Old Tony’s Backup Plan

"Tony, that’s a Creator God. If you don’t want Murphy and Little Morgan calling Ivan Daddy, shut up."

Wang Bert said irritably. Tony patted his chest with lingering fear, looking disgruntled. Wasn’t it because he was used to joking around with you? Who knew Thanos would be so petty? Wang Bert turned to Thanos and said coldly, "Thanos, enough nonsense. Come fight me in space. You should have died long ago."

"Space? No wonder you’ve been devouring my power. You’re worried about harming them."

Thanos sneered. "Let’s see how many of my punches you can withstand."

Clearly, Thanos intended to use Green Forest Star as a hostage against Wang Bert. Wang Bert snorted, not particularly concerned. Once his true body descended, no matter what tricks Thanos used, he would certainly die.

Just then, the Six Infinity Stones sealing off the universe suddenly exploded at the same time.

That was right. The Six Infinity Stones sealing off the universe had exploded. Six streams of power merged together, transforming into a terrifying Cosmic Storm that swept across the edge of the universe. Some star systems were instantly reduced to nothingness.

The Cosmic Storm continued spreading toward the Main Universe. Wang Bert cursed and returned to the Main Universe to stop the storm’s advance.

The Cosmic Storm could not actually harm Wang Bert, but if he forcibly entered the Future Universe, the storm would become even more terrifying. By then, half the universe would be affected.

"This must have been Old Tony’s arrangement. The moment the Infinity Stones failed, they self-destructed and triggered a Cosmic Storm to stop me. That guy isn’t just smart—he’s vicious too."

Wang Bert shook his head and sent a beam of light into the Future Universe. He might not be able to enter, but that did not mean he could not deal with Thanos.

Thanos was nothing more than Thanos. A single avatar would be enough. The difference was that if his true body went, he could beat Thanos like a grandson. If it was only an avatar, it would probably be a fierce battle.

Fortunately, Wang Bert had prepared something useful in advance. With that thing, neither Thanos nor the Materialism Power would be a problem.

Wang Bert’s hand received the news, cursed, and transformed into a Space Cage that trapped Thanos inside.

Thanos sensed the Cosmic Storm as well and burst into laughter. "Heaven’s will is with me. Heaven’s will truly is with me! Blood God, your power can only trap me for a little over ten minutes. Once I break free, everyone will die, and the Materialism Power will completely belong to me.

"Wait for me in the Main Universe. I will tear you to pieces and wash away the humiliation you inflicted upon me."

Wang Bert scoffed. "What humiliation? You never even touched Death. You’re just a pathetic simp. If you’re interested, I’ll let you watch next time."

"Blood God, I will kill you!"

Thanos nearly went berserk. He roared furiously while launching crazed attacks against the Space Cage. However, the cage was extraordinarily sturdy. Even Thanos would need at least ten minutes to break it.

Tony complained, "Bert, your mouth is far more vicious than mine. You’re actually the villain, aren’t you? A villain who steals my spotlight and steals Thanos’s woman."

Everyone laughed helplessly. To be honest, they were somewhat overwhelmed. These legendary Creator Gods—how could they be like this? One had no dignity, while the other was a simp.

And Blood God, wasn’t your character setting supposed to be that of a devoted man? How had you gotten involved with Death now?

The Mental Projection possessing Sersi’s body said irritably to Tony, "Shut up. Protect me. I’m going to extract the Materialism Power from Old Tony’s body, and while I’m at it, beat that guy up. His heart is far too black."

Thor hurriedly asked, "Bert, what exactly is going on? Isn’t your true body coming over?"

"Isn’t it all because of that bastard Old Tony?"

Wang Bert explained what had happened. Everyone was speechless, unsure whether they should praise Old Tony for being clever or curse him for being sinister.

But thinking about it, that was only normal. No matter what, Old Tony could never allow Wang Bert’s true body to descend, because Wang Bert’s true body was simply too powerful. Old Tony had no way to stop it.

Loki asked worriedly, "Blood God, if your true body isn’t coming, who will deal with Thanos?"

"Relax. Thanos is nothing. One avatar is enough. Otherwise, my true body would definitely descend by force, even if it meant destroying half the universe."

Wang Bert said with absolute certainty, "In short, I’ll deal with Thanos. He’s just a simp. He’s nothing."

"That’s good. Hurry up and extract the Materialism Power. I want to study it properly."

Tony carried Old Tony over to Wang Bert and spoke. Wang Bert did not waste words. Using Sersi’s power, he gradually stripped the Golden Triangle Cone representing the Materialism Power from Old Tony’s body.

"Stop him! Seize the Materialism Power!"

Thanos shouted. Ebony Maw and the other three immediately charged forward. Ultron was no exception, leading the Deviant Machines in a swarm.

Seeing this, everyone stepped forward to stop them, and the battle erupted once again.

Kingo did not join the fight. He secretly found Phastos and said in a low voice, "Old Tony is unconscious. This is a good opportunity."

Phastos was stunned. "What do you want to do?"

"Kill Old Tony. If it weren’t for him, Ajak and Ikaris would never have died."

Kingo said hatefully, "And he not only covets the genes of our Eternals, he also wants to drive us off Earth. If we don’t kill him, our Eternals will be doomed forever."

"Kingo, I want to kill him too, but we can’t, because we can’t afford to offend a Creator God."

Phastos said, "Once we anger the Blood God, the Eternals will be completely erased. Even the Celestial Group won’t be able to stop it."

Remembering the power of that previous punch, Kingo could not help shuddering. He gritted his teeth and said, "But I’m unwilling to accept this."

"So am I, but all we can do now is cling tightly to the Blood God and find a way to make him stand up for us."

Phastos said, "Though it’s unlikely that he’ll kill Old Tony, getting him to protect us shouldn’t be difficult."

"That’s the only way. Who could have imagined that two Creator Gods would appear in this battle? Fortunately, one of them is on our side."

Kingo shook his head and rushed forward to join the battlefield.

Meanwhile, deep within Old Tony’s consciousness, Old Tony was watching the battle outside through a light screen. His expression was extremely grim. The person behind Ultron was actually Thanos, and even worse, he had become a Creator God.

And there was Blood God. If he had not prepared in advance, Blood God would have already descended into the Future Universe.

"Even with the Materialism Power and the Infinity Stones, you cannot stop Blood God and Thanos."

A voice suddenly rang out. "If you want to protect your universe, there is only one way: agree to my conditions."

Old Tony fell silent. After a moment, he said, "I don’t trust you. You might act against my universe."

"Why would I act against your universe?"

The voice said, "Tony Stark, I have been very sincere with you. I not only told you that this universe’s disaster originated from Super Heroes, but also helped you fuse with Eternal genes. Now it is your turn to show sincerity. Without me, you could never fulfill your dream.

"In fact, without me, you would not even survive this calamity."

Old Tony sighed and said, "Since you have shown me sincerity, I’ll show you some as well. As for what comes afterward, we’ll discuss it later."

"Fine, but don’t take too long. I very much want to meet the Blood God. I truly didn’t expect the Main Universe to produce such an interesting junior."

From the word "junior," it was clear that the owner of the voice was also a Creator God.

"Using a tiger to devour a wolf… I only wanted to restore peace to Earth. Why is it so difficult? No matter how difficult it is, I must complete my mission. I have to end this era."

Old Tony first gave a bitter smile, then his gaze became incomparably resolute. He shook his head and used his thoughts to control the Six Infinity Stones on his body.

Wang Bert, who was extracting the Materialism Power, sensed something. His expression changed, and he hurriedly retreated. The next moment, six dazzling lights shone from Old Tony’s chest. Then, Six Infinity Stones floated out of his body and spun beneath the sunlight.

"What’s going on?"

Wang Bert frowned. At that moment, every Infinity Stone in the universe lit up as well.

That was right. Every Infinity Stone—the Space Stone on the Mental Projection, Wang Bert’s six-plus-one Infinity Stones, all the stones covering Loki’s body, Ultron’s five Infinity Stones, and the Infinity Stones in Old Tony’s warehouse—all lit up.

Then, all those Infinity Stones crossed through space and arrived beside Old Tony. After that, they transformed into phantoms one after another and merged into the Infinity Stones above Old Tony.

The Six Infinity Stones absorbed a massive number of Infinity Stone projections, gradually turning from false to real. When the final Infinity Stone was absorbed, they all trembled and became completely real.

Becoming real meant that they were nearly indistinguishable from the original Six Infinity Stones. At the same time, only these six Infinity Stones remained in this Main Universe. There were no other Infinity Stones left.

Of course, only nearly indistinguishable. These Six Infinity Stones still had flaws. For example, they could not bind the Timeline, and they could not snap their fingers. But in terms of power, they were no different from the original Infinity Stones.

"What’s happening?"

Everyone was shocked. Even the battle slowed down. Just then, the Six Infinity Stones flew back into Old Tony’s body. Then, a flash of light passed over Old Tony’s body, and he vanished.

Everyone was dumbfounded. What the hell was this? They had fought for so long, and their primary target was gone? "The person behind Old Tony took him away."

Wang Bert sensed the situation and discovered that Old Tony had returned to Earth. He shook his head and decided to ignore Old Tony for the time being.

"Are we still fighting?"

Both sides looked at each other. Wang Bert shouted, "No matter what, Ultron must die today. The millions of lives on this planet need him to pay with his life."

"Kill Ultron!"

Steve raised his shield and shouted loudly. Everyone nodded and once again swung their weapons at the enemies before them.

Ebony Maw and the other three looked toward Thanos. Thanos said, "Kill them first, then go to Earth and kill Tony Stark. Ultron, don’t even think about running. Otherwise, I’ll remove every component from your body one by one."

"Fine."

The Black Obsidian Four Generals did not waste words and once again charged toward the Super Heroes. Ultron shouted, "I’m not that stupid. If the Super Heroes don’t die, I’m the one who will die."

Thus, the battle became intense once more.

Strange faced Ebony Maw again and said coldly, "I finally understand why I’ve wanted to punch you so badly. It’s because you really deserve a beating."

"Do you know how many of your counterparts have died by my hand?"

Ebony Maw sneered. He raised a hand, and a large amount of soil flew up, forming earthen spikes in the air. "And do you know that my magic has recovered?"

"Your magic recovered?"

Strange froze, then immediately understood. Old Tony had left, so the Materialism Power had failed.

"Now you know fear? Too late, Sorcerer Supreme. Your head will become my trophy."

Ebony Maw waved his hand, and countless earthen spikes shot toward Strange. Strange circled his hands, creating a portal that transferred all the spikes away.

At that moment, a rope made of dirt silently arrived behind Strange, preparing to bind him. Strange dodged as if he had eyes in the back of his head, then severed the earthen rope with a Space Blade.

"Do you think the same trick can work on me twice?"

Strange sneered and pushed both hands forward. Purple lightning blasted toward Ebony Maw. Ebony Maw controlled the soil to form a shield that blocked the lightning, then waved his hand. The earthen shield slammed toward Strange’s original position.

It was called his original position because Strange had already vanished. Ebony Maw’s mental lock had failed.

Ebony Maw did not care. He used telekinesis to shake the void, causing the surrounding space to ripple violently like water. Yet to his surprise, Strange still did not appear.

Ebony Maw frowned and was about to continue casting magic when he suddenly sensed something. He abruptly looked toward the empty ground at his lower left.

At that moment, a large number of sorcerers suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the ground. Then, accompanied by the golden light of a magic formation, three enormous phantoms appeared above them—the trinity of Vishanti.

Ebony Maw’s expression changed dramatically, and he immediately fled backward. If he understood that phrase, he would surely have said, "Strange, you have no martial honor."

"I never said this was a one-on-one fight."

Strange snorted inwardly. He was the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj. Wasn’t it perfectly natural for him to fight alongside his subordinates?

"I hate Ebony Maw."

The White Tiger among Vishanti cursed and crossed through space to appear in front of Ebony Maw, sending him flying back with a claw strike.

Then, the three Vishanti joined forces and created a small world to suppress Ebony Maw. Ebony Maw resisted with all his strength, but it was useless.

"No!"

Amid Ebony Maw’s miserable scream, he was completely suppressed. Then, Vishanti clenched a hand, and the small world exploded. Ebony Maw was reduced to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

After dealing with Ebony Maw, Vishanti’s phantoms slowly disappeared. Strange let out a breath. He had finally avenged that past grudge.

When Thanos saw this, his eyes turned icy. Vishanti, was it? Once he got out, he would kill all of them too.

On the other side, Captain Marvel was beating Cull Obsidian down. Cull Obsidian was completely no match for Captain Marvel. He was sent flying everywhere, leaving one massive crater after another in the ground.

"This guy’s skin is really tough."

Captain Marvel cursed. Though she had punched Cull Obsidian many times, his injuries were not severe. He even had the strength to taunt her, "So you really are a woman. Are your fists giving me a massage?"