Chapter 171: I Want to Learn This
Hearing Kal-El say this, Diana also relaxed.
"The living planet you mentioned is him? I really can't tell he's a planet at all; he's practically no different from a normal person."
"That's just his avatar. His true body is actually a huge brain, and the entire planet is just a shell he uses to protect his brain."
"He can manipulate his own molecules within his planet to create avatars, and within his territory, he certainly counts as a god."
"But he is as strong as he is weak!"
"As long as one can get close to his brain, his threat level will plummet drastically."
Diana furrowed her brow.
"How do you plan to get that living planet? What kind of impact will this have on him?"
Kal-El did not hide it either.
"To successfully transform it into Krypton, his self-awareness must be eliminated."
"Otherwise, successful transformation is impossible."
Diana and the others did not reply; they knew that Kal-El had his reasons for doing this.
"Even though he is Star-Lord's biological father!"
"Yet as a Celestial, for millions of years, he has continuously sowed seeds across countless planets, begetting children one after another."
"He wanted to produce a child possessing his Celestial power to help him complete his plan of devouring planets, so that he could become even more powerful."
"But it wasn't that simple; none of those children possessed his Celestial power."
"So he had people send all those children back to his side, devoured them, and re-assimilated them as part of himself."
"Until the appearance of Star-Lord."
"Furthermore, he implanted a tumor in Star-Lord's mother's brain, causing Star-Lord to lose his mother."
"As long as Star-Lord knows the truth, he will not let Egooff."
Hearing Kal-El's words, Diana and Faora instinctively clenched their fists.
"He really is scum; I guarantee that I won't hesitate at all when facing him."
Arnold extended both fists and bumped them together.
"I'll tear down his planet, and then blow up his head."
"No, just blowing up his head is enough; the planet doesn't need to be torn down."
Faora glanced at Arnold.
Arnold thought of something as well and immediately shut his mouth.
Swish!
Just as they finished speaking, a weirdly shaped white spacecraft and the Guardians of the Galaxy spacecraft suddenly rushed out from the planet, flying rapidly toward the depths of the universe.
"Ego is leaving with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Let's follow them, but don't follow too closely; just go by the tracking navigation."
Under Aiki's control, the spacecraft flew forward at a constant speed, continuously shuttling along the spacecraft's tracking navigation.
Long after, the spacecraft system showed that the Guardians of the Galaxy spacecraft had entered a planet.
Looking at the planet in the system that had a human face grown on its surface, Diana instinctively shook her head.
"This planet gives off a rather bad feeling; it's very creepy!"
"This is a living planet, truly living up to its name!"
"What are we going to do next?"
Kal-El turned his head to look into the universe, in the direction of Planet Ego.
"Wait. Star-Lord will discover the truth of everything, and you only need to appear in time when the Guardians of the Galaxy fall into trouble."
"However, to prevent unexpected situations, I need to prepare to strike at any time."
Kal-El walked toward the lower cabin door of the spacecraft, preparing to leave the spacecraft and secretly enter Planet Ego.
"Be careful!"
Diana came behind Kal-El.
"You know that's his planet, and he is practically omnipotent inside. You must be careful not to alert the enemy."
Kal-El smiled slightly.
"Don't forget, I know magic!"
"I also have the infinity stones; concealing traces is very simple."
Diana looked at the Infinity Gauntlet on Kal-El's right hand, where a few faintly glowing infinity stones were embedded.
"Alright, I almost forgot you have other means."
She slowly turned around.
"These tiny stones are really widely useful; remember to let me try them next time."
Kal-El smiled slightly.
"You will; you'll only know how miraculous they are by using them yourself."
Aiki opened the lower cabin door of the spacecraft, and Kal-El immediately jumped down.
Standing in the universe, he waved at the spacecraft before turning around and flying toward Planet Ego.
Leaving the spacecraft and feeling a sense of exhilaration from completely breaking free of restraints, Kal-El couldn't help speeding up.
He seemed to transform into a beam of light in the universe, crossing endless distances in a flash.
I must say, a Kryptonian's physique is indeed good.
Remembering how both Yondu and Ebony Maw in the original show were frozen to death due to exposure to the universe,
their abilities had almost surpassed most Avengers, yet they died in such a sloppy manner.
You could even say it was humiliating.
A plot kill makes sense too.
Logically speaking, such powerhouses shouldn't die like this; they aren't ordinary humans of Earth either, yet they still couldn't escape the basic laws of the universe.
Kal-El didn't know whether it was because they weren't strong enough, or whether it should be said that the rules of the universe were stronger.
Kal-El no longer cared about these things; right now the only thing he cared about was Diana.
He wondered if Diana's demigod body could withstand the extreme environment of the universe.
In the show, Thor was also once exposed to outer space, drifting in the universe for a long time without dying, and successfully encountering the Guardians of the Galaxywhere he was picked up by Star-Lord.
It seemed he had to figure this out when given the chance.
Only with the ability to survive in the universe could Kal-El feel more at ease.
In the blink of an eye, as they were about to reach Planet Ego, the Reality Stone on Kal-El's gauntlet suddenly emitted a faint glow.
Kal-El's body suddenly disappeared into the universe, as if entering another dimension.
Replaced by a meteorite, plummeting toward Planet Ego.
Inside Planet Ego at this moment, Ego was explaining his origin to Star-Lord.
"A Celestial, so you're a god?"
Peter Quill looked at Ego.
Ego reached out his hand, his index finger and thumb gently pinched together.
"Just a minor god."
As several people were talking, a burning meteorite in the sky was plummeting downward like a large fireball.
"What is that?"
Peter Quill and the others looked up at the sky.
Ego smiled slightly.
"It's nothing, just a meteorite; that's the one thing the universe doesn't lack."
He leaped into the air, and countless rocks suddenly flew in from around him, wrapping him within them to become a rock giant, charging upward to meet the meteorite that was falling with strong kinetic energy.
"What is he trying to do?"
Rocket Raccoon and the others all widened their eyes, and Peter Quill was practically stunned.
Boom!
The rock giant punched toward the meteorite, and the immense force shattered the burning meteorite into pieces on the spot.
The rock giant also shattered on the spot, and Ego's figure appeared intact on the ground.
He turned his head to look at his son, who had been dumbfounded.
"Don't be surprised, this is just a small trick."
"You can do it here too."
"Really? Can I do it too?"
"I want to learn this."
Peter Quill stepped forward excitedly.
Rocket Raccoon on the side turned his head to look at Gamora.
"To be honest, I kind of believe he's a Celestial now. That blast against the meteorite just now was so cool; that's not something an ordinary person can do!"
Chapter 172: Gamora is Jealous?
Although they had also participated in universe-level battles and witnessed Superman's immense destructive power, that scene just now still shocked them.
This was no one else; this was Star-Lord's father.
Peter Quill was looking smugly at Gamora, Rocket, and his other companions at that moment.
"Did you see that? My father is a god, and he says I am a god too."
"Gamora, you hit the jackpot."
Gamora ignored the neurotic Peter Quill, noticing instead that when Ego made his move just now, Mantis had trembled slightly.
It was as if something terrifying had happened.
Star-Lord left with his father, and Gamora watched Mantisleave.
For some reason, she also secretly followed them.
...
Two days later, Star-Lord left the spaceship and came to a cliff to look at the scenery.
Looking at the lush jungle below and the clear lake in the distance, he immediately felt relaxed and happy.
At that moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared beside him.
"Superman, why are you here?"
He suddenly stepped forward and looked happily at Kal-El.
Kal-El smiled faintly.
"Don't get excited. We were searching the universe for traces of Darkseid and the New Gods when we accidentally discovered your spaceship."
Peter Quill instantly grew excited.
"Then you must be guests here. My father will warmly entertain you, and you will definitely grow to like this place."
"Right, you certainly don't know yet that I've found my biological father. He is a Celestial."
"You surely don't know about the Celestials either; he is..."
Kal-El raised his hand to interrupt the excited Peter Quill.
"Peter, calm down. I need to tell you some news that might not be so pleasant."
Peter Quill's smile gradually faded.
"Listen, Peter, your father isn't that simple. I found a massive amount of skeletons on this planet."
"All of them carry the aura of that father of yours. I'm certain they are all children of your father."
Peter Quill shook his head.
"Superman, you know I just found my biological father. I haven't even enjoyed a few days of paternal love like many normal children; you can't talk about my father like that."
"Even if you are a friend of Star-Lord, you still can't."
Seeing that Star-Lord was obviously fooled by Ego's disguise and had his head clouded by paternal love, Kal-El did not force Peter to accept this cruel reality.
Kal-El reached out and patted Peter on the shoulder.
"Perhaps I just saw it wrong."
Peter finally smiled again.
"I was just telling you to be careful."
"I've said what I needed to say. Now I'm leaving!"
"You haven't yet..."
Kal-El smiled.
"I've received your good intentions. Don't reveal to anyone that I've been here."
After speaking, Kal-El slowly turned around, his figure gradually blurring and becoming transparent until he completely disappeared.
"Superman?"
"Superman?"
Suddenly, there was no one in front of him, as if no one had ever appeared. Peter Quill's mind was filled with questions.
A ripple suddenly appeared in the air, and only then did Peter Quill notice that Gamora was standing right in front of him.
"Were you spacing out just now? I called you and you actually didn't respond!"
Although he still had many doubts, he kept Kal-El's injunction firmly in mind and did not leak the news that Superman had been here.
"What is it? Gamora!"
Gamora looked around, confirming that there was no one nearby. Her sneaky appearance gave Peter Quill an instinctive bad premonition.
"What on earth are you trying to say? Can you stop doing actions that are so easy for people to misunderstand? This will make others think we're doing something shady."
However, Gamora looked at Peter Quill earnestly.
"Listen, lately you've been staying with that father of yours all the time. Your state isn't right, and there are a lot of things wrong with this place."
"We need to leave here as soon as possible."
Peter Quill shook his head.
"Alright, Gamora, don't say that."
"I finally managed to find my biological father; why can't you let us spend a little more time together?"
Peter Quill simply couldn't understand why Superman said that, and Gamora said it too.
"Oh~!"
Seeing that Gamora still wanted to step forward and explain, Peter Quill suddenly understood.
"Gamora, you're jealous."
Gamora's brain crashed, while Peter Quill became even more certain of his guess.
"I know that lately I've been inseparable from my father, and perhaps I've somewhat neglected your feelings."
"So you think my love for you has vanished, and you think it's my father who stole away my love for you."
"That's why you're jealous, and you're trying every possible way to get me to leave here, because you're afraid I'll abandon you."
Gamora was completely defeated by Peter Quill's miraculous train of thought.
Yet Peter Quill grew even more confident.
"Sorry, I've guessed everything. Those little womanly thoughts of yours are so easy to guess; they can't stump me at all."
Gamora shook her head and slapped her own forehead hard.
"Can you seriously listen to me speak?"
However, Peter Quill suddenly leaned close to Gamora, looking deeply into her eyes.
"Rest assured, no matter when it is, my love for you will never change."
"Be good, don't be jealous. That is my father; I love him, but I love you even more."
"The three of us can live happily together."
Seeing the affection flickering in Gamora's eyes, Peter Quillgradually pressed his body close.
"Come on, let's have a crazy battle right here."
Just as he was about to take advantage of the momentum to completely win Gamora over, Gamora suddenly lifted her knee, delivering a fatal strike straight to Peter Quill's vulnerable spot.
Boom!
"Ahhh!"
Peter Quill instantly let go of Gamora, hunching over and hopping around her.
"Gamora, you violent woman, you don't know how to pity your boyfriend at all."
Gamora simply shook her head.
"I was seriously talking to you about business, but you are always dominated by your lower half."
"I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. Sorry, think carefully about what I just said."
After speaking, Gamora immediately turned and left.
Hunching over with a flushed face, Peter Quill watched Gamora walk away.
"You definitely envy me for having a biological father. My father is ten thousand times better than Thanos."
Peter Quill's voice came over, causing Gamora's footsteps to pause as she instinctively lost her temper.
Just as she turned around, Peter Quill was already running away into the distance, his panicked escape looking extremely pathetic.
Kal-El had been hiding in the dark all along, quietly watching all of this.
Not making Kal-El wait too long, Ego finally couldn't hold back anymore and brought Peter Quill into his own spaceship.
He introduced his origins to Peter Quill and recounted his plan.
He wanted countless planets to become his extensions, allowing him to grow even more powerful.
He wanted Peter Quill to help him, utilizing Peter Quill's power to devour the universe.
Along with his narration, Star-Lord was gradually brainwashed by him, and the bloodline belonging to the Celestials within his body was awakening.
A layer of white energy gradually appeared within his eyes.
"I implanted a tumor in your mother's brain precisely to have someone take you away from Earth. Only when the time was ripe would I summon you..."
As he was narrating his grand plan, Star-Lord suddenly seemed to trigger a neural switch.
The entire person instantly snapped back to clarity.
"You killed Mom?"
Chapter 173: Emotional Appeals Don't Work
"You killed my mother!"
Ego suddenly realized he had said something he shouldn't have and was just about to explain.
Peter Quill suddenly drew his dual blasters from behind his back and pulled the triggers at Ego without hesitation.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every one of his shots successfully struck Ego's body, tearing large holes in it.
But Peter Quill felt no joy whatsoever.
Although Ego's body was constantly being shattered, he did not die.
His body seemed to be composed of pure energy, constantly regenerating under the gunfire.
Seeing that his attacks had caused absolutely no damage to Ego, Peter Quill began to panic slightly.
Since his disguise had been seen through, Ego no longer bothered to play the role of the loving father.
He acted immediately, and a tentacle radiating white light instantly pierced Star-Lord's body from behind.
The tentacle hoisted Peter Quill's body into mid-air.
Ego slowly approached, looking at Peter Quill with anger.
"Peter Quill, you disappoint me!"
He reached for Peter Quill's Walkman and removed it from Peter Quill's waist.
"You actually attacked your father for the sake of that woman; you are unworthy of being a child of the Celestials."
Just as he was about to crush the Walkman, a familiar figure wearing a cape suddenly appeared.
"Who are you?"
Ego looked at Kal-El.
Kal-El didn't waste any words; he instantly flashed to Ego's side, snatched the Walkman with one hand, and kicked Ego with the other.
Boom!
Ego's body was instantly sent crashing backward out of the spaceship.
...
On the other side, Gamora and Rocket Raccoon had inadvertently discovered piles of bones in the cave.
The group immediately found Mantis.
"Listen, tell me everything that happened here!"
Gamora threatened, gripping Mantis by the throat.
Mantis no longer hid anything and told them the truth.
"Those are all Ego's children; they were devoured by Egoand turned into his nutrients."
The group suddenly realized how dangerous Ego was.
"Quill!"
In the spaceship, Kal-El returned the Walkman to Peter.
Peter Quill took the Walkman and thanked Kal-El.
"Superman, thank you for saving my Walkman; it is my most important possession."
"But right now, I just want to kill this guy."
He looked angrily at Ego, who was climbing back up outside the spaceship.
Kal-El held back Peter Quill, who wanted to step forward.
"Awaken your own Celestial power, otherwise you won't be able to fight him."
"For now, leave him to me!"
Peter Quill nodded.
At this moment, Ego was even more furious.
He had no idea when an uninvited guest had arrived on Planet Ego.
This was highly likely to affect his plan to consume planets.
He had to kill all creatures that hindered his plan.
He immediately charged toward Kal-El, his body growing larger and larger, with countless surrounding rocks forming a layer of armor for him.
A fist slammed violently toward Kal-El.
Kal-El did not hesitate and rammed into Ego like a cannonball.
Boom!
With a tremendous explosion, Ego's entire arm shattered the instant it collided with Kal-El.
Kal-El did not stop his assault, his body weaving through Ego's like a butterfly flitting through flowers.
Ego's armor, made of countless hard rocks, kept exploding.
Countless stone fragments flew everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, Ego's massive body completely exploded.
But he was not defeated by this.
A massive skull appeared in place, with powerful white energy surging within it, and countless octopus-like tentacles imbued with powerful energy flailing about.
"Roar!"
With a wild roar, several tentacles whipped toward Kal-El as if competing to be the first.
Huge sonic booms echoed continuously in the air as the tentacles tore through the air, lashing out at Kal-El.
Kal-El grabbed one tentacle violently and yanked it hard.
Boom!
The tentacle snapped upon impact, sparks showering from the severed end.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Two more thick, long tentacles came tearing through the air.
Kal-El grabbed one with each hand and pulled with all his might.
Ego's massive skull could no longer remain steady in the face of Kal-El's strength.
Kal-El used both hands to pull, spinning the entire skull, which was the size of a hill.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
More tentacles came crashing toward Kal-El's body with immense force.
Kal-El's eyes suddenly flashed with golden light, and two scorching, high-temperature beams shot out instantly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Balls of fire exploded in mid-air, and the incoming tentacles were reduced to ashes one after another.
Kal-El leaned back slightly, pulling the two tentacles with force to throw the skull away.
The skull shot far away like a stone attached to a rope.
Boom!
A massive crater appeared on the ground; Ego's skull rolled a few times on the ground before floating up again.
...
Outside Planet Ego, Aiki had just received the message sent by Kal-El.
She immediately started the spaceship and flew toward Planet Ego.
While Kal-El was battling Ego, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and the others finally arrived at the scene.
"What happened here?"
Rocket asked loudly.
Peter Quill looked at Kal-El and Ego, who were fighting; Superman had just kicked the skull away like a football.
"As you can see, Superman is beating the crap out of Ego."
Gamora breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Peter Quill.
"I told you we should have left. If Superman weren't here, we would be done for; we definitely would have ended up as bones in that cave."
Peter Quill was also on the verge of a breakdown.
"I didn't know my father was such a thing!"
"Enough, you insignificant human! I will let you know the consequences of angering a Celestial."
Ego could no longer stand the sight of Kal-El casually punching and kicking him away.
As a powerful Celestial, he was actually being brutally beaten by Kal-El in front of a group of insignificant creatures.
Furthermore, his son was among them, although he had no feelings for this son, only utility.
Although he had not suffered any real damage from Kal-El's attacks, as a Celestial, he would not allow any creature to challenge his dignity.
Now, he had to eliminate Kal-El and the Guardians of the Galaxy in the shortest possible time; only then could he vent his rage.
With a roar, countless giant rocks on Planet Ego rose from the ground, constantly filling in a body beneath his skull.
In the blink of an eye, a hundred-meter-tall rock monster stood up.
Ego's skull formed the head of the rock monster, controlling its movements.
The piles of skeletons in that hidden cave also seemed to be assembled by some mysterious force, crawling out of the cave like undead returning from hell.
An army of countless skeletons charged toward the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Rocket Raccoon watched the thousands of skeleton soldiers rushing over and quickly took out his energy cannon.
"If Superman doesn't notice this, we're done for."
"Let's kill them! I hope they are as easy to bully as they look and fall apart at a single touch."
Peter Quill, however, looked seriously at the skeleton army charging toward them and shouted.
"Dear brothers and sisters, although we have different mothers, as your dear brother, can you spare us for my sake?"
Seeing that none of the skeletons listened to him, he immediately drew his dual blasters and began shooting.
"Emotional appeals really don't work!"
Chapter 174 Skeleton Army
Kal-El looked at Ego's colossal body that blotted out the sky and shook his head.
"If you want to play, I can play along with you."
He snapped his fingers gently, and the Reality Stone on the Infinity Gauntlet suddenly erupted with a dazzling red light.
The red light completely enveloped Kal-El, growing even more blinding as it illuminated the entire battlefield.
"Bang!"
With a heaven-shaking crash, Kal-El's body landed heavily on the ground.
The earth violently shuddered under this fierce stomp, sending dust flying tens of meters into the air.
At this moment, Superman was also a hundred meters tall, towering like a giant tower, and his long cape gently fluttered, already blotting out the sky.
His height was on par with the skeleton monster, yet he exuded an even more powerful sense of oppression.
Kal-El looked at his own hand.
Sure enough, the Reality Stone could achieve this step, magnifying his body to gigantic proportions just like Ultraman in live-action tokusatsu shows.
Now, he could finally experience what it felt like for Ultraman to fight monsters.
"What?"
Everyone present, whether it was the Guardians of the Galaxy or Ego, was shocked by Kal-El's change.
"What other tricks does Superman have up his sleeve?"
Blinding flashes also erupted from the eye sockets of Ego's giant skull head.
He was able to manifest such a massive body because this was his planet.
The entire planet was under his control.
He could easily manipulate the molecules on this planet.
Yet Kal-El had also grown this large, which caught him completely off guard.
However, he was a Celestial, and he would not be defeated.
This was his undefeated domain.
He also knew Kal-El's physical strength—a mighty physique capable of easily shattering all obstacles.
He roared again, mobilizing the power of the entire planet.
Endless energy covered the skeleton monster's body, forming a thick layer of armor.
A faint shimmer flickered on the armor, radiating multicolored light.
He looked at Kal-El, and an energy beam suddenly spewed out from the skull's mouth.
Boom!
In a flash of lightning and flint, the energy beam slammed into Kal-El's chest.
Bang!
Kal-El's body was instantly struck by the energy beam, and the formidable energy blasted a large cluster of sparks in front of Kal-El's chest.
Kal-El stepped back slightly and immediately steadied his stance.
Two scorching Heat Vision rays immediately blasted out from his eyes.
They slammed heavily onto Ego's massive body.
Bang!
With a loud explosion, the layer of energy on the surface of Ego's body suddenly blew up, recovering once again in a split second.
Since Heat Vision couldn't do anything to him, Kal-El decided to resort to physical combat.
Kal-El suddenly rushed forward, stomping his right foot heavily on the ground to leap instantly, his massive body soaring into the sky.
Toning and tumbling in the air, taking advantage of the downward momentum, he bent one leg while tightening the other downward.
The extreme speed generated a cluster of red flames around his foot.
As Kal-El channeled the high-temperature energy within his body into his leg, those flames became even more blinding.
Under the extreme heat, they slightly turned golden.
Kal-El could even feel his foot growing scalding hot.
"Leo Kick!"
Kal-El's body seemed to teleport, arriving right in front of Ego's massive body in just an instant.
Bang!
This kick landed heavily on the skeleton monster's shoulder.
The tremendous force instantly kicked away one of Ego's Claws-bearing arms.
Explosions rang out, and amidst Ego's roaring, his shattered shoulder quickly recovered.
Kal-El didn't stop. As soon as he landed, he turned around quickly and delivered a ferocious side kick that instantly struck the skeleton monster's chest.
Bang!
Sparks flew, and the skeleton monster's massive body immediately flew backward, crashing heavily into the distance.
Dust on the ground erupted in all directions under the immense pressure.
Kal-El continued to charge forward, leaping high into the air.
"Raven Takes Flight."
He stomped heavily down with one foot toward the skeleton rock monster that had fallen to the ground.
Getting stepped on by this kick would hurt a lot.
Ego finally reacted, and a thick, long tentacle suddenly shot out from behind him.
With lightning speed, it whipped through the air and smashed into Kal-El's body.
Bang!
With a loud crash, the tentacle struck a massive patch of sparks on Kal-El's chest.
Kal-El was also sent plummeting into the distance under this blow.
His body crashed into a massive mountain, denting it with an obvious crater.
Countless large trees snapped beneath Kal-El.
Kal-El got up from the ground and looked at his chest.
No lights flashing, so he could still fight?
Uh, it seemed he wasn't Ultraman and didn't need a timer.
Getting serious, Kal-El walked step by step toward the skeleton monster, casually dusting off the non-existent dirt on his chest.
"Nothing much?"
He moved his footsteps unhurriedly, each step spanning a distance of dozens of meters.
Ego once again manipulated his tentacles to attack. Kal-El dodged left and right, kicking one tentacle away with a single foot and blasting another tentacle flying with a punch.
Suddenly, the skeleton monster's head detached from its shoulders and shot forward fiercely, slamming into Kal-El's body like a soccer ball.
Bang!
The immense force sent Kal-El tumbling backward once more.
"Like carrying the ball and charging into people, huh? Later, I'm going to twist your head off and play soccer with it!"
...
Over on the distant ground battlefield, Star-Lord had just blown up a braying, clawing skeleton with a single shot.
"Sorry, buddy."
With that, the dual pistols in his hands fired incessantly, turning skeleton after skeleton into piles of bone fragments under his twin guns.
Gamora was wielding a short sword, hacking and slashing continuously among the skeleton soldiers, chopping skull after skull off their shoulders.
"Gamora, go easy on them; they're all my brothers and sisters!"
Star-Lord shouted discontentedly.
Gamora turned her head and glanced at Peter Quill.
"Dammit, why don't you put down those two guns of yours? Do you think you're being gentle?"
Rocket Raccoon on the side wasn't polite to Star-Lord's half-brothers and sisters either, recklessly blasting his energy cannon into the surging crowd of skeleton soldiers.
Skeleton after skeleton turned into flying bone fragments scattered all over the ground.
Drax dashed left and right through the skeleton army, brandishing butcher knives in both hands with an impressive record, resembling a fierce warrior on an ancient battlefield.
When he charged out from a group of skeleton soldiers surrounding him, Rocket could barely see his face.
"You're bleeding!"
Rocket Raccoon spoke up.
Drax merely wiped his face casually, looked at the blood on his hand, and remained expressionless.
"This is the blood of those skeletons!"
Rocket: "..."
Groot was even more formidable, with his arms turning into long branches, and every sweep sending countless skeletons flying.
Nebula also wielded two short batons, fighting neck-and-neck with the skeleton minions.
Even though the members of the Guardians of the Galaxykept outputting at full power, the endless skeleton army kept surging toward them.
Peter Quill landed from midair and looked at the dense skeleton army.
"Just how many of his own children did my damn old man kill? He really is a complete and utter scum!"
He panted heavily.
"Look, they seem to be evolving."
The members of the Guardians of the Galaxy looked over and saw a Skeleton General suddenly appear within the skeleton army, different from the other skeletons.
Two flames composed of white energy appeared within his empty eye sockets.
Roar!
A roar containing special syllables resounded across the battlefield, and all the skeletons on the battlefield stopped their chaotic, ineffective attacks as if they had heard a summons.
Innumerable white bones scattered on the ground shattered into powder one after another, then reassembled into various weapons.
Bone spears, bone swords, bows and arrows...
There even appeared a batch of skeleton warhorses made of skeletons.
Chapter 175: Superman or Ultraman?
They were clad in bone horse armor, rearing up under the control of bone-armored skeleton warriors.
The entire skeleton army took on a brand-new look.
At this moment, they were no longer mere cannon fodder, but rather resembled a legion of skeletons from hell.
Armor, warhorses, soldiers, weapons.
Everything looked like an ancient melee-weapon army.
The eyes of that special skeleton monster flared brightly once more, and clusters of green light points lit up in the eye sockets of countless skeleton soldiers.
The momentum of the skeleton legion became even more formidable.
The Skeleton General suddenly waved its bone spear, pointing from afar at the Guardians of the Galaxy.
As if sounding a command, the entire skeleton legion instantly swept forward like a flood breaking through everything.
The hooves of the warhorses trampled across the ground, kicking up clouds of dust all over the sky.
They drew bone bows atop their warhorses, and countless bone arrows shot toward the group like a blanket covering the sky.
Swish, swish, swish!
The dense rain of arrows enveloped the group.
"Quick, dodge!"
Peter Quill shouted immediately.
But facing this dense rain of arrows, no matter how they dodged, they certainly couldn't avoid it entirely.
Groot opened his arms in time, thick and long branches tightly intertwining to form a sturdy wooden shield in front of them.
Thud, thud, thud—!
Countless bone arrows struck the shield and were blocked by Groot's shield.
The skeleton soldiers riding warhorses arrived, raising their bone spears to thrust at Groot's wooden shield.
Bang!
Under the immense impact force, a gap burst open in the wooden shield.
"We can't keep waiting like this, otherwise we're done for."
Rocket Raccoon said, suddenly blasting out an energy cannon.
However, that skeleton soldier abruptly pulled out its bone spear and thrust it toward the energy blast.
Bang!
The energy blast successfully blew it away, but it didn't cause much damage to the skeleton legion.
They had no choice but to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack, fighting while running.
Gamora was wielding her short sword to hack and slash at the surrounding skeleton soldiers when a bone spear suddenly thrust from behind.
Although Gamora blocked it in time with her sword, her body was still sent flying backward under the impact force of the warhorse.
The resistance of the Guardians of the Galaxy became even more laborious, like a small boat drifting on the open sea amidst a fierce storm, ready to capsize at any moment.
Finally, at the exact moment Drax was knocked flying by a skeleton warhorse, an extremely powerful energy suddenly erupted from Star-Lord's body.
This energy seemed to share the same origin as the energy in Ego's body.
Star-Lord suddenly leaped up, rushing into mid-air.
Black smoke billowed beneath him as he rushed toward a skeleton soldier that was thrusting a spear at Drax.
Bang!
His body abruptly crashed into the skeleton soldier, directly smashing the skeleton soldier into pieces.
Star-Lord successfully awakened his divine power, finally easing the pressure on the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
The threat of death gradually receded, but the situation remained grim.
At this moment, high above in the sky, a spaceship descended rapidly.
It hovered above the battlefield, and the spaceship's cannon ports opened.
Bang, bang, bang!
Powerful energy cannons fired toward the skeleton army below.
Skeleton after skeleton turned into bone powder, but in the blink of an eye, they reassembled into new skeleton soldiers.
The hatch opened, and Diana jumped down from the spaceship. The lasso of truth in her hand suddenly lashed out, sending the Skeleton General—who was directing the battle within the skeleton legion—flying backward.
Diana landed steadily, pulling out her holy sword and shield from behind her.
In the blink of an eye, she charged toward the newly risen Skeleton General.
As if teleporting, she appeared right in front of the Skeleton General.
All the skeleton soldiers along her path were cleaved into two halves one after another, utterly powerless before her sharp holy sword.
"Ha!"
She let out an angry shout, slashing her sword down onto the top of the Skeleton General's head.
To her surprise, this sword strike merely carved a shallow pit on the Skeleton General's head.
Swish!
The sound of wind-breaking came over, as the bone spear had already thrust forward.
Diana used her shield in her left hand to block it in time, swinging her sword once more to engage the opponent in battle.
Faora and Arnold didn't waste words either, immediately rushing into the skeleton army and slaughtering in all directions.
Utilizing their extreme speed, they plowed through the entire battlefield several times.
Those powerful skeleton soldiers could not leave a single scratch on Faora and the other, yet turned into powder under their fatal impacts.
The members of the Guardians of the Galaxy also became excited.
Rocket Raccoon spoke up immediately.
"I swear that from now on the Justice League are my best brothers. They always show up like saviors right when we're about to be finished."
"I think we need to provide them with a gratuity."
Star-Lord dropped down from mid-air.
"Superman is my buddy; they only came to help us out for my sake."
"Quill, enough. You really know how to flatter yourself."
Gamora shouted, unable to stand it anymore.
Diana and the Skeleton General were still fiercely battling, the sound of the holy sword clashing with the bone spear echoing across the battlefield.
But Diana's powerful close-combat capability allowed her to handle the battle with ease.
Sword lights flashed continuously across the Skeleton General's body, and every sword swing plucked a section of white bone from the Skeleton General's body.
Roar!
The Skeleton General roared incessantly, launching powerful attacks one after another.
But before Diana's skillful shield techniques, its attacks were repeatedly thwarted.
On the other side of the battlefield, the infinity stones in Kal-El's hand emitted a red glow once more.
As the glow dissipated, a giant appeared on the spot, full of metallic texture all over, wearing two sluggers and looking fierce.
"Ha!"
With one hand clenched into a fist at his waist and a slight horse stance, his other hand was extended forward into a palm with slightly curved fingers.
The starting stance of the Cosmic Fist.
To fight monsters, one still needs Ultraman.
Kal-El's cool transformation not only made the skeleton monster open its mouth wide in astonishment, but also made everyone on the battlefield drop their jaws in shock.
"Is this Superman's true form? Ultraman?"
Peter Quill said in surprise.
Diana, however, shook her head helplessly.
Only she knew that Kal-El occasionally had some wicked sense of humor.
Kal-El didn't wait any longer, letting out another battle cry as he rushed toward the skeleton monster.
Heavy punch to the chest!
The skeleton monster retreated a few steps.
Step-and-slide side kick.
Sparks flew from the skeleton monster's chest, and it was sent flying backward on the spot.
Pressing his advantage, Kal-El executed a turning roundhouse kick just as the skeleton monster was getting up, kicking it flying away again.
Bang!
Rumble!
The mountain wall in the distance was smashed down by the skeleton monster's massive body.
Kal-El leaped up again, with one leg extended forward, instantly crossing a distance of several thousand meters to appear in front of the skeleton monster.
Maintaining his charge in mid-air, his two legs continuously launched heavy strikes against the monster's chest.
Countless sparks bloomed on the skeleton monster's chest, and its body kept flying backward in mid-air under Kal-El's attacks.
Bang!
Its massive body finally landed heavily on the ground, with countless cracks appearing all over its body.
Reacting, several thick and long tentacles quickly shot toward Kal-El.
Kal-El didn't give Ego a chance to make a comeback, decisively removing the slugger from the top of his head.
"Ha!"
With a battle cry, the two sluggers spun at high speed, shooting toward the incoming thick and long tentacles.
They shuttled flexibly around the skeleton monster, cutting off each tentacle at the root.
The sluggers returned, going back to the top of his head.
Seeing that the skeleton monster was already at the end of its tether, Kal-El immediately executed his ultimate move.
Zero Wide Shot!
Boom!
The powerful energy ray shot toward the skeleton monster, instantly plunging into its massive body.
Bang!
With a huge explosion, the massive skeleton monster turned into fragments amidst the sky-filling flames.
Chapter 176: Successfully Killing the Dad!
Alright, job's done!
It's time to go take out Ego's brain.
He looked at Diana in the distant battlefield, who had just taken apart the Skeleton General, and nodded slightly.
Then he gave a thumbs-up.
The body, standing a hundred meters tall, finally slowly turned into points of light and dissipated.
Diana smiled helplessly.
Sure enough, just as the giant of light disappeared, Kal-El's figure reappeared on the ground.
Diana smiled and said,
"You really have the leisure, was it fun?"
Kal-El nodded.
"Of course, otherwise a guy as tall as Ego wouldn't be so easy to fight."
At this moment, Ego condensed his avatar once again, looking angrily at Kal-El, Diana, and the others.
"Damn intruders!"
"Get out of my planet!"
Diana frowned.
Kal-El said indifferently,
"Just impotent rage!"
Ego looked at Peter Quill.
"Child, I am your father. Come with me, father and son joining forces, no one in the entire universe will be our match, we can rule the universe together."
Peter Quill glared angrily at Ego.
"You killed my mom, I swear I'm going to take you down."
He charged at Ego again, but punched empty air.
Ego's voice came from the sky.
"This is my planet, no one can defeat me here!"
In the blink of an eye, everything on the planet seemed to come to life.
Giant trees were uprooted from the ground, and gravel flew shooting through the air.
The ground was entirely overturned, the earth constantly trembling, with sand and stones flying everywhere.
The entire planet was a scene of apocalypse.
"How can we take him down?"
Kal-El looked at Peter Quill.
"Go underground, Ego's brain is down there, that is his true body."
"You guys hide first, I'll go deal with him!"
"No, I want to take him down myself!"
Peter Quill stepped forward.
Kal-El nodded slightly.
At this moment, a large shadow appeared in the sky, and a huge mountain manipulated by Ego bore down towards the crowd.
Kal-El leaped up abruptly, the Infinity Gauntlet on his right hand suddenly flashing with purple light.
He punched towards the mountain in front of him with a single blow.
Bang!
The entire mountain was blasted away by Kal-El's powerful force, exploding with a roar only after flying miles away.
Kal-El did not stop, rushing straight down towards the ground below.
His right hand wearing the Infinity Gauntlet suddenly slammed into the ground.
Boom!
The ground suddenly cracked open, and a long tunnel was opened by Kal-El.
"Let's go, let's enter together!"
Peter Quill nodded and immediately jumped into the tunnel.
Ego seemed to feel the threat as well.
He grew more agitated, mobilizing his power to block the tunnel leading to his brain.
But Kal-El kept the tunnel stable, the infinity stones on the Infinity Gauntlet constantly emitting light.
Even with all his might, Ego could not close the tunnel.
He had no choice but to launch all kinds of attacks on the surface.
No matter what it was, it could become his weapon.
He re-condensed his avatar, shooting energy rays continuously at the Justice League and Guardians of the Galaxy.
But with high-end battle powers like Faora, Arnold, and Diana, no matter what attack Ego launched, it was easily resolved.
The energy rays were jointly blocked by Faora and Arnold, unable to even cause effective damage to their formidable bodies.
His attack intensity gradually weakened, becoming feeble, more like a harassment.
Until Kal-El and Peter Quill were about to reach the underground brain location, he condensed an avatar in front of Peter Quill once again.
"Don't do this, I am your father, you can't kill me!"
He wanted Peter Quill to show mercy for the sake of his identity as a father.
But he greatly underestimated Peter Quill's feelings for his mother.
"You killed my mom."
"I can't let you go, you damned freak."
Hearing Peter Quill's refusal, Ego's expression darkened instantly.
"Fine, since you won't let me go, then I'll take you all down with me."
"Ah!"
He suddenly roared out loud, and Planet Ego suddenly burst out with an inexplicable power, causing countless huge meteorites outside the planet to plummet toward Planet Ego.
The sky seemed to rain meteorites, falling towards Planet Ego with terrifying momentum.
Ego laughed loudly.
"As long as these meteorites fall, your friends will be smashed flat."
"If I am killed, this planet will also explode instantly, and everyone will be destroyed along with me."
"I won't give you the chance to leave in a spaceship."
"If I am killed, you will become an ordinary person, no longer having any divine power, and it will be completely impossible for you to escape."
Peter Quill, however, didn't worry in the least.
"With Superman here, I don't need to think about that much. I only know that he can keep us all alive."
Ego looked at Kal-El, fierce light flashing in his eyes.
"Damn tiny creature! You ruined my plan!"
On the ground, watching the meteorite rain falling from the sky, Diana immediately leaped high into the air.
She took out the lasso of truth from behind her, gathered a bit of strength, and whipped the lasso of truth out.
The lasso of truth radiating golden light extended infinitely.
It shuttled continuously through the air, quickly forming a large net woven from the lasso of truth, blocking the high altitude above everyone's heads.
Countless meteorites landed on the large net, their powerful kinetic energy pressing the net down continuously.
Finally, when they were still dozens of meters away from the ground, the meteorites' kinetic energy was completely exhausted.
At this time, the lasso of truth also flickered slightly with golden light.
Diana held the other end of the rope in her hand and shook it violently, throwing the meteorites in the net far away.
The meteorites fell to the ground, leaving one huge crater after another on the ground.
And the Guardians of the Galaxy members on the ground who saw Diana make her move were all dumbfounded.
Mantis looked blankly at Diana, the antennae on her head twitching slightly.
"She is so strong."
Rocket Raccoon put down his energy cannon.
"This is a god. Quill's father is just a monster, and Quill doesn't have an ounce of divine demeanor at all."
"He's just a goofball with celestial powers."
Meanwhile, deep underground, Kal-El shattered Ego's avatar with a single punch, and the two finally arrived at the core of the planet.
In front of them was a huge brain, beating slightly like a heart, and its bizarre shape made people feel uncomfortable.
"This thing really looks like an organ. Forgive me for not wanting to associate it with that."
Kal-El shook his head, and another avatar of Ego walked out.
"Peter Quill!"
Bang——!
As soon as he opened his mouth, Peter Quill drew his dual guns without hesitation and fired at the disgusting brain.
Kal-El also used the Bio-electric Field at the same time to wrap around the entire planet, temporarily cutting off the connection between Ego's brain and the planet.
The brain, which was still beating incessantly, was finally blown up by Star-Lord.
"No!"
Almost the moment the brain was destroyed, Ego's avatar turned into a pile of dust.
The entire planet also seemed to suddenly lose its life.
Kal-El activated the infinity stones again; he wanted to use the Reality Stone to create a planetary core, letting the planetary core replace Ego's brain.
Otherwise, this planet would be destroyed very quickly.
As the red light flickered, a stone manifested under the influence of the gem, bursting out with a ball of golden light. Kal-El could feel the powerful energy contained within it.
A rich vitality rushed towards them.
In the blink of an eye, the planetary core successfully replaced Ego's brain, supporting the normal operation of the planet.
Chapter 177: Pushing the Planet
"Let's go!"
Kal-El looked at Peter Quill beside him.
"Is it over just like that?"
Peter Quill found it hard to believe.
"Of course, what's wrong?"
Kal-El grabbed Star-Lord by the shoulder, and the two left the underground passage.
"I thought he still had some tricks up his sleeve. After all, hearing all that grand introduction of his was pretty intimidating."
"And that weird brain of his actually got blown up by my gun. And here I thought he was some kind of big shot."
"Superman, how did you turn into such a giant of light just now? Don't tell me there really is a race called Ultraman in the universe."
Kal-El gave a casual explanation.
"Whether there is or not, I don't know, but what happened just now was simply a use of the Infinity Stones."
The two arrived at the surface, and Diana and the others immediately came up to greet them.
"Is it solved?"
"It's solved!"
"From now on, this planet will no longer have self-awareness; it is just an ordinary planet."
Faora and Arnold smiled.
"This planet, if it can be transformed into Krypton, would be quite nice."
"It's just too far from the stellar Yellow Sun."
Kal-El nodded.
"That's just a minor issue; I will bring it to the Solar System."
Peter Quill and the others nearby were a bit dazed listening to this.
"Wait, what kind of Krypton do you want to turn this planet into?"
Faora and Arnold nodded.
"We need a home, a home for the Kryptonian."
"That is our homeland!"
Rocket Raccoon looked at Peter Quill.
"We blew up your father's brain, and now we're going to modify his corpse."
"Why does this feel so weird?"
"Don't mention him. I couldn't care less about what can be done with his corpse."
He looked at Faora and Kal-El.
"Modify it however you like; I am filled with disgust for this planet right now."
Diana turned her head to look at Kal-El.
"How are you going to bring this planet to the Solar System?"
"No matter how big a spaceship is, it's impossible to pull a planet. Don't tell me you guys are going to push such a huge planet all the way there?"
Rocket Raccoon casually cracked a joke on the side, and Peter Quill and the others chuckled slightly.
It wasn't until they saw the serious expression on Kal-El's face that the few of them stopped laughing.
"No way, don't tell us you're serious."
"Impossible, it's impossible for anyone in this world to push a planet."
"To be able to push a planet, unless you're a god!"
Kal-El shook his head.
"I am not a god!"
"But I am Superman, and Superman can do anything."
Kal-El turned around, speaking as he walked.
Diana knew that since Kal-El could say it, he would definitely be able to do it.
She looked at the Guardians of the Galaxy members.
"This planet will soon undergo high-speed movement; you'd better get into the spaceship."
"Wait, nobody actually thinks he can push the whole planet, right?"
Rocket Raccoon laughed, holding his stomach.
Diana nodded and smiled.
"Little kitty, you know nothing about the power of the strongest Kryptonian."
She turned and entered Kal-El's Kryptonian spaceship, swaying gracefully step by step.
"I'm not a kitty, I'm Rocket Raccoon!"
Rocket clenched his fists and yelled at Diana's back.
"Forget it, for the sake of you being a goddess, I won't hold it against you."
"I, Rocket, am a resounding tough guy."
Peter Quill on the side looked at Rocket.
"What are you talking about? Is there any other resounding tough guy here?"
"The only tough guy here is me; you can only be considered a male unknown species."
"Quill, after you fall asleep, I will definitely take the most valuable parts off your body."
"Those are Gamora's treasures. If you dare to lay a hand on them, Gamora will teach you a lesson."
"Peter Quill!"
Boom!
"Ah, I was wrong!"
...
Over here, Peter Quill and Rocket were still bickering back and forth, while Kal-El had already arrived at a nearby open space.
He suddenly jumped up, his figure rapidly rushing into the clouds.
The Infinity Gauntlet flashed with light once again.
The red light quickly enveloped Kal-El's entire body.
When Kal-El descended from high altitude, he had once again transformed into a giant.
He rushed toward the ground headfirst, like a huge sharp arrow piercing through the air.
Boom—!
In the blink of an eye, his body approached the ground.
He suddenly decelerated, and the ground suddenly kicked up dust.
He slowly extended his hands, pressing two huge palms onto the ground.
Rumble!
Not far away, Rocket and Peter and the others suddenly felt the earth beneath their feet shake, and they fell unsteadily to the ground.
"Oh my god, is he planning to push the planet away just like this? Doing this will only leave a huge crater on the ground."
"Shut up, Rocket. Superman will find a way, and we need to get back into the spaceship right now."
The few scrambled and tumbled into the spaceship, and Kal-El shook his head slightly.
Actually, they didn't need to be so nervous.
The Bio-electric Field continuously spread along his palms on the ground, like an invisible energy membrane, rapidly wrapping up the entire planet.
The Bio-electric Field not only connected this planet into a whole, but also protected it from being hit by space debris like meteorites.
Kal-El didn't hesitate, and his arms began to exert force.
"Ha!"
He let out a loud roar, and a gust of strong wind whipped up the dust on the earth.
Endless power flowed through his arms into the ground, and then through the Bio-electric Field to the entire planet.
Boom!
Under Kal-El's powerful strength, Planet Ego finally slowly broke away from its original trajectory, swimming through the universe.
Kal-El was like the exhaust flame of a rocket, providing powerful motivation for the flight of the entire planet.
Meanwhile, Rocket Raccoon and Peter Quill in the spaceship not far away kept paying attention to Kal-El's every move.
Seeing that Planet Ego didn't seem to have any big movements.
"To be honest, I knew long ago that this was an impossible task. No matter how big Superman gets, he can't push the whole planet."
Peter Quill, however, felt that Superman's omnipotent and towering image in his heart was about to collapse.
He spoke hesitatingly.
"Maybe Superman is not in a good state. After all, not long ago he had a big fight with that scumbag father of mine, and he probably didn't get enough rest to recover his stamina."
"And I have reason to suspect that yesterday Supermanhad an all-night battle with his extremely sexy girlfriend."
"That's why he's a bit... um, limp today."
Kal-El, who was pushing the planet forward not far away, suddenly heard these words, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Damn Peter Quill, why are you slandering someone out of thin air?
With his endless stamina, the situation he mentioned would never occur.
After all, in the past time spent with Diana, no matter what unhappiness Diana had, as long as she was comforted by Kal-El, she would soon be full of energy again.
The Kal-El-brand power bank is always fully charged; goddess Diana knows this deeply.
Gamora beside Peter Quill was full of black lines at this moment.
"You two illiterates, the spaceship's star map shows that we are moving."
"Uh, but we don't seem to feel it at all."
Peter Quill looked at Rocket Raccoon, wanting to get agreement.
Rocket suddenly thought of the answer.
He slapped his forehead.
"Quill, you illiterate, we are inside the planet, of course we can't feel the planet's movement in the universe."
"I admit I was a bit inconsiderate, but Rocket first dragged my IQ down to his level, and then defeated me with his rich experience."
Chapter 178: A Confused Peter Parker
"Enough, Quill, you have no one else to blame for your own stupidity."
Groot looked at the two arguing and suddenly spoke.
"I am Groot!"
Gamora smiled slightly.
"I understood that one; it said you're both idiots."
"Groot!"
Inside the Krypton spaceship, Diana looked outward and saw that planet speeding through space at extreme speed.
Anyone who saw this scene would be shocked.
A planet was actually rushing through the universe at extreme speed like a meteorite, regardless of whether there were meteorites or planetary explosion fragments ahead.
This planet would crash into them without hesitation, smashing everything blocking its flight path to pieces.
The Bio-electric Field wrapping around the planet continued to play its role, preventing all obstacles from entering the interior of the planet through this membrane.
No one would have thought that this planet was being pushed manually.
Faora and Arno slowly walked behind Diana, also looking towards that planet.
"Kal-El, he is truly the most powerful Kryptonian."
"Only he is worthy of becoming the future leader of Krypton!"
Arno's eyes were filled with fanaticism.
"He is powerful and has contributed to the rebuilding of Krypton."
"He is the leader of the Justice League, and he has sufficient leadership abilities."
"Only he is qualified to sit in that position."
"The only leader of Krypton!"
Diana smiled and shook her head.
"From my understanding, Kal-El does not like being entangled in too many trivial matters."
"Clark is also good; he is purer than Kal-El and has a stronger sense of justice. Why don't you choose him?"
Faora gently shook her head, and Arno directly expressed opposition.
"No, he is too merciful. He can be the best superhero, but he cannot be a leader."
"A leader can be merciful, but not too merciful. A leader must have an iron-blooded side."
"And Kal-El fits this point perfectly."
Diana nodded.
"I once heard that the highest authority of your Krypton is the Supreme Council."
Faora raised her head slightly. As a military personnel who once followed Zod in a rebellion and was imprisoned, she instinctively felt a strong aversion to those council members.
"The rebuilt Krypton will only obey the leader's will, and it does not need those inefficient councils, nor does it need that kind of pointless democracy."
Arno also nodded in agreement.
Diana frowned slightly.
Faora and Arno seemed to have completely regarded Kal-El as their leader, almost reaching the point of obeying Kal-El's every word.
But this was fine too; after Krypton was rebuilt, Kryptonians would certainly continue to be conceived and born.
Strengthened by the Yellow Sun, she couldn't imagine how powerful the future Krypton would be.
Furthermore, the future Krypton was not far from Earth.
If this powerful force were to fall into someone else's hands, she would indeed feel somewhat uneasy.
Because whoever mastered such a powerful force would probably not remain inactive.
Without Kal-El, the entire universe would probably be engulfed in endless wars due to the emergence of this new powerful force.
Perhaps the war wouldn't last long, because the vast majority of planets would lose the ability to resist in a very short time and be conquered by Krypton.
But if Kal-El mastered this power, she wouldn't have any worries.
She believed that Kal-El could definitely handle the relationship between Krypton and Earth well, and she was willing to unconditionally trust Kal-El.
As long as humanity did not completely disappoint Kal-El, Kal-El would not abandon humanity.
Earth, New York.
Spider-Man Peter Parker had been engaging in even crazier training ever since he last appeared at the bank robbery incident.
In the Justice League training ground, Peter Parkercompleted his last training task, casually grabbed a towel, and wiped the sweat off his face.
Wanda walked over at this moment.
"You don't have to push yourself so hard. The Justice League hasn't reached the point where it has to rely on a kid like you to risk your life."
Peter Parker smiled.
"I just don't want to give those people a chance to hurt others the next time I face them."
"They almost killed that convenience store owner. I often buy butter bread from his shop."
"Training needs to go according to plan. Such crazy training of yours won't make you progress twice as fast."
Wanda said solemnly.
"I know!"
Peter Parker nodded.
"I will follow the training plan formulated for me by Ms. Faora."
Wanda nodded and turned to leave.
"Oh, right, that annoying Iron Man is here. You can go talk to him."
"Mr. Stark?"
Peter Parker immediately got up and rushed out the door.
Although his idol was Superman, because Superman was very handsome.
But Mr. Stark, this Iron Man, was also very amiable.
He felt that he and Mr. Stark had become friends.
Perhaps calling it a friendship across generations would be better.
In the Justice League reception hall, on the sofa.
Peter Parker was chatting with Tony Stark.
Tony could clearly feel Peter Parker's changes.
He seemed to have a lot on his mind.
"Tell me, what are you thinking about?"
Peter Parker hesitated for a moment, but still decided to tell his problem to this experienced Iron Man.
"I want to become stronger. I don't want to see anyone get hurt in front of me."
"I don't want any bad things to happen right before my eyes."
"I have always believed that when bad things happen in front of you, if you don't stop them, it's your responsibility."
"But I suddenly realized I'm still not strong enough; those robbing bad guys almost killed someone right in front of me."
"So these past few days I've been training crazily. I urgently want to become stronger and be a true superhero."
"But Superman is not here, and no one is assigning me missions."
Tony Stark patted Peter Parker on the shoulder.
"Do you think you have the ability to do anything major right now?"
"Fight aliens? Or save people from terrorists?"
"No one can stop everything, not even the most powerful Superman."
"They can only do their best to stop bad things from happening."
"As for you, what you need to do right now is live a good life and train normally."
"Don't dwell too much on the past."
"Do you think the Justice League and the Avengers save the world all day long?"
"Isn't it, Mr. Stark?"
Peter Parker looked up and gazed earnestly at Tony.
"Stop joking, we each have the lives we want, and we certainly don't hope for some major villain who wants to destroy the world to appear."
"That means we have to risk our lives again to leave the lives we want behind to fight and risk everything."
"No one wants that."
Peter Parker fell silent.
"Remember, we only step in to protect, not because we like it."
Tony slowly stood up.
"You are very immature right now, you need to settle down."
"You are clearly still not qualified, nor are you a qualified superhero of the Justice League."
Tony Stark slowly walked away.
Peter Parker found it somewhat unacceptable; he urgently wanted to prove himself.
At this time, Wanda and Pietro walked over from outside.
Wanda looked at Peter Parker in front of her, who was clearly unconvinced, and shook her head.
"Peter, although I hate that Iron Man, he is right."
"Your current state is very poor. You need to go find your own life, rather than dreaming of being some kind of hero."
Chapter 179 Arms Trade
"You don't need to come for training anymore. I need to see that passionate Peter Parker, not this Spider-Man who's single-mindedly trying to save the world right now."
Wanda's words struck Peter Parker's heart like a bolt from the blue.
"No, no, I am Spider-Man. I should be a hero and protect everyone."
"Listen, Peter Parker, you don't need to rush to prove yourself. You just need to be a good neighbor to the citizens of New York."
"You can help old ladies cross the street, catch petty thieves, or just do something random."
"Do what you are supposed to do, things that Peter Parkershould do."
Wanda said patiently.
Sharon Carter and Pietro at the side did not speak, but they all nodded.
Until Peter Parker left the Justice League, Pietro opened a bottle of cola and sat on the sofa.
"Peter is very much like our past state, eager to show off his abilities, yet lacking a clearer understanding of his own powers."
"He only knows how to recklessly do things beyond his capability, delusional enough to save the world with his own power."
Wanda smiled slightly.
"Later, reality taught us a lesson. Superman had Faoraappear in time to sort everything out for us and save those people we almost killed."
Sharon Carter raised her head curiously and handed a cup of coffee to Wanda.
"You guys had that kind of experience?"
Wanda chuckled softly and took a sip of coffee.
"Of course, many of us have experienced it, thinking that having powerful superpowers makes one a good superhero, but facts have proven that it only causes bigger troubles."
"I remember that was the first time Superman got angry. He severely reprimanded us."
Pietro suddenly chuckled, not knowing what he thought of.
"Superman said we were reckless brutes without brains, rushing into that group of terrorists' lair like headless flies."
"My twin sister, who has always been very opinionated and likes to talk back to Superman, was completely out of character at that time!"
"She just nodded, and I was the one taking the blame."
"Pietro!"
A blush suddenly appeared on Wanda's face.
That was one of her rare dark histories.
She knew that Superman had always been very lenient with their discipline and had always taken good care of her, the youngest girl in the Justice League.
But that time was the first time Superman reprimanded her, actually saying that she turned her IQ into fat and grew it in places it shouldn't grow.
Although she admitted that their actions were reckless and afterwards regretted acting without Kal-El's authorization, Kal-El saying that still made her somewhat unconvinced.
That was clearly her advantage.
And the words she had just said to Peter Parker were things the former Superman had also said to them.
She believed that as long as Peter Parker was given some time, Peter Parker could truly mature.
New York, Queens.
Peter Parker dejectedly threw his bag towards the sofa and lunged onto the bed.
He didn't understand why Mr. Stark and Wanda both thought he wasn't qualified when he just wanted to protect more people.
Clearly, he had already been training desperately.
Aunt May, who was cooking, heard the commotion in Peter Parker's room, came outside the door, and knocked.
"Peter, what's wrong with you?"
Peter Parker opened the door and saw Aunt May looking at him with a smile outside the door.
He instinctively shook his head.
"It's nothing, Aunt May. I'm just a little tired."
May just shook her head with a smile and said gently,
"Peter, you really don't know how to lie. If you're unhappy, can you talk to me about it?"
Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Peter Parker had to find an excuse.
"I got into trouble at the Justice League, and they suspended me temporarily."
May suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I thought it was something major. Correct your mistakes when you know you're wrong—I believe you can do it!"
Aunt May's comfort eased Peter Parker's mood.
For the next period of time, he began attending classes normally, participating in class activities and team competitions as usual.
He seemed to have completely forgotten his other identity.
He would still do some small things within his power during his free time and record everything he had done.
Another night, Peter Parker was wandering around the streets when he suddenly found someone sneakily trading weapons.
"That is?"
He recalled that the weapon was exactly the high-powered weapon used by that group of robbers last time.
At this moment, a Black man was standing behind a car, opening the trunk and showing off the weapons available for sale.
He took out a laser cannon and showed it to the man in front of him.
"This is a super weapon developed by Hydra. It has great power, can easily penetrate reinforced concrete walls, and can blast away dozens of people with a single shot."
However, the young man buying the weapons quickly shook his head.
Thinking the other party was unsatisfied, the Black man took out another firearm with a peculiar shape.
"This is the standard firearm of Chitauri soldiers. It is very powerful, even stronger than the laser cannon just now, and very suitable for a mighty man like you."
"This is the equipment of Wakandan soldiers. Don't look at it like a spear; it's actually a spear that can fire lasers."
"Also, here is a mechanical arm of a Hydra Winter Soldier. If you find a way to install it on yourself, it definitely won't disappoint you."
Just as he was about to continue showing off to facilitate the deal, he noticed that the buyer in front of him was getting increasingly nervous.
He frowned.
"What's wrong with you? Are you not satisfied?"
"As long as you say the word, as long as it doesn't require going to the Justice League and Avengers, we can get it for you."
Bob, the buyer at this moment, was somewhat breaking down.
He didn't know how he just wanted to buy a weapon for self-defense and ended up running into this bunch of top-tier arms dealers.
The things they took out were either from Hydra or related to the Justice League and Avengers.
As long as these things were used, he was certain they would attract the attention of authorities or even superheroes.
He didn't want to go to prison yet.
Besides, he wasn't going to fight aliens, nor did he intend to attack a military camp.
He didn't have the guts to rob a bank either.
He just wanted to buy a gun for self-defense.
Looking at the Black bro in front of him who hoped to close a big deal with him, he slowly spoke with a trembling voice.
"Actually, I just want to buy a gun!"
He even felt a bit ashamed; this Black bro thought way too highly of him.
Does he look like someone who can afford those high-tech weapons?
A flash of disappointment crossed the Black man's eyes, but he still asked with a hint of hope.
"What kind of gun? A laser gun or a machine gun?"
"A pistol!"
The Black man's face instantly sank.
"No pistols. We only have high-tech weapons here; we don't do that kind of ordinary arms business."
At this point, he was getting a little impatient.
He originally came out happily to talk business, seeing this kid looking all human and proper, thinking they could talk about a big deal.
And now it turns out he just wants a small pistol.
Does that thing deserve to make them put on such a big production?
Just as he was planning to leave, a strange voice suddenly rang out.
"Excuse me, everyone, are you trading arms?"
"Who is it?"
"Did you bring the cops over?"
Hearing the voice, the Black man and another companion sitting in the driver's seat immediately became nervous and pointed their guns at Bob.
"No, no, it's not me!"
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Bob stammered nervously.
"Don't kill me, it wasn't me, I don't know anything."
He waved his hands hastily.
But the two of them had completely no intention of letting him go.
The weapons in their hands were still pointed at his body.
"Uh, buddy, you really can't blame him. I just saw you guys acting a bit sneaky here and came over to take a look out of curiosity."
"I didn't expect you guys to pull off something this big!"
Peter Parker jumped out from the side.
"I am Spider-Man, an intern hero of the Justice League. I place you under arrest!"
"Damn it!"
The black man angrily raised the firearm in his hand and fired at Peter Parker without hesitation.
Bang!
Peter Parker sidestepped in time, dodging the attack.
His arm stretched out quickly, and a web instantly grabbed the other man who was about to finish off Bob, tossing him away with a casual flick.
Bang!
Another energy blast shot over, slamming straight into Peter Parker's chest.
This powerful energy instantly blasted Peter Parker's body flying backwards.
The black man was about to step forward and fire again, but his companion suddenly stopped him.
"Let's go quickly, don't get entangled, don't forget Vulture's instructions."
The two quickly started the car and drove toward the road.
Peter Parker also climbed back up from the ground.
Seeing Bob trembling with fright aside, he hurriedly pulled him up.
"Hurry up and leave this place."
While running in pursuit of the car, he quickly sent a message to the Justice League.
He hoped the Justice League could react sooner.
Seeing the opponent's car hit the road and speed along, getting further and further away, Peter Parker couldn't keep chasing from behind...
Webbing instantly shot from his hands, immediately sticking to a tree branch, and he quickly pursued via a shortcut through the night sky.
He made full use of the surrounding environment, continuously firing webs to attach between the outer walls of houses and street lamps.
His body never landed, just continuously leaping through mid-air.
By taking shortcuts and continuously pursuing, he finally saw that familiar car again at the intersection.
Without hesitation, he shot out his web again, successfully sticking to the speeding car.
The man sitting in the back of the car gritted his teeth, watching the relentlessly pursuing Peter Parker, and suddenly grabbed an energy cannon from the side.
"Go to hell!"
Bang!
He pulled the trigger without hesitation, and a blue energy beam instantly shot out from the barrel.
Peter Parker gripped the webbing tightly, being dragged by the car and scraping against the ground, crashing into the walls on both sides, but he never let go.
Seeing that he still couldn't shake off Spider-Man's entanglement, the man driving the car hurriedly took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Vulture, we've been entangled by a circus performer from the Justice League."
Hearing his words, Vulture frowned.
Were they still targeted by the Justice League?
"Wait for me!"
...
Outside the Earth, in deep space, a huge planet rushed over, gradually entering the Solar System.
Feeling the familiar light of the Yellow Sun, Faora closed her eyes slightly.
"It can bring vitality back to this planet and revive Kryptononce again."
"It can make us Kryptonians stronger, and I think we can incorporate the Yellow Sun into Krypton's protection sphere in the future."
Knowing the special effects of the Yellow Sun on Kryptonians, Faora and Arnold are now even more clear on the importance of the Yellow Sun to Krypton.
As long as they can bathe in the light of the Yellow Sun, every Kryptonian can become incomparably powerful.
The Yellow Sun has now become a strategic resource for their Krypton, even though this strategic resource only has a special effect on Kryptonians.
But there's no guarantee that Krypton's enemies in the future won't set their sights on this Yellow Sun that is so crucial to them.
The Planet Ego has not yet been modified, but Kal-El had previously discussed it with Faora and Arnold, deciding not to modify it completely according to Krypton's former environment.
The gravity and atmospheric environment inside Planet Ego can be modified, but there is completely no need to recreate Krypton's former red sun.
Compared to the red sun's suppression of Kryptonians—like a stern father's tough love—the Yellow Sun is more like an affectionate mother nurturing them.
Red Sun, farewell, we are afraid the Yellow Sun will misunderstand.
Pushing the planet into its designated position, a flash of light gleamed on Kal-El's body, finally returning to normal size once again.
He hovered in the universe, looking at the huge planet before him, his cape still fluttering behind him.
Seeing that Planet Ego finally successfully arrived in the Solar System from inside their spaceship, the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy were even more shocked by Superman's strength.
"Good god, he actually pushed a planet into the Solar System just like that."
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I'd even think I was dreaming."
Rocket Raccoon rubbed his eyes.
"Don't tell me future Kryptonians will all be freakishly strong super humans like this."
"Under normal circumstances, even if they aren't as strong as Superman, they'd still be stronger than the vast majority of cosmic races."
Gamora said indifferently.
"Like Thanos?"
"If Krypton could really have ten thousand Thanos, I believe they could sweep across the entire universe, and even fight their way into other worlds."
"That doesn't sound like good news!"
Rocket Raccoon shook his head.
"This power is too immense. If one day they want to play a game of conquest, I believe most of us will become their slaves because of it."
Peter Quill, however, smiled.
"Enough, Rocket, this isn't something you should be considering; this is a problem Superman should consider."
"Our current goal as the Guardians of the Galaxy is to take on more missions, earn more rewards, and then continue roaming the universe."
"You really are still that heartless Peter Quill, whose brain can't even hold anything other than roaming the universe."
...
On the other side, Kal-El returned to the Kryptonianspaceship.
Diana walked up to greet him.
"I didn't expect you to be so strong now."
Kal-El smiled slightly.
"It's very simple!"
Diana raised an eyebrow and glanced at Kal-El.
"I thought you would say it's nothing?"
Kal-El stopped smiling.
"Diana, what do you mean?"
Diana shook her head with a smile.
"I don't mean anything by it, I know you sometimes like to maintain your so-called expert demeanor."
Faora and Arnold also walked over, looking at Kal-El and speaking earnestly.
"The planet modification is ready, when can we implement the Krypton modification plan?"
There was a hint of impatience in Faora's voice.
Arnold also looked at Kal-El with anticipation.
"To transform this planet into Krypton, we first need to build a planetary engine and a world engine."
"This is a prerequisite for completing the transformation."
Kal-El said indifferently.
Faora and Arnold beside him also frowned.
"We need to manufacture the planetary engine and world engine as soon as possible."
"Also, extracting the Codex from inside Clark's body can begin simultaneously!"
"I will have Clark come over to cooperate with you in extracting the Codex inside his body."
Kal-El looked at Faora and said.
"As for the world engine and planetary engine, I will handle them personally."
...
On Planet Ego, or rather the future Krypton, Star-Lord led the members of the Guardians of the Galaxy to say goodbye to Kal-El.
"Superman, thank you for helping us once again."
Kal-El smiled.
"Just a matter of convenience!"
"In the future, if you encounter trouble in the universe, you can mention the name of our Guardians of the Galaxy. I think someone will be willing to give me some face."