A Rare Opportunity

"Harvey Anberaka, can you answer a question for me?"

Immediately after, Tony Stark looked at Harvey, hesitated for a moment, and spoke.

"Go ahead and ask, I'll consider it."

Harvey's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and he didn't agree immediately.

"After you treated me last time, my body improved by more than several times."

"Not only did I get younger by a few years, but my physical fitness also increased significantly."

"Can that kind of superpower make me not look young, yet still improve my physical fitness?"

Tony Stark's gaze darted away slightly as he spoke.

Ever since that treatment, Tony Stark could clearly feel immense changes in his body.

His five senses became sharper, and his strength and stamina saw a very significant improvement.

While his burst speed didn't quite reach the limits of the human body, it far surpassed that of ordinary people.

Normally, if he worked overtime for several days straight without proper rest, his thirty-eight-year-old body would have long since given out.

But after the treatment, he only needed three to four hours of sleep daily to clear any fatigue and maintain a vigorous state.

Furthermore, his thoughts were more agile than before, which was why he had continuously updated and iterated on the Iron Man armor in just two months.

Most importantly, two months had passed.

Tony Stark hadn't felt any side effects from his body.

This made him realize that Harvey Anberaka's ability was definitely not as simple as just healing and reversing aging.

Instead, it could directly enhance a person's body, and this enhancement wasn't just temporary.

Last time, Harvey Anberaka had treated him and coincidentally enhanced his body, which was enough for him to easily jump over two meters high.

If Harvey Anberaka wasn't just casually enhancing him while treating him, but genuinely intended to further strengthen his body, then Tony wouldn't need to specifically research gene serum and conduct experiments that defied human principles.

"Tony Stark, didn't I just tell you that to gain something, you often have to pay a price?"

"So, your desire for the best of both worlds is impossible."

Harvey knew that Tony Stark had developed a craving for power and said slowly.

However, Tony Stark wanted to obtain a stronger body while maintaining his current appearance so that no one would notice the changes in his body, which was clearly impossible.

Even Harvey himself couldn't do it. Ever since he awakened his system and gained abilities from the Void.

Three years had passed, and his appearance hadn't changed much from when he was an adult.

Harvey believed that not just after three years, but even after ten, fifty, or a hundred years, his appearance wouldn't change.

Because the power of the Void had separated his life form from humanity.

His extraordinary physique would be exposed even if he tried to hide it.

However, even if it were exposed, his power had evolved to the point where he feared nothing, so he wouldn't care too much.

"Is there really no way at all?"

Tony Stark asked with some disappointment.

"Tony Stark, I should have told you before."

"My power isn't a superpower; it's just power that exceeds your understanding. You can consider it a type of superpower."

Harvey said calmly.

"If it's not a superpower, then what is it?"

Tony Stark asked with some confusion.

"Although your current strength hasn't surpassed human limits, it has given you extraordinary physical fitness."

"For you, who originally had the physical fitness of an ordinary person, this should be enough, right?"

"If you want further enhancement, then not only will your physical fitness begin to deviate from the scope of human common sense."

"Your lifespan will be the same, at least several hundred years, or even a thousand years, or longer."

"I can help you, and I can even let you obtain power you wouldn't dare to imagine."

"After all, for me, this is just a casual matter."

"But are you sure you're mentally prepared?"

Harvey looked at Tony Stark and said slowly.

"Can I also possess powerful and incredible strength without relying on technology, just like you?"

Tony Stark's eyes were filled with shock upon hearing Harvey Anberaka's words, and he spoke with disbelief.

"You can master incredibly powerful strength, but it's unlikely you'll reach my level."

"As for the reason, I won't explain. If you truly desire it, you'll understand once you've mastered it."

Harvey didn't deliberately hide the answer to this question; instead, he shook his head.

He didn't know what kind of abilities Tony Stark would gain after believing in and joining the Void.

His current strength, having evolved 283 times, was already terrifying.

But this was merely his starting point, so it was impossible for Tony Stark to catch up to him.

"..."

Upon hearing these words, Tony Stark fell into thought.

Possessing strength beyond that of ordinary people would lead others to view you as very capable, much like top athletes who break records time and again.

Seeing such feats wouldn't inspire fear, but rather admiration.

However, once power transcended the bounds of normal human comprehension, you would be seen as an anomaly, and people would feel a sense of dread towards you.

He wanted Harvey to enhance his body, but he didn't want his body or appearance to look too young, lest others realize he was an anomaly.

That was why he had asked Harvey Anberaka that question earlier, only to receive an impossible response.

If one could possess a long lifespan and gain power far beyond ordinary people's understanding, it would be the dream of countless individuals.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many wild, imaginative movies and animations.

Now, with the opportunity to obtain such fantastical power within reach, Tony Stark hesitated.

Once he gained it, Pepper, whom he greatly admired and trusted, might look at him strangely.

Moreover, a lifespan of several hundred years or even longer sounded incredibly appealing.

But as time passed, if he remained young while everyone around him aged and died, Tony Stark felt sadness just thinking about such a scenario.

However, if he refused this time, he might also miss an opportunity to completely change his life.

"Harvey Anberaka, thank you for being willing to give me this opportunity."

"But could you give me a little more time to think it over carefully?"

Therefore, Tony Stark looked at Harvey Anberaka and said apologetically.

"If you've truly prepared yourself mentally, just bring up the matter again, and I'll consider it then."

Harvey didn't rush Tony Stark; he neither clearly agreed nor clearly refused.

Harvey could understand Tony Stark's reservations.

However, Harvey knew that as long as Tony Stark harbored the desire for more power, he would eventually embrace the Void.

"Whether I accept or not, thank you for giving me this chance."

Tony Stark's eyes flickered upon hearing this. He nodded and said gratefully.