Chapter 149: Time Travel

Undoubtedly, this was the Rainbow Bridge of Asgard, intimidating the Nine Realms!

Lin Yu regarded the seven-colored light column before him with keen interest.

After the light column vanished, Thor and Loki disappeared; the already battered floor suffered further damage, revealing a mysterious, intricate circular charred pattern.

Seeing this, Tony Stark’s face darkened, unable to help saying: “Hey, pay up before you leave!”

Su Haoming glanced at him in surprise: “Why are you still here?”

Tony rolled his eyes: “Su, is it possible this is my house?”

“I know,” Su Haoming smiled. “Just joking!”

Lin Yu, standing beside them, glanced at the two and, after a moment’s thought, said with a smile: “Stark Tower has suffered losses, and my two companions share some responsibility.”

“How about this—Lin Lie will leave you his contact information.”

“Whether you want compensation or cooperation, just say the word!”

Oh?

Tony raised an eyebrow: “How would we cooperate?”

Lin Yu waved his hand, producing a ten-kilogram ingot of magic steel, and smiled: “This is a magical metal with far superior energy conductivity compared to ordinary metals. Consider it my companions’ compensation.”

“As for cooperation—no rush. There’ll be plenty of opportunities in the future!”

As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Lie, who nodded and stepped forward to leave his contact details.

Tony had observed everything just now and knew this group was no ordinary lot; maintaining good relations with them was beneficial to him.

Yet, compared to Lin Lie, with whom he had no real connection yet, he clearly preferred Su Haoming, who had fought alongside him.

Too bad Su Haoming wasn’t from this world—even if he asked for contact details, he could only reach him through Lin Lie…

“So you’re not from Earth?”

Tony asked, surprised.

Su Haoming shook his head: “I’m from Earth, just not often here.”

Tony nodded thoughtfully: “I see.”

After JARVIS logged Lin Lie’s contact information, Lin Yu waved his hand and opened a golden spark teleportation gate.

Su Haoming waved goodbye to Tony with a smile, then turned and followed Lin Yu and the group members away.

The next instant, the golden spark teleportation gate vanished, swallowing their figures.

Tony gazed deeply at the spot where the sparks had disappeared, then turned to Dr. Banner: “This world is growing crazier—even someone as brilliant as me sometimes needs help from geniuses.”

“How about it, Dr. Banner? Interested in a tour of my lab?”

Dr. Banner smiled faintly: “I was just thinking the same.”

With that, he stepped forward and followed Tony into the elevator on the rooftop.

…

…

On the other side, Lin Yu led the group members back to the New York Sanctum.

At this moment, the future Avengers had not yet returned; the Sanctum held only two versions of the Ancient One.

The two Supreme Sorcerers from different universes appeared together, prompting the group members to bow respectfully and rush forward to greet them.

Especially the Ancient One from the neighboring universe with the white beard—the group members had long heard of him; according to Lin Yu’s description, this man was a T0-tier existence among all versions of the Ancient One across the multiverse.

Only a handful of parallel-world counterparts, such as the comic-book version of the Ancient One with the same appearance, could be mentioned in the same breath.

Since the future Avengers were still struggling in the Quantum Realm, the female Ancient One smiled and invited everyone into the New York Sanctum, personally serving them tea.

The group members were overwhelmed with honor, sipping tea while passionately discussing in the group chat.

【Su Haoming: Are we really going to the future universe?】

【Xiang Yunye: Let’s go. With Brother Lin here, safety is guaranteed.】

【Xiang Yunye: Besides, @Lin Lie, you want to meet your other self too, right?】

【Lin Lie: Indeed.】

【He Jingfeng: From what the future Iron Man said, your other self seems to have a cheat too!】

【Lin Lie: …】

【Lin Lie: You all know?】

【He Jingfeng: Obviously—I’m not blind!】

【He Jingfeng: Cross Slash, Moonlight Slash, Breaker Rising Dragon Strike… these skills are unmistakable. As a ten-year veteran player, not recognizing them would be strange!】

【Everyone: +1】

“…”

Lin Lie lifted his teacup, using tea to mask his embarrassment.

【Lin Lie: I didn’t mean to hide it from you.】

【Fan Xian: Don’t worry, I understand. At least you didn’t hide it just to hide it—you used your skills when fighting the Death Lancer.】

【Su Haoming: I’m curious—what exactly is your cheat?】

【Su Haoming: Ghost Hand? Memories? Or a game system?】

【Lin Lie: …】

【Su Haoming: Got it!】

【Li Shimin: You got it already?】

【Su Haoming: Li, you don’t know the classic trope—anything you can’t say is definitely a system!】

【He Jingfeng: Exactly!】

【Fan Xian: Didn’t expect we have a system-stream protagonist in the group.】

【Fan Xian: I wonder if your other self is the same…】

The group members’ conversation veered further off-topic, but the white-bearded Ancient One listened with keen interest, deep in thought.

“These are your little friends?”

Lin Yu nodded calmly: “Yes.”

The white-bearded Ancient One praised: “Sharp minds, decent talent. If I hadn’t already taken a final disciple, I’d consider taking them on as students!”

Lin Yu’s face darkened: “Are you eavesdropping on their thoughts?”

The white-bearded Ancient One declared solemnly: “What’s eavesdropping? I just forgot to turn off my ability!”

He expected Lin Yu to be displeased, but Lin Yu merely glanced at him, then smiled faintly:

“Can you hear clearly?”

“…”

The white-bearded Ancient One’s brow twitched, then fell silent.

Indeed, whenever he eavesdropped on the group members’ thoughts, he often encountered signal interference—key terms mysteriously vanished, leaving only harmless fragments.

For instance, their initial discussion about whether to go to the future universe…

The white-bearded Ancient One had assumed this was Lin Yu’s mental shield, but his expression suggested otherwise.

Seeing this, Lin Yu couldn’t help but laugh.

Clearly, the group members’ minds were protected by the chat group—even this twisted version of the Ancient One couldn’t spy on the group’s content through them!

…

…

Soon after, the future Avengers successfully rescued Pym’s wife and, fortunately, avoided the virus, avoiding the zombie universe’s fate.

Finally reunited with his longed-for wife, Pym was overwhelmed with gratitude. He generously handed over the Pym Particles and even gifted them the quantum tunnel device he’d built to rescue her.

Upon acquiring the device and the Pym Particles, a golden spark teleportation gate appeared, transporting them to the New York Sanctum.

The future Avengers were no longer surprised by the white-bearded Ancient One’s foresight; they even felt immense envy toward the neighboring universe for having such a Supreme Sorcerer.

If their own Supreme Sorcerer had such power, how could Thanos have gathered all six Infinity Stones?

Yet, when they turned and saw Lin Yu and his five group members, their expressions of envy froze, replaced by exasperation as they asked:

“Wait—how many of you are there?”

“Including me, six total.”

“Too many!”

Steve shook his head, placing two sets of uniforms on the table, and said to Lin Yu and the others: “We borrowed Pym’s personal time-travel suits, but even with spares, he only had two.”

“In other words, we can take at most two people back with us.”

“Besides Lord Lin Yu, the rest of you decide who goes.”

Only two people allowed?

The group members exchanged glances, then all turned their gazes toward Lin Lie.

It was natural—other members were just tagging along for the ride; only Lin Lie had a purpose.

Without hesitation, Lin Lie stepped forward: “I’ll go.”

Of course!

Steve and Tony exchanged glances, both smiling.

In their memories, Lin Lie had an excellent relationship with the Avengers, having participated in countless world-shaking events—they were trustworthy friends and comrades.

Having Lin Lie as the second choice was exactly what they wanted!

“I knew it’d be you!”

Tony clapped Lin Lie on the shoulder, whispering: “You don’t have a lightsaber yet, right? Good—I’ve got a suit with one built in. After this is over, I’ll give it to you.”

"Oh?"

Lin Lie’s eyes lit up, and he immediately felt the journey had been worth it.

After selecting the people, Tony and Scott immediately got to work.

Once the device was calibrated, everyone stood before the quantum tunnel and exchanged glances.

"Ready?"

"Ready!"

"Then let’s begin... three, two, one!"

As Tony counted down, Lin Yu pressed the time-travel button.

In an instant, the objects before him rapidly expanded, a dazzling burst of color exploding across his vision and spirit.

"Is this the quantum realm?"

Lin Yu regarded the shimmering, radiant quantum realm around him with keen interest.

For him, crossing worlds was nothing new—but traveling through time was truly his first time!

(End of Chapter)