Multiverse Skill System

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Upon hearing Caitlin's suggestion, Yi Shuihan was completely dumbfounded. This kind of melodramatic plot actually happened to him. He had seen people pretend to be boyfriends to meet their parents or attend class reunions and parties, but he had never seen someone pretend to be a boyfriend to help someone break up. Generally speaking, it was the real boyfriend who would do that, right?

Should he go or not? In the end, Yi Shuihan decisively decided to go. If he didn't agree to go, and the two of them rekindled their passion, that was not what he wanted to see. If he went, he would be able to react to whatever happened.

Chapter 669, Heartbroken to the Point of Spontaneous Combustion

Caitlin chose the beach as the meeting place for Ronnie. On this day, she and Yi Shuihan arrived at the designated place early and waited for Ronnie's arrival.

"Are you so nervous that you can't even speak?"

Upon arrival, Caitlin stared blankly at the sea for more than ten minutes, until Yi Shuihan finally couldn't help but speak.

Yi Shuihan's words made Caitlin turn her head to look at him, then turn back as if nothing had happened.

"Okay, I give up. You're the real protagonist, aren't you! Are you thirsty from standing here? I have some drinks to quench your thirst."

He took out a bottle of soda and handed it to Caitlin, who naturally accepted it, but she didn't drink it; she just held it in her hand.

After a while, when Yi Shuihan was starting to feel awkward, a flash of light appeared in the sky. The light grew bigger and bigger, and gradually it became clear that it was a human figure.

"Finally here!"

The fireman landed smoothly and transformed into Ronnie and Martin, which seemed very natural. It was clear that the two of them were getting along better and better.

Yi Shuihan was very curious about how their clothes were fused together. After fusion, they had a set of clothes that were unique to each other, but when the fusion was broken, each of them had a set of clothes. It was quite magical.

Now is clearly not the time to delve into such a minor issue.

Perhaps Ronnie also realized that something was wrong, so when he saw Caitlin, he didn't say anything for a moment. The two just looked at each other and stared at each other.

Martin, who could vaguely sense Ronnie's feelings, could be said to have a relationship with him that was almost like that of a father and son. But even so, he could only watch silently, as he had no good way to deal with this matter of personal feelings.

“Caitlyn, you…”

Ronnie couldn't help but speak up, but the moment he spoke, Caitlin also made a move. She took two steps to Yi Shuihan's side, then hugged Yi Shuihan's arm with both hands, acting like a little bird clinging to him.

Such a direct action made it clear to Ronnie without saying a word. Ronnie's words caught in his throat as he stared blankly at Caitlin.

A seemingly sunny and cheerful man was crying at this moment, and silent tears streamed down his face.

Yi Shuihan could feel that Caitlin's grip on his arm had tightened, and it was obvious that she was also extremely agitated.

After all, they were once engaged, and their feelings for each other were incomparable to those of ordinary boyfriends and girlfriends. Breaking up is a heavy decision for both of them.

If Yi Shuihan didn't stand up and say something at this moment, he really wouldn't be a man, and there would be no point in Caitlin calling him over.

Even if he's a fake boyfriend, he still needs to play his proper role, otherwise, do you even want to become a real boyfriend?

“Ronnie, as you can see, Caitlin loves me. The two of you are not a good match. On the night the particle accelerator exploded, you died in Caitlin's heart. This made her feel incredibly guilty in the days that followed. As a man, you hurt a woman. No matter what the initial reason was, it was wrong. If you really love her, you shouldn't be so insistent on being with her. If a man truly loves a woman, then seeing her happy is his own happiness. Leave her, and you can still be close friends.”

This spiritual chicken soup, shrouded in black mist, was forcibly fed to Ronnie by Yi Shuihan. It was Yi Shuihan who spoke, but even he himself thought it was nonsense.

If you break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, it's perfectly fine to remain close friends. Since you were once in a relationship, you have a deep understanding of each other. Isn't the premise of being friends mutual understanding and getting along well?

The truth is that most boyfriends and girlfriends, once they break up, can't even be ordinary friends, let alone close friends. They're lucky if they don't become enemies.

Ronnie is truly a good man. Even in the face of this situation where his love was stolen, he didn't fly into a rage. If it were Yi Shuihan, he would have already gone up and attacked. No matter what the reason, if someone dares to steal my girl, I'll beat them up first, and if they don't die, then we can talk slowly.

"Are you really sure? It's not too late to back out now. I can pretend none of this ever happened. We can get married right away and live happily together, ignoring everything else. We'll have a few children in the future, and we'll definitely be very happy."

His tone was extremely dry, reminiscent of a traveler at the end of his rope in the desert, yearning for the salvation of water.

"I'm sorry! We're really not a good match. Go find a better woman than me!"

Caitlin whispered, her eyes filled with guilt as she looked at Ronnie.

The final attempt to save him failed, and Ronnie finally lost control of his emotions. He roared to the sky, and a powerful surge of energy erupted from his body as he began to burn.

Unlike when he merged with Martin, Ronnie was now burning with blue flames, which looked like the fire of his soul.

On the other side, Martin also experienced a chain reaction, just like Ronnie, and the flames of the wolf ignited, emitting a low growl that was not human.

A powerful surge of energy erupted from Ronnie and Martin, but the surrounding temperature did not rise; instead, it gave off an eerie chill.

"Ronnie, what's wrong? Ronnie..."

Caitlin looked at Ronnie with concern. Anyone could see that something was wrong, and she was the one who caused it all.

Martin, who was experiencing the same symptoms, was completely ignored and no one paid any attention to him, but he had no interest in pursuing the matter.

In her panic, Caitlin forgot that she was now a powerful being, powerful enough to crush Ronnie and Martin combined into one.

Subconsciously, Caitlin looked at Yi Shuihan, her eyes full of pleading.

"Don't worry, he's just unleashing his potential, like an ordinary person having a burst of potential. He'll recover in a little while, and at most he'll need to lie in bed for a few days."

"Is it really?"

"Of course it's true. I would never lie about something like this."

Yi Shuihan was right, but that was based on the assumption that nothing else would happen. If Ronnie just vented and then recovered, that would be fine. But if his emotions got a little more intense and reached a certain limit, then what he burned wouldn't be his potential, but his very soul.

Chapter 670, Doomsday

Martin, who was practically one with Ronnie, was the first to succumb to the burst of potential and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"The best way now is to knock him out too, that way we can be absolutely sure."

As soon as she finished speaking, Caitlin instinctively moved, disappearing from the spot in a blur. In less than a breath, Caitlin had knocked Ronnie, who was engulfed in flames, unconscious. Ronnie didn't even have a chance to react; the difference between him and the Void Returner was too great.

The combination of Ronnie and Martin can trigger a nuclear explosion, which will consume most of their energy. Caitlin, on the other hand, has an attack power comparable to a nuclear bomb and can be fired dozens of times without any problem.

"What the hell is this!"

With a sigh, Yi Shuihan could only say that in this vast world, anything is possible.

Ronnie and Martin are currently unconscious, and only Yi Shuihan and Caitlin are conscious. They can't just be left here, and it's definitely not feasible to let Caitlin carry two grown men away, even though she could easily lift them with one hand.

Naturally, Yi Shuihan took on the role of laborer. However, carrying things by hand was a bit unseemly, so Yi Shuihan took out a magic carriage from his personal space and acted as a coachman.

The carriage looked like it came from the Middle Ages, and most people who saw it looked quite surprised. Fortunately, since it was being used for filming, people were just surprised and didn't think much of it.

After dropping Ronnie and Martin off at Mrs. Martin's house, Caitlin and Yi Shuihan left.

In the days that followed, there was no news of Ronnie and Martin; it was as if they had vanished from the city center.

The relationship between Caitlin and Yi Shuihan became increasingly strange, resembling that of a boyfriend and girlfriend, but without actually breaking through that barrier.

Another six months passed.

With the help of the Sun Body, Yi Shuihan made rapid progress. Although he had not yet broken through in terms of realm, his strength was 10% higher than it was half a year ago. Don't underestimate this 10%. You should know that Yi Shuihan's current 10% strength is also the power to destroy the earth. After all, his combat power far exceeds his realm itself.

In the past six months, a lot of things have happened in Central City, but Barry has resolved them all without encountering any major difficulties, thanks to the presence of Caitlin, a Void Returner.

Perhaps because of Yi Shuihan's existence, Ni Shan did not appear. He, who had transformed into Wells, rarely left the laboratory in order to continue his research and make breakthroughs. He also wanted to become a Void Returner.

Unfortunately, technological breakthroughs are not so simple, especially once research has reached a certain depth. It is quite normal if there is no breakthrough for several years or even decades.

Beneath the surface of calm, a hidden crisis is quietly approaching; a force that even Yi Shuihan has not noticed is rapidly closing in on Earth.

The crisis erupted very suddenly. On this day, Yi Shuihan was teaching Caitlin a useful little spell when a thunderous roar, carrying a strong impact, made the air tremble.

"what happened?"

"what happened?"

After the rage subsided, the earth began to tremble slightly, as if the entire planet had been struck.

"This aura is at the peak of the Bronze level, which is extremely close to the Silver level. There is also a powerful being around it, which is very familiar to me. It is Superman."

Yi Shuihan's expression changed, and the image of Doomsday, the monster created by Lex Luthor using Kryptonian technology, easily surfaced in his mind.

Doomsday's current strength is not scary. It doesn't even have Silver rank, so it can't even beat Superman, let alone Yi Shuihan.

However, it has a unique characteristic: it can continuously grow stronger in battle. As long as it is not completely defeated in a short period of time, it will become stronger at a speed beyond your imagination.

Unless you completely overwhelm it with your strength, it's impossible to kill it, because its recovery speed is also quite astonishing, even more resilient than a cockroach.

Doomsday is a formidable opponent, even more terrifying than the Super Saiyans from the Dragon Ball universe.

Because it was made with Kryptonian technology, Doomsday also had the weakness of Kryptonite. The reason it was defeated in the original story was because of Kryptonite.

This time it's a little different. Batman and Superman didn't have a big battle, and Doomsday appeared very abruptly. Therefore, there was no Kryptonite weapon that Batman had created. If nothing unexpected happens, Superman will definitely be defeated by Doomsday, and the entire Earth will be in danger of being destroyed.

“Fiora, you watch Caitlin, I’m going to do a little bit of saving the world.”

Realizing that things might take an unpredictable turn if he didn't intervene, Yi Shuihan decisively headed to the battlefield.

When Yi Shuihan arrived in the metropolis, he saw a scene of chaos. The battlefield was in the center of the metropolis, and countless ordinary people were frantically fleeing the battlefield like ants.

Doomsday's opponents include Superman and Batman, but Batman is currently just a bystander and cannot get involved in their fight. As an ordinary human, he cannot cause any damage to Doomsday, and even staying on the battlefield seems to be a struggle for him.

"I wonder if Wonder Woman will come back."

The thought flashed through my mind.

Upon seeing Yi Shuihan's arrival, Superman visibly breathed a sigh of relief. He realized how troublesome Doomsday was. Although he was currently in the lead and seemed to be enjoying great success, only he knew that if things continued, he would definitely lose.

Another punch sent Doomsday flying, crashing into several buildings. Doomsday's momentum didn't decrease but increased, finally breaking through from Bronze to Silver.

There is no such thing as a tribulation of lightning in this world, so Doomsday stabilized Silver's strength in an instant and roared up again.

Having broken through to the Silver rank, Doomsday, though still slightly weaker than Superman, began to gain the upper hand with his relentless, injury-resistant attacks, and the situation instantly reversed.

Yi Shuihan did not immediately confront Doomsday, but instead locked onto a helicopter not far away, where the culprit of this incident, Lex Luthor, was located.

Lex Luthor had been thoroughly enjoying the battle between Superman and Doomsday, and when he saw that Doomsday finally had the power to fight back, he clenched his fist tightly.

"Lex Luthor, do you know Darkseid?"

The sound startled Lex, and then his body began to rise without warning, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Chapter 671, Fighting the Destroyer of the Sun Alone

When Yi Shuihan appeared in Lex's line of sight, the intelligent Lex immediately realized that the person who caused the abnormality in his body was Yi Shuihan.

Is it the power of magic or superpowers? Only this can explain why Yi Shuihan didn't touch Lex; he remained suspended in the air, unable to move at all.

"boss!"

Next to Lex was a man in black carrying a machine gun, who opened fire on Yi Shuihan upon seeing this.

Flames shot out from the muzzle, but a bizarre scene unfolded, resembling the bullet time sequence in the movie The Matrix. The bullet flew at a visible speed, slowing down until it finally came to rest about one meter away from the man in black.

"This……"

The man in black stared in disbelief at the bullets hovering like his boss, a fear he had never felt before welling up inside him.

The bullets hovering in mid-air began to slowly retreat, then accelerated. In the blink of an eye, the man in black was riddled with bullets he had fired, lying helplessly on the ground, his eyes still filled with astonishment as he died.

There was a pilot on the helicopter, but even with all the commotion and gunfire inside, he remained unmoved, as if nothing had happened, and continued with his work.

This was not because he was deaf, but because he couldn't hear anything coming from inside the helicopter and thought there was nothing unusual.

"Now let's continue. I'll ask you one more time: are you connected to Darkseid?"

The restraints on Lex's neck were loosened, allowing him to speak smoothly.

"No, what is Darkseid that you're talking about? Is it a city name? Or a person's name?"

Lex answered quickly, with almost no time to think.

Generally speaking, such subconscious answers should be true, because people's reactions at that moment make them lose the ability to pretend.

"It seems you really do know him!"

Yi Shuihan was naturally not fooled by Lex. Even if Lex was indeed incredibly capable, he could probably fool even the most accurate lie detector. The fact that his blood was rushing at that moment, and that his heart skipped a beat when he heard Darkseid, was enough to explain everything.

Even without these, it doesn't really matter. Yi Shuihan had already prejudged that Lex and Darkseid must be related. Otherwise, Yi Shuihan simply wouldn't believe that Lex could create Doomsday so quickly, no matter how high his IQ was.

"I really don't understand what you're talking about? Who are you and why are you attacking me?"

Lex continued to play dumb.

He gave Lex a deep look, a look that made Lex feel as if everything about him had been seen through, as if he had no secrets left.

"Should we kill him? With him around, Darkseid is not only extremely knowledgeable about the situation on Earth, but he's also not completely ignorant. Moreover, given his intelligence, he would play a significant role as a spy planted by Darkseid on Earth."

A hint of killing intent emanated from Yi Shuihan, causing Lex, who had been barely maintaining his composure, to widen his pupils and feel his heart clench.

Lex was just an ordinary person, and even a trace of Yi Shuihan's killing intent was too much for him to bear, so he simply lost consciousness.

"He actually fainted."

Seeing Lex unconscious, Yi Shuihan's killing intent disappeared. After all, even without Lex, Darkseid would still come to Earth. Leaving a mole in the open would allow them to deduce Darkseid's actions from the clues on him.

Yi Shuihan dared not underestimate Darkseid, the supervillain of the DC universe. To be honest, he didn't even know if he could be his opponent. If he didn't even have the power to fight Darkseid, that would be truly ridiculous.

After some time, Yi Shuihan handed Lex over to Batman and explained the reason, finally deciding to fight Doomsday.