Dreamwalking

Xu Mo had just risen from the ground when the Martial Warrior opposite him appeared before his eyes again.

The saber in his opponent's hand left an afterimage as it slashed toward his neck.

"Fast, too fast!"

Just before the saber struck his neck, Xu Mo activated Space Freeze.

In an instant.

The Martial Warrior right in front of him seemed to have had the pause button pressed, freezing in midair.

His opponent immediately realized he could not break free from the restraints of space, and a fierce glint flashed through his eyes.

Feeling the violent energy fluctuations coming from the other man's body.

Xu Mo's expression changed, and he vanished from where he stood.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous explosion, terrifying energy erupted from the Martial Warrior's body.

Fortunately, Xu Mo had already dodged several hundred meters away.

Although he had moved fast enough, the energy from his opponent's self-destruction was even faster. He had to activate Space Freeze again to block the force of the explosion.

"Phew..."

Letting out a long breath, Xu Mo wore a lingering look of fear.

He had to admit that the battle-hardened Martial Warriors from that world possessed incredibly formidable combat experience.

On top of that, he had only just begun cultivating and had experienced far too few battles. Compared to his opponent, they were worlds apart.

If not for his innate abilities, he would likely have been instantly killed by his opponent.

Even though he had dodged the attack.

His opponent had not hesitated in the slightest and launched another attack at him, fighting to the death.

In the end, under the pressure of Xu Mo's innate abilities, his opponent realized he could not escape death and decisively chose to self-destruct.

The sheer ruthlessness of it opened Xu Mo's eyes.

If he encountered such a battle maniac in reality, then with his current combat experience, he might very well fall into the other party's hands even if his strength exceeded theirs by one or two levels.

As the battle ended, Xu Mo returned to the starry sky from before.

"Please select your opponent's strength!"

This time, Xu Mo chose an opponent roughly equal to himself in strength.

He did not plan to use Space Freeze this time.

After all, his purpose was to hone his combat experience. If he relied on that bug-like ability to instantly kill his opponent, there would be no point in training his combat experience at all.

After making his selection, Xu Mo appeared on the grassland once more.

Half a minute later, he respawned in the starry sky.

His face was twisted slightly from the pain.

In pursuit of realism, he had set the pain sensitivity to one hundred percent.

The instant his body had been cut in two, the pain had nearly made him pass out.

"Again!"

After resting for two minutes, Xu Mo entered battle once more.

For the entire following day, Xu Mo remained trapped in an endless cycle of battle, death, and battle again.

He went from lasting only half a minute at the start to one minute, then two minutes.

By the time he finished a full day of training, he could already withstand his opponent's attacks for more than ten minutes.

The door to the Simulation Battle Room slowly opened, and Xu Mo walked out.

He rubbed his somewhat numb temples.

A full day of intense concentration had left a trace of exhaustion on his face.

He turned and headed into the cultivation room.

Not only could the cultivation room adjust the flow of time, but it could also freely adjust the concentration of energy within.

However, a higher energy concentration was not always better.

The denser the energy, the more difficult it became to control and absorb.

After setting the time flow to ten times normal and the energy concentration to one hundred times normal, Xu Mo stepped into the cultivation room.

The furnishings inside were extremely simple.

There was only a bed and a table.

Xu Mo sat cross-legged on the bed, circulated the Genetic Origin Energy Cultivation Method, and slowly absorbed energy while easing the mental fatigue brought on by the intense battles.

Over the next few days.

Xu Mo followed the same routine every day.

He continuously fought in the battle room to gain practical combat experience, then went to the cultivation room to cultivate Genetic Origin Energy and the Spirit Tempering Art whenever he grew tired.

In his spare time, he studied the Darkhold.

As his research into the magic recorded in the Darkhold deepened, Xu Mo found a spell suited to his current situation.

Dreamwalking!

It was the spell Wanda had once relied on to travel through the Multiverse.

This spell was similar to body possession, allowing the caster to cross into the body of their parallel-universe self.

Moreover, it would not cause any harm to that version of himself. Once he left, the person in the parallel world whose body he had possessed would return to normal.

The difference between it and Dimensional Teleportation was much like the difference between soul transmigration and physical transmigration.

However, exchanging for Dimensional Teleportation required a full one hundred million points.

Before collecting enough points, he could use this spell to travel to other parallel worlds and harvest points as well.

However, Dreamwalking was different from ordinary portal magic.

Even within the Darkhold, which recorded countless spells, it belonged to the very top tier.

He still needed some time to comprehend it before he could attempt to cast it.

This period was perfect for first putting the matters of this world on the right track.

Then, his subordinates could help him harvest points in this world while he harvested them in parallel worlds. With both fronts advancing together, the speed at which his strength grew would increase dramatically.

He believed that before Thanos arrived, he could grow strong enough to crush him completely.

A few days later, New York.

Inside Tony's villa halfway up the mountain.

"Hey, buddy, it seems marriage really is a grave. I haven't heard a single piece of gossip about you lately!"

Tony poured Xu Mo a glass of whiskey, then dropped onto the sofa opposite him.

The two of them had once been regulars in entertainment gossip columns.

"Likewise. I don't seem to have seen any news about you lately either!"

Ever since he started dating Pepper, Tony had restrained himself considerably as well.

"Fine, but I don't think you came here today to compare which of us is the model good man!"

Tony waved his hand as he spoke.

"Of course not. I came to make a deal with you!"

Xu Mo lifted his glass and took a sip.

"Oh? Let's hear it!"

Tony poured himself a glass of whiskey as well, putting on an attentive expression.

"I need a set of Iron Armor!"

Of course, given Xu Mo's current strength, powered armor was practically useless to him. Comparatively speaking, his Vibranium armor suited him much better.

This armor was a gift he was preparing for Wanda.

Pietro had already begun cultivating, and with his current Junior Warrior strength, he was capable of protecting himself.

But before Wanda awakened, she could only be considered an ordinary person.

Besides, Xu Mo would be going to school soon, so he naturally needed to prepare some means of self-defense for her.

Tony's armor was a good choice.

"Buddy, are you joking?"

"Even though we're best friends, I said it at my previous press conference: I am one with my armor. Giving my armor to someone else would be the same as selling myself out. Do you think I would sell myself out?"

Tony shook his head and directly refused.

Xu Mo had expected this. A playful expression appeared on his face.

"Tony, don't speak so absolutely. Trust me, you'll change your mind!"

Tony laughed.

"I'm a man of my word. If I say no, then no!"

"Is that so?"

With a smile at the corner of his mouth, Xu Mo glanced at Tony's chest.

"That big magnet in your chest, if I'm not mistaken, is there to hold back the shrapnel in your blood?"

"What?!"

The moment he said that, Tony sprang up from the sofa in shock. He did not even notice the whiskey spilling onto himself.