Professor G could be considered Xiao's fated enemy.
After all, in the Marvel world, the prototype of Xiao's Black Emperor had once fallen at the hands of Professor G's prototype—Professor X.
And in The Boys world, the two "variants" had collided once again, as if drawn together by destiny.
The root of everything lay in greed.
Professor G's greed—for power, for wealth, for control.
He had attempted the unthinkable: using his terrifying psychic abilities to manipulate both Xiao and Homelander simultaneously, with the ultimate goal of seizing control of the entire Superhero Council.
But Xiao had never been careless about his own weaknesses.
From the moment Professor G—this world's counterpart to Professor X—entered the stage, he had been placed under constant surveillance by the cyber dimension.
Like Professor X, Professor G possessed overwhelmingly powerful mental abilities. Unlike him, however, his physical body was even weaker than that of an ordinary human. The only advantage he held was that he didn't need a wheelchair.
So, when Professor G secretly conspired with a group of heroes to launch a rebellion, Xiao had already seen the opening—and struck without hesitation.
In an instant, the mysterious cyber aura erupted.
Professor G was decapitated on the spot.
At the same time, Homelander and the Seven moved in, capturing every member of Team G without resistance.
Soon after, all of them were planted into the dimensional farm. Their extraordinary abilities were stripped away, refined, and absorbed into Xiao's body, becoming part of his ever-growing foundation.
The fourth-tier psychic ability, once fused with Xiao's already formidable spirit and soul, instantly broke through to the fifth tier, completing another qualitative leap.
Not only did it fill Xiao's greatest weakness—mental defense—but it also allowed his will to extend across the entire planet, reaching every corner of the world, much like Professor X enhanced by Cerebro.
And yet, despite possessing such power, Xiao rarely used it.
Most of the time, he left it dormant—nothing more than a passive shield protecting his mind.
As for abilities like mind control, memory alteration, or thought reading… he had shut them down entirely after experimenting with them only a few times.
Because every time he opened someone's mind, it felt like opening a door into endless darkness.
The demons hidden in human hearts surged forward instantly—twisted desires, filthy obsessions, suppressed malice—so overwhelming that even Xiao felt a chill down his spine.
The darkness of human nature ran far deeper than most imagined.
Every heart hid countless urges and obsessions, bound only by morality and restraint, forced down into the deepest recesses of the soul.
But Xiao had seen too much.
Once he glimpsed what lurked inside someone's heart, he could no longer look at them the same way. Every face became a reminder of the perversion buried beneath the surface.
The ancients said: Judge by actions, not by thoughts.
And it was true—no one in this world was pure.
Still, Xiao possessed a kind of mental cleanliness. He couldn't tolerate filth so easily, nor could he afford to lose the people under his command by despising them.
So, he sealed away his mind-reading ability completely, never opening it again. He avoided using spiritual powers unless absolutely necessary, preferring to rely on other methods.
Even so, Professor G's psychic ability remained within him—silent, vigilant, and ready to shield his mind when needed.
A fifth-tier psychic power was like a blazing star in the cosmos.
Its brilliance alone was enough to dominate the thoughts and wills of every living being on the planet.
Against such absolute pressure, Blackbeard's mental defenses were nothing more than paper.
Xiao pierced through them effortlessly, grasping Blackbeard's fragile soul as easily as reaching into a pocket.
"As I expected… this isn't just a physical mutation," Xiao murmured.
"Even his soul is warped. The parasitic brothers inside him are still alive—within his consciousness."
Through telepathy, Xiao uncovered the truth hidden deep within Blackbeard.
Blackbeard possessed three distinct personalities.
Arrogance.
Wisdom.
Evil.
The arrogant personality's memories were filled almost entirely with brutal combat and relentless training.
The wise personality focused on analysis, strategy, and long-term planning.
And the evil personality… reveled in pleasure, ambition, and indulgence—constantly pushing the other two toward greater goals.
In daily life, the evil personality was dominant.
The other two either trained in silence or slept deeply, emerging only when needed.
"Is that why his pirate flag bears three skulls?" Xiao wondered.
Xiao severed the connection between Blackbeard's consciousness and his body.
Then, he commanded the cyber aura to repair Blackbeard's damaged flesh and seal him securely within dimensional space.
Only after everything was stabilized did Xiao finally prepare to extract the Dark-Dark Fruit—the most notorious and sinister Devil Fruit in history.
Yet doubts lingered.
Was it the mutation of the body that allowed Blackbeard to wield multiple Devil Fruits?
Or was it his fractured soul?
Or… both?
For that reason, Xiao decided Blackbeard could not die—at least not yet.
He would serve as a control sample for further experimentation.
As for test subjects…
Xiao's gaze turned toward an organization known as Baroque Works.
A covert criminal syndicate founded by one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea—Crocodile, the Sand Crocodile.
Under his command were numerous numbered Devil Fruit users.
Perfect experimental material.
And an excellent source of Devil Fruits.
They would not be spared.
Xiao closed his eyes and connected to the cyber dimension.
Invisible networks of cyber aura spread like an immense web, enveloping the entire pirate world.
Under this omnipresent surveillance, almost nothing could remain hidden.
Moments later, Xiao locked onto his targets.
Miss Valentine.
Mr. 5.
Both were currently operating near Drum Kingdom.
A faint smile curved Xiao's lip.
"Perfect timing."
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