All-Heavens Game, the Strongest Player

Chapter 278 The Goddess of Vengeance!

Before, even after transforming into a superhero, Tony didn't believe he would have the possibility of sacrificing himself to save others.

In fact, 99% of the heroes who sacrificed their lives did not have that kind of thought.

But at the critical moment of life and death, Tony found that he couldn't let go of his teammates who fought alongside him, nor could he let go of Pepper Potts, with whom he had established a relationship and whom he planned to marry.

He couldn't bear to part with Happy, and even with many other people he knew within the Stark Organization.

If the nuclear bomb explodes, everyone will die, including himself—since death is inevitable, it's better for one person to die than for everyone to die, right?
So in the end, he grabbed the nuclear bomb and rushed out.

Just like in the original work, he deeply realized the insignificance of mankind in the universe. When he was on the verge of death, his thoughts changed and he suddenly wanted to arm the Earth!

They want to develop weapons at any cost!
The only difference is that he will no longer sell his weapons to anyone else!

However, unlike in the original story, Chu Xiu foresaw this day long ago, and also foresaw his third calamity that he could not overcome.

Tony didn't believe it before, but now he has no choice but to.

He has already sacrificed himself once.

If he has a child with Chili Pepper in the future, will he stand up for the family a second time?
He thinks so!

“We are too weak. We must do everything in our power to become strong enough!” Tony said. “But technology alone is far from enough to give me enough power. I want to learn magic from you!”

Now he knows that Chu Xiu is a mage, not a mutant.

They also became interested in the power of magic.

“If you want to learn, you can, but Earth is currently blacklisted, so you can’t borrow magic power. You’ll have to accumulate it yourself!” Chu Xiu said.

But then, he suddenly had a brilliant idea.

The magic array used by the Ancient One was taken out, some characters were modified, and the object was changed to the "Cosmic Cube"—it is said that Tony's nuclear reactor is a power of the same origin as the Cosmic Cube.

Is it possible for him to borrow power from the Cosmic Cube?
"Give it a try and see if it works!"

Upon hearing this, Tony, under Chu Xiu's guidance, began to try to borrow Chu Xiu's strength, but failed at first.

It's not that he can't learn magic.

Tony, whose soul is inherently stronger than that of ordinary people and who is also a great scientist, may not understand the power of the mind, but he can learn magic very quickly.

It's just as good as Doctor Strange in the original comics.

However, Chu Xiu was overthinking things by trying to borrow power from the Cosmic Cube.

doesn't work.

He even tried everything: soul, reality, power, time, mind... If the Infinity Stones could be used to power things, Agamotto back then, and the Ancient One later, would not have been unaware of this.

If the Space Stone, which shares the same origin as Tony, doesn't work, then other stones certainly won't work either.

"Is it really not going to work?"

Chu Xiu continued to change his target, shifting the object of his magic to the "Self-Gem".

This time, surprisingly, I managed to borrow it!
Tony's magic rapidly increased, and in just a few breaths, he surpassed most of the sorcerers in Kamar-Taj.

Even the Ancient One was alarmed and hurriedly jumped out.

"Whom have you provoked this time?"

She worried that Chu Xiu might recklessly use power and provoke an entity that Earth couldn't afford to offend, thus harming everyone.

Her appearance confused Thor, who asked Loki, "Is this the bald woman from before?"

“Right?” Loki said.

“This wasn’t exactly provoking her. She’s someone who has been dead for many years. I originally thought she didn’t exist, but I didn’t expect that she does!” Chu Xiu said.

This was a bit of a mouthful, leaving the Ancient One somewhat bewildered.

But in reality, Chu Xiu was also puzzled. The Self-Gem actually existed and could even borrow magic power—that was clearly divine power from the "Nemesis"!

It is an existence that is more ancient and more powerful than the five creator gods.

Because it was boring, it decomposed itself and turned into the Infinity Stones.

The six regular gems represent the power she wielded during her lifetime, while the unknown Self Gem represents her final "self," or her true self.

As an existence surpassing even the creator god, she never died; she simply changed form.

The problem is, Nemesis only exists in the comic book universe!
The cinematic universe has never mentioned her at all!

"If the Goddess of Nemesis exists, then she should have a great chance of becoming a fulcrum for the world's ascension, right?" Chu Xiu couldn't help but think.

However, tracing back to the source has proven impossible.

The self-gem transcends space, has no concept of distance, and cannot be traced.

It can only borrow magic power!
However, it could not be found.

"However, if the cinematic universe follows a similar path to the comics, then the Self-Gem isn't actually that hard to find. It should currently be in the hands of the Eternals, Sersi—perhaps the hidden plot of the movie is that she used the power of the Self-Gem to kill the newly born Celestial on Earth?"

Everything remains unknown.

"By the way, have any Avengers from the future come looking for you?" Chu Xiu asked the Ancient One.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yi shook his head: "All attempts to change the past are merely altering reality, not truly changing the past. In the future, some people may travel back to the past and see us in the present, but we in the present cannot see them in the future!"

These words were a bit awkward to say, but Chu Xiu understood them.

It's still a matter of time, both superficial and deep-seated.

In the deeper timeline, the Infinity War never happened, Loki had not yet become the God of Time, and the Kang dynasty did not exist, so no one from the future could return to the present.

Next, everyone cleaned up the mess and started a banquet.

The Avengers were now truly established, and Chu Xiu took this opportunity to become their leader, earning the title of "Prophet."

During the process, something else happened.

That is, Thor made everyone try to pick up his hammer.

Tony and his team failed.

Steve succeeded but pretended to fail, while Chu Xiu picked it up easily with an indifferent attitude—this completely changed Thor's expression.

But he didn't say anything.

After some negotiation, they eventually returned to Asgard with Loki.

Upon returning, he casually tossed Loki aside, then grabbed his hammer and charged towards the palace. He stood before his father and roared, "Father, how could you do this to my mother?"

Odin, upon hearing this, was met with a "???"

At this moment, he was enjoying the newly harvested fruits of Asgard with his beloved queen.

The queen peeled the skin herself and fed it to him.

This is an interaction between the couple.

But he only ate a piece of fruit, yet his son angrily rebuked him—"Is there no law? Is there no justice?"

“Son, your father only ate one fruit!” Thor’s mother said.

“Yes! A fruit called ‘Ancient One,’ Father is truly still vigorous for his age!” Thor said, looking at his mother, and added, “In mortal terms, he has cuckolded you, Mother!”

Frigga: "???"

He then looked at Odin's expression, which turned hostile, and said in a deep voice, "The Ancient One?"

(End of this chapter)