Tony's Soul Roller Coaster

"The Infinity Stones in my hands..."

Xia Yu didn't hide anything and explained Thanos's situation in detail, only mentioning what he knew about him in the universe.

For example, Thanos often does crazy things like wiping out half the population of a planet, and so on.

This includes their own plans for dealing with the situation, a spaceship powered by the two Infinity Stones, and the idea of building a floating continent above Earth, which is not just intended to serve as an outpost to block aliens from Earth.

This was also so that when Thanos's army arrived, Earth wouldn't be the battlefield.

Of course, these are all backup plans. Xia Yu prefers to follow Tony's idea in the movie and directly open up the battlefield to Titan or other Thanos territory.

Of course, that's a matter for later; right now, the most important thing is to increase our own strength.

"So you came to me to build a permanent portal? To make it easier for Earth to travel between the floating continent or some other base?"

Ancient One lowered her head and thought for a moment.

"A fixed portal or teleportation device—in fact, the teleportation devices of the three Sanctum Sanctorum are magical artifacts in themselves. I can use the principles of my magic to help you open one or more portals, the directional kind, but the Tesseract needs to be left behind as an energy source."

This is the same problem Xia Yu faces. He can open a fixed teleportation portal, but he himself cannot go too far away, not even tens or hundreds of meters, otherwise the energy supply will be cut off.

The only advantage over Xia Yu is that, even if other energy sources connect to Xia Yu's doors, it's unclear how. Ancient One could obviously do that, but the Tesseract had to be placed inside the spaceship for the sake of its maneuverability in space.

Energy? Energy? Xia Yu suddenly thought of a possibility.

"If I can extract and store spatial energy from the Tesseract, can I also permanently fix a portal?"

"It's possible, but storing the energy of the Infinity Stones? Are you sure there won't be a problem?" the Ancient One asked in surprise.

"You look like you rarely leave your house. Hydra could do that during World War II." Xia Yu gave Ancient One a disdainful look.

Xia Yu quickly healed the minor injuries in Ancient One's body. The backlash from the Time Stone was on the mental level, which Xia Yu couldn't do anything about. Xia Yu withdrew his hand, opened a portal, and pulled Tony over again.

"Damn it, this is the second time, Xia. Next time you have to call and make an appointment with me first. Where is this? It seems like we're still in New York. Who is this? Is she your secret girlfriend? She looks good, but she seems a bit too old."

"I really should call ahead next time," Xia Yu thought sympathetically to Tony. "That foul mouth of his is definitely going to get a beating from the Ancient One."

Sure enough, Ancient One's expression changed, and she stepped forward in a horse stance, a familiar move, a familiar formula, but unfortunately Tony didn't have such a powerful soul.

A faint light and shadow appeared from behind Tony. Xia Yu decisively stepped forward, supported Tony's body, and placed him on a recliner to the side.

Tony was so surprised he was speechless.

Even though he was one of the most talented people in the universe, and a well-traveled person who had been to Asgard and seen all kinds of magical abilities, Tony was still bewildered when faced with his soul suddenly leaving his body.

"Tony, Tony, snap out of it! Don't worry, you're not dead, your soul just left your Astral Projection. Damn it, you're Iron Man, don't embarrass yourself. Honey, say something."

Xia Yu finally managed to get Tony back.

"This is my body? I'm in a soul state right now? Isn't that the same as when a person dies? Who exactly is she, Xia?"

Tony was indeed startled, but judging from Xia Yu's expression, he knew he was not in any danger. However, as a soul looking at his body, he was still a little at a loss.

But how could the Ancient One's punishment be so simple? She reached out again, and in a flash, Tony's soul began to drift rapidly through endless space, starting from the moment it left Earth.

Tony felt just like Doctor Strange when he first went to Kamar-Taj; his soul instantly passed through the atmosphere and went straight into outer space.

Then it accelerated again, passing through some colorful tunnels and traversing countless different latitudinal spaces.

The intense visual impact, combined with the feeling of weightlessness, caused Tony's spirit to let out a deafening scream.

At last...

With a 'whoosh!' it returned to its original position on the recliner.

"Ah~!~!~!"

Influenced by the senses of the soul he had just experienced, Tony's newly returned body let out a scream.

It took two or three seconds for it to look at the scene in front of it and slowly calm down.

"What just happened? What did I see? Is this some kind of magic trick?" Tony jumped up, instinctively moving away from the Ancient One and hiding behind Xia Yu.

"Alright, Tony, this isn't a magic trick. You were definitely out of your Astral Projection just now. This is the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, a guardian who has protected Earth from being corrupted by other dimensions for thousands of years."

From Xia Yu's perspective, he only saw Tony's soul disappear for a few seconds before returning to his body, but having seen the movie, he fully understood what Tony had experienced in those few seconds.

"Sorcerer Supreme, you've protected Earth for millennia, yet you've been invaded by other dimensions? So, my soul just took a trip to another dimension?"

Tony poked his head out and looked at the Ancient One with a questioning expression.

"That's right, Tony Stark is indeed a genius, at least he's quite intelligent. Come out here, that was just a small punishment for your rudeness. As long as you watch your mouth, you're safe."

Ancient One said calmly.

It was rare to see Tony Stark get his comeuppance, Xia Yu smiled but didn't say anything.

Another person arrived, Ancient One invited the two of them to sit down inside the Sanctum Sanctorum for a chat.

Whether it's magic or science, it's essentially the application of the rules and energy of the universe. A genius like Tony quickly understood what the Ancient One meant.

Following the Ancient One's line of thought, Tony could easily create a fixed portal himself, which would simply involve spatial coordinates, then activate the power of the Tesseract, and use the Tesseract to create energy batteries for everyday use.

The remaining issues are simply calculating the energy consumption and the size of the portal.

The fixed portal and the floating continent Xia Yu envisioned for the future were things that Xia Yu hadn't told anyone in the Avengers except Tony.

Besides their good relationship and the fact that Xia Yu had to rely on Tony for some things, Xia Yu knew that Tony also wanted to make the world safer, and building Iron Legion to be commanded by artificial intelligence was one of Tony's ideas.

Now, with Xia Yu's addition, Tony wholeheartedly agrees.

This prompted Tony to immediately put the idea of creating artificial intelligence on the agenda. Although JARVIS was already very powerful, it was not perfect enough. Tony's Iron Legion could be mass-produced directly.

The idea of artificial intelligence, the Mind Stone, the birth of Ultron, and the new Hero Vision.

They were just waiting for Baron Strucker to set the stage.