Ch: 591-600
Chapter 591: The Careless Avengers
The battle immediately began.
Tony rapidly approached the Sentinel, then flew over its head.
His arm launched a barrage of small missiles, which whistled like a swarm of bees towards the Sentinel.
Tony had read Marvel comics and knew how terrifyingly powerful the Sentinel was in them.
But regarding the strength of the Sentinel before him, Tony still had doubts.
He knew from Lyon that the comic Multiverse was in the adjacent region to their cluster of Universes.
Compared to the comic Universe, the extraordinary beings here were generally much weaker.
After all, Thor, who could cleave through the Multiverse with a single bolt of lightning in the comics, became a god of Mjolnir here.
Adam Warlock, who could act as a substitute for the Life Tribunal in the comics, became a big idiot here.
What if the Sentinel was also like this, becoming a super-weakened version?
So Tony only used the weakest weapons he had.
This was a simple test.
Natasha and Yelena followed behind, also starting with small missiles for a test.
Hawkeye, from a distance, drew his bow and aimed an arrow at the Sentinel, ready to strike at any moment.
Almost everyone looked at the Sentinel, observing whether this guy could withstand this wave of attacks.
Dozens of small missiles crossed paths in the air, their trajectories rapidly approaching the Sentinel.
And the Sentinel, who had remained motionless with its hands down since its appearance, as if already deceased, finally reacted at this moment.
He slightly raised his head.
His eyes reflected a captivating White light under the glow of the spherical illuminator.
He slowly raised his arm, and an invisible telekinetic force expanded.
All the incoming missiles immediately froze before him.
And then shot back towards the crowd at an even faster speed.
Tony's expression hardened, his palm cannon lit up, and two beams of light cut through the darkness, also destroying all the returning missiles.
"Is it telekinesis, some kind of force field, or molecular manipulation?"
Tony now had a preliminary understanding of the Sentinel's strength.
Not just Tony, everyone realized that this Sentinel was indeed a bit strong.
"Everyone, be careful!" Captain America shouted a warning.
But his voice instead attracted the Sentinel's attention.
Those White, black-hole-like eyes looked at Captain America.
The hand that had just bounced back all the missiles with an invisible force was raised again, aimed at Captain America.
From a perspective invisible to everyone, terrifying power suddenly descended.
"Captain!"
Wanda, closest to Captain America, raised her hand and unleashed Chaos Magic.
Boom!
Hearing thunder in silence.
There was clearly no physical collision.
But the scarlet magic Wanda used to protect Captain America was torn apart by large ripples.
An invisible force clashed with the Chaos Magic.
The Impact instantly exploded.
Captain America and Carter hadn't even reacted before they were sent flying by the aftermath, like two lovebirds with broken wings.
Fortunately, they were quickly held up by Wanda using Chaos Magic.
The Sentinel's initial move had no wind-up whatsoever.
The speed of his attack far exceeded the limit of Captain America's reaction time.
Even if Captain America, relying on his keen battle instincts, had blocked with his hands in the first instant, his superhuman physique was clearly insignificant under the Sentinel's power.
"Watch his arms, his attacks are very fast, you can only dodge in advance!"
Captain America regained his balance with the help of the thrusters on his ankles and immediately shouted a warning.
The speed of that invisible attack was too fast.
In fact, only Wanda reacted in the field.
Even Pietro, who hadn't entered his super-speed state, and Tony, who had switched to a reconnaissance-type armor, couldn't clearly see what had just happened.
This was because Wanda's body had been strengthened to a Skyfather level by Lyon's "magicguidance."
That's why she was able to react in time.
"Something's wrong, his strength is stronger than imagined, everyone temporarily retreat behind me!"
Compared to Captain America, who still wanted everyone to continue fighting, Wanda perceived the horror of the Sentinel's strength from their recent exchange.
Everyone looked at Wanda in surprise.
Pietro curled his lips and mumbled, "Wanda, you're overreacting again. It's just an Earth-level crisis. Let me get my gear; I can solve it myself."
Having experienced grand events like saving the Multiverse, Pietro felt that no villain beyond his control could emerge from a small puddle like Earth.
"Shut up! Get over here!"
Wanda glared at Pietro.
Then she prepared to cast Chaos Magic protection on everyone.
But she was still too slow.
The Sentinel's first strike didn't work.
He first tilted his head and looked at Wanda.
As Wanda shouted her warning, he observed the others.
As Wanda began to shield everyone, the Sentinel's finger twitched.
Whoosh!
Banner, who was controlling a magic carpet, was instantly flattened into a shadow on the carpet by an invisible force.
It was as if he had been hit by a Two-way foil, instantly becoming 2D, imprinted on the carpet.
"Dr. Banner!" Hawkeye exclaimed.
However, in the next instant, he too became a dark figure on the carpet.
"What!? Everyone scatter, let me--"
Tony's pupils constricted, his hand pressed against his chest, about to switch armors.
But he was too late.
Natasha, Yelena, Pietro, Captain America, and Tony were all flattened into shadows by the Sentinel's invisible power.
Only Carter remained flying in the air.
Because Wanda's magic shield began with Carter.
"Steve! Tony!!!" Carter was once again sent flying by an Impact, but she no longer cared about herself.
She looked in horror at where Captain America and Tony had been.
Nameless coldness and anger crept up from her heart.
Wanda was equally distraught, her red hair wildly dancing, and the Chaos Magic on her body instantly erupted.
But before she acted, she sensed something else.
At the spot where everyone had turned into shadows, Wanda sensed a faint aura of spatial teleportation.
This was advanced magic knowledge she had learned from countless Scarlet Witches in her dreams.
"It's spatial teleportation, where did you send them!?"
Scarlet magic energy surged from Wanda, instantly pushing away the surrounding shadows for several kilometers.
The dark World was replaced by red.
Under the blood-red night sky, Wanda's casual clothes transformed into a red, form-fitting magicrobe, and a crown appeared on her forehead, materializing from nothing.
She stared intently at the Sentinel: "Hand them over, now."
...
"Damn it, am I having a pre-death flashback? Where's Lyon? Lyon, come out and save me."
Tony pressed his hand to his chest, his reconnaissance armor switching to the Anti-Superman Armor.
But his eyebrows were raised high as he looked around, his gaze as if he had seen a ghost.
He was currently in a bedroom.
A luxurious, spacious bedroom with a bed four or five meters wide.
In the bedroom, a blue and pink wall lamp glowed faintly, and the French windows had turned into a misty mode, blocking out the starry sky outside.
And on the bed, two bodies were rolling together, emitting entangled sounds.
Tony leaned back slightly.
The sense of déjà vu was too strong.
Because one of the figures on the bed was him.
And it was him from his youth.
Chapter 592: Sentinel's Void Space
"This definitely isn't a pre-Death flashback."
Tony gasped, wiping his face with his palm.
"Pre-Death flashbacks are supposed to show the happiest moments; how could I possibly see this scene?"
Amidst the enchanting atmosphere of the scene,
Tony looked past his younger self and saw the woman's face.
That face was beautiful, but only to the standard of a normal cover girl.
Logically, Tony had dated hundreds, if not thousands, of beautiful women like her.
He couldn't possibly remember every one of their faces.
But this particular one, he remembered very clearly.
"Damn it, damn it, why am I recalling this scene, and from a bystander's perspective at that?"
Tony wiped his face again.
He raised his hand, hesitated, took a few steps forward, then hesitated again.
Finally, Tony patted his younger self on the shoulder: "Stop it, just stop it for now. Your younger brother is about to come scare you."
However, Tony's call had no effect.
The young man was still riding high.
Even when Tony anxiously tried to grab his body, it had no effect.
"Fuck! Too late, too late!"
Tony exerted force with his hand, intending to drag his younger self up.
But just then,
Boom!
The sound of a missile exploding suddenly came from outside the Villa bedroom.
And it was continuous explosions, as if a pile of intercontinental missiles had fallen around the Villa.
The terrifying sound of explosions and the roaring sound of burning rang out simultaneously.
Then came dense gunshots and continuous sounds of people being hit by bullets.
It was as if after the Villa was bombarded from all angles, a thousand-man army came running, carrying out indiscriminate killings.
"Ah! Ahhh! Fuck, damn it! What is that!?"
The young Tony, who was in high spirits, instantly deflated amidst the sudden commotion in the dead of night.
He scrambled away from the other person.
And together with that person, he ran on all fours towards the bedroom door.
After opening the door,
There was no army outside, no fire, and no missile bombardment.
Only a two-year-old kid, leaning against a large speaker, cackling mischievously.
Young Tony immediately understood, and furious, he grabbed a sofa pillow and pounced.
"Leon!! You little brat!"
A life-and-Death chase unfolded in the Villa.
And the cover girl, whom young Tony had invited, looked at the big and small figures jumping around like a madman, quickly got dressed, and ran out of the Villa.
"This is really fucking hell..." Tony covered his face and cursed.
Even after all this time, when he saw this scene again, he immediately immersed himself in it.
Because Leon's late-night gunshots were the first time he had interrupted his good fortune.
But precisely because it was the first time, and completely without warning,
Afterward, Tony was truly deflated for several weeks and had to see many Doctors to regain his vigor.
But he was also at fault, after all, compared to Leon, who was still very young at the time, his behavior was even more absurd and unreliable.
Therefore, this incident had always been a shadow in Tony's heart that he did not want to recall.
"Damn Leon, this isn't a pre-Death flashback, it's a Fantasy you created, isn't it!"
Tony gritted his teeth and shouted, "You stinky brat, aren't you coming out yet? Good, good, I'm going to beat you to Death right now!"
Since he was already here, Tony decided to vent his anger.
He grabbed a remaining pillow and joined the fray, chasing after the two-year-old Leon.
Since this memory, which he had deliberately ignored, was recalled today,
Then he had to beat Leon up to make it even.
However, just as Tony threw the pillow at Leon,
The surrounding scene suddenly changed.
Tony's vision blurred, and it returned to the initial bedroom entanglement scene.
"Hmm... this is, a rewind, a restart?"
Tony frowned, realizing something was wrong.
He gradually calmed down and began to explore his current situation.
After several cycles of repetition,
Tony, while deliberately ignoring his "youthful shadow," came to a conclusion.
"The same scene keeps repeating. I can't leave here. The Villa is surrounded by walls that appeared out of thin air."
"Captain America said that Sentinel didn't kill all humans on Earth, but rather transported them to another space."
"I'm most likely in that space right now."
"This place makes me feel pain, so, is Sentinel planning to make all of humanity feel pain here?"
Tony's expression was a bit strange.
He looked at the two figures on the bed.
How to put it.
This kind of scene.
Although it made him feel pain, it was just that.
And after experiencing it so much, he actually felt a bit hot.
What was this, tormenting people with the Seven Deadly Sins? Was he encountering "Lust"?
"To escape, do I have to see through desire? No wonder, no one can see through the seven desires, so no one on the entire Earth can escape."
Tony analyzed, finding it very reasonable.
"But this is a space, and if it's a space, it can be broken by various means."
Tony stretched his arms, and the Anti-Superman Armor operated at full power.
He charged straight towards the air wall outside the Villa.
Bang!
The solid wall could not withstand Tony's impact.
A huge hole was broken through.
There were jagged wooden splinters around the hole.
It was as if Tony had only crashed through a wooden wall.
"Holy shit, what's going on?"
Tony looked at the broken wooden wall in confusion.
Looking back, he was actually on a street in the middle of the night.
On the street, a person in a chicken mascot costume held up a propaganda sign, swaying and squawking.
This was not a scene in Tony's memory.
Before he could think further,
Suddenly, there was a continuous sound of breaking wood.
Six wooden boards broke open, and Hulk, Hawkeye, Captain America, and the other six emerged.
"Tony!" The six people's eyes lit up when they saw Tony.
...
After a brief exchange,
Tony noticed something was off: "Wait, you've already broken through many wooden boards, changed many rooms, and what you've seen are all your most painful memories?"
"Of course, aren't you?" Banner shrugged, "Those scenes are all the most painful experiences in my heart, making me feel lonely and empty."
Yelena nodded and said, "The data states that this is Sentinel's Void Space, which makes people repeatedly experience their most painful and loneliest moments."
Tony's lips moved, his expression strange.
Well, well.
What Banner saw was the scene of him first transforming into Hulk and causing disaster.
What Captain America saw was the scene of Bucky falling off the cliff...
Everyone saw their most painful, most terrible memories.
Only he saw lust...
Wait, what he saw also seemed to be the most painful thing, just a strange kind of pain.
Tony recalled for a moment.
Normally, he had many other things that were more painful than that.
For example, the day he received the news of his parents' Death, or the day he was captured and taken into the Terrorists' cave.
But those pains seemed to have been redeemed by Leon.
So the most painful thing he felt now was only that one time Leon interrupted him.
In that case, shouldn't he be thanking Leon?
Tony coughed lightly, his expression contorted.
"Since we've figured it out, this is a place where Sentinel specifically makes people recall pain, then we just need to fight our way out."
"As a price for making us relive those terrible memories, let's beat him black and blue!"
Tony opened his face mask and said.
"I agree!" Hawkeye sneered, unfurling his longbow.
The bow handle extended to both sides, revealing a Space Stone and a Power Stone.
"I agree too!" Pietro kicked the sole of his shoe, where two more Infinity Stones were embedded.
Captain America raised his shield, Natasha revealed her wrist guards, and Banner transformed into Hulk again.
Except for Hulk, everyone actually had two Infinity Stones each.
This was equipment that Leon specially (casually) created for them to cope with the changes in the Multiverse.
Tony was not to be outdone.
His armor transformed, actually turning into a White tight-fitting suit.
Then he swiped his hand across his World Ring.
A tall figure with six bright barrels on its head burst through the sky.
And Tony entered the inside of that body.
"Avengers, assemble!"
Chapter 593: Pietro, the Best Masseuse
Deadly Shadows surged like a tide.
At the center of the tide, scarlet energy rotated and spread in a spherical shape.
The last time Wanda encountered such an intense battle was in Mephisto's Hell.
The boundless Shadows of the Sentinel had engulfed Earth and were now surging back towards her like a returning tide.
Chaos Magic could alter reality, and the Sentinel could also alter reality.
Even with Wanda fighting seriously, she couldn't decisively defeat the Sentinel.
The opponent was very strong; among all the Earthlings in the Multiverse, besides Leon, the Sentinel was the strongest enemy Wanda had ever encountered.
Moreover, the fallen Earth was completely the Sentinel's home turf.
She also needed to protect Carter, so she couldn't go all out.
Fortunately, those Shadows still couldn't stop Wanda.
Wanda's Chaos Magic pushed outwards layer by layer.
As long as the battle continued, it was only a matter of time before she defeated the Sentinelhidden in the darkness.
But Wanda was worried about the Avengers who had been transported away; what she lacked was time.
"Sorry, Jarvis, leaving the task of appeasing the Sentinel to God."
Suddenly, a Sling Ring appeared in Wanda's palm, which was surging with scarlet magic.
The Sling Ring was embedded with the Time Stone and the Reality Stone.
Wanda flipped her fingers, put on the Sling Ring, and decided to send the Sentinel to meet God, no longer holding back.
And just then.
Crisp cracking sounds echoed from various corners of the surrounding space.
Wanda paused.
"On your left!" Captain America's voice came from beside her ear.
Carter and Wanda looked over.
A huge, iron-bucket-like head shattered the black Shadow and rushed out of the tide-like Shadows.
Hanging on that head were Captain America, Banner, and four others; everyone who had been transported away, except Tony, was here.
As for Tony, there was no need to think; this huge red iron-bucket-like head was his masterpiece.
"Don't worry, little girl, we're here!"
Hawkeye, stepping on the iron-bucket-like head's ear, drew his bow and nocked an arrow, the two gems on his longbow shining brightly.
"This move, Leon helped me name it, 'One Meteor Stream'!"
The bowstring was drawn to its maximum curve, and blue and purple lights bloomed like sparks between the bow and arrow.
Hawkeye's aim was never a concern.
He released his fingers.
Buzz!
The bowstring vibrated, and a blue-purple stream of light, like a shooting star in the long night, instantly pierced through the darkness.
Violent air currents swept across the sky along its path.
Wherever it passed, space was covered with cracks like glass, rapidly shattering.
The endless Shadows burst open as if a balloon had been pricked.
At the end of the pierced darkness, the Sentinel, entirely black and resembling a Shadow, raised his hand.
He wanted to repeat his old trick and block the arrow in front of him.
But he was too slow this time.
Before he could use his ability, the arrow, imbued with Space power, had already jumped through space and arrived directly in front of him.
Boom!
The arrow struck the Sentinel squarely.
Vast energy erupted with a roar, rolling and sweeping all around.
This arrow pierced through stars.
While the rolling energy had not yet dissipated, and before everyone could clearly see the Sentinel's condition.
Pietro leaped out, jumping from the red iron-bucket-like head into the air.
His feet generated blue-green light as they rubbed against the air.
Each step he took in the air sent out ripples of energy.
He actually started running in the air.
"You're fast, aren't you? Now let me show you who's the fastest!"
Shoes enhanced with the Space Stone and the Time Stone, worn on Pietro's feet, were like Rocket boosters for him.
Everyone only saw him jump out, and then in the next instant, he had already rushed into the energy tide.
Pietro's figure cut through the diffused blue-purple energy.
Everyone saw clearly that in the core area after the energy explosion, the Sentinel had been shot in the chest, his entire chest armor damaged and fluttering in the wind.
He held Hawkeye's arrow in his hand, and his already pitch-black body showed no visible signs of injury.
At this moment, Pietro rushed up.
While cursing, "You're the fast one, huh," he heavily threw a punch.
Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
Pietro's speed was extremely fast; his continuous punches were as fast as a spinning propeller.
Amidst a blur of fists.
The sound of punches landing, flesh on flesh, was faster than the highest rate of fire of a Gatling gun.
In two or three seconds, he probably landed six thousand punches on the Sentinel.
And it was a full-range, encircling boxing, causing the Sentinel's front and back to be struck.
"Hmph, did you see that? This is true speed!"
After throwing thousands of punches in one go, Pietro stopped, feeling exhilarated.
He didn't forget to turn his head and say to the others, "Don't worry, I held back; I won't let the Sentinel be beaten to death."
After speaking, his face twisted slightly, and he endured for a moment.
But in the end, he couldn't hold back, suddenly shook his hands, and couldn't help but blow on the back of his hands.
"Hiss, phew, it hurts so much!"
Pietro grimaced, squeezing his eyes, and held his hands in front of his chest.
Those were thousands of real punches just now; his hands weren't a bloody mess thanks to his extraordinary physique.
"..."
The others in the distance didn't know what to say.
"Pietro, what are you doing! Get out of the way quickly!"
Suddenly, Captain America shouted, simultaneously throwing his shield.
After leaving his hand, the shield actually began to flicker, jumping through space amidst blue gem energy, appearing directly in front of Pietro.
Clang!
With a crisp collision sound, the shield was struck and flew back, hitting Pietro and sending him flying backward with it.
"What, what's going on!?"
Pietro reacted in mid-air.
He grabbed the shield, did a flip, and landed steadily in the air thanks to his shoes.
Then he turned his head to look back.
The Sentinel maintained a punching posture, his broken chest armor fluttering, but otherwise, there was nothing unusual.
Those thousands of punches earlier seemed to have had no effect on him.
"Is this guy's body like Superman's steel body?" Pietro's eyes widened.
Just then, the Sentinel also looked up at him.
The two faint white lights beneath his pitch-black face.
Made Pietro's entire body tremble, and a bad premonition surged in his heart, as if an antelope was cornered by a tiger or leopard on a cliff.
Sure enough, in the next instant, the Sentinel disappeared, appearing behind Pietro.
"Teleportation!?"
Pietro's pupils and heart were shaking.
He didn't hesitate to take off, entering a super-speed state, narrowly dodging a punch from the Sentinel.
But this time, the Sentinel seemed to have targeted Pietro, appearing again beside Pietro and instantly throwing a punch.
That powerful, heavy punch carried a deadly killing intent.
Pietro relied on his extraordinary speed to dodge again.
The two of them continuously changed positions in the air as if flashing, engaging in a continuous exchange of blows.
"Impressive, next time Leon needs a masseuse, I'll suggest he choose Pietro; no one can compare to our speedster in that regard."
A muffled mechanical sound came from inside the huge red iron-bucket-like head.
That was Tony's habitual sharp tongue.
"Tony, don't verbally attack teammates in battle." Captain America patted the iron-bucket-like head.
"Verbal attack? No, this isn't; I just want to recommend a good job to Pietro."
Tony's tone rose slightly.
"Alright, guys, I can see none of you can handle that mentally ill charcoal gentleman."
"So next, leave everything to the grand entrance of—the Celestial Armor!"
Chapter 594: Celestial Armor
The iron bucket, which had originally only poked half its head out of the Shadow, suddenly began to charge out.
Its gigantic figure gradually surfaced from the Water.
A crimson body, broad palms.
When the Celestial Armor fully emerged from the shadows.
Its head had already pierced the clouds.
"This Armor was modified by me using a Celestial corpse. Leon said he was called Arishem the Judge, and his strength could easily destroy a Universe."
Tony's voice echoed between Heaven and Earth.
"After my modifications, its strength might not be as terrifying as it was in life, but it can still hold a Planet in its hand like a baseball player and throw it in a perfect arc."
"Hey, you little charcoal kid over there, the Celestial Armor is currently in its shrunken form. It will be even stronger when it grows larger."
"If you plan to sober up now, I can give up on bullying a kid this time."
The Sentinel stopped chasing Pietro the moment the Celestial Armor crawled out of the Shadow.
He hovered in the air, his cape flapping, like a ghost in the wind.
After Tony finished speaking, the Sentinel tilted his head and looked at him for a few seconds.
The next moment, he instantly appeared at the head of the Celestial Armor, stretching out his hands and pressing them below the six barrels.
The Sentinel's white-hole-like eyes glowed with golden light.
Terrifying stellar energy burst from his palms.
The incredibly scorching high temperature was enough to melt Vibranium.
But applied to the Celestial Armor, it couldn't even leave a single burn mark.
The temperature in the Sentinel's palms continued to rise.
"Very good, you've given a perfect answer. It's clear your desire for destruction is very strong."
Tony controlled the gigantic Celestial Armor to reach out and grab the Sentinel on its head.
"Then why don't we see what even greater destructive power is."
Tony sent Captain America and Hulk to Wanda's side.
Then he suddenly erupted, flinging the Sentinel into the sky like a pebble.
That immense force was like the impact of a small asteroid.
The Void personality controlling the Sentinel's body even temporarily lost consciousness.
By the time he quickly regained consciousness, he was already in space outside Earth.
The gigantic Celestial Armor chased after him.
And the moment it flew out of Earth, its height began to skyrocket.
In less than a second.
The Celestial Armor became larger than Earth.
Its massive fist, comparable to a mountain spanning the sky, mercilessly slammed into the Sentinel.
With a squelch, the Sentinel spat out blood and was sent flying backward again.
"Haha, yes, this is the feeling!"
Tony continued to pursue, even letting out a Loki-like laugh.
If it were another Iron Man, he might be more inclined to add technological weapons to the Celestial Armor.
But Tony had a Superman brother.
Influenced by Leon, this Iron Man's favorite thing was close-quarters combat.
"Come on, charcoal kid, use your reality manipulation, stellar energy, molecular control, telekinesis, and Super strength to attack me!"
Tony shouted exuberantly, disregarding the fact that sound cannot propagate in a vacuum.
He caught up to the Sentinel again and again, and punched him away again and again.
This fighting style was as Kryptonian as it could get.
The Sentinel wasn't without counterattacks while being pummeled.
With each collision, he unleashed the various Superpowers Tony mentioned.
And the energy level within him was also rapidly increasing.
It should be known that in the MCU Universe, the Sentinel was truly Earth's strongest Superheroes.
But unfortunately, even though the Void personality within the Sentinel was exerting its full power, even using thousands of times the stellar energy.
But in front of the super-individual-level Celestial Armor.
His strength was still too weak.
Even if Tony couldn't even unleash one percent of this Armor's power.
The Sentinel could only be hit like a sandbag, repeatedly turned into an interstellar meteor.
And Tony?
Tony was extremely happy.
He finally experienced Leon's joy!
But when the two fought all the way to the vicinity of the Moon.
Tony also knew it was time to end it.
"Even now, you haven't switched personalities. Your psychological problems, charcoal, are even more severe than Deadpool's."
The Celestial Armor's gigantic hand once again gripped the Sentinel.
"If you're unwilling to hand over your body to your main personality, then take a nap for now."
Tony controlled the energy within the Armor to surge into his palm.
When the auxiliary intelligence reminded him that the gathered energy had reached a galaxy-destroying level.
Tony detonated the cosmic energy in his palm.
Boom!
Purplish-red energy lit up from the palm, like a point of White light burning through the Universe.
If this energy hadn't been compressed in the palm, but released outwards.
Then without a doubt, the Solar System would have already turned into dust.
When Tony spread his palm again, the Sentinel had already fainted.
The dark energy all over his body dissipated, revealing his bloody and battered body.
"Look at you, you're actually a pretty young kid. Your previous dark appearance really made me think you were a lump of coal."
Tony flew back to Earth with the Sentinel.
Upon entering Earth, he once again controlled the Armor to shrink, becoming a hundred kilometers tall.
After the Sentinel fainted, the Void energy on Earth lost its control.
Wanda's Chaos Magic successfully spread across the globe.
By modifying reality.
All humans and creatures trapped in the Void space were rescued.
Then, Captain America, relying on his most trustworthy face in the Multiverse, quickly calmed everyone and gained their trust.
A few hours later.
Tony carefully put away the Celestial Armor, cherishing it immensely.
He and the others gathered in a circle around the unconscious Sentinel.
"His injuries are recovering so fast, he can even withstand a galaxy-destroying explosion. Speaking of which, can Leon do that? He probably can."
Tony mused.
He hadn't seen Leon go all out in a long time.
The last time he saw it was when he drove away Dormammu.
So he wondered if he had already surpassed Leon.
The others didn't know about Tony's wild thoughts and were still discussing the Sentinel.
"Will this guy return to his normal personality when he wakes up?" Pietro kicked the Sentinel's foot.
"Probably not. His main personality is avoiding the outside world due to psychological problems, and now that he's severely injured, he's probably hiding even deeper," Natasha said.
"Then what do we do? Let Tony take out the Celestial Armor again and talk to him nicely when he wakes up?" Captain America wanted to try therapy.
"He doesn't look like he can communicate," Carter shook her head.
"So we can only rely on external forces," Wanda pondered, a smile appearing on her face.
She flipped her palm, and Chaos Magic flashed, revealing a yellow Mind Stone in her palm.
Wanda activated the Stone and began to invade the Sentinel's mind.
A few seconds later.
The Sentinel suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for breath and sitting up as if waking from a nightmare.
His face was full of lingering fear.
When he saw the wary Avengers around him.
He immediately covered his face with his hands and desperately curled up his body.
"Don't! Don't hit me! I don't know anything!"
The Avengers exchanged glances.
Yelena shrugged, holding her tablet, and said, "The data says that every time this guy switches personalities and wakes up, he loses his memory. He really doesn't know what he did."
"However... our mission is complete."
Who said comforting with fists isn't comforting?
Chapter 595: The Three Great Legends of Dimension Continent
After the mission completion report was submitted,
Earth was brought back to the God-Kingdom Universe by Leon's m-body.
The Avengers also returned to the Dimension Continent with Sentinel Bob.
They were all very interested in this young man who became powerful when he switched personalities.
Tony even thought he could research some armor inspiration from Sentinel.
Weeks later,
Captain America and Banner made some progress with Bob's psychological therapy.
Tony, on the other hand, used a Mind Stone to create a mind-control device for Bob.
Having gained recognition and new equipment, Bob
could finally use his powers autonomously while suppressing his Void personality.
So, under Tony's persuasion,
he naturally joined the Avengers of S Universe.
He began saving Worlds in the Multiverse with everyone.
Time flowed slowly.
Under the proposition of saving an infinite Multiverse,
a few weeks, months, or even years seemed very short.
The TVA saved more and more Universes, and more and more Superheroes joined the operation.
Unbeknownst to them, two years passed on the Dimension Continent.
And the time various Superheroes spent saving Worlds was hundreds or thousands of times longer.
The long passage of time transformed what was once just a small village gathering place on the Dimension Continent.
It had now become a massive city stretching over a hundred kilometers from east to west.
The city featured diverse styles, including cyberpunk, magic, and even ancient village aesthetics…
Each Universe's Earth had its own outpost here.
And around the city,
there were thousands of small cities.
These were associations and alliances formed by different Superhero variants in the surrounding areas.
Such as the Iron Man Awesome Alliance, the Hulk Hates Banner Alliance, the Captain AmericaJustice League, the Scarlet Witch - Take Down Wanda and Steal Leon Alliance…
All sorts of Strange or legitimate alliance cities dotted tens of thousands of kilometers of land.
Every day, hundreds of millions of Superheroes rested, dueled, and traded in this area.
Currently, three legends circulated in the central city.
One was that to defeat S Universe Iron Man, one had to gather the strength of all Iron Men.
Another was that the team that ventured to the continent's frontier two years ago to find the zeus spring water had already found the Water and achieved true immortality.
The third was that on the path to saving the future of the Multiverse, the God-Kingdom Universeand Battleworld were destined for a war.
The legend about Iron Man
was because over the past two years, Tony had won every single one of the more than twenty Iron Man Days.
He had now become an eyesore to all Iron Men.
He even became a thorn in the side of a large number of Superheroes in the Multiverse.
Because in all the melees, such as Captain America Day, Hulk Day, etc.,
due to similar strength among participants or previous winners no longer participating, etc.,
no one had achieved too many consecutive victories.
Only Iron Man Day had the same winner from beginning to end.
That shameless S Universe Tony, not only was he strong, but he also participated in every Iron Man Day without fail.
This undoubtedly made all Iron Men lose face and grit their teeth in hatred.
It also made other Superheroes involuntarily pay attention to every Iron Man Day.
Everyone wanted to see when this shameless Tony would finally lose.
As for why the second legend appeared,
it was because the zeus spring water was too precious.
In the process of saving Worlds, years could pass in the blink of an eye.
With the zeus spring water coffee provided by Jarvis's cafe,
Superheroes could continuously step onto new Earths.
They didn't have to worry about their bodies aging due to the passage of time.
That's why the team that went to the continent's frontier two years ago to find the zeus spring water
became the hot legend in the city today.
That team gathered the Guardians of the Galaxy, The Warriors Three, Frog Thor, Alligator Loki…
Every so often, they would send back messages, saying they had smelled the crispness of the Water and would soon find the true treasure.
Such news always sparked heated discussions in the city again and again.
However, they didn't know that
that team was actually four hundred trillion kilometers away from the continent's edge.
And they were walking in the opposite direction of the spring water…
The God-Kingdom Continent was a light-year long and wide; those guys wouldn't find the spring water even if they searched for a hundred years.
As for the last legend, concerning the great decisive battle between the God-Kingdom Universeand Battleworld,
it was because TVA employees, during their missions,
encountered Doctor Doom's subordinates from Battleworld.
Those people were actively destroying Universes, causing them to fall into Battleworld; their goal was opposite to that of the God-Kingdom Universe.
So, the Superheroes all speculated that the two sides would eventually have a war.
And in fact,
this was just Doom getting anxious.
Ever since Leon began implementing another plan to save the Multiverse,
Doctor Doom noticed that fewer and fewer Universes were falling into Battleworld.
He sent his subordinates to investigate and discovered that Leon had already begun his actions and recruited a large number of people.
How could Doctor Doom not be anxious about this?
If he didn't act soon, Battleworld would be left to pick up scraps behind Leon.
Afterward, Doom decisively sent out his subordinates, who also began to be active in various Universes.
Their methods were much simpler: they only needed to use time weapons to destroy timelines, which would cause Universes to fall into Battleworld.
Under the combined efforts of both sides, the rate of Multiverse demise greatly accelerated.
Leon and Doom both knew this was an unavoidable outcome.
The Superheroes under both sides also understood this principle.
The only ones probably anxious were the Dimensional Demon Gods.
They woke up one day to suddenly find that the sky was falling.
Countless Dimensions relied on the Multiverse for their existence.
If the Multiverse was destroyed, then countless Dimensions would also perish.
This led to something very interesting.
Those Demon Gods who once always coveted Earth, wanting to swallow Earth into their own Dimensions,
were now, on the contrary, beginning to protect Earth.
They sometimes fought against people from Battleworld, and sometimes against people from the God-Kingdom Universe.
On Battleworld's side, everyone carried time weapons and didn't care about Demon Gods at all.
On the God Realm Dimension's side, when danger was encountered, they directly called Jarvis.
As soon as Jarvis made a move, in conjunction with Black Strange, he immediately occupied the Dimensional Demon God's home.
The Demon Gods spread throughout the Multiverse cried and wailed, their hearts filled with despair.
However, most of them probably wouldn't live to see the day the Multiverse was destroyed.
Because Dark Strange had formed a Strange team, going door-to-door to check on the Dimensional Demon Gods.
… … … …
"These are the three main legends in our city right now, Mr. Stark."
"The matter concerning you became a legend last week; the catalyst was White Can Iron Mangathering all other Iron Men to form an Anti-S Tony Alliance."
In the coffee shop, a robot controlled by Jarvis prepared coffee for Tony while recounting the three legends.
Tony frowned: "Something's not right, very not right. That White Can Iron Man has been defeated by me so many times, yet this time he suddenly gathered other Iron Men. He's clearly prepared."
"Sir, do you mean that the other party has found a way to counter you?" Jarvis asked.
"It's not impossible… Wait, no! Counter me? What a joke, the Multiverse's number one Iron Mancannot be countered!"
Tony was as stubborn as ever.
But after his stubbornness, he hesitated a bit.
"You said, that White Can, could he be a spy from Battleworld?"
"I have an idea, Jarvis, can you help me contact Leon and ask him to quickly investigate what that White Can has been up to?"
Tony wanted to save the day indirectly.
However, the robot controlled by Jarvis shook its head.
"Sorry, sir, Young Master Leon has been in the God-Kingdom Universe for the past few months and cannot be contacted."
"He's been holed up in there for several months? What is Leon doing… He couldn't have gone to other Worlds, could he?"
Tony pondered in confusion.
Chapter 596: DC Earth-One, Silver Superman
Amidst the dazzling rain of energy light.
Leon, having restored his colossal 90-million-kilometer body, floated high in the sky.
The God-Kingdom Space was equivalent to a pocket space within the God-Kingdom Universe.
Now, all the energy and elements in the entire space revolved around Leon.
It was as if subjects were prostrating before their king.
If one observed closely.
They would notice that the space around Leon was distorted.
There, the rules of gravity, electromagnetism, and the two major interaction forces were constantly changing.
Anyone who stepped into it would instantly be crushed into dust by the terrifying power.
At a certain moment, Leon slowly opened his eyes and descended to the ground.
The golden light on him was so intense it seemed to be burning.
Where those lights shone, life force descended silently.
Everywhere it passed.
Grass sprouts emerged from the wilderness, rapidly growing taller and swaying into messy green grass several meters high.
Countless green grasses swayed without wind.
Suddenly, a blade of green grass grew seeds, and when the seeds fell to the ground, a strange-looking little grass-man jumped out.
The appearance of the little grass-man was just the beginning.
Centered around Leon, large patches of grass stalks shed their seeds, and countless little people grew from them upon landing.
Those little people all had green heads, yet each was different.
Each of them possessed different abilities.
Some could summon thunder and lightning with a raise of their arm.
Others could reverse time with a flick of their eyes.
Leon looked at these lives he had created with a mere thought.
He waved his hand, and all the little grass-men turned back into seeds.
"I have absorbed and fused all the genes I've seen and collected, getting closer and closer to Silver Superman, but I'm still just a little short."
Two years had passed.
Aside from taking action when necessary.
Leon had been wholeheartedly researching his own genes.
He bathed in the sunlight, dissecting various gene templates collected from countless Worlds.
After this period of sun exposure, he had completely become Golden Superman.
According to the Marvel system, his strength had reached the Multiverse level, even surpassing many.
Moreover, with extensive research.
The extraordinary abilities possessed by his main body also increased.
He became more and more like Silver Superman, able to manifest any ability he desired.
Leon was certain that he was only one step away from Silver Superman.
But it was this one step that blocked him.
His gene research had been stuck at the 89999 level half a year ago.
The next breakthrough would be the third stage of 90,000 times.
Leon continued his research with Super Brain for another half a year.
Until today, he finally paused temporarily.
"Burying myself in research will only lead to a dead end."
"My understanding of life and genes is already sufficient, but I lack an inspiration."
Leon looked around.
His consciousness extended out of the God-Kingdom Space, sweeping across the entire boundless Universe.
He also detected the conversation between Tony and Jarvis.
"Tony was indeed right, it's time for me to go to other Universes again and collect some genes for reference."
Leon pondered for a moment and activated his traversing ability.
Search World!
Keywords: Silver Superman, Blood
Anchoring World...
Calculating energy required for traversing...
Beginning traversing!
The traversing ability only retrieved one Universe.
That was undoubtedly the World where Silver Superman resided.
Leon confirmed the traversing without hesitation and disappeared from the Marvel Universe.
After flying through a long stretch of chaotic void.
Leon crossed the Origin Wall of the DC Universe and arrived at "Earth-One" of the comic's Silver Age.
He appeared in space outside Earth.
He immediately activated his Super Vision and hearing, locking onto Clark's location.
It was a laboratory.
Superman Clark's red cape fluttered, his underwear worn on the outside.
He was observing a scientist's experiment.
And Leon was observing Clark.
Honestly, this classic image of underwear worn on the outside, apart from the slightly garish underwear, was quite classic in every other aspect.
"Superman…" Leon shifted slightly, preparing to enter Earth for a friendly exchange.
But before he moved, he shifted his gaze, looking strangely at the experimental equipment in that laboratory.
It was a spherical experimental instrument resembling a green sea urchin.
Inside, a green Kryptonite was being transformed into an iron ball by the scientist using technical means.
If Leon remembered correctly, this experiment would explode next.
Boom!
The experiment did explode.
Superman, at the critical moment, used his Super Speed to send everyone away.
Then he quickly found a hemispherical metal cover and placed it over the exploding experimental equipment.
But this explosion was somewhat unexpected, yet also somewhat fated.
The terrifying impact of the explosion actually blew away the metal cover and also blew away Superman.
Perhaps the final radiation from the Kryptonite interfered with Superman.
He flew far away, thrown into a desert, where he crashed heavily, falling into a human-shaped sand pit and losing consciousness.
And Leon appeared next to the unconscious Superman as if by teleportation.
"I… I really came at the right time."
Leon raised an eyebrow, looking at Superman, then lifted his arm, wiggling his fingers slightly.
The blood mist that had dispersed from Superman's injuries during the explosion was immediately controlled and gathered.
Finally, it condensed into a drop of blood in Leon's palm.
"This is the blood of Silver Superman in his prime, and I got it just like that…"
This was probably the smoothest and most efficient time Leon had ever collected blood.
He looked at the unconscious Superman in the sand pit.
He felt he should still help him out.
"According to the comic plot, his strength is about to be weakened by one-third next."
The so-called Silver Superman.
Actually refers to the Earth-One Superman, Clark Kent, from the Silver Age of DC Comics.
And the Silver Age.
Generally refers to the period from 1956 to 1986, which was the peak period of DC Comics.
The birth of Flash in 1956 marked the beginning of this era.
And the Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1986, which destroyed all Earths in the Multiverse, leaving only one, marked the end of the Silver Age.
However, Silver Superman was not consistently that powerful throughout this period.
His strength had a turning point—the 1971 story "The Sand Superman Saga."
Before this year.
Silver Superman's abilities were entirely based on imagination.
Whatever ability the comic editor thought of, he might gain a new Superpower.
At this time, Superman could easily pull countless planets with his strength, and his speed had no end.
Aside from still fearing Kryptonite, he could be said to have no major flaws.
Even the weakness of Kryptonite might only exist because he believed he feared Kryptonite.
But after The Sand Superman Saga.
Everything changed.
The story began.
With a scientist attempting to transform Kryptonite into iron elements.
And Superman, during the experiment, was blown away into a desert.
After he regained consciousness and returned to the laboratory, he even bit the Kryptonite that had successfully turned into an iron ball, to show the scientist that the experiment was a success.
But while he was unconscious.
A mental energy from the Quark Dimension.
Stole one-third of his power and combined with the sand beneath him to form a new life.
Which was "Sand Superman."
Chapter 597: The Benevolent Silver Superman
Sand Superman also possessed a righteous heart and yearned to be a Superhero.
But unfortunately, due to his unique physique, every time he came into contact with Superman, it would trigger a World-destroying explosion.
So he had no choice but to leave Earth and return to the Dimension from which he came.
However, when he left, he also took away a portion of Superman's power that belonged to him.
Since then,
Silver Superman's strength permanently dropped by one-third.
Don't let this portion of power, which is less than half, deceive you.
It was so severe that it directly caused Silver Superman to fall from his pedestal.
Before Sand Superman was born,
Silver Superman could leisurely stroll through the Universe, pulling a string of Planets behind him.
He could even simply reverse the time of the Universe with his Super Speed.
But after losing one-third of his power,
He even found it slightly strenuous to move a single American continental plate.
Although this was essentially the comic editor's weakening of Superman,
In the real World,
It meant Silver Superman truly fell from being a Superhero with infinite possibilities.
He became an ordinary Superman, well-behaved and with limited power.
When Leon landed,
The unconscious Silver Superman was precisely in the stage of power loss.
From Leon's perspective,
Superman's power seemed to be cut by one-third out of thin air.
Those powers were merging with the yellow sand beneath him.
At the same time, a spiritual energy from the Quark Dimension also merged into it, giving birth to a soul.
Since he decided to help Superman, Leon stopped observing.
He put away the blood condensed in his palm, bent down, and directly pulled out a humanoid mass of yellow sand from beneath Superman.
Sand Superman had not yet developed clear consciousness.
Leon slammed his palm on the opponent's chest.
One-third of Silver Superman's power was expelled in the form of a ball of sunlight.
Leon guided this power to float towards Superman.
Just then, Superman woke up.
He opened his eyes with a somewhat dazed expression.
Upon seeing the energy in front of him, he actually flashed to the side.
"What is this? Oh, this stranger, are you saving me?"
Superman looked at Leon in confusion, then, realizing, he smiled and waved his hand.
"Thank you for your kindness. This light gives me a very comfortable feeling. What an amazing ability. But I think I'm not hurt, so it's not necessary."
Saying that, Superman slowly floated up, seemingly ready to leave.
"Wait a moment." Leon shook his head and called out to him.
He shook off the sand in his hand. After Superman's power was expelled, Sand Superman turned into loose sand, leaving only a bewildered soul.
"Superman, you feel comfortable because it is your power, but it was absorbed by this sand before."
Superman felt surprised: "How is that possible, friend? Your joke is a bit outlandish."
"Don't you feel like something is missing from your body? Don't you feel weak?" Leon was stunned for a moment.
"I feel…" Superman frowned and concentrated for a few seconds.
Finally, he looked at Leon in distress: "Is there some misunderstanding? I feel great, and even a bit comfortable because of the abundant sunlight in the desert."
Superman usually suppressed his power.
When he wasn't using his power, he genuinely didn't feel like anything was missing.
This was something Leon hadn't expected.
He had to explain what had happened before.
After all, doing a good deed shouldn't leave the person involved unaware of what the good deed was.
A few minutes later, Superman nodded in realization.
"So, my power combined with a mass of spiritual energy to form a new life."
He looked at Leon's palm, where a faint, ethereal shadow was still floating.
Superman fell into thought: "If I take back my power, what will happen to it? Will it continue to be a new life?"
"Of course not. It will return to its own Dimension and transform back into the free-floating spiritual energy within."
"Are you worried about it?"
Leon saw the struggle on Superman's face.
The Silver Age Superman was, without a doubt, a hundred percent righteous and overly kind person.
Even if Captain America were brought over to compare with this Superman, he would still pale in comparison.
It was precisely because of this that Leon was willing to offer help proactively.
This was also a habit Leon had developed after Rejedo's selfless help.
However, Superman was clearly somewhat unwilling to accept help.
"If I take back this part of the power, then I would be stifling a young life. No, I cannot do that, my friend."
Leon was stunned for a moment.
"You actually think that? But it hasn't developed consciousness yet; at most, it's an embryo. You taking back your power is like an abortion, no, it's like using a small umbrella."
As soon as he finished speaking, Leon pursed his lips. Damn it, his analogy was like Deadpool's, terrible.
Superman also froze, then burst into laughter: "Friend, you are truly interesting."
"A very interesting analogy, but what you said has actually made me determined."
"I cannot let this life die."
Superman walked over to Leon.
He winked at him: "Just like I don't use a small umbrella anymore."
"…"
Leon's eyebrows shot up high.
Oh, this damned Superman, he doesn't use a small umbrella with Louise.
Leon really wanted to complain about this Silver Superman's blatant disregard for his nightlife.
But he just handed the power to Superman.
"You don't need to let me know how strong your desire to have a child is."
"Since you've decided, then do it yourself."
Leon finished speaking and then reminded him: "However, it doesn't need as much as one-third of your power; just a small portion is already enough."
Superman nodded.
He personally took back a portion of his power and then stuffed the remaining power into that spiritual energy mass.
That portion of power probably accounted for one-fifth of Superman's strength.
It seemed much less than one-third.
But it could still cause this Silver Superman to fall from his pedestal.
Leon watched from the side but no longer intervened, treating it as if he were watching a comic book live.
Although this was Silver Superman's own choice,
Perhaps it was also a part of the DC Universe's destiny.
In the original development of the story, Superman could also take back the power from Sand Superman, but he also chose to give it up.
It was as if Silver Superman was destined to be weakened.
Only if he was weakened,
Would he be unable to directly stop Anti-Monitor in the subsequent Crisis on Infinite Earths.
This way, the DC Multiverse could have one reboot after another.
The spiritual energy from the Quark Dimension, after gaining Superman's power, once again combined with the sand to form a new life.
A few minutes later, a Sand Superman, who looked very similar to Silver Superman, was born.
He knew everything that had happened before as soon as he was born.
So, after thanking Superman and Leon,
Sand Superman directly returned to his original Dimension.
"He can also be considered your child. Do you feel sad seeing him leave?" Leon asked Superman.
Superman shook his head.
With his hands on either side of his red trunks, he said, "He will have his own life. Now I have to go back and see Dr. and the others."
"Friend, do you want to come with me?"
"I haven't even had a chance to thank you for your help. I think we'll have a lot to talk about."
"And Dr.'s experiment of converting Kryptonite into iron is also very interesting; you definitely won't be bored."
Superman seemed to feel nothing about casually giving up one-fifth of his power.
His smile was sunny and cheerful.
Leon couldn't help but smile too.
"No need, Clark. My purpose in coming to your Universe has been achieved. Now I must say goodbye."
"How should I put it? I still have to go to the next stop, so perhaps we'll meet again if there's a chance."
Silver Superman's blood was already in hand.
There was no longer any need to stay.
As his voice faded, Leon's figure gradually blurred, like ink on White paper slowly disappearing.
In the desert, only Silver Superman's cape-flapping figure remained.
"He knows my identity? But I don't even know his name… He truly is a mysterious friend."
Chapter 598: The Young Supreme Little Superman
[Keywords: Source Earth, Supreme Little Superman]
[Beginning the Crossover!]
DC - Earth 33.
Mr. Lyon's second stop.
Also known as Source Earth.
This is the real Earth where the "DC Editorial Department" is located.
It is also the Earth where Supreme Little Superman was born.
The brave Superheroes and evil Supervillains of the DC Universe.
Here, they are just characters in comic books.
On this Earth, only Supreme Little Superman possesses superpowers.
And Supreme Little Superman, this special Clark Kent.
He is Mr. Lyon's ultimate goal.
From a strength perspective.
When Supreme Little Superman was underage, he could single-handedly defeat all the Superheroes on Earth; his speed completely surpassed Flash.
And after defeating each one, he would arrogantly shout, "Who else is there?"
As an adult, Supreme Little Superman was the pinnacle of all Kryptonian Supermen.
His battle records are verifiable—he shattered three Crisis Multiverses with one punch, fought Earth Two Superman head-on and killed him, wantonly tormented Mr. Mxyzptlk, and used reality-altering punches to blow up The Batman Who Laughs…
Supreme Little Superman's genes are undoubtedly the ultimate research subject for Mr. Lyon.
After activating his crossover ability.
Mr. Lyon directly arrived near Supreme Little Superman.
This was a jogging path by the sea.
From a distance, Mr. Lyon saw the figures of Supreme Little Superman and his girlfriend walking together.
"He looks about thirteen or fourteen, a bit earlier than when the story begins."
The DC Universe's timeline is still very clear.
When Supreme Little Superman was fifteen, the Multiverse was in the midst of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and it was already nearing its end.
Now, Supreme Little Superman is still a few years away from fifteen.
External crises temporarily cannot affect this place.
"I crossed over more than ten years in one go," Mr. Lyon exclaimed with emotion.
One second, he was in 1971 on Earth 1.
Now, he had crossed over more than ten years to the 1980s on Earth 33.
"Speaking of which, Supreme Little Superman could be said to have gone astray in the future, then strayed further and further, blackening into a Superhero butcher, only to turn over a new leaf and be redeemed decades later."
Mr. Lyon placed his hand on his forehead, looking at the youthful back of young Clark from afar.
"Since I'm here, as a price for obtaining his genes, I should give that child a little guidance."
A few minutes later.
Clark and his girlfriend sat on a long stone bench, gazing at the sea reflecting the setting sun in the distance.
"Let's rest here, Clark. Don't look so down. What happened? Why don't you tell me?" The blonde childhood friend, Lori, asked Clark.
Under Clark's thick glasses was resentment: "It's my father, that hateful guy tore up my magazine again. I, you just let me be for a while, Lori."
"He tore up your comic magazine again? Let me guess, was it that Batman one from last time, right?"
Lori caressed Clark's shoulder: "Alright, don't be sad. How about this, I'll buy that issue back for you?"
"Buy it back for me?" Clark opened his mouth.
He looked at his young childhood friend in surprise, suddenly feeling extremely embarrassed.
A young boy of this age wouldn't be happy because a girl bought him a gift.
He only felt that it was too humiliating to let Lori buy him comics.
"No, don't, just forget about it. Alright, I'm not angry anymore."
Clark awkwardly turned his head away, avoiding Lori, but his eyes still held annoyance.
Lori's eyebrows drooped, and she didn't know what to do with her young boyfriend.
The two of them ended up just quietly watching the sunset together.
Lori loved the sun, so when they were in a bad mood, they would instinctively gather by the sea.
This was their little unspoken understanding.
In the shadows gradually lengthened by the setting sun, amidst the sound of waves gently lapping the shore.
Their gloomy mood seemed to gradually be cast aside.
Clark was lost in thought, staring blankly.
Suddenly, a tall Shadow covered him and his young girlfriend.
"Hmm?"
Young Clark looked up.
It was a tall older brother with an excellent physique, like a college student or a successful young entrepreneur.
The high-quality rich second-generation types in Clark's impression looked just like this, with their chest muscles stretching their White T-shirts into robust curves.
"Ah, sir, you, do you need something?"
Clark was intimidated by the man's powerful appearance, suddenly feeling a bit lost.
But he still moved his butt immediately, blocking in front of his girlfriend.
"You can call me Mr. Lyon, child."
Mr. Lyon looked down into Clark's eyes.
Unlike other Clarks.
Supreme Little Superman only awakened his powers at fifteen, when he saw a comet streak across the sky.
Before that, he was just an ordinary person.
He was even a nerd—
A nerd who loved Superhero comics and whose father always tore up his magazines.
And nerds usually weren't very good at dealing with popular, outgoing people.
Especially popular people like Mr. Lyon, who clearly looked young, rich, and regularly exercised.
This made Clark even more unsure how to interact with him.
In his impression, such people were in a completely different World from him at school; he couldn't avoid them fast enough.
So Clark's gaze was a bit evasive towards Mr. Lyon.
"O-okay, Mr. Lyon, is there anything I can do for you?"
Clark held his young girlfriend's hand.
He was already prepared to grab Lori and run away.
But after Mr. Lyon spoke, Clark froze on the spot.
"Child, I see that your bones are extraordinary; you are a rare and unparalleled genius destined to save the World. How about it, are you interested in learning some Chinese Kung Fu with me?"
"…L-learn Kung Fu?" Clark's mouth fell open.
Kung Fu, in Clark's mind at this age, was as captivating as Superman's steel body in the comics.
So after Mr. Lyon displayed a trick of "hitting a bull through the air" (Hitting the bull from a distance).
Clark immediately bowed down, even trying to perform a formal disciple-bowing ceremony towards Mr. Lyon, just like in the movies.
Then, inexplicably.
Mr. Lyon moved into his home.
And inexplicably.
His parents showed no unusual reaction to Mr. Lyon's stay; in fact, they welcomed him immensely.
Just like that.
Clark Kent.
The future Supreme Little Superman.
Confusedly began to follow Mr. Lyon to learn what he called "Kung Fu."
Chapter 599: The Dead Master Leon
Clark Kent never thought he would lose his most respected Master Leon.
Amidst the surging crowd.
Clark held Leon's body, which was gradually losing its warmth.
He desperately tried to cover the bullet wounds.
But when Death arrived, everything was so fragile, so irreversible.
No matter how loudly Clark cried.
Master Leon's eyes were still gradually losing their color.
Hot blood flowed from between Clark's fingers, yet it brought him no warmth.
He tightly grasped his Master's hand, which was placed on his face.
Letting the blood-stained palm messily stain his cheek.
"No, don't die, sifu (Master), don't die!"
"Ambulance, ambulance! Someone help!"
Clark hugged Leon's shoulders tightly.
He could clearly feel his Master's body temperature dropping every second.
The warmth in his own heart couldn't help but drop as well.
In his final moments, Leon looked at Clark with hollow eyes.
He probably couldn't see clearly due to excessive blood loss.
He could only gently caress Clark's cheek with his blood-stained hand.
Softly, he said: "Clark, you... must remember... with great power comes... greater responsibility, you... don't become like me, you have a better chance than I do... to be a true hero."
"Remem...ber, become... a true... hero."
Blood surged from Leon's throat, his voice as difficult as wading through Water.
Clark anxiously leaned his ear close to listen carefully.
As the last few drops of bloody foam hit the side of his face.
The hand he tightly held completely went limp, and Leon, whom he held in his arms, also lost his last bit of warmth.
Around them, a crowd was clearly gathered, shouting for ambulances and Police.
But Clark only felt the entire World fall silent.
All sounds and light receded from him at that moment.
His mind was blank, and he mechanically looked up at Leon's ashen face.
In a daze, everything he had shared with Leon over the past two years flashed before his eyes.
...
"Sifu? Is that what I should call you, right?"
"Actually, just call me Leon."
"But I see people learning kung fu in Chinatown, they all call their teachers sifu... Master! Only by calling them that will the teacher teach real things."
"Alright, then call me whatever you like."
...
"Master, you want to live at my house? But my dad probably won't agree, he's very old-fashioned, and I'm adopted..."
"Alright, don't worry, your Master will handle everything."
...
"Damn it, Master, how are you so popular with my parents? They actually made the most extravagant dishes to entertain you!"
"Ha, that's a secret, but speaking of food, I'm quite good at cooking, I'll let you try my dishes later."
...
"Master, you've taken up two-thirds of the bed, I can't sleep, why do you have to sleep in my room when you live in my house!"
"Kid, there's a kung fu move called sleeping on a rope, if you master it, you can jump three meters high, I'm training you."
"But you can't kick me off the bed in the middle of the night!"
"This is training your ability to dodge in your dreams."
"Ah? Is this, is this real or fake?"
...
"Master, are we officially starting to learn kung fu today?"
"That's right."
"Wow, it's finally starting, are we learning Jeet Kune Do or Tai Chi?"
"You even know Tai Chi? But unfortunately, neither, our sect's style is called the Devouring Starry Sky style."
"Devouring Starry Sky... it doesn't sound mysterious at all like kung fu, Master, you're not tricking me, are you?"
"Shut up, listen to me carefully, the first move we're going to practice is called Hundredfold Force!"
"Hundredfold! That sounds powerful! What about the second move?"
"Thousandfold Force."
"Ah? The third move wouldn't be Ten Thousandfold Force, would it?"
"Not bad, you're already guessing the answers."
...
"Master, I've been practicing for two years, and my force has reached sevenfold, shouldn't I be a Superhero by now?"
"You haven't even mastered the first move and you want to save the World? No, keep practicing!"
"I've only reached sevenfold in two years, can the first move really be mastered? Master, I want to be a Superhero, I just want to be a Superhero!"
"You kid... forget it, then go try it, but remember, the greater the power, the more severe the consequences can be, think carefully before you act."
"I understand, Spider-Man's line, with great power comes great responsibility!"
...
"Master, no, I beg you, don't die..."
Only now did Clark truly understand what Leon had said.
In the past few months.
He acted like the Superheroes in comics, fighting crime, upholding justice, and earning applause from others.
The force application method Leon taught him.
Could multiply his strength, speed, and defense in all aspects.
With a sevenfold increase, Clark, with a mask on, was a small Batman.
He deliberately sewed a Batman mask and traversed the streets and alleys every night to uphold justice.
Even when he encountered armed thugs, he wasn't afraid.
Because his speed and reaction time were extremely fast, he could even dodge at the moment the opponent fired a gun.
Several months passed.
Clark, who had never encountered an opponent, became increasingly arrogant.
The Batman he portrayed gained a loud reputation in the community.
He walked with his head held high at school, and his old thick glasses had long been discarded.
During that time, the school bullies would walk around him, and girls would stop and whisper when they saw him.
Under these circumstances, Clark provoked the city's largest gang.
He repeatedly disrupted their "herb" transactions and even stole their cash, scattering it over the slums.
Leon reminded him to remain humble and cautious.
He considered it an adult's unnecessary worry.
Until today.
The gang found out his true identity and kidnapped his parents.
When he saw the muzzle of the submachine gun shoved into his mother's mouth, Clarkdesperately chose to surrender.
At the last moment, Leon arrived in time and saved their family.
But Leon's body was riddled with holes from the concentrated gunfire.
However, Leon didn't show it, he led Clark and the Kents to escape to the street, only then collapsing on the roadside.
Looking at the lifeless Leon.
Clark finally understood the meaning of power and responsibility.
Unfortunately, the person who told him those words died, and it was because of his mistake that he died.
Clark lay on Leon, weeping silently.
He knew that he would never hear his Master's voice again, nor feel his Master's warmth.
And he would never have the chance to say sorry to his Master again.
He had completely lost the childish Master who used to fight him for a bed.
It started to drizzle at some unknown time.
Raindrops gently fell on Clark.
He buried his head deep, and inside his body, which had developed muscle lines after training, it was already pouring rain.
It was a long time later before the people around finally pulled Clark away from Leon's body.
From that day on.
There was one less naive Batman with a Batman mask in the neighborhood.
And one more mature masked Superhero.
Chapter 600 News from Earth 2 Golden Superman
A year gradually passed.
Supreme Little Superman Clark came to understand the responsibility of a Superhero ahead of time.
He also embarked on a path as a street hero, completely different from Superman.
He still put on his mask every day to carry out justice.
But he no longer reveled in his identity as a Superhero as he once did.
Before, he gained power from his master.
Now, from his master's Death, he learned to think, and he also learned about his bottom line.
However, Clark did not take 'no killing' as his bottom line, unlike Batman in the comics.
He would also kill, but every killing was inevitably a well-thought-out act.
Because every time he struck down a criminal, it was his way of remembering his master, Leon.
Every day, he would repeat Leon's past admonitions in his mind.
Only then could he live up to the sacrifice his master made for him.
Another day, the Sun set.
Clark and his girlfriend, Lori, sat by the sea.
He gazed at the sea, as silent as he was three years ago.
But three years ago, he was sulking while looking at the sea because his father had torn up his comics.
His current silence, however, was enjoying the rare tranquility of being with his girlfriend.
Such tranquility was a luxury.
When night fell, he would get busy again, continuing to fight crime.
Clark looked at the shimmering sunlight on the sea, wondering in his heart if his master, Leon, was doing well in heaven.
Hmm.
It's unclear how Leon in heaven is doing.
But Leon, who was flying right above Clark's head, was quite happy.
"After three years, I've finally completely deconstructed the genes of Silver Superman and Supreme Little Superman."
"I have fully understood and absorbed the advantages of their gene structures."
"Next, I only need to modify my own genes, and I'll soon be able to break through ninety thousand times the gene limit."
Leon was very confident this time.
"However, gene modification still requires some time."
"Counting the days, it will soon be time for Clark, this kid, to awaken his abilities."
"I'll leave after he awakens."
From the very beginning, Leon had only put on a show like Uncle Ben and Peter Parker.
It must be said that classic tropes are effective.
When he died in front of Clark,
that boy, only fourteen or fifteen years old, instantly grew into a qualified Superhero.
Aside from the current art style being somewhat at odds with Superman,
Clark had no other problems.
Leon enveloped himself with his Bio-field.
Like being invisible, he observed Clark's daily life.
A few days later, at dawn,
a comet streaked across the sky.
Clark finally awakened Superman's abilities.
When the sunlight descended upon the Earth,
Clark, bathed in the yellow Sun, successively manifested various abilities belonging to Superman.
The moment he soared into the sky,
Clark, while surprised and amazed, felt more regret.
He thought, if he had awakened Superman's abilities a year ago, his master wouldn't have sacrificed himself.
And after the initial surprise faded,
Clark realized that the responsibility on his shoulders had become even greater.
He began to familiarize himself with his new power.
The even more surprising thing then happened.
His Super Brain, in an extremely short period, helped him advance his power exertion method to a hundredfold.
Even the subsequent training to ten thousand times power exertion
also became exceptionally smooth.
This truly made Supreme Little Superman happy for a few days.
However, his happiness was short-lived.
On this day, the old Superman from Earth Two, also known as Golden Age Superman, unexpectedly arrived at Source Earth.
He told Supreme Little Superman that a disaster was occurring in the Multiverse outside.
"A Multiverse-level disaster?"
The Little Superman had just recovered from the shock of there truly being Superman and Batman outside of his World.
He then fell into a new shock.
"Yes, our World is divided into two parts: the positive matter Universe and the anti-matter Universe."
The old Superman explained to the Little Superman.
"These two parts each have their own materialized entities, called Monitor and Anti-Monitor, respectively."
"When the positive and anti-matter Universes expand, the power of the positive and Anti-Monitors will also increase."
"Now the Anti-Monitor wants to become stronger and has launched a war against our positive matter Universes."
"He controls the anti-matter Universe, constantly devouring the Worlds on our side."
"In the past, among the countless Universes in the positive matter Universe, only a few are left now."
"We must defeat the Anti-Monitor to save our World."
The information given by the old Superman was truly too shocking.
So much so that the Little Superman was stunned for a long time.
But he keenly caught the keyword: "Save the World?"
At this moment, Supreme Little Superman recalled what his master, Leon, had said to him when they first met.
—"Young man, your bones are unique; at a glance, you are a one-in-ten-thousand savior prodigy."
Could it be that his master had foreseen everything?
Supreme Little Superman was both shocked and his blood boiled with excitement.
He immediately grabbed the old Superman's hand, intending to leave together to save the Multiverse.
Now, the positive matter Universe side was short of helpers.
The old Superman naturally had no reason to refuse.
The two left immediately, directly departing from Source Earth.
And not long after they left,
a red wall, covering the entire Universe, silently appeared outside Source Earth and approached the Earth.
That was the Anti-Matter Wall.
Behind the wall was the anti-matter Universe.
Wherever the wall passed, everything was devoured.
And just as Source Earth was about to be devoured,
Leon appeared outside the Earth and casually put the Earth into his World Ring.
"This Clark is still so impulsive."
"If it weren't for me, he would have experienced another tragedy."
The tragedy of Supreme Little Superman in the original work began with the destruction of Source Earth.
The Little Superman in the comics, at the beginning of awakening his abilities, also harbored a fervent yearning for heroism.
But he and the old Superman had just left.
Immediately after, their hometown was destroyed by the Anti-Matter Wall.
His parents and girlfriend all died.
This left him alone in the Multiverse.
But even then, his blood still ran hot.
Even in the final battle between the Superheroes and the Anti-Monitor,
he stayed behind with the old Superman to cover their retreat.
But unfortunately, after the Anti-Monitor was defeated,
in the only remaining Earth of the Multiverse,
the surviving Superheroes and villains made a mess of the Earth.
It could even be said that they turned the Earth, which should have been a doomsday sanctuary, into a hell.
This made the surviving Little Superman feel that his efforts had been betrayed.
He was both angry and jealous.
Why did he, who gave everything, lose his hometown, while those who survived did not know how to cherish it?
Supreme Little Superman, blinded by anger, returned to Earth.
And out of jealousy, he even beat "Little Superman" Conner.
Then he was besieged by a large number of Superheroes.
In the melee, Supreme Little Superman accidentally killed someone.
This was his first kill in the comics.
And it was from this moment that he fell into a cycle of darkening.
However, the Supreme Little Superman who had been taught by Leon was naturally different now.
"Let Supreme Little Superman handle the matter of saving the Universe."
Leon turned in the void, found a place outside the Universe, and began to modify his genes.
"The arrival of Earth Two's Superman allowed me to collect another set of genes, which was an unexpected gain."