Breaking Free of the System

As early as when Xia Yu had just absorbed the Time Stone, the Ancient One repeatedly warned him not to use the Time Stone carelessly, otherwise it would cause unnecessary trouble such as parallel universes.

But faced with the tragedy in Chinatown today, Xia Yu brazenly activated the power of the Time Stone.

With the green energy bracelet activated, Xia Yu's mental power enveloped the entire Chinatown. Now, by simply turning the bracelet counter-clockwise, according to the time markings on it, Xia Yu could restore the entire Chinatown to its state before the attack.

But just as Xia Yu reached out and turned his hand, a surge of energy within him stopped him.

This energy suddenly emanated from Xia Yu's body, directly controlling Xia Yu outstretched hand, which froze in mid-air.

Faced with this sudden change, Xia Yu instinctively tried to twist his arm, but to no avail. His arm was firmly controlled by an energy that seemed to originate from nowhere within his body.

Xia Yu quickly mobilized the energy within his body, attempting to channel it into his arm and regain control.

Unfortunately, my energy couldn't get in.

It should be noted that the energy within Xia Yu's body is close to the power of the Cosmic Origin, yet it was directly blocked by the unknown energy in his arm?

The key question was where this energy was coming from. After hesitating for a second or two, just as Xia Yu was about to launch a forceful attack despite his injured arm, a flash of inspiration struck him.

He now knew where the energy within him came from.

"Tmall, I know it's you. Get out here."

Xia Yu shouted this in his mind.

"Master, the power of the Time Stone cannot be used carelessly; it will cause you great trouble in the future."

Tmall's voice rang out.

"I don't want to hear any nonsense. Let go of my hand. Let me finish dealing with things here, and then we can have a proper talk."

Xia Yu's mind was filled with the dead and injured people in Chinatown, and he didn't want to say anything more.

"Master, please believe me. My existence is solely to help you. Using the Time Stone now will bring you endless risks in the future. Protecting you is my responsibility, and I will not allow you to do so."

"Responsibility? My responsibility now is to save those who died because of me. Since you call me master, I now command you to release my arm."

At this moment, Xia Yu was completely irrational. He didn't care who was behind him, whether they were doing it for his own good or using him. All he wanted was to save these people.

This time, Tmall remained completely silent, but Xia Yu's arm was still firmly controlled by its energy. Although it didn't speak, its attitude spoke volumes.

"No matter who's behind you, since you call me master, you have to obey me. If you don't obey, what use are you to me?"

From Tony's and the reporter's perspective, Xia Yu suddenly extended his right hand, on which a green energy bracelet appeared, and then suddenly froze in place.

Then, after a short while, Xia Yu suddenly shuddered and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Tony wasn't far from Xia Yu to begin with, and seeing this situation, he flashed behind Xia Yu, tightly wrapping his left arm around Xia Yu's lower back and supporting Xia Yu's right elbow with his right hand.

It was as if they were lifting Xia Yu up completely.

"Xia, what's wrong? Your hand?"

Xia Yu only lost his balance for a moment when he vomited blood. After Tony helped him up, he felt that Xia Yu could stand up on his own. However, something was wrong with his right hand; Xia Yu's entire right arm was hanging limply.

"I'm fine."

Blood trickled from the corner of Xia Yu's mouth, and a ball of light was somehow clenched in his left hand.

"I'm fine, better than ever before."

"Tony, did you ever write in notebooks with pre-drawn lines when you were little?"

Xia Yu suddenly turned to Tony and asked him a question, a chilling smile on his face.

"Roll!"

Before Tony could answer, Xia Yu turned around and stopped the reporters who were about to surround him.

These reporters had just been taught a lesson by Xia Yu, and now, under Xia Yu 'Xia Yu murderous gaze and influenced by his immense mental power, they were so frightened that their legs went weak and they stood frozen in place.

After dismissing the reporters, Xia Yu didn't wait for Tony's reply. In fact, Tony didn't know how to answer either; Xia Yu was acting too strangely at this moment.

"I've used those kinds of exercise books before, but I later discovered that the lines in them were poorly designed. Writing exactly according to their lines wasn't right, at least not what I wanted. So I made some slight changes, but then someone told me that it was still wrong, just the difference between one pile of dog shit and another. What would you do in that situation?"

After finishing his sentence Xia Yu stared intently at Tony, waiting for his answer.

Although Tony was very worried about Xia Yu, worried about his physical health and mental state, he genuinely didn't understand what Xia Yu meant by asking that question.

"Gulp!"

Even the usually fearless Tony Stark was so nervous under Xia Yu's gaze that he swallowed hard.

"Um... I think the two piles of dog poop are pretty much the same. How about we go back to base to heal and get something to eat first?"

Tony could clearly sense that Xia Yu's body was a little better than before; the muscles and bones in his right arm visibly twitched, indicating that Xia Yu was spontaneously repairing his body. However, his mental state seemed somewhat abnormal.

So Tony thought about whether he should take him back to base first.

"Hehe!"

Xia Yu suddenly burst into laughter like a fool.

"I didn't expect that even you, Tony, didn't know what to do. Well then, let me tell you..."

As he spoke, Xia Yu's voice grew colder and colder.

"Then use your pen to poke holes in every single page of your exercise book."

As he spoke, Xia Yu clenched the ball of light in his left hand, and an explosion rang out in Xia Yu left hand.

Xia Yu crushed the ball of light with his bare hands, and the shockwave from the explosion spread outwards, causing a Legion of reporters behind him to lose their footing.

The system that had been with Xia Yu since he came into this world, and was used as a cheat code, was crushed by Xia Yu in one fell swoop.

"What the hell is this thing? What's wrong with you, Xia? Let's go back to base."

Tony tightened his grip, intending to open a portal to leave, but Xia Yu pushed him away.

"I'm fine, Tony. There's still some work to finish."

Xia Yu's right hand, which had regained some mobility, spoke again, and a green halo flashed out instantly.

This time, no one stopped him, and Xia Yu turned the halo without hesitation.

Then, what they saw shattered the worldviews of countless reporters behind them.

Everything within Chinatown was moving backwards, and paramedics were getting into their vehicles and driving backwards away from Chinatown.

The ruins, cement blocks, and other debris on the ground all flew up and returned to the buildings on their own.

Everything was like an old videotape rewinding, not just the buildings, but also the injured and even the dead.

The blood and severed limbs on the ground recoiled and flowed into the bodies of the wounded, and everything began to change as if the attack had never happened.

Before the attack, when they returned to Chinatown, the streets were bustling with people when a huge purple figure suddenly appeared inside Chinatown.