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After all, in the past, even if Ryan obtained some powerful new gadget, his reaction was usually flat.
It wouldn't be like this time, looking like he was about to ascend and become a god.
Odin, on the other hand, was somewhat full of praise: "When the six infinity stones are gathered, they converge with power that can destroy heaven and earth. For you to be able to withstand it so easily, I'm afraid your physical strength alone is hard to match in the entire Universe!"
To this, Ryan remained noncommittal.
Indeed, even without counting his flashy abilities, in terms of pure absolute power, Ryan was now at the level of a top-tier powerhouse in the Universe.
Destroying a Planet with one punch—in terms of pure strength alone, he could already do it!
Now that the Reality Stone had been obtained, the group didn't stay much longer in this desolate sealed land.
Odin summoned the Bifrost Bridge once again, leading everyone back to Asgard.
The moment he stepped onto the soil of Asgard, Ryan clearly felt an abnormal fluctuation coming from the Reality Stone.
It was a signal being sent out on a specific frequency band.
Clearly, it was sending its coordinates to the slumbering Dark Elves.
Ryan didn't care about this, waiting for the black slaves to deliver themselves to his doorstep.
Ryan didn't immediately set off from Asgard for Klyntar.
After all, he had promised the two Gwens that he would accompany them to play in Asgard for two days.
And although Knull had been sealed for a long time, Ryan wasn't sure if he currently had single-Universe level strength like himself or multiversal level strength.
If it was just single-Universe level, then Ryan could say he'd win easily.
After all, since he began his rise, he had basically been an invincible existence among those of the same level, and the same applied to the single-Universe level.
But if Knull was multiversal level, then Ryan would have to be a bit more steady.
At least once he got the destroyer armor, he would have a bit more confidence.
He believed that with the boost from the destroyer armor, even if he couldn't beat Knull, running away with the two Gwens would still not be a problem.
Happy times are always short, and two days passed quickly...
After Ryan and the two Gwens said goodbye to Odin's family, who had entertained them hospitably for the past two days, they once again arrived at Nidavellir, where the Dwarves resided.
Seeing Ryan arrive, Eitri greeted him very warmly and pulled Ryan to visit the Neutron Star Forge that they hadn't had time to visit last time.
As the pride of the Dwarves, the sight of using an entire neutron star as a forge was indeed exceptionally shocking.
Even the current Ryan couldn't help but give Eitri a thumbs up and praise him, saying he was awesome!
And regarding the original plot where Thanos killed all the Dwarves, leaving only the Dwarf King Eitri, and even cut off Eitri's hands, Ryan felt deeply pained and indignant!
This kind of behavior—killing someone's whole family after eating a meal and even cutting off the hands they use to eat—made Ryan feel ashamed for him!
What a damn good craftsman; it was simply a waste!
After thinking about it, Ryan finally discussed it with Eitri and had him join the Multiverse Chamber of Commerce at the Spider Base.
First, it gave the Dwarves a convenient channel and opportunity to trade with other races.
Second, if the Dwarves encountered any danger in the future, they could also call upon members of the Spider Family for help.
And the price was just helping the Spider Family forge some artifacts from time to time.
Quite fair, right?
After hearing this, Eitri naturally had no objections and readily agreed.
After all, although the condition for joining the Spider Base was for the Dwarves to forge artifacts for them...
The Spider Family wouldn't be freeloading; they would pay or use a fair method of bartering!
After Eitri agreed, Ryan immediately sent a message to Tony about the matter and sent the coordinates of Nidavellir to Tony.
Tony would come to Nidavellir in a few days to install a portal connecting to the Spider Base.
The Spider Base had Kamar-Taj stationed there, making it very convenient to go anywhere in the Universe, so Ryan didn't personally open a spatial gate to bring Tony over.
After all, it would take some time for Tony to mobilize the manufacturing materials for the Multiverse Gate, and Ryan didn't have the patience to just wait.
Once he got the modified destroyer armor from Eitri, he set off for the Symbiote Planet, Klyntar.
M31 Andromeda Galaxy.
Klyntar, the Symbiote Planet.
On this Planet that few people ever set foot on, four uninvited guests arrived today.
With a flash of blue light, a tall figure in casual clothes, two graceful figures in white and black spider suits, and a silver-gray metallic figure stepped onto this Planet.
These four were, naturally, Ryan, the two Gwens, and... Riot!
That's right, Riot had been separated!
The biological fusion function that Dwarf King Eitri added to the destroyer armor not only allowed Riot to parasitize the destroyer armor but also allowed it to rely on the converted energy of the destroyer armor to move freely as an independent individual consciousness!
Of course, all of this was based on Ryan's permission; otherwise, since Ryan's soul imprint was in the destroyer armor, he would only need one thought to turn the destroyer armor into Riot's cage!
"Ah! I can finally speak again! I, Riot, the King of Symbiotes, am back!"
After two and a half years, Riot, who could move freely through the destroyer armor, couldn't help but howl as soon as he appeared!
*Thump!*
But in the next second, Riot was hit on the back of the head by Ryan.
Ryan frowned and said displeasurably, "What are you howling for? You're so good at howling, are you a dog?"
"By the way, why haven't you spoken for these past two years?"
Hearing Ryan's words, Riot rubbed his head aggrievedly: "Because the biological energy Master absorbed over these two years was too much and too strong; I simply couldn't digest it all. I hadn't finished absorbing the previous one before the next one followed closely. These past two years, I've almost been repeating the three stages of absorption, digestion, and evolution. My consciousness has always been in a state of chaos, and I simply couldn't maintain a clear self-awareness, let alone speak..."
Ryan: ...
Upon hearing this, Ryan was speechless.
So it turns out it was because he had devoured too much high-grade Phenylethylamine, and Riot had gotten 'carb-drunk' from eating...
Finally, Ryan gave Riot a look of utter disdain: "Other Symbiotes go hungry because they have nothing to eat, but you—I give you the good stuff and you can't even handle the enjoyment. What a waste!"
"If you can't level up for me this time, then get ready to give up your spot to another Symbiote!"
Hearing Ryan's final ultimatum, Riot, who had finally cleared his head from the 'carb-drunk' state after leaving Ryan, couldn't help but shudder!
Although it had just been complaining a bit about not being able to digest everything, which caused its consciousness to be unclear for the past two years...
It was a hundred times more unwilling to leave Ryan!
It would rather stay with Ryan forever, lost in the daze of drunkenly increasing its strength, than go back to being a wandering Symbiote, parasitizing a weakling and living the hard life of only getting a bite of some low-level life form's brain every few days!
Having followed Ryan for these few years, Riot had already become a picky eater.
Now it looked down on the brains of ordinary people; now it liked to eat the brains of high-level beings like Thanos and Captain Marvel!
That stuff was the real deal, a rare delicacy!