Su Han showed an ambiguous expression and continued to control Number Ten to speak, "In the world codenamed Marvel, there also exists a powerful being called the Disciple... He also possesses the terrifying ability to copy the abilities of all ability users."
"Perhaps it is even stronger than the Eye of Recognition! Ultimately, the Eye of Recognition is a means to restrict one's own weakening... Copying all power is merely an additional function of it."
“…What?” Tony Stark’s face showed a look of surprise. Suddenly, he thought of something and turned to look at the Ancient One.
After a moment's thought, the Ancient One nodded solemnly. "In other parallel worlds, such beings do indeed exist... However, this is not important."
After a brief pause, the Ancient One looked at Su Han, her words earnest and reserved, "Your Excellency, Speaker of the Council! Our world should hold a ceremony to worship the heavens."
Su Han's brow twitched, but before he could speak, Conan asked first, his voice tinged with surprise, "You're a priest who ascends to heaven? But, isn't a priest who ascends to heaven... Oh, right! Based on your achievements, you're more than qualified to be a priest who ascends to heaven."
“…At first I thought it would be Mr. Stark offering sacrifices to the heavens.” Sawada Tsunayoshi gave a wry smile, his expression somewhat complicated.
“Actually, that was what I thought at first too,” the Ancient One said quite frankly. “However, I talked to Tony Stark about this before! He directly asked me if I was qualified... After I said I was, he told me to perform the sacrifice directly, so that the world's safety could be guaranteed.”
"...It's a bit unexpected! But it's also very much in line with Stark's personality." Webber nodded thoughtfully.
“No… I don’t think that fits Mr. Stark’s character,” Saeko Busujima muttered under her breath. “After all, the Iron Man I know is someone who stubbornly rejects all good intentions and wants to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the Earth all by himself.”
"I already said it before... Back then, I simply thought that no one but me had that ability! Now that the Ancient One is in the sky, would I be crazy to do something like this?" Tony Stark rolled his eyes, indicating that he was speechless.
"Heh." Accelerator uttered two words expressionlessly, his meaning clear.
"Look at my temper!" Tony Stark's lips twitched. He thought for a moment, then simply waved his hand, dispelling all the surrounding mist.
"Huh? What are you going to do?" Feng Yuan's expression changed instantly, and he subconsciously glanced at Su Han. Was he going to start a fight? If they were going to fight, they should fight on the day of the final battle... Besides, Tony Stark can't beat Accelerator, right?
Tony Stark remained expressionless as he lightly pressed his fingers against his chest. Nanoparticles spread across his body like flowing water, eventually forming a set of gold and red armor with a mechanical feel.
On Tony Stark's chest, there are five dazzling gems.
A brief silence fell over the scene, followed by an uproar, and everyone's expression changed.
“The Infinity Stones…that look! That light…it’s definitely the Infinity Stones! The plan the Ancient One mentioned has progressed to this point…no.” Rukia Kuchiki’s expression shifted several times before she finally said seriously, “Mr. Stark, have you figured out a way to be immune to the damage from the Infinity Stones?”
Rukia Kuchiki was recalling Thanos, nearly crippled after retiring to the mountains... the Hulk, whose arm was crippled by a snap of his fingers... and the final death of Iron Man...
"It seems we're still missing a gem!" Conan pushed up his glasses, looked around repeatedly, and then a look of realization flashed in his eyes. "...The Mind Stone! That kind of thing."
“You seem to have misunderstood something…” Tony Stark shrugged, “The reason I died with a snap of my fingers in the original timeline was because of the glove!”
"You're like the gauntlet forged by the Dwarf King... Thanos snapped his fingers and was unharmed! The reason he ended up crippled was mainly because he destroyed all the Infinity Stones."
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Chapter 535 Madara Uchiha's Caution? Huang Rong's Invitation to Emperor Wushi
Tony Stark said confidently, "So theoretically, if I apply the energy of the Infinity Stones high enough, there won't be any problems... By the way, Conan, the stone I'm missing is the Soul Stone, and the Soul Stone requires the sacrifice of someone you love."
"...I see." Conan smiled somewhat awkwardly. But inwardly he thought, "The Mind Stone and the Soul Stone have such similar names; it's easy to get them mixed up."
"So, the Ancient One has already collected all the materials needed to forge the altar?" Ying Zheng gazed thoughtfully at the Ancient One. The Ancient One hadn't previously requested to exchange materials with him…
“I still have quite a lot in my treasure vault,” the Ancient One chuckled. “Moreover, the few things I’m missing can be obtained through that guy Odin.”
“…I see.” Aizen nodded slightly. “It seems that the last battle left Odin with a great psychological scar.”
The relationship between Odin and the Ancient One wouldn't be too bad, after all, Odin is nominally the ruler of the Nine Realms, and Earth ultimately belongs to one of the Nine Realms. However, their relationship also wouldn't be very good, for the same reason: Earth belongs to the Nine Realms, while the Ancient One's power is simply too great.
In this situation, the only reason the two could cooperate is that Odin sensed a deeper threat. To better preserve Asgard, he wanted to eliminate any potential barriers or conflicts between them.
“No!” Tony Stark rolled his eyes. “You guys don’t actually think Odin can beat the Ancient One right now, do you?”
"...I'm speechless." Sawada Tsunayoshi was choked.
"So, what is the specific time of the ritual?" Saeko Busujima turned to look at the Ancient One, keenly aware of what the Ancient One had not mentioned before.
“Anytime is fine,” the Ancient One said softly, her gaze fixed on Su Han with an enigmatic expression. “Even now, it’s still possible.”
"...I knew it, huh? Today." The Sword Immortal's expression changed drastically. Wasn't it always the next day?
"It seems the sorcerer didn't finish building the altar today," Song Que said, giving the Ancient One a meaningful look.
“It was forged three days ago! However, I studied it for two days beforehand.” The Ancient One’s voice remained unchanged throughout. “Of course… if you are all quite busy, you can hold the ceremony a few more days later.”
"What opinions could we possibly have? It's definitely up to you... Hmm, by the way, where are you going to set the location?" Ah Xing raised an eyebrow, "Mount Tai?"
"...The mage isn't a Yanhuang person, it shouldn't be that bad, right?" Fan Xian's expression was strange.
“I placed it on the summit of the Himalayas!” The Ancient One fell into reminiscence. She whispered, “Mount Tai in our world, although it also possessed its own sacredness because of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor of that world, is not the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor. The sacred attributes of Mount Tai have no meaning to me.”
"And the Himalayas... are the highest peaks in the world. They have their own sacred significance. I also go there often and am quite familiar with it... so I chose the Himalayas."
Su Han gently stroked the armrest of the chair with his fingers. After a moment's thought, he immediately asked, "So, who wants to participate in this mission?"
"Me," Luo Cuilian said succinctly.
Bruce Wayne paused slightly, realizing he was a step too slow, but his voice remained as calm as ever, "How could I be left out when it involves the world codenamed Marvel?"
"How about..." Liu Peiqiang clicked his tongue, clearly intending to go. However, the next moment, Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne's eyes both fell on him, and Liu Peiqiang choked.
He thought for a moment, then sighed, "Let's talk about it another time."
“After all, you’ve only just joined the council,” Tony Stark shrugged. He didn’t think Liu Peiqiang could be of much help… or rather, he’d be lucky if he didn’t hold them back…
"I'll go too." The Drunken Sword Immortal patted his wine gourd at his waist and laughed heartily. "I've already digested all the accumulation I've made before. Even if I enter the Heavenly Court now, I can probably get a mid-to-upper-level divine position directly, right?"
"This is a good opportunity to take another two steps forward... Maybe after this mission, I will be able to rival the Demon Lord Chonglou." The Drunken Sword Immortal was very optimistic about this.