Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Outside the bamboo grove, Dio looked at the almost unchanged forest with a sense of melancholy.

It has been hundreds of years since we last parted.

However, his strength showed no signs of increasing; apart from the abilities he gained from the Infinity Stones, he remained unchanged from hundreds of years ago.

In addition to the ten rings, Dio planned to come to the Chinese divine race to ask about it.

But it seems they don't want to see me?

Dio wandered around the bamboo forest for several days. Instead of going to the South Heavenly Gate, he encountered the strange creatures in the Tarot Secret Realm and the villagers living there.

Although he hadn't encountered these villagers the last time he came in, he could still tell that they were different from the ones in the movie.

At least... they have electronics and guns here.

Goodness, he was already a martial arts master, and now he's also an expert in firearms and ammunition.

Isn't that just like having a gun but not using martial arts? How can you become a grandmaster if you have a gun?

Okay, okay, how do we play, right?

When Dio came in again, he brought Xu Wenwu with him.

He was clearly agitated, twisting and struggling.

After getting married, Xu Wenwu turned over a new leaf, abandoned the organization he had worked for for thousands of years, and even sealed away his weapon, the Ten Rings, and lived a secluded life with the money.

I don't know what happened, but while I was enjoying a peaceful life with my wife and children, my former enemy somehow found out my address and attacked my home while I was away.

When Xu Wenwu returned, his wife tried to protect them, and both children died tragically on the spot.

Then Xu Wenwu regained his position as the leader of the Ten Rings Gang. He not only quickly killed his wife's killer, but also groomed his son to be his successor.

However, the child developed his own ideas as he grew up. Putting aside Xu Shangqi's fighting skills, he also paid great attention to his son's academic studies. After all, his son was a top student from a prestigious university. But inexplicably, he went to the United States and willingly became a parking attendant.

Xu Wenwu was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode!

Then, at that moment, Xu Wenwu heard his wife's voice in his ear.

My wife said she was locked in a prison in the Tarot Secret Realm, and only the Ten Rings could save her.

With his wife being the most important person in the world, Xu Wenwu instantly abandoned his son's affairs and began frantically searching for and entering the Tarot Secret Realm.

Xu Wenwu's move perfectly illustrates what it means for parents to be true love and children to be an accident.

However, the Tarot Secret Realm is not easy to enter. There is only one day a year when you can enter from the outside, and even then, the probability of entering is not 100%.

The Tarot Secret Realm is located in a special alternate dimension on Earth, with a bamboo forest surrounding it.

It's impossible to fly in.

The only way is on foot.

But the bamboo forest outside the Tarot Secret Realm is not just for show; this bamboo forest is alive!

Or rather, it's as if it has its own consciousness.

This bamboo forest can keep anyone who intends to enter the Tarot Secret Realm out, or lead them to a dead end to fend for themselves.

Xu Wenwu's entry into it last time was just an accident, and he wasn't confident that he could enter the Tarot Secret Realm every time.

Therefore, the fact that Dio brought him in now made Xu Wenwu extremely excited.

Dio glanced at the Tarot players who, despite their wary expressions, still lined the streets to welcome them, and nodded: "As expected, it's different from the movies. It must be related to what 'Loki' said. At least in the movies, the people here don't use electrical appliances or firearms."

With that, Dio strode inside.

A woman who looked to be in her thirties came out.

"Your Majesty, I am Ying Nan, the current guard of Taro Village." The woman walked up to Dio and bowed slightly.

Dio raised his hand to help her straighten up, glanced at the signal tower standing by the river, and said, "It seems you're keeping up with the times too."

“Yes, although we live in isolation, we can’t completely cut ourselves off from the outside world.” Ying Nan followed Di E’s gaze and nodded.

"Do you know that I have been here before?" Dio asked.

Yingnan and the surrounding villagers nodded: "We know that hundreds of years ago, after you left the Heavenly Court and passed through Tarot, about a hundred years later, the gods announced the closure of the Heavenly Court. At first, all the gods except those in charge of the Zhou Tian Xing Jun and the cycle of the four seasons were given a holiday."

"In addition, the Jade Emperor is still in office, but the other gods have left the Heavenly Court one after another."

Yingnan's words stunned Dio.

What is the Heavenly Court trying to do?

Are all the gods on holiday?

Not going to work anymore?

Dio looked completely bewildered.

"Didn't they say anything?" Dio asked. He still had questions to ask, so why couldn't he find them all this time?

“Uh… According to our ancestors, before the closure, the gods seemed to say that in the future, humans would no longer need gods. It seems that recently, apart from the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors, most of them have left, and even the Zhou Tian Star Lord has taken a vacation.” Ying Nan thought for a moment and then asked the old man beside her for confirmation.

Dio sighed. It seemed there was no hope of finding the Chinese gods.

He originally thought that the Ten Rings fell to Earth and were picked up by Xu Wenwu, a native of the Central Plains of China. He believed that the Chinese Divine Race should have paid attention to it and, given their capabilities, should have investigated the origins of the Ten Rings.

After all, the divine race has a profound foundation. Even if they frantically collect all the magic technology and history in the universe, their historical foundation is not inferior to that of any particular pantheon among the gods. However, their historical foundation cannot be matched by mere collection.

Dio thought for a moment and then took out the ten-ring.

"Do any of you know anything about the ten rings from the gods?" Dio took out the ten rings and showed them to them.

Yingnan glanced at an elderly man beside her.

The old man had a landlord-like expression on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It is said that when the Western Buddha was reshaping Nezha's physical body, he gave him a ring. No one knows what it is called, and even the Buddha doesn't know its origin. All that is known is that this thing is extremely powerful, and it is perfect for Nezha to use."

"Later, when Nezha was subduing demons, he mostly used that circle to kill monsters. It had a very high restraining effect on demons. However, it was targeted by an unknown demon from hell. The demon used the fear and resentment of the demons to turn that circle into a passage between the human and demon realms."

"Later, although the Great Celestial Venerable and the Buddha closed the passage, they planned to forcibly destroy the circle to prevent the demon from using it again. However, the circle gained sentience and used the power of the Great Celestial Venerable's sword strike to split it into ten, which were then abandoned in the heavens. Later, to compensate Nezha, the Buddha gave him another circle, named Qiankun."

The old man stroked his beard and shook his head as he spoke.

"Oh?" Upon hearing this story, Dio recalled the story of the ten rings in Marvel comics from the memories of the time traveler that 'Loki' had given him.

It seems to be pretty much the same as what the other party said.

The only difference is that the Jade Emperor's attack should have turned into a circle, with the extra one used by Nezha and the other ten placed in the Heavenly Treasury.

When disaster struck the human world, the Jade Emperor bestowed the Ten Rings upon Shang-Chi, who had once displayed noble character before him, saying that he was destined to be the user of the Ten Rings.

Dio raised an eyebrow and looked at the bullseye in his hand.

The ten rings were indeed found by the Eternal Race in the universe. All that is known is that these ten rings emit considerable cosmic energy, and when combined, they possess extremely powerful strength.

The Eternal scientists at the time studied it for a period of time but could not find a way to use it, so they tried to modify it.

After utilizing the Eternals' technological means, the tenth ring can be used.

However, achieving perfect control is quite difficult.

Then Titan became resource-scarce and was on the verge of destruction. The Eternals were ambushed by the Kree when they tried to leave at the last moment.

The ten-ring was then thrown into space again, and then, using the force of the throw, it returned to Earth.

Dio looked down at the bullseye in his hand.

It seems that the energy message emitted by the ten rings should be the energy message of the Eternals, but the format is different from what they use, so it should not be from this batch of Eternals.

If that's the case, then it must be those bio-robots on Earth!