All Earthlings knew that Tony Stark was hosting a martial arts tournament. The final victor would take home his latest Mark Five.
People ate their melons and gossiped about this kind of thing, but no one ever thought of actually participating.
Of course, even if they wanted to get involved, they didn't have the ability!
But everyone underestimated Tony's determination and generosity!
On the big screen—
Tony Stark, wearing a suit and beaming with a confident smile, stood in front of an incredibly grand and majestic steel structure.
"This is the venue I specially built for this martial arts tournament. It is entirely constructed of steel, with a total investment of one billion, 20,000 seats, and a maximum capacity of 80,000 people."
"It will be broadcast to the world by Stark's television station at that time. Of course, we are also happy to cooperate with other television stations."
Then, Tony explained some of the venue's internal settings and the safety assurances for spectators.
For example, every audience seat had tempered glass protection, which could effectively prevent accidents and protect the safety of the audience.
Under the reporters' persistent questioning, everyone in front of the screen was hyped to the max.
Mark and Fengshen—those were epoch-making mechs!
And they could watch a real mech battle on TV?
Oh, my God!
For a time, the entire world was abuzz, especially men who loved mechs; it was even more exciting than finding a girlfriend.
The online pre-sale channel for the martial arts tournament hadn't even opened yet, but countless netizens were already queuing up.
With the cooperation of the reporters and Tony, everyone quickly learned the rules of the martial arts tournament.
It was incredibly simple and brutal: an elimination system where the winner advanced and the loser was eliminated.
Even Tony Stark himself was no exception!
A reporter asked the question everyone wanted to ask, "Mr. Stark, you yourself are no exception. Aren't you afraid of losing? In front of Fengshen, your Mark didn't perform so well!"
The reporter's blunt question to Tony was a bit of a slap in the face.
However, Tony appeared calm and surprisingly composed.
"The Silver Armored War God has Fengshen, and Iron Man only has Mark. In front of a mech, Mark will not lose."
As soon as Tony said this, the reporters were all in an uproar.
What did "The Silver Armored War God has Fengshen, and Iron Man only has Mark" mean?
It sounded like Iron Man had nothing else besides Mark!
What would those homeless people on the streets think?
"Mr. Stark, with all due respect, your words just now had the meaning of going all out and making a comeback. Are you not confident in defeating Fengshen?"
Tony smiled, "Not confident? How could that be? The Mark Five is the best mech I've ever seen. It's the crystallization of humanity's most advanced industry and technology, and it's the key to the future. I believe my Mark will definitely defeat all powerful enemies!"
"What if you lose?"
Tony shrugged, saying indifferently, "What if I lose? It's just a Mark Five—only a few hundred million U.S. dollars. Do I look like someone who can't afford to lose a few hundred million U.S. dollars?"
Reporter: "..."
Audience: "..."
Not to mention others—even Rimuru, who was in front of the TV, almost spat out a mouthful.
Just a few hundred million U.S. dollars?!
Alright, Iron Man, you win!
Seeing Tony's arrogant look on TV, Rimuru wanted to wave her small fists and punch him hard in the face.
Originally, she just wanted to win back the Mark Five as a souvenir, then mock Tony and find some fun in life.
But now, Rimuru changed her mind!
She would not only win back the Mark Five, but also win spectacularly and beautifully, giving Tony an unforgettable lesson.
Hmph hmph hmph!
The Adamantium extorted from Nick Fury had already arrived, heated to a liquid state, not a mixed ore.
After being heated into a liquid, the difficulty and cost of preservation and transportation increased by countless levels.
The purpose was not difficult to imagine; it was simply fear that Rimuru would reverse-engineer Adamantium's composition ratio.
However, it was useless!
Rimuru scooped a bowl from the liquid alloy, chugged it down, and then knew everything.
If it weren't for Adamantium meteorites being controlled and almost non-existent outside, Rimuru could use Adamantium as scrap metal in the future.
Every coin has two sides. A mech is a complete system; one change affects the whole.
The change in material meant that the entire mech needed to be re-calibrated.
However, these were minor issues.
With Aiya's auxiliary calculations, all this work was completed very smoothly.
In just one week, Rimuru successfully completed the upgrade of Wind God II, plating its exterior with a layer of Adamantium.
This greatly upgraded Fengshen's defensive capabilities once again!
The most core change was probably that greatsword for mech use.
The core material of the greatsword was Adamantium— incredibly hard and sharp, able to cut hair and slice through metal like mud.
However, the core of the sword was inlaid with Jura World's magic steel blocks.
Strictly speaking, this sword was already a semi-magic weapon.
Rimuru was not a specialized weapon-forging master, nor did she have longswords for him to devour and analyze. All of this could only be considered exploratory experimentation.
The most heaven-defying effect of magic steel blocks was "growth." Any weapon inlaid with magic steel blocks could grow and change according to the master's will.
This was not just about appearance but also about attribute compatibility!
For example, Izawa Shizue, due to her Fire spirit, had extremely high Fire compatibility.
Therefore, Miss Shizue's sword completely transformed into a Fire attribute.
For Miss Shizue, it was easy to use and provided a very strong amplification.
However, once Adamantium was formed, it would never deform, which was completely contradictory to the effect of magic steel blocks.
Rimuru mixed two metals from two worlds with somewhat conflicting attributes, just for experimentation.
She really wanted to know what interesting chemical reactions would occur when these two metals were combined.
While Rimuru was tinkering in the laboratory, the martial arts tournament, which had been the subject of countless heated discussions and was already rampant on the internet, finally raised its curtain.
And unexpectedly, Tony was the first to appear!
His opponent was Ivan Vanko, nicknamed Whiplash, with his mech named "Scarlet"!
Except for Rimuru, no one had expected that the world's first martial arts tournament would open in such a way.
At the hearing not long ago, everyone had heard Tony boast—
His technology, at least for five to ten years, no one could crack.
But it hadn't even been half a year, and not only had the Arc Reactor technology been cracked, but there were even mature, full-coverage exoskeleton mechs.
The world was changing too fast; many people felt a bit lost.
But no matter what, everyone became excited.
They had thought the clash between the two mechs, Mark and Fengshen, would take a long, long time to happen, but no one expected that the very first match of the martial arts tournament would feature a battle between two mechs.
It was too crazy!
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