"That must hurt like hell."
Mordo glanced at Tony Stark's miserable state from the staircase railing and immediately understood what had happened.
After all, they were standing not far away when the Sorcerer Supreme made that bet with him.
Although deeply engrossed in that high-level spell energy conversion method, they hadn't completely lost their awareness of the surroundings.
[The Gecko Restriction Techniques]—an ancient Eastern binding magic.
If you aren't truly loved, you'll suffer unbearable pain.
So through this restriction, Tony Stark came to realize that Pepper Potts truly loved him. But upon discovering the truth, Pepper Potts vented her fury at his lack of trust with a powerful knee to the gut.
"There's no such thing as a bad nickname, just a boring real name."
Kei Yamanaka chuckled and teased.
He couldn't help but recall Kushina, known as the Scarlet Firecracker.
Only in front of him would Kushina hide her fiery temper and become a soft, adorable sweet girl.
But against enemies or those she disliked...
"Your Grace, the Sorcerer Supreme, have we achieved our goal?"
Kaecilius, whose face was usually cold and expressionless, now showed a hint of confusion.
The Sorcerer Supreme had said they wanted to cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D. to deal with the upcoming crisis, yet they merely exchanged a few words without any substantial cooperation clauses or agreements, nor did they even discuss the matter.
Can that really be considered reaching an agreement?
"Mmm, much smoother than I expected."
Kei Yamanaka responded, recalling Nick Fury's reactions and words just now, silently admiring how clever the man was.
Facing a group of wizards he already knew something about.
Fury had weighed the pros and cons and chose not to bring up the Council's background or pull out Captain Marvel to pressure them. Instead, he humbled himself completely.
Making it crystal clear to Kei:
They wouldn't interfere with the wizards' actions and would even offer maximum support.
And Kei's final warning.
It wasn't just telling Nick Fury that there were issues within S.H.I.E.L.D. itself.
Even entrusting magical data management to Jarvis—an AI designed for civilian use—was a subtle signal that wizards would slowly enter the public eye.
Don't underestimate a spymaster—especially the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
He got it loud and clear—and he probably figured it out before he even walked in!
So he didn't react at all.
"Jarvis, set up a new encrypted website. The domain is 'wushilianmeng', requiring a username, password, facial recognition, and iris verification."
"Sir, all relevant domains have already been registered and secured. Login settings are complete. Shall I begin designing the web page layout?"
"Just copy Facebook's layout first. I'll go full copycat."
Kei Yamanaka rapidly set up the forum and input information, using Genjutsu to project memory fragments onto Jarvis' document scanner interface and swiftly uploading vast amounts of data.
The forum used a real-name system, and only registered and logged-in members could help create new accounts. This maximized the prevention of ordinary people accidentally stumbling into the forum.
With Jarvis—the most advanced AI system—handling backend management, not only did they get free server resources, but it also ensured that sorcerers' sensitive information wouldn't easily fall into the wrong hands.
After all, it was already 2011, and sorcerers still didn't even have a proper online platform for communication—how absurd!
Quickly setting up the forum, he uploaded a massive amount of foundational magical knowledge stored within the [Divine Chaos Mage] trait's memory.
In the "Trending" section, he uploaded videos from his previous lectures, along with news about Ancient One breaking through into the domain of 'Chaos Divine Mage'.
He glanced disdainfully at the still largely empty forum interface. Looking toward Kaecilius beside him and noticing the look of confusion on the other's face, he helplessly shook his head.
Never mind.
These things couldn't be left to people who didn't even know how to use a smartphone properly.
"Jarvis, send a message on my behalf to all the sorcerers who attended my lecture at Kamar-Taj. Give each of them an account and ask them to provide their relevant details."
"Sir, completed successfully. Any further orders?"
"As for the content of those basic spellbooks I previously entered, restructure and optimize them to match the format of my lectures, then store them into the forum database, organizing them into detailed supplementary explanations to serve as appendices following each spell."
"Analysis, deconstruction, and optimization have begun. Estimated completion time: 12 hours."
"No rush. Take your time."
Seeing Wong, Mordo, and Kaecilius all pull out their phones at once, Kei Yamanaka stopped paying attention to the forum's content and updates altogether. Instead, he turned his focus to his personal panel.
...
Host: Kei Yamanaka
Occupation: Dimensional Demon Deity
Awakened Traits: Soaring Through All Heavens (Rainbow), Primordial Sovereign (Rainbow), Fate Mechanism Sundial (Red), Divine Spectacle (Purple), A Strong One Doesn't Fall to the Cleaver (Purple), Planet Devourer (Purple).
Dormant Traits: Fragile Skin, Tough Life (White), A Single Pregnancy, Nine Treasures (Blue), Size Unbound (Green), Food Love (White), Auntie's Overtime (Gray), Silk-Tongued Taster (Gray), Normal Vision (White), Special Breed (White), Trident of the Sea King (White), Canine Tongue (White), Echoing Longing (Green), Those Who Advocate Forgiveness Shall Be Struck Down (Black), Eternal Companion (Rainbow), Moral Mountain (White), Bald Uncle's Heir (Black).
Demon God Agent: Butterfly Sanae (1/3)
Keyword Copy: 1
Keyword Draw: 2
Keyword Gift: 19
Downgraded Skills: 5
Keyword Reset: 8
Keyword Detach: 5
Associated Keyword Draw: 1
Blue-Tier Skill Upgrade: 1
Green-Tier Skill Upgrade: 2
Purple-Tier Trait Transfer via Copy: 1
...
Thanks to continuous system rewards, Kei Yamanaka's personal panel had accumulated a dazzling array of flashy benefits.
Kei Yamanaka glanced at the many reward choices.
First, Kei opted to use a Keyword Draw chance.
[Randomly linked keyword 'High Heaven's Entertainment', congratulations Host! You've obtained a Purple-Rank Skill Listing 'The Hundred-Man Trial of the Dead'.]
The Hundred-Man Trial of the Dead (Purple): After locking in a specific prize as the victory reward, select either randomly or specify someone from the current planet whose power doesn't exceed the trait owner's. A hundred superhumans will enter the Death Trial Space, and this trial includes single-player mode, two-player mode, and four-player mode; the victor of the trial will receive the pre-determined prize. (pS: The trial space consists of clones; death here does not equate to real death.)
"This…is this skill for selecting outstanding... ahem... parishioners for Lord God?"
Kei rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
This skill has some connection to [Divine Spectacle]; both revolve around forcing others into combat.
It simply pulls a hundred participants into what's called a deadly space for battle.
Isn't this essentially a different take on Battle Royale?
Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, Pepper Potts, Black Widow...
A massive free-for-all with all these characters?
Now that he thought about it, it did sound pretty interesting!
The one catch was that activating this ability required pre-setting the prize.
He wondered whether the fake weapons cloned by [Chaos World Master] could serve as prizes.
"System, activate the [Hundred-Man Trial of the Dead] trait."
As soon as Kei finished speaking, the trait activated.
A flood of information entered his mind, along with four special spaces bound to him.
Desert, snowfield, island, jungle!
And when he realized that even the system's inactive skills could serve as victory rewards after binding this trait,
A twisted grin involuntarily curled on his lips.
If he set traits like [Auntie's Overtime] or [Silk-Tongued Taster] as prizes,
Participants who defeated countless competitors would end up suffering menstrual pain...
Their minds would be utterly shattered, wouldn't they?
[Detected compatibility between Purple-Rank Skill Listings: 'Divine Spectacle' and 'Hundred-Man Trial of the Dead'. Fuse them?]
"Fuse."
[Fusion completed. Congratulations, Host! You've obtained a Red-Rank Skill Listing: 'Competition to Amuse the Divine'.]
Competition to Amuse the Divine (Red): Randomly or specifically select up to 100 individuals from the current planet whose power doesn't exceed ten times the wielder's own strength. These individuals will enter the designated space for trials; the trait owner can adjust each participant's power within ±20%; the trial includes single-player mode, two-player mode, and four-player mode; select either Clone Mode or Real Mode for the trial—Real Mode results in true death upon dying; victors can claim rewards set by the skill wielder.
"Decide the winner first, then determine the prize afterward?"
Kei raised his eyebrows slightly.
From solo macho duels to chaotic group brawls, and the power adjustment range became ±20%.
A divine-level entertainment event.
And this is a Red-Rank Skill Listing?!
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