Welcome to the Void

As Tony Stark stood there in shock, his body began to change. Purple Void Power was altering the very essence of his life.

"Detected that the lifeform persuaded by the host is Tony Stark. He possesses a high destiny. Reward: 100,000 Void Energy."

"The more times Tony Stark evolves in the future, the more Void Energy the host will be rewarded with."

"The host has successfully persuaded the first lifeform to join the Void. The selection for the second Hero Template has been unlocked. Host, please choose an appropriate time to make your selection."

Hearing that the Hero Template had been unlocked, Harvey smiled from the bottom of his heart.

As long as he could obtain different Hero Templates, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap.

But now was clearly not the time to choose, so Harvey was in no hurry.

Meanwhile, at Kamar-Taj.

Ancient One looked at the future of this universe with a face clouded by worry.

She had once been able to see the universe's future, but ever since around half a year ago—

Something unknown had happened within the river of time, and the future of the universe had been shrouded in a mysterious darkness.

This was clearly a bad omen, so she had been searching for its source. Yet after more than half a year, she had found nothing.

All she could see was the entire universe covered beneath a colossal dark star, vast as a galaxy.

Even Dormammu had never managed to prevent her from seeing through the river of time.

This foretold that something beyond estimation was happening in this universe.

Ancient One wanted to investigate and stop it, but she was powerless to do so.

"Stephen Strange... I hope you will be able to stop it in the future."

She could only place her hopes on her future disciple, whose talent surpassed even her own, and whisper out a prayer.

No matter what happened in the future, she had to wait for the arrival of the future Sorcerer Supreme, Stephen Strange.

Who knew how much time had passed before Tony Stark came back to his senses.

"Tony Stark, do you understand what the Void is now?"

Seeing Tony Stark open his eyes, Harvey smiled.

Tony Stark looked at the friendly Harvey Anberaka before him and felt that it was all somewhat unreal.

"Though I still do not fully understand it, I now know the greatness of the Void."

Still, Tony Stark nodded and spoke.

"Welcome to the Void."

Hearing that response, Harvey gave a sincere smile and extended his hand.

"Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Tony Stark paused at those words, then extended his hand as well and spoke gratefully.

After witnessing the monsters Harvey Anberaka had transformed into, Tony Stark felt nothing but awe and gratitude toward this opportunity.

Harvey Anberaka had said that the Void was a place, a race, and a dimension.

But after witnessing that scene, Tony Stark understood it differently: Harvey Anberaka was the Void itself.

The Harvey Anberaka before him would surely become the most terrifying will and existence within the Void in the future.

His earlier thought had indeed been correct. No matter how much he improved the Iron Man armor, he could never stand against Harvey Anberaka.

Joining the Void might become the most correct decision he had ever made in his life.

He did not dare imagine what it would be like to become Harvey Anberaka's enemy, nor did he wish to become one.

The current Harvey Anberaka had not yet become an invincible existence that looked down upon the entire universe.

But Tony Stark now completely understood why Harvey Anberaka had previously said that he could never reach Harvey Anberaka's heights.

"It was merely a small effort."

"Now that you have joined the Void, let me tell you what the essence of the Void is."

"The essence of the Void is survival, evolution, and adaptation."

"You now possess the ability to evolve by devouring lifeforms and matter."

"As long as you continue devouring and evolving, your power will surpass your imagination."

"Take the time to experience your current, still-weak self."

"Before long, your mentality will change along with your power."

Harvey released his hand and began explaining the situation to Tony Stark.

"Didn't you say that was the price?"

Hearing that evolution required eating, Tony Stark asked in surprise.

"That is indeed the price, because it is not only food that can be devoured. Lifeforms can be devoured as well."

"And by devouring certain more powerful lifeforms, you will gain faster and stronger evolution."

"So remember this: never let that hunger control you and turn you into a mindless monster that knows only devouring and evolution."

"If you are devoured by hunger and make too much trouble, I will kill you personally."

"I hope I will never see you like that."

Harvey gave him a serious warning.

"Alright, I'll be careful."

Hearing those reminders and warnings, Tony Stark's heart tightened, and he nodded.

The moment he finished speaking, Tony Stark felt a wave of hunger rise within him. It came from his body's instincts, but it did not leave him feeling weak all over.

Tony Stark immediately looked toward the various foods laid out on the dining table.

With his mind highly focused, Tony Stark noticed that each item of food had varying amounts of differently colored energy on its surface.

Tony Stark realized that the world before his eyes had changed, and he turned to look at Harvey Anberaka.

However, he could not see any energy radiating from Harvey Anberaka. He did not know whether the gap in their strength was too great or whether Harvey Anberaka had concealed it too well.

But Tony Stark did not dwell on it and immediately picked up some food and began eating.

Previously, this food had merely been delicious and filling. But now, as he ate, Tony Stark felt a warm current begin to fill his body.

Yet Tony Stark had been eating for less than two minutes when he had already consumed more than a dozen plates, an appetite far beyond what he had possessed before.

Tony Stark's body also began to change. His brown hair grew more lustrous, and his appearance began to look younger.

"System, what direction will Tony Stark evolve in?"

Harvey watched Tony Stark with interest.

"Other lifeforms that join the Void differ from the host. They do not possess Hero Templates."

"Therefore, other lifeforms will initially only evolve their body's various abilities. What they will ultimately evolve into remains unknown."

The system rarely responded, but it answered this question.

"So they need to evolve on their own and learn to master certain abilities before they can truly become powerful?"

Harvey asked thoughtfully. However, the system gave no answer to his question.

Still, after thinking about Hero Templates and Hero Origin, Harvey roughly understood the principle.

He could directly obtain Hero Templates, master certain abilities, and gain clear evolutionary paths.

For someone like Tony Stark, who had no Hero Template, everything could only be explored and evolved through his own efforts.

But as long as Tony Stark was not consumed by desire and remained rational—

With his long lifespan and a body that would surely be able to travel the universe in the future, it would not be difficult for Tony Stark to learn and master more extraordinary abilities.

He would simply need more time and effort to gain powerful strength.

Even without a Hero Template, being able to join the Void and gain terrifying evolutionary abilities and a long lifespan was already an immense blessing.

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