Ch: 311-320
Chapter 311 Tony Meets Marvel
However, despite his satisfaction, Leijieduo still felt some regret.
After all, Clark had just transformed into Golden Superman to give him a boost.
But because he had already exited the idealistic burst state, he only gained a little.
What a waste, what a huge waste!
What is Golden Superman?
That is the ultimate pinnacle of Superman's evolution path.
Generally speaking, Golden Superman refers to the Supreme Superman Clark, who appeared in "DC One Million."
He once traveled the Universe, fought Loki, and endured the baptism of war.
When he entered the Sun and survived there for fifteen thousand years, he emerged as Golden Superman.
Besides this Supreme Superman, there are also Clark from the crossover comic "Superman, Fantastic Four" and the Future State Superman from "DC Future State."
The latter two also appear as Golden Superman.
However, their strength is much weaker compared to the original Supreme Superman.
The Golden Superman in "DC One Million" already possesses Cosmic level power.
Omniscience, omnipotence, and reality alteration are all part of his established abilities.
In Leijieduo's view, Golden Superman might be a special state of Superman.
Wolf Superman, with the idealistic burst under the illumination of one hundred thousand stars, entered this state.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he displayed an almost omniscient ability.
Without Leijieduo even needing to speak, Wolf Superman already understood his purpose for coming to the DC Universe.
Thinking about it now, that might be because in the Golden Superman state, Wolf Superman's Super Brain received unimaginable amplification.
He could instantly analyze and retrace all external information his body touched.
That's why he appeared as if he already knew everything.
In that state, Wolf Superman might only need one glance to help Leijieduo deduce his genetic level to perfection, or even higher.
After all, even that last bit of firefly-like golden afterglow allowed Leijieduo's genetic level to leap a thousandfold, and he completely understood the deduction process of these thousandfold genes in his mind.
In that brief instant, Leijieduo experienced countless complex deductions, with billions as the base unit.
Hundreds of billions of Kryptonian genetic templates appeared in his mind.
These templates continuously fused with his own genes, removing the dross and preserving the essence.
Only then did he achieve this thousandfold gene.
And all of this happened in a flash.
At this moment, Leijieduo's mind was still filled with the integrated deduction information.
If he had to deduce this information himself, it would probably take him decades or even a century.
Now, it's done in one go.
Even the purpose of traveling to the DC Universe has now been achieved.
After having dinner at Superman's house later, he and Tony can both return home.
Leijieduo had an urge to return to Marvel immediately to conceive the Rege Duo Clone.
But then he thought again.
Since he's already here, he might as well find a life codex before leaving.
There is no life codex in the Superman and Lois World.
He probably has to go to the DCEU Universe and ask Superman about it.
That thing is likely only with Superman.
Other DC Universes don't have this setting.
Leijieduo was deep in thought.
Tony tapped John's armor: "Buddy, Clark said your armor's strength is no less than his, and its speed is no slower than his. Is that true?"
"Haha, he didn't lie."
John's hearty laughter echoed through the communication channel.
"Your armor is also good. Is it made of nano-materials?"
John wasn't modest, and neither was Tony.
"This one is nano-material; I also have other biological material armor and magic material armor," Tonysaid.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Mark Armor definitely couldn't beat Superman unless it had Kryptonite.
So, in terms of strength, Mark Armor was inferior to John's armor; this was a fact.
But Tony could still compensate in other ways.
His armor wasn't just nano-armor; it was also diverse. Haven't you seen it?
"Tony is a Super genius from another Universe," Clark said with a smile.
John nodded and said, "Then I look forward to exchanging armor technology with Tony."
Tony's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Good idea. My nanotech can also be a reference for you."
"By the way, everyone, let's have dinner at my place tonight," Clark flew backward, waving to the three.
"After the two Universes separate, the space portal will close quickly. Let's go back to Earth now!"
The group returned to Earth through the space portal.
Tony and Leijieduo followed John to Kent Farm first.
As for Clark, Superman had already flown all over the World.
He first made an appearance at the United Nations, then at major sovereign nations, smiling and reassuring the World that the apocalypse was over.
Leijieduo and Tony sat on the sofa in the Kent home, drinking coffee brewed by Louise.
John and his daughter, as well as Clark's two children, sat nearby.
The TV had already begun broadcasting Superman's interview.
"Clark truly bears a great responsibility," Leijieduo sighed, holding his coffee cup.
"Hey, look at this World's Superman, Leijieduo," Tony leaned back on the sofa, finding an opportunity to tease.
"They're both Superman, why can't you be like him and bring warmth to people in need every day?"
Leijieduo raised his coffee cup to Tony: "Oh, come on. You're always trying to make me work for your Avengers. Why don't you call Pepper? She's really strong now."
"Actually, Clark often struggles with that too," Louise also sat down next to everyone.
This Louise was also middle-aged.
She had the sharp demeanor characteristic of a professional journalist.
Her lean facial features couldn't be described as particularly beautiful.
However, she was Clark's only love after he left the small town.
In fact, even Clark's first time was with her.
She looked at Tony and Leijieduo curiously and said, "Now Clark is reducing the time he spends helping people around the World every day."
"We moved back to Smallville to put aside work and spend more time with Jordan and Jonathan."
"Sorry, I'm more curious. You just mentioned the Avengers. Are you really Tony Stark from Marvel?"
Jordan and Jonathan, sitting next to Louise, also looked at Tony with curiosity and excitement.
They were Marvel fans, and they had many comics in their room.
"I am Tony Stark, that's correct, but what is Marvel?"
Tony leaned back on the sofa, with an air as if he could pull out a check at any moment and say, 'I want to buy Superman.'
"Clark has mentioned that word to me many times.
To be honest, that word sounds like a very lively circus.
And I'm a popular character in it.
Like the male lion or fierce tiger that causes screams as soon as they appear."
Leijieduo laughed at Tony: "Haha, you're kidding, Tony. Male lion, that's Thor. Fierce tiger is Banner. At most, you're a big black bear balancing a ball!"
"Are you serious?" Tony put his cup on the table, pointing at the Kent brothers.
"In front of kids who admire me so much, you're telling them their idol is a black bear?"
Chapter 312 Staying at Kent Farm
Jordan and Jonathan really seemed to idolize Tony.
Their excitement was practically leaping out of their eyes.
Leon spread his hands, "Alright, I won't say anything more, for the kids' sake."
The two brothers' eyes gleamed as they stared at Tony, "So, you really, really are Tony! You're Iron Man!"
"Of course, why not?" Tony spread his arms. "Come on, kids, you can have autographs or photos, whatever you want."
He tilted his head and whispered to Leon, "What's going on? Has Iron Man's reputation really spread across all Worlds?"
Leon smiled but said nothing.
Jordan and Jonathan were indeed incredibly excited.
They cheered and ran upstairs, then thundered back down a few seconds later, presenting a large stack of comic books to Tony.
"Please sign all of them for us!"
"Oh, and the signatures, one for Tony Stark and one for Iron Man! Both!"
Tony stared blankly at the comic books.
"Invincible Iron Man"
"Iron Age"
"I Am Iron Man"
"Iron Man V1"
...
They were all Iron Man solo comic books.
Above the large titles on the books, there was also the Marvel logo.
Tony opened "Iron Man V1", and it actually told a story similar to his own.
He looked at the others; once opened, they were also Iron Man comic stories.
Some stories even featured Spider-Man and Thor.
After a long while of reading,
Tony looked back at Leon with a blank stare and asked, "Marvel is a comic company, so… is our Worldalso a comic?"
"Hmm… pretty much." Leon patted Tony's shoulder, simultaneously using World power to help soothe his mind.
The mental shock of realizing one is a comic character is still very significant.
In the comics, there was once a storyline where Professor X read Deadpool's memories, saw the truth of the World within, and directly suffered a mental breakdown that caused his head to explode.
However, Tony's psychological acceptance in this regard was much stronger.
"What's so strange about that? It's like we also have DC Comics in our World, and you even made a 'Superman vs. Iron Man' movie, didn't you?" Leon said.
"That's different." Tony looked at the comic book in his hand with a complicated expression.
He had heard of theories like the monkey typewriter theory and the World projection theory.
He also knew that even if his story became a comic in another World, it wouldn't affect him.
But there was still an indescribable sense of unease in his heart.
After a moment of silence, he picked up a pen, signed his name on the inside of the cover, and handed it to Jordan.
"It seems my story must be very exciting, otherwise you wouldn't like it so much. I should be Marvel's number one Superhero, right?" Tony forced a smile at Jordan.
Jordan looked at Tony with some concern, first saying thank you.
Then, after a slight hesitation, he shook his head, "Actually, in the comics, you're only a B-list Superhero."
Jonathan added, "And in many stories, you're even a villain."
"What, B-list? A villain?" The unease in Tony's heart suddenly turned into indignation.
"You're kidding, right, kid! Tony Stark, the most genius Superhero on Earth, how could he be B-list?"
"But…"
"Who's A-list? Leon? Pepper? Happy? Banner? Odin?"
"Uh, it's Spider-Man…"
"That kid who's only six or seven is an A-list character?" Tony rolled his eyes. "God, Pajama Boy is A-list, this World must be crazy."
He thought of something and then pointed at Leon, "What about Leon? What list is he, this Superman?"
Jordan became even more troubled. He thought long and hard and finally shook his head honestly, "I haven't heard of a character named Leon."
"Ha!" Tony laughed this time.
He elbowed Leon, "Looks like Leon, you only appear in my spin-off publications, no one knows you."
Leon was speechless, "You just keep gloating. The Time Variance Authority said I was the anchor person of our World."
"But you're not as famous as me!"
"…" Leon looked at Tony drinking coffee with disdain, "Are you a child from somewhere?"
Tony smiled and put his arms around Jordan and Jonathan's shoulders, "Come on, kids, take me upstairs and let's see what stories are in the Marvel comics, how about it?"
The three went upstairs together.
Leon shrugged at Louise and John, "No choice, he just never grows up. Actually, in our family, I'm the older brother."
...
After Clark returned, the Kent family dinner officially began.
It was a simple Western-style dinner.
Louise gave everyone a steak, a fried fish, served with mashed potatoes and red wine, which was the entire meal.
At the dinner table, Tony kept pulling Clark and his two sons into conversation about Marvel storylines.
From the Living Tribunal to Galactus, from Death to Deadpool.
Clark was actually a comic fan too.
Until Louise coughed a warning.
Only then did Clark chuckle and start eating the food on his plate.
That night, the Kents invited the two visitors from another World to stay overnight.
Jordan and Jonathan cleared out their room for the Leon brothers, letting them stay there.
On the not-so-big bed,
Tony clasped his hands behind his head, looking at the moon outside the window.
Even the moon in another World seemed no different from the one at home.
"Leon, how long has it been since we slept together?" Tony asked.
Leon, squeezed next to him, analyzing Kryptonite with an instrument, curled his lips, "Never."
"What? Then why do I feel like it's been a long time, and I'm squeezed into a cozy little bed with my grown-up younger brother again? I'm even starting to reminisce about the past."
"That means it's an illusion. From childhood until now, you've never taken me to sleep with you. It was always Jarvis and Pepper who accompanied me."
"Uh, that sounds a bit sad." Tony gave an awkward laugh.
Leon moved the molecular structure on the projection and asked, "So you're going to talk to Johntomorrow about his Armor technology?"
"He's also from another World and doesn't have to work. I'll exchange ideas with him for a few days."
Tony showed a proud smile, "In a few more days, I can build the Anti-Superman Armor, Leon, are you starting to get nervous?"
"Anti-Superman? You can be anti-Clark, but to be anti-me, you're still twenty thousand years too early."
"You little brat, so arrogant." Tony also knew he still couldn't beat Leon.
"One day, I'll definitely show you the true Anti-Superman Armor." He made a bold statement.
Leon also laughed, "By the time you build it, I might even be a Super Superman."
"Heh, a Super Superman might not necessarily be able to beat a Super Iron Man."
Tony got up, flattened his pillow, then wrapped himself in the blanket, and nudged Leon with his arm.
"Move over a bit, you've taken up two-thirds of the bed!"
"Do you need to swim in your sleep? Why do you need so much space?" Leon grabbed the Kryptoniteand got out of bed.
He opened the window and slipped out, "You sleep well, I'm going to sunbathe in space."
Tony raised an eyebrow and glanced over, "Turn off the light before you go…"
But Leon had already shot up into the sky, disappearing into the moonlight.
Jarvis's voice came from the watch, "Sir, Young Master Leon has already reached the Moon."
"That fast… Has Leon become Superman or an owl? When he was little, he always complained that I brought people home and disturbed his sleep, and now he doesn't sleep at all."
Tony grumbled as he reached out to turn off the light and burrowed back under the covers.
To be honest, this was his first time sleeping in a bed on a farm in Kansas.
Chapter 313 Anti-Superman Armor
Rejedo sat in silence on the edge of a meteor crater.
The sunlight warmed the cold lunar surface to over a hundred degrees Celsius.
Sitting there was like soaking in boiling Water.
Rejedo calmed down, his consciousness projecting into his inner World.
This vast World, belonging only to Rejedo, now had a diameter of one hundred million kilometers.
Above the World continent,
endless World power gathered, enveloping Rejedo's light.
The Rege Duo Clone gestation talent was activated again.
Disassembling the light, reading biological information, beginning gestation…
Rejedo's main body genes reached a thousand times.
This time, the gestation of the third clone encountered no obstacles.
When the White of dawn once again appeared over Kent Farm,
the movements within Rejedo's inner World also ceased.
An oval biological egg made of golden light floated in the air.
The Rege Duo Clone was slowly gestating within it.
The inner World provided feedback to Rejedo—gestation time: 100 years.
"One hundred years, huh? I still have one hundred years until I can transform into light. It's a bit long, but I can use the Time Stone to accelerate it once I return."
Rejedo rose from the edge of the lunar crater and flew back towards Earth.
Upon returning to Kent Farm, Louise was already preparing breakfast.
Clark, meanwhile, was still sound asleep.
"Hi! Are you up so early? How did you sleep last night?" Louise was surprised to see Rejedo enter from outside.
"Not bad, hmm, my brother slept quite well."
Rejedo looked up with his X-ray vision and saw Tony, who was sleeping soundly, hugging a pillow.
"Didn't you rest?" Louise asked.
"I'm used to letting my brain rest in the sunlight, so I usually spend the night in space," Rejedo said with a smile.
In fact, he hadn't experienced sleep in a long time.
Even if his main body entered slumber, his consciousness in the blood sea and Black Light Clone would remain awake.
Sleep held little meaning for him now.
"Then I should be glad Clark doesn't have the habit of sleeping in the sun."
Louise said with a smile, "He sleeps very deeply in the morning. If it weren't for us taking turns making breakfast, he'd just keep sleeping in."
"Oh, Louise, why do I hear you talking bad about me as soon as I wake up?"
Clark came downstairs at this moment, rubbing his head.
Louise raised her eyebrows, leaned back against the counter with her hands behind her, and tilted her head to look at Clark.
"My Clark, my handsome husband, the love of my life, my most important knight, how could I speak ill of you?"
"Really?" Clark stood at the staircase, wearing a form-fitting gray pajama, with his hands in his pockets and a face full of doting affection.
"Of course!" Louise slowly took two steps, placing her finger on Clark's chest.
"By the way, you look very handsome today."
"Hey…" Clark's eyes were only on Louise.
Their distance grew closer and closer.
"Cough, cough, cough!!" Rejedo coughed heavily several times.
Damn it, a middle-aged couple in their forties or fifties could still show so much affection.
Rejedo felt that the air he was breathing was already starting to become excessively sweet.
If he let this Kent couple kiss, the sickly sweet air would definitely drown him.
But the couple glanced at Rejedo and still gently kissed each other.
Clark then looked at Rejedo: "Good morning, Rejedo. I didn't expect you to be up so early. Where you're from, do you go to work very early?"
"No, I'm up early because, like you, I'm used to saying sweet nothings to my girlfriend early in the morning," Rejedo teased.
"Really? I thought that would be Tony's habit. In the comics, he's even more romantic than Bruce," Clarkalso joked.
Rejedo agreed: "You're not wrong about that."
…
Rejedo's return was just in time.
About ten minutes after Louise finished making breakfast,
Jarvis provided wake-up service and woke up Tony.
Jordan and Jonathan also came downstairs.
After breakfast,
Tony left for John's warehouse to discuss Mark Armor technology.
Rejedo, on the other hand, was taken by Clark to America's Department of Defense.
Clark's father-in-law was a general in the Department of Defense.
He was responsible for managing all matters related to Superman.
Clark gave Rejedo some Kryptonite and blood stored at the Department of Defense.
There were various types of Kryptonite here.
Red Kryptonite, Blue Kryptonite, Black Kryptonite…
Rejedo took several cubic meters of each back for research.
As for the blood, it was Clark's own blood.
"You might need this for gene research," Clark handed Rejedo several test tubes containing blood.
"This blood was drawn last year when I was injured and rescued. You can take it back as a reference."
He then warned, "But be careful when researching it. Don't let it leak out, or it will cause serious consequences."
Rejedo didn't know the detailed past experiences of this Superman.
But he imagined that Wolf Superman must have encountered the clone Superman villain when he was young.
After all, for the kind Superman,
only by experiencing a loss could he learn.
As Superman, even his own body fragments must be handled properly.
"I'm a bit surprised you would trust the Department of Defense to keep your blood," Rejedo said.
Clark shook his head with a strained smile: "Actually, I came today to completely destroy this blood. Even before Allie destroyed the World, I had some conflicts with the Department of Defense."
"I see," Rejedo nodded slightly upon hearing this.
In the second season of "Superman and Lois," Wolf Superman even fought with the leader of the Department of Defense.
However, that person later died at Allie's hands.
"Let's go, we're returning to Smallville now."
…
Two days passed in a flash.
Originally, Tony planned to spend a week communicating with John.
He believed that an Anti-Superman Armor capable of rivaling Superman would be extremely complex, from its technological level to its manufacturing process, requiring him to learn from scratch.
However, the situation exceeded his expectations.
John's Mark Armor was high-tech, that's true.
But its technological content wasn't much stronger than the Mark Armor.
The main reason it possessed powerful combat power and speed was that it used x-kryptonite as its energy source.
Tony only communicated with John for a few hours and completely absorbed all of his Mark Armorknowledge.
In the remaining two days,
Tony was busy building his Anti-Superman Armor.
Today, his Mark Armor was completed.
It still maintained the gold and red color scheme.
The arc reactor on the chest remained unchanged, but eight smaller oval energy cores were added around it.
These were filled with x-kryptonite.
In addition to the eight pieces of x-kryptonite, the Mark Armor's frame contained Kryptonite, and even the outer shell was plated with a layer of x-kryptonite.
Because Kryptonite could not yet be made into nanomaterials,
this set of Mark Armor reverted to the previous component assembly mode.
…
Morning.
The open space next to the Kent Farm warehouse.
Tony extended his hand in front of everyone.
Immediately, individual components flew out of the warehouse, assembling themselves onto him.
This guy was deliberately showing off.
The cool Mark Armor made Clark's two children exclaim continuously.
As the final click of a component ended,
Tony spread his arms, showcasing the Mark Armor.
"This is my Mark 17, the Anti-Superman Armor!"
The metallic Mark Armor, reflecting in the sunlight, looked incredibly cool.
Chapter 314 Tony is full of confidence
"That looks pretty good. So, do you want to try out the Armor's power now?"
Leon immediately took a step forward with ill intentions, twisting his wrist.
Tony also took a step towards Leon upon hearing that.
"Of course! The Anti-Superman Armor's first appearance must be a match against Superman."
Through their faceplates, it was as if battle intent already flickered in their eyes.
However, Tony looked at Wolf Superman the next second: "Clark, would you mind helping me test the Armor's performance?"
"Ah, me?" Clark, who was watching the show with his arms crossed, pointed to himself, caught off guard.
"Exactly. I don't hold back when fighting my brother, and I'm worried I might break him, so you do it." Tony invited Clark.
After shrugging, Leon stepped back: "Then Clark, you do it. Actually, Tony is worried his Armor might be accidentally torn apart by me, so remember to hold back."
Clark shook his head, trying not to laugh: "Alright, I've got it."
He stood on the opposite side, amidst Tony's voice saying, "Leon is just being stubborn, go all out."
"I have a question before we start."
Clark stood with his hands on his hips, wearing a plaid shirt.
"There's no Kryptonite in your Armor, right?"
Tony waved his hand: "No, besides Leon, there are no other Kryptonians in our Universe. That thing is useless."
Clark nodded: "Then let's do it. How do we test it, just a normal fight?"
"Exactly!"
"Then let's go!"
Clark rolled up his sleeves, waiting for Tony's attack.
Tony didn't hesitate, controlling the Armor to rush towards Clark, swinging a punch with the momentum of high-speed movement.
Clark did not resist.
He followed his usual style, preparing to take a few punches first to assess his opponent's strength.
Then he flew out, and before he crashed into the warehouse, Leon, who appeared behind him, caught him.
"Are you alright?" Tony was shocked.
He didn't understand Clark's fighting style and thought the Anti-Superman Armor was stronger than he had estimated.
After thanking Leon, Clark stood up, patting his stomach.
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
His clothes were not damaged at all; a Bio-field had always enveloped his body.
"That punch of yours just now was no weaker than mine, Tony." He nodded in approval to Tony.
Then he clapped, "As expected of Iron Man, to be able to build such a strong Armor in just two days."
Even Superman gave a high degree of recognition.
Tony felt so happy that he had an impulse to challenge Leon immediately.
However, he was still calm and decided to complete the test first.
Clark stood opposite Tony again.
This time, when Tony threw another punch, Clark steadily caught it.
After taking a few more punches.
Clark had already understood the durability of Tony's Armor and began to counterattack.
The two fought on the ground like ordinary people.
Their moves were also just ordinary fighting techniques.
Even though every one of their punches was as heavy as a small mountain.
But there was no Impact generated during the collision.
This was Clark controlling the aftermath of the battle with his Bio-field.
After more than ten minutes.
Tony stopped, panting.
Clark was also somewhat breathless.
Leon stood by, and no matter how he looked at it, he felt that Clark was acting like a normal person out of habit because he wasn't wearing his uniform.
"Did you hold back, Clark?" Tony opened his faceplate and gasped for air.
His enhanced physique had not experienced such a large expenditure for a long time.
Clark took the towel Louise handed him and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He shook his head and said, "I didn't hold back. Your Armor is stronger than John's and puts a lot of pressure on me."
"Really?" Tony's eyes lit up.
He looked at Leon, his true colors instantly exposed: "Leon, my Anti-Superman Armor can even put pressure on Superman. In a while, the Anti-Leon Armor won't be far off!"
Leon felt that Tony's arrogant demeanor needed to be suppressed and immediately retorted.
"Why wait a while? Can't you do it now, or are you still afraid?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Tony spread his hands, "Then you also come and help me test the Armor's strength."
Jarvis suddenly spoke: "Sir, Mr. Kent's state is very different from when he separated Universes before, and it's not very comparable. Are you sure you want to fight Young Master Leon?"
"Of course I'm sure, Jarvis. This time, I must make this kid feel a sense of urgency."
Tony re-closed his faceplate and walked towards Leon, whispering at the same time, "And he'll definitely hold back, it's fine."
The two stood opposite each other.
The morning sun was just right.
"I'm going to attack." Tony said.
"Come on." Leon stood with his hands behind his back.
"Don't look for comfort when you get hurt."
"Don't worry, I'll comfort you."
"You little… Jarvis, go all out!"
Tony said, rushing towards Leon.
His speed was extremely fast, far exceeding the previous limits of the Mark Armor.
Such speed, such power.
Even Leon would have to be serious, right?
Tony indeed had a few points of confidence.
An expectant look appeared on his face.
Then he suddenly felt his recently swung arm go numb, the scene in his vision rapidly spun, and everything went black.
Bang!
"Sir, you have been subdued by the young master using an anti-joint lock." Jarvis reminded him.
"Shut up, I can feel it." Tony said gloomily.
He was pinned to the ground by Leon, his arm twisted behind his back, like a suspect who had just been arrested.
"Damn it, how are your speed and strength so outrageous, bah, bah…"
Tony opened his faceplate, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he got a mouthful of sand and dirt.
"That's natural." Leon released Tony and clapped his hands.
"Your Armor is still far from good."
He revealed the truth: "Clark usually suppresses his own strength."
"In fact, most of his Super Brain's computing power is used to suppress his strength."
"The strength he's showing now is only a few hundred thousand tons, and your Armor is at that level."
Leon pulled Tony up and tapped his Armor, making a clanging sound.
"However, the leap in Armor strength is indeed great. Previously, your Mark Armor only had a few thousand tons of strength."
Leon reminded: "You'd best adapt to it first. When using this Armor, be careful not to affect innocent people."
Tony's hair was covered in dirt, looking a bit disheveled.
But he still curled his lips: "So my Anti-Superman Armor was still a success."
The test was not over yet.
Relying on Leon's precise estimations.
Tony successively tested the Anti-Superman Armor's data in terms of strength, speed, durability, cushioning, and other dimensions.
After putting on the Armor, he was undoubtedly an Iron Superman.
It was already noon when the test ended.
After their last meal at the Kent family home.
The two finally bid farewell to the Superman family.
"Are you sure you won't stay a few more days?" Clark and his family stood at the door to see them off.
"No, if we stay any longer, Tony, the idol of Jordan and Jonathan, will turn into an annoying pest who takes up their beds." Leon waved goodbye.
Tony said to the boys: "I'll come find you again next time I have a chance. Leon still needs to find the life codex, so Uncle Tony has to go with him to protect him now."
"Don't believe him, he's just a troublemaker."
Leon complained as he activated his traversal ability.
Keywords: Superman, life codex, Superheroes' initial appearance…
Chapter 315: Diana
Lyon had already obtained most types of Kryptonite.
So this time, his crossing was solely to find the life codex.
His destination was naturally the DCEU Universe where Superman was located.
Lyon wanted to cross to the "Superheroes' First Appearance" moment.
Because the earlier the time point of crossing, the younger Clark would be.
A younger Clark would certainly be easier to communicate with.
If he could cross to the period when Clark first awakened his abilities.
Perhaps he would only need to demonstrate their similar powers.
Clark would then happily agree to let him extract the life codex from his body.
With anticipation, Lyon activated his crossing ability.
Crossing within the same omniverse was relatively simple.
After passing through a layer of void, Lyon felt his body sink slightly, and he had arrived at his destination.
He opened his eyes.
Blue sky, white clouds, and the salty sea breeze assailed him.
And he was in a state of freefall.
Looking to the other side, Tony was also falling.
However, Jarvis had already activated the thrusters, preparing to cushion the fall.
Lyon flipped over into a standing posture, floating in the air.
Tony, still unconscious, had Jarvis controlling his Mark Armor, so Lyon didn't need to worry about him.
Thus, Lyon prepared to first observe the environment they were in.
However, before he could activate his super hearing, a violent collision sound came from behind his head.
Bang!
A dull and massive thud, and the sound of an engine exploding, rang out simultaneously.
Lyon looked back.
The Mark Armor, with its thrusters engaged and ascending, had collided with an airplane falling from a high altitude.
In the blaze, the airplane disintegrated, its wreckage spewing thick smoke and flames as it plunged into the sea.
Jarvis controlled the Mark Armor, carrying the pilot out of the flames.
"Apologies, Young Master Lyon, when slowing the descent, the Mark Armor's detection instruments were not yet active, and it did not detect an airplane falling."
Jarvis held the pilot up for Lyon to see: "Fortunately, this warrior is only unconscious from the shock, not Dead."
"Warrior?" Lyon noticed the particular word.
He looked at the pilot.
The calluses on the pilot's palms and the scars on his body matched the characteristics of a soldier or mercenary.
Moreover, even though he was unconscious, this person tightly clutched something in his arms.
Lyon took it out and saw it was a notebook, containing the experimental process and synthesis formula for some kind of poison gas.
"Poison gas?"
Looking at the notebook, then at the pilot in front of him.
Familiar memories surfaced.
Lyon suddenly realized: "This is 'Wonder Woman'…"
"Are you people from the outside World?" A female voice suddenly came.
Lyon looked in the direction of the voice.
He was currently floating outside a cliff on the coast of a giant island.
Below the cliff, azure waves crashed against the shore.
On the cliff, a naive young girl curiously looked at him.
The young girl was only wearing a leather bustier and a short skirt, with cold, hard iron-bucket boots on her feet.
Her slender legs were full and clearly muscled, and her healthy, wheat-colored skin exuded a wild beauty.
She looked like a Valkyrie who had stepped out of some ancient Greek tribe.
Lyon couldn't help but think of Cassandra from the 'Assassin's Creed' game.
But the young girl in front of him was actually Wonder Woman.
He had arrived at the time point of 'Wonder Woman', 1916.
"Wonder Woman was indeed the first Superhero to appear, I came too early…" Lyon muttered.
Superman and the life codex had led him to this World.
But the first Superhero to appear was Wonder Woman.
So he was ninety years too early.
However, this didn't matter; since he had found the right World, he just needed to jump to another time point.
"Are you men?" The young girl suddenly spoke again.
Her curious gaze openly scrutinized Lyon and his two companions.
She observed each person carefully.
Her gaze moved from Lyon's cheek to his chest and continued downwards.
Then she looked at the Mark Armor and the unconscious pilot.
However, she only glanced at these two before dismissing them.
Her gaze, filled with admiration and appreciation, finally settled on Lyon.
The sunlight on the coast carried a salty smell.
But when it reached Lyon, it seemed to instantly become clean and clear.
At least when the young girl stared blankly at Lyon.
She suddenly felt that today's sunlight was exceptionally comfortable, making her reluctant to move.
"You are more beautiful than all the girls on the island," she said blankly, "Are all men like this?"
Lyon was also scrutinizing the girl in front of him.
This girl was very similar to the Wonder Woman in the movie, but only about forty to fifty percent similar.
She looked more simple and dashing, had a better figure, and was much prettier.
"The word to describe a Man is not beautiful; you should use handsome to describe them."
Lyon joked, "You don't really need to ask your second question; all three of us are men."
The young girl looked at the other two, thoughtfully: "Only you are good-looking."
She then pointed at the Mark Armor: "Is he really a Man? How does he not look like a person at all?"
Jarvis was very quiet at this moment.
Lyon shook his head and said, "He's wearing Mark Armor; the person is inside the Mark Armor."
"Oh, I see." The young girl glanced at the Mark Armor, then quickly shifted her gaze back to Lyon, as if reluctant to leave him for a second.
"My name is Diana, Diana Prince. What's your name, how did you fall from the sky, and you can fly?"
Diana's long eyelashes fluttered.
Her gaze lingered on Lyon's body at times, and at others, it returned to his face.
"Lyon Stark." Lyon introduced himself, "I'm from another World, and I'm here to find Superman."
"Another World? Superman?" Diana was curious about everything.
The outside World was unfamiliar to her.
In her five thousand plus years of life, there had only been this island beneath her feet, and the Amazonfemale warriors on the island.
Beyond that, it was a blank slate.
Now seeing Lyon.
Everything Lyon said, and even Lyon himself, were the most novel things in the World to her.
Lyon also became interested.
Diana was one of his favorite DC characters, and he had a strong emotional filter for her.
Moreover, this Diana was beautiful, dashing, pure, and kind, making people instantly feel good about her the first time they saw her.
He slowly descended the cliff and stood beside Diana.
"Superman is a Kryptonian, and he won't arrive until decades later, so…"
"Oh my God!" Before Lyon could finish speaking, Diana leaned over.
She stretched out her hand and pressed it against Lyon's chest.
At this time, the Dormammu Armor had transformed into the style of a casual shirt.
Diana's palm pressed tightly against the muscular contours, stroking between each muscle.
"Your body is so strong! Stronger than anyone here! How do you train?"
The Amazon girl's actions were wild, and her focus was a bit unusual.
Having grown up in a World with only women, Diana had no concept of gender boundaries.
She was simply extremely curious about Lyon's body.
That perfectly proportioned body, with muscles carved like by a knife and axe, held an irresistible attraction for her.
"Uh, you… Diana, in the outside World, girls generally don't have such intimate contact with men." Lyon took a step back.
When he met Diana's pure gaze.
Although the other party was already thousands of years old.
Lyon still felt a sense of guilt, as if he were abducting an innocent young girl.
"Why?" Diana looked up curiously, "Is there anything strange about this?"
She grabbed Lyon's hand: "You can touch mine too."
Chapter 316 Superman always strikes at the last second
Leon froze for a moment.
Diana was truly too simple and easy to understand, pure like transparent Glass.
He felt like he was about to be purified at this moment.
Unfortunately, even Diana, who seemed to radiate purifying light, could not dispel Tony's pollution of Leon over the past decade.
Leon's slender hand, truly guided by Diana, was about to press onto her full chest.
Damn it, this damned Tony, what have you done to my pure heart?!
Leon fiercely rebuked his brother Tony in his heart.
It was all Tony's fault!
Leon endured the immense pain in his heart, preparing to welcome the softness that was about to come to his palm.
However, an angry shout suddenly shattered the harmonious and peaceful sunlight on the cliff.
"Diana! Get away from Diana! Bastard, put your hand down!"
When Diana heard that voice, she trembled like a rabbit hearing a wolf's howl, and instantly shielded Leon behind her.
"Mother, he's, he came to the island by accident."
Diana subconsciously adopted the role of being punished, and even spoke up for Leon.
The person who arrived was Diana's mother, Hippolyta.
She was Zeus's lover and the Queen of the Amazon.
At this moment, she arrived on horseback with dozens of Amazon warriors, her thunderous, angry gaze seemingly wanting to pierce through Leon.
Even a strong person like Leon couldn't help but feel a shock at that gaze.
He suddenly felt as if he had transformed into Romeo, stealthily entering a wealthy mansion to have a secret affair with Juliet, only to be caught red-handed by a feudal parent.
But fortunately, he really was just passing by.
Although, while passing by, he almost accidentally personally measured the princess's size.
But in the end, it was just a misunderstanding.
"This is a misunderstanding, Queen of the Amazon," Leon said honestly.
However, Hippolyta was not at all understanding.
She grew even more furious, her charming face flushed with anger.
With a clang of iron, she drew her long sword, its sharp tip pointed directly at Leon, as if to take his head.
Leon's pupils contracted and he thought to himself that it was time to show his strength.
However, Hippolyta roared the next moment: "Let go of my hand!!"
"Hmm?"
Leon looked down.
It turned out that Diana was shielding him, but her back was pressed tightly against his chest, and she was holding his palm tightly in her arms.
He had been too nervous just now and hadn't even noticed how incredibly soft his palm was.
Yes, it was all because of being too nervous!
He absolutely had no intention of wanting to hold Diana for a moment longer.
Leon's mind flashed back to the scene a few months ago when Tony said he was going to quit drinking and gambling, and he couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart, thinking that beauty was misleading him, and from now on, he would also quit drinking and gambling.
Leon was not a person addicted to beauty.
He withdrew his left hand and gave Diana his right hand to hold.
He said earnestly, "Your Majesty, I accidentally came to Paradise Island, with no intention of offense, but merely to help you all solve some troubles."
Queen Hippolyta looked at the arrogant young man who was taking advantage of her daughter, and her cheeks twitched uncontrollably.
The armored warriors behind her were also stunned.
However, they were not shocked or angry at Leon's behavior, but simply stunned by his appearance.
The Amazon warriors were all
Saint Seiya
who had lived for thousands of years.
Some of them had even seen a man for the first time.
And the first one they saw was such a stunning one.
Some of the female warriors couldn't even hold the reins controlling their horses.
The horses' heads twisted back and forth beneath them.
There was an urge to shout for Diana to move aside and let them take her place.
Queen Hippolyta did not notice the abnormality of her subordinates.
She stared intently at Leon, already thinking about how to drive this uninvited guest out of Paradise Island.
She admitted that this man was quite handsome, but Paradise Island did not need men!
Hippolyta raised her long sword, preparing to order Leon's capture.
At this moment, the roar of shells leaving their chambers came from the ocean outside Paradise Island.
Deadly killing intent roared from the distant sky!
Everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the sound.
In the waters of Paradise Island, shielded by Zeus's divine power, a huge steel battleship had appeared.
With billowing black smoke and a piercing whistle, it began to bombard the island without any warning.
A dozen shells descended from the sky, obscuring the sunlight with their whistling through the air.
Paradise Island had been isolated from the world for thousands of years.
Many Amazon warriors who had not participated in war had never seen such weapons or such an attack.
They tightened their reins, controlling their agitated horses amidst the gunfire, their eyes fixed on the shells, not knowing how to resist except by raising their shields.
Queen Hippolyta also failed to react immediately.
Only when the shells were almost overhead did she awaken from her stupor and loudly command: "Take cover! Quickly find cover!"
However, the shells were already upon them.
Hippolyta could only watch helplessly as the metal warheads, which gave her a sense of fatal threat, approached.
At the last moment, General Antiope, who was beside her, threw herself onto her, pushing her off her horse.
Hippolyta looked at the approaching shell above Antiope, and a chill spread through her heart.
Diana, on the cliff edge, also released Leon's arm in a panic.
Everyone had nowhere to escape.
The Amazon, who had once enlightened humanity and pulled them out of the bitter sea of war, were now about to face Death under humanity's guns.
With less than a second left, the shells would cross the last ten meters and explode upon impact.
Suddenly, Leon, who was protected behind Diana, his pupils changed from black to crimson.
As those two red lights lit up, Leon's entire aura changed.
He was no longer a traveler who had accidentally fallen into Paradise Island; his demeanor was no longer sunny, no longer like a boy next door.
A killing intent countless times more intense than the shells erupted.
Leon's eyes shot out crimson beams of light.
Slicing the sky in two.
Almost all the shells turned to dust in the light beams.
The giant battleship on the sea melted from bow to stern, its wreckage slowly sinking into the Water.
The entire coastline was illuminated a hellish red.
Red tides crashed against the shore, reflecting the fractured sky and broken red clouds.
When the crimson light beams extinguished, Leon's burning eyes gradually returned to black.
Boom!
A shell intentionally left by Leon exploded deafeningly in a forest.
Earth and stones flew in that forest, and shattered wood splinters burned like rain in the air.
The Amazon warriors were still stuck in the panic of the previous second.
They looked in terror at the burning forest, a sense of relief at having escaped disaster welling up in their hearts.
Hippolyta looked at Leon with lingering fear, her gaze meeting his eyes that had not completely faded from red.
Her heart instantly tightened, feeling as if she was staring into an abyss, a suffocating aura rushing towards her.
When the Fire in those eyes completely extinguished, Leon raised his eyebrows and said, "You see, Your Majesty, I told you I came to help."
The abyss disappeared, and the young man who had stumbled into the land of women emerged again.
Chapter 317 Diana is going to beat Ares!
Hippolyta stood up with the general's support, her gaze complex as she looked at Mr. Lyon.
"Do you know who they are?"
Mr. Lyon nodded, pointing to the pilot Jarvis held in his hand: "They are German soldiers, here to pursue this spy."
"Soldiers…" Hippolyta frowned.
This sea area had been peaceful for thousands of years.
Now, the peace of Paradise Island was broken.
Perhaps it signaled the impending crisis for Paradise Island.
This crisis might come from Ares, or from the mother box left by Zeus…
Or perhaps, from the young man in front of her.
"Soldiers! They are soldiers? Is there another war breaking out in the outside World?" Diana suddenly exclaimed.
She was still standing beside Mr. Lyon, her arms crossed.
Diana had just awakened her divine power today.
Although she herself hadn't quite figured out what was going on.
But if Mr. Lyon hadn't intervened just now,
Spurred by the Death of her companion, Diana definitely would have unleashed powerful divine energy to block the cannonballs.
However, now she was just posing in a strange way, her face full of seriousness.
"That's right, there's a World War going on outside right now, and the casualties have already reached nearly ten million."
Mr. Lyon held up the notebook he had found on the pilot.
"The poison gas recorded in this notebook is a weapon of war that one of those countries is preparing to use, and it will Carnage civilians and soldiers indiscriminately."
Hearing Mr. Lyon's description, Diana's eyebrows immediately shot up.
"Carnage humans? That must be Ares at work!" she told Mr. Lyon with certainty.
Then she turned her head and looked firmly at Hippolyta, "Mother, Ares must have appeared!"
"He's been hiding for so long after being defeated by Zeus, and he's finally showing his claws again."
"Only he would start such a terrifying war, bringing suffering to thousands of people."
"Mother, we must stop him!"
Diana's face was filled with conviction.
These words made Hippolyta stunned for a long time.
Diana then emphasized again: "Bring the Godkiller Sword, let's go stop Ares, Mother!"
Hippolyta came back to her senses at the sound of this.
Her eyebrow twitched uncontrollably: "I will not allow any Amazon to participate in human wars; that has nothing to do with us!"
"No! How can it have nothing to do with us! Stopping Ares is our responsibility, isn't that what you told me since I was little?" Diana pressed.
Hippolyta had once told Diana the story of Zeus creating humans, Ares instigating war, and then Aresbeing stopped by the Amazon and Zeus together.
She was full of regret now.
She deeply regretted why she had told Diana those stories.
"Even so, I will absolutely not allow you to leave Paradise Island, that is an order!"
Hippolyta knew she couldn't persuade Diana, so she could only issue a forceful command.
After speaking, she looked at Mr. Lyon again and bowed slightly.
"Thank you for your assistance, stranger."
"If you wish, the Amazon can offer you a large amount of money, warhorses, and weapons as a reward."
The reward offered by Hippolyta made Mr. Lyon feel as if he had truly arrived in ancient Greece.
The money was probably gold, which was fine.
But what were warhorses and weapons?
Paradise Island had been isolated for too long; its understanding of wealth still remained in ancient times.
"No need for a reward, I just happened to pass by while looking for someone." Mr. Lyon shook his head.
Hippolyta did not insist: "In that case, the Amazon is willing to be your eternal friend, however, this friend…"
"Your Majesty can call me Mr. Lyon."
"Alright, Mr. Lyon, we are deeply grateful for your help."
Hippolyta paused slightly.
"But Paradise Island is, after all, a secluded place. We never interact with the outside World, so please forgive us for not being able to host you and your companions."
"So…?" Mr. Lyon raised an eyebrow.
"So, if you have any needs, the Amazon is willing to provide assistance."
Hippolyta indicated that as long as Mr. Lyon didn't enter the island, he could have anything he wanted.
Mr. Lyon shook his head and said, "There's no need for that; I truly am just passing through and will leave soon."
Hippolyta secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you again for your help, Mr. Lyon. I will have Antiope stay behind. You can tell her anything you need."
Her Majesty apologized to Mr. Lyon and forcefully pulled Diana, preparing to leave.
Diana was actually the daughter of her and Zeus.
In this era where the gods had departed,
If Ares truly appeared,
Then Diana, as the only demigod left in the World, would face unimaginable danger.
She couldn't let her daughter leave; only by Diana staying on the island could she avoid being noticed by Ares.
However, Diana directly shook off her hand, loudly declaring that humans were a kind, loyal, and beautiful race, and that she was going to protect humanity.
Helpless, Hippolyta could only leave with a group of reluctant warriors.
Leaving Diana under the care of General Antiope.
"Why doesn't Mother understand me? She was the one who told me everything about Ares…"
Diana walked over to Mr. Lyon, sitting on a stone with a heavy heart.
The stubborn girl's face was filled with the earnest expression of 'I already know everything, but Mother just doesn't approve of me.'
Mr. Lyon looked at her, a smile appearing in his heart.
Diana, who had never left Paradise Island, was undoubtedly very immature.
She was reckless, impulsive, and overly persistent.
But from another perspective, she was actually brave and pure.
Even in the later stages, after living in the human World for decades, being washed clean of her naivety and changing her recklessness by worldly affairs,
Her persistent personality remained unchanged.
And her kind heart never changed either.
"If you find Ares, how do you plan to stop him?" Mr. Lyon asked.
"Of course, by plunging the Godkiller Sword into his chest!"
Diana clenched her fist, "The God-killing weapon left by Zeus is meant to deal with Ares, but unfortunately, that sword is locked in the high tower, and Mother won't allow me to leave either…"
"Leave… That's right!"
Diana's eyes suddenly lit up, like glowing gems.
"Mr. Lyon, you're so powerful, you can emit red light, and you can fly. Why don't you take me away!"
Mr. Lyon looked down at Diana: "Take you away to find Ares?"
"Yes! Wherever there's war, there's Ares. Those people just now must have been sent by Ares, so we'll go to the country behind those people…"
Diana rattled off a string of deductions and plans, speaking as fast as a cicada that had been holding its chirp all winter.
But as she spoke, her face suddenly froze.
She turned to look at Mr. Lyon, her eyes filled with nervousness: "Mr., Mr. Lyon, you're so strong, and you can fly, and you appeared with those people. You, you couldn't be Ares, could you?"
Diana stared intently at Mr. Lyon, her heart as uneasy as if a tiger were staring at her from behind.
Even Antiope, who had been silently listening without interrupting the two, quietly gripped her sword hilt.
Chapter 318: Ares
This 180-degree turn almost made Leon stumble.
He looked at Diana strangely, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "How could I be Ares."
"If I were Ares, why would I save you? Shouldn't I just watch you and those soldiers fight to the Death?"
Hearing this, Diana blinked, immediately relieved.
She smiled sheepishly: "You're right, Leon, how could you be Ares? I should apologize to you."
Diana didn't even consider the possibility of Ares pretending to be a good person to infiltrate Paradise Island.
The naive her immediately believed Leon's denial.
Even Antiope, who was beside her, loosened her grip on her sword hilt.
Leon noticed their actions and sighed inwardly that the Amazons were truly incredibly naive.
"Then let's go defeat Ares together, Leon!"
Diana's fighting spirit reignited. She clenched her fist, stood up, and looked at Leon with determination.
"Are you planning to sneak out? Isn't that General still watching you?" Leon pointed at Antiope.
A look of struggle appeared on Diana's face.
A few seconds later, she gritted her teeth and said, "We'll knock her out!"
Leon looked at Antiope.
Antiope rolled her eyes and turned her back to them.
"Diana, go do what you need to do. I will persuade the Queen." Antiope's voice was muffled.
She was Diana's aunt.
Queen Hippolyta forbade Diana from practicing swordsmanship.
So, from a young age, it was Antiope who secretly trained Diana.
She knew the Queen didn't want Diana to get hurt because she cared for her daughter.
But she also knew that Diana had been burdened with a destined mission from the moment she was born.
And Ares's reappearance, instigating war, was the moment that mission would arrive.
"Really!?"
Diana was overjoyed now.
Even Antiope, who was guarding her, chose to let her leave.
What more did she have to hesitate about?
She tugged on Leon's arm, her eyes full of eagerness, wanting to head into the island to seize the God-killer weapon.
Leon truly hadn't expected that even Antiope, as a General, would agree with the judgment that Areshad reappeared.
Although this was true in the movie plot.
But for these Amazons to be so certain based only on a fleet that intruded on Paradise Island and some news about the World War, was it reasonable?
Leon complained inwardly.
He looked at the excited Diana, then turned to glance at the Mark Armor.
Tony, inside the armor, was still unconscious.
That guy stayed up all night building the armor yesterday. Now, he was probably taking advantage of the unconsciousness during the World crossing to simply fall asleep.
Since Tony wasn't awake yet.
Then staying for a while longer was fine.
Leon pulled Diana's arm back, stopping her.
"What's wrong?" Diana turned back in confusion.
"Actually, I know some information about Ares."
Leon said, "He is currently disguised as a Lord in London, controlling people from the opposing faction and pushing forward the gas plan."
Diana's grip tightened: "Then we must hurry and stop him!"
"Quick, now! Let's go snatch the God-killer Sword!"
Diana was no longer sneaking; she was impetuously going to seize the divine artifact.
Leon pulled her back again: "The God-killer is actually useless. Ares is a God. Here, to kill a deity, you either have to be much stronger than him, or you have to be another God."
"But where can we find a second God? Even Zeus has been dead for thousands of years." Dianaimmediately believed Leon, her expression wavering.
"You, Diana." Leon pointed at Diana.
"You are the second deity. You have Zeus's bloodline in your body. You are Zeus's daughter, a demigod."
Diana was stunned: "But Mother said I was molded from clay and then given life by Zeus."
Leon couldn't help but laugh: "That means Zeus also bestowed his bloodline upon you... Well, you'll learn these things when you interact with human society later."
"What knowledge?" Diana found Leon's words strange.
She looked at her arm and clenched her fist tightly.
"Since I can defeat Ares..."
Diana looked at Leon, "Then let's set off now!"
She was eager to defeat Ares and thwart his conspiracy.
This was something she had dreamed of countless times when listening to her mother's stories as a child.
Leon watched Diana swiftly pick up her sword and shield, pulling him to set off again.
This time, they were heading out of the island.
However, Leon pulled Diana back once more.
"Is there anything else you haven't said?" Diana was confused.
"Actually, instead of going to London to find Ares, I have a simpler method."
Leon smiled mysteriously, drawing a circle in the air with his right hand.
Golden sparks appeared out of thin air, following the rhythm of his fingers, growing in number.
Finally, they formed a golden circular portal.
This was undoubtedly Leon's Mystic Art of Portals.
The spatial rules of the DC World and Marvel had some similarities.
Leon had no problem using the Mystic Art of Portals here.
The Mystic Art of Portals connected to another space far away in London.
On the other side of the portal.
A middle-aged man with a thick beard, looking impeccably dressed and quite gentlemanly, sat behind an office desk.
He was startled and uncertain. The moment he saw Diana, he suddenly stood up as if kicked.
"It's you, the... child born to Zeus and Hippolyta!"
The middle-aged man's face was expressionless, his gaze fixed on Diana.
He neither panicked nor tried to escape.
The portal had opened right in front of him; he knew it was for him.
"You know me!" Diana stared intently at the middle-aged man.
"He is Ares, Diana." Leon said from the side.
Diana's eyes instantly sharpened.
"Ares, your plan to subvert the World and slaughter living beings ends here!"
She held her shield and sword, roaring, "I am Diana Prince, daughter of Queen Hippolyta of Paradise Island Amazons!"
Diana pointed her long sword directly at Ares: "In the name of the World's beautiful future, today the Amazon will fulfill her duty and end you here, sending you to eternal Death!"
Diana was full of sharp determination, while Antiope was so horrified that she immediately took out her ox horn and blew the alarm.
But Ares simply looked at them calmly.
He slowly walked past the office desk and stepped through the portal.
Even though Leon threw the pilot from the Mark Armor to the London side and casually removed the Mystic Art of Portals, cutting off Ares's retreat.
The God of War still calmly surveyed his surroundings.
"This is Paradise Island, the Amazon island protected by Zeus?"
Ares realized he had arrived at the enemy's stronghold and couldn't help but laugh.
He laughed heartily, perhaps not having been this happy in thousands of years.
"I didn't expect you would send me here, ha ha ha."
"Diana, perhaps I should call you my dear sister."
Ares's smile gradually faded, his voice echoing along the coast.
"You want to protect humans, why? They are treacherous, foolish, cruel, and belligerent. What makes them worthy of your protection?"
He raised his hands: "Before Zeus created humans, how beautiful this World was—lush forests, azure seas, clear skies."
"But after humans were born, slaughter and destruction followed."
"This World is already defiled, Diana, you should join me!"
"Together, we can destroy humanity and reshape the beautiful World that once was!"
Chapter 319: Growth in Despair
"Lies." Diana's gaze was like a knife.
"The Amazons exist to protect humanity; your lies cannot sway me, Ares."
Ares smiled dismissively, "You are as naive as I once was."
In the distant past, Ares, like Diana, believed humans were a beautiful race.
But he had witnessed too much.
War, plunder, deceit... From the moment humanity appeared, conflict never ceased.
Through one disappointment after another.
Ares completely rejected humanity.
He believed that once Diana fully understood humanity, she would also change her stance, just like him.
Ares gazed towards the interior of Paradise Island.
After Antiope blew the horn, Queen Hippolyta had already led her warriors on horseback.
From afar, the swirling yellow dust could already be seen.
Ares's eyes were cold for a moment.
He said indifferently, "You brought me to Paradise Island; I originally intended to burn this place to the ground."
"However, Diana, you've given me a great surprise. You have strong potential. We should join forces."
He looked at Diana, "Since you still harbor naive illusions about humanity, then go and see the World of Man."
"Once you see humanity's true face, you will eventually join me."
"Today, I give you and Paradise Island a chance. The next time we meet, that will be when you give me your answer."
Ares, wearing a wool trench coat, elegantly put on his top hat and slowly ascended.
His use of Godly power was far superior to Diana's; floating flight was merely the most basic skill.
Ares clearly intended to leave.
But Diana, of course, could not allow him to "escape."
"You can't leave!" Diana unfastened the rope from her waist, expertly threw it, and bound Ares's ankles.
It wasn't the Truth Lasso, but it was a very sturdy hemp rope.
Diana pulled down with all her might, and Ares, who was in the air, was immediately yanked off balance.
"You actually want to keep me? Foolish!"
Ares's elegant trench coat was disheveled by the pull.
He finally showed impatience.
As a super BOSS, he reasoned with the hero, spared the hero's family's lives, and gave the hero time to grow.
Yet this hero had no sense of proportion, holding a small knife and wanting to challenge the Demon King, a God descending.
"Diana! You fool who can't even use Godly power, since you insist on provoking me, then I'll show you the consequences of ignorance!" Ares threatened.
But it was useless.
Diana threw aside the rope, drew her sword, and held her shield, charging towards Ares, who had landed again.
Antiope, having finished blowing the horn, also drew her sword and charged with Diana.
And Queen Hippolyta, rushing from within the island, was also closing in.
Ares watched all of this with cold eyes.
Without Zeus's involvement, a force like Paradise Island, even if ten of them came, would not be his match.
When Diana, with high battle intent, swung her sword at him.
He lightly raised his hand, and Diana flew backward, crashing through a patch of bushes.
Ares held back against Diana; he still hoped this half-sister would grow to become his aid.
But Antiope was not so lucky.
The female general swung her longsword, charging like Diana.
Before her longsword could even shine, Ares casually moved a finger, using Godly power to snatch it away.
Then that Godly power erupted within her, sending her flying far away.
And the snatched longsword followed closely, piercing Antiope in mid-air.
Pffft!
The sound of the blade entering her body was so faint, yet so clear in the howling sea wind.
Diana had just pushed away the collapsed bushes on her, when she saw her aunt impaled through the chest by the blade, blood gushing along the sword's edge.
"No! Antiope!" Diana's pupils constricted sharply.
Her Godly power suddenly erupted, and she leaped several meters from the exploding bushes around her, catching the falling Antiope.
But catching her was useless now.
Her aunt, who had been encouraging her just a moment ago, was now on her last breath.
Her eyes, held open with difficulty, closed heavily after a final look at her, and her warm body gradually began to grow cold.
"No, no no no!"
Diana distraughtly rubbed Antiope's body, hoping it would warm her up again.
But Antiope was truly dead; her fingers gradually loosened, and her heart stopped beating.
From now on, Diana would never hear her aunt's voice again, nor would she be able to have her arm tapped to correct her sword-fighting mistakes.
"No!!" Diana's tears flowed in despair.
Her reddened eyes suddenly looked at the God of War, "Ares! I will absolutely not let you escape!"
Diana's Godly power, which she had previously been unable to use skillfully, now burst forth without restraint.
She charged out, filled with anger over Antiope's Death and a determination to kill Ares.
But was Antiope truly dead?
At the edge of the cliff.
Leon held the shoulder of "another" Antiope, preventing her from rushing to Diana to embrace her.
"Let me go! Diana needs me now!"
Antiope was still alive and kicking.
The second before she was pierced by the longsword, she was rescued by Leon.
Then she was stopped here by Leon, watching with her own eyes as Diana held a bundle of air, crying and shouting.
Her desperate appearance almost broke her heart.
"Why are you doing this?" Antiope looked at Leon, secretly feeling a shock.
She guessed that the other party must have used an illusion-type ability.
That's why Diana mistakenly believed her aunt had died.
But if only Diana was under the illusion, that would be one thing.
Ares didn't notice anything unusual either.
When Diana was crying bitterly, Ares just quietly admired it from the side, completely unaware that he was actually watching a phantom.
An illusion that could even deceive a true God, how terrifying was that.
"You trained Diana when she was young to help her grow."
Leon said, "I am doing the same thing now."
"The simplest way for Diana to master Godly power is to let her erupt amidst intense emotions."
In the movie, Diana grew stronger every time she despaired.
This sacrificial method of gaining power was almost comparable to the red-eye disease in a certain five-village brawl.
Leon stated that the illusions from the Starry Sky World were both real and deeply ingrained, making them perfectly suited for such a power-up mode.
One must know that masters of illusion in the Starry Sky World could even make other powerful beings spend tens of thousands of epochs in an illusion without noticing anything unusual.
Look at Diana now.
Having erupted in despair, she could already exchange a few blows with Ares.
Although she was still at a disadvantage.
But then look at the large Amazon force rushing from within the island.
Weren't those all Diana's subsequent enhancement materials?
An opponent like the God of War Ares was a weakling to Leon, solvable with a single Heat Vision.
Rather than letting him die without value.
It was better to let him spar with Diana.
Chapter 320 Return to Heaven after Despair
Diana was knocked down by Ares again and again, and got up again and again.
Scars had already begun to appear on her body.
The deceased Antiope was the motivation for her to keep fighting.
Under Leon's illusionary suggestion.
At this time, Diana had forgotten that she had a companion named Leon who hadn't appeared for a long time.
Her heart was filled only with the belief in protecting humanity and the endless sorrow of losing her aunt.
"Ah!!"
Another sword strike.
Again, Ares casually dodged it.
A sense of powerlessness surged in Diana's heart, and she began to doubt whether she could truly defeat Ares.
Just then, the ground suddenly began to shake.
Continuous hoofbeats swept over like a storm.
Queen Hippolyta arrived with her army.
"Prepare!"
The Queen rode out from behind the horizon of the hillside, raising her blade high, pointing diagonally towards the sky.
"Fire!!"
At her command, a dense rain of arrows rose into the sky behind Hippolyta, precisely covering the area around Ares.
"Mother!"
Diana saw the reinforcements arrive, and a hint of joy appeared in her sorrowful expression.
But that hint of joy was immediately replaced by panic.
"No, everyone retreat, leave here, don't approach Ares!"
She widened the distance between herself and Ares, raising her hands and shouting loudly.
But it was already too late.
Ares clenched his right hand towards the sky, and the myriad arrows instantly froze as if a pause button had been pressed.
He then waved his hand casually.
Those arrows immediately changed direction, shooting back towards the Amazon army.
A dense rain of arrows fell mercilessly.
The female warriors were hit one after another, falling from their horses.
Hippolyta used her longsword to parry or slash, cutting through the falling arrows.
She tightened the reins, her pupils trembling upon seeing Ares.
"Ares, it really is you!"
Queen Hippolyta was only momentarily shocked.
Her movements showed no hesitation.
When the worst situation like this arrived.
What she had to do was protect her daughter!
"Diana, leave here!"
Queen Hippolyta charged towards Ares on horseback, "Everyone else, charge with me!"
"No, Mother, stop quickly!" Diana abandoned her sword and shield, wanting to stop her mother.
But Ares had been gnashing his teeth the moment he first saw Hippolyta.
"Hippolyta, so many years have passed, and we meet again!"
He was no longer calm, rushing like a madman in front of Hippolyta, grabbing the Queen by the neck and lifting her from her horse.
"You didn't expect me to come back, or to set foot on Paradise Island, did you."
Ares held Hippolyta, looking at Diana.
"Diana, if you are willing to join forces with me now, I can spare your Mother."
"I… I…" Diana was at a loss.
She couldn't possibly join forces with a God of War who wanted to exterminate humanity.
But she also couldn't watch her Mother die.
She was deeply conflicted and torn, her heart filled with helplessness.
However, her Mother, who always opposed her search for Ares.
At this moment, suddenly struggled to utter a hoarse voice.
"Go… Diana, go, leave here… become who you… want to be, then… kill… Ares!"
Diana stared blankly at her Mother.
Ares's face turned grim.
"After all these years, you still don't understand, humanity cannot be saved, Hippolyta."
"If you can't understand, then go to sleep with Zeus!"
Ares tightened his grip, and with a crisp crack of bone, he twisted Hippolyta's neck.
He casually flung aside the Queen's corpse, then suddenly waved his hand towards the remaining Amazon army.
Terrifying divine power erupted with a roar.
The ground in front of Ares lifted up, rolling back like a carpet, covering the sky and pressing down on the Amazon warriors.
Diana, whose eyes were hollow from her Mother's Death, felt a pang in her heart, ignoring her grief, and rushed towards the army to save them.
However, Ares waved his other hand at her, and divine power directly knocked her down where she stood.
Even though Diana also used divine power to quickly get up.
But it was too late again.
All the warriors were buried deep beneath the earth.
Not a single Amazon survived.
Thump.
Diana fell to the ground, utterly distraught.
Just tens of minutes ago.
She was still an innocent girl preparing to go to the World of Man, carrying her Mother's disapproval.
But now, she had lost all her relatives and friends.
She lowered her head, staring blankly at her muddy palms.
Her eyes held only endless sorrow, despair, and the anger that burned with this sorrow and despair as fuel.
The flame of anger flickered and grew.
Finally turning into a raging inferno.
When Diana looked up again, her cold face was contorted with furious rage.
"Ares…"
She slowly stood up.
The divine power on her body poured out like rivers converging into the sea.
The clear sky instantly became covered with dark clouds, the sea wind howled, and the soil debris on the cliff seemed to float upwards as if gravity had been reversed.
Ares watched Diana slowly walk towards him, his expression suddenly changing.
He realized that things seemed to be beyond his control.
But his imposing aura showed no signs of defeat: "Diana, this is the consequence of opposing me. Now, you will follow in your Mother's footsteps!"
Ares raised both hands high.
The sky instantly flashed with lightning and roared with thunder, lightning descending from the sky, continuously gathering in his hands.
At the same time, the warships that had previously sunk to the bottom of the sea split apart inch by inch.
Steel flew from the seabed, reassembling on Ares's body into sturdy battle armor.
"You, will Die!!"
Ares no longer hoped to recruit this demigod before him.
He summoned lightning, striking at Diana with majestic heavenly might.
However, Diana merely raised her arm, blocking in front of her.
The lightning that seemed capable of piercing the World instantly vanished, all converging onto her arm.
Diana looked down at her arm; the immense energy attached to it caused not the slightest ripple in her heart.
"This is impossible!" On the contrary, Ares, he was so astonished that a trace of fear appeared in his heart.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
He began to furiously use every power he could wield to attack Diana.
Flying sand and stones, forging iron into swords, the earth overturning.
Ares used every possible means.
But all his means were useless against Diana.
Her divine power was incredibly strong.
Any attack that reached her vicinity would be dissipated by an invisible divine power.
She walked step by step towards Ares.
Her lifeless eyes gazed at Ares, and her arms came together in front of her.
A tremendous burst of divine power erupted, and the lightning absorbed from Ares exploded.
The World seemed to fall into a White void at that moment.
When Diana lowered her arms.
Ares disappeared.
The island in front of her… had completely vanished, Paradise Island was destroyed by her divine power, with only the area beneath her feet remaining.
Diana stared blankly at the newly appeared cliff in front of her, then numbly sank to the ground, listening to the waves crashing against the rocks below her.
Ares was Dead, her revenge was exacted, humanity was saved.
But she had nothing left.
Two lines of tears silently slid down Diana's hollow eyes.
Plop.
Suddenly, a hand rested on her shoulder.
Diana turned her head.
Leon's calm face appeared before her.
The guy smiled and gave a thumbs up: "You worked hard, you did great, Diana, congratulations on defeating Ares."
"Le… Leon?" Diana stared blankly at Leon.
Some things she had subconsciously ignored before reappeared in her mind.
Was Leon okay after all?
It was so good that he wasn't killed by Ares.
Diana didn't question where Leon had been, but instead felt relieved.
But Leon patted her head again at this moment.
"Actually, I saved all your family, even Paradise Island is no exception."
"Ah?"
Diana followed Leon's finger, lowering her head in confusion.
The cliff in front of her, which had been destroyed by divine power, had actually returned to being a complete island.
She looked back again.
Hippolyta, Antiope, and everyone else.
Every face from her memories was looking at her with pained eyes.
"Mo, Mother, and Antiope, and everyone, you, you all…"
Diana burst into tears: "This is great, you're all okay!"