However, what makes the Hulk truly formidable isn't just his immense strength in his normal state, but his ability to grow continuously stronger through anger. This growth, theoretically, has no limits, and right now, the Hulk was enraged.
After all, Huang Wen could have easily sent Abomination flying with a single palm, yet he entrusted Abomination to the Hulk, clearly showing his trust. But instead, the Hulk was sent flying by Abomination, which made him feel utterly humiliated, and thus, he became enraged!
As the Hulk's anger surged, his body suddenly grew a size larger, and his muscles became even more robust. Abomination, who had just burst out of the mountain, couldn't help but freeze for a moment when he saw the Hulk.
Because the Hulk Abomination had seen earlier was slightly shorter than him, but now the Hulk was just as tall as him. A hint of confusion flashed through Abomination's mind, but he also became even more vigilant.
"Bang!" But this time, Abomination's vigilance was useless. The Hulk's strength was already on par with his. The Hulk landed a punch on Abomination's abdomen, making his body tremble, and then the two giants engaged in a fierce battle.
However, even though Abomination was once a veteran skilled in combat, the Hulk's fighting ability didn't fall behind in the slightest. Especially in head-on confrontations, the Hulk skillfully employed Bajiquan, even slowly gaining the upper hand. And as the Hulk failed to end the fight quickly and grew increasingly angry, he became even stronger.
"Ding!" Just as the Hulk and Abomination were locked in battle, Huang Wen received a message from Jack.
"Master, have you come out of seclusion? Are you in Pennsylvania?"
"Yes, just tell me what's on your mind," Huang Wen nodded, a rough guess forming in his mind, as he glanced in Jean Grey's direction and said.
"It's about how to handle mutants. The official side has given a reply, agreeing to let mutants establish an autonomous region, but they definitely can't directly occupy such a large area as Pennsylvania. So, they hope you can help negotiate, and of course, there are some detailed issues…" Jack's voice carried a hint of tentativeness. He wasn't sure if Huang Wen would get involved in this matter.
"Alright, I'll go talk to her." Huang Wen pondered for a moment, then nodded. Although Pennsylvania wasn't small in area, its population ranked among the top few in the entire United States. If mutants were to occupy the entire state, it would have a significant impact on Pennsylvania, at least those families with influence distributed throughout Pennsylvania wouldn't agree.
Therefore, these families approached the Sherman family, presented their conditions, and asked the Sherman family to help them. After everyone voted, they didn't expect to reclaim the entire state of Pennsylvania and make the mutants move out. But at the very least, they couldn't occupy the whole thing, could they?
"Let's discuss the matter of the mutants." Huang Wen looked at Jean Grey, slowly flew up, and spoke.
"Boss?" Logan's heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly looked at Huang Wen, then at Jean Grey.
"Don't worry, we're just talking, we won't fight." Huang Wen smiled and shook his head, looking at Jean Grey, who also flew up. The two of them ascended into the sky, and to Huang Wen's surprise, Cyclops also flew over. The key was that Huang Wen hadn't seen Cyclops in his current form and didn't recognize who this guy was at all.
"You are?" Huang Wen asked after sizing up Cyclops.
"Scott! The new headmaster of the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, and the leader of the X-Men!" Cyclops said, glaring at Huang Wen with some displeasure, "If you're going to discuss mutant matters, our Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters also has the right to participate!"
"Cyclops?" Huang Wen glanced at Cyclops with some surprise. He didn't quite understand why Cyclops could suddenly fly, and he seemed to have bulked up quite a bit. However, Huang Wen didn't dwell on it, merely nodding, "The official side has agreed for mutants to establish an autonomous state. However, the entire state of Pennsylvania is definitely out of the question; it's too large.
You also can't relocate all the humans out…"
"Humans agreed?" A hint of surprise flashed in Cyclops's eyes, followed by a pleasant surprise as he looked at Jean Grey, "That's great, Jean, you succeeded, you really did it!"
"What does that have to do with you?" Jean Grey clearly wasn't very fond of Cyclops, merely stating indifferently before looking at Huang Wen, "We won't leave here. After all, it's not far from New York and Washington. If we leave, and humans decide to secretly use nuclear weapons, I can't constantly guard against it…"
"I don't mean for you to leave here. You can stay, but you can't occupy all of Pennsylvania. You can occupy the southeastern part and establish a new autonomous state…" Huang Wen smiled and shook his head, stating the conditions Jack had given him.
"That's not too big of a problem. So, how exactly will it be divided?" Jean Grey pondered for a moment, nodded, and continued to ask Huang Wen.
"That will be discussed in detail between the officials and you. There are also matters concerning the handling of mutant crimes and the law enforcement powers of your autonomous state, all of which they will discuss with you in detail…" Huang Wen spread his hands, indicating that these matters were not his responsibility.
"Alright, but I have one request." Jean Grey suddenly smiled, extended a finger, and said softly.
"Can the Dark Phoenix even smile?" A hint of surprise flashed in Huang Wen's eyes as he muttered to himself, this awakened Jean Grey seemed more like a human than the Jean Grey he knew.
"Go ahead, I'll relay it for you." Huang Wen quickly recovered and nodded in agreement.
"No need to relay, I just need your agreement." Jean Grey glanced at Logan below and said with a smile, "I want access to his room. Of course, just his room is enough. Going through the window is fine too. Actually, you know, houses can't stop me…"
"Jean…" Cyclops's face turned green again. Jean Grey actually said such a thing in front of him, making Cyclops completely unable to accept it at this moment.
"This…" Huang Wen also hadn't expected that Jean Grey's final request would be completely unrelated to mutants. However, Huang Wen roughly understood why Jean Grey was somewhat different from what he knew. Huang Wen looked at Cyclops with a hint of sympathy, shook his head, "It's not convenient for you to come to my martial arts school…"
"However, you can buy a house nearby with Uncle Wolf, and I'll just have Uncle Wolf go home after work every day from now on. You can include this request in your negotiations with the officials." Under Cyclops's grateful gaze, Huang Wen made a suggestion that once again enraged Cyclops.