Tony Stark

Woodlawn Cemetery.

Beautiful as a garden.

Lush green grass.

All kinds of headstones and statues were scattered across the lawn.

Brilliant morning light spilled down.

Dew that had formed in the early morning slid over emerald leaves.

A figure in a hoodie, with the hood pulled over his head, strolled through the grounds.

A trace of confusion flickered in his eyes.

"Why didn't I find any Pink Entries?"

"Could it be..."

"Pink Entries can't be extracted from corpses that have been dead for too long?"

Chen Ji silently speculated.

He could not help letting out a sigh.

It seemed the system had completely blocked off his road to riches.

That made sense. If it were really that easy, he would not need to cultivate at all. He could simply make the rounds at cemeteries in major cities.

The problem would solve itself!

Based on his limited intelligence analysis, perhaps only fresh corpses within a certain time frame could provide him with Pink Entries!

"One day? Or...?"

Chen Ji's gaze flickered.

Although his corpse-looting plan had failed, he still intended to visit Howard Stark's grave.

Howard Stark.

He was a genuine Super Genius!

As early as the 1940s, he had already developed a hovering car.

He had even designed a Vibranium Shield for Captain America and discovered a new element through the Tesseract.

It was both an "isotope" of the Space Stone and an entirely new source of pure energy!

The legacy he left behind had saved Tony's life twice when he was on the brink of death!

If Howard had not invented the Arc Reactor, there would have been no world-famous Iron Man of later generations!

If Howard had not found the isotope of the Infinity Stones.

Then Tony Stark would have died of palladium poisoning as well!

'In memory of my father—'

'Howard Stark.'

Looking at the inscription on the stone.

Chen Ji silently paid his respects.

But at that moment.

A handsome man in a suit, holding white chrysanthemums, suddenly approached the grave as well.

His eyes carried a hint of sorrow.

As though the person lying in the grave was his closest relative.

The moment Chen Ji saw him, his heart shook, and a strange excitement rose on his face.

The man had a thin mustache and short beard on his chin. His brows radiated confidence and composure.

[Name]: Tony Stark

[Identity]: Superhero, Chairman of Stark Industries

[Entries]: Peak Physical Condition (Green), Business Acumen (Blue), Cursed by Knowledge (Gold).

[Peak Physical Condition] (Green): He maintained a long-term fitness routine and had dabbled in nearly every common form of martial arts knowledge.

[Business Acumen] (Blue): He was a true business genius. Any company on the verge of bankruptcy could be turned around under his management.

[Cursed by Knowledge] (Gold): Near-unnatural learning ability and era-spanning Divine Intelligence. No matter the field or the knowledge involved, he could grasp one concept and understand countless others.

"Tony Stark!"

"No wonder he's Cursed by Knowledge..."

Chen Ji's eyes shone.

A Golden Talent!

Tony Stark actually possessed a Golden Talent!

It left him utterly incredulous.

After all, not even the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj possessed such a Golden Talent.

[Cursed by Knowledge] (Gold): Near-unnatural learning ability and era-spanning Divine Intelligence. No matter the field or the knowledge involved, he could grasp one concept and understand countless others.

The value of this talent entry went without saying!

"Near-unnatural learning ability..."

"Era-spanning Divine Intelligence..."

"Is this really an entry a human can possess?"

"Perhaps only a Brain-Brain Fruit user could receive such an evaluation!"

"The key point..."

"Tony Stark has no supernatural abilities. With nothing but a body of flesh and blood, he was actually Cursed by Knowledge?"

"This..."

"I'm practically crying with envy!"

Chen Ji's eyes wavered.

His emotions churned.

He had never dreamed that he would run into Tony Stark here!

Could this be what people called fate?

The technological talent Tony Stark displayed in the movies truly lived up to this Golden Talent!

At four, he designed a circuit board all by himself!

At six, he developed an engine.

At seventeen, he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with outstanding grades.

Afterward, he took over Stark Industries and specialized in developing and manufacturing missiles.

In a cave, with his bare hands, he had hammered out a Mark 1 Iron Armor and escaped with his life!

JARVIS.

The Earth Armor Project.

Bioengineering, genetic engineering, thermonuclear astrophysics, nanotechnology...

Even the time-travel device would have been nearly impossible to create without Tony Stark's help!

"An Easterner?"

"Are you a fan of my father's, or a fan of mine?"

"Do you want a photo or an autograph?"

Tony Stark set down the white chrysanthemums and gave Chen Ji a frivolous once-over.

The reason he had come to visit the grave.

Was purely on a whim.

Because...

Without his old man's World's Fair blueprints, he probably would never have developed a new element in his lifetime or escaped the torment of palladium poisoning.

After all, he had never come into contact with the Tesseract!

Without even a reference model, how could he create something from nothing?

That was why he had come here alone, to thank his deceased father.

Yet he had not expected an Easterner to be standing before his old man's grave as well.

Could he be his old man's illegitimate son?

Had he come to fight me for the inheritance?

Stark's imagination ran wild, but he did not take it too seriously.

He had a million ways to make this "illegitimate son" disappear!

Even the law would not be able to punish him.

"Happy."

"Bring me my suitcase."

Stark pulled out his phone and made a call.

The suitcase.

Referred to Mark 5.

The Suitcase Armor!

After Tony Stark revealed his identity, he had created this portable armor to handle sudden emergencies.

And after the Whiplash incident, he no longer saw anyone as a good person!

Even the Suitcase Armor had received a complete upgrade!

It should be called Mark 5 Plus!

"Mr. Stark."

"There may be some misunderstanding between us."

"Believe me."

"We will meet again."

Chen Ji narrowed his eyes.

Although he had not seen the Arc Reactor, simply meeting Tony Stark in person was already an enormous gain!

As the saying went.

Cast a long line to catch a big fish.

To deal with a Super Genius like Tony Stark, he first had to pique his curiosity!

Then, Chen Ji headed toward the church beside Woodlawn Cemetery.

The foremost rule of Kamar-Taj was that the existence of Secret Art Magic could not be revealed before mortals!

"We'll meet again...?"

"Ha."

"You really know how to joke."

"Getting to meet me here once is enough for you to brag about for the rest of your life."

Stark's eyes flickered as he quickly chased after Chen Ji.

The next second.

As he passed around a corner.

His eyes suddenly widened to their limit!

A portal had appeared out of thin air.

The Easterner in the hoodie and hood slowly walked into an antique building, then vanished in an instant!

"What the fuck?"

"Am I seeing things?"

Stark was utterly stunned.

He completely lost the ability to speak.