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Chapter 154 A Cosmic Storm Is Imminent

"What are you going to do now?" Gu Yi looked at Bai Ye and said, "Go straight to Asgard and fight Odin to the death?"

"What's with this 'fight to the death'?" Bai Ye rolled his eyes. "This old man, if he knows he can't win, he should just say so."

"Am I some kind of bad person? Just surrender properly and say you won't dare to mess with me, and everything will be fine."

Unaware of his own pettiness, Bai Ye was still pondering Odin's strategy.

It can only be said that Odin's Eye of Wisdom, which can only foresee a few minutes, is not as convenient as the Time Stone. It can only see for a moment but cannot predict a lifetime, otherwise things would not have come to this.

"It's pointless. Anyway, old Deng doesn't have many years left to live. Let him stay in Asgard and die of old age by himself," Bai Ye said with a bored wave of his hand.

For someone who surrenders at the very beginning, there's absolutely no will to fight; let him unilaterally cancel this battle.

After all, he had driven the entire Asgard out of his home before he even made a move.

After returning from Asgard, Bai Ye spent another day cuddling with Gwen at the hotel. Since she had to go to school the next day, he personally took her back.

Not wanting to disrupt Gwen's daily life and social interactions, Bai Ye stood in a secluded corner, watching Gwen slowly walk into the school.

Looking around the entire Zhongcheng High School, at the school gate, where there used to be nothing, a statue made of cast iron stands there.

This is a statue of Bai Ye, with long hair flowing, gazing ahead, a carefree smile on his handsome face, confidently facing everything.

Above the school gate, a huge banner was hung, which read "Midtown High School will always be proud of His Majesty the Emperor".

Looking at the white night sky of the school, I suddenly felt as if I had lived through another life. It had only been less than three months since I awakened my past life memories, and my memories of going to school seemed like yesterday.

"I wonder how the students at school are feeling right now," Bai Ye thought, turning around to see a blond boy watching him from a short distance away.

"Long time no see, Peter," Bai Ye said, waving.

The two haven't seen each other since the incident with Dr. Lizard.

Peter Parker looked at Bai Ye, wanting to say something but not speaking. Bai Ye now felt completely unfamiliar to him.

"How about you come for a walk with me?" Bai Ye looked at Peter Parker and said, "I haven't seen you lately."

Peter Parker paused for a moment before agreeing, and followed White Night along the road, recounting his story in detail.

After the last incident with Dr. Lizard, he was captured by General Ross and taken back to the base to assist in the research of lizard serum because his identity was exposed.

Because he knew Bai Ye, Ross treated him much better.

Not long after, Bai Ye overthrew the old society, and Ross, as Bai Ye's former classmate, felt embarrassed to let him continue working.

Since the lizard serum had already been produced, he was sent back to school to continue his studies after receiving a reward.

"So, you're not worried about money anymore? You're doing pretty well." Bai Ye nodded and smiled.

"It's not just that I'm not worried. Before, the whole class knew that you and I got along well. Now that you've become the emperor, the school teachers called that very night to say that I've received funding for three international scholarships."

As he spoke, Peter couldn't help but laugh, saying that it was truly a case of "when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven." Relying on his connection with Bai Ye, even if he was a good-for-nothing, he would never have to worry about making a living again.

"Also, a few days ago, when Uncle Ben was out shopping, he was robbed and shot by a bullet."

Upon hearing Peter say that Uncle Ben had an accident, Bai Ye was taken aback. He thought of his past goal of changing Uncle Ben's death, but he had completely forgotten about it due to being too busy.

"How is he now?" Bai Ye asked.

“It was a close call.” Peter said, his expression still showing lingering fear. “I was completely disoriented at the time, feeling like the whole world had collapsed. Uncle Ben was practically sentenced to death back then. Luckily, I mentioned you.”

"You mentioned me?" A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Ye's eyes. What did this have to do with him?

“After I explained my relationship with you, the police at the scene reported it up the chain of command, which quickly attracted the attention of the entire city of New York. While I was transferring the internal energy I had cultivated during this period to Uncle Ben to prolong his life, a top medical team immediately arrived in the city center.”

"Then, by using the city's massive reserves of true energy, we managed to pull my uncle back from the brink of death. Afterwards, Vice President Wilson and President Rodriguez came to visit us and told my uncle to stay in the VIP ward and not to worry about money."

At this point, Peter Parker couldn't help but twitch his lips. If he hadn't known Bai Ye, he probably would have lost another family member.

Even Bai Ye didn't expect things to develop so dramatically. Driven by political motives, Uncle Ben was forcibly rescued, and Kingpin had never told him about it.

"Now Uncle Ben and his family want to thank you properly. If you have time, you can come to my house anytime. They want to thank you in person," Peter said, looking at Bai Ye with a sincere expression.

"I understand, I'll come again in the future," Bai Ye nodded, then chatted with Peter for a few more minutes before turning and leaving.

Back at the villa, Bai Ye found Susan, whom he hadn't seen for several days, sitting inside.

"Why are you back?" Bai Ye asked.

As he spoke, he raised his hands and gently embraced the woman in front of him, with whom he had only shared a brief spring.

Susan hugged Bai Ye and subconsciously rubbed his rather nice-feeling abs, saying, "You're still asking? Tomorrow's the day the spacecraft launches. You've been talking about it for so long, aren't you going to go?"

"A spacecraft? It's finally in space!"

Bai Ye laughed and said, "Then let's take a trip to the heavens. I've never been to outer space before."

"Did you watch the aerospace training I gave you before?" Susan asked, recalling how Doom had sent her to his door not long ago under that pretext.

"It doesn't matter, it's just the space environment, we won't die anyway," Bai Ye said, his mischievous hands slowly moving down, causing the girl to blush.

The next day, on the launch pad, Bai Ye looked calmly at the people wearing bodysuits beside him and asked Susan, "Do I have to wear this too?"

"It's up to you to think about it. This suit is made of nanomaterials and is designed to protect us, but I don't believe that someone who can survive a nuclear explosion would be injured by wearing one less piece of clothing," Susan said.

"Then I won't wear it." Bai Ye nodded gently, looking at the deflated dark blue bodysuit in front of him, feeling that it was still too ugly, and that it would be more comfortable to just wear his original clothes.

Chapter 155: Reviving the Spiritual Energy of Marvel Earth?

"Actually, I've always had a doubt."

Wearing a spacesuit, Susan, who had a beautiful figure, leaned close to Bai Ye and said, "I have a feeling that something will go wrong on this space trip."

"This cosmic storm was all calculated by Reed, who left earlier. After he left, we didn't have time to verify it, and there could be danger if something goes wrong."

"Congratulations, your guess was correct. The cosmic storm arrived more than ten hours earlier than Reed calculated, so by the time you realized it, it was too late," Bai Ye said with a smile.

"What? Then why don't you stop this trip immediately!" Susan wanted to say something, but Bai Ye stopped her.

"Don't worry, this cosmic storm does contain substances that are extremely beneficial to the human body and can help people awaken superpowers without any side effects. Otherwise, why do you think I would suddenly want to go to space?"

As Bai Ye spoke, his gaze gently fell on Ben Graham, who was talking to Johnny, making him feel a chill down his spine.

"Really?" Susan looked up at Bai Ye's face.

"Otherwise what? Do you think I would let anything happen to you?" Bai Ye retorted, completely putting Susan at ease.

“Mr. Bai, the space station is ready for transport. You may come forward now.” Victor stepped forward and whispered a reminder.

"Okay, I understand." Bai Ye nodded gently, then asked Victor, "How have you been lately?"

"Thanks to you, the company no longer has to worry about issues like stock price, and I myself am currently serving as the mayor of New York City under Mr. Wilson's direct arrangement."

Victor said humbly, completely unlike the anxieties he had a few days ago. Following Bai Ye was truly a promising future, it was so appealing.

The way the board of directors used to boss me around was exactly the same as how I treated Bai Ye.

As the space station was about to launch, Bai Ye, Susan (who was wearing a spacesuit), Ben, Johnny, and the others entered it. Soon, propelled by powerful jets of flame, the space station slowly ascended into the air.

After several thrusts, the space station rose higher and higher. Looking at the gradually shrinking land beneath his feet and the planet with its blue edge visible, a thought suddenly popped into Bai Ye's mind:

'With my current strength, it seems I don't need rocket boosters; I could probably just push the space station off Earth by stepping on the air.'

"If the cosmic storm had come a few years later, I wouldn't even have needed to move the space station; I could have simply pushed Earth to the storm's location, letting the entire planet be swept away and instantly awakening superpowers in everyone."

Bai Ye pondered, then chuckled to himself, realizing he'd been getting a bit too cocky lately, always thinking of solving everything with brute force. But then he suddenly froze:

"Wait a minute, I have spatial abilities, why don't I just open a super-large portal to the cosmic storm and let it pour directly onto Earth?"

Looking at the increasingly smaller blue planet beneath his feet, Bai Ye suddenly had a thought about the revival of spiritual energy.

He is not incapable of doing it now, but by then everyone on Earth will truly be a superhuman, and there will be no longer any barriers between mutants and ordinary people.

Since everyone has the opportunity to practice, do you really want to create a system where everyone has superpowers?

'However…' Bai Ye pondered, unable to make up his mind for a moment.

According to the original work, among the five people who were blown by the cosmic storm, two had drastically changed appearances, with a probability of physical mutation as high as 40%.

If true spiritual energy flows back, then billions of people on Earth might turn into the mutant freaks they once talked about.

The reason he was willing to accept it was because he had a panel, and the panel also had the Charm attribute.

Assuming the attributes remain constant, everyone who makes him ugly will eventually regain their good looks, but as for the others...

Bai Ye gently tapped on the railing inside the space station, lost in thought.

"What's wrong? You have worries too?" Susan, who was standing next to Bai Ye, smiled when she saw Bai Ye's brows furrow slightly.

"Tell me, if I gave you a chance to gain superpowers, but there was a 40% chance you'd become ugly, would you accept it?" Bai Ye asked.

"Of course not!" Susan said without hesitation. "I have you, you know. Do you really think I can rely on you as much as that random, unreliable superpower?"

"Alright," Bai Ye laughed, feeling that this scene was somewhat similar to when he faced website options before he transmigrated, and even if he chose one, there was no guarantee of success.

Bai Ye fell into deep thought, since the cosmic storm wouldn't disappear after passing through Earth anyway.

With his spatial abilities, he could send a surge of spiritual energy back to Earth at any time, so there was no need to rush.

I'll discuss this with the Ancient One when I get back. After all, turning a significant portion of the world's population into ugly people is a bit...unpleasant.

We've agreed to rule this planet democratically, so let the people under our rule vote on the matter.

'After making a decision, how about giving the chat group some superpower benefits?' Bai Ye thought, watching the space station completely ascend into outer space.

Half an hour later, Johnny stared at the screen in front of him and shouted, "There's a calculation error! The cosmic storm is more than 10 hours ahead of Reed's calculations. It will arrive in one minute!"

Johnny panicked and turned around to see Bai Ye and his sister Susan looking completely calm. This made him emphasize again, "Hey, brother-in-law, why are you so calm? Hurry up and shut down the space station!"

"It's okay, just leave it running like this. Dr. Reed's research is sound; this cosmic storm can unlock human superpowers."

Bai Ye explained, causing Johnny's eyes to widen: "You've activated superpowers, really?"

With Bai Ye's endorsement and her sister's nod indicating there was no problem, Johnny and Ben had no further objections or resistance, allowing the space station doors to remain open.

A minute later, particles shimmering with golden light surged from afar, passing through Bai Ye and the others at the speed of light. As these particles penetrated their bodies, they altered the genes within each person.

In that instant, the genes in all the people who had been exposed to the cosmic storm were completely rewritten.

However, unlike others, Bai Ye's genes did not change significantly. Instead, the mutant cells in his body began to absorb the free storm energy.

Under the constant devouring, the mutant cells that originally formed the ability to become ethereal began to mutate and sublimate, not only retaining their original abilities but also beginning to change in the direction of concepts.

Two other abilities that were not selected when Magneto activated them using his mutant ability activator are now beginning to manifest and merge with the ethereal space.