Setting aside whether the opponent needs to roleplay after obtaining the Uchiha Sasuke Character Template or needs to align their personality with Uchiha Sasuke to gain more power, even if their template directly grants all abilities upon fusion, just like Ye Xuan's Wang Quan Baye.
As long as they haven't stepped into the Six Paths Realm and awakened the Six Tomoe Rinnegan, they are not worth fearing.
Even if the current Ye Xuan is no match for him, the gap between them is not necessarily that large; besides, if he can't handle it, doesn't he still have Elder Zhong?
For the people of Great Xia who value keeping options in reserve, if Elder Zhong can display "Heaven Shaking Myriad Phenomena" in public, Ye Xuan certainly doesn't believe that the Compatibility of his Zhongli Template is less than 60% behind the scenes.
In any case, fighting an Uchiha Sasuke who hasn't reached the Six Paths Realm is definitely not a problem.
Compared to the Uchiha Sasuke Character Template, which it's unknown if someone actually obtained, the Iron Man actor Tony, who the USA film industry confirmed obtained the Mark III Armor, is clearly more worthy of their attention.
Don't look at the Mark III as just the third suit of armor created by Tony Stark; it contains quite a bit of advanced technology.
We won't mention the materials, propulsion system, or weaponry, as it's only the third model, but the Artificial Intelligence Jarvis and the Arc Reactor serving as the energy core must be taken seriously.
How powerful is Jarvis?
It cracked S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Level 7 encryption in milliseconds, infiltrated Hammer Industries' systems, and even briefly took control of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.
This infiltration capability is a Dimensionality Reduction Strike in the current era; how many countries globally can withstand Jarvis's intrusion?
Even if the Jarvis in the Mark III Armor is likely just an auxiliary flight and combat AI subroutine, it is still extremely helpful for the USA's AI development.
The Arc Reactor goes without saying; cold fusion technology is considered to violate established physical laws by the mainstream academic community.
Real-world hot fusion still requires decades of research and relies on high-temperature plasma confinement, let alone cold fusion; the gap between the two is not something that can be explained by a small margin.
If cold fusion technology is cracked, it will not only provide Humans with nearly infinite energy but also fundamentally reshape human society's Technology, economy, environment, and even civilization structure.
Infinite clean energy will completely replace fossil fuels, destroying traditional energy industries like oil and coal; high-energy-consuming industries will no longer be constrained by energy costs, production efficiency will grow exponentially, and energy wars will disappear as a result.
Various new industries will emerge, and even giant projects previously only imagined by Humans, such as space elevators and underwater cities, will become possible to realize.
The core problem of energy supply for establishing self-sustaining ecosystems on the Moon and Mars will also be solved.
In short, if cold fusion technology becomes real, its impact is comparable to the combined effect of the discovery of fire, the Industrial Revolution, and the Information Revolution.
The national strength of the USA will also receive an unprecedented massive boost by mastering cold fusion technology.
Of course, this is predicated on them mastering this technology, but Ye Xuan holds little hope for that.
Optimistically, if the USA concentrates the world's top scientific research forces, and assuming cold fusion theory is viable, it would take at least 30 years to break through the fundamental physics problems, followed by another 20 years for engineering implementation; if it proves unfeasible, the technology will stagnate long-term, at best allowing for partial functionality imitation through reverse engineering.
To utilize the reactor's energy density for developing laser weapons or an Electromagnetic Cannon, the issues of energy transmission and heat dissipation must be solved; to use it as a power source for deep space probes, the limitations of miniaturization and durability must be overcome.
Using the reactor as a bargaining chip to collaborate with various nations on joint research is, conversely, the outcome Ye Xuan feels is most likely.
Thinking of this, Ye Xuan shook his head.
It's too early to think about these things now; it's still an unknown whether they can "take" the Mark III from Tony; moreover, these problems should be for the higher-ups to worry about, having nothing to do with him, a student.
"What's the use of the Arc Reactor?"
"Isn't it just for providing energy?"
While Ye Xuan was thinking, Zhang Yu and Chen Hao exchanged a look, then asked in confusion.
What use could that Arc Reactor possibly have? Isn't the important thing the Mark III Armor?
That's Iron Man's armor, after all.
"???"
"No, you guys..."
Ye Xuan looked somewhat stunned, subconsciously thinking Chen Hao and Zhang Yu were joking, but seeing their serious expressions, he slapped his forehead.
He forgot; they were still High School Students, and not even good ones at that; how could they possibly know the significance represented by the Arc Reactor.
To them, this thing was just a furnace that provided energy, holding no importance whatsoever.
"Forget it, forget it, just think of it as a furnace."
"It doesn't concern us much anyway."
Ye Xuan waved his hand in exasperation.
Zhang Yu was about to say something more, but just then, a slight tremor came from the ground; although minuscule, it was very distinct.
"An earthquake?"
Someone said incredulously, their tone even carrying a hint of excitement.
Because Hangzhou City is on a plain with flat terrain, they hadn't experienced an earthquake since birth; encountering one suddenly naturally caused some surprise, but since they had practiced drills regularly, no one was particularly nervous.
"Everyone, line up immediately and proceed to the Sports Field in class order!"
Li Zhuren walked in from somewhere, shouting at them; his voice was loud, and his tone showed no urgency whatsoever.
It was as if he had been prepared long ago.
Ye Xuan noticed this and felt a bit puzzled, but didn't dwell on it.
After all, even though there was an earthquake, this tremor was probably only equivalent to a magnitude three quake, not even reaching four; their school building was constructed to withstand magnitude eight earthquakes, so this slight shaking wouldn't cause any issues even if they stayed in the classroom.
It was normal for Li Zhuren to show no concern.
"Yes, Teacher!"
They responded immediately and, following the procedures practiced before, quickly formed two lines and orderly exited the classroom.
The entire building was evacuated to the Sports Field within ten minutes; the students stood on the open ground, some still excitedly discussing the recent tremor, while others appeared somewhat nervous.
Ye Xuan stood among the crowd, frowning slightly; for some reason, he felt something was off.
Just then, as if sensing something, his gaze instantly locked onto the slightly raised ground at the edge of the Sports Field nearby; immediately after, several figures burrowed out from underground, and amidst the flying dust, their outlines gradually became clear.
They were massive creatures, shaped like rats, but their fur was pale green, emitting a strange luster in the sunlight; their eyes were round, their noses twitched slightly, and their ears stood straight up—they actually looked somewhat cute?