Ultimate Yuan Magnetic Limitless Lightning Method: From Knockoff to Official Original

After killing Nick Fury, Steve fled New York State with Googoo.

When he was president, he had access to a great deal of intelligence, including information from the White House and Hydra. He had a clear understanding of the spheres of influence and military strength of Hydra’s various branches.

New York State was the base of Pierce’s branch of Hydra, so he had to escape this place.

There were some local powers controlling their own territories in the central states, where he could hide for a while. If he really couldn’t stay hidden and they came after him, he would probably have to rely on the Flerken in his hands.

He looked down at Googoo in the cage. It was leisurely licking its paws, looking so adorable that it was impossible to tell it was an alien monster.

Just like Nick. If he hadn’t seen through Nick’s true identity with mind-reading, how would he have known that Nick Fury was actually an alien?

But surely only aliens would keep a terrifying creature like the Flerken as a pet, right?

He was flying forward when a pillar of light suddenly appeared ahead, reaching from heaven to earth. When the light faded, several armored Asgardian warriors appeared before him.

He recognized the man at the head. He had seen him in the videos. This was Asgard’s crown prince, Thor, the God of Thunder, and the elder brother of Loki, the Hydra leader.

Steve said nothing and turned to run.

He was already a frightened bird. He couldn’t trust anyone—not Hydra, not aliens.

Although Thor had never met Steve, when he had been studying on Earth, Captain America had run for president, and the news had been everywhere. Thor had seen him on television as well.

After meeting him, Thor was just about to greet him when the other man turned around and shot away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Thor scratched his head, utterly baffled. But he had a simple mind. If he couldn’t figure something out, he simply didn’t think about it. He flew straight to the Martial Arts School instead. As for the people accompanying him, they could take a taxi and make their way there slowly.

When he reached the Martial Arts School, Thor landed directly in the courtyard and saw Zhan Liu and Peter muttering something about "commanding the Five Thunders, assigning the Thunder Gods to their offices, whenever wind and rain arrive out of season, excessive sunlight brings calamity, weapons are raised recklessly, famine follows in succession…"

The words were too archaic for him to understand at all.

Peter had been studying the Daoist Canon at the Martial Arts School during this period, working with Zhan Liu to research the problems with Ultimate Limit Qigong 2.0. Both possessed World-Shaking Wisdom, so they learned with an efficiency tens of thousands of times greater than ordinary people. These past few days, they had already developed the initial framework of the new technique.

Once the framework was in place, the next step was to enrich it. As their understanding of lightning techniques deepened, they could naturally build more content upon that framework.

When they saw Thor approach, the two stopped and looked over.

The last time Thor had come to Earth, he and Peter had gotten along very well.

Peter had been pure and kind back then, and he had hit it off so well with that fool Thor that they had practically been ready to chop off a chicken’s head, burn yellow paper, and swear brotherhood.

Times had changed. After enduring one tragedy after another, Peter was no longer as immature as he had been. Thor, that "old" man who was over fifteen hundred years old, however, had not improved in the slightest.

As they said, hardship was what made people grow. How could one see the rainbow without weathering the storm?

Odin’s original script for putting his son through trials had been completely derailed by Zhan Liu. Instead, it had made Thor’s "overgrown adolescent" fixation on becoming a "supreme conqueror" even firmer.

Who knew what Odin thought about it? In any case, he still hadn’t come down to fight Zhan Liu to the death, so he had probably accepted his fate. After all, Thor’s great increase in strength was no illusion. The Thor of the past hadn’t been able to run rampant across the Nine Realms, but the Thor of today, with his divine power and Magnetic Field Rotation Force, could steamroll any realm except Earth.

He just didn’t know what Hela would think when she broke free of her seal and saw a younger brother who looked as if he had been molded from the same clay as her.

"Master, I came this time because of the Aether." Thor had no idea what tact meant and stated his intention directly.

Zhan Liu immediately cut him off. "All right, you don’t need to say anything else. There is no reason for me to give away something that has already reached my hands."

"Master, don’t reject me so quickly." Thor had come prepared this time. "I brought a mage who can help you obtain the superpower you want. Once you’ve achieved your goal, this thing will be useless to you, right? At that time, you can give the Aether to the mage as payment and let your disciple take it back to be sealed. How about it?"

"Huh?" Zhan Liu was stunned. He looked Thor up and down and asked, "Loki gave you that idea, didn’t he? I don’t believe you could come up with this plan yourself. Aren’t you worried that Loki will cause more trouble later?"

"It was indeed Loki who reminded me, but I also consulted my father about the final plan, and he approved it. Besides, Loki is currently imprisoned by my father and forbidden from being released for a hundred years. He has no chance to cause trouble."

Zhan Liu ran through the matter in his mind and understood immediately. "Heh, that old man wants to repay the favor of my teaching you."

"Very well. Since Odin has no objections, I certainly have no reason to object."

Although Zhan Liu had nearly finished figuring out Ultimate Limit Qigong 2.0, who would refuse an extra layer of insurance?

After the two reached an agreement, they chatted for a while. Peter was planning to establish a Justice League and needed a powerful companion like Thor, so he pulled Thor over and began explaining the ideals behind his organization.

After the Asgardian mage arrived at the Martial Arts School, Zhan Liu took out the Aether. Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the mage activated the Reality Stone and granted Zhan Liu the superpower to control magnetic fields.

In an instant, Zhan Liu felt as if some kind of connection had formed between him and the universe. He raised a finger and, without using Magnetic Field Force, merely by willing it, controlled metal to fly around him. It was effortless, just like Magneto.

Then he activated Magnetic Field Rotation Force again, skipping the simulated activation of Ultimate Limit Qigong and directly controlling his own Life Magnetic Field. This time, the control felt incredibly smooth, without the slightest obstruction.

"So this is the world as seen by people with powers! Talent really is something to envy!" Zhan Liu exclaimed.

At long last, he had stepped over the threshold of Magnetic Field Control, leaving behind his status as a complete amateur.

He had transformed from a pirated knockoff into the official original!

Moreover, because he had previously achieved Magnetic Field Rotation through simulation, his understanding of magnetic fields was far deeper than that of those who had been born with the ability to control them.

Zhan Liu threw his head back and laughed, his spirits soaring. He pointed at Peter and Natasha beside him and ordered, "Everyone gets a share. Give the two of them superpowers as well!"

The Asgardian mage glanced at Thor. After receiving Thor’s nod of approval, he also gifted Peter and Natasha a deluxe package containing the superpower of Magnetic Field Control.

After everything was finished, Thor had the mage put away the Aether, then smiled and bid them farewell.

"Since you’ve come all the way to Earth, there’s no need to leave in such a hurry. Why not try some of Earth’s fine liquor? The Aether isn’t going anywhere, and leaving a few days later won’t matter." Natasha suddenly spoke up.

Zhan Liu glanced at Natasha and smiled faintly without saying anything.

Thor hesitated, but ultimately declined. "The Aether is far too important. I’d better return it to Asgard as soon as possible. The next time I come, I’ll definitely have a proper drink with everyone."

As she watched the Aether being taken away, a trace of struggle appeared in Natasha’s eyes, but in the end, she still didn’t speak up to stop them.

Zhan Liu was in a good mood and personally saw the group out. After watching the Bifrost take them away, he turned back to the courtyard. The moment he returned, he received a call from Tony.

"You want the Aether for research?"

"What a shame, Tony. You came too late. Thor has already taken the Aether back to Asgard."

"Besides, that thing needs magic to activate. You don’t know magic, so it wouldn’t be of much use to you anyway."

"All right. If I get another Infinity Stone, I’ll let you know."

After hanging up on Tony, Zhan Liu shook his head with a smile and said nothing.

He didn’t find anything unusual about Tony suddenly calling to ask for an Infinity Stone.

Tony was a scientific fanatic to begin with. It was only natural that he would be delighted upon seeing an Infinity Stone. Zhan Liu still admired that spirit of scientific research.

Although he no longer needed Tony’s research results, he wasn’t the kind of person who would burn the bridge after crossing it. Their master-disciple relationship was still there, after all, and he wouldn’t be stingy when it came time to look after his disciple.

He called Peter over and continued researching Ultimate Limit Qigong 2.0. After all, superpowers couldn’t be made available to everyone, but Qigong could.

PS: After discussing it in the group and considering the dozen or so names suggested by the members, I ultimately decided to name Ultimate Limit Qigong 2.0 "Ultimate Yuan Magnetic Limitless Lightning Method."