Ivan Vanko's face contorted in shock, and he quickly manipulated the electric whip in his right hand.
"Careful, that thing supplies at least three billion joules of energy per second. You'd better..."
Just as Tony was about to warn him, Aaron grabbed the electric whip again.
As Ivan Vanko increased the energy output, Aaron's entire body flickered with electric arcs, but quickly returned to normal.
Moreover, Aaron's mental state was noticeably better.
It was as if the terrifying, nuclear power plant-like energy was a massive tonic for him.
"What were you just saying?"
Aaron looked over, and Tony's lips twitched. "Nothing."
Aaron ignored Tony. Under Ivan Vanko's astonished gaze, his eyes erupted with scorching hot rays, cutting the electric whip and exoskeleton, and placing them in Felicia's hand.
Then, under his control, his heat vision performed high-precision "surgery" directly on Ivan Vanko.
He extended his right hand and removed the crude Arc Reactor.
"The power of the sun, in my hands?"
Aaron mimicked Doctor Octopus. Tony, who had walked over, glanced at it.
"Impressive technology, but the cycle efficiency per second is a bit low. Probably only two billion joules per second."
"Hmm, using impact energy to concentrate ionized plasma through a channel is a good idea, but it's not efficient. It can only be considered a decent knockoff."
A hint of doubt and surprise flashed in Tony's eyes, but his expression remained disdainful.
"Can I have that thing?"
Aaron gave him a sideways glance. "Do you think that's possible? It's my spoils of war."
"But this is absolutely a shameful knockoff, theft!" Tony argued.
Ivan Vanko retorted, "You're the knockoff! Your whole family are shameful thieves and butchers!"
Tony could understand "butcher," but "thieves"?
Was he an idiot?
"Buddy, you're under arrest now. Come back with me and explain how you got these designs."
Tony kicked him. He was still a little scared; he almost really died this time... "Sorry, he's my captive."
Aaron ignored Tony's stunned expression. The moment he put the Arc Reactor into his bag, his right palm swallowed it whole.
[Solar Core: A miniature sun has been born within your body, constantly releasing light energy to strengthen every cell in your body. If you can further strengthen it, more significant changes may occur.]
Solar Core? Little sun?
Aaron was startled. He suddenly had a bold idea.
Could he implant a small sun in every single cell?
Chapter 51: Skye's Indenture, Flower of the Celestial Gods
Every cell, strengthened by a single sun.
How many cells does the human body have?
At least tens of trillions, right?
That's just for ordinary people. For someone extraordinary like him, a hundred trillion might not be out of the question?
Then wouldn't his strength skyrocket?
Aaron licked his lips, looking up at the sun hanging high in the sky.
He was tempted by this bold idea.
However, the next moment, he dismissed the thought.
The idea was good, but he had to consider his current physical condition.
Although he could continuously grow stronger by absorbing sunlight, his body was still too weak compared to the sun's energy.
A million suns, even if they were just small suns, releasing their power simultaneously would probably make him explode instantly!
Wait!
He had super regeneration. If he exploded on one side and instantly revived on the other due to abundant energy, wouldn't that be a glitch?
Thinking further, if he encountered an enemy he couldn't defeat, could he use this move to self-destruct with them?
But how could he ensure that he would still have residual cells after self-destruction? Should he prepare some cells in advance and store them in a safe place?
No, I'm thinking about it all wrong!
Aaron thought for a moment and temporarily abandoned the idea.
He was more worried about wiping out the entire solar system the moment he self-destructed.
Speaking of which,
"With the power of the Primordial Furnace, creating a million suns would probably be as easy as drinking water. It's me who's limiting its potential."
"Indeed, I'm still too weak!"
Aaron reflected deeply and decided to be a little more diligent recently.
But then again, he had only been in this world for less than a week.
To have reached this level today, "It's all the result of my hard work!"
Aaron secretly sighed, deciding to set a small goal first: "Let's aim for ten Solar Cores!"
At this moment, Pepper Potts arrived late.
Seeing the messy scene and Ivan Vanko, who had resigned himself to fate at Aaron's feet, she quickly handed the briefcase to Tony.
The latter hurriedly pressed a button, and the armor covered his entire body inch by inch, even making Aaron's eyes light up.
With the Mark V protecting him, Tony's tense heart instantly relaxed. Noticing Aaron's gaze, he suddenly blurted out, "I won!"
"???"
Are you sick, modern-day Ah Q?!
From now on, I'll call you Ah Stark.
Aaron couldn't be bothered with Tony. He lifted Ivan Vanko like a dog with his left hand and held Felicia with his right, then, to the shock of the three, he defied gravity and shot into the sky.
Tony: So envious... My friends, I've lost again!
Wait!
Was there something I forgot to say?
"Hey, where's my anti-radiation serum?!"
Looking at Aaron, who had flown thousands of kilometers away, his black dot having vanished, Tony sighed helplessly, not expecting an answer.
He decided to figure something out when he got back.
However, Aaron's voice drifted back with the wind.
"Come find me tomorrow..."
"What the f*ck!! You heard that?!"
"Mm!"
"...Damn it, I feel terrible!"
Tony was speechless.
He recalled Aaron's "affectionate" gaze at the sun earlier, and the high-temperature heat vision he displayed, and a terrifying thought suddenly popped into his mind.
"Jarvis, collect all comics about Superman for me!"
"Tony?" Pepper and Happy were both confused.
Tony, protected by his armor, had a solemn expression. "Is there a possibility that Aaron is a god among men—Superman!"
"Ah?!"
"Jarvis, immediately search for keywords like Krypton, unidentified flying object, Kryptonite, and check all foster family samples across the United States—oh no, worldwide—from about twenty-two years ago."
"Also, investigate the publisher of the Superman comics. I want to acquire their company entirely and have the head of the Superman comics immediately come to Stark Industries."
"At the same time, immediately design new armor. Specifically designed to counter... Superman's abilities!"
The more Tony thought about it, the more solemn he became, and the more terrifying it seemed.
Super strength, super defense, super hearing, flight, X-ray vision, super vision, heat vision... Comparing them one by one, it's not that they're unrelated, it's that they're exactly the same!
Does he also possess a super brain? Freeze breath? Microscopic vision? Super endurance?
And the bug-like ability to continuously grow stronger by absorbing the sun every day?
The thought of so many abilities concentrated in one person made Tony curse internally, "Shit."
Things just got serious.
The DC universe has Batman, but their universe doesn't!
Does he have to put on a black bodysuit and cosplay Bruce Wayne?
Wait, it might not be impossible?
Looking at Tony Stark's serious expression, Pepper and Happy exchanged glances.
"Aaron is Superman?"
"He is... a god among men!!!"
"You... who exactly are you?"
Ivan Vanko trembled as he looked at Aaron.
How long had it been?
Half an hour?
He had flown all the way from Monaco in Europe to New York in the United States!
A full 6000 kilometers!
All the way, Ivan Vanko only felt his body flying ahead and his soul chasing behind.
He arrived here in a daze.
At least ten times the speed of sound!
He didn't burn up? His body wasn't torn apart?
He couldn't help but murmur, "I'm still alive?"
He looked at Aaron, then at Felicia, who was equally surprised.
An idea also popped into his mind, and he blurted out.
"Was that a bio-field just now? Are you Superman from the Dragon Kingdom? I mean the one from Krypton?!"
"You've even watched Superman?"
Looking at Ivan Vanko's disheveled, nerdy appearance, Aaron was quite surprised.
Ivan Vanko's eyebrow twitched. I might be a bit messy and ugly, but that doesn't mean I'm blind!
Aaron didn't wait for Ivan Vanko to answer. "I am Aaron, not Clark. Of course, you can consider me Superman. As for Krypton... I might go see it if I get the chance."
He was telling the truth; he could indeed visit DC if he had the opportunity.
As for Superman... Honestly, even if he didn't admit it now, these people would probably think so anyway.
He didn't have a bio-field, but he could skillfully control qi and magnetic fields.
Enough to ensure that ordinary people wouldn't spontaneously combust at speeds of over Mach 10.