Thor couldn't hold back this time.
"Hahaha..."
His laughter rose higher and higher, as though carried by the wind, until even he couldn't stop it.
He had always thought Tony Stark had the sharpest tongue in the world. Now he realized the mysterious man across from him was even worse.
Tony's face turned a deep, furious red.
He snapped both hands up. His faceplate dropped into place, and dazzling blue light gathered at his repulsors. His voice came through the speakers, every word forced through clenched teeth:
"I'll only say this once! Unless you want a beating so bad your parents won't recognize you, put down the Cosmic Cube!"
"Immediately. Right now!"
He took another half step forward, the targeting reticle on his repulsor fixed squarely on Yongye's chest plate.
"And stop copying my style with that flimsy suit!"
Yongye remained against the railing. He hadn't even changed his stance.
He glanced down at his silver-gray Nanotech Armor, then looked back up at Tony. His tone stayed airy.
"Your fans love kissing up to you. Too bad I'm not one of them."
He straightened, casually tossed the Space Stone into System Space, and slipped both hands back into his pockets.
"Think this through. If you attack me, you won't even qualify as the Kidney-Deficient Young Master anymore. You'll be a eunuch!"
"I hear you're Cursed by Knowledge. I'm curious whether knowledge alone can make it grow back."
Tony said nothing more.
His last shred of patience was gone.
The glow of his repulsor shifted from deep blue to blinding white, and then...
Boom!
An energy beam erupted from his palm, fast as a bolt of lightning pulled straight. With enough force to flip an armored vehicle head-on, it hurtled toward Yongye's chest.
Yongye didn't dodge.
He didn't even raise a