Meeting

"Fine, there’s no rush anyway. Steve, being God’s father is not only an honor, but also a responsibility. Teaching God and Original Sin properly won’t be easy."

Wang Bert did not say much more. He stood up, nodded to Steve, and teleported back to the Chaotic Void to find Wanda.

After Wang Bert left, Steve looked at himself in the Mirror and sighed. "Steve, your life has truly been extraordinary. You were an experiment, saved the world, slept for decades, saved the world again, took part in an interstellar war, saved the universe, and in the end, you even have to become God’s old father and help guide him."

In the void, Wang Bert told Wanda what had happened, then said, "Only my avatar is going. I’ll stay here with you to handle the aftermath on Mutant Planet and prepare for our wedding while we’re at it."

Wanda glared at Wang Bert unhappily. "While we’re at it?"

Wang Bert smiled. "My mistake. I meant we’ll handle the aftermath on Mutant Planet while we’re at it."

"That’s more like it. I’m not interested in Future Time-Space. Let’s discuss the exact date of the wedding first."

In Wanda’s eyes, even the destruction of the universe was less important than her wedding. This was the shared dream of countless Wandas.

"The wedding date will definitely be the day we first met."

Wang Bert said, "As for the year, that depends on the scale of the wedding. If you don’t want to make a big event of it, this year will do. If you do, we’ll need to wait a year or two. After all, the Entire Universe has to come celebrate with us."

"Of course we’re making it big. I want this wedding to become a grand event for the universe, the kind that will be remembered for ages."

Wanda said with absolute certainty. Then she added worriedly, "But I don’t want to wait another year or two. I want the wedding this year."

"If we want to hold it this year, we’ll have to open portals across the Entire Universe. It won’t be difficult, but it will be troublesome."

Wang Bert smiled. "Still, for my beloved wife, I’m willing to take on that trouble."

"You’re the best."

Wanda kissed Wang Bert happily, then asked, "What about the venue? Where should we hold it?"

"Mutant Planet. We’ll rebuild a planet and use it as our wedding venue."

Wang Bert said, "We’ll design it together and turn it into the most perfect planet. After the wedding, we’ll take it on our honeymoon."

"That’s a great idea."

Wanda’s eyes lit up. Full of enthusiasm, she said, "There’s so much to do, and time is tight. Bert, we have to move faster."

Wang Bert smiled. "It’s fine. I have plenty of avatars. But before that, we need to send my avatar and Tony to Future Time-Space. The wedding is important, but we can’t neglect everything else."

Wanda smiled. "You decide."

Outside the Six-Colored Barrier of the Future Universe, Wang Bert, Wanda, Tony in his Nanotech Armor, and Bald Wang Bert’s avatar, whose head was brighter than a light bulb, appeared at the same time.

"So this is the Six-Colored Barrier formed by the Six Infinity Stones?"

Tony looked at the six-colored curtain of light before him and asked, "Bert, can’t you travel through time? Why not travel back into the past and enter Future Time-Space from there?"

"Because the Six-Colored Barrier contains the power of the Time Stone. Once it forms, it cannot be penetrated from either the past or the future."

Wang Bert explained, "Even I can’t easily sneak through the power of all six stones. Of course, if we don’t mind being discovered or the Future Universe being devastated, I can use the Space Stone to blast open a corner of the barrier and force our way in."

Wanda said, "Forcing our way through would cause countless planets to be destroyed."

"Then let’s sneak in."

Tony said, "Bert, I can’t wait to get to Future Time-Space. I need to prove that my future self didn’t turn evil."

Wang Bert smiled. "Before meeting your future self, do you want me to get rid of those dark circles under your eyes? It would save you some embarrassment."

Tony’s face darkened. "Little Pepper is getting more and more savage. You never should have taught her qi cultivation."

Wanda looked at him disdainfully. "Miss Pepper is a genius at qi cultivation. Unlike you, who has trained for so many years and still can’t even withstand Dragon Soul."

Tony defended himself, "All my talent points went into intelligence."

"Enough, no more wasting time. Wanda, team up with me to alter reality."

Wang Bert said. Wanda nodded and controlled red light to envelop a bowl-sized area of the Six-Colored Barrier.

The area shrouded in red light gradually turned red, but the process was slow because the barrier automatically restored itself. Worse still, if it went on for too long, the Six-Colored Barrier would notice.

Wang Bert raised his hand and used the power of the Mutant God. The red light suddenly became far more dazzling, and the Six-Colored Barrier was swiftly altered.

A moment later, that entire area had turned red. Bald Wang Bert nodded to his main body, tucked Tony into his sleeve, then rapidly shrank and transformed into a streak of light that flew into the red area.

After Bald Wang Bert left, Wang Bert and Wanda withdrew their powers at the same time. Wanda said, "You were right. These Six Infinity Stones aren’t as powerful as the originals."

Wang Bert smiled. "We’ll leave this matter to my avatar and Tony. Let’s go back and continue preparing the wedding. It won’t be long before we find out what exactly happened in Future Time-Space."

"Alright."

Wanda smiled happily and teleported back to the void with Wang Bert to build their planet.

In Future Time-Space, Bald Wang Bert appeared out of thin air in the pitch-black expanse of space. After sensing his surroundings, he opened a portal back to a small alley in New York.

Then Wang Bert released Tony. Tony put away his Nanotech Armor, looked around, and asked, "We’re in already?"

Wang Bert nodded. "Yes. Tony, do you want to disguise yourself? You already have a very punchable face. After turning evil, there must be even more people who want to punch you."

Tony snapped, "How do I have a punchable face? And let me say this again: neither I nor my future self will turn evil."

Just then, loud protest chants sounded from outside. "Down with the dictator! Down with Iron Man! Down with Tony Stark…"

Wang Bert looked at Tony with an amused smile. Tony’s face darkened slightly. Sensibly, he wrapped himself in an outer coat and strode outside. Wang Bert shook his head and followed.

Outside the alley, a massive protest march was heading their way. As they marched, they shouted demands for Iron Man to resign, claiming that his presidency was completely illegitimate.

Besides banners, these people held up many signs bearing Iron Man’s portrait. Every portrait had been crossed out with a red X, meaning they wanted Iron Man dead.

Tony complained, "president? Future Tony actually wants to be president? Is something wrong with his brain? The president is just a puppet. With his wealth, if he really wanted to rule America, wouldn’t being a shadow president be better?"

Wang Bert said, "People who turn evil tend to have rather unusual thought processes."

"I haven’t turned evil."

Tony muttered, though this time he was clearly less confident.

At that moment, a group of robots resembling Iron Man Armor flew over from the distance. The leading robot shouted, "Protesting is your right, but you may not destroy the surrounding property. You must remain peaceful and orderly…"

"Iron Man’s lackey, go to hell!"

A burly man in the crowd hurled a Molotov Cocktail at the robot. It smashed against the robot with a crack and burst into flames.

The robot extinguished the fire with its built-in suppression system, then said to the burly man who had thrown the Molotov Cocktail, "You have committed a crime. On behalf of the American Government, I am formally placing you under arrest."

With that, the robot flew toward the burly man below. The crowd erupted in fury and grabbed sticks and signs, smashing them at the robot. The robot’s eyes turned red, and a Shockwave sent everyone in front of it flying.

Then the robot locked onto the civilians who had attacked it and said, "You have also committed crimes. We are now formally placing you under arrest."

The robots in the sky descended and arrested the offending civilians one by one. The people behind them grew even angrier and attacked the robots, with some even opening fire.

America had an extremely high gun ownership rate.

"Threat level increased. Advanced measures are authorized, but no one may be killed."

The leading robot issued the order. A group of robots began violently suppressing the protesters. The civilians were no match for them and were quickly knocked to the ground.

The civilians who had not attacked the robots were relatively fortunate, with most merely falling over. But all those who had dared attack the robots were injured and left on the ground, many covered in blood.

"Call an ambulance."

The robot said, "Iron Man will build a nation without crime. No criminal behavior will be tolerated. Please obey the law."

"I…"

A bloodied man cursed loudly. The robot walked over and kicked him unconscious. "Insulting law enforcement personnel is also a crime."

Watching the violent suppression, Tony could not help cursing. "What the hell! What is that guy doing? He’s violently suppressing protesters. Does he want to be a dictator?"

"No, he wants to build a country without crime."

Wang Bert said with a headache. "That’s even more troublesome, because he’ll believe everything he does is right. In other words, it will be very difficult to persuade him."

If he was right, Iron Man had probably gone to extremes, the legendary path of cultivation deviation.

"I’m going to see that bastard and find out what’s going on."

Tony shouted.

Wang Bert shook his head. "You can’t go see him in person. It would be dangerous."

"With you around, what danger could I possibly face? Aren’t you the Invincible King?"

Tony said.

"I am the Invincible King, invincible in a one-on-one fight. The problem is, you aren’t. You could easily be killed by the aftermath of the battle."

Wang Bert said, "Future Tony might even have Infinity Stones. We should be more cautious."

"While I don’t think I’d be killed by the aftermath, you have a point."

Tony thought for a moment and said, "I’ll hack the network and video call him. With his technology, he won’t be able to find us."

Wang Bert nodded. "Even if he does find us, it doesn’t matter. We just need some buffer time."

Then Wang Bert took Tony to a computer center. Tony clattered away at the keyboard for a while, and the computer hacked into Stark Industries’ network. Then Future Tony appeared on the screen.

"You still came. Blood God truly is Blood God. Even the Infinity Stones couldn’t stop you."

Seeing Tony and Wang Bert, Future Tony could not help sighing. He said, "I don’t want to be enemies with you, and this is our universe’s affair."

"Do you realize you’ve seriously damaged my image? That bastard Steve may have already put me on a suspect list."

Tony cursed. "If I don’t get a clear answer from you, I won’t sleep peacefully for the rest of my life."

"Old Tony."

Wang Bert looked at Future Tony and said, "Future Time-Space and the Main Universe are closely connected. As the guardian god of the Main Universe, I have a responsibility to find out what exactly happened in Future Time-Space."

"Nothing happened in Future Time-Space. I’m merely protecting Earth and ensuring it never suffers another disaster. Besides, this won’t affect your universe."

Future Tony said.

"Seizing the presidency and using robots to suppress marches, that’s what you call protection?"

Tony sneered. "When did your skin become so thick?"

Future Tony said, "I have to do this. Humanity cannot be given too much freedom. Freedom only brings disaster."

Tony said exaggeratedly, "When did you join Hydra? Want me to say ‘Hail Hydra’ for you?"

Wang Bert asked suspiciously, "Old Tony, has Red Skull controlled you?"

The Red Skull of Future Time-Space should not have died yet. As for where exactly he was, Wang Bert did not know.

"Red Skull? I nearly forgot about him. I’ll find him and kill him."

Future Tony said, "Blood God, what will happen to Earth next if I do nothing?"

"Next, Spider-Man will encounter the con man Mysterio, and before Mysterio dies, he will reveal Spider-Man’s identity."

Wang Bert answered, "I don’t know much about what comes after that. I only know that Dr. Strange will run into trouble, and Thor will have some issues as well."

Before Wang Bert transmigrated, "Spider-Man 3," "Dr. Strange 2," and "Thor 4" had not been released, so he did not know the specific details.

Moreover, Wang Bert did not know of the Time Variance Authority, because the "Loki" television series aired after he transmigrated.

"To make everyone forget his identity, Spider-Man asks Dr. Strange for help. After the two of them make a mess of things, the multiverse runs into problems, and then all kinds of disasters descend upon Earth, including Dark Strange from another universe."

Future Tony said, "Thor will encounter a madman who specializes in killing gods, Gorr the God Butcher. In the end, Thor’s ex-girlfriend will lift the hammer and become Female Thor.

"Besides that, the Eternals will cause a disaster, and Loki will bring forth a supervillain named Kang the Conqueror."

"That isn’t even the worst part. Do you know what the worst part is?"

After a pause, Future Tony said somewhat despairingly, "The worst part is that this is only the beginning. All kinds of disasters will continue to await Earth. Earth is like it’s been cursed, with disasters happening nonstop."

"There are that many more problems?"

Tony froze. He could tell that Future Tony was exhausted, dejected, and despairing. If he was right, this was why Future Tony had turned evil.

"Why does this guy know more than I do?"

Wang Bert looked deeply suspicious. Thinking of something, he asked, "Make America great again? Battalion commander, Italian cannon…"