A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

As soon as the words left his mind, Cao Gui felt his whole body filled with strength, and an inexplicable power lingered between his brows.

Actually, Cao Gui originally planned to exchange for Luffy two years after the Marineford War, but for some reason, that character card was unusually expensive, a full 500,000, which was simply illogical. Cao Gui had no choice but to settle for second best and chose Vergo, who specializes in Haki.

This guy is a vice admiral of the G5 branch of the Navy, but in reality, he is Doflamingo's subordinate and an undercover agent planted by Doflamingo within the Navy.

Because of his existence, Trafalgar Law's benefactor, Corazon, died.

He didn't fight many times in the story, but his most famous battle was when he completely overwhelmed Smoker, beating Smoker so badly that even Tashigi couldn't recognize him.

This is why the Smoker character card is so cheap, but Cao Gui isn't interested in him.

Cao Gui clenched his fist with one hand, communicating with the power hidden between his eyebrows. A flash of black light appeared, and a layer of metallic black covered Cao Gui's right hand, giving it a very heavy feel.

"Huh? This feeling..." Cao Gui suddenly had a thought, as if he had grasped a trace of it, but then again, he didn't.

Come again!

Cao Gui tore off his clothes, and black Armament Haki slowly spread out from between his eyebrows, covering every part of his body.

This approach is a huge waste of his domineering aura. As the system commented, it's foolish. But Cao Gui isn't fighting; he's cultivating. Wasting a little bit is nothing, especially since... it's not even his own domineering aura, is it?

Inside the room, Cao Gui's body was covered in a layer of black, then vanished instantly, only to be covered again the moment he disappeared, repeating this cycle, gradually familiarizing himself with the domineering condensation and guidance method.

Although Vergo lacks combat intelligence, his mastery of Haki is quite high.

Ten minutes passed quickly. Cao Gui frowned slightly, feeling somewhat unsatisfied and reluctant to leave. Vergo's power was indeed very attractive to him at this stage.

"It seems... I've got it?" Cao Gui frowned slightly, a little uncertain, but he didn't dare to hesitate. While the feeling was still there, he immediately gathered and guided his domineering aura.

Human short-term memory is very short, and once it is lost, it is very difficult to recover.

Cao Gui closed his eyes slightly, focusing his attention on the space between his eyebrows. Following that mysterious feeling, the air between Cao Gui's eyebrows seemed to distort slightly, revealing a faint black... or rather, gray color. The black was so faint that it covered his skin, presenting an odd gray hue.

But even this gray color didn't last long; it flickered briefly before disappearing.

Cao Gui frowned and quickly started the second attempt, not daring to linger. But just like the first time, the gray wisp only flashed briefly before disappearing again.

I can't believe it!

Cao Gui gritted his teeth and continued with the third, fourth, and fifth times...

After an unknown amount of time, the morning star began to slowly appear on the horizon. In the villa, Cao Gui's forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and drops of sweat kept dripping down his cheeks.

Just as he had guessed, condensing and channeling the domineering aura was extremely taxing on his mental energy. Cao Gui's head was now throbbing with pain, as if needles were pricking it.

But at the same time, the faint gray color began to solidify, no longer flickering as before.

"Damn it, come out now!" Cao Gui couldn't help but roar, and his gray Armament Haki suddenly stabilized.

"Damn it...it's finally done." Cao Gui breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down on the ground. He couldn't see his forehead, but he could feel the presence of a domineering aura.

"Finally out..."

Cao Gui took a deep breath, his face pale, but he still forced himself to stand up. His body was fine, but his spirit was on the verge of exhaustion. However... this was the perfect time to temper his will.

Pfft!

Cao Gui suddenly leaped into the surging sea and plunged straight into it.

This is how he trains his will, by utilizing the terrifying water pressure deep in the ocean!

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Chapter 212 Elf Princess Arwen

"In my opinion, women are no less capable than men. After becoming a woman, I can focus more intently on my work and on scientific research. In my view, there's nothing wrong with that..."

At a high school in Midtown New York, on an open-air stage, a long-haired, mature woman is giving a passionate speech. Judging by her appearance alone, no one would believe that she has been a man for over thirty years.

Since becoming a woman, Toni Stark has quickly reappeared and has remained active in the media, even more so than when she was a lecherous old man.

"This guy... he's only been a couple of months, and he's already adapted to being a woman?" Gwen whispered in Cao Gui's ear from somewhere below.

Gwen was unaware that Cao Gui was the culprit behind Tony's transformation into Tony. Cao Gui hadn't told her about it, but the whole of America knew about Tony Stark's transformation, and that video had become an unsolved mystery worldwide.

"Uh...who knows?" Cao Gui's lips twitched slightly. To be honest, he was also a little surprised by this situation. Tony Stark was able to accept the fact that he had become a woman so quickly.

Looking at the beautiful, mature woman still giving her speech on stage, Cao Gui had a sudden thought: Maybe… I should turn her back to normal sometime? I happen to have a vial of [Male Hormone] on hand…

Ahem... That's a good idea, but we need to find a good time and a good place. Let's talk about it later.

"Alright, now it's question time." Toni clapped her hands, gently brushing aside a stray blonde hair by her ear. Her alluring charm commanded respect from the high school students, who quickly bent over to hide their embarrassment.

At their age, they can't even stand looking at a photo magazine, let alone facing a mature woman like Toni Stark.

“Mr. Stark… uh, madam.” A chestnut-haired girl wearing glasses stood up:

"I want to ask you, you've been a man for over thirty years, but suddenly you've become a woman. Don't you feel a little uncomfortable? For example... you know, girls have an uncomfortable day every month."

“That’s a very good question,” Tony said with a smile. “I think you all know about the differences between men’s and women’s lives, so I won’t go into too much detail here. I’ll just share my experience.”

"In my opinion, it's much better for a woman than a man. Women don't have to shave, they don't have to..."

On the podium, Tony went on and on, listing a whole host of virtues of women, leaving Cao Gui speechless. This guy... after being a man for over thirty years, is he serious about saying all this? This is unbelievable.

However, the guy's speech was coming to an end, and as Toni left, the students in the audience also stood up and left.

Gwen pulled Cao Gui slowly towards the back mountain in the distance, while Cao Gui looked depressed. Tony Stark... things had gone unexpectedly, and this was not the outcome he wanted to see.

Cao Gui thought that guy would be in unbearable pain, wishing he were dead, and wanting to die, but... damn it, he actually enjoyed being a woman.

You're a man!

A man over thirty years old, still a lecherous old man, the kind who can't live without women, and look what happened...

"Cao, what's wrong?" Gwen tilted her head, looking puzzled.

"Huh? It's nothing." Cao Gui waved his hand.

"Oh." Gwen pulled Cao Gui to a pavilion: "Darling, how's your domineering aura training going?"

"Not bad, a little progress." Cao Gui opened his right palm, bent his middle and ring fingers, and black Armament Haki slowly covered them.

Under the sunlight, it looked as if it had been cast from molten iron.

Gwen: (???)

"What's wrong... Oh, okay."

Cao Gui obediently lowered his ring finger and instead raised his index finger, covering it with Armament Haki and turning it black once again.

"Cao, what is this so-called domineering aura?" Gwen looked at the two jet-black fingers curiously.

"Uh... a special kind of energy, you can think of it as something like magic or enchantment." Cao Gui carefully chose his words and tried to explain it in simple terms.

"Oh, I see... Can I practice it?" Gwen looked at Cao Gui expectantly. Her combat strength was already inferior to Cao Gui's, let alone after Cao Gui possessed this thing.

"This... is acceptable." Cao Gui puffed out his chest and said shamelessly:

"But it takes a long time. I started training when I was young and it took me more than ten years to achieve what I have today."

It wasn't that he was unwilling to teach Gwen, but rather that cultivating domineering power was indeed very difficult. Without cheating, it would take him forever to succeed, but the system only allowed him to cheat.

"Oh, I see... never mind then." Gwen hesitated for a moment, then gave up the idea. More than ten years had passed; her child was probably older than she was now.

"Hi, Gwen."

Just then, a shout came from not far away. The two turned around and saw a man and a woman.

The woman was dressed casually in white, with a curvaceous figure and delicate, beautiful features, while the man... was unimportant, just a passerby.

Ok?

Cao Gui raised an eyebrow. This woman... looks like Elrond's daughter, the Elven princess: Arwen.

“Dr. Elizabeth, it’s a pleasure to meet you… This is Elizabeth Ross, PhD in Cell Biology. I showed her Dr. Connors’ cells.”

Gwen greeted him, and the last few words were spoken to Cao Gui.

Elizabeth Ross?

Cao Gui's eyes flickered. He had never heard of this name before. She shouldn't exist in the Marvel universe, otherwise... fanfiction would be everywhere. Alwin's looks are quite striking.

"Gwen, is this your boyfriend?" Alwen looked at Cao Gui with a gentle smile.

“Hello, Doctor, I’ve heard Gwen mention you.” Cao Gui shook her hand. “Gwen said you are a remarkable doctor with amazing achievements in the field of cell biology.”

"Thank you for the compliment," Alvin chuckled. "Actually, I'm not. There are people much better at this than me, and he also..."

As he spoke, Alwin's expression darkened, as if he had remembered something unpleasant.

“Ahem, Betty.” His male companion coughed lightly twice, pulling her back to reality.

"Sorry, I was daydreaming." Alvin smiled. "We'll be going now. Gwen, I've made some new discoveries about those cells. If you're interested, you can come to my lab, and we can talk about it."

"Okay, Doctor, thank you."

"Goodbye."

Watching the two leave, Cao Gui frowned slightly, but couldn't recall the relevant plot. Cao Gui's knowledge of Arwin was limited to The Lord of the Rings and Aragorn's wife; he knew nothing else about her.

"What's wrong?" Gwen asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing, I just remembered some things." Cao Gui shook his head and said, "Speaking of the doctor... what is Dr. Otto's research area again?"

Cao Gui asked, "After Dr. Connors died, Gwen became an intern at Osborn University, Dr. Otto."

If I remember correctly, this Dr. Otto is Dr. Octopus. Cao Gui was speechless after learning about this. Was Gwen's luck good or bad? She actually became an intern for two villains in a row.

“Nuclear physics.” Gwen shrugged, somewhat helplessly. “I really don’t know if he really didn’t think of it. To actually think about nuclear fusion is insane.”

"Uh..." Cao Gui scratched his head. It seemed necessary to take out the mechanical claw, otherwise Doctor Octopus might really appear.

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Chapter 213 The Strange Jade Urn, the Bizarre Death Case

Inside a villa on New York's Upper East Side.

In the early morning, the warm sunlight slowly moved and shone on the messy bed. Cao Gui felt something and slowly opened his eyes.

"Ugh... this woman, why is her sleeping posture so wild..." Cao Gui was speechless and gently removed the legs that were resting on his waist.

Beth was lying on the bed beside Cao Gui, her head resting on his arm. She kicked Beth to the other side.