Lin Feng, unconcerned with Skye's thoughts, had already begun formulating a plan.
"Susan, stay home, I'm going out for a bit!"
With that, Lin Feng turned and strode out.
"Lin! Where are you going?"
Susan called out from behind him.
Lin Feng turned his head, his expression contorted.
"I'm going to break the necks of those two bitches first!"
The words sent a chill down Susan's spine, nearly terrifying her to death.
She rushed forward, her steps quickened, and grabbed Lin Feng's waist, pulling him back.
"No! Lin!"
"Calm down! You'll go to jail!"
She felt Lin Feng had truly lost his mind.
After going out, Lin Feng had returned like a completely different person.
Lin Feng chuckled. He did indeed want to break the necks of the two perpetrators.
However, he hadn't lost his reason and knew it wasn't the best way to solve the problem.
He gently pulled Susan away, a wry smile on his face.
"I was joking, my little fool!"
"I'm going to see Tony Stark and discuss this whole matter with him!"
Susan stared into his eyes.
"You promise you're not lying to me!"
"Alright, alright, I promise!" Lin Feng reluctantly met Susan's gaze.
Seeing that Lin Feng's eyes didn't waver and didn't seem like he was lying, Susan finally relaxed.
She had been truly scared by Lin Feng just moments ago.
Who was Lin Feng? Superman!
If he wanted to break someone's neck, no one could stop him.
However, breaking those two people's necks could create a negative image of Lin Feng in the public's mind.
This was something Susan didn't want to see.
Lin Feng also understood this. Breaking their necks would be simple, but the subsequent repercussions would be somewhat uncontrollable.
If anything went wrong, Susan would be embroiled in even greater public scrutiny.
"If it gets too late, I'll sleep over at Tony's," Lin Feng said.
"Don't worry about me."
Susan nodded. "Remember what you promised me! Don't act impulsively!"
Lin Feng smiled and agreed.
After bidding farewell to Susan, Lin Feng ran to a secluded corner.
His black battle suit appeared, and Lin Feng soared into the sky, heading straight upwards.
Several sonic booms echoed in the air behind him.
Soon, Lin Feng flew out of the atmosphere and into outer space.
The sunlight shone on him, and the malevolent fire in his heart began to dissipate.
"System!" Lin Feng closed his eyes and called out.
"Is there something wrong with my body?!"
Lin Feng already had some guesses in mind, but he wasn't entirely sure.
The system remained silent, only displaying a video.
The footage showed Lin Feng in the DC world.
He stood with Diana and others before a portal.
On the other side of the portal was Darkseid and his subordinates.
The camera zoomed in, and Lin Feng watched closely.
The Mother Boxes were separated, and the portal was slowly closing.
However, the figures in the video didn't notice.
A barely visible black thread snaked over from the portal.
It then silently attached itself to Lin Feng.
The video ended there.
Lin Feng's expression turned grim, but he understood.
Just as he had suspected, someone had tampered with him.
"Was it that Exile?" Lin Feng muttered to himself.
The system then chimed in.
"That's right, it was the Exile!"
"I warned you to be careful of Exiles, and this is how careful you were?"
The system questioned him reproachfully.
Lin Feng felt a bit embarrassed. He had just finished a battle.
How could he have noticed such a tiny black thread?!
"Why didn't you warn me? You discovered it back then, didn't you?" Lin Feng shot back, shifting the blame to the system.
Since the system had this footage, it must have noticed the black thread at the time.
But not speaking up to warn him seemed a bit unfair.
"Heh heh..." The system let out a cold laugh.
"I didn't warn you so you'd learn your lesson!"
"Only after being tricked once will you be more cautious next time!"
"I told you, every Exile is not to be underestimated," the system continued.
"They don't appear often, but every time they do, some people fall victim."
"All those who fall victim are as careless as you are."
The system's words left Lin Feng feeling awkward.
"Alright, alright, it was indeed my negligence."
Lin Feng scratched his head, admitting his mistake.
He felt the main problem lay with him.
Despite possessing Superman's abilities, Lin Feng's combat experience and his attitude towards enemies still needed growth and training.
The system's actions were understandable; one only learns from making mistakes.
"What exactly is this black thread?" Lin Feng asked.
"Why do I always feel this unquenchable, malevolent fire?"
Hearing Lin Feng admit his mistake, the system no longer pressed the issue.
The goal of making him learn his lesson had been achieved; it wanted Lin Feng to grow quickly.
"It's a type of dark magic," the system explained.
"It can infinitely amplify the seven deadly sins within a being."
"That is, gluttony, greed, pride, sloth, lust, envy, and wrath."
"Will Superman be affected too?" Lin Feng couldn't help but ask.
"As long as you have these desires! You will be affected!"
"If the host experiences anger, the dark magic will amplify it infinitely."
"Until you are completely controlled by anger and become its puppet!"
"This is very similar to the magic used to control Clark."
After the explanation, Lin Feng finally understood.
Upon his return, he learned about Susan's incident.
He felt anger rise within him.
Thus, the dark magic activated, infinitely amplifying his anger.
Fortunately, Lin Feng hadn't completely lost control.
Thinking about it, Lin Feng felt a pang of fear.
If he had truly lost control, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Would countless people have had their necks snapped by him?
"Is there a solution?" Lin Feng asked the system.
Since the system hadn't warned him, there must be a solution.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have let him fall into such a trap so foolishly.
"There is a solution," the system replied.
As expected! The system wouldn't truly expose him to danger.
"A Bottle of Blessed Potion in the shop costs 500,000 prestige points."
"One bottle can neutralize the dark magic."
Lin Feng recoiled in shock.
"What the hell is so expensive?"
"A small bottle of potion costs 500,000 prestige points?" Lin Feng couldn't help but grumble, "You're not taking advantage of a desperate situation, are you, you dog system?"
"Are there any other ways?"
Although Lin Feng had tens of millions of prestige points, he didn't want to be exploited.
The system rolled its eyes. "You think it's too expensive?"
"If you think it's too expensive, go find the Ancient One."
"She can also remove the dark magic from you."
"It depends on whether she's willing to help you!"
Lin Feng pouted at the system's reply.
He felt the Ancient One wouldn't refuse him; he had even given her a pack of tea last time.
He opened the system and purchased another pack of Life Tree Leaf Tea.
A pack of leaves only cost 50,000 prestige points.
Lin Feng reasoned that it was normal to bring a gift when visiting someone for help!
If a problem could be solved for 50,000 prestige points, why would he spend 500,000?
He stored it temporarily in the system's warehouse and then flew towards the Himalayas on Earth.
He remembered that Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One's base, was located there.
As he approached the Himalayas,
Lin Feng noticed a bright light appearing not far ahead of him, followed by a golden ring.
It was a portal!
Lin Feng stopped in mid-air, clicking his tongue.
This portal was most likely opened by the Ancient One.
Without further thought, Lin Feng flew towards the portal.
As he neared the portal, Lin Feng saw the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, behind it.
She was sitting at a tea table, smiling at him.
It seemed the Ancient One knew he was coming to find her.
Lin Feng flew through the portal somewhat speechlessly and landed on the ground.
"I know why you've come, Lin Feng."
The Ancient One smiled, invited Lin Feng to sit, and poured him a cup of tea.
Lin Feng's eyes flickered, but he couldn't help but inwardly complain.
Another one of those powerful beings' opening lines!
With the Time Stone, the Ancient One could see the past and the future!
Honestly, Lin Feng felt a twinge of envy.