2136 Recalling the Clones, Modified Iron Fist
The energy from the Power Stone was fierce and violent. Just a little bit entering Lukeās body caused him a minor injury.
That was right, it was indeed just a minor injury.
Compared with before he learned Intermediate Evolution a few minutes ago, Lukeās physical resilience and healing ability had reached a new level.
In a sense, he had truly become that all-rounder warrior on the radar chart that he used to joke about; there were basically no flaws in his physique.
The Power Stone contained the energy of high-intensity gamma particles, which only caused minor damage to his body, and he recovered in seconds.
However, Selinaās new ability wasnāt to evolve by swallowing the high-energy particles; instead, her body had evolved with the aim of withstanding the energy tide from the destruction of the warship.
Thus, the violent purple energy flowed into Lukeās body and just as naturally flowed out.
Apart from giving Luke the ātastyā sensation of spicy noodles, it had no other use.
Hm, this ādelicious tasteā was clearly something that a certain glutton had come up with.
If energy was a delicacy, enjoying the taste and rejecting the āexplosive caloriesā was undoubtedly one of the abilities that a glutton needed the most.
Luke felt like he had turned from a target into a āpipe,ā and the difference in the pressure he was under was worlds apart.
Since the energy was just flowing through him, Thanosās plan to ālockā onto Luke with the Power Stone fell through.
Luke had been prepared to recall all his clones in a ā3-in-1 comboā and beat up Thanos on his own, but that now changed; it seemed that this āman-and-womanā combo was enough?
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When Lukeās main body was ambushed by Thanos, Knight, who was far away in outer space, contacted Strange.
The Sorcerer Supreme personally opened a portal for them to return to Wakanda.
This was another temporary secret base which Luke had set up; it was only 50 kilometers away.
He gently put down Selina, who was still in the process of awakening, before Knightās body in the armor suddenly collapsed into a white speck of light which flew through the air and headed straight for Luke.
Big Dipper put away the empty suit and nodded. Hm, this way, there wouldnāt be two Knights.
On the other side, the white speck entered Lukeās body as he retreated.
Lukeās body jolted slightly, and a small round shield appeared on his right forearm. He swung it at the double-headed blade and sent it flying.
Thanos raised his hand to catch the giant blade. He seized the opportunity to press forward, and a purple light flashed on his right hand as he punched down ferociously at Lukeās head.
Sensing that his stats had returned to him, Luke smiled and punched back.
Boom!
Intense purple flames exploded between their two fists.
Thanos staggered and took two steps back.
Luke, on the other hand, was sent flying hundreds of meters back. There was the sound of breaking branches, and he plowed a long trench through the woods next to the hideout.
But he didnāt fall, nor did he roll over the ground.
Looking at Thanos charging at him, Luke sighed. āForget it. Iāve already wasted ten million points. Thereās no need to save 100,000.ā
As he spoke, the Level 1 clone on the lawless planet turned into a white speck of light and flew through the air.
Several seconds later, the white speck appeared and hit Luke.
After recalling his Level 1 clone, Lukeās total stats were over 120.
Sensing that his body had broken through its limits again, his fists and arms lit up with a bright yellow light.
Iron Fist, modified version, activate!
The yellow light quickly spread over his upper torso to form half-real, half-illusionary armor.
Different from the purely yellow light of the conventional Iron Fist, this armor had an eye-catching streamlined shape.
Unlike the golden armor depicted in comics, Lukeās armor was unadorned and extremely simple.
It couldnāt be helped; it wasnāt like the āchiā produced by the Iron Fist ability was clay that could be modeled. It was thanks to Lukeās 140 Mental Strength and his long-term experience with using Telekinesis, the power of faith, and Annihilation energy that he was able to complete the transformation.
In comparison, Selina, whose abilities were revved up from the get go, couldnāt even change the shape of her breastplate.
This was something a person could do only after their mental strength and skills reached an extremely high level.
The Iron Fist armor was quite strong, but it wasnāt cost-effective given the talent and hard work required.
Only someone like Luke, who had a āquad-core processorā cheat, could come up with this sort of ādragon-slaying technique.ā
But it was still useful, especially in the face of an āevil dragon boss.ā
The Iron Fistās implicit attribute was hardness, which was different from physical hardness.
To be more precise, the circulation of chi with the Iron Fist ability gave the body durability that was hard to break through and a special āpulverizingā effect against an enemy.
That was how unscientific extraordinary power was.
Lukeās strong physique and healing ability provided a lot of chi for the Kunlun Chi Refining technique.
It was only because of this that he could easily maintain such ālavishā Iron Fist armor ā Daniel Rand, the true successor of the Iron Fist, was a lightbulb, the kind where the power could be ācut offā in a few minutes.
In the face of Lukeās armor, Thanos was very calm. For someone who could release a divine energy field, what was so special about energy armor?
Just cut him in half. Thanos didnāt hesitate to brandish his fist and his sword, which clashed violently with Lukeās fists.
The two of them exchanged dozens of punches and kicks in an instant, and Thanos cursed inwardly.
After recalling the two clones, Lukeās stats skyrocketed. With the support of his Iron Fist armor, he might still be a lot weaker than Hulk, but his skills were incomparable.
Compared with the Hulk, who was used to crushing all his opponents with his strength, Lukeās combat skills had been honed step by step as an ordinary person.
Intermediate Combat Proficiency was enough for him to take down Thor and Steve bare-handed.
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The Stones in the Infinity Glove exploded with power every now and then, and the double-headed giant blade swung and spun around, but that didnāt stop Luke from trying to attack Thanos at close range, which Thanos was a little helpless to do anything about.
If it were anyone else, Thanos wouldnāt care about them getting close at all; the enemy might not necessarily be able to break through his defenses.
But Luke was different.
Given Lukeās strength, defenses and combat skills, Thanos couldnāt be sure if he would still be able to hold onto the giant blade in his left hand if Luke got close.
Until now, the only attack that Luke didnāt dare take head-on was the double-headed blade.
This also meant that if Thanos lost this giant blade, it would be practically impossible for him to deal with Luke quickly.
Sensing that things didnāt look good, Thanos immediately switched tactics.
The energy of the Reality Stone and the Power Stone began to change the terrain of the battlefield.
The pure illusion created by the energy of the Stones could indeed be dispelled by a credit-buffed telekinesis field, but that would be hard to do if the terrain was constantly changing.