Chapter 367: Grandpa Lee Falls from the Sky

Through the Spider Totem, Clark not only gained divine powers but also the ability to sense the movements of every Spider-Man across distant universes with just a thought.

For instance, the Spider-Man from the main Earth-616 universe was swinging through the steel jungle, acting as a vigilante;

Champ Parker was cultivating his mood by gardening, but in a room full of flowers, only two had bloomed;

Spider-Ham was playing cards with Captain Cat and Thor the Shiba Inu;

Spider-Gwen was bathing while discussing unmentionable sensitive topics with some jerk's divine power avatar…

Shaking his head, Clark withdrew his spiritual power.

The feedback from divine power hosts was a long and ongoing process, and Clark didn't expect those little Spiders to bring him any surprises just yet.

After checking the situation, he immediately set his villa to seclusion mode, refusing all disturbances, and then took out the Soul Stone that he had obtained at the cost of Hela's life.

"Move Heaven," here we go!

Clark's retreat lasted for five days and nights.

When he emerged, his strength had once again improved qualitatively, and more importantly, he had gained some rudimentary understanding of his "God-level BGM System."

To test some of his theories, Clark thought, if there were a BGM that could predict the future, then he could foresee the dangers facing Earth and the entire universe and take precautions in advance.

"Congratulations, host. The system has sensed your strong desire and awakened the BGM 'A Million Possibilities.'"

"A Million Possibilities"

Level: 1 (Max Level)

Effect: Uses impression points to simulate the future. When used with the Time Stone, it achieves the best effect.

Each use consumes 100 million impression points.

Could it be that his divine BGM system was now almost capable of fulfilling his wishes? Or was this impressive upgrade somehow related to his control over the Spider Totem?

Thinking this, Clark took out the Time Stone given to him by the Ancient One, snapped his fingers, and the BGM started playing.

"In an instant, a million possibilities, should I move forward, or should I wait? In this winter night, a million uncertainties…"

As the song played, visions of the future quickly appeared before Clark's eyes, revealing everything he wanted to know in just moments!

It turned out that the universal disaster Devourer of Stars mentioned was indeed related to the uncertain factors of the Phoenix Force and Kaecilius, and the reasons for this disaster were even more complex!

Following the results backward, he immediately located the current hiding places of Kaecilius and the last fragment of the Phoenix Force.

Now, all he needed to do was to eliminate Kaecilius and that fragment of the Phoenix Force, and then clear the other factors contributing to the disaster, and he could eradicate the catastrophe Devourer of Stars spoke of.

So easy!

"Ah! Ah! Ah!…"

Just as Clark had unraveled all the causes and was preparing to proactively eliminate all risks at their roots, a sudden cry echoed through the night sky.

Startled, Clark immediately projected his spiritual power into the sky and saw an elderly man in a beige spacesuit falling from a kilometer high. Calculating his current distance, weight, falling speed, and wind resistance, his landing point would be…

Clark's villa rooftop!

Without a second thought, Clark's figure shadowed to the rooftop, and with a gentle wave of his hand, a soft wave of spatial energy spread upwards. Under the influence of his divine power, the mysterious old man's descent gradually slowed until, by the time he reached the villa, his speed was akin to that of someone parachuting, and he gently landed on the rooftop.

"Oh, young man, was it you who kindly saved me? I am so thankful, you truly are a good-hearted child," the old man prattled as he moved his visibly shaken legs to sit on a rooftop chair, "Oh, heavens! These metal chairs are still warm; this is fantastic, I won't have to worry about my old ailment acting up if I sit a bit longer."

How could a metal chair be warm in the rooftop's cold wind? It was warm because Clark had used his divine power just before the old man sat down.

Seeing the old man comfortably seated, Clark couldn't help but ask with a smile, "Weren't you having a good time talking with the Watcher on the moon? How did you suddenly fall down?"

"Hmph!"

Hearing Clark ask this, the old man immediately got upset, snorted coldly, and said angrily, "That big-headed Uatu is simply too disgraceful!"

"Big-headed?"

"That's the Watcher, Uatu, to you."

"He originally invited me to tell them stories, but halfway through, they didn't want to listen anymore, and didn't even bother to send me back. Do they expect an old man like me

 to fly back from the moon by myself?"

"That's outrageous!"

Clark raised an eyebrow, "Were they really that unreasonable?"

"It gets worse!" the old man shook his head and continued, "Later I thought, if they don't want me back, then fine, I'll stay since the Watcher's food isn't bad. But less than a year later, Uatu couldn't stand it anymore and literally threw me down from the moon. If it weren't for your timely intervention, I might have been smashed to death, you know?"

"Er…" Clark shook his head helplessly, "Then they really were too much."

"Isn't that the truth?" the old man said, shaking his head with phrases like "times have changed" and "people are no longer as they used to be," then suddenly remembered something, changing the topic, "Young man, did you know, Disney has started remaking 'Aladdin' now. Speaking of which, the screenwriter is an old friend of mine, and I have some exclusive insider information."

As he spoke, the old man took off his oxygen mask and winked at Clark, "Do you know the most exciting part of the movie?"

Clark paused for two seconds: "Aladdin uses his third wish to acquire the Dragon Balls, then uses them to summon the dragon and gets himself a new magic lamp?"

Receiving impression points from the cosmic will, automatically converted to one 'Random BGM Lottery Card'!

The old man was caught off guard by Clark's genius answer, glaring at him after a long pause before saying, "Aladdin isn't as greedy as you! The most exciting part of the story is actually when the big villain steals the lamp, and Aladdin uses his wit to make the villain wish himself into a genie, thus resolving the crisis."

Standing up, the old man moved to the edge of the rooftop, leaning on the railing and gazing at the stars, "Sometimes, thwarting the villain's plot from the beginning is a good choice, but if you can use the situation to your advantage, you can maximize your strengths. 'Using the strength of four ounces to move a thousand pounds' is a saying from your Huaxia, so I suppose I don't need to teach you what it means?"

Pausing, he turned back and added, "But there's one thing about you, young man, that I really admire—that in everything you do, you consider how to maximize benefits. There's nothing wrong with that idea in itself, as long as you do it well and cleverly, the original disaster might even turn into a good thing, even a great thing."

Clark thoughtfully absorbed the old man's words, but the conversation quickly shifted again, "I should go back from here; I've been out so long, I should check on my home. I hear there's a live broadcast of 'Victoria's Secret' tonight, and I wouldn't want to miss that feast for the eyes..."

Clark: ...

You're of such an advanced age, and you're openly admitting to your unique tastes like this?

Internally scoffing, Clark waved his hand, and a force of divine power lifted the old man from the rooftop and gently landed him.

As the old man touched down, he walked away without looking back, vanishing mysteriously from Clark's sight after a few steps.

Watching the old man disappear, Clark rapidly pondered their conversation.

He didn't believe it was a coincidence that the old man had suddenly fallen from the sky at this time and then talked about seemingly unrelated things.

Clark was convinced that the old man had a purpose in appearing before him at this moment. And that purpose must be in the words he had just spoken…

"Aladdin… maximizing benefits… using the situation… using the strength of four ounces to move a thousand pounds…"

Chewing over the old man's key phrases, Clark suddenly had an epiphany and muttered to himself, "Grandpa, oh grandpa, you want me to stake the fate of the entire movie universe on a gamble, to snatch the chestnuts from the fire in Dormammu's hands!"

"But…" his lips curling into an excited smile, "That's exactly my style!"

"Rather than simply destroying Dormammu's plans, it's better to turn his plans against him, take what he's long schemed for, and make him lose more than he bargained for!"

Gazing deeply at the empty street below, Clark seemed to be talking to himself, yet also as if speaking directly to the now-departed old man, "What I said earlier, that must be the message you wanted to convey to me, right? However... I think your ideas are still a bit too conservative."

"This universe, I will protect!"

"The universes that were lost, I will take back!"

"And besides, Dormammu's old life, I will take that too!"

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