Chapter 268: The Scenery Is Infinitely Beautiful
Although he really wanted to test whether his idea could work immediately, he was helpless as Peter currently did not have the dog talisman.
Therefore, he could only temporarily keep this idea in his heart.
Since things had come to this, let's eat first... Ah, no, that's not right. Let's get down to business first!
He casually slipped the Ten Rings onto his hands.
Peter walked over to Daisy, and a hazy white light from the Horse Talisman lit up on his hand.
While rapidly healing the wounds on Daisy's body, he unceremoniously pinched her little face: "Not bad at all~ You've actually made me look at you with new eyes."
Seeing Peter like this, Daisy couldn't help but lower her head shyly, muttering as she spoke: "Actually, it's mainly because you taught me well, Brother Peter. If you hadn't reminded me, I don't know how long it would have taken me to figure out these techniques."
After healing Daisy's injuries, Peter looked at the members of the Ten Rings Gang fleeing in all directions and shook his head involuntarily.
Being able to make it to the headquarters of the Ten Rings Gang, none of these people were innocent. Letting such a group of people go would only be a scourge to the World.
With that thought, Peter let out a cold snort, and his Conqueror's Haki instantly swept across the entire scene.
The moment the Conqueror's Haki was released, the members of the Ten Rings Gang, who had been fleeing like headless flies, stopped in their tracks as if a pause button had been pressed. They then fell to their knees one by one, their eyes rolling back, and white foam spilling from their mouths.
Seeing this, Peter nodded with satisfaction before walking into Xu Wenwu's castle with Daisy, who was looking at him with an expression of admiration.
After activating his Byakugan to search, Peter quickly found Shang-Chi and Xialing.
These two future Superheroes were only thirteen or fourteen years old at the time.
Although they had watched their own father get killed by Peter, there was no feeling of hatred in their eyes.
Having been raised and taught by Yingli since childhood, their values were still quite upright.
In the original story, Shang-Chi, not wanting to kill, even chose to run away from home at the age of 14 to work as a waiter in New York, just to escape his original family.
Additionally, these two children were quite good-looking; they were nothing like the ugly ABC stereotypes in the movies.
Looking at Shang-Chi, who was holding a knife and shielding his sister behind him, Peter thought for a moment and then crouched down.
However, as soon as he reached out his hand, the boy lunged forward and stabbed with the knife in his hand.
Clang~! The knife stabbed into Peter's shoulder, but it didn't even pierce the skin. Instead, the blade of the knife shattered into pieces in mid-air, nearly embedding itself into Shang-Chi's face.
Peter was not annoyed by this; he simply followed his original plan, reached out to gently stroke their heads, and said: "You should know who I am, right?"
Shang-Chi pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, but Xialing, standing behind him, couldn't help but speak up: "You... you are The Arbiter, the Superhero of America."
"That's right~" Peter said, taking off his mask and flashing a very approachable smile at Xialing:
"You have both grown up so much, and looking into your eyes, I don't see any feelings of hatred, which shows that you must know what kind of work your father did. Someone like him was bound to face a day like this sooner or later. Even if I hadn't killed him, he would have died at the hands of other enemies eventually. By then, it would have been a pity for you, and it might have cost you your lives along with him."
Hearing this, the siblings looked at each other. Then, Shang-Chi spoke in a skeptical tone: "Are you not planning to kill us to cut off the roots of trouble?"
"Is there any need for that?" Peter shrugged and said with a relaxed expression: "From that stab you just made, it's clear that you didn't actually have any intention of killing me, right?"
Hearing this, Shang-Chi fell silent for a moment. A moment later, he dropped the broken knife in his hand: "Are you willing to let me and my sister go?"
"Not only that, but I can also have the Parker Charitable Foundation take you in. You can go to America and live the life of ordinary people. Of course, if you would like to become Agents or Superheroes, that's up to you as well. I can provide you with a channel, but of course, whether you can eventually succeed depends on your own abilities."
Speaking of which, Peter reached out, took two oval-shaped gemstones from the necks of the two, and then turned to look at Daisy: "Contact Hill and have her send someone to pick up these two children and take them to America later."
After saying this, Peter turned around and headed straight for Xu Wenwu's study.
Just like in the original movie, there was a huge dragon relief carved into the wall of the study.
Peter stepped forward and pressed the two dragon-eye pendants he had just acquired into the eyes of the dragon.
Accompanied by a feeling of dizziness, a holographic projection was cast from inside the wall—it was the specific location of Ta Lo Village.
"The primitive jungle on the Sino-Vietnamese border, huh~" Peter nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Daisyand said: "Let's go, Daisy, it's time for us to head to the next stop. As for you two..."
As he spoke, his gaze turned to Shang-Chi and Xialing: "Stay here for one more night. Tomorrow, S.H.I.E.L.D.Agents will come to take you to America!"
...After casually placing two energy shields on Shang-Chi and Xialing, Peter simply used a Rasenshuriken to directly destroy the ancient castle, which had a history of over a hundred years, along with the unconscious Ten Rings Gangscum, letting them become history forever.
After leaving the lair of the Ten Rings Gang, Peter did not choose to continue using the flying skateboard to travel.
Perhaps it was the Eastern faces of Daisy, Shang-Chi, and Xialing that made him involuntarily recall his life in his previous existence.
Therefore, this time, he chose to get a top-of-the-line luxury RV locally and started a road trip mode with Daisy.
Daisy, sitting in the passenger seat, did not refuse. Instead, her pretty face flushed red, and a thought involuntarily emerged in her mind: "Isn't this the legendary honeymoon? Brother Peter... he is clearly hinting at something to me!"
Thus, that very night, when Peter was bored and watching the stars on the roof of the RV.
Daisy, wearing only a bathrobe and carrying the pleasant scent of shower gel, approached his side, her hands quietly climbing onto Peter's sturdy chest.
Peter glanced at her, not feeling surprised, and just asked with a smile: "Have you thought it through?"
Daisy nodded heavily: "I can't possibly fall in love with anyone else, can I?"
Since Daisy had said as much, Peter naturally didn't hesitate anymore.
Not only would Daisy not fall in love with anyone else, but even Peter himself couldn't bear to watch her throw herself into someone else's arms.
Therefore, right there, amidst the bamboo forest, everything happened as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
A dark cloud drifted across the sky, covering the twinkling stars completely... That night, the scenery was infinitely beautiful.
Chapter 269: Store Refresh, The Most Valuable Episode Yet
By the time everything returned to calm, it was already late into the night.
Daisy was so exhausted she didn't even want to move a finger, hanging onto Peter like a koala.
Peter couldn't help but sigh at this, and could only carry her back to the RV in a bridal carry to rest.
Just as he placed Daisy on the bed and was considering whether he should also rest immediately, the long-absent system notification sound rang in his mind:
[Countdown reset to zero]
[Monthly items have been refreshed, welcome, Host, to make your selections!]
Hearing the notification, Peter couldn't help but pause. He subconsciously glanced at the calendar and realized that, without him noticing, another month had already passed.
In an instant, all sleepiness vanished from his mind.
"System, open the Store!"
At the same time, he couldn't help but think secretly to himself:
I wonder if I can get the dog talisman; if I can get the dog talisman, I'll really be set to take off.
As he spoke, the system Store opened, and the familiar eight item slots popped out.
[Item 1: Huo Huan]
[Source: Fog Hill of Five Elements]
[Effect: Wenren Yixuan's exclusive weapon. It is essentially a demon beast that has lived for a thousand years, proficient in the power of Fire. Using this item allows the Host to activate Huo Huan mode, significantly increasing Fire attribute damage and unlocking unique offensive effects.]
[Note: This item is soul-bound to the Host upon purchase and cannot be transferred to others.]
[Price: 8,000 sacrifice points]
Good heavens, starting off with a bang!
In the original work "Fog Hill of Five Elements," the performance of Huo Huan is practically an enhanced version of the Red Armillary Sash.
That "Huo Huan!" shout with its manic energy, paired with the suona music, is just too cool.
By acquiring this Huo Huan, I can perfectly combine it with the witch rider driver and Human Torch genes I already have on hand.
The three combined would immediately provide a triple increase in Fire attribute damage. By then, the Fire attribute might just replace the Lightning attribute he currently uses most comfortably as his primary, permanent, powerful attribute.
Glancing at his massive 150,000 sacrifice points, Peterdidn't hesitate at all. He snapped his fingers and, with the demeanor of a total tycoon, said:
"System, buy it!"
After purchasing the Huo Huan, Peter continued to look at the second item.
The system was still the same old thing; after a good first item, the second one was highly likely to be trash.
This second item was indeed reassuringly useless.
[Item 2: Yoshiko Hanabatake's Panties]
[Source: Aho-Girl]
[Yoshiko Hanabatake's undergarments. Wearing them will overcome mysterious anti-gravity magic, but if someone sees them, it won't arouse any desire in others. After all, how could a person have evil thoughts about a monkey?]
[Price: 500 sacrifice points]
What kind of monkey-style IQ reduction is this!
Seeing this item, Peter couldn't help but roll his eyes dramatically.
Although this thing might have some... collector's value?
But a person shouldn't, at least they shouldn't...
Anyway, pass!
[Item 3: Eye of Aurora]
[Source: jackie chan adventures]
[An ancient Egypt artifact that appeared in jackie chan adventures. It possesses the magical ability to instantly teleport to any desired location just by speaking the name of the place. It is a rare spatial teleportation artifact.]
[Price: 30,000 sacrifice points]
Hiss!
The moment he saw this item, Peter involuntarily gasped.
A price of 30,000 points—it was like they didn't consider his sacrifice points as money at all.
But to be fair, this sacrifice point expenditure was truly worth it. This Eye of Aurora was an absolute divine artifact. Its functionality was even more overpowered than the vast majority of talismans.
In the Marvel Universe, this spatial ability would not only allow Peter to travel freely to any region on the globe, but it might even allow him to bypass planetary limitations and achieve interstellar travel.
Based on this alone, the Eye of Aurora could be considered a legendary gold-tier item.
Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Peter chose to decisively acquire it.
[Item 4: Spirit Bomb Skill Book]
[Source: Dragon Ball]
[An attack technique created by King Kai. It requires raising both hands high to gather biological energy, condensing it into a blue-white energy sphere to attack the opponent. Its power is positively correlated with the target's level of evil. Once it hits, it can completely annihilate the opponent down to the last cell, but it is almost harmless to righteous targets.]
[Note: This move has a long charging time; please choose usage scenarios carefully.]
[Price: 35,000 sacrifice points]
Hiss!
The moment he saw the Spirit Bomb, Peter couldn't help but gasp again. This was another item with an outrageously high price but super high practicality.
He seriously suspected that the damn system knew he had money, so it chose to rip him off.
Although it was ridiculously expensive, this time, Peterplaced the order even faster than when he bought the Eye of Aurora.
He had no choice; the Spirit Bomb's effectiveness against evil was just too good.
In the future, when fighting a BOSS in a densely populated place like New York, he could just conjure a Spirit Bomb and smash it down. The villain would be wiped out, the bystanders would be unharmed—it was simply the perfect ultimate move for dealing with villains.
Even more absurdly, Peter's Tiger Talisman could split his body in two without affecting his combat power. This allowed Peter to use one Peter to fight the villain while the other Peter charged the Spirit Bomb to deal a fatal blow to the opponent.
This was equivalent to directly ignoring the Spirit Bomb's own limitations!
Simply perfect!
Having figured this out, Peter felt in a great mood and continued to look at the remaining four items.
But after getting two "big gold" items in a row—the Eye of Aurora and the Spirit Bomb—the next three items were so useless that Peter couldn't even bear to look at them.
[Item 5: Doraemon's Bamboo Copter]
[Item 6: Red Wolf's Frying Pan]
[Item 7: Doofenshmirtz's Drill-inator]
The classic triple-threat of filler items.
Although the Bamboo Copter could fly, its flight speed was pathetic, making it useless for combat and really just a waste for Peter now.
Red Wolf's Frying Pan went without saying; it was purely a filler item, likely the author forcing content again.
As for Doofenshmirtz's Drill-inator... This Doofenshmirtz seemed to be the villainous scientist from the cartoon "Phineas and Ferb." Although he could always invent absurd gadgets, they basically all had huge flaws, and it was equally useless.
"Well~ looks like I have to rely on the pity system again."
As he spoke, Peter moved his gaze to the final item, and the pity-system item truly did not disappoint him.
[Item 8: Shun Shun Rikka]
[Source: Bleach]
[Shun Shun Rikka: A magical hairpin formed by six spirits. Its ability is essentially the "rejection of reality," and it can achieve various effects including defense, healing, and offense through different combinations.]
[Price: 15,000 sacrifice points]
The moment he looked at this item, Peter finally felt a glimmer of excitement.
If this item were only for Peter's own use, it would absolutely not be worth the 15,000 price tag, as Peteralready possessed both defensive and healing abilities.
But if he took this item to give to someone else, it would be very worth it!
That's right, Peter planned to give the Shun Shun Rikka to Gwen!
For one, Gwen's no-kill principle meant she was destined not to become a T1-level frontline combat hero. The support capabilities of the Shun Shun Rikka would perfectly enhance her versatility and allow her to better serve as the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man for the citizens.
Secondly, the Shun Shun Rikka was a causality-manipulating weapon linked to the Host's willpower. When it came to willpower, Gwen was much stronger than the Shun Shun Rikka's original owner, Orihime.
Letting her have the Shun Shun Rikka would likely come in very handy at critical moments.
Chapter 270: Eye of Aurora
The next day at dusk. The RV rolled over the muddy dirt road and plunged into the vast, endless bamboo forest.
Sunlight leaked through the gaps in the bamboo leaves, dappling the windshield as Daisy and Peter lay snuggled together on the bed. As for who was driving, the answer was, of course, Wheel of Fortune.
Peter was playing various classic mini-games developed by Parker Tech according to his instructions—things like Temple Run and Fruit Ninja—while enjoying the fruit Daisyfed him. Life was just too comfortable.
But as the car continued driving, Daisy couldn't help but frown: "Peter, are you sure your intelligent driving system isn't having any problems?"
Daisy looked up and glanced at the dense bamboo outside the window: "The GPS signal has been cut off for over ten minutes, yet we still show no signs of getting out of this bamboo forest."
"Don't worry, this is the place."
"But why..." Daisy's ears twitched, and then she looked out the car window at the World outside: "I feel like something isn't right. The forest behind us seems to be... moving constantly?"
"It feels just like... a ghost wall!" At this, Daisy's face turned pale.
Although she was a super-powered individual now, she was still just a young girl who had only recently come of age. She still held a certain amount of awe for these supernatural things.
Hearing this, Peter's hand, which was playing the mini-game, paused. He tilted his head to think for a moment before recalling a small detail about Ta Lo Village from the depths of his memory.
"Oh... I suddenly remembered something."
"What is it?"
"It seems the entrance to Ta Lo Village only opens on the Qingming Festival... Normally, if any outsider enters this bamboo forest, they could wander until they die and never find the entrance to Ta Lo Village."
"The Qingming Festival?!" Daisy couldn't help but widen her eyes, then asked somewhat helplessly: "Then what do we do now? It's only June, and there's still more than half a year until next year's Qingming Festival. Are we supposed to stay in this bamboo forest until next year?"
"If it were an ordinary person, they would indeed have to wait it out."
Peter suddenly became interested. He first signaled for Wheel of Fortune to turn off the engine, then said mysteriously: "But clearly, I am not an ordinary person."
Hearing this, Daisy's eyes lit up: "Are you planning to just bulldoze this entire bamboo forest and force a path through?"
"That would be too inelegant and doesn't fit my style~" Peter replied with a punchable expression.
Thinking back to how Peter had previously destroyed the entire Hells Kitchen with one punch in New York and parted the Hudson River down the middle, Daisy's mouth twitched. Elegant? Are you sure that word has anything to do with you?
Just as she was thinking this, the storage ring on Peter's hand flashed with light.
A golden necklace appeared out of thin air in his palm. The necklace was made entirely of gold and inlaid with shimmering, colorful gemstones. The moment it was brought out, it made the dim interior of the car brighten up. It was none other than the Eye of Aurora!
"So beautiful..." Daisy's attention was instantly captured. As everyone knows, girls are like dragons; they have absolutely no resistance to shiny things.
"But what does this have to do with how we can get out?"
"This isn't an ordinary necklace." Peter held the Eye of Aurora up in front of Daisy and shook it, then explained: "It can teleport us to anywhere we want to go."
"Anywhere?" Daisy was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but ask: "Then why didn't we use this when we set off from New York before?"
"Because I only got this thing yesterday..."
Regarding Peter's explanation, Daisy was clearly a bit curious, but she knew very well what should be asked and what shouldn't, so she just let Peter take her hand.
After taking Daisy's hand, Peter spoke to the Eye of Aurora: "To Ta Lo Village."
The moment his voice fell, the air in front of the two was torn open out of thin air. Golden light gushed out from the crack, forming a diamond-shaped portal, which then swallowed Peter and Daisy.
Daisy felt the scene before her spin dizzily for about half a second. When she came to her senses, the bamboo forest had disappeared, replaced by a pastoral landscape that left her stunned. Running water gurgled, and paths crisscrossed the land.
All around were a bunch of strange creatures she had never heard of before. There were chubby, eyeless furballs rolling slowly, little foxes with fluffy silver-white fur and nine tails swaying behind them lazily licking their fur, and even larger creatures that looked like deer but had a mix of different biological features all over their bodies, staring at them vigilantly by the creek.
"Is this... Ta Lo Village?" Daisy couldn't help but murmur, completely stunned by the beautiful scenery before her.
But just then... Whoosh~ An arrow came flying through the air!
Peter didn't even look up; he simply raised two fingers and pinched, precisely stopping the arrow less than three inches from the center of his forehead.
He looked at the arrow caught between his fingers: the arrowhead was actually made from some kind of scale, glowing with a holy, cold light in the setting sun.
Peter flicked his hand, and half his arm was immediately covered by the Vibranium bracer. Peter raised the arrowhead to stab at the Vibranium bracer, and after the two collided and erupted with blinding sparks, neither side had suffered the slightest damage.
"So this is dragon scale?" Peter couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "This defensive performance is indeed good stuff~"
Just as he was thinking this, dozens of villagers clad in scale armor and wielding dragon scale weapons swarmed out from all directions.
A burly man with a full beard walked at the very front, holding a large dragon scale blade, the tip pointing straight at Peter's throat: "Who are you people? How did you get in?"
Daisy subconsciously stepped back half a step, and ripples of Quake already appeared on her arms.
Peter smiled slightly at these villagers and then said: "Don't be hasty, we have no malice. On the contrary, we are here to help you solve your trouble!"
"Trouble?" The bearded man's expression changed, but he quickly said with a tough attitude: "There is no such thing as trouble in our Ta Lo Village. I don't care how you got in, leave immediately!"
Seeing the other party's tough attitude, Peter's eyes changed instantly. Following that, an invisible sense of oppression was suddenly released from his body—Conqueror's Haki!
Without any warning, the villagers' knees went weak one by one, and they immediately fell to their knees with a thud. Even the bearded man only managed to grit his teeth and hold on for three seconds before he, too, fell to his knees with a thud.
"I said, I have no malice." Peter withdrew his Haki, his tone remaining incomparably calm: "But if you insist on fighting, then I don't mind letting you calm down for a while first."
Saying this, Peter smiled again and looked at the bearded man, asking: "Now, have you calmed down?"
Chapter 271: Divine Dragon
Ten minutes later, deep within Ta Lo Village.
In a simple, quaint courtyard, Peter and Daisy were eating fruits they had never seen before.
Opposite them, a white-haired Elder and a stern-looking middle-aged woman were frowning as they sized them up.
They were the Ta Lo Village Elder, Guang Bo, and the Village's Guardian, Ying Nan.
"Where did you hear about the Soul Eater?" Ying Nan, who was Yingli's younger sister, looked at Peter, her eyes filled with vigilance.
She could feel that Peter was very strong, but she had no idea just how strong he was; it even made her feel uneasy.
Peter casually tossed the Ten Rings onto the coffee table. Ying Nan was shocked the moment she saw the Ten Rings:
"What have you done to my sister and Xu Wenwu?"
"Your sister died over a decade ago. Xu Wenwu has been bewitched by the Soul Eater and has been trying to return to Ta Lo Village to break the seal all these years. If I hadn't come, your fate would have been even worse..."
Hearing everything Peter said about Xu Wenwu, the expressions of Guang Bo and Ying Nan changed.
They had never thought that Xu Wenwu was such a person, nor had they expected that their previous decisions would have harmed Yingli.
After a long silence, Guang Bo looked at Peter and said:
"Young man, we appreciate your good intentions, but the Soul Eater is not something human..."
Before he could finish, a startling aura suddenly erupted from Peter. Dual God Resonance, Cosmic Energy, Sage Mode... various terrifying energies that Guang Bo had never heard of before rotated around Peter like a revolving lantern.
It even stunned Ying Nan, who was watching from the side.
She could clearly feel that any one of these energies could easily crush her to death.
She and this young man in front of her didn't seem to be creatures from the same dimension at all!
"Now, do you still have any questions?" Peter asked.
Guang Bo shook his head like a rattle-drum, then bowed respectfully to Peter:
"Warrior, I will leave the Soul Eater to you. You can enter and exit any part of Ta Lo Village as you please these days; no one will stop you."
Very good, old man, you've really broadened your path~
After Peter gave him an appreciative look, he turned to look at Ying Nan:
"You are responsible for taking good care of my girlfriend. It would be best if you could teach her your Ta Lo martial arts."
After saying this, Peter flashed and instantly appeared above the lake in the center of the Village.
"WATER PLEASE~!"
The witch rider driver appeared at Peter's waist.
Attribute switch complete.
Wrapped in Water magic, Peter didn't say a word and dove straight into the lake.
Ying Nan stared blankly at Peter, who seemed to have completely melted into the lake water, and couldn't help but ask Daisy:
"Who exactly is he?"
Hearing this question, Daisy tilted her head, then thought of an explanation that Ying Nan could understand:
"You are the Guardian of your Village, right?"
Ying Nan nodded slightly.
"He is pretty much the Guardian of our Planet," Daisy said with a serious face, her voice full of admiration for Peter.
...
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the lake.
With the complete liquefaction ability of the Water attribute, Peter finished searching the lake bottom in the blink of an eye.
His gaze quickly locked onto a huge dragon-shaped stone sculpture.
"Because you are too old, you can only prolong your life by petrifying yourself?"
Muttering this, Peter reached out and pressed his hand on the dragon-shaped stone sculpture. Following that, the Natural Energy he had accumulated in the past immediately wrapped around his entire body, and he entered Sage Mode almost in the blink of an eye.
As the Natural Energy flowed through Peter's arm into the statue,
The next second, the stone shell on the statue began to fall off with a rustling sound. Before long, a White dragon appeared before his eyes.
The White dragon looked at Peter without opening its mouth, but its voice clearly entered Peter's ears:
[Who are you?]
"Peter Parker." Peter cupped his hands in the water, "Sorry for the disturbance."
[You are not from this Village.]
"No. I came from the outside."
[What is the outside World like now?]
This question stunned Peter for a moment. The first question from a divine dragon that had been asleep for who knows how many years was actually this.
"It's quite lively." Peter answered truthfully, "There are good things and bad things, but overall, it hasn't reached the point of the apocalypse. With me carrying the burden, those alien creatures won't be able to harm this Planet."
The giant dragon blinked, and the scrutiny in its eyes turned into curiosity.
[Your power is very complex... there are even many powers that even I cannot understand. With you being so powerful, what else do you want to get here?]
"The Soul Eater." Peter answered concisely,
"I will help you solve it, which can be considered fulfilling your wish, right?"
These two words were like a switch. The giant dragon's pupils contracted sharply, and the entire lake bottom shook, making the villagers on the surface almost think there was an earthquake.
[You want to open the stone gate?]
"Not only open it, but I want to completely destroy the thing inside."
A long silence.
[It cannot be killed.] The dragon's voice deepened, [Your ancestors tried many methods, burning with Fire, drowning in Water, striking with lightning; none of them could do anything to it.]
"Just because those methods didn't work doesn't mean my methods won't."
[What method do you have?]
"You'll know when the time comes." Peter smiled, "Right now, I need you to help me with two things."
[Speak.]
"First, give me your scales. I have a big demand. Second—" Peter showed the Omnitrix on his left wrist, "Let me use this thing to copy your genes."
Hearing this, the White dragon's expression became very subtle.
[You want to steal my power?]
"It's not stealing, it's a fair inheritance. Anyway, you won't live much longer, so why not pass your power on to me?"
The White dragon was silent for a while. A moment later, a smile clearly appeared in its eyes:
[You are the first human to dare speak to me like this. However, you are right. If you can solve the Soul Eater, then I can sleep in peace.]
After saying that, it shook its body, and hundreds of palm-sized dragon scales slowly drifted in front of Peter.
[Take them. I will cooperate with you in the battle later. I hope you won't disappoint me.]
"Fighting together won't be necessary. Since you can live for two more years, why not live for two more?"
...
Accompanied by a surge of bubbles, Peter's figure slowly emerged from the bottom of the lake.
Daisy rushed over first:
"Peter, you finally came out. I thought you were eaten by that dragon!"
Splash~
A huge wave rose from the lake, and the White dragon suddenly emerged, splashing Daisy with water.
Seeing this, Peter couldn't help but feel a bit dumbfounded. He didn't expect this old dragon to be quite playful.
Seeing the White dragon appear, the surrounding Ta Lo villagers knelt on the ground.
Guang Bo couldn't help but kneel on the ground, but then he couldn't help but look at Peter and ask:
"Young man, are you really going to deal with the Soul Eater?"
"Otherwise, why did I come here? To get a free meal?"
Guang Bo was choked by Peter, but he still looked at Peterand asked hesitantly: "How much confidence do you have?"
Peter gave him a confident smile:
"If you ask, it's one hundred percent."
Chapter 272: Dragon Boy, Power of Fire Wash
After completing the preparations, Peter arrived at the deepest part of Ta Lo Village.
A massive stone mountain came into view.
Embedded in the center of the stone mountain was a stone gate whose surface was covered in dragon scales.
Perhaps because the Soul Eater behind the door was so terrifying, the dragon scales on the surface of this stone gate had now been completely stained pitch black.
The dragon scales were also covered in fine cracks, which squirmed like blood vessels, faintly revealing a dark red color.
Peter stood alone before this great gate.
Gathered behind him was almost the entire fighting force of Ta Lo Village—over two hundred villagers, clad in dragon-scale armor and wielding dragon-scale weapons, were currently standing ready.
Daisy stood at the very front of the crowd, a shimmering dragon-scale bracer on her arm, the Quake in her palm already primed and ready.
"How do you plan to open this door?" Ying Nan couldn't help but ask.
"The most primitive way."
As he spoke, Peter raised his right fist, which was adorned with the Ten Rings.
One punch.
Boom—!
The earth shook and the mountains swayed; the entire stone mountain trembled visibly to the naked eye.
The cracks on the stone gate spread across a large area, and wisps of black energy leaked out.
From behind the stone gate, a woman's voice could be faintly heard:
"Wenwu, have you finally come to save me? I've been waiting for you here for many years. Thank God, you're finally here."
The moment she heard this voice, Ying Nan's expression became incredibly grim.
This damn Soul Eater was actually still mimicking her sister's voice even now.
She didn't dare imagine how crazed Xu Wenwu would be right now if the one who had come here wasn't Peter, but him.
While she was thinking about these things...
Boom!
A second punch, heavier and more powerful, slammed into the stone gate.
Terrifying energy fluctuations formed visible ripples.
Immediately after, the massive stone gate shattered into countless pieces in an instant.
The terrifying black energy from within shattered the stone gate instantly, and the fragments were blown in all directions by a storm formed of black mist.
Everyone present except Peter subconsciously turned their heads away.
At that moment, the night sky, which had been clear with a bright moon and few stars, was instantly covered by thick black fog. The clouds completely obscured the moon, making everything around pitch black.
In this darkness, a black mist with a foul stench emanated from the cave entrance.
"Skreeee~!"
The black mist churned and took shape, eventually forming small Soul Eater minions with wings, no eyes, and numerous tentacles beneath their bodies.
These small Soul Eater minions screeched excitedly, flying toward the villagers of Ta Lo Village like swarms of locusts.
"Do it! Hurry! According to ancient records, once these things touch your body, they will instantly devour your soul!"
Guang Bo's voice cracked with excitement, and the villagers of Ta Lo Village stood ready, their arrows flying toward the Soul Eaters in the sky like raindrops.
Dragon-scale weapons were still effective against these Soul Eaters; basically, a single strike could shatter these small Soul Eaters into patches of black mist.
The problem was that these Soul Eaters, once turned into black mist, did not disappear; instead, they would continuously reorganize and merge in their misty form until they formed new Soul Eaters.
At the same time the villagers of Ta Lo Village were battling these small Soul Eaters...
A roar, over a hundred times more piercing than before, came from behind the door, followed by a massive behemoth over 50 meters long roaring as it flew out.
It looked like an enlarged version of those small Soul Eaters, but the sense of pressure it exuded was incomparable to those little things.
That terrifying aura almost made one want to kneel and surrender.
The Soul Eater flew into mid-air and let out a piercing roar. Along with its roar, countless points of light emerged from the villagers of Ta Lo Village, flying toward the Soul Eaterin the sky like fireflies.
That was the Soul Eater draining their souls; once their souls were drained by the Soul Eater, these people would forever become mindless walking corpses!
Panic filled the scene. Facing an enemy of this level, no one knew what to do.
"Relax. With me here, none of this is a problem~"
Just as the villagers of Ta Lo Village were panicked and anxious to the extreme, Peter's lazy voice rang in everyone's ears.
Following that, he snapped his fingers. In the next second, his form visibly split in two.
Good Peter, with a smile on his face, turned the Omnitrixon his wrist, and visible changes occurred to his body.
A cyan halo surrounded him, and then, within this halo, two dragon horns grew from Good Peter's forehead, and a layer of fine dragon scales visibly covered his body.
He had almost completely turned into a... Dragon Boy!
At this scene, let alone the surrounding villagers of Ta Lo Village, even the Divine Dragon, who was about to step in to protect the villagers, couldn't help but be stunned.
While they were dazed, the Dragon Boy-form Good Peterspread his arms. In the next second, countless cyan light spots scattered like raindrops toward the villagers of Ta Lo Village.
Bathed in these light spots, a cyan shield visibly appeared on the villagers' bodies, with dragon-shaped patterns faintly visible and quietly moving on the shields.
The moment they were enveloped by this cyan shield, their soul power, which was being continuously drained by the Soul Eater, instantly became incredibly stable.
It was as if the channel for transmitting souls had been instantly cut off by this shield.
Noticing this, the Soul Eater's expression changed, and it then roared and charged toward Good Peter, attempting to completely crush this damn fool who was trying to stop it from having a feast.
But before it could act, a wild and arrogant shout caught everyone's attention:
"Sludge monster, your opponent is me!"
The moment the voice sounded, everyone felt a blur before their eyes.
In the next second, a golden figure slammed heavily into the Soul Eater's body.
What was even more unbelievable was that, despite the vast difference in size between the two sides, the Soul Eater was actually knocked flying by this golden streak of light.
Its massive body slammed into the ground, instantly turning the surrounding structures into powder.
"Roar!"
The Soul Eater let out a roar full of pain, its pitch-black face contorting wildly, as if it couldn't believe this was actually happening.
How could an immortal being like itself actually feel pain?
Coming to its senses, the Soul Eater roared, its massive body struggling to climb up from the ground, and it swung its huge claws to strike heavily at Peter!
"Good, very spirited!"
Looking at the massive palm striking down, almost blotting out the sky, Evil Peter's lips curled into a cold arc, followed by a roar full of overwhelming madness:
"Then taste this... Fire Wash!!!"
Chapter 273: I'm Up, One Shot, What's There to Say?
Boom!
With Peter's roar, raging flames suddenly erupted from his body in the next second.
The flames almost completely ignited his body, and even his hair turned into pure golden fire.
At the same time, two golden ribbons hung down from Peter's hands.
Looking at the golden ribbons hanging from his palms, Evil Peter gave his hand a flick, and the golden ribbons instantly extended.
Just like the Red Armillary Sash, they tightly bound the palm that the Soul Eater had swung from not far away.
Seeing this, the Soul Eater couldn't help but show a look of bewilderment, because he found that his terrifying power was actually no match for this small ribbon.
At that moment, Evil Peter on the ground revealed a smile full of villainous aura, and then his body was released like a tensed bow.
He smashed into the Soul Eater's palm like a golden comet.
Sizzle!
As a large cloud of black mist churned, under the disbelieving gazes of the Ta Lo Village villagers, Peter in Fire Rat Mode actually... punched right through the Soul Eater's palm!
"It's not over yet!"
Evil Peter let out a hearty roar, and then he began to move at high speed around the Soul Eater's massive body.
No, it wasn't just simple movement; while moving, he was also swinging his fists like a pile driver.
His fists hammered into the Soul Eater's massive body one after another, and each punch left a visible, large dent in the Soul Eater's form.
In the blink of an eye, Peter had thrown thousands upon thousands of punches.
Amidst the sky full of fist shadows, the Soul Eater's recovery speed couldn't even keep up with Peter's punching speed, and his massive body was continuously compressed during this process.
From its original 50 meters, it was compressed all the way until its size was less than 10 meters.
The moment they saw this scene, every single villager of Ta Lo Village opened their mouths wide in an 'O' shape.
Even Ying Nan, the strongest Guardian of Ta Lo Village, was no exception. He had previously heard Daisy say that Peter was the Guardian of the entire Earth, but he had thought the little girl was just bragging.
But now, he had no choice but to believe it.
After all, besides the Guardian of the Earth, who else could treat the legendary immortal Soul Eater like a spinning top? And whip it so hard it had no power to fight back?
"It's not over yet!" Evil Peter, his entire body burning with golden flames, let out a roar.
At the same time, the muscles on his arms bulged. He grabbed the ribbons extending from his arms and actually began to spin the Soul Eater at high speed.
After spinning for over a dozen rotations, Evil Peter gave a heavy throw, hurling the Soul Eater directly onto the stone mountain.
At the same time, he pulled the Fire Rat Ribbons in his hands again while using Moonwalk to close in on the Soul Eater, constantly accumulating energy in the process.
His power was so terrifying that visible rings of shockwaves erupted in the air.
Finally, Peter reached the Soul Eater, and his knee, burning with golden flames, slammed heavily into the Soul Eater's belly.
"Gack!"
This strike almost completely pierced through the Soul Eater's body.
The Soul Eater's eyes bulged from the impact, and it spat out a large mass of pitch-black matter that looked like a date pit.
"That is..." The Divine Dragon, who had been watching the battle, couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
"That is the Soul Eater's core, a collection of this World's endless negative emotions. If it can be destroyed..."
Before it could finish its sentence, Good Peter spoke with a smile:
"Exactly, that is our goal!"
As he spoke, Good Peter raised both hands high and turned back to look at everyone, including Daisy.
"Now, please hold out your hands! Lend me your strength!"
Daisy was the first to react, immediately raising her hands high.
The moment she raised her hands, a small blue sphere of light floated out from her body and quickly flowed into Peter's hands.
Seeing this, Ying Nan unconsciously widened his eyes, then tentatively raised his own hands.
Then came Elder Guang... and the rest of the people of Ta Lo Village.
Ten, twenty... hundreds!
When more than two hundred people in the village raised their hands simultaneously, countless blue dots of light quickly surged into Good Peter's palms.
A fist-sized white light sphere fused with the power of the Divine Dragon appeared in Peter's palm. It frantically devoured the vital energy surging from all directions, and its size expanded at a visible rate—from the size of a basketball, to a millstone, to a car...
Meanwhile, Evil Peter was tightly restricting the Soul Eater, giving it no chance to reclaim its core.
At this moment, the Soul Eater already felt a strong sense of crisis.
It tried like crazy to throw Evil Peter off and pull its core back into its body.
But... it couldn't do it, it simply couldn't do it!
Whether it was speed, strength, or the golden flames burning on his body, Evil Peter was incredibly troublesome for it, making it impossible to divert its attention to reclaiming its core.
"It's about ready!" Finally, Good Peter shouted to Evil Peter.
Hearing this, Evil Peter didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately flew back toward Good Peter.
The two Peters merged back into one.
The Spirit Bomb, fused with the power of the Divine Dragon, hovered above Peter's head, shining with brilliant light.
The Soul Eater's body began to tremble. It did its best, flapping its tattered wings in an attempt to fly toward the core it had spat out.
It tried to swallow the core back into its belly, using its immortal shell to resist this strike that it had no power to withstand.
But all its deathbed struggles were destined to be in vain.
"Don't waste your effort!"
Peter's hands gave a gentle push forward as he whispered:
"It's time to end this."
The moment his voice fell, the Spirit Bomb crashed down.
That dazzling sphere of light made no sound and brought no wind pressure.
It just flew quietly and seemingly slowly, yet unavoidably, toward the Soul Eater and its energy core.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the light sphere and the energy core finally touched.
And then...
The World lost sound and color.
In everyone's vision, only a field of pure white remained.
Extreme light and heat erupted in an instant.
It wasn't an explosion, but a higher level of 'annihilation' and 'erasure.'
The Soul Eater's massive body, along with its immortal trait and its very concept of existence, was like snow under the sun before this ultimate power. Without even being able to let out a scream, it was completely and fundamentally erased.
The light that completely enveloped Ta Lo Village lasted for a full minute.
When the light dissipated, the dark clouds in the sky had already vanished, and the long-lost moonlight spilled onto the Earth once more.
When the light disappeared, the battlefield was still covered in scars, but... not a single person on the scene had died!
Even though everyone had been enveloped by that erupting energy shockwave, the impact hadn't caused them the slightest harm.
Only the legendary immortal Soul Eater had completely vanished!
Not even a shred of residue or a hint of its aura remained...
Soul Eater: I'm up, one shot, what's there to say?
Chapter 274: Father, that is what you said earlier!
Silence, a long silence.
Although they had witnessed the death of the Soul Eaterwith their own eyes.
But at this moment, the villagers of Ta Lo Village still felt as if they were in a dream.
That was the Soul Eater!
The legendary immortal Soul Eater, the one their ancestors had fought with all their might just to barely seal away!
It actually just died like this?
And it died so simply, without any ability to fight back; it was simply an unreasonable one-hit kill.
For the villagers of Ta Lo Village, who had been isolated for thousands of years, this was like primitive people living off raw meat in an African tribe suddenly seeing the ironclad warships and cannons of European powers.
That kind of subversion of their worldview was simply not something they could process in a short time!
"Done~" A relaxed and lazy voice broke the silence first.
Glancing at the surrounding villagers of Ta Lo Village who were still dumbfounded, Peter smiled slightly and spoke to the equally stunned dragon:
"Old dragon, in exchange for you passing on such useful energy to me, I'll do you another favor!"
While speaking, Peter placed his hand on the ground, and the healing light of the Horse Talisman appeared in his palm.
Under the effect of the Horse Talisman, the surrounding devastated ruins were instantly restored to their original state, as if nothing had ever happened.
After finishing all this, Peter nodded with satisfaction, then waved at Daisy.
After Daisy grabbed his arm, Peter waved gently at Elder Guang and Ying Nan to say goodbye, then took out the Eye of Aurora:
"To the royal palace of Wakanda in Africa!"
Hum~! The mysterious diamond-shaped portal appeared once again. Under the gaze of the Ta Lo Village villagers, who now looked at him as if he were a deity, Peterdisappeared with Daisy.
This is what is meant by "Leaving after the deed is done, hiding one's merit and fame~" (Tactical lean back).
It was not until their figures completely disappeared that Ying Nan recovered from the shock and couldn't help but mutter:
"Just, just disappeared like that?!"
Elder Guang also couldn't help but say with a look of shame:
"We have truly failed that benefactor!"
Saying this, he slapped his thigh and immediately ordered:
"The benefactor does not ask for anything in return, but we cannot be ignorant of current affairs! Pass on my order to immediately cast statues and monuments for the benefactor and his wife... Let's call it... let's call it the True Dragon Star Lord! From now on, the villagers of Ta Lo Village must worship the statue of the True Dragon Star Lord for generations to express our gratitude to the True Dragon Star Lord."
...
How the villagers of Ta Lo Village "gilded" Peter is a story for another time. Meanwhile, in distant Wakanda.
In the brightly lit royal palace, King T'Chaka was discussing national affairs with his children and the Royal Guard Captain, Okoye:
"Regarding the Ten Rings Gang, can we really fully trust The Arbiter?"
T'Chaka's brows were furrowed into a frown, and his heart was somewhat complicated.
He hadn't really taken Peter to heart before. The reason he chose to support Peter was merely to have Peter keep the U.S. high-level officials in check, preventing those greedy politicians from turning their attention to Wakanda too early.
But what he never expected was that Peter's growth rate was so fast. In just a short month or two, he had become the guardian deity of the entire U.S. He even drove the President and others out of power, and now it could be said that the entire U.S. had fallen under Peter's control.
This couldn't help but make T'Chaka feel a strong sense of unease. He was always worried that Peter's desires would continue to grow after gaining power. If Peter made up his mind to occupy Wakanda's Vibranium... this would be even more troublesome than those previous U.S. high-level officials!
The more T'Chaka thought about it, the more he felt a chill, and he couldn't help but look at his proudest son and daughter.
"Father, The Arbiter said he would help us solve the Ten Rings Gang matter, so he will definitely do it!" Shuri stood on Peter's side without a second thought, and she wished she could praise Peter to the heavens:
"Even those alien Vampires from the multiverse were beaten to a pulp by him; what does a mere Ten Rings Gangcount for!"
Beside Shuri, although T'Challa didn't blindly praise Peterlike Shuri, he also sincerely suggested:
"Father, at this point, our only choice is to trust and obey The Arbiter, isn't it? I understand your worries, but in my opinion, if The Arbiter really wanted to occupy Vibranium, our country would have been destroyed months ago. Now that The Arbiter has chosen not to seize it by force, but rather to cooperate with Wakanda, this shows that he is still the same person, and we should give our ally full trust."
After he finished speaking, before T'Chaka could open his mouth, Peter's voice suddenly came from the air:
"T'Challa, I appreciate your attitude. You've really broadened your path, haven't you~"
Accompanied by this teasing voice, the next second, the air distorted without warning. Following that, Peter and Daisywalked out of the diamond-shaped portal.
When she saw the face of the person who had arrived, Shuri was stunned at first, then let out a surprised scream.
"The Arbiter!"
She subconsciously lifted her skirt, like a happy little deer, bouncing and preparing to pounce on Peter to hug him. But after running only two steps, she noticed Daisy, who was hugging Peter's arm with a look of "happiness."
Boom! In this instant, Shuri felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her forward movement came to a sudden halt.
T'Chaka and T'Challa on the side looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads helplessly... What a pity, the flower has the intention to fall, but the water has no heart to flow!
Peter certainly noticed the change in Shuri's expression, but to avoid getting burned, he decisively chose to turn a blind eye.
He really couldn't be blamed for being heartless. Now he had Gwen, Felicia, Natasha, Daisy, Sif... Compared to these stunning beauties, what kind of strawberry Oreo are you, Shuri? Peter really couldn't do "self-sacrifice for others."
"Hi, Shuri, long time no see." After smiling and greeting Shuri, he then looked at King T'Chaka and said:
"T'Chaka, the Ten Rings Gang has been wiped out by me. According to our previous agreement, shouldn't we talk about the Vibranium trade now?"
The Ten Rings Gang... wiped out! The sentence exploded in the entire hall like a thunderclap on a clear day.
T'Challa's pupils shrank suddenly. Okoye almost couldn't hold the spear in her hand. Even Shuri, who was immersed in the sadness of heartbreak, suddenly raised her head, her face full of disbelief.
The Ten Rings Gang! The Ten Rings Gang that had made their Wakandan royal family struggle and suffer from headaches for so long... just like that, it was gone? And it had only been a few days!
"The Arbiter... are, are you serious?"
"Truer than pearls." Peter said with a relaxed face:
"Their leader Wenwu, along with all his core members, as well as their base, have been completely erased from this World by me."
Hearing this, and looking at Peter and Daisy who had appeared out of thin air, the old king, who was originally full of worry, instantly performed what is known as a Sichuan opera face-changing act:
"The Arbiter, I knew you could do it!"
"As for our Vibranium trade with you, I will make the decision on this matter alone! Even if something goes wrong in the future, I will bear the infamy alone!"
T'Challa: Σ(°Д°;?! Father, that is what you said earlier!
Chapter 275: Triple Fortifications, A Master of Balancing Relationships
If T'Chaka could hear his son's inner thoughts, he would surely tell T'Challa immediately: "My foolish son, haven't you heard the old Chinese saying, 'Those who submit to circumstances are heroes'?"
They managed to sneak into your living room without anyone noticing.
What else is there to say?
If you don't submit now, are you waiting for them to cut out your kidneys in your sleep?
The subsequent discussion was very simple:
Wakanda was willing to provide long-term Vibraniumsupport to help Peter complete the special defense fortifications in America.
In exchange, Peter needed to provide the perfect arc reactor technology and offer long-term and stable armed protection for Wakanda.
It only took the duration of a meal for Peter to finalize this partnership.
Immediately, with a wave of his hand, and under T'Challa's gaze as if he were seeing a god, he used his storage ring to take away a full fifty tons of Vibranium.
This amount of Vibranium was more than enough to establish two super-large underground shelters in Brooklyn and Queens!
After accepting the Vibranium and agreeing to send people later for subsequent Vibranium trades, Peter didn't hesitate and used the Eye of Aurora to take Daisy and leave Wakanda right then and there.
As he left, he glanced at the dejected Shuri out of the corner of his eye.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking it was a pity.
Then, he couldn't help but ponder whether he should ask Harry later if he was into "strawberry Oreos"?
If he didn't mind, it would be possible to arrange a marriage between the Osborn family and Wakanda.
If Harry wasn't into that... hmm, that kid "The Prowler" Davis seemed to be single, right?
They have similar skin tones, so they should have plenty to talk about, right?
...
America, New York.
In the days Peter was away from America, development in America was going smoothly.
After half a month, the presidential election ended early.
The reason was very simple: George was just too strong!
In just half a month, his approval rating exceeded 80%. Even if the others tried their hardest, it would be impossible to compete with him.
Therefore, the least suspenseful election in history ended early.
George was elected as the new President of America by a high margin, and Norman became the Vice President.
After becoming President, the first policy Georgeintroduced was a ten-trillion-dollar project, using New Yorkas a pilot to gradually build a high-energy defense system that could expand across the entire country.
And the general director of this project was none other than "Iron Man" Tony Stark!
The top-floor laboratory of Stark Tower.
At this moment, Tony was sleeplessly working on the design blueprints for the fortifications, with messy hair and two huge dark circles under his eyes.
"F*ck! Such a massive defense fortification, and the defensive performance needs to match the energy intensity of the previous battle in Hells Kitchen... Even if I built an arc reactor larger than the Statue of Liberty, it wouldn't be able to handle such huge energy consumption! This is an almost impossible task!"
Just as Tony was worrying himself sick over this huge problem,
The next second, a diamond-shaped portal abruptly appeared in front of him.
Tony was startled and instinctively fired a repulsor blast.
Boom!
The repulsor blast hit the target and caused a violent explosion, but after the explosion, Peter stepped out of the portal, dusting off his shoulders as if nothing had happened:
"Good grief, daring to use a repulsor blast on me, you're quite irritable!"
Hearing Peter's voice, Tony was stunned for a moment, then broke down on the spot:
"F*ck, you don't even use windows anymore, you've started jumping through space directly? F*ck! How is something like this possible?"
Seeing him like this, Peter gave a smile that was as infuriating as ever:
"Calm down, it's just a little bit of magic!"
Tony:...
Resisting the urge to blast Peter again, Tony punched him in the chest, then said casually:
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to complain about you. Did you bring me a cheeseburger? I'm starving to death!"
"Of course I didn't forget yours!"
Peter's storage ring flashed, and the next second, a full plate of cheeseburgers appeared on the coffee table.
Seeing the burgers, Tony's eyes lit up, and he immediately pounced on them, devouring them like a whirlwind.
If Peter hadn't handed him a coke in time, this guy probably would have choked himself to death.
"Speaking of which, how are the defense fortifications coming along?"
"The problems are huge!" Tony sighed after catching his breath:
"Defense materials, energy consumption, offensive energy intensity, how to avoid accidental triggering—these are all problems!"
"Relax, look at this!"
As he spoke, Peter's storage ring flashed again, and a full fifty tons of Vibranium slammed onto the ground, nearly piercing the laboratory floor.
"Vibranium... this much?!" Tony was startled and almost bit his tongue:
"How much is this?"
"A full fifty tons! With this much Vibranium, it should be enough to build two underground fortifications, right?"
"Enough!" Tony exclaimed, then realized:
"Wait... underground fortifications?"
"Otherwise? If the buildings on the surface are destroyed, they're destroyed. Our goal is just to protect the people from harm, isn't it?"
Following Peter's explanation, a brand-new defense system was finalized.
Peter planned to build a three-layer defense fortification.
The first layer: daily solar protection.
Energy nodes spread throughout the city absorb solar energy, and at critical moments, through satellite positioning, they release a basic surface energy shield that covers key landmarks to prevent them from being destroyed.
This is sufficient to deal with daily criminal activities and small-scale superhuman incidents.
The second layer: wartime protection using the arc reactor.
Once a medium-intensity invasion occurs, like the Battle of New York, the large arc reactor in the city center will immediately activate, charging the underground Vibraniumshelters, ensuring that the citizens who have evacuated underground remain unharmed.
The third layer: ultimate protection using the Tesseract.
This is the final trump card. Only when the enemy is powerful enough to threaten the survival of Earth will the power of the Tesseract be enabled, providing near-infinite energy to resist any enemy that cannot otherwise be stopped.
"This... your design is simply divine! But, that Tesseractthing, does it really have that much energy?"
"Don't worry, this thing is the Space Stone that was born at the beginning of the Big Bang; you absolutely don't have to worry about energy."
Tony trusted Peter to the point of blind obedience, so he never doubted the authenticity of the Tesseract.
He patted his chest loudly and said:
"With this blueprint, just you wait and see, I will definitely make these defense fortifications flawless!"
...
After finishing these national matters, Peter finally had some private time.
He felt he had been working too hard lately, so it was time to reward himself, and by the way... reward the important girls in his life as well.
As a qualified "master of balancing relationships," spreading his love equally was a basic skill.
He first found Gwen.
The girl was still fighting crime on the streets of New York, and when she saw Peter appear suddenly, she couldn't help but pounce on him in surprise.
"You're finally back!" Gwen hugged him, her tone tinged with a hint of coquettishness.
"I was just busy." Peter gently stroked her soft blonde hair, then, as if performing magic, took out an exquisite hairpin from behind him.
The hairpin was in the shape of a six-petaled snowflake, crystal clear, and emitting a soft light.
"What is this?" Gwen asked curiously.
"A gift for you."
Chapter 276: The Terrified Little Princess
Peter personally fastened the hairpin onto Gwen's smooth, short blonde hair and explained:
"It's called 'Shun Shun Rikka.' It's a divine artifact I just obtained, and I think it suits you perfectly!"
The moment he finished speaking, the hairpin merged into Gwen's hair and vanished.
Gwen only felt a warm and wondrous power surge into her body, and information about 'Rejection' and 'Healing' appeared in her mind.
Noticing Gwen's expression as she clearly processed the information, Peter couldn't help but smile slightly and said:
"Give it a try. Believe me, its effect will definitely surprise you."
Hearing this, Gwen nodded subconsciously.
She then reached out her hand and attempted to chant:
"Hinagiku, Baigon, Lily! Santen Kesshun, I reject!"
The moment the chant ended, three points of light flew from her hair, and in the blink of an eye, they condensed into a triangular orange light shield in front of her.
Gwen examined the light shield before her with curiosity. After a moment of hesitation, she punched it with her arm covered by the vibranium suit!
Boom!
Accompanied by a loud bang, ripples spread across the surface of the light shield. However, once the ripples faded, not even a single crack had appeared.
"This..."
Gwen couldn't help but be stunned, her beautiful eyes filled with joy!
As New York City's Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, she could already foresee how many lives she could save from untimely deaths now that she possessed this ability.
While she was rejoicing over the power of the Shun Shun Rikka, Peter had already quietly wrapped his arms around her slender waist from behind and whispered in her ear:
"Do you like it?"
"That goes without saying! You know what? I've dreamed of having the same ability as you to manifest shields and heal others... If I had this, I could save so many more people who could have been saved."
At this point, Gwen couldn't help but turn her head and kiss Peter's lips. After a long while, she spoke, her breathing slightly hurried:
"Peter, I must express my gratitude to you on behalf of the people of New York."
"If anyone should be expressing gratitude, it should be me! I can't serve the people of New York 24 hours a day like you do."
As Peter spoke, he picked Gwen up by the waist, a somewhat roguish smile appearing on his face:
"However... my way of expressing gratitude isn't quite so perfunctory!"
...
After working hard at Gwen's house for several hours and expressing his gratitude to her on behalf of the citizens of New York, Peter took out the Eye of Aurora and teleported directly to Felicia's apartment.
Felicia was currently sitting in front of her vanity mirror doing her skincare. She was startled by Peter's sudden appearance, but then she smiled and leaned in, sniffing the scent on Peter like a little kitten:
"Huh~ You smell like Gwen. It seems there really is a distinction in status between the first wife and the second wife~"
Seeing her intentionally making a face like a resentful woman from a harem, Peter couldn't help but find it amusing and slapped her on the rear:
"Stop that, or next time I'll go straight to Sif's place."
Felicia wasn't angry upon hearing this; she simply continued her aggrieved act and sighed:
"Alas~ Men in this world are all the same, always favoring the new and getting tired of the old. You finally said what was in your heart... mmm~"
Before she could finish, Peter lost interest in continuing the act with her and directly blocked her mouth, starting the punishment session for the dramatic little wildcat.
Only after the little wildcat meowed, "Master, I was wrong~" did Peter let Felicia go. He then took out the Ten Rings from his storage ring and placed them on Felicia's hand.
In an instant, an ancient and violent power surged into Felicia's body. The originally dim Ten Rings became crystal clear after finding a new Master, their prestige instantly maximized.
Feeling the massive energy surging in her arm, Feliciasubconsciously threw a punch toward her courtyard.
Boom!
A sonic boom exploded in the air. Even though it was just a casual punch, the terrifying impact completely trashed the entire courtyard, leaving a massive crater dozens of meters in diameter on the ground.
"Wow~" Felicia's eyes lit up the moment she saw the power.
She had previously excelled in speed and control, but now with the amplification of the Ten Rings, she had finally added the last piece of the puzzle: destructive power.
What do you call a Hexagon Goddess! (Tactical lean back)
"Do you like it?" Peter whispered in her ear.
"I love it to death." Felicia immediately turned around and proactively kissed him, her eyes full of desire.
Seeing her like this, Peter couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
He had originally planned to find some time to visit Sif and Natasha later, but now it seemed he wouldn't be able to get away tonight~
...
While Peter was busy deepening his relationship with Felicia,
Deep in the vast reaches of the Universe, on a massive floating throne, a burly figure with purple skin and a lined chin was resting with his eyes closed.
This person was none other than the ruler of Titan, Thanos.
Even as he sat there quietly, the surrounding air seemed to tremble because of his presence.
"My Lord." Ebony Maw, who wore a tuxedo and had an elegant posture despite his somewhat unsightly appearance, knelt respectfully beneath the throne and spoke with a frown.
"That Little Princess of Asgard is far more cowardly than I imagined. He was even terrified by an Earthling and is unwilling to go to Earth to steal the Space Stone and open the portal no matter what."
"Oh?"
Thanos, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them, a hint of interest appearing in his green eyes.
"Even if that fellow doesn't have true Asgardian blood, he is still the offspring of a Frost Giant. How could he fear a mere Earthling? Bring him to see me."
"As you command!"
A moment later, Loki was brought up, escorted by two Chitauri soldiers.
Where was the elegance the God of Mischief once had in Asgard?
His clothes were tattered and his hair was a mess; he looked even more wretched than a beggar.
"Loki."
Thanos spoke slowly, his voice possessing a steady refinement that was completely disproportionate to his size:
"When you had nowhere else to go, I was the one who disregarded the pressure from Asgard and took you in without hesitation."
"But now, you aren't even willing to complete a trivial matter for me?"
"You must give me a reasonable explanation!"
His voice sounded refined and gentle, but the authority within it was chilling.
Loki looked at Thanos and couldn't help but constantly compare him to that arrogant and hubristic Earthling.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself:
This man called Thanos is definitely the strongest person he has ever seen in his life, aside from his father and that Peter Parker.
Furthermore, he has an endless army... perhaps this guy really can defeat that Midgardian who is as powerful as a monster?