"Damn it! What's happening?"
Coulson scrambled out of his chair in a panic, flames dancing across the front of his shirt and through his hair.
Qin Xiao stood nervously beside him, trying to pat out the flames with his hands.
But the more he patted, the fiercer the fire grew.
"Get out of the way!"
*Hiss!*
Tony roared, grabbing a fire extinguisher and blasting the flames until Coulson's life was saved.
His collar was scorched black, and as for his hair...
It resembled the Buddha's hairstyle, only thinner and with a faint smell of singed pig hair.
Fortunately, Coulson wasn't seriously injured. His neck and scalp were slightly reddened, but there were no further burns.
Qin Xiao had just returned from reinforcing Asgard when his phone lit up with countless messages from Coulson, demanding his immediate return to the New York base.
Qin Xiao had Gu Yi teleport him directly to the base's vicinity.
Qin Xiao arrived at the base with Tony and met Coulson. Before he could even explain what had happened in Asgard, the scene above unfolded.
"Qin, you son of a bitch, if you wanted me to honor the bet, you could have just asked! Why did you have to set my back on fire? Damn it! This suit is brand new!"
The usually stoic Coulson's eyes blazed, his face flushed crimson like a baboon's butt. Combined with his singed curly hair, the sight was absurdly comical.
"I didn't set anything on fire! I just walked behind you. Believe me!"
Qin Xiao raised his index and middle fingers to the sky, swearing an oath with an innocent expression.
"I can vouch for him! He really didn't start the fire. He doesn't even have... Oh damn it, Qin! Your fingers are on fire!"
Tony cut himself off, his voice filled with panic as he stared at Qin Xiao.
A playful little flame danced on Qin Xiao's raised index and middle fingers.
"Oh, damn it!"
Still adjusting to his new identity as the Fire God, Qin Xiao instinctively shook his fingers to extinguish the flame.
"You still claim it wasn't you?!"
Coulson leaped up and snatched his pistol from the table.
"Calm down, Coulson! Listen to me, this was an accident!" Qin Xiao reacted instantly.
"Go explain yourself to God, you bastard..." Coulson showed no intention of listening to Qin Xiao's explanation.
*Bang!*
Tony swung the fire extinguisher he was still holding and slammed it hard against the back of Coulson's head.
"What are you doing, Tony? I was about to explain!" Qin Xiao said helplessly.
"He was really going to shoot! I heard this guy spends most of his salary on hair care. He'd kill you, man! He needs to cool down!"
"But I'm not afraid of bullets. He couldn't kill me..."
"Oh right, I forgot about that. Sorry. Coulson, how about we grab a coffee outside and come back later?" Tony said, glancing worriedly at the large lump on the back of Coulson's head.
Half an hour later...
Qin Xiao sat dejectedly on the fireproof floor.
Calm now, Coulson sat on the sofa, holding an ice pack to the back of his head, his eyes fixed on Qin Xiao.
That mournful gaze reminded Qin Xiao of the woman at the beginning of *Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons* who questioned Tang Sanzang, played by Wen Zhang, after her husband's death.
Tony stood beside Qin Xiao, continuously twirling a cigar in his hand.
None of them spoke, but Tony and Coulson continued to stare intently at Qin Xiao.
The eerie atmosphere lasted for about a minute.
Suddenly, a small flame the size of a medicine bottle appeared above Qin Xiao's head.
"There it is! I told you! Coulson, look!"
Tony quickly pointed out the flame to Coulson and immediately brought his cigar close to Qin Xiao's head to roast it.
When Coulson had passed out, Qin Xiao and Tony explained what had happened in Asgard, including how he had obtained the position of Fire God.
During this explanation, two small flames had erupted from Qin Xiao's body.
After Coulson woke up, Qin Xiao explained it all again.
Coulson refused to believe that flames could spontaneously erupt from Qin Xiao's body.
He waited for a long time, until now...
"You're saying..."
Seeing that flames truly could erupt from Qin Xiao's body, Coulson stood up, ready to investigate.
"Ma'am, believe me, I don't have a husband... No, I mean, what else did you want to ask? I already told you everything, didn't I?"
Qin Xiao was too immersed in his role and blurted out a line from the movie, quickly correcting himself.
"I want to ask if Odin sealed his daughter in Hel, one of the Nine Realms. If Hela ever escapes, a malevolent deity who seeks to rule everything will descend upon the Nine Realms, triggering a war, right?"
"Exactly. But Odin can still suppress her for now, so we don't need to worry about it for the time being," Qin Xiao said, spreading his hands.
The flames above his head extinguished, and a new cluster of flames erupted from his crotch.
Tony had instinctively reached for his lit cigar, but seeing the flames, he quickly pulled back. He grinned and pointed at Qin Xiao's crotch, saying, "I think I smell roasted chicken. Congratulations, Qin—at least you won't need air conditioning or a fireplace in the winter anymore!"
"Shut up, Tony! Start the test already! I can't even leave the house looking like this!"
The test was, of course, necessary.
The flames on Qin Xiao's body were clearly a result of his newly acquired ability, which he couldn't yet fully control.
After several hours of testing with Jarvis, using equipment specially designed by Tony, they reached a conclusion:
The location and timing of the flames were completely random, though they might be related to Qin Xiao's emotions.
The temperature ranged randomly between 280 and 1500 degrees Celsius, further highlighting Qin Xiao's lack of control over his powers.
However, Jarvis and Tony's analysis indicated that continued practice would gradually eliminate this uncontrolled behavior within a few days.
This finding aligned with the System's assessment.
For the next few days, Qin Xiao remained in a special fireproof room Tony had constructed, constantly using and testing his new ability.
As a result, the Avengers' secret New York base was often filled with Qin Xiao's over-the-top pronouncements.
With small flames burning on his right index and middle fingers, Qin Xiao held his breath, eyes fixed on the wall.
"Orochimaru!"
A tiny flame, too weak to even burn a mosquito, flickered and vanished against the wall.
*Gouken! Kikoho! Yagami Cup!*
***
I just looked it up, and kerosene-air combustion can reach 1700 degrees Celsius. The initial 1500 figure was clearly not very accurate! But then I saw that a lighter's flame is only a few hundred degrees. Sticking to the principle of giving Qin Xiao a gradual advantage in strength among his peers, I'll leave the temperature from the previous chapter unchanged—it's still reasonable enough!
By the way, Black Widow's solo movie has already been released in North America, and its timeline falls between *Captain America: Civil War* and *Avengers: Infinity War*. I've decided to bring this plotline forward. After all, to further deepen the bond between Qin Xiao and Black Widow, we need to explore her story more. To truly open up her heart, and besides, the idea of Qin Xiao rescuing a organization full of brainwashed female spies sounds pretty cool, right?
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