you first; they're scaring my friend."
Qin Xiao walked up to the Collector in a few steps, and put his arm around his shoulder in a seemingly friendly manner.
The Collector was genuinely terrified. Although his race's combat strength was average, their lifespan was extremely long. Over the years, he had encountered countless powerful beings and cosmic empires in the universe.
But I have never seen, or even heard of, anyone who can directly use the power of the three Infinity Stones with their physical body.
Trembling, the Collector sheathed his weapon and stood obediently beside Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao waved his hand and removed the energy shield. Rocket, who was always eager for a good show, grabbed his gun and cheered.
"So, should we rob this guy? I was just thinking of doing that; his collection looks really good!"
"No, Rocket! We're here to make a deal, we're not robbers, we're businessmen!"
Qin Xiao kept one hand on the Collector's shoulder, and with the other hand, as if by magic, he conjured a metal sphere used to hold various energy particles out of thin air.
The metal sphere was open, and it was obvious that it was empty inside. Qin Xiao casually picked up a small fragment from the ruins of the broken table next to him and put it inside, saying to the bewildered Collector.
"Come on, send the money!"
Previously on Xandar, Nova Prime had already set up universal accounts for him and Tony, and equipped them with a miniature wrist computer.
Qin Xiao opened the miniature computer on his wrist, brought up his account, and the numbers projected in three dimensions emitted a green light, which shone on the Collector's bloodless face, making it appear as a tender green.
"What... what money?"
The Collector asked, trembling.