"That hits the spot~"
Looking down at the late "Silver Samurai," Peter felt a wave of genuine satisfaction. The night's gains had exceeded his wildest expectations.
Not only had he mastered the Lightning Style Chakra Mode and refined his control (to the point where he didn't accidentally liquefy Madame Gao with a single punch),
But he had also developed the "Pre-emptive Hole" evasion technique and absorbed the essence of Gao's four-century martial arts legacy.
"And then there's the loot..."
Peter turned his gaze toward the corpses. He pressed his hand against the mangled silver armor, and a system prompt flickered into view.
[Detected Sacrificable Deep Green Item: Silver Samurai Great Armor]
A rare suit of armor crafted at immense cost. Infused with a small amount of Vibranium, it can absorb and release kinetic energy and withstand RPG fire. A highly practical combat gear.
[Sacrifice Value: 800 Points]
[Sacrifice now?]
Without a second thought, Peter chose to sacrifice it. A suit of armor with a hole punched through the chest was useless to him.
As for the trace amounts of Vibranium... while rare, it wasn't his only source. He could always visit Wakanda later for a bulk order. Besides, he still had the sword!
He picked up the fallen katana.
BZZZT!
As he channeled Lightning Chakra into the blade, it erupted in blinding blue arcs. It reminded him of the Sword of the Thunder God from the Naruto world.
Testing a few swings, he realized that while he couldn't generate "Ki-based" thermal heat, the sword's internal circuitry perfectly amplified his lightning.
In terms of cutting power, his "Lightning Blade" form was every bit as lethal as the original high-frequency version.
"Not bad. A solid tactical weapon," Peter mused. "Maybe when I meet T'Challa, I can have him reforge it into a straight Tang-style blade. It would suit my aesthetic better."
Satisfied, he sheathed the sword and hung it at his waist. He'd tried to put it on his back, but realized it was physically impossible to draw it quickly that way without looking like an idiot.
"I really need the system to drop a storage ring soon. Carrying things manually is such a chore."
He then turned his attention to Madame Gao—or what was left of her.
To ensure she didn't pull a "Hand resurrection" stunt using Dragon Bone, he released a massive surge of electricity that turned her remaining remains into fine charcoal. Good luck resurrecting from ash.
Using his Byakugan, he scanned the debris around her and found two items: her dragon-head cane and a ring.
[Detected Sacrificable Green Item: Madame Gao's Dragon-Head Cane]A weapon she carried for decades. The tip is a special alloy that pierces steel; the dragon head can spray lasers and toxic mist.[Sacrifice Value: 500 Points]
[Detected Sacrificable Deep Green Item: K'un-L'un Thumb Ring]A token of Gao's training in K'un-L'un. Wearing this allows one to sense "Ki" more easily and slightly increases cultivation speed. She never took it off, even after defecting.[Sacrifice Value: 800 Points]
A cultivation aid! Peter's eyes lit up. He sacrificed the cane for the points and slid the K'un-L'un ring onto his left thumb.
To his surprise, the ring vanished upon contact, leaving only a faint cloud-pattern tattoo on his knuckle. Space-folding magic? K'un-L'un was a pocket dimension, after all.
Eager to test it, Peter rode his Glider back to Parker Tech. In a secluded room, he summoned the Cold Jade Bed and sat cross-legged, closing his eyes to seek the elusive "Ki."
At first, there was nothing. But when he tried to multitask—kneading Chakra while meditating—he felt a strange resonance.
Wait... if I think about it, Nature Energy in Naruto is just a variant of Ki, isn't it? The main difference was that Nature Energy was volatile and hard to store, while Ki could be kept in the Dantian indefinitely.
If I store enough Ki in my Dantian and fuse it 1:1 with my Chakra... wouldn't that create a localized Sage Mode?
He tried to draw the energy in, but the process was agonizingly slow. Even with the Cold Jade Bed's boost, without a proper internal cultivation manual, absorbing the world's ambient Ki was like trying to fill a swimming pool with a dropper.
After two hours, he'd barely gathered a sliver. It would take months to store enough for a "Sage" transformation.
"Well... dinner first."
Realizing it was 7:00 AM, Peter headed out for breakfast and picked up a copy of the Daily Bugle.
The headline was predictably about the battle with Electro, but the sidebar caught his eye: Tony Stark Announces Closure of Weapons Division.
Peter smiled. The next "ATM" was ready for withdrawal.
Previously, Stark Industries' stock had rebounded when Tony was rescued, netting Peter a fortune. Now, Tony's "heroic" but financially suicidal decision would cause the price to crater.
Peter planned to buy the dip aggressively.
In two weeks, when Tony defeats Iron Monger and tells the world, "I am Iron Man," the stock will go to the moon.
Between that and the upcoming launch of the Unicorn Generation 1 phone, Peter was about to become one of the wealthiest men on the planet.
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