The instant Su Ming's fingers touched the black cube.
A strange sense of bloodline connection welled up within him.
The object seemed to have been infused with life.
A faint glow flowed across its surface, as though shedding a dust-covered outer shell.
Gradually, its true form emerged—
A warm jade square seal, one corner inlaid with gold and carved with a chi-tiger knob.
He turned the seal over.
Several ancient, solemn seal-script characters came into view—
"By the Mandate of Heaven, may it live long and prosper!"
"The Heirloom Seal of the Realm?!"
Su Ming's pupils contracted sharply, and he froze on the spot.
This... the legendary supreme treasure of China.
A divine artifact symbolizing the bearer of Heaven's mandate??
How had it ended up in the TVA's warehouse?
Just then,
Rocket came hopping over, clutching a pile of "high-tech" treasures he had carefully selected.
He glanced at the object in Su Ming's hand, his face full of disdain.
"Boss, why are you holding a broken rock?
It's black as soot,
doesn't have even a trace of an energy signature,
looks worthless at a glance,
and isn't even as good as the stuff I found!"
As he spoke, he showily raised a mechanical sphere in his hand that constantly changed shape.
Su Ming's heart stirred, but he offered no explanation.
Instead, he beckoned over Deadpool, who was still frantically looting "Dragon Balls."
"Wade, take a look at this. Do you recognize it?"
Su Ming held the Jade Seal out before Deadpool.
Deadpool leaned closer and examined it carefully with his world-weary eyes.
He even scratched it with his fingernail, then gave it a sniff.
Then he waved his hand with a disgusted look.
"Isn't this just a chunk of broken paving stone that's been soaking in a river for centuries?