He's Back!

Fei Ni was ecstatic about the successful portal, but unfortunately, it could only be activated while wearing 'Possessed by Evil Spirit'; in his normal state, it still just flickered like a faulty lighter.

"Seriously, to what extent did Doctor Strange pour his talent points into the sorcerer aspect!"

Fei Ni wept inwardly. He had spent a year specializing in this single spell and hadn't succeeded, yet in the future, Doctor Strange seemed to learn it just by taking a trip to the Himalayas.

Learning the portal gave Fei Ni more confidence in the dangers he would face. If he couldn't win, couldn't he at least run? This one move was enough to deal with most people.

Next, Fei Ni turned his attention to the system. The nearly full experience bar indicated that he would soon be able to draw his Fourth Skill.

Drawing one skill a year was something Fei Ni wouldn't have dared to imagine before. Excluding the first skill, it took him seven years for the second and eight years for the third.

But he was almost done accumulating enough for the fourth skill in just one year. Although the price paid was the acquisition of several strange titles like 'Kamar-Taj Combat Maniac', 'Armor Mage', and 'Magic-less Mad Knight'.

This crazy rate of improvement was inseparable from Kamar-Taj. He was now incredibly grateful that he had come here; otherwise, where would he find such a safe and efficient 'instance'?

Now, Fei Ni's only hope was to draw his fourth skill before Tony Stark returned, and preferably, it would be a more powerful one.

"Portal!"

Looking at the fiery red portal in front of him, Fei Ni felt a surge of satisfaction. He could finally stop taking detours through the Sanctum or asking others for help to open a gate.

"But it's quite troublesome that I have to wear the Eye of Agamotto."

Returning to Kamar-Taj, Fei Ni thought to himself. Although it seemed like everyone had an Eye of Agamotto when cultivating, this item was actually very precious and its use was strictly controlled.

However, Fei Ni wasn't without a solution. Just as he had once used the 'Golden Great Deduction Technique' to imbue a compass with special effects, now that he had the Eye of Agamotto, he could also craft a similar ring and imbue it with the Eye's effects.

But the Eye of Agamotto was different from a compass; its power had a significant impact on reality, so shaping it would definitely not be as simple as the compass.

What was also worrying was that it might suddenly fail while he was using it.

Fortunately, he didn't need to rush. For his cultivation, he had applied to the Ancient One for a long time to use an Eye of Agamotto, and he didn't need to return it urgently.

Putting the matter of the Eye of Agamotto aside for now, Fei Ni pondered how to draw his fourth skill as quickly as possible. If he cultivated according to routine every day, it might take another month or two to draw it.

Although the timing should be manageable, he felt it would be safer to do it earlier.

"Looks like I need to work a bit harder!" Fei Ni gritted his teeth and made a decision.

Actually, the best way to gain experience was to fight the Ancient One, but that required her cooperation. In the beginning, he had also asked the Ancient One for guidance, hoping to use the opportunity to fight and gain experience.

But unfortunately, the Ancient One was too strong. He would always be defeated within a few moves, and the experience gained was less than that from Mordo, the "experience baby." At least Mordo would go easy on him, allowing him to fight longer.

Only when the Ancient One held back would it be possible for him to farm experience from her, but clearly, the Ancient One wasn't that idle.

Furthermore, besides fighting with skills, there was another way to increase experience faster: breaking through a skill.

After nearly a year of training, although 'Possessed by Evil Spirit' was still the same 'Possessed by Evil Spirit' as before, he was much stronger than a year ago.

Kamar-Taj's practitioners were melee sorcerers, and how could they engage in melee without a good physique? Therefore, after a year of cultivation, although Fei Ni hadn't reached the point of evolving 'Possessed by Evil Spirit', he was close to activating another of its abilities.

An ability many people dreamed of.

Invisibility!

While recently equipping 'Possessed by Evil Spirit', he could already feel that he was just one step away from activating this ability, requiring only a little more effort.

To activate his draw sooner, Fei Ni decided to double his training plan for the upcoming week. If that still didn't work, he would have to find ways to seek out more elite experience babies like Mordo and ordinary experience babies like Wong.

Unfortunately, accidents often happened more suddenly than expected. The very next day, two pieces of news sent shockwaves through the entire media industry and even the nation, interrupting Fei Ni's plan.

Tony Stark was back!

Stark Industries announced the permanent closure of its weapons development division!

Watching Tony Stark, covered in scars and sitting unceremoniously beside the podium on television, announcing his departure from the arms business, everyone knew he had changed. He was no longer the arrogant genius and debauched playboy of the past.

Besides Fei Ni, few people probably knew whether these changes were good or bad. Of course, for Obadiah Stane, it could only be bad.

"What happened to him?"

Skye, standing beside him, couldn't help but ask Fei Ni as she watched the news. She knew Fei Ni was mysterious and inexplicably knew many things.

"He thought he was maintaining world peace by manufacturing weapons, but he realized he was wrong and decided to find a different way!"

Fei Ni explained, but Skye wore a look of disbelief. In fact, anyone would find it hard to believe. Stark Industries' core business was arms manufacturing; closing this division was akin to severing one's own arms.

To abandon a company worth hundreds of billions simply because he realized he had been wrong in the past was a reason no one would believe.

"Alright, stop staring and do me a favor."

Seeing Skye standing there foolishly, Fei Ni thought for a moment and said to her, "Help me buy as much Stark Industries stock as possible, buy as much as you can!"

"Are you sure?"

Skye looked like she had something to say but held back.

"Don't worry, he's a genius. He wouldn't have given up the weapons division so decisively if he didn't have something up his sleeve. Stark Industries' stock will only become more valuable in the future. Whether you can become a little rich woman depends on this move."

Seeing Skye's reaction, Fei Ni smiled and explained.

This stock sell-off was different from Obadiah's previous kidnapping; that was planned. This, however, was completely unexpected. Coupled with Tony's appearance at the time and the inflammatory remarks from certain rival companies, many people truly believed Stark Industries was finished and began selling their shares.

Seeing this, Fei Ni couldn't help but sigh again at the deceit and trickery of business warfare. In fact, all these years, the reason he never considered starting a company to make money was that it was too tiring.

The more money you wanted to make, the more tiring it became, dealing with various factions and relationships, targeting by rival companies, and even internal conflicts, etc.

If he were to start a company, the mere thought of these things gave him a headache. So, in the end, he felt that having enough money was sufficient; there was no need to expand that number to a certain extent.

And if it weren't for Obadiah before and Pepper Potts helping manage the company after, Tony wouldn't have been able to be so idle at Stark Industries.

Perhaps in the near future, after Tony creates the Iron Man Armor, some people will feel he could withstand the military's oppression because of money.

But in reality, the military's apprehension towards Tony Stark wasn't purely because he had a lot of money and a large company; his family connections were also very important. His father was one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Plus, Tony himself was a genius, and he had developed countless weapons. The military needed to procure them, which is why they couldn't force Tony to compromise in secret. If it were purely about money, they wouldn't have been able to achieve that level of influence.

Of course, after explaining so much, the most important points are two: first, he wasn't as much of a genius as Tony, and second, his only trusted confidante, Skye, didn't have the same management talent as Pepper.

He's almost turned this sister into a shut-in otaku!

Watching Skye's weight and face grow rounder day by day, Feeney thought silently.

Please support me, thank you!