Heh heh, stumped again, huh!
Tony Stark's lips couldn't help but curl into a very pleased arc.
He didn't know why, but every time Tony saw Zhou Cheng, the diary's Master who had everything under control, dumbfounded by their actions, he inexplicably felt a sense of satisfaction.
He clearly wasn't someone with such a mischievous streak!
Tony muttered to himself, then refocused his attention on the diary.
Soon, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Captain America fighting Captain America, did this happen inside Stark Tower?
According to the diary's spoiler, didn't Captain America only encounter that other Captain America after tricking the staff from HYDRA?
So, did Captain America's "Hail HYDRA" also happen inside Stark Tower?
It must be said, this indeed surprised Tony a little.
And after a careful analysis, Tony immediately came to a logical conclusion:
Was Loki captured inside Stark Tower?
Or near Stark Tower?
Only then would everyone temporarily detain Loki at S.H.I.E.L.D., waiting for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s people to handle him.
Of course.
Tony was merely curious about such trivial matters and didn't pay too much attention.
He immediately put away his thoughts and continued reading the relevant content.
"So, besides Rogers and another me, Ant-Man and Hulk also traveled through time this time?"
Tony's heart stirred, and he immediately committed this crucial piece of information to memory.
At the same time, he instantly had a guess:
The Tesseract was stolen silently, without causing any disturbance, it was probably Ant-Man's doing, wasn't it?
Only Ant-Man, by shrinking the Tesseract and quietly taking it away, could avoid alerting anyone or triggering any alarms!
"So, that guy is Ant-Man?"
Tony's mind couldn't help but conjure the middle-aged man in the driver's seat.
Although it was just a fleeting glance, Tony had already had Jarvis scan him.
It would be no problem to find out this person's identity later.
The mysterious Ant-Man was about to surface!
Tony couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
In addition.
Hulk also being on the list of this "Time-Traveling Avengers" truly exceeded Tony's expectations.
So, it seems that one day in the future, Hulk, that big mass of rage, finally found a way to control his anger?
This was beyond doubt.
Otherwise, how could a mindless "Angry Brother" be entrusted by the Avengers with the important task of collecting Infinity Stones?
And even go to a place like Kamar-Taj?
What if Hulk couldn't control his anger at Kamar-Taj and tore the place down? Wouldn't that be a disaster?
He just wondered if the Sorcerers of Kamar-Taj could withstand Hulk, that human-shaped Beast?
With this question, Tony's gaze continued to fall on the diary, and he was immediately stimulated.
One could even say he was deeply stimulated.
Hulk, by Sorcerer Ancient One's palm, had his soul knocked out?
By the way, did such a thing as a soul really exist?
Alright, that wasn't the point.
Since Hulk's soul was knocked out, then without a doubt, this invisible and intangible thing called a soul must exist.
The key issue was, Hulk's soul was knocked out by a single palm!
And not the current Hulk, but the Hulk who had gone through the Endgame War.
In other words, it was the Hulk who possessed exaggerated strength, capable of pummeling Thor and Loki.
It must be said, this was truly too exaggerated.
As expected of Sorcerer Ancient One!
All along, the diary had placed Sorcerer Ancient One at a top-tier Universe level.
Even seemingly on par with Odin.
Now, with her move, she truly dazzled everyone, completely living up to the level the diary had built up.
She was indeed a super big shot.
[Speaking of the Future Avengers who came to New York Battle, the most unlucky one must be Hulk, right?]
[Stark and the others faced their past selves, but Hulk faced Ancient One, the great demon king.]
[Even if Hulk was indeed very strong, having pummeled Loki, and pummeled Thor.]
[He even fought the giant wolf Fenris and bravely confronted the several-hundred-meter-tall Fire Giant Surtur in Asgard.]
[But in front of Sorcerer Ancient One, he was simply no match at all!]
Giant wolf Fenris?
Fire Giant Surtur?
Tony's eyebrows couldn't help but raise. These two beings were also very famous in Norse mythology.
Giant wolf Fenris was the son of Loki, the God of Mischief, and a giantess, possessing power that even the gods greatly feared.
More importantly, the giant wolf Fenris was also an important character in the mythological Ragnarok.
He even directly swallowed Odin during Ragnarok!
And the Fire Giant Surtur?
There was no need to mention him; in mythology, he was the one who destroyed Asgard!
Of course.
Tony also knew that there were discrepancies between reality and mythological legends, and in some places, the discrepancies could be quite significant.
But regardless, such powerful and important figures in mythological legends couldn't be weak in reality, could they?
The fact that Hulk could battle beings of this caliber was enough to prove the point.
Without a doubt, even across the entire Universe, Hulk's strength was absolutely top-tier.
"Giant wolf Fenris?"
Asgard.
Thor, who was originally quelling a rebellion in the Nine Realms but had suddenly rushed back after receiving news about Loki, couldn't help but frown.
Previously, he truly didn't know what kind of being the giant wolf Fenris was, and he had never even heard the name.
But ever since his confrontation with Odin last time, Thor had a good idea.
This giant wolf named Fenris was his sister Hela's mount!
According to Odin, Fenris's strength was also very, very powerful; there were few in the entire Nine Realms who could subdue Fenris.
Even if taken into space, it was an extremely terrifying super Beast.
Using such a powerful and fierce Beast as a mount, it must be said that his sister was indeed formidable.
However, Fenris was clearly dead!
Why would he appear again in the future?
Could it be that after his father, the King, reached his limit, the sealed Hela would see the light of day again.
So she used some means to resurrect Fenris?
Considering Odin had once confessed to him that his time was indeed running out, and his relationship with Hela.
Thor made such a logical guess.
His mood couldn't help but become a little heavier.
So his father's final day would eventually arrive!
However, what about Hulk?
Why would Hulk also appear in Asgard?
He was clearly a Midgardian!
And the diary had mentioned before that Hulk had also appeared on Sakaar and even had an arena match with him, Thor.
It must be said, for a Midgardian, Hulk really played around a lot.
Jumping between this Planet and that Planet.
Wait a minute!
Thinking of this, Thor's eyes narrowed slightly.
He and Hulk appeared together on Sakaar at that time, could it be that he brought Hulk back to Asgard?
Even with a simple mind like Thor's, he came to this logical guess.
But whether it was or wasn't, Thor said he didn't know.
And then there was the Fire Giant Surtur.
This was the ruler of Muspelheim in the Nine Realms, a well-known entity throughout the entire Nine Realms.
Even before being defeated by his father, Odin, his reputation was no weaker than Odin's!
But Thor remembered clearly that Odin had told him he had killed Surtur 500,000 years ago.
But now it seemed, Surtur wasn't dead?
"No, Fire Giant?"
Suddenly, Thor seemed to recall something, and his eyes widened slightly.
Odin had once told him about the Ragnarok prophecy for Asgard; in that prophecy, Asgard would turn to ashes in a great fire!
Destroyed in flames.
And now Thor knew that Surtur wasn't dead!
So, could it be that Surtur was the one who would bring Ragnarok to Asgard?
In other words.
One day in the future, Surtur would invade Asgard and directly destroy it?
Would it be like this?
Thor's expression immediately became extremely solemn.
And if his guess was true, then had he found a way to stop Ragnarok?
He just needed to completely kill Surtur!
Thinking of this, a gleam flashed in Thor's eyes, and he felt incredibly excited.
Asgard was saved!
[Sorcerer Ancient One had too many ways to crush Hulk.]
[Not to mention she could knock out Hulk's soul with a casual palm, she could banish Hulk to an alien Planet with a casual Space Gate, and she could trap Hulk in a Mirror Dimension with a casual Mirror Dimension.]
[Not to mention, Sorcerer Ancient One's most powerful weapon was the Time Stone!]
[Hulk was completely like a child in front of Sorcerer Ancient One, alright!]
[Oh, no, it should be Banner, not Hulk.]
[Hulk and Banner actually completely merged into one, who could have imagined that?]
[Hulk's body, Banner's consciousness, possessing both Hulk's strength and Banner's wisdom, this should be the most perfect form, right?]
[Unfortunately, in front of Sorcerer Ancient One, it was simply not enough.]
"So these are Sorcerer Ancient One's methods?"
Even someone of Tony's caliber couldn't help but secretly click his tongue.
One could only say, a big shot was indeed a big shot!
Even Loki needed to use the Tesseract, an Infinity Stone, to open a Space Gate.
Yet Sorcerer Ancient One herself could directly do such things.
She could even casually open a Space Gate to an alien Planet!
An alien Planet!
One had to know that Earth was struggling even with lunar exploration right now.
Didn't this mean that what Loki painstakingly tried to do, Sorcerer Ancient One could accomplish effortlessly?
As for the Mirror Dimension, from the literal meaning, was it a space inside a mirror?
Was there actually a space inside a mirror?
From a scientific perspective, from a materialistic perspective, it naturally didn't exist.
But from the perspective of a top-tier Sorcerer?
Tony didn't know.
So, did Sorcerer Ancient One also possess the magical ability to send people into a mirror?
Just like in some movies?
Of course.
This was purely Tony's divergent thinking.
But no matter what, this Mirror Dimension would definitely be a very powerful skill.
There should be no doubt about that.
Plus, Sorcerer Ancient One also had the Time Stone...
Wait a minute.
Wasn't the Time Stone in Doctor Strange's hands?
However, judging by the diary's tone, at this current time, the Time Stone was still in Sorcerer Ancient One's hands.
Could it be that one day in the future, Sorcerer Ancient One would hand the Time Stone over to Doctor Strange?
Tony could only make some conjectures about the specifics.
But one thing was beyond doubt: Sorcerer Ancient One, who wielded the Time Stone, must also possess the power to control time!
In other words, the current Sorcerer Ancient One could control both space and time!
This was simply invincible!
Of course, one couldn't forget that Sorcerer Ancient One could also control souls!
Didn't this mean that Sorcerer Ancient One was equivalent to simultaneously possessing the Space, Time, and Mind Infinity Stones?
Awesome!
One had to admit it!
So the question arose.
Given the huge power difference between Hulk Banner and Sorcerer Ancient One, how did he get the Stone from Sorcerer Ancient One?
After all, the diary stated that the Future Avengers' mission to collect the Infinity Stones was successful!
And Hulk and Banner completely merging into one, it must be said, was completely beyond Tony's expectations.
So this was how Hulk controlled his anger?
Was this why the Future Avengers decided to let Hulk, no, Banner, participate in the time-travel mission?
To be honest, Hulk's body + Banner's consciousness, in some respects, was indeed the most perfect form.
Nick Fury would surely love it.
He just didn't know what Banner or Hulk experienced in the future to undergo such a drastic change.
However, Banner wouldn't just turn into a big green brute, would he?
And never change back into that refined and gentle big boy, well, old boy?
That would be a bit horrifying, wouldn't it?
Tony couldn't help but feel a chill.
If it were him, he would never want to turn into such a monstrous appearance.
[If Banner hadn't ultimately convinced Sorcerer Ancient One with a grand speech, leading Sorcerer Ancient One to voluntarily hand over the Stone, the Avengers' mission to collect the Stones would have failed.]
[Well, it can't be said that Banner convinced her, it was mainly because Sorcerer Ancient One believed in the future Doctor Strange.]
[Or rather, the future Doctor Strange also believed in Sorcerer Ancient One!]
[Regarding the battle between the Avengers and Purple Sweet Potato, Doctor Strange saw over 14 million possibilities, and only one of them resulted in the Avengers' victory.]
[In that one possibility, Doctor Strange could see the failure of Infinity War and the turnaround of Endgame War.]
[But he shouldn't have seen the Avengers traveling back to the past, right?] (End of Chapter)