Chapter 136: Large-Scale Expansion Pack

【Selfless Sword Qi】

【Skill Level: lvMax (Cannot Upgrade)】

【Skill Description: Comprehend the Primordial One Qi, reach the state of Selflessness; the Dao scatters form into Qi, Qi scatters form into Nothingness (Self), the root of all things, returning to my origin.】

【Skill Effect: Greatly increases basic attack power and Sword Qi-type skill attack power; all energy converts into Selfless Sword Qi, and when the Sword Qi is projected outward, it can transform into Sword Qi】

As expected!

The skills Lin Lie failed to acquire when he previously changed his class to Sword Soul were all due to insufficient prerequisites.

These prerequisites are not necessarily limited to the DNF worldview; they can also integrate power from other systems.

Gazing at the system prompt box in his mind, Lin Lie could not help but wear a face full of joy.

What pleased him most was not the so-called projected Sword Qi, but the attribute "all energy converts into Selfless Sword Qi"!

As the system-stream protagonist of the Marvel World, the power within his body was incredibly complex; not only did he have the system's mana bar and the power of the Fuxi Sword, but also the power of the Ghost Gods in his right arm, as well as some energy belonging to Chi You.

Various powers from different systems coexisted within his body; although this enriched his methods, they could not link up with each other, making energy utilization efficiency extremely low.

Now it was fine; no matter what kind of power it was, the system had converted it all into 【Selfless Sword Qi】.

Not only had the quality and quantity increased by a large margin, but the energy utilization efficiency was incomparable!

Just then, the room's door was pushed open; a tall, black-haired, long-legged young girl burst in, first scanning the area alertly to confirm no enemies had invaded, only then frowning and looking at Lin Lie.

"... What's going on?"

"Nothing, I just gained some insight in cultivation and couldn't control my power."

Lin Lie flipped off the bed and said gently, "Sorry, Ji Shuangshuang, I made you worry."

Ji Ji Shuangshuang furrowed her fine brows, thought for a moment, turned around and sat down, crossing her arms and saying, "Since you're here anyway, why not explain? Where is that assistant you mentioned?"

"It's been so many days; I still haven't seen him come here..."

Lin Lie said uncertainly, "Brother Yu should still be at Kamar-Taj!"

Ji Ji Shuangshuang shook her head and said, "He is not at Kamar-Taj."

Lin Lie asked in confusion, "How do you know?"

Ji Ji Shuangshuang said naturally, "Of course, the Sorcerer Supreme told me personally!"

Lin Lie asked in surprise, "Didn't she say she didn't want to see you?"

"Who said that!"

Ji Ji Shuangshuang rolled her eyes at him and said grumpily, "The person she didn't want to see was you; I was just the one dragged into it by you!"

Speaking of which, she paused and couldn't help but complain, "I was saying, Kamar-Taj has always been on good terms with my clan, and the Sorcerer Supreme is even a friendship-of-different-generations with Grandmother the Clan Leader; how could she be unwilling to see me!"

... A friendship of different generations?

Lin Lie blinked, his expression somewhat strange.

Ji Ji Shuangshuang raised her hand and tapped the table, saying seriously, "Regardless, there is only one day of preparation time left before that great battle you mentioned... what exactly do you plan to do?"

Lin Lie thought for a moment and said softly, "Kamar-Taj has already clearly indicated they will provide support from the sidelines, and S. H. I. E. L. D. has received our warning, but I do not believe they will stop their research on the Tesseract because of this."

"Moreover, the Sorcerer Supreme once told me personally that this battle can at most be delayed; it ultimately cannot be avoided..."

"Then there's no way!" Ji Ji Shuangshuang sighed, then said, "Do you want to act together with the people from S. H. I. E. L. D.?"

"No need!" Lin Lie showed a smile on his face, "I have my own personnel!"

"Oh?"

Ji Ji Shuangshuang raised an eyebrow and asked suspiciously, "Is it that female designer surnamed Lei?"

Lin Lie's smile froze on his face, then he said bitterly, "Of course not; I only cooperated with her once, and we have never contacted each other privately!"

Ji Ji Shuangshuang glared with her beautiful eyes and said grumpily, "Lin Lie, in your eyes, am I the kind of woman who cannot distinguish between urgency and importance?!"

"This is a world-class event affecting the entire Earth; naturally, the more assistants the better; as long as you have the face to do it, I don't care how many beautiful women you call over!"

"You say that!" Lin Lie tugged at the corner of his mouth and said helplessly, "Except for you, where would I get any beautiful women?"

Hearing this, Ji Ji Shuangshuang was stunned, then her pretty face turned red; after stammering a few words, she fled the room as if escaping.

Meanwhile, the female cleaner at the end of the corridor heard the noise behind her, couldn't help but raise her head, and seemingly casually glanced at Ji Ji Shuangshuang's departing back.

After thinking for a moment, she packed up her tools and pushed her cart to the storage room.

After some disguise and styling, the originally unremarkable female cleaner quickly transformed into a mature, sexy, hot-bodied red-haired woman.

Although her facial features differed only slightly from before, her temperament and behavior had undergone a earth-shaking change.

Even if a colleague who had worked with her for half a month stood in front of her, it would be impossible to recognize her identity at first glance.

After putting on a trench coat and leather pants, the red-haired woman slung her bag over her shoulder and walked out of the storage room openly; not long after, she left this four-star hotel and arrived at the underground parking lot.

Taking the car keys out of her pocket, she pressed them lightly, and an unremarkable red sedan immediately beeped.

The red-haired woman walked toward the sound, entered the sedan, closed the car door, took a mobile phone from under the seat, dialed a number, and reported all the intelligence gathered over the past half month.

After listening, the person on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment, then slowly said, "What's the conclusion?"

The red-haired woman said without hesitation, "Either it's a delusion, or it's the truth."

"In short, no lies?"

"At least I can't tell."

"Then there's no problem!"

The person on the other end of the phone said in a deep voice, "Notify Coulson; the Joint Dark Energy Operation Plan is temporarily suspended; wait until the date mentioned by the Master of the Fuxi Sword passes safely, then consider whether to restart."

Still need to restart?

The red-haired woman frowned and said, "The target said this battle can only be delayed, not avoided."

The person on the other end said indifferently, "That is exactly what I mean... the Earth is humanity's Earth; even if a battle is ultimately unavoidable, it must happen according to our rhythm!"

Hanging up the phone, the red-haired woman, or rather S. H. I. E. L. D. agent Natasha, frowned and looked out the window with some worry.

She understood Director Nick Fury's meaning, but... was suspending the plan now a bit too late?

……

……

On the other side, after coaxing his "confidante" Ji Ji Shuangshuang away, Lin Lie immediately opened the chat group.

【Lin Lie: Brothers, good news!】

【Lin Lie: The Marvel large-scale expansion pack "Avengers" is about to open. At that time, up to three Infinity Gems will gather in New York. Does anyone have an interest?】

【Su Su Haoming: That's a huge yes!】

【Xiang Yunye & He He Jingfeng: +1】

【Fan Xian: But can we little nobodies really make it in that world?】

【Xiang Yunye: Even Black Widow and Hawkeye became Avengers; we should be fine too...】

【Fan Xian: Really?】

【He He Jingfeng: As long as we don't pick a fight with Thanos, bullying some Chitauri grunts is more than enough!】

【Su Su Haoming: Exactly, exactly, what's there to fear!】

【Su Su Haoming: I've barely cultivated to the seventh layer of Qi Nurturing; I was just looking for a chance to test myself in actual combat!】

【Xiang Yunye: What the heck?】

【Xiang Yunye: You're already at the seventh layer?】

【Su Su Haoming: Hehe, lucky breakthrough.】

【Fan Xian: Old Yun, you're asking an unnecessary question; just let him show off, will you?】

【Li Li Shimin: The seventh layer is the late stage of Qi Nurturing, right?】

【Su Su Haoming: Correct!】

【Li Li Shimin: Brother Su is indeed impressive!】

【Li Li Shimin: I recall that cultivators in the late stage of Qi Nurturing have greatly improved recovery speeds; they can cast over a hundred basic spells consecutively, even master one intermediate spell, and are true Immortal Masters capable of crushing massed infantry tactics head-on!】

【Su Su Haoming: Not that impressive; I've only just entered the late stage, have mastered only one intermediate spell, and am still far from being able to ignore massed infantry tactics...】

【Li Li Shimin: Pity; I've just stepped into the first layer, so I'm afraid I'll miss this war.】

【Xiang Yunye: No problem; there will be plenty of chances in the future!】

【Su Su Haoming: Actually, I think gaining some experience here isn't bad; isn't there Lin Dage?】

【Lin Lie: Bad news; Brother Yu hasn't popped up today; don't know where he ran off to.】

【Su Su Haoming: Hm?】

【Su Su Haoming: Isn't it Kamar-Taj?】

【Lin Yu: It is indeed Kamar-Taj.】

【Lin Yu: But not the one you think...】

【Everyone:...?】

【Lin Yu: Kamar-Taj has a secret technique called the Door of Dimensions; it can connect Parallel Worlds and traverse the Multiverse.】

【Lin Yu: I learned this secret technique not long ago, tried it out, and ended up in another Parallel World; I guess I won't be able to return for a while...】

【Lin Lie: Ah?!】

Seeing this message, Lin Lie couldn't help but widen his eyes. Putting aside the terrifying talent revealed in the words, he hurriedly said, "So the Battle of New York means we have to rely on ourselves?"

【Lin Yu: Not necessarily.】

【Lin Yu: I'll ask the Sorcerer Supreme here; maybe he has a way.】

After replying, Lin Yu closed the chat group. His consciousness spread like a tide over Kamar-Taj, and he quickly found the white-bearded Ancient One, who was giving Strange a private lesson.

Seeing the master and disciple acting sneakily in the room, Lin Yu blinked and transmitted his voice via consciousness:

"Giving a private lesson?"

"Boom!"

A deafening sound exploded within the Ancient One's mental world.

He couldn't help but frown, dug out his ears, and said helplessly, "The Book of the Vishanti contains safer methods of mental transmission; could you please put some effort into learning one?"

"With such a crude method of transmission, anyone else would have been stunned into an idiot by you long ago!"

"No problem, I'll learn it." Lin Yu casually brushed it off, then asked, "More importantly, I want to know: does your Sanctum Sanctorum have the Wand of Watoomb in its collection?"

The Ancient One immediately became alert: "What do you want to do?"

Lin Yu spoke plainly: "Something happened in the neighboring universe; I plan to go back tomorrow or the day after, so..."

"Not lending it!" The Ancient One said with a face full of black lines. "You've learned the Door of Dimensions; can't you go back yourself?"

Lin Yu sighed: "I've only just mastered it; every time I open it, there's a cooldown of at least three to five days. It's really too late!"

The Ancient One said without hesitation: "Then let me send you back!"

Lin Yu hurriedly said: "Such a small matter; why trouble the wise and majestic Sorcerer Supreme?"

"So you intend to borrow my artifact?"

The Ancient One said irritably: "You really are shameless!"

Lin Yu's eyes lit up: "So you really have it here?"

The Ancient One said decisively: "I have it, but I won't lend it!"

Lin Yu said contemptuously: "So stingy?"

"Stingy?"

The Ancient One rolled his eyes: "Do you know how precious the Wand of Watoomb is?"

"There are only five of these things across all dimensions!"

"Do you understand the value of a Multiverse limited edition of five?"

"Compared to it, the Infinity Stones are common trash!"

(End of this chapter)