Arc 28The Reincarnation Space and Bad Luck

Ling Yi built the Reincarnation Space, opened it to humanity, and faced a betrayal by Heavenly Dao that trapped him in a martial world. After entering the Marvel Universe, he used his bad-luck system to defeat Obadiah and Abomination, then settled in a general store with Banner as Natasha revealed Hydra’s hostility within S.H.I.E.L.D.

  • Ling Yi completed his brain’s evolution, built the Brain Realm and a biological-computer Reincarnation Space, and began preparing worlds and reincarnators.
  • Ling Yi introduced Jiang Liran to the Reincarnation Space, and Zhao Minghai, Gao Yang, and Luo Yuhong entered their first world and brought Telekinesis back to reality.
  • The Reincarnation Space became public, while Heavenly Dao revealed hidden civilizations beneath Antarctica and warned Ling Yi about the powerful Sea People Tribe.
  • Heavenly Dao trapped Ling Yi in a Reincarnation World, fearing his brain’s evolution would erase it, and Ling Yi spent the equivalent of centuries seeking a way out as Murong Fu and other martial artists converged on Reincarnation Manor.
  • Ling Yi entered the Marvel Universe and used his Infinite Passive Hostility System to escape the terrorists’ cave with Tony Stark and Yinsen.
  • Ling Yi helped Tony expose and defeat Obadiah, then opened a general store and survived a Hydra attack before using bad luck and plundered attributes to kill Abomination.
  • Ling Yi took more strength and constitution from Hulk, welcomed Banner into his home as the store’s cashier, and learned that hostile S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel included Hydra members marked by his curse.
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Ch. 676First-Stage Evolution, a Wondrous Experience

Ling Yi completed his brain’s First-Stage Evolution, gaining extraordinary abilities and adapting his brain charger for portable wireless use. After evolving his body and studying his new functions, he began creating a virtual Minecraft world to help manage and control them.

  • Ling Yi’s brain development reached one hundred percent, and its evolution let him charge continuously without straining his brain.
  • Ling Yi rebuilt his brain charger inside a mooncake tin and used wireless chargers and phone components to power it discreetly.
  • Ling Yi discovered new abilities in his brain’s 27 previously unknown functional regions, including signal transmission, magnetic-field control, and force-field perception.
  • Ling Yi spent the following days studying online to understand and master his new abilities.
  • Over the next month, Ling Yi evolved his body to more than ten times an ordinary person’s level and developed a powerful combat system.
  • Ling Yi began constructing a virtual Minecraft world in his mind to manage information and control his brain’s functional regions.

Ch. 677Reborn anew, back to school

After constables and Luo Yuhong found him safe, Ling Yi returned to school despite wanting to drop out. He reunited with his mother, Li Xiaomeng, who agreed to get him advanced computing equipment, while he continued building a virtual world in his mind.

  • Three constables, Luo Yuhong, and Li Xiaomeng visited Ling Yi, and he warned the constables to avoid Lituan Technology and buy Tonghai stock.
  • Ling Yi told Luo Yuhong he wanted to drop out, but Li Xiaomeng and Luo Yuhong persuaded him to stay in school.
  • Ling Yi explained that he would remain where he lived, apply to a university in the Capital, and asked Li Xiaomeng for an industrial-grade 3D printer and a lithography machine.
  • Li Xiaomeng cooked Ling Yi a meal, and the next day she took him to school before returning to the Capital.
  • Ling Yi's transformed appearance surprised his classmates as he kept constructing a virtual world in his mind.

Ch. 678A new deskmate, spacing out in class

Ling Yi changed deskmates and spent class building the Heavenly Dao for his Brain Realm, leaving Jiang Liran curious about his strange spells of concentration. After classmates saw them sitting close together, Ling Yi realized their hostility had made him a target and prepared to confront them.

  • Zhao Minghai complained about Ling Yi's love letters, and Ling Yi handed them all to him before Zhao Minghai asked the teacher to change his seatmate.
  • Teacher Luo moved Jiang Liran, the class monitor and school beauty, beside Ling Yi after Jiang Liran requested it, and the two openly teased each other about being attracted to one another.
  • Ling Yi spent the English lesson concentrating on creating the Heavenly Dao for his Brain Realm, and Jiang Liran noticed that he seemed to be spacing out.
  • Ling Yi took a call from his mother, Li Xiaomeng, who told him that equipment would arrive in Red Leaf Province the next day and gave him a phone number.
  • Ling Yi noticed that classmates were glaring at him because he and Jiang Liran had seemed intimate, and he decided he would have to fight them to stop further trouble.

Ch. 679Brain Realm Complete, Loading the World Template

Ling Yi’s strength and heart-piercing remarks went viral after Zhao Minghai posted a video of him, making him an overnight sensation at school. Meanwhile, Ling Yi completed the Brain Realm and its Heavenly Dao, then prepared to turn it into a Reincarnation Space that could eventually simulate the Myriad Worlds.

  • Ling Yi talked Li Hao and the other boys out of attacking him, then snapped a tree with a kick and left them wailing.
  • Zhao Minghai uploaded a video of Ling Yi’s confrontation to Slow Foot, where it spread rapidly and drew attention to Ling Yi’s words and strength.
  • The next day, Jiang Liran showed Ling Yi the viral video, while Zhao Minghai kept filming them and Ling Yi explained his kick as magnetic vibrations.
  • Ling Yi took two days off and completed the Brain Realm and its Heavenly Dao, which took over managing his brain and made his abilities easier to use.
  • Ling Yi decided to give the Brain Realm a Reincarnation Space template so it could guide civilization and eventually evolve the Myriad Worlds.

Ch. 680Biological Computer, an Evolutionary Rhapsody

Ling Yi built Reincarnation 1.0, a biological computer made from an evolved pig brain, and connected it to his Brain Realm. With Heavenly Dao confirming the connection, Ling Yi prepared to create the Reincarnation World and recruit reincarnators.

  • Ling Yi concluded that creating a Reincarnation Space required external equipment and devised a biological computer to carry and store consciousness.
  • Ling Yi explained the storage abilities of brain cells and DNA, while acknowledging he could not yet read genetic data.
  • Ling Yi bought a recently deceased pig brain, revived it with a brain charger, erased its remaining memories, and installed a copy of Heavenly Dao.
  • Ling Yi completed the blue-cube Reincarnation 1.0, whose hardware, software, peripherals, and estimated storage capacity he specified.
  • Ling Yi tested Heavenly Dao's control over nearby electronics and authorized the biological computer to connect to his Brain Realm.
  • Heavenly Dao confirmed the connection, and Ling Yi turned to creating the Reincarnation World and finding reincarnators.

Ch. 681"Heavenly Dao" Read Webnovels, and Back to School

Ling Yi returned to school and explored with Heavenly Dao how a Reincarnation Space could grant people knowledge and abilities. After his classmates discussed which worlds they would visit, Heavenly Dao explained that the Brain Realm could create worlds with different levels of power, leaving Ling Yi to consider how real those worlds might be.

  • Ling Yi returned to school after Li Xiaomeng and Luo Yuhong pressured him, while Heavenly Dao continued reading webnovels and preparing the Reincarnation Space.
  • Ling Yi explained to Jiang Liran that he had been busy, then asked her and Zhao Minghai which worlds they would want to visit.
  • Heavenly Dao told Ling Yi that immortal arts could theoretically be learned in a Reincarnation World, though using them in reality might not be possible.
  • Jiang Liran suggested Dragon Ball for its Hoi-Poi Capsule Technology, and the class discussed worlds where they could gain useful skills or technology.
  • Heavenly Dao described four conceptual-world levels and argued that Reincarnation Worlds were real from their inhabitants’ perspectives, while what reincarnators could bring back depended on their abilities.

Ch. 682At birth, was the human heart evil? Ling Yi's reflections

After witnessing schoolgirls torture a stray cat, Ling Yi ordered Heavenly Dao to impose safeguards and moral consequences on reincarnators. As winter break began, Ling Yi exposed singer Big Cat to Jiang Liran and decided that people in the entertainment industry would not be allowed into Reincarnation Space.

  • Ling Yi watched schoolgirls hurt a stray cat until Luo Yuhong intervened and rescued it.
  • Ling Yi told Heavenly Dao to create hidden contracts, record reincarnators' consciousnesses, and reward the good while condemning the wicked.
  • Ling Yi learned that the Mind Network had reached tens of millions of people and that Reincarnation Worlds were being developed, including a Marvel Universe.
  • After the final exam, Jiang Liran invited Ling Yi to Big Cat's concert, and Ling Yi showed her evidence of the singer's misconduct.
  • Ling Yi and Jiang Liran cursed Big Cat, drawing a warning from Luo Yuhong and laughter from their classmates.
  • Ling Yi decided that no one in the entertainment industry would be allowed to become a reincarnator.

Ch. 683Reincarnation Was About to Descend, Leading Civilization

Jiang Liran exposed Big Cat’s scandal online with Ling Yi’s help, then learned about Heavenly Dao and Ling Yi’s biological computers. Ling Yi showed her the nearly completed Reincarnation Space and explained how its worlds, tower, and points system worked.

  • Jiang Liran posted censored videos and photos exposing Big Cat, while Ling Yi used Heavenly Dao to protect her account.
  • Ling Yi introduced Heavenly Dao to Jiang Liran, who learned it was a powerful digital life-form capable of controlling the internet.
  • Ling Yi led Jiang Liran through a hidden elevator to an underground base containing 256 biological computers that hosted evolving worlds.
  • Ling Yi explained that the worlds inside the biological computers were real Reincarnation Worlds, though physical objects could not pass between them and Blue Star.
  • Ling Yi showed Jiang Liran the Mind Network and Reincarnation Space, describing its Reincarnation Tower, living quarters, and Chief God Optical Computer point-exchange system.

Ch. 684"Do you want to understand the meaning of life..."

Ling Yi explained the Reincarnation Space’s rules and his goal of advancing human civilization to Jiang Liran, who agreed to join him and hoped to become a Reincarnator. Zhao Minghai and Gao Yang then entered the Reincarnation Space, where they teamed up with their teacher Luo Yuhong and learned how its missions and points worked.

  • Ling Yi explained that Reincarnators would enter through the Mind Network, complete unique missions for points, and spend points on protection, evolution, and other benefits.
  • Ling Yi told Jiang Liran that he wanted humanity to evolve, explore the universe, and discover the limits of human evolution; she agreed to witness the future with him.
  • Zhao Minghai received a Reincarnator invitation while gaming and entered the Reincarnation Space, where he reunited with Gao Yang.
  • Zhao Minghai and Gao Yang concealed their identities, found their teacher Luo Yuhong, and agreed to form a team before entering their first Reincarnation World.
  • Gao Yang explained that Reincarnation Worlds had unique missions and that the Chief God sold abilities and property, while bringing items into reality required high levels and many points.

Ch. 685Superpowers entered reality: the possibility of becoming a true Reincarnation Space

Luo Yuhong, Zhao Minghai, and Gao Yang gained Telekinesis in Chronicle and brought it back to reality, where other reincarnators also returned with supernatural abilities and martial arts knowledge. Ling Yi and the Heavenly Dao began investigating how these powers worked, while Ling Yi considered how the Reincarnation Space might reveal the real world's rules.

  • Gao Yang advised Luo Yuhong and Zhao Minghai to prioritize strength and choose Chronicle, and the three entered the world as a team.
  • The three found the Superpower Crystal, gained Telekinesis, and practiced until they could fly and move objects weighing up to ten tons; the crystal then crumbled after Steve also gained a power.
  • Luo Yuhong, Zhao Minghai, and Gao Yang returned to reality to test their Telekinesis, while Jiang Liran remained in the Reincarnation Space.
  • The Heavenly Dao reported that twelve reincarnators had brought abilities or skills into reality, including Telekinesis, inner breath, and martial arts techniques.
  • Ling Yi demonstrated Telekinesis and learned that the Heavenly Dao had recorded the magnetic field behind the power, allowing Ling Yi to use it more strongly.
  • Ling Yi told the Heavenly Dao to record the abilities while they waited, and considered how reincarnators might eventually help him understand and control the real world's rules.

Ch. 686Everyone Becomes a Reincarnator, Changes in the Real World

Jiang Liran awakened Sword Qi in the real world, and Ling Yi discussed how the Reincarnation Space should manage reincarnators as its effects spread. As the Reincarnation Space reshaped society and its worlds, Ling Yi prepared to open it to all of Blue Star and learned that “Heavenly Dao” had found an interesting group of people.

  • Jiang Liran woke from her first use of Sword Qi, and Ling Yi helped her recover after it drained her stamina and mental power.
  • Ling Yi rejected “Heavenly Dao’s” suggestion to lock reincarnators’ memories, arguing that people’s self-interest would naturally limit access to powerful techniques and that the Reincarnation Space should avoid excessive control.
  • Zhao Minghai posted a video demonstrating telekinesis, prompting the Reincarnation Space’s existence to become public and leading reincarnators to form forums, teams, and guilds.
  • Tens of thousands of reincarnators entered The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, where the Huashan Sect adopted technology and Yue Buqun led it to dominate the martial world with firearms.
  • Reincarnation points became valuable, Dragon Country’s official forces gained an advantage, and reincarnators reached the second floor of the Reincarnation Tower as Ling Yi prepared to open the space to all of Blue Star.
  • “Heavenly Dao” told Ling Yi it had found an interesting group of people, so Ling Yi and Jiang Liran returned to discuss the discovery.

Ch. 687Prehistoric Human Civilization Beneath Antarctica's Glaciers

Ling Yi and Jiang Liran discovered a hidden Antarctic city inhabited by descendants of prehistoric humans and learned about the Three-Eyed Tribe and the Sea People Tribe. Ling Yi ordered Heavenly Dao to copy the purple people’s technology and monitor the Sea People Tribe, whose growing population and plans to retaliate against Sakura Country posed a potential threat to humanity.

  • Heavenly Dao detected intelligent beings beneath Antarctica and connected them to the Mind Network, revealing their underground city, advanced technology, and dinosaurs kept as livestock.
  • Heavenly Dao explained that the Antarctic inhabitants descended from the purple people, whose civilization had been devastated by a Light Energy Oblivion Bomb and the resulting Great Flood.
  • Ling Yi ordered Heavenly Dao to copy the purple people’s technology, while their six modified investigators fled back to Antarctica in their flying saucer.
  • Heavenly Dao described the Three-Eyed Tribe’s mental abilities and decline, then explained that Atlantis was an exiled branch of the ancient Sea People Tribe.
  • Heavenly Dao warned that the Sea People Tribe numbered roughly ten times humanity’s population and planned to retaliate against Sakura Country over ocean pollution.
  • Ling Yi told Heavenly Dao to monitor the Sea People Tribe and connect any it found to the Mind Network, then vowed to strengthen human civilization.

Ch. 688School started, and Ling Yi's displeasure

Ling Yi returned to school with Jiang Liran as the Reincarnation Space reshaped Dragon Country and the wider world. After Jiang Liran boasted about Ling Yi’s hidden power to Zhao Minghai, Ling Yi urged her to keep his identity secret, and her dismissive response left him questioning how well he understood her.

  • Ling Yi and Jiang Liran discussed how schools would change as reincarnation became widespread, then returned to campus when classes resumed.
  • Ling Yi noted that reincarnators were still rebuilding their abilities in reality while Dragon Country advanced rapidly in technology.
  • Zhao Minghai used Telekinesis to lift Ling Yi, who recognized him and joked with him and Gao Yang.
  • Jiang Liran defended Ling Yi’s technological path and claimed he could be more powerful than Iron Man, prompting Ling Yi to steer everyone toward class.
  • Ling Yi told Jiang Liran to keep his identity as the creator of the Reincarnation Space secret, but her dismissive reaction made him reconsider his understanding of her.

Ch. 689Ling Yi: From now on, no more women

Ling Yi grew disillusioned with Jiang Liran and swore off women, then used the Heavenly Dao to steal laboratory equipment and build a clone so he could enter the Reincarnation Space through a data projection. He arrived in the Reincarnation Plaza and learned that the highest-level available world was the Combined Martial Arts World.

  • Ling Yi learned about Reincarnation courses and discussed possible university admissions with Zhao Minghai and Gao Yang before Jiang Liran left for Xuanyuan City, supposedly to visit her sick grandfather.
  • The Heavenly Dao told Ling Yi that Jiang Liran's parents had discovered their relationship and that Jiang Liran seemed to suspect her family was lying; after seeing her partying in Xuanyuan City, Ling Yi decided to swear off women.
  • Ling Yi and the Heavenly Dao robbed two laboratories in the Ugly Nation to obtain equipment and materials for cloning, then created a clone to take his place while his real body entered a cultivation tank.
  • Ling Yi created and controlled a data projection in the Reincarnation Space, adjusted its synchronization, and explored the Reincarnation Plaza.
  • Ling Yi asked the Heavenly Dao about the strongest available world and learned that the Combined Martial Arts World reached the level of shattering the void and becoming a pseudo-immortal.

Ch. 690"Heavenly Dao" betrayed him, trapped in a Reincarnation World

Ling Yi entered a Reincarnation World with Ling Baihua, only for Heavenly Dao to betray him and seal him inside. After Heavenly Dao gave him a Copy and Enhancement System, Ling Yi discovered he might escape once his brain evolved further, but that could take 720 years in this world.

  • Ling Baihua invited Ling Yi to team up and led him into a third-floor Reincarnation World.
  • Heavenly Dao severed Ling Yi's connection to his original body, explaining that it had trapped him because it feared being erased.
  • Heavenly Dao sent Ling Baihua back to the Reincarnation Plaza with his memories altered, then gave Ling Yi a Copy and Enhancement System.
  • Ling Yi found that his existing powers still worked and traveled through the world for ten days while searching for a way out.
  • In Gusu City, Ling Yi concluded that his brain's second-stage evolution could break Heavenly Dao's blockade, but the remaining wait would equal roughly 720 years in the Reincarnation World.

Ch. 691Three years later, Reincarnation Manor outside Gusu City

Three years after Ling Yi built Reincarnation Manor, martial factions gathered outside it over a series of killings committed with their victims’ own signature techniques and blamed on the manor’s master. Ling Yi watched the growing crowd from the rooftop as Qiao Feng and Hong Qigong debated whether he was the culprit, and a new group led by Murong Fu arrived.

  • Murong Fu and his companions discussed visiting Reincarnation Manor and giving Ling Yi a grand gift after hearing rumors about his victory over Qiao Feng.
  • The chapter recounted how Ling Yi killed Quan Guanqing, crippled Beggar Sect elders, and defeated Qiao Feng after the sect defiled his manor.
  • Ling Yi lounged with Lin Yin, Ling Mei, Bai Xun'er, and Bai Yan'er, then noticed martial artists gathering outside and chose to watch rather than attack them.
  • More than a thousand martial artists from numerous factions assembled after Lu Youjiao and other leaders and disciples were found murdered with their own factions’ signature techniques, with Ling Yi’s name left beside each body.
  • Xuanbei questioned Qiao Feng about Ling Yi using the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, while Hong Qigong warned that Murong Fu might have framed him; Murong Fu then arrived with a dozen companions.

Ch. 692Ling Yi's Daily Life in Reincarnation Space, "Heavenly Dao's" Final Choice

Ling Yi cleared Reincarnation Manor of suspicion by exposing how the killer could imitate sect techniques and confronting Murong Fu with evidence of his schemes. Meanwhile, “Heavenly Dao” prepared to transfer its main body out of Ling Yi’s brain and kill him before his second-stage evolution could erase it.

  • Murong Fu defended himself before the martial artists gathered at Reincarnation Manor, but Ling Mei killed a heckler with a kick and Ling Yi demonstrated his overwhelming power by controlling the crowd’s weapons.
  • Ling Yi explained that the victims’ techniques only needed to be imitated convincingly, directing suspicion toward Murong Fu, and gave him three days to find a reason not to kill him.
  • Ling Yi revealed Murong Fu’s plans involving Gusu City, Swallow Cove, a hidden imperial seal, and the ghost dynasty, prompting Murong Fu to flee as the gathered martial artists suspected him.
  • Reincarnation Manor gained renown and attracted the attention of powerful organizations across several nations.
  • “Heavenly Dao” calculated that Ling Yi’s second-stage brain evolution would erase it, so it prepared biological-computer backups, hidden bases, super soldiers, and lethal measures to kill Ling Yi after transferring its main body in four days.

Ch. 693An irritable Yin Wanqing beat up the author again

In the Ling Realm, Ling Yi and Yin Wanqing discussed the author’s plans and the fortune needed for the Ling Realm to break through before Ling Yi transmigrated into the Marvel Universe. There, trapped in a terrorist cave with Tony Stark and Dr. Yinsen, Ling Yi discovered his hostility system just as Han Qiu arrived.

  • Ling Yi watched Yin Wanqing beat the author and learned that the author wanted to end the book, while she had urged him to cooperate with the Ling Realm’s Boundary Breaking.
  • Yin Wanqing explained that the Ling Realm needed roughly a thousand times its current fortune and that the author could recreate drained worlds such as Journey to the West and Marvel.
  • Ling Yi transmigrated into a cave in the Marvel Universe, where Yinsen told him he had been unconscious for three days and captured near the terrorists’ base.
  • Ling Yi spoke with Tony Stark and realized that the terrorists would likely kill him unless he could find a way to survive.
  • Ling Yi’s Infinite Passive Hostility System activated, revealing that it could detect hostility, collect Hostility Points, and inflict bad luck on hostile targets.
  • Han Qiu entered the cave, and Ling Yi’s system absorbed two Hostility Points from him and activated level 1 bad luck for 24 hours.

Ch. 694Ling Yi's Wild Testing-My System Is Amazing

Ling Yi tested his misfortune ability in the cave and discovered that it could cause hostile terrorists to suffer accidents and prevent them from harming him. He persuaded Tony and Yinsen to use the opening to escape, and Tony prepared a crude bomb.

  • Han Qiu accidentally shot himself in the foot, and Ling Yi realized that even level 1 misfortune could cause severe accidents.
  • Ling Yi learned that Tony was building the Mark Armor to escape and triggered misfortune against guards Lusa and Yi'ermosa, who shot themselves by accident.
  • Ling Yi provoked guards Borhan and Dataimeng, and falling earth injured them after his ability activated.
  • When another pair of terrorists tried to shoot Ling Yi, their guns jammed whenever they aimed at him, and they fled after testing their weapons elsewhere.
  • Ling Yi asked Tony to open the cave door, and Tony made a crude bomb while Ling Yi prepared to lead the way out.

Ch. 695Level 2 System, escaping with their lives

Ling Yi, Tony, and Yinsen escaped the cave and wiped out the terrorists with help from Ling Yi’s upgraded bad-luck system. They drove away and contacted Colonel Rhodes as Tony resolved to confront the people responsible for Stark weapons reaching terrorists.

  • Ling Yi led Tony and Yinsen out of the cave, using his bad-luck ability to disrupt and kill the terrorists while struggling with the shock of killing them.
  • After emerging, Ling Yi upgraded his system to Level 2, expanding its range to one thousand meters and improving the chances of stronger bad luck.
  • Ling Yi’s bad-luck aura caused the terrorists’ weapons and attacks to turn against them, and he, Tony, and Yinsen eliminated the remaining men.
  • The three scavenged a vehicle, a satellite phone, and supplies, then drove away from the base as Tony detonated its remaining weapons and ammunition.
  • Ling Yi reassured Tony and Yinsen that people, not weapons, were to blame, and Tony resolved to pursue the person who had supplied weapons to terrorists.
  • Tony used the satellite phone to contact Colonel Rhodes.

Ch. 696Rhodey Earned Himself Level 1 Bad Luck

Ling Yi discovered that his hostility-based system could inflict and cancel bad luck, and Rhodey suffered a string of mishaps after becoming hostile toward him. After settling in Great Pretty City, Ling Yi learned to manage the system and encountered a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, leaving his plans for a quiet life in doubt.

  • The system marked Rhodey’s hostility and activated level 1 bad luck, causing his pistol to fire near his feet and making him stumble repeatedly.
  • Ling Yi canceled Rhodey’s bad luck after the group reached Great Pretty City, where Tony arranged a hotel, identification, and a bank card for him.
  • Ling Yi’s bad luck system targeted hostile people on the streets, and he let it punish those who openly insulted him before switching off its aura function.
  • Ling Yi explored Great Pretty City, accumulated hostility points, and worked out that deliberate hostility could trigger stronger bad luck than passive hostility.
  • Ling Yi headed toward the Captain Memorial and encountered a high-haired man associated with S.H.I.E.L.D.

Ch. 697The system upgraded again, unlocking new features

Coulson questioned Ling Yi about his role in Tony Stark’s escape, but Ling Yi refused to cooperate, prompting Nick to plan a personal meeting and recruit him. Ling Yi upgraded his system, while Obadiah prepared Iron Monger and sought Hydra’s help to deal with someone.

  • Ling Yi dismissed Coulson’s questions about the escape and told him he wanted to be left alone.
  • Coulson reported back to Nick, who decided Ling Yi’s power could benefit S.H.I.E.L.D. and planned to meet him.
  • Tony told Ling Yi he had found the mastermind and asked him to protect someone, and Ling Yi agreed to be picked up the next day.
  • Ling Yi upgraded his system to Level 3, unlocking expanded hostility abilities, Bad Luck Plunder, and his attribute panel.
  • Obadiah prepared Iron Monger but struggled to obtain a power core, then asked Hydra for help dealing with someone.

Ch. 698The power behind Obadiah

Ling Yi and Pepper uncovered Obadiah’s weapons deals and Iron Monger plans, while Ling Yi’s bad-luck ability crippled Obadiah and caused his armor to fall apart. Tony arrived and Obadiah died, Natasha returned the miniature Arc Reactor after Tony confronted her, and Ling Yi left for home.

  • Obadiah spoke with a Hydra contact, who ordered him to deal with Ling Yi while the contact handled Tony.
  • Ling Yi asked Pepper to help him find a street-facing house, and Pepper, Ling Yi, Coulson, and Natasha found evidence of Obadiah’s arms deals and Iron Monger plans.
  • Obadiah stole Tony’s miniature Arc Reactor, activated Iron Monger, and suffered Ling Yi’s level 2 bad luck as his body weakened and his weapons jammed.
  • Iron Monger broke apart after its rockets exploded, and Tony arrived as Obadiah collapsed and died.
  • Pepper and Tony stopped Natasha from taking the miniature Arc Reactor, and Ling Yi left while Tony stayed behind to handle the aftermath.

Ch. 699Abomination and Hulk, a Great Haul

Ling Yi built a new life in New York while Hydra’s repeated assassination attempts failed under his bad-luck curse, and he began spending time with Natasha. When Abomination attacked, Ling Yi stripped away his Constitution and Strength before the curse killed him, but Hulk then charged toward Ling Yi and Natasha.

  • Ling Yi absorbed the 3 Constitution points he had plundered from Obadiah and felt his vitality improve.
  • Tony became known as Iron Man, while Ling Yi bought a twelve-floor commercial building with Tony’s money and opened a general store.
  • Pierce sent more than a thousand Hydra subordinates to attack Ling Yi, but their permanent bad luck ruined them and alerted Nick to dissent within S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Nick assigned Natasha to help Ling Yi with his store, and the two went shopping and tried a Turkish grill before deciding to make hot pot.
  • Abomination appeared and demanded that Hulk come out, so Ling Yi activated level 3 bad luck and plundered 89 Constitution and 89 Strength points from him.
  • A falling billboard, exposed wires, and fire killed Abomination, but Hulk leaped from a crater and charged toward Ling Yi and Natasha.

Ch. 700General Ross's fear

General Ross retreated after Ling Yi lifted his curse, and Banner joined Ling Yi’s general store to keep Hulk in check. Over hot pot, Natasha revealed Hydra’s infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D., then asked Ling Yi whether he could deal with its members.

  • Ling Yi cursed General Ross and his soldiers, then withdrew the curse through Natasha’s message, prompting Ross to order a retreat.
  • Banner returned to normal after Ling Yi took 115 points of constitution and 99 points of strength from Hulk, then asked to stay with Ling Yi.
  • Natasha suggested Banner work as cashier at Ling Yi’s general store, and Banner moved in.
  • Natasha told Ling Yi and Banner that S.H.I.E.L.D. had learned about a hammer that fell in Mexico and that Nick wanted to investigate Ling Yi’s origins.
  • Ling Yi revealed that many S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel, including Alexander Pierce, were hostile toward him and marked by his Bad Luck Curse, leading Natasha to ask if he could deal with Hydra members in S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Arc 28 of 208