Multiverse Skill System

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The man Barry brought was Steel Man. It was obvious that Barry had told some lies and tricked him into coming here, hoping that Yi Shuihan would deal with him.

Barry is gambling that Yi Shuihan will make a move.

Without answering Steel Man's question, Yi Shuihan realized that such a minor character was not worth Yi Shuihan's attention at all.

To Steel Man, this attitude was clearly a provocation. Possessing the superpower to transform into steel, Steel Man considered himself superior. Perhaps not as powerful as Superman, he was still absolutely strong. Having just defeated the Flash, his confidence soared, and he did not believe that Yi Shuihan would be his opponent.

"Kid, didn't you hear me talking to you?"

One of his hands had hardened, and he walked menacingly toward Yi Shuihan, clearly wanting to demonstrate his strength first.

Steel Man didn't notice the way others looked at him when he did that. It wasn't the fear and dread that ordinary people showed him when he displayed his power before; it was pity.

In Caitlin's view, there was nothing more suicidal than an ordinary superhuman provoking a monster that even Superman couldn't defeat.

It is also because of Yi Shuihan's low profile that most people do not know his identity. Otherwise, if they knew his past achievements, Steel Man would probably have been trembling in fear in front of him.

Before Yi Shuihan could make a move, Fiora, a maid, blocked the Steel Man's path.

Steelman was surprised by Fiora's attire, but this situation clearly aroused his resentment towards the rich, and he saw Yi Shuihan as a despicable rich second-generation who looked down on ordinary people.

"I don't usually lay a hand on women, but if you keep blocking my way, I might make an exception. Kid, if you're so tough, don't stand behind women. Are you a coward?"

Such an obvious and low-level provocation would not have fooled Yi Shuihan. However, the fact is that after Steel Man finished speaking, Fiora punched Steel Man to the ground without giving him a chance to revert to his normal state, and Steel Man passed out.

After doing all this, Fiora returned to Yi Shuihan's side as if nothing had happened.

"With the flies gone, it's finally much quieter."

Chapter 662, The Body of the Sun

Looking at the Steel Man on the ground, whom he had tried his best to defeat but couldn't, Barry felt a sense of utter frustration. He glanced at Fiora with some fear; that punch just now reminded him of the first time he saw Fiora. Even though the wound had healed, it still ached slightly.

This isn't a physiological feeling, but a psychological one. Barry will likely find it difficult to overcome this illusion until he surpasses Fiora in strength.

With the crisis resolved and no longer needing to worry about Iris and Joe, Barry wasn't as happy as he had imagined. Instead, he felt a sense of loss. When something that seemed extremely difficult to him was easily solved by someone else, he always felt an indescribable sense of frustration.

This feeling is like when you're in school, a classmate who studies hard, always listens attentively in class, takes notes, and obeys the teacher, ends up not as good as some classmates who don't pay attention in class and just play around. Barry was the hardworking one, but Yi Shuihan was even more disappointing than the latter.

"What should we do now?"

"Of course we should lock him up. He doesn't look like a good converted person."

Steel Man originally had a full episode with a lot of lines, but because he offended Yi Shuihan, he was stripped of his extra screen time and became a minor extra, even lower than a supporting character.

"Yes, the matter has been resolved. You don't need to worry about him anymore. We can discuss the details when we meet, okay? That's all, bye."

Barry immediately called Iris to let her know he was safe.

……

"Holy Spirit, can we collect the rewards from the last mission now?"

"Of course, you can choose to start the lottery at any time."

"Is the ability I draw immediately, or can I choose when to acquire it?"

"You can choose to claim the reward at any time within 24 hours, or you can choose to forgo it."

"That's good, let's begin!"

This lottery is different from the previous ones. In the past, Yi Shuihan could choose which level of skill to draw, but this time he can't choose. However, the only thing to be thankful for is that this world is very powerful, and the upper limit of the skills he can draw is the Gold level, which is something to look forward to.

Yi Shuihan was a little nervous about his first official lottery draw, so much so that he didn't even notice the increasingly luxurious interface.

"It's this ability? Did he just have a stroke of incredible luck?"

Having prepared himself to draw a useless ability, Yi Shuihan was pleasantly surprised to instead draw a top-tier one. This was evident in his sudden burst of laughter in the laboratory.

The laughter left Caitlin and the others completely bewildered.

"What's up with him?"

"I don't know, but maybe they hacked into the Pentagon."

"Cisco, when did you learn to be humorous?"

"Just now, most women like men who have a good sense of humor, don't they?"

"..."

Yi Shuihan chose to accept the lottery for the ability, because the ability he won would not change his appearance or cause the big commotion he had imagined, so he did not hesitate to use it immediately.

"Body of the Sun" is the skill that Yi Shuihan drew. It is a gold-level skill, a passive physical skill. At present, it has not brought any help to Yi Shuihan, but he believes that it will not be long before he will benefit immensely from this skill.

This skill was derived from Superman's abilities, but as expected of a system, the converted version is even more perfect than the original, and Kryptonite is of no use to him.

Superman possesses abilities such as a body of steel, super vision, super hearing, and heat vision. However, Yi Shuihan's body of the sun has only one characteristic: he can absorb sunlight to become stronger. It seems that he is far inferior to Superman, but this is not the case. For Yi Shuihan, this ability is the most suitable for him.

The ability to grow stronger simply by basking in the sun every day was the perfect one for Yi Shuihan; he had imagined himself possessing such an ability countless times.

For Yi Shuihan, the body of the sun is equivalent to a top-tier bloodline, comparable to the Golden Crow bloodline of the primordial era. It can be said that with it, Yi Shuihan's path from then until he became a saint was smooth sailing.

It's fair to say that even if he doesn't gain anything else, this skill is already enough to justify Yi Shuihan's visit to this world.

"If I go to sleep in the sun right now for decades, will I be able to advance to the level of a celestial being after I come out? Sleep for hundreds of years and become a golden powerhouse."

Yi Shuihan thought this possibility was indeed very high.

The so-called strengthening of the Sun Body is comprehensive, not just physical, but also includes the most fundamental realm of understanding, which is all related to fire.

"I have a good idea. Since sunlight works naturally, if artificial light could do the same thing, could we create a miniature artificial sun that keeps getting stronger 24 hours a day?"

The reason I came up with this idea is because I once watched an anime called Dragon Ball. In it, Saiyans can transform under a full moon, so advanced Saiyan warriors invented a way to create an artificial moon so that their transformations would no longer be limited by time.

Of course, creating an artificial sun would be too complicated for Yi Shuihan; all he needed was an instrument that could emit sunlight.

In this regard, Yi Shuihan thought that Cisco and Wells might be able to help.

"You mean you want something that emits sunlight? Are you sure that's not a solar-powered light bulb?"

When Yi Shuihan stated his request, Cisco made a rare joke.

"Whoever can make something that meets my requirements, I will raise their cultivation level by one level. In other words, if you take it out now, you will be a Nascent Soul expert in a few minutes, becoming a mini-superman."

"Are you sure you're not kidding?"

"Of course!"

"Okay, I'll go and study it right away. I'm sure I'll become a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Cisco erupted with unprecedented enthusiasm, one could say he was quite excited.

"If, I mean if, I could make a potion that achieves roughly the same effect, for example, a potion that creates a small area of ​​sunlight, could you also make me a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Caitlin was not content to remain idle; Yi Shuihan's offer was too great, and she was unwilling to just wait idly.

"Sure, as long as you can actually make it."

Yi Shuihan didn't think Caitlin could succeed, but he still held a sliver of hope. If Caitlin did succeed, he wouldn't mind helping her become a Nascent Soul cultivator, which wouldn't be too difficult for him.

All three people in the lab were busy and didn't even have time to support Barry, which made Barry's heroic work somewhat difficult.

Chapter 663, The Crazy Reward

When Barry learned what Caitlin and the others were busy with, he could only remain silent. He had no reason or right to blame them, and he dared not reason with Yi Shuihan. In fact, if he had been able to help Yi Shuihan in this matter, he might have even considered temporarily giving up his work as a hero and turning to research.

He knew about Caitlin and the other two's cultivation, and he envied them. He had once wanted to become a cultivator, but unfortunately he didn't understand Chinese and didn't have Yi Shuihan's guidance, so he couldn't even get started. Later, he had to focus on superpowers.

With the body of the sun, Yi Shuihan no longer stays at home. In fact, he recently bought a villa in the central city, which means he has settled down in this world.

The villa wasn't far from the Advanced Labs, less than a ten-minute walk. He walked there every day. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't need to be on time and no one paid him, he would look no different from an office worker.

During this time, Yi Shuihan had moved his office to his own courtyard. He spent his days basking in the sun, reading books, and testing his learning with a laptop. He was quite carefree and relaxed.

Because of his sun-like body, Yi Shuihan's aura also became more sunny. Others would always feel an indescribable warmth when they looked at him. It can be said that this kind of temperament has a 100% charm boost for aloof girls. It's a good thing he doesn't go out much, otherwise he would definitely attract a lot of girls.

To understand the rate at which the Sun Body was strengthening, Yi Shuihan once flew over Earth and slowly approached the Sun, wanting to know if he, like Superman, grew stronger the closer he got to the Sun. The result surprised Yi Shuihan. It turned out that sunbathing on Earth or in front of the Sun did indeed make a difference, but the biggest difference was only about three times, which was not too big.

As for whether it's inside or outside the sun, there is a considerable difference; inside the sun, its rate of strengthening is dozens of times that outside.

This enormous gap almost made Yi Shuihan decide to just go and sleep in the sun and never come out again.

Two weeks after making the promise to Cisco, Cisco finally produced an initial version of the thing, which he named the Sunbeam Reflector, a huge contraption the size of a door that could create a sunbeam effect over an area of ​​tens of square meters.

However, it was clear that merely resembling it was not enough to meet Yi Shuihan's requirements. After Yi Shuihan failed the test, Cisco went back to be reworked.

The second person to come to Yi Shuihan was Dr. Wells, whose true identity was the future Reverse-Flash. Yi Shuihan had high hopes for him.

What he brought did not disappoint Yi Shuihan. Not only was the item only half the size of Cisco's, but it also actually worked, converting electrical energy into sunlight. Although it was not as good as conventional sunlight (based on Yi Shuihan's experience on Earth), it was about two-thirds as effective. This showed that his direction was correct, but it still needed some modifications.

To boost Dr. Wells's motivation, Yi Shuihan directly promoted him from the early stage of Qi Refining to the late stage, making his physical abilities several times stronger. This also stimulated Cisco and Caitlin.

"The energy problem must be solved. We can't keep charging it all the time. Perhaps nuclear energy can replace it. Of course, it would be even better if we could use multiple energy sources."

As for the issue of size, Yi Shuihan wasn't too worried. His magic wasn't something to play around with; he could easily shrink it using space folding to achieve the shape he wanted.

As the month drew to a close, Cisco brought his finished product again, which was much better than the first one, and even slightly better than Wells's work, achieving four-fifths the effect of normal sunlight.

Cisco's idea is quite good. His work uses the sun as its energy source, essentially storing energy during the day and releasing it at night, acting as a transfer station. Only about 20% of the energy is lost during the conversion process.

Since the desired 100% effect was not achieved, Yi Shuihan only helped him reach the peak of Qi Refining and then let him continue his research.

Such achievements in just one month greatly increased Yi Shuihan's expectations for their research, leading him to further increase the rewards. If they could develop something beyond 100% and create even more powerful sunlight, Yi Shuihan wouldn't mind achieving a Dao Integration Realm.

Yi Shuihan's expectation was that it would be three times that of the ordinary. In that case, there would be basically no difference between Earth and outside the sun. The only difference would be between inside and outside the sun.

Those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage are not afraid of basic firearms, and those who have reached the Dao Integration stage are like humanoid nuclear bombs, capable of using nuclear bombs without limit. This temptation has kept Cisco and Wells researching day and night, even limiting their mealtimes to one minute. If they could abstain from grains, they probably wouldn't need to eat at all.

Cisco and Wells only slept 2 hours a day, while Caitlin was no less insane, sleeping only 4 hours a day.

Fortunately, Cisco and Wells were both in the late stage of Qi Refining, so they didn't die suddenly in the laboratory a few days later. Caitlin, on the other hand, was only in the early stage of Qi Refining. Although she slept for two hours longer than Cisco and Wells, she didn't look as good as them.

Using biological knowledge to achieve the effect Yi Shuihan wanted was indeed much more difficult. While Cisco and Wells continued to produce their work, Caitlin's progress was not very smooth, and Yi Shuihan doubted whether she could succeed.

Another month passed, and Wells's work achieved 100% success. Yi Shuihan also helped him break through to the Nascent Soul stage as promised. Although it was only the initial stage of Nascent Soul, it still made Wells ecstatic. The leap in his life made him no longer in a hurry to return to the future. He devoted himself to the research again, hoping to gain more benefits.

In the third month, Cisco, who reached the Nascent Soul stage only three days later than Wells, was already strong enough to defeat Barry head-on. Of course, if Barry ran, he still couldn't catch up, since his cultivation level was forcibly raised, making him one of the weakest Nascent Soul cultivators, and he didn't possess any magic spells, let alone magical treasures.

Chapter 664, The Sun's Gift

On this day, Yi Shuihan was reading in the courtyard as usual, thinking it would be another peaceful day, but then an uninvited guest arrived.

Several military armored vehicles stopped outside Yi Shuihan's villa, and a group of people in military uniforms got out.

The group of soldiers, fully armed, broke down the door and came face to face with Yi Shuihan.

"This doesn't seem to be a terrorist's lair, does it, General Erlin?"

Yi Shuihan recognized the leader and looked somewhat displeased.

"You know me? I don't remember ever having any contact with you."

Erlin said with some surprise.

"First, I'd like to confirm, do you know who I am?"

"Who you are is not important. What is important is that we suspect you are a spy. Please come with us."

Many red dots appeared on Yi Shuihan's body, a sign that he was being aimed at by a gun.

"They don't even know who I am, yet they dare to mess with me. What am I supposed to say?"

To be honest, Yi Shuihan was completely baffled by Erlin's arrival.

“Tell me about your relationship with cutting-edge labs and what they’ve been researching lately.”

Erlin suddenly asked.

"So they came for Wells and his group."

I've finally figured things out a bit; I've been dragged into this mess.

Given Erlin's influence, he should have been able to easily know that Wells and his group frequently visited this area, which is why he assumed that Yi Shuihan knew something.

In fact, Yi Shuihan does bear some responsibility for this. The reason why Erlin noticed the Advanced Laboratory again was entirely due to Wells and Cisco's attainment of the Nascent Soul stage. Wells was alright, keeping a low profile, but Cisco was different. He used the Nascent Soul stage's power outside and was discovered by the military.

Erin naturally didn't know that Cisco had become so powerful because of training. Instead, he guessed that Cisco was a superhuman who had obtained his power through some kind of experiment. This naturally piqued his interest, and he wanted to find out the secret.

Such a large-scale operation was not actually intended to deal with Yi Shuihan, but rather with Cisco. It's just that Yi Shuihan's location was relatively close to the clamping laboratory, so they came along the way.

"General, a suspicious woman has been spotted outside."

"Bring her in."

A few minutes later, Yi Shuihan saw Caitlin being brought in.

"Let me go! What right do you have to arrest me?"