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The screen was filled with surprises.
The video continued.
[Classic Scene 2: Lightning Five Whips!]
A foul-smelling building.
Tony froze when he saw the title.
"Lightning Five Whips?!"
"Master Ma?!"
Everyone present was a little surprised by Tony's reaction.
"Master Ma? Lightning Five Whips? Tony, what are you talking about??"
Seeing the confused looks on their faces, Tony stood up.
He handed everyone a full set of boxing gear.
The three of them looked even more confused.
Seeing that no one understood, Tony had no choice but to explain.
"Can't you tell? These are the three core techniques of Wing Chun—Tan Sau! Bong Sau! Jam Sau!"
"It's already 2008! Ip Man is being released in China right now. Don't tell me you haven't seen it?!"
As he spoke, Tony took his stance.
Facing the group.
"I want to fight ten men!"
Tony was quoting Ip Man's famous line.
Everyone stared at him with complicated expressions.
It felt like watching someone perform the third act of the Spring Festival Gala.
Pepper was the first to ask:
"Tony, we all know Wing Chun… but what does that have to do with Lightning Five Whips?"
Tony was clearly interested.
He summoned JARVIS.
"Show them my previous search history."
"You don't get it, do you?"
"After watching Ip Man, I became obsessed with Chinese martial arts."
"Then I wondered—besides China, where else in the world teaches these arts?"
"So I found a place in the UK called the British Hunyuan Tai Chi Association."
"The instructor is named Ma Baoguo. He founded it in 2004."
"I heard his signature technique is called Lightning Five Whips."
"I was hoping to learn it someday—but I didn't expect to see it today through this screen!"
Seeing Tony's excitement, Happy felt something was off.
"Wait, Tony—let's ignore whether this Master Ma is legit or not."
"You don't even know Lightning Five Whips yet."
"So why is this labeled as a classic scene?"
Tony waved dismissively.
"That part's easy."
"It must be because I learn Lightning Five Whips in the future and use it in real combat—only then does it become legendary!"
"Just wait. One day I'll use Lightning Five Whips to dominate the battlefield!"
With that, Tony turned back to the screen.
Waiting eagerly for the next scene.
[On the Racetrack]
One high-speed race car after another roared past.
Tony was driving a blue race car, enjoying the rush of adrenaline.
Then—
A man wearing an orange jumpsuit, with tattoos on his neck and a toothpick in his mouth, stepped onto the track.
He ripped open his uniform.
A miniature arc reactor—similar to Tony's—was revealed.
He swung two electric whips.
The reactor's energy burned away his clothes, exposing his tattoo-covered, muscular body.
A red race car sped toward him.
He lashed out.
Crack!
The car was sliced clean in half, leaving a black scorch mark on the track.
Watching from the stands, Pepper and Happy instantly tensed.
Happy grabbed a red suitcase without a word, got into the car with Pepper, and rushed toward the track.
The danger continued.
More unsuspecting race cars sped toward the attacker.
The man swung his powered whips tirelessly, smashing cars one after another.
One!
Two!
Three!
Luxury race cars turned into burning wreckage.
The crowd panicked and fled the stands.
At that moment—
Tony's car rushed straight toward the attacker.
It was obliterated.
Tony barely escaped the wreckage.
But the attacker had already locked onto him, advancing step by step, whips crackling.
Seeing Tony running without armor like a frightened rabbit, the man smiled casually.
Just as he was about to finish Tony—
Happy rammed him hard with the car.
The attacker staggered.
Tony was cornered by the stadium fence and tried to get into Happy's car.
But unexpectedly, the man recovered.
One whip split the car clean in two—danger returned!
Tony shouted to Pepper:
"Now! Throw me the case!"
Pepper tossed it onto the ground.
Tony stepped on it.
The suitcase unfolded.
He pressed it to his chest as it rapidly expanded into armor.
From that moment—
Mark V.
The Suitcase Armor.
Officially debuted.
Tony stood tall again, calm and composed.
He pointed at the attacker.
Just as he was about to fire—
The attacker struck first.
A whip lashed out.
Tony's armor took heavy damage.
Every time Tony tried to counter, the whips struck faster.
One whip!
Two whips!
Three whips!
…
Five consecutive lightning strikes!
Tony was beaten badly.
But under the relentless assault, he gradually adapted to the enemy's rhythm.
Seizing a moment when the whips were locked around his neck guard, he counterattacked.
He pushed through the second strike.
Charged forward.
Pinned the enemy to the ground.
And ripped the miniature arc reactor from his chest.
Once the energy source was removed, the whips fell silent.
Special forces immediately moved in and arrested the attacker.
Tony stared at the device in his hand, deep in thought.
Stark Tower
After watching the video, Tony's mind was filled with questions.
Why did that tattooed man also have a miniature arc reactor?!
That was impossible.
The mini arc reactor only existed because Tony had been trapped in a cave.
It was built under extreme conditions, powered by his own ingenuity.
In the real world—
It would take at least ten to twenty years to develop.
And judging by the timeline—
This happened only months after his second press conference.
How could anyone possibly replicate his technology so quickly?