[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit":3,"chapter-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Starting with the Ice-Ice Fruit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733254,2216,"Chapter 57: Speculation on Devil Fruit Powers & Future Plans","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Vincent's Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most powers in the Marvel Universe are tied to genetics,\" Vincent mused, analyzing his new body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor X lost his powers in Days of Future Past because of a serum that altered his DNA. Mutants, Inhumans, Super Soldiers—it's all biology.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my power is different. The Ice Fruit and Hydro-Kinesis are conceptual. They aren't just biological functions. My genetic evolution just gave me a better vessel to hold that power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no Sea Prism Stones here. No Kairoseki. Like a Kryptonian without Kryptonite. That makes me truly dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought about the timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>X-Men: The Last Stand ended with Jean Grey dead and Magneto depowered. But in Days of Future Past, Charles is alive, and Magneto has his powers back. The timeline is fluid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to keep getting stronger. The Dragon Elephant Wisdom Technique is my base. But for offense...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice Fruit Limit Break: 80 Million Desire Points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hydro-Kinesis Limit Break: 50 Million Desire Points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dragon Elephant Limit Break: 60 Million Desire Points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The costs were astronomical. But for Mind Immunity and Baji-Mizong Art, the cost was only 3 Million each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll upgrade Mind Immunity next. Charles Xavier and Emma Frost are threats I can't ignore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sketched out a power roadmap for his Ice Fruit:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stage 1: Basic Ice Control, Intangibility (Logia).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stage 2: Awakening (Current). Ice Domain, Matter Assimilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stage 3: Atomic Level Control. Absolute Zero. Time Freeze (Mahapadma).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I reach Stage 3, I'm basically a God. Even Odin would hesitate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent waved his hand. The Ice Sphere he had created earlier dissolved into water and flushed itself down the drain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A text from his homeroom teacher, Ms. Juliet: \"School resumes today. Graduation Prom is postponed to next weekend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right. He was still a high school senior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock, knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Gwen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent grabbed his backpack and opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you decided on a college?\" Gwen asked, her eyes full of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent sighed. He had to rip the band-aid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not going to college, Gwen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\" Gwen stopped walking. \"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm starting an investment firm. I don't have time for four years of lectures. Besides, Tony Stark already offered me a job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... we were supposed to go together,\" Gwen looked hurt. \"You have the grades for MIT!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gwen, listen,\" Vincent held her shoulders. \"The world is changing. I need to be out there, building my empire. But you... you should go to Cambridge. It's your dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not going to Cambridge,\" Gwen said stubbornly. \"I'm staying in New York. I applied to Columbia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Columbia?\" Vincent raised an eyebrow. \"Because of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because New York needs Ghost Spider,\" Gwen lied, looking away. \"And my family is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent smiled softly. \"Well, my apartment is always open. You know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks,\" Gwen gave a small smile, though she was clearly still disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midtown High.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived at school. The shadow of the Lizard attack still hung over the campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Gwen,\" Peter Parker walked up to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Morning, Peter,\" Gwen replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent slung an arm around Peter's shoulder, squeezing tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Pete. Heard about Oscorp. How's Harry holding up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peter flinched. Vincent's grip was like a vice. He's strong. Too strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry's fine,\" Peter said through gritted teeth, carefully removing Vincent's arm. \"He's taking over the company. He dropped out of college, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shame,\" Gwen muttered, glaring at Vincent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the right move,\" Vincent shrugged. \"Power vacuums are dangerous. Harry needs to secure his throne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe in him,\" Peter said, his eyes cold. \"He'll make Oscorp great again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent chuckled internally. Make Oscorp Great Again? With you and Connors pulling the strings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm actually buying Oscorp stock,\" Vincent announced. \"It's dirt cheap right now. I'll support Harry at the board meeting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peter forced a smile. \"That's... generous of you, Vincent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generous? You're funding the enemy, Peter thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, Vincent was just sharking for profit. Oscorp stock had tanked after Norman's death. It was a classic \"buy the dip\" moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent and Gwen sat down. Gwen was still giving him the cold shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She mad at you?\" Hannah, the class gossip, whispered to Vincent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a keen eye, Hannah. You should major in Psychology,\" Vincent whispered back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I will. Unlike Ms. Natasha, who got fired for being 'too distracting',\" Hannah giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She was definitely distracting,\" Vincent smirked, remembering the many distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ms. Juliet walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was pregnant. Her belly was showing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is that Mystique again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Hydro-Kinesis to scan her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. It's really Ms. Juliet. And the baby... the heartbeat is normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent relaxed. He was getting paranoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, he noticed something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ms. Juliet's eyes lingered on him for a split second too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get 40% OFF for limited time only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u002Fshop\u003C\u002Fp>",809,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","054852fa4fff4b86b7f9e0d1d7aef8a4abccfe6673fae74d3ba76e59117b75ac","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-58","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-56",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]