Ian looked at the old Peggy and asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"I'm sure," she nodded slowly. Ian said nothing more. In this timeline, it is impossible for Steve to travel back in time and become her husband retroactively. At the same time, Peggy had another husband, but they divorced a few years later, probably because she could not forget her first love.
Ian released a white light from the palm of his hand and injected it into her body, changing her Life Code at the genetic level, thus extending her lifespan by a thousand years.
He also strengthened her physical functions, bringing her various indicators to the level of her predecessor Captain America (before becoming the universe Guardians). He also left a set of [Qi] training methods in her mind, just in case.
Within a few seconds, Peggy regained her youthful appearance and had an unprecedented excellent figure. She looked at her smooth skin and stroked her young face. Then, she looked at him with a smile, "Steve."
"Peggy."
They hugged each other tightly and then began to kiss passionately. Ian thought it was nothing at first, but when the two people kissed for more than thirty seconds and didn't stop, he had to cough to remind them that there was someone else here.
"Sorry," Peggy apologized.
"My bad," Steve said.
Ian Control your Envy heart. "I enhanced her physique, so it may take her a few days to adapt to the newfound strength."
"Is this why I feel like I can easily crush a boulder or run a marathon?" Peggy said. At first, she thought these thoughts were because she had regained her youthful energy.
"Use the training methods I left in your mind to quickly adapt to your strength," Ian said, then looked at Steve. "Don't you still have something to do?"
"Oh, yes." Steve flew into the air and then disappeared.
"Is he going to be okay?"
"He should be fine."
"You sound unsure," Peggy said worriedly. They had just reunited and she didn't want to experience another separation.
"His life is not in danger, but there are more important things at stake."
Peggy was silent briefly. "He told me everything. Is there anything I can do?"
Ian looked at her. "You are on a list of the secondary training group. Training with the method I left in your mind can help me save some time and energy." After training Avengers, Ian will rest for a long time, and then train Defenders Alliance again, and Peggy is a member of that training group, along with The younger members of Avengers, such as Spider-Man, Marvel Family, and perhaps Scarlet Witch and her brother (if he can rescue them from the clutches of Hydra).
"I will try my best," Peggy nodded. "Oh, and also, could you please unblock my power and memory?"
'Steve, this bastard really told her everything,' Ian complained. Then, he lifted the seal on her memory. "Before you gain more power, adapt to your current power."
Peggy didn't feel any discomfort after seeing how she killed another version of herself. After all, she had been a soldier and was one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Founders; she had killed many people. However, there was still a strange feeling in killing someone who looked exactly like herself.
A few minutes later, Steve appeared in the sky, releasing a powerful breath and heart-stopping Cosmic Energy.
"Tier 9, not bad," Ian commented. Although this power is not his own, but belongs to the universe, it is still very valuable. "How is it?" he asked.
"Bucky is still my weakness," Steve admitted with a sigh.
"Do you know where he is?"
"I don't know."
Ian is not surprising. For a Tier 10 existence like Mephisto, it is easy to avoid Cosmic Will's detection - especially a Demons who likes to hide behind the scenes and play tricks.
"In this case, we can only wait," Ian said. "There is one more thing." He told Steve that he needed to obtain another power system to prevent him from losing his identity as Guardians in the universe.
"Is this really necessary?"
"Cosmic Will is subject to rules," Ian explained calmly. "If one day, you have to make a choice to save the universe but break the rules, it will have no choice but to deprive you of your Guardians identity. We must prepare for this possibility."
Ian didn't even mention that once people discover the source of his power, they will try to deal with Cosmic Will. No, they don't even need such a reason, because destroying Cosmic Will in their timeline is itself one of the most direct and effective ways to destroy them.
"I understand," Steve nodded.
"By the way, have you contacted Sam?"
"I've seen him."
"Then what?"
"A great person," Steve commented. He now understood why he saw himself getting along so well with the latter in the future.
"Have you told him the current situation?"
"No, that's confidential information."
Ian resisted the urge to turn to Byakugan. "Tell him, because he is also on the training list for this round."
"Is that so? Okay."
After the two briefly chatted for a few words, Steve took Peggy and left. The loving couple had a lot of old stories to talk about.
"Studying the source of his power may be beneficial to us," Morgana said suddenly.
"I've left imprints on him to collect data."
"Very good. You should also talk to Tony about his parents. We don't want that to become another weakness of his."
"I'm about to do it." When Ian showed the future to Avengers, he concealed the fact that Bucky killed Howard, but sooner or later this matter would become a problem that he must solve.
He summoned Banner for training, and as soon as the latter arrived, he could tell that he was nervous.
"Banner, what are you thinking about?" Ian asked, trying to calm his emotions before starting.
"I'm a little nervous about this training."
Ian glanced at him. "Are you afraid of being used as a weapon?"
Banner suddenly paused. "Absolutely."
"Unfortunately, that is the fate that awaits you," Ian said without hesitation. "While you have concerns, some of your variants do not. When these monsters encounter our timeline and are hell-bent on erasing them, we need someone to restrain them."
Banner was silent. Since finding that meditation technique, his life has been peaceful. With absolute control over his mind and soul, he easily suppressed Hulk in his body and could control his transformation at will. However, he never eliminated the fear that he would lose control, be manipulated and become a weapon of destruction.
"You are a monster, Banner," Ian said calmly. "This comes from another monster who can recognize the same kind of monster. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as you retain even a trace of humanity, so that you can use this monster-like power to do some beneficial things."
"I've never thought about it that way before," Banner said. "But what if I can't retain that humanity?"
"That's why you need other people, other people close to you, to keep you sane," explains Ian.
"I understand."
Banner continued the test, and the test results were as abnormal as ever, but within reason.
"Has an unusual affinity for Gamma Energy," Morgana reported. "We just need to strengthen his soul and inject enough Gamma Energy into him, and he will turn into a violent monster, the embodiment of power and Wrath."
"So?" Banner asked.
"You need to start practicing an advanced version of your meditation technique to strengthen your soul. Then you can start absorbing Gamma Energy from other dimensions," Ian explained.
"Advanced meditation techniques?" Banner muttered, suddenly enlightened. "Of course, that Meditation Scroll is so effective; it must be related to magic." He originally thought that he was lucky enough to find such a mysterious thing, but now he knows that it has nothing to do with luck.
Banner shook his head, decided not to think too much, and started to invest in training. Although Hulk's training was not complicated, Ian allowed him to enter Time Acceleration Chamber. He also added other training to Banner, including hand-to-hand combat, weapons training, and more importantly, soul defense.
Banner possesses a unique soul that is split in two. Banner's soul was weak before this training, but that is no longer a problem. At the same time, Hulk's soul, although powerful, is easily affected.
Ian tried to teach that soul how to defend Self, but this thing is too stupid and cannot learn anything too complicated, so now the soul of Banner can only be responsible for protecting it to prevent it from encountering an opponent who is proficient in spirit/Soul Magic.
Ian even made a soul defense Divine Artifact for them.