Extremis Virus 3.0!
The Marvel Main Universe, Avengers Compound.
Jiang Li and Gwen had just returned from the Omniverse and were preparing to grab some local specialties and snacks from the Main Universe before heading off to find that "peaceful vacation universe."
In the lab, Tony Stark was sipping coffee while tweaking his Mark 50 Nanotech Armor.
"You're back?" Tony asked without turning his head.
"It's all cleaned up. I'm planning to use the watch face radar to search for a Utopia parallel universe and take Gwen on a long vacation."
As Jiang Li spoke, he turned the Omnitrix on his left wrist.
A holographic star map was projected into mid-air. The computing power of the dial instantly swept across countless parallel dimensions.
"Huh?"
Jiang Li's gaze lingered on a universe designated Earth-TRN517, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"What's wrong? Did you find a vacation spot?" Gwen leaned closer to look at the screen.
"It truly feels like a resort. The city has a zero crime rate, no disease, and everyone on the street has a body that rivals that of a supermodel."
Jiang Li glanced at the data displayed on the watch face, a playful smirk playing on his lips.
"But what's interesting is that you are the ruler of this universe." Jiang Li pointed to Tony was still drinking coffee.
"Me?" Tony paused, then turned his chair around. "A perfect Utopia, and I'm the ruler? Sounds like I have pretty good taste in this universe."
Don't rush to praise yourself.
Jiang Li swiped his finger across the holographic screen, bringing up the deep data of that universe.
"You in this universe have turned the improved ' Extremis Virus 3.0' into a mobile app. Just download it, and you can have a perfect appearance, a healthy body, and superhuman intelligence every day."
Tony frowned instantly upon hearing the words "Extremis Virus".
"Furthermore, this app is charged on a daily basis. It costs $99.99 per day."
Jiang Li looked at the "Superior Iron Man" on the screen, dressed in a bright silver suit of armor, his tone laced with mockery.
"For those who can't pay, the virus supply will be cut off instantly, their bodies will immediately revert to their original state, and they might even experience withdrawal symptoms that make them wish they were dead. With this software, you've become a dictatorial god in that universe."
The laboratory fell into dead silence.
The ease and smugness on Tony's face vanished instantly, replaced by extreme disgust and anger.
He couldn't tolerate the fact that in some parallel universe, there was a guy with his own face making money in such a shameless way, treating humans like livestock!
"Friday, don your armor."
Tony stood up with a cold expression, and metallic nanoparticles instantly covered his entire body, transforming into a classic red and gold battle armor.
"Jiang Li."
Beneath the mask, Tony's voice was filled with undisguised murderous intent.
"Where is that damn universe? Take me there. I want to smash that bastard's face in my own hands."
"Happy to serve."
Jiang Li smiled and pressed the space knob on the edge of the dial.
If it were just a simple fight, Jiang Li would have slapped that Superior Iron Man to death long ago. But taking Tony from the Main Universe to clean up his own mess—he wouldn't miss out on this kind of entertainment.
A ghostly green portal opened in the laboratory.
Jiang Li, Gwen, and Tony, fully armed, stepped inside.
Earth-TRN517, San Francisco.
The sun was shining brightly.
The three of them emerged from a deserted alley and onto a bustling street.
The scene on the street was truly breathtaking.
There are no fat people, no sick people, and no disabled people. Everyone walking on the street, regardless of gender, has perfectly sculpted features and a strong physique.
But strangely, there was no happiness in these people's eyes, only deep anxiety.
Everyone was staring intently at their smartphones, the screens displaying a gold and red countdown.
"Beep -- Insufficient balance, Extremis Virus supply has stopped."
A blonde woman with a stunning figure suddenly received a notification sound from her phone.
The next second.
The woman screamed in agony. Her once perfect skin quickly withered and sagged, her face covered with dense age spots, and she looked like a plant that had been drained of water, aging twenty years in an instant, collapsing in the street and convulsing wildly.
The people around her with perfect figures didn't even glance at her; they just gripped their phones even tighter in fear, frantically depositing money into their accounts.
"This is the Utopia that bastard built?"
Tony stood at the alley entrance, watching this scene, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked. He felt his stomach churning.
"Using human genetic defects as a bargaining chip for making money. This isn't business; this is demonic." Tony gritted his teeth.
"Don't be so angry, Tony."
Jiang Li, hands in his trench coat pockets, said calmly, "In this universe, the Avengers have basically been disbanded by his schemes. Daredevil had his sight restored and then forcibly stripped away, leaving him a cripple. He is now the only god in this city."
Just then...
A sudden, ear-piercing sonic boom echoed through the sky.
The crowd on the street immediately stopped moving, and everyone frantically looked up at the sky.
A suit of armor, extremely streamlined, entirely bright silver, without a single superfluous mechanical structure, and even with a mask made of a semi-transparent, luminous material, slowly descended from the sky.
Superior Iron Man.
He was wearing the Endo-Sym Armor, which incorporates Symbiotes technology.
Good afternoon, citizens of San Francisco!
Ultimate Tony hovered in mid-air, his mask falling away to reveal a face brimming with arrogance and wickedness. He looked down at the crowd below as if they were a flock of sheep in a pen.
"I just checked the backend data, and the renewal rate for Extremis Virus 3.0 has dropped by two percent. This makes me very sad. Do you really want to go back to that ugly, morbid lifestyle of the past?"
Ultimate Tony finished speaking, the crowd below erupted in panicked pleas, raising their phones to show that they had already topped up their accounts.
Alley entrance.
Tony in the Main Universe stared intently at the silver figure in mid-air.
"Silver? Not even a hint of fiery red? This guy is not only an anti-human lunatic, his aesthetic sense is absolutely terrible!"
Tony couldn't hold back any longer.
Boom!
The red and gold Mark 50 armor's feet emitted a brilliant blue flame from its thrusters.
Tony transformed into a shooting star, soaring straight into the sky from the alley, and without warning, slammed a punch into Ultimate Tony's arrogant face!
"Bang!"
Ultimate Tony didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing hard into a holographic billboard on a building.
The crowd on the street was stunned.
Jiang Li led Gwen out of the alley at a leisurely pace.
Jiang Li looked at Tony from the Main Universe, who was trembling with rage in mid-air, and leaned against the lamppost with extreme relaxation.
"The slap in the face was a little too lenient," Jiang Li even commented.
In mid-air.
The silver liquid within the building ruins churned, Ultimate Tony emerged unharmed. The Symbiote Armor instantly repaired the dented mask.
He stared at the red and gold armor hovering opposite him, his eyes turning extremely cold.
"Outdated mechanical structure, ugly color scheme."
Ultimate Tony glanced at Tony in the Main Universe and sneered.
"What parallel universe did you crawl out of? You dare to lay a hand on me?"
"Defective product?"
In the Main Universe, Tony hovered in mid-air, his eyes beneath the mask extremely cold.
"I'll show you that bastards who treat human genes as a tool for making money don't even deserve to be considered defective products."
Boom!
The two suits of armor simultaneously unleashed dazzling trails of flame, colliding violently in mid-air.
Ultimate Tony's silver Symbiote Armor (Endo-Sym) was like flowing liquid metal, extremely flexible. He didn't even use his palm cannon, but instead transformed his arm into a giant silver blade and slashed fiercely at Mark 50's chest.
"Outdated nanotechnology is no match for my Symbiotes!" Ultimate Tony laughed maniacally.
According to his calculations, this strike would be enough to cut through the Mark 50's defenses, and might even allow the Symbiotes to seep in through the cracks and directly control the opponent's nervous system.
Bang!
The silver giant blade struck the Mark 50 precisely in the chest.
However, the scene of Ultimate Tony cutting through the scrap metal that he envisioned did not appear.
The instant the giant blade made contact with the Mark 50 armor, the nanoparticles on Tony's chest rapidly reorganized, forming an extremely tiny spiral-shaped energy loop.