The Shanghai City Center Plaza is located in the very center of Shanghai's inner city. It is a very large plaza that was originally designed to facilitate the docking of large warships, but it has gradually evolved into a place for holding various events and celebrations.

On this day, countless people had gathered around the city square. There were soldiers in uniform, students from various supernatural academies in different school uniforms, and many citizens. Of course, many more people couldn't squeeze in and could only watch the huge projection screen from the outside of the square.

The reason so many people have gathered is that representatives of the Europa Union are going to visit Shanghai today. Although it is called a visit, everyone knows in their hearts that, given the past few years, these people have never had good intentions when they come.

In the very center of the square, a huge arena has been built using special metal. It is said to be made with materials used to manufacture S-class star warships and can withstand powerful elemental attacks. In addition, there are hundreds of superhumans around the arena. They are all strong individuals drawn from various forces and all have A-class strength. These people are there to protect the arena and prevent it from affecting the onlookers.

On the other side of the arena, all the important figures in the city of Shanghai were gathered together, sitting upright and quietly waiting for their opponent to arrive.

However, some people kept glancing at Old Tang with envy in their eyes. No one can resist the temptation of longevity, so when they learned that he had taken some kind of magical pill and become younger, the entire Shanghai high-level was in an uproar. Today, Europa was no longer of any concern to them; they were waiting for the arrival of the real person, Li Daoyi.

Time passed slowly, but the enthusiasm of the crowd did not diminish. The arena was also bustling with activity, with military personnel and various schools' ability users frequently taking to the stage to spar. The matches were intense and exciting, giving the audience a real eye-opener. After all, those who took to the stage were all ability users of B-level or higher, whom they usually only had the opportunity to see when facing alien beast invasions. Not to mention the many A-level ability users around the arena, some of whom were reportedly specially transferred from other cities.

"Mr. Tang, will Mr. Li really come?" someone couldn't help but ask.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him turned to look at the composed Old Tang. Although he had regained his youth, he still maintained the demeanor of an old man, with his eyes half-open and the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

"What? In such a hurry? The people from Europe haven't arrived yet either."

Seemingly having his thoughts read, the person who had just asked the question gave an awkward smile.

In a corner of the viewing platform, two people seemed somewhat out of place among the bigwigs around them. These two were Li Yuan and his daughter. Because they needed to complete the procedures for joining the military, Tang Ning had picked them up early in the morning and taken them to the military headquarters. Afterwards, they came to the city square together.

"Miss Tang, why don't we go downstairs?" Li Yuan said in a low voice to Tang Ning, who was sitting next to him. He was really uncomfortable sitting here.

“Uncle Li, this is Grandpa’s idea. You should know that from the moment Xiao Kui awakened four superpowers, your status and position will no longer be that of an ordinary person. There will be more and more situations like this in the future, so you have to get used to it.” Tang Ning turned his head and said very seriously.

"The world isn't so fair. Strength determines status and position. Putting aside Xiao Kui, just based on your relationship with Mr. Li, you deserve to be sitting here," Tang Ning added.

"Uh... okay." Li Yuan said helplessly. He wasn't a pedantic person, he just hadn't adapted to his current identity all of a sudden. You have to understand, just over ten days ago he was a street vendor, busy and hardworking every day.

Compared to her father, Xiao Kui was much more composed. At this moment, she was wearing a military uniform, and her rank was actually major. A major at the age of twelve? Who would believe it if I told them? But it was the truth. The military had really gone to great lengths to win her over. If she weren't so young, they might have given her the rank of general directly. Even Tang Ning would envy that.

"Beep beep..."

Just then, an alarm sounded over the square.

"The Europa Alliance warships have arrived over Shanghai."

"Beep beep..."

"The Europa Alliance warships have entered the city."

People looked up and sure enough, they saw a large aircraft emerge from the clouds and fly towards the city center square.

"Whoosh..."

The area around the square suddenly became noisy.

"Let's go, we still need to show proper etiquette." Old Tang slowly stood up and then walked down from the viewing platform.

Soon everyone arrived at the plaza, and the warship slowly descended.

Several drone cameras also captured the footage from every angle and broadcast it to the large screen outside the square.

The warship was decorated with a white-headed eagle, the symbol of the Europa League.

"Sizzle..."

After the warship landed, the hatch slowly opened.

All eyes were focused on the entrance, where a figure slowly walked out. He wore a sharp black suit, sunglasses, and his blond hair was slicked back with hair wax, shimmering in the sunlight. He looked to be in his early twenties. Without a doubt, he was the protagonist of this Europa event, Stratholme.

Stratholme glanced ahead and walked down at a leisurely pace, like a leader on an inspection tour of the countryside. Then, a dozen or so people walked up behind him, who were his entourage.

"Hmph." Behind the group, Tang Ning snorted coldly, somewhat annoyed, at the flamboyant Stratholme.

"Haha, welcome everyone." Old Tang and the others went up to greet them and extended their hands.

However, Stratholme turned slightly to the side, showing no intention of shaking hands with Donald, leaving Donald awkwardly standing there.

Just then, a middle-aged man stepped out from behind Stratholme, went up and shook Donald's hand.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Stan is a germaphobe." The man showed a hint of apology.

"I'm sorry." Stratholme then nodded slightly.

"Damn, this kid's pretty cocky."

"Cleanliness obsession? Damn it, if you're a cleanliness obsession, why are you fighting alien beasts? Go home."

"Nothing good comes from Europe."

"Shh..."

People around the square were talking amongst themselves, their voices full of dissatisfaction, which quickly turned into boos from the entire crowd.

However, the people of Europa seemed unconcerned about all of this.

"Please come up to the viewing platform, everyone," said Old Tang.

“No need, we’re in a hurry,” Stratholme said.

"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback.

"Gentlemen, we told you our purpose a long time ago. Mr. Stan is here for a friendly exchange of skills. We are heading to Beijing next," said the man who had just shaken hands with Old Tang.

“Then, please begin as soon as possible. I hope to make it to the capital to see the sunset,” Stratholme said, tilting his head slightly, looking incredibly confident.

After saying that, without waiting for a reply from the people of Shanghai, he walked directly towards the arena next to him.

Even with his high level of self-control, Old Tang was slightly angry at this moment, not to mention the others. If it weren't for so many eyes watching, they probably would have already taught this arrogant kid a lesson.

"So, who will you send to compete?" the man asked.

"Please wait a moment, our people haven't arrived yet," Old Tang said.

Stratholme, who was about to step into the ring, stopped upon hearing this. He had arrived just in time, but his opponent had not yet shown up.

“Five minutes. I’ll only wait five minutes. If that person doesn’t come, either you send someone else, or you concede defeat. You should know that my time is very precious.” After saying that, Stratholme stepped onto the arena.

"Shh..."

Immediately afterwards, another chorus of boos erupted from the surrounding area.

Helpless, everyone could only pray that they could arrive as soon as possible, otherwise they would have to send someone else. However, apart from Tang Ning, the other young people were no match for them.

At this moment, Tang Ning looked at Stratholme on the arena with a serious expression, secretly determined that if he really had to take action later, he would fight to the death to defeat his opponent.

"Sister Tang Ning." At this moment, Xiao Kui secretly tugged at Tang Ning's sleeve.

"Don't worry, Saitama will definitely come," Xiao Kui said with great certainty.

"Mmm." Tang Ning patted Xiao Kui's head.

With five minutes to go, everyone watched the countdown on the big screen, and Stratholme already had a smile on his face.

"ah..."

Just then, a pitiful howl came from the sky.

Everyone looked up at the sky, and the camera quickly focused on the sky as well, showing a yellow figure flying towards the square like a cannonball.

"boom..."

The figure slammed heavily onto the arena, causing the entire plaza to tremble. Everyone stared at the arena with their mouths agape.

"Mr. Saitama!" Tang Ning exclaimed in surprise.

Saitama was seen tumbling headfirst onto the ring, his legs kicking wildly in the crater.

"Splash..." Saitama struggled to get out of the pit.

"Haha...hahahaha..." Saitama suddenly burst into laughter, hands on his hips, though there was a hint of embarrassment in his laughter.

"Hehe, sorry, I'm not very proficient at the flying technique I just learned yet," Saitama said, scratching his head.

"Wow, so many people! Hello everyone." Saitama then waved and greeted everyone around him.

Those viewers who had been eagerly anticipating this moment felt their hearts sink to the bottom; this guy seemed completely unreliable.

"Uh..." Saitama was a little stunned when he saw that everything around him was quiet.

"Go Saitama-nii!" Aoi suddenly shouted.

"Ha, Aoi, that's for sure." Saitama immediately perked up and gave Aoi a thumbs up.

"Hey, bald guy, are you just going to ignore me like this?" Just then, on the other side of the ring, Stratholme narrowed his eyes slightly and said with an impatient expression.

Saitama, who had been all smiles, froze instantly upon hearing the word "bald," and then turned around with a serious expression.

He then extended one finger toward Stratholme.

Everyone looked at Saitama in confusion.

"Huh?" Stratholme didn't understand what this meant either.

“One punch,” Saitama said coldly.