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Marvel Universe: Chapter 892 Thanos (Part 2)

"impossible!"

In the universe, everything has a soul. From the creator god standing at the edge of the universe to the inconspicuous stones and plants by the roadside, everything has a "soul"—this is a "truth" that Thanos knew the moment he obtained the Soul Stone.

If the Soul Stone's power were negated by another Infinity Stone, it wouldn't be so unbelievable. But the reality is that the enemy on the other side did nothing at all, acting as if it were something without a soul, completely ignoring the soul manipulation ability from the Soul Stone.

Shocked, Thanos subconsciously looked at the three Infinity Stones opposite him. Just as he was about to think of something, the blue stone representing "space" suddenly burst into bright light.

The space separating them was completely erased, and a fist with enough power to crush mountains easily tore through the invisible barrier of the Reality Stone, striking Thanos directly in the side of his face.

This time, it seems that even the "curse" of the goddess of death can no longer keep it in this "immortal" state.

Along with that "flight line" that stretched straight from the Earth's surface to outer space, most of Thanos's head and cervical spine were broken off, and his battered body traveled millions of kilometers before finally stopping and ceasing its "drifting."

After using the Reality Stone to alter his severely damaged reality, Thanos looked at the distant blue planet with a grim expression. Given the wisdom and power of a "cosmic overlord," he shouldn't be in such a sorry state. He had destroyed countless similar colonies, let alone a mere backward planet. Even if he were facing one of the Nine Realms, Thanos wouldn't flinch.

The problem is that this opponent is far too unpredictable.

Unparalleled, a terrifying power that even the Titans might not possess;

Unique, time manipulation abilities that can be used at will without the Infinity Gauntlet;

It is incomprehensible that, despite possessing all the characteristics of life, it cannot be controlled or interfered with by the Soul Gem;

……

Individually, none of them would amount to much; at least for Thanos, who already possessed the three Infinity Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet, it would only require a little more effort. However, when all three are combined, the result is an opponent that exceeds Thanos's "limits" in every aspect.

Thinking of this, Thanos's "inspiration," which had been interrupted earlier, surged back.

As a cosmic overlord who rose from insignificance to greatness, Thanos is not known for the power of any single force—such as his terrifying size resembling that of "Gallopian" or his ability to devour planets—but for his "all-encompassing" strength.

Relying on the gems on the Infinity Gauntlet, it can easily defeat beings far stronger than itself in some aspect. Unless a being of the level of a creator god intervenes, it is invincible in this universe. But what situation does it face now?

An enemy never heard of before, yet upon first contact, displayed abilities far more "comprehensive" than its own, and in every aspect, exactly "slightly" stronger than what it possessed...

On the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos possesses three Infinity Stones: Reality, Soul, and Power, while the enemy possesses three Stones: Space—which has already been used to create tunnels on planetary surfaces to transport troops and to gain an initial advantage in battle.

"Time"—also used to reverse a world altered by "reality."

So what's left...

"The Mind Stone... It allows the user to enter the minds of other beings, and also allows all dreams, thoughts, and intentions to enter the user's brain. It can enhance mental power and increase mental abilities. Even when other stones enhance their power, this stone can simultaneously enter the minds of all beings. Even a light touch can change the mind of the other party according to the user's will."

The shadow and confusion that had been hanging over his heart suddenly dissipated, and Thanos, who had clenched his fist, realized what the strange feeling he had just experienced was.

"These are all just illusions created using the Mind Stone."

On the Infinity Gauntlet, the gem symbolizing "reality" shines once more, but unlike before when it was used to dispel the Earth's distortion caused by "time," it is now used on Thanos himself.

For a moment, Thanos was in a daze, but when he "saw" the outside world again, he was still standing on the surface of the planet. The enemies not far away seemed to be stunned by this sudden situation and remained motionless.

The cosmic overlord, now brimming with confidence, revealed a ferocious expression once more. The energy from the "Power Stone" erupted instantly, shattering everything around it and striking the unsuspecting enemy before him. Nothing could withstand the unparalleled power granted by the "Power Stone"... naturally, including this enemy.

The enemy's corpse, along with the ground dozens of kilometers behind him, was blasted into dust. Amidst the deafening explosions, Thanos satisfiedly collected the three Infinity Stones that had fallen with the death of their wielder and placed them one by one onto the Infinity Gauntlet.

After obtaining all six Infinity Stones, a mysterious power surged into his body, and at that moment Thanos had every reason to believe that he was now invincible.

The cosmic overlord, having obtained the complete Infinity Gauntlet, raised his hand and brought his thumb and middle finger together—

It will use a single strike from the Infinity Gauntlet to wipe out half of all life in the universe.

"Snapped--"

……

"What is it doing?"

His gaze shifted from the Infinity Gauntlet floating not far in front of him, and he noticed the strange behavior of the purple-sweet alien in the distance.

Lin Yi asked the entity in his mind, "Does this action have any special meaning?"

Insufficient data to parse.

Shaking his head, he ignored the alien overlord who was completely immersed in his "ideal world of his own" and returned to the six Infinity Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet he had just acquired.

To be precise, the battle was over almost as soon as it began.

Lin Yi's understanding of the Infinity Stones wasn't particularly deep, at least not compared to Thanos, whose goal was to collect all the stones.

However, understanding its past and origin is one thing, but understanding its structure and how to use it is another—at least Lin Yi knows how to maximize the function of this gem.

After using the energy of an entire star to power the Mind Stone through "Famine," a "Mind Maze" covering an area the size of the solar system was completed. Even if one layer is destroyed, another will appear. As of now, the maze has 138541 layers—and it is being added at a rate of two layers per second.

Marvel Universe: Chapter 893 Nemesis

Although it is all an illusion, what the individual trapped in it observes and feels in the maze is what it "expects" to see. As expected, it should now have achieved its goal and reached the pinnacle of life.

"This isn't bad, is it? In a sense, it's a case of getting what you wanted."

After dealing with the cosmic overlord who had traveled a great distance to deliver three Infinity Stones and an Infinity Gauntlet, Lin Yi turned his attention to what was in front of him.

The six Infinity Stones—Power, Time, Space, Reality, Soul, and Mind—slowly rotate around the Infinity Gauntlet, which also floats in mid-air.

This simple scene symbolizes one of the most supreme powers in the entire universe. As long as you set these six gems into the gauntlet one by one, no matter how weak you were a second ago, you can become one of the supreme and great rulers of this universe. This is also the ultimate path that Thanos, a cosmic overlord, has been pursuing.

only……

One is missing.

Feeling the increasing energy connection between the six Infinity Stones, from power to time, to space, to reality, to the soul, and then to the mind—but when the same energy is transmitted here, and then returns to the "power" of the "origin," Lin Yi feels a kind of "obscure" sensation, similar to the turning of gears.

The complete set of Infinity Stones should consist of not just six, but seven.

However, there are only six Infinity Stones that can be sensed in this universe. The most direct evidence is that there are only six, not seven, places on the Infinity Gauntlet to hold the stones. So where can we find the non-existent "seventh Infinity Stone"?

In fact, there's no need to search for it.

Reaching out, he retrieved the Infinity Gauntlet from its very center. As the power of "Inversion" gradually transferred, this cosmic marvel, virtually indestructible by any external force, began to transform...

In the legends surrounding the Infinity Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet known to people in this universe, the six stones, symbolizing infinite power, have captured almost everyone's attention: immense power, control over time, arbitrary space, arbitrary reality, easily controlled souls, and the ability to manipulate minds. In contrast, the Infinity Gauntlet itself, the vessel for these six stones, possesses almost no real power.

But is this possible?

Any one of the six Infinity Stones alone could ignite a war on the scale of the Nine Realms, let alone all six combined. And how could the vessel known as the "Infinity Gauntlet," capable of bearing the immense power of all six stones and forming a true divine force, be anything but an ordinary tool?

Under the continuous application of the "reversal" ability, the golden gloves gradually lose the "traces" left on them by the years and time, and their shape becomes increasingly distorted... In the end, what is presented to Lin Yi is its original form.

—It inherited the golden appearance of the Infinity Gauntlet, which is a golden gem called "Self".

Reaching out to touch the seventh Infinity Stone, Lin Yi sensed the information and abilities hidden within it.

Compared to the other six Infinity Stones, the Ego Stone neither grants limitless power nor extraordinary abilities; it embodies only one thing: the "ego" of Nemesis.

Long, long ago, the goddess of vengeance, weary of her own existence due to loneliness, split herself into seven gems, each containing a portion of her power. Among them, the Stone of the Self contains her thoughts, consciousness, and knowledge.

When the Stone of Self comes together with the other six Infinity Stones, the Infinity Stones will transform into a humanoid life form, the true "Nemesis".

……

"So I can summon Shenron now?"

It has to be said that this kind of "unexpected development" was something Lin Yi had not anticipated. He originally thought that after collecting all the Infinity Stones, he would be able to find some traces of the "fragments" remaining. He did not expect that the final result would be this kind of routine... A guy who did not want to or dared not commit suicide felt that the world was too boring, so he pretended to commit suicide, waiting for the "prince" to awaken him from his long "death" one day.

If Lin Yi hadn't intervened, that prince would probably be Thanos, still trapped in the second layer of the mental labyrinth. Of course, it's also possible that Thanos didn't know the Infinity Gauntlet was the Self-Gem, causing him to miss a "great opportunity."

In any case, Lin Yi now has the "script" in her hands; the only question is whether or not to continue acting...

With a smile on his face, Lin Yi directly threw the golden Self Stone in his hand into the six Infinity Stones.

In a daze, time, space, and even a conceptual thing around us came to a standstill.

In this seemingly infinitely long yet infinitely short "interval," a voice, so distant it seemed to come from the very end of the universe, resounded in my mind—

"I have been asleep for 100,000 years..."

"Farewell."

The "hand" that stretched out of thin air tore the not-yet-fully-formed outline along with the seven gems out of this world. As the sound of shattering glass rang out in the other side of the God's Space, a message came through.

That is the history of the universe, recorded by the goddess of vengeance, the earliest and most fundamental part of its history.

In this world, there exist five supreme "gods".

Born before the birth of this universe, the sole survivor after the Big Bang—the "Galactic Devourer."

Death is the source, creator, and manipulator of all life and souls in the universe.

"Eternity" is the concrete manifestation of the sum total of all time in the entire universe.

The concrete manifestation of the entire universe's total space is "infinity".

And among the five primordial deities, the smallest yet most powerful is "Annihilation."

The five primordial gods jointly created this universe and sustained the endless life and civilization within it. At their most powerful, even Nemesis, who possessed all the Infinity Stones, could not compare... No, rather than saying they could not compare, it would be more accurate to say that they could not even establish a basis for comparison.

However, over the long course of time and the changing of the ages, even a powerful creator god cannot avoid falling into a period of weakness.

The Planet Eater, one of the five primordial gods, has awakened after countless years of slumber. It is now ravenously searching for planets to devour, growing stronger with each one it consumes. But before that, it was at its weakest point in history, vulnerable to defeat even the most powerful cosmic life forms.

"To put it simply, if we destroy it, we can find the original 'origin' of this universe."

Marvel Universe: Chapter 894 "Demons" (Part 1)

Even with information from Nemesis, finding the "Galactic Devourer" in this universe is still no easy task.

This universe is not a singular entity. As can be seen from the parallel world (Superman) located by the Avengers, this universe is formed by multiple parallel worlds, collectively known as the "multiverse." In terms of form, it bears a high degree of similarity to the closed system constructed by the "World-Tree" and the "Information Integration Thought Entity" that Lin Yi had encountered.

In this situation, when trying to find individuals of the "planet devourer" level, most of the information found within a single world can only be fragmented and cannot serve as a complete basis for judgment.

Similarly, Nemesis's knowledge of "Galactic Devourer" is limited to the information left over from this parallel world, and cannot serve as a basis for a complete understanding of it.

Even whether Galactus still exists in this parallel world is unknown. After all, as one of the five primordial gods, even if it is weak, it should still have the basic ability to move between parallel worlds. The information about Galactus in Nemesis's memories is from 100,000 years ago, and it may not work in this era.

In order to find this individual related to the "origin," Lin Yi needs to search far beyond this world, but across numerous parallel universes...

“Perfect timing, it’s your turn to shine.”

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The tenth month after Qionghua Temple opened its gates.

In a broad sense, compared to thousands of years of human history, a mere two months is not enough time to change anything from a civilizational perspective.

But just considering the concept of "extraordinary," two months is enough time to change many things.

Just as people half a century ago could not have imagined what life would be like half a century later, people just over two months ago could not have imagined that they would be living such a "mediocre" life in less than three months.

As the "Sword Bearers" gradually faded from human society, both "superheroes" who promoted good and eliminated evil and "super criminals" who committed "evil deeds" completely disappeared from the world, as if they had never existed in the first place.

Besides those who accept the situation, there are many who are dissatisfied with this "peace".

They tried to find places that hid many "secrets"—perhaps a research facility for mutant genes, or a dangerous base that used gamma rays to create mutants. However, whenever they found their destination with hope, all they saw were ruins and wreckage.

Only occasional eyewitnesses can prove that what they know is not false, but actually exists—but all of that is now history.

Against this backdrop, there is only one other organization in the world that is openly existing and recognized as "extraordinary".

……

The Himalayas, Mount Everest.

Compared to when it first appeared before the world's eyes, the palace built on the snow-capped peak has maintained its original appearance and has never changed in the slightest.

But in some people's eyes, this lack of change is itself the biggest change...

"Looking at the world today, only we are qualified to be called 'standing high and looking far'."

Standing on the edge of the foundation of "Qionghua," at an altitude of over 8,000 meters, two swordsmen wielding weapons gaze at the horizon. The low temperatures of the summit, perpetually covered by ice and snow, did not dampen their enthusiasm for conversation; instead, they added to the carefree atmosphere.

"If the goal is simply to reach a higher level, isn't it even higher to raise a magic sword? If one has enough magic power, it's not impossible to directly ascend to the 'height' of the moon."

"Haha, Brother Liu Shen, please stop joking. You know the 'high' I'm talking about isn't the same as that 'high'..."

As if he couldn't hear the hints from his companion, the swordsman, referred to as "Brother Liu Shen," uttered a questioning tone: "Oh? I'd like to hear more."

"I wonder what Brother Liu Shen thinks about the current situation."

"It's not really an opinion. The demons have been completely eradicated, and the human world has been cleansed. Now, all we need to do is cultivate diligently and wait for the day when we can ascend to immortality and become an immortal. Wouldn't that be great?"