Chapter 25

Tony opened his eyes, not even knowing how long it had been.

Conspiracy!

These two words struck Tony's mind. Now, thinking back on his discovery, even though he had thought it was so painstaking, it wasn't entirely the case. His discovery was only because the other party wanted him to find it. The other party's goal was him.

A man stepped up to Tony, first turning on the video device to play a live stream of Pepper undergoing the experiment. Then, he had a long talk with Tony, with only one purpose: to use Pepper and Tony's current situation to threaten him, luring him into their organization.

Zheng Xiaotian listened the whole time. In fact, he had been conscious for a while, but since he wasn't the main character, he pretended to still be unconscious. They talked about their own business, which had nothing to do with him.

"Tony, should I take care of this little eavesdropper first?" The man took out a gun and pointed the barrel at Zheng Xiaotian's drooping head.

"If I accept the terms, he will be my assistant," Tony said.

"Is that so?" The man's right hand dropped, and the gun was lowered. However, he then took out a syringe and, in a flash, inserted the needle into Zheng Xiaotian's neck.

"Damn!" Zheng Xiaotian's eyes immediately opened, staring at the man in front of him.

"I've injected you with something that makes you invulnerable to blades and bullets. Even if you don't become a frontline fighter, at least you can protect yourself," the man said with a smile.

Zheng Xiaotian felt as if a fire was burning inside his body. He felt like he was burning up, and it was a very unpleasant feeling, really very unpleasant.

Zheng Xiaotian endured the discomfort and closed his eyes. He sensed the spiritual energy in the air and began to absorb it into his body, bit by bit, into his dantian. Then, the spiritual energy in his dantian circulated throughout his body. With each cycle, the burning sensation intensified. At least it gave him a glimmer of hope, allowing him to deceive himself into thinking that if he persisted, he could succeed.

"Enjoy it," the man said, then turned to Tony: "As for you, think about it carefully. I hope that when I come back, you will bring me good news, not this indecisive look with clearly resistant eyes."

The man left.

"Zheng Xiaotian, are you okay?" Tony turned to look at Zheng Xiaotian, concerned.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine," Zheng Xiaotian said.

Time passed as Zheng Xiaotian cultivated. Five minutes, ten minutes.

Zheng Xiaotian felt his body becoming increasingly hot. The heat began to spread to his dantian, and in the next second, it completely engulfed it.

Zheng Xiaotian struggled to cultivate. He forgot everything around him and found that his level was advancing rapidly. From the fourth stage of Qi Cultivation to the fifth, then the sixth. However, the flames still threatened his dantian, trying to completely burn it.

Two men approached Tony; they were guards.

"Hey, can you let my buddy go? Best to put him in ice water," Tony said to the men.

"No!" the guard shook his head.

"Let me tell you, don't mess with me, or you'll die a terrible death," Tony said angrily.

"Threats won't work, it's still no," the guard said.

"Why not? Can't you be a bit flexible?" Tony asked, trying to negotiate.

"No flexibility," the guard shook his head.

"Are you stubborn or what?" Tony clenched his fists.

"Absolutely!" the guard nodded.

Tony was very angry. He shouted, "Now, I'll count to five. If you don't let him go, then run for it. You'll end up in a pool of blood."

"Is this guy brain-damaged?" Guard A said to Guard B.

"Who knows," Guard B shrugged.

"Five, four, three, two. Ha!" Tony shouted, then said to the two guards, "I'm almost at one, are you really not going to leave?"

"Not leaving!" the guard said.

"Very well, I'll count again. This time, I'll give you a small discount. If you lock yourselves to the chairs, I won't kill you. Five seconds! Start, five, four, three, two, ha!" Tony tugged at his handcuffs and looked at the two guards, "Aren't you afraid?"

"A little afraid!" Guard A joked.

"Clearly afraid, but not following my instructions. Very well! I'll count again, and this time, I'll kill you at five." Iron Man said, "5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

Bang, bang!

The two men were hit by an invisible attack and flew backward.

Bang, bang. The two men's bodies hit the wall and then slid down.

At the same time, Tony's armor finally arrived. He wanted to say that the invisible attack didn't come from his armor, as it hadn't arrived yet, so it couldn't have attacked.

Zheng Xiaotian's restraints were released.

The attack just now came from Zheng Xiaotian.

Now, Zheng Xiaotian's cultivation was at the twelfth stage of Qi Cultivation, just one step away from the Foundation Establishment stage. After reaching this stage, the flames seemed to have completely subsided. He gained the combat power of this stage, becoming stronger. At that moment, he couldn't wait to launch an attack, which was also the moment Tony counted to one.

Rat-tat-tat!

Several figures appeared, and the guns in their hands spewed fire toward Zheng Xiaotian and Tony.

Ding-ding-ding, puff-puff-puff.

The bullets hitting the armor at most made a ding-ding-ding sound, causing no harm to Tony. The bullets aimed at Zheng Xiaotian were stopped by an invisible protective shield before they could reach him.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Zheng Xiaotian's hands moved, and air bullets shot toward the opponents.

Bang, bang, bang, one by one, the figures were hit by Zheng Xiaotian, then fell to the ground, their consciousness fading.

"Did you transform into a Super Saiyan now?" Tony looked at Zheng Xiaotian, swallowing hard.

"Trust me, your girlfriend will be just as awesome," Zheng Xiaotian replied.

"Are you going to stop using my girlfriend as an example? Thinking about her, I feel helpless and anxious. I'm telling you, my mood is very unstable right now," Tony pointed at Zheng Xiaotian.

"Tsk!" Zheng Xiaotian waved his right index finger and then stepped forward.

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