Chapter 56: Above and below heaven and Earth, I alone am supreme!
At the border between America and New Mexico.
The power of death gushed out from the desert, and black tentacles burrowed out of the cracks in the ground, lunging at Thragg like living creatures.
This was Hela's combat power during Asgard's peak, which once made the entire Nine Realms tremble in fear, enough to deal with the guy ahead!
However.
The black tentacles wrapped around Thragg's body, trying to drain his vitality.
But the moment the power of death touched his skin, it was like a stream crashing into a reef, completely unable to penetrate.
"Is that it?"
Thragg looked down at the black tentacles on his body and smiled disdainfully.
Hela frowned; her power of death couldn't even break through the opponent's defensive barrier?
"Too weak."
Thragg instantly appeared in front of Hela, and a Viltrumite hand-chop fiercely struck Hela's abdomen.
Pfft!!
Blood spurted out, and Hela's whole body seemed to be struck by a huge force, flying backward like a kite with a broken string, and heavily slamming into the desert.
She struggled to stand up, but her body was no longer responsive.
"The Goddess-Queen of Asgard?" Thragg flew over, looking down at her from above.
"Whose god? Which king?" He raised his foot and stomped down fiercely, "Since you refuse to submit to me, then go die!"
Hela clenched her teeth and closed her eyes. She didn't want to admit it, but at this moment, she was truly powerless.
However.
The expected stomp did not fall.
Hela slowly opened her eyes and saw a figure blocking in front of her.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Arthur turned his head sideways and smiled apologetically.
"Will you win?" Hela asked with concern.
Arthur smiled with confidence.
"I will win!"
Thragg looked at the man in front of him, his brows furrowing even deeper.
He could feel that the aura on this person was different from that woman just now.
Very strong!
So strong that it made him feel a trace of unease.
"Who are you?" Thragg asked in a deep voice.
"Arthur Stark, God Among Men." Arthur spoke, taking a step forward at the same time.
"The place where you are now is my planet, and I am the supreme god on this planet."
"So what?"
"So..."
Arthur raised his right fist, golden light condensing, about three tenths of his strength.
"Get out of my planet!"
Boom!!
A terrifying punch like a planetary collision smashed over fiercely.
Thragg's pupils shrank abruptly.
That was a terrifying sense of oppression he had never experienced before, far beyond even the most powerful warriors of the Viltrumite planet.
He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late!
Rumble!!
A figure swept across the high altitude at a terrifying speed that broke the sound barrier, tearing through the clouds, passing through the atmosphere, and finally disappearing behind the Moon.
Hela looked at the figure disappearing into the horizon, and then looked at Arthur.
"Where did you... hit him?"
"The back of the moon, I guess." Arthur withdrew his fist and moved his wrist, "Probably."
"Probably?"
"Maybe he flew past, maybe he crashed into it, who knows."
Arthur shrugged, turned to Hela, and pulled a Senzu bean out of his pocket.
"Eat it."
Hela took the Senzu bean and swallowed it without hesitation.
Warm vitality spread from her abdomen.
The blood stopped flowing, and the torn wound on her abdomen began to heal.
In less than three seconds, she was fully recovered.
"This is the second time." Hela stood up and sighed with emotion, "This thing is truly miraculous."
Whoosh!!
A meteor was flying back to Earth from the direction of the Moon.
Thragg's armor was shattered, his chest was bloody and mangled, blood hung from the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Impossible..."
His voice came from high altitude, carrying undisguised anger and shock.
"The Regent of Viltrum cannot be defeated by an Earthling!"
Arthur raised his head, looking at Thragg diving down: "Still unconvinced?"
"Die!"
Thragg roared, condensing all his strength into his right fist.
This was his most powerful strike, enough to shatter an asteroid!
Surely it would finish off this Earthling.
However.
Arthur clenched his fist and counter-attacked with a punch.
Boom!!
Thragg flew towards the sun at an even faster speed than before.
Hela looked at the figure that disappeared again and was silent for a moment.
"Where is it this time?"
"The sun, I suppose."
Arthur withdrew his fist and moved his wrist again.
"If he can hold on, he should be able to come back."
"What if he can't hold on?"
"Then he's gone."
Just as he finished speaking, the communicator rang.
Arthur took out the communicator, glanced at it, and found it was a call from Tony.
"Arthur, something happened in New York." Tony's voice was very urgent, "A group of Mutants suddenly appeared in the downtown area, causing destruction everywhere.
Wanda and Jean have already gone, but the situation is not quite right, that leader guy..."
"Who?"
"He calls himself Apocalypse."
Arthur frowned.
Apocalypse?
The ancestor of Mutants, the first Mutant in the X-MenUniverse.
How did this guy come here too?
"Hold on, I'll be right there."
Arthur hung up the communication and turned to look at Hela.
"I have to go back to New York."
"Go ahead." Hela nodded, the fighting intent in her eyes not yet dissipated, "I can handle things here. If that guy comes back again..."
"Call Elsa."
Blue light lit up.
Arthur disappeared in the desert.
New York, Manhattan.
The streets had been cleared, but the traces of battle were shocking.
The road surface was cracked, vehicles were overturned, and the outer walls of buildings were covered with huge dents.
Wanda's Chaos Magic surged in the air, its red light acting like a shield, blocking several energy beams falling from the sky.
Jean stood behind her, the flames of the Phoenix Forceburning around her body, blocking all incoming gravel and debris outside.
Peter swung back and forth between the rooftops, using spider silk to hold back the enemy.
Black Cat wandered on the ground, using her agile footwork to interfere with the opponent's attacking rhythm.
But the battle situation was worsening.
Because their opponents were not ordinary people.
A group of puppets controlled by Apocalypse, each possessing considerable superpowers.
Some could control rocks, some could release energy Shockwaves, and some had extreme speed.
Each of them had extraordinary skills and rich combat experience.
Behind these puppets, Apocalypse hovered in mid-air, his eyes flashing with light.
"Just by yourselves, you want to stop me too?"
He raised his hand and waved, and an invisible force field erupted from his palm, directly shattering the Chaos Magicbarrier that was not yet fully awakened.
Wanda was sent flying by Shockwave, crashing through a wall.
"Wanda!"
Jean shouted loudly, and the Phoenix Force turned into a firebird and rushed towards Apocalypse.
Apocalypse sidestepped to avoid it and turned his palm over.
A powerful mental force pressed towards Jean, pinning her entire body to the ground.
"Phoenix Force?" Apocalypse narrowed his eyes slightly, "Pity, it hasn't awakened yet."
Jean struggled, but that mental force was too powerful; she couldn't move at all.
Peter rushed up, spider silk flew out, and wrapped around Apocalypse's arm.
"Let them go!"
"Annoying."
Apocalypse casually pulled, and Peter was dragged over.
He grabbed Peter by the neck, lifted him up, and his eyes were cold.
"Little bug."
Peter's face turned flush red, his feet kicking wildly in the air, his Spider-Sense frantically sounding the alarm, but it was completely useless.
Apocalypse's strength was far greater than his, and he couldn't break free at all.
At this critical moment.
A silver light rushed over.
Quicksilver rushed in front of Apocalypse, immediately attempting to rescue Peter.
However.
Apocalypse reached out his other hand and precisely grabbed Pietro's neck.
"Good speed, but still too slow."
Pietro and Peter were both lifted up, their feet off the ground.
"Pietro!"
Wanda struggled to crawl out of the ruins, seeing her brother's neck grabbed, tears instantly welled up in her eyes.
"Let him go!"
"Sis... sis..." Pietro uttered with difficulty, his consciousness already beginning to blur.
Apocalypse's face was filled with disgust and disappointment.
"The Mutants of this Earth are actually weak to this extent."
He tightened his fingers.
The necks of Quicksilver and Spider-Man made creaking sounds, their faces flushed.
Just as he was about to kill the two of them, Apocalypsesuddenly sensed something.
He raised his head abruptly, and a huge fist instantly magnified before his eyes.
Bang!!
Apocalypse instantly flew backward, as if struck by a cannonball, shattering the wall.
Spider-Man and Pietro finally took this opportunity to break free.
"This kind of power... cough cough, are you the strongest human on this planet?"
Apocalypse coughed, clutching his abdomen, using his recovery ability to repair the injuries just inflicted by Arthur's punch.
"What do you think?" Arthur put his hands behind his back, tilted his head, and his eyes lit up with terrifying firelight capable of igniting stars.
"Submit to me!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Apocalypse turned his mental power into an invisible wave, rushing straight into Arthur's brain.
But the next moment, he found that the world before his eyes was spinning and completely changed.
The God Among Men stood at the pinnacle of the Universe, with shattered stars beneath his feet and the endless firmament above his head.
Myriad gods bowed their heads, and the starry vault rose and fell.
Above and below heaven and Earth, I alone am supreme!
Seeing this scene, Apocalypse trembled uncontrollably.
"This... what is this?!"
His face was full of terror, feeling himself as insignificant as dust, negligible.
"What did you just say... who to submit?"
The God Among Men had a cold expression, standing in front of him, looking down at the Mutant Apocalypse.
Apocalypse looked blankly at the God Among Men in front of him, unable to say a word.
Because he didn't know when he had already knelt on the ground.
Just like a bowing servant.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the task "Settling the strong from other Universes"]
[Reward obtained: Phoenix Force affinity +1, sentry template progress +5%, Silver Superman Templatefragments +5]
Chapter 57: Tony Missing? Target is the DC Universe?
[Power of a Million Suns sentry template progress: 80%]
[Templates pending unlock: Silver Superman Template(Pending unlock, fragments * 5), Sixth-Dimension Superman Template (Pending unlock, fragments * 0), Omega King Superman (Pending unlock, fragments * 0)...]
Arthur stood above the ruins, looking at Apocalypsekneeling before him, a trace of boredom flashing in his eyes.
He originally thought Apocalypse could still endure a couple of hits, but as a result, he couldn't even withstand the illusion of the Mind Stone?
How truly weak.
"Get up."
Apocalypse shuddered all over, struggling to stand up, his face full of awe and panic.
"You... just what kind of person are you?"
"Didn't you just see it?" Arthur tilted his head.
The corners of Apocalypse's mouth twitched slightly.
He had indeed seen it.
That picture, the peak of the Universe, all gods bowing their heads.
That level of power, even for Apocalypse who had lived for thousands of years and seen countless Mutants, was something he had never imagined.
"I submit." Apocalypse lowered his head.
"Smart."
Arthur turned around, looking into the distance at Peter and Pietro being cared for by Jean and Wanda.
On Spider-Man's neck, a purplish-black pinch mark was slowly fading.
Quicksilver's condition was somewhat worse, his entire body paralyzed on the ground, panting as if he were a dog that had finished running a marathon.
"Feed these two." Arthur took out two Senzu beans from his pocket and threw them over.
Jean caught the Senzu beans and fed them to Peter and Pietro respectively.
A few seconds later, the two of them recovered as before.
"You saved me again." Peter climbed up, rubbing his own neck, "Mr. Arthur, I owe you more and more."
"Then work hard." Arthur casually replied, and after seeming to sense some gaze, he turned his head to look at Quicksilver.
Quicksilver was looking at him.
This young man once sent by Nick Fury to deal with Arthurhad a very complicated expression at this moment.
Fear, awe, and a little something indescribable.
"Oi, have you seen enough?" Arthur raised an eyebrow.
"Oh... uh, sorry." Pietro was slightly stunned, snapped back to reality, and looked at Wanda not far away.
The siblings stared at each other across a distance of more than ten meters for a few seconds, and finally Pietrolooked away.
"You should live with your sister." Arthur said to Pietro, "Don't run around everywhere anymore."
Pietro was stunned for a moment.
"You aren't locking me up?"
"Your sister is already living at my place, why would I lock you up?" Arthur shrugged, "Free labor shouldn't be wasted."
Pietro: "..."
The secret prison beneath New York.
Calling it a prison, it was actually an enclosed space on the fourth underground floor of Stark Industries.
Adamantium walls, Vibranium-reinforced door frames, and an all-around dead-angle-free monitoring system.
Three jail cells lined up side by side.
Homelander was cuffed to the wall, his face full of fatigue, as if he had already accepted his fate.
Thragg was locked in the second room, covered in injuries, his armor mostly shattered, his entire body paralyzed on the ground, unable to move.
Being blasted from the Moon to the sun, and then flying back from the sun, it was already a miracle that he hadn't died.
Apocalypse was in the third room, sitting quietly, closing his eyes, as if meditating.
But Arthur knew that these three guys were all pretending.
"Since you are all locked up, then I will state the rules once."
Arthur stood in front of the cell, crossing his arms.
"Don't think about escaping, the walls are Adamantium, the doors are Vibranium, if you guys can break them open, I'll dismantle Stark Tower right on the spot."
"Answer questions honestly, whatever I ask, you answer, don't lie, I can tell."
"Lastly." Arthur smiled, "If you aren't honest, or try to escape..."
He clapped his hands.
In the darkness, heavy footsteps sounded.
This time, out walked sixteen muscular, sturdy big men.
Even more exaggerated than the eight priests last time, each of them broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, wearing white overalls, their eyes carrying a certain bone-chilling excitement.
Homelander's face turned green instantly.
"What are you guys going to do?!" He struggled, the Adamantium chains clattering, "Fack! Fack! Don't the fuck come over!"
"Don't be nervous." Arthur leaned against the wall, tone casual, "They are just here to chat with you guys."
"Does chatting require taking off clothes?!" Homelanderlooked at those big men starting to undo their buttons, his voice changing tune.
"Oh, that's their habit." Arthur shrugged, "Don't worry, they aren't interested in men."
Homelander breathed a sigh of relief.
"However..." Arthur added another sentence, "They are very interested in torturing people."
"Fack! Arthur, you fucking won't die a good death!!"
Thragg and Apocalypse looked at each other, both seeing the exact same emotion in each other's eyes.
This man is definitely a demon.
Stark Industries Group.
When Arthur returned to the top floor, it was already late at night.
He sat on the sofa, closing his eyes, feeling the power within his body.
80%...
The progress of the million-sun sentry template reached 80%.
He could feel that his power had grown stronger once again.
Every single enhancement was like opening a new door.
The world behind the door was growing larger and larger.
"When it's 100%, what will it be like?"
Arthur muttered to himself.
At 25%, he could punch apart Thanos with six stones with a single punch.
At 40%, he felt that there were almost no people on Earthwho could threaten him.
At 75%, he casually suppressed the Viltrumite Regent and Apocalypse.
And now, 80%.
He even felt that if the Five Cosmic Beings stood in front of him, he would have the confidence to clash with them.
"Still lacking 20%..."
"What are you thinking about?"
A voice came from the doorway.
Arthur opened his eyes, seeing Jean standing by the door.
The red-haired girl was wearing a loose white T-shirt and grey sweatpants, looking like she had just crawled out of bed.
Her hair was somewhat messy, and her face still carried the sleepiness of not having woken up yet.
"It's nothing." Arthur patted the sofa beside him, "Sit."
Jean hesitated for a moment, walked over, and sat beside him.
There was the distance of a fist between the two of them.
"What's wrong?" Arthur turned his head to look at her.
"Can't sleep." Jean lowered her head, her fingers twisting together, "I always feel my heart is very panicked."
"Panicked about what?"
"I don't know." Jean shook her head, "It's as if something is calling me, and also as if something is chasing me. It's a very contradictory feeling."
Arthur's eyebrows raised slightly.
Could it be that the Phoenix Force inside Jean's body was restless?
Perhaps it was due to the influence of the multiverse rift, or perhaps the Phoenix Force itself produced some kind of fluctuation during the awakening process.
"Don't think too much." Arthur reached out, gently patting her shoulder.
"With me here, there's no need to be afraid."
Jean raised her head, looking at him.
The golden pupils shimmered faintly in the dimness, like two calm stars.
"You seem to never be afraid." Jean shrugged.
"I used to be afraid." Arthur smiled, "When I first obtained power, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to control it.
Later I found out, not being able to control it doesn't matter either, because no one can force me to lose control."
"You're this confident?"
"It's not confidence." Arthur shook his head, "This is because I have rich experiences, enough to allow me to master this power."
Jean stared at him for several seconds, suddenly smiling: "You really are an interesting person."
"What's interesting about me?"
"Clearly ridiculously strong, but sometimes you talk like a little kid."
Arthur raised an eyebrow: "Are you praising me or scolding me?"
"Think whatever you want."
Jean stood up, stretching lazily.
The hem of her T-shirt was lifted, revealing a slender waist, as well as a snow-white flat abdomen.
"I'm going to sleep." She walked toward the door.
When she walked to the doorway, she stopped again, turning back to glance at Arthur.
"Good night."
"Good night."
After Jean left, the room quieted down.
Arthur leaned back on the sofa, closing his eyes.
80%...
He suddenly opened his eyes, looking out the window.
New York's night sky was dyed into a blurry orange-red by neon lights, the moon hanging between the gaps of distant tall buildings, big and round.
A million stars pulsed within his chest, every beat carrying the great power to crush stars.
"I really want to know what 100% feels like." Arthurmuttered.
Right at this moment.
Ringling!!
The phone rang.
The caller ID displayed "Pepper".
Arthur frowned.
Pepper Potts rarely called him at this time.
He answered it, putting it to his ear.
"Arthur!" Pepper's voice came from the receiver, carrying suppressed panic and trembling, "Tony... Tony is gone!"
Arthur sat up straight, his brows furrowing deeper.
"What do you mean?"
"He was testing the energy matrix of that Green Lantern Ring in the laboratory tonight, and then..." Pepper's voice was intermittent.
"A beam of light appeared in the laboratory, and he disappeared. I checked the surveillance footage and found nothing, and Jarvis couldn't track his signal either."
"When did this happen?"
"An hour ago, I've already searched everywhere possible, and there's none..."
"Don't panic." Arthur stood up, "I'll look for him."
He hung up the phone, his gaze turning to the laboratory where Tony had been previously.
Super Vision instantly penetrated all floors of Stark Tower, and the laboratory was indeed empty.
Younger brother Tony was indeed missing, what on Earthwas going on?
The super brain made Arthur instantly think of countless possibilities, and finally could only attribute it to a situation similar to Homelander and other humans.
"Could Tony have been dragged into a multiverse rift?" His expression was slightly unsightly.
Meanwhile, the system prompt sounded in his mind.
[Ding! Current task has refreshed!]
[Task Name: Retrieve Missing Tony Stark]
[Task Description: When Tony Stark was testing the energy matrix of the Green Lantern Ring, he was dragged into a multiverse rift.
Please head to the target Universe, find Tony Stark and bring him back.]
[Task Reward: million-sun sentry template progress + 5%, Silver Superman Template fragments * 10]
[Hint: The target Universe is -- DC Universe.]
Chapter 58: God Among Men versus God Among Men, will he win?
DC Universe, America, Gotham City.
The night was like an ink-soaked rag, hanging heavily over Gotham Bay.
Tony Stark stood on the edge of the rooftop opposite Wayne Tower, wearing a red-and-gold Iron Man suit, a look of complete bewilderment on his face.
He remembered that just a second ago he was still researching the new functions combining the Mark 60 and the Green Lantern Ring, but the next second he suddenly appeared in this damn place.
"Jarvis... Jarvis, are you still there?"
"I am here, Sir. I am currently Jarvis in offline mode," Jarvisreplied.
"Good, help me analyze the air composition of this damn place. I always feel that the oxygen content here is 0.3 percentage points higher than ours."
"Analysis complete. The atmospheric composition of the Universe you are currently in is highly similar to Earth's, but there are trace amounts of unknown particles," Jarvis's voice was cold.
"Unknown particles? Speak human."
"You are probably no longer in your original Universe, Sir."
The corners of Tony's mouth twitched slightly. This offline Jarvis was even more outrageous than Doubao from Huaxia.
"Of course I know I'm not in my original Universe."
"I think your top priority right now is to deal with the enemies in front of you, Sir."
Hearing this, Tony instinctively raised his head and saw two figures closing in from the left and right on the opposite rooftop.
The one on the left was wearing a black combat suit, with a slender figure and a red bat symbol printed on the chest. Her cape fluttered loudly in the night wind, and she should be the Batwoman of this world.
The one on the right was wearing a green and black tight suit with a Green Lantern symbol on the chest, and each hand condensed a green giant hammer.
Green Lantern Hal Jordan.
Just a moment ago, Tony had run into these two and started a fight.
Fortunately, the energy matrix of the Mark 60 armor and the Green Lantern Ring had undergone some kind of fusion.
This allowed the armor not only to fight on a physical level, but also to condense various tools and weapons using willpower.
Otherwise, Tony would have been caught on sight.
"Are you two still going to catch me?" Tony tilted his head and couldn't help sighing. "I told you, I come from another Universe, named Tony Stark, Iron Man."
"Another Universe?" Hal Jordan laughed. "Man, do you know how many people in Gotham say they come from another Universe every year? Last month, there was a guy who said he came from a Krypton, but after we caught him, we found out he was a drunk accountant."
"That's true, the Krypton does exist," Batwoman spoke calmly, "but obviously not him."
"See, she believes me." Tony spread his hands. "Since the Krypton exists, why wouldn't another Universe exist? You guys are just stubborn."
"Your armor is very special." Batwoman ignored his nonsense, her gaze locked on the energy core on his chest. "It is mixed with some kind of green energy source, and I don't recognize this thing."
"This is a Green Lantern Ring," Hal Jordan added, "but it's not quite like the one I know. The architecture of the energy matrix is completely different."
"Because I modified it," Tony shrugged.
"I fused a Green Lantern Ring with my Iron Man armor.
This thing can read my will and nerve signals at the same time. Theoretically speaking, I can conjure up any tool I want out of thin air."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and green light gathered in his palm. A brand-new coffee cup appeared in his hand, and the cup was still steaming.
"Look, coffee."
Hal Jordan frowned: "Are you a Green Lantern?"
"No," Tony shook his head. "I'm just a genius, Iron Man, billionaire, playboy, oh right, and a philanthropist."
"Then how can you use a Green Lantern Ring?"
"Because my willpower is strong enough?" Tony took a sip of coffee. "To be honest, I didn't expect it to work either. My brother said I have a smart brain, and that might be the reason."
"Your brother?" Batwoman narrowed her eyes, vigilance rising in her heart.
"Arthur Stark, Homelander, God Among Men.
Your Universe should also have Superman, right? My brother is much more fierce than Superman. Of course, don't tell him that, he'll get full of himself."
Batwoman and Hal Jordan exchanged glances.
"Catch him!!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the two attacked at the same time.
Seeing this, Tony turned on his heels and ran.
"Stop him!" Batwoman threw a batarang.
At the same time, Hal Jordan condensed a huge green fist, blasting towards Tony's advance route.
Tony's willpower concentrated to the extreme in that instant, and the energies of the Mark armor and the Green Lantern Ring erupted simultaneously.
The batarang and the green fist collided, exploding into a ball of green and black intertwined fire.
Before the Green Lantern could react, Tony directly opened a Green Lantern tunnel. The moment he rushed in, the tunnel also disappeared.
Gotham East End, Crime Alley.
Tony tumbled out of the green light tunnel, landing flat on a pile of garbage bags.
"Jarvis, help me find a cleaner landing spot next time."
"You only had 0.03 seconds of decision-making time for your landing spot selection just now, Sir. Garbage bags were already the optimal solution."
"Optimal solution?" Tony crawled out of the garbage pile, brushing off banana peels from his body. "You call this an optimal solution?"
"Based on the pursuit density and energy consumption at the time, yes, Sir."
Tony sighed.
He glanced down at the energy meter of the Mark 60.
67% remaining.
The energy of the Green Lantern Ring was abundant, but the physical structure of the armor had developed a few cracks during the acceleration just now and needed repair.
In an instant, the armor receded like a tide, gradually attaching itself to the Green Lantern Ring on Tony's right ring finger.
Stark nanotechnology, his latest research achievement.
"Find a place to eat something first," Tony rubbed his belly. "I feel like I could eat a whole cow."
He walked out of the alley. The neon lights of Gotham's streets flickered, but pedestrians were sparse.
Occasionally, one or two cars passed by, their headlights pulling long light trails across the wet road surface.
Tony walked two blocks, fortunately without being robbed, and finally found a twenty-four-hour convenience store at the corner of the street.
"Welcome." The clerk behind the counter didn't even raise his head, currently looking at the news about Harley Quinn and Batwoman before.
Tony swept a circle among the shelves, taking two bottles of water, three sandwiches, a bag of potato chips, and a box of chocolates.
"Ten dollars in total," the clerk glanced over. "Cash or card?"
"Cash."
Tony fished a few crumpled banknotes out of his pocket. These were spare cash he had stuffed into his pocket earlier, and they finally came in handy.
The clerk glanced at those banknotes: "What kind of money is this?"
Tony looked down and saw that the portrait printed on the banknotes was Alexander Hamilton.
But the clerk's expression told him that the America of this Universe might not be quite the same as the Americawhere he was.
"Uh... collectibles." Tony took the banknotes back and pulled a card out of his pocket. "Can I swipe a card?"
"What card?"
"Mastercard."
"What is Mastercard?"
Tony: "..."
"Jarvis, help me scan the currency system of this Universe."
"Scanning... Sir, according to network data analysis, the universal currency of this Universe is the US dollar, but the circulating banknotes are printed with... a person named 'Franklin'."
"Franklin? Ben Franklin?"
"Yes, Sir. But the portrait is slightly different from the version you know."
"Great," Tony was speechless. "So I'm a penniless alien."
The clerk began to grow impatient: "Are you buying or not?"
"Buying." Tony fished out the last thing from his armor.
A spare miniature arc reactor he carried with him.
"Can this exchange for your sandwiches?"
The clerk stared at the small device glowing with blue light and swallowed saliva.
"What is this?"
"Technology," Tony said. "Very advanced technology. Show it to anyone who knows their stuff—oh right, showing it to Harley Quinn works too. I guarantee they'll go crazy."
The clerk hesitated for three seconds, then pushed the sandwiches and potato chips over.
"Take it and don't make me regret it."
Tony grabbed the food and turned to walk out of the convenience store.
He sat on the steps at the entrance of the convenience store, tore open the sandwich packaging, and took a big bite.
"Mmm... tastes alright," he mumbled while chewing. "Jarvis, help me plan a route. I need to find an energy source to recharge the armor, and then figure out a way to contact Arthur."
"Sir, I suggest you find the Justice League of this Universefirst. They might have the ability to help you."
"Justice League?" Tony raised an eyebrow. "That Batwoman and Green Lantern are from the Justice League?"
"Yes, Sir. According to my network scan, an organization called the 'Justice League' exists in this Universe, with members including Superman, Batwoman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Cyborg."
Tony's action of biting the sandwich paused for a moment.
"Superman?"
"Yes, Sir."
"Is it that guy wearing a red cape and underwear on the outside?"
"According to the description of this Universe, Supermandoes wear a red cape, but as for the underwear... current public data shows that his costume design has been updated through multiple versions and he no longer wears underwear on the outside."
"That's good," Tony breathed a sigh of relief. "If my brother knew I'd seen a Superman wearing underwear on the outside, he'd definitely mock me."
He finished the sandwich and tore open the potato chips bag.
Just as he was about to continue gorging himself, a feeling of being watched came over him.
Tony raised his face, and the convenience store's light cast a warm yellow on his face. On the street in front of him, a tall figure stood quietly.
A red cape, a blue tight suit, and the iconic "S" on his chest, giving people a sense of peace of mind.
Superman.
The God Among Men of the DC Universe.
"So..." Superman spoke, his voice calm and steady, "you are the person from another Universe."
Tony slowly put down the potato chips in his hand, and the expression on his face changed as well.
"Superman, are you here to catch me too?"
"I think we need to have a good talk," Superman said expressionlessly.
Regarding visitors from other Universes, he had actually encountered them before, but this time seemed a bit different.
"I..."
Tony wanted to say something more, but a blue portal suddenly opened before his eyes.
Following closely, Arthur, wearing a white shirt and a red cape with his hands behind his back, slowly flew out.
He glanced around condescendingly, and his gaze landed on Superman.
"Are you Superman?"
"Who are you?" Superman frowned.
From the person in front of him, he could feel an unprecedented terrifying pressure.
Even Zod, who had invaded Earth before, did not have such a terrifying sense of oppression.
As if facing countless suns...
"I am also Superman."
Looking at the solemn-faced Superman, Arthur grinned.
He was currently at 100% normal Superman, 80% progress of the Sentry with the Power of a Million Exploding Suns, stacked with Dragon Ball's ki, and other combat powers.
Facing the Superman in front of him...
Will he win?
Chapter 59: Is It the spark lens I Think It Is?
"I am also Superman."
After hearing these words from Arthur, Superman stood in place without saying a word.
Stiff as a century-old popsicle, he froze in place, raised his head, and nodded as he looked at Arthur.
"So you mean... you are a Kryptonian from another Universe?"
"Kryptonian? Of course not." Arthur shook his head. "I am a pure Earthling, completely different from an alien like you."
Superman was stunned in place.
If the other party was an Earthling, why could he give him such a formidable sense of oppression?
"I don't care who you are or where you come from."
Superman turned his head to glance at Tony, then said in a solemn tone.
"This person is suspected of murdering Aquaman, and he must go back with us for investigation."
"How is he suspected of murdering Aquaman again?" Tonywore a bewildered expression.
"This doesn't have much to do with me, right? I was just fighting your Green Lantern and Batwoman, where would I find the time to kill your Aquaman?"
"Aquaman died today." Superman looked at him and said word by word, "And you are the one who appeared in our Universe today."
Tony: "..."
So all this blame has to be pinned on me, right?
"This is just a coincidence in time, right? It doesn't prove that I did it!"
"That is why we need to keep you here for an investigation." Superman said in a calm tone.
"Investigation?"
Hearing this far-fetched reason, Arthur slowly landed and couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"You don't even have any decent evidence, and you're jumping to conclusions just based on a coincidence?
Don't tell me you still want to catch him and use the Great Memory Restoration Technique at that time to force Tonyto admit it?"
"What is the Great Memory Restoration Technique?" Superman looked puzzled.
"Extorting a confession through torture." Arthur curled his lip, originally thinking Superman would be a bit smarter.
After all, he has a super brain here.
But now it seems... this Superman's super brain is not as good as his own world-shocking wisdom!
"This is my younger brother, I am taking him back." Arthurpointed at the bewildered Tony behind him, "If you want to investigate Aquaman's death, investigate it yourselves."
"No." Superman's voice deepened, "If he really is the murderer, letting him leave is a threat to Earth."
"A threat to Earth?" Arthur tilted his head and glanced at Tony. "Him? A guy who does nothing except eat, drink, and gamble, are you sure?"
Tony: "..."
How come those words don't sound like a compliment when I hear them?
"No matter how much you explain, you haven't produced strong evidence to prove he is not the murderer who killed Aquaman!"
Superman took a deep breath. "Last time saying it, hand him over."
"I'll say it for the last time too, no." Arthur shook his head. "Also, I'll give you a piece of advice: don't force me to make a move."
In an instant, Superman hardened.
His fists hardened!
Since reasoning doesn't work, his super brain tells him it's time to use Super Strength!
However, right at this moment.
Whoosh!!
A green light flew in from afar.
Green Lantern Hal Jordan landed beside Superman, followed closely by two other figures rushing over simultaneously.
One of them was Batwoman, standing to Superman's left, her black cape fluttering in the night wind with a stern expression.
Another The Flash of golden light swept past, and The Flash Barry Allen appeared beside them, entirely enveloped in the glow of lightning.
"Brucie, why are you guys here?" Superman turned his head to look at the arriving companions, a trace of surprise flashing across his face.
"The Justice League rushed over as soon as we got the news." Batwoman spoke, her gaze locked onto Tony.
"Aquaman is dead, and he is a suspect. We have to keep him for an investigation!"
"I think so too."
Green Lantern and The Flash both nodded in unison, agreeing with Batwoman's statement.
Although for some unknown reason Batman in this Universe had become a woman, she was still the external brain of the Justice League.
Especially when Superman's super brain wasn't working well, she played her part.
Looking at the lineup assembled by the opponents, Tonysilently took a step back.
"Arthur, there seem to be quite a lot of people on the other side."
"I see them."
"Can you win?" Tony asked again.
Arthur's lips curved slightly upward, revealing a confident smile.
"I will win!"
Almost in an instant.
Whoosh!!
A violent sonic boom came over.
Following closely.
Superman's entire body instantly appeared in front of Arthur.
His fist, resembling a cannonball, smashed fiercely toward his head.
Terrifying power erupted instantly, even tearing the air apart and bursting into a violent whistle.
This punch was enough to shake continental plates and support planets.
It could be said to be the most formidable punch of the God Among Men.
Any supervillain facing this punch would probably have to dodge hastily or be blasted away by a single punch.
However.
Facing Superman's punch, Arthur did not dodge or evade, extending his right hand.
Slap!!
The meteor-like punch was steadily caught.
"What?!" Superman was stunned for a moment.
He didn't expect that his punch would actually be caught directly.
"Your strength is not bad." Arthur evaluated, "Roughly equivalent to 5% of my level."
5%?
Superman furrowed his brows.
He had used his full strength in that punch just now.
Looking at the bewildered Superman before him, Arthur's mouth split slightly.
"However, since your attack turn has ended, it's my turn!"
Having said that, he reversed his grip and clenched Superman's fist within his palm.
Superman's expression changed drastically; he felt his fingers being squeezed together, his hand bones being pressed tighter and tighter.
Pain surged like a tidal wave, and he tried to break free, but the other party's hand was like iron pliers, completely impossible to shake off.
And right at this moment.
"Let him go!"
A golden bolt of lightning struck down.
The Flash Barry rushed to Arthur's side at a speed close to light speed, his fist wrapped in lightning, smashing toward Arthur's ribs.
However.
Under the superposition of the Power of a Million Sunsand normal Body of Steel, Arthur's super speed was even faster than The Flash!
He slightly turned aside to dodge The Flash's fist, then thrust out his left hand like a dragon, directly grabbing The Flash by the neck.
"Urgh!"
As if being grabbed by the throat by fate.
The Flash was lifted entirely into the air, his feet off the ground, and his speed advantage could not be displayed at all.
"Your speed is indeed fast. Perhaps most superheroes or even the Apokolips monarch Darkseid might not necessarily be able to clearly see your speed."
Arthur looked at him with an indifferent expression on his face, the force in his hand gradually growing heavier.
"But in my eyes, it's still too slow."
"Let him go!" Green Lantern condensed a huge green fighter jet and crashed toward Arthur.
A red light flashed in Arthur's eyes.
Heat Vision shot out, instantly burning the green fighter jet into shattered debris.
"How is that possible?!" Hal Jordan widened his eyes.
His Green Lantern energy was condensed from pure willpower, and Superman's Heat Vision also required a certain amount of time to destroy it.
As a result...
The Heat Vision of the person before him actually destroyed the fighter jet he condensed in an instant?
Ignoring Green Lantern's astonishment, Batwoman had already seized the opportunity to circle behind Arthur.
Her Kryptonite batarang traced an arc in the air, shooting toward Arthur's back of the head.
Facing her ridiculous batarang, Arthur did not even move, standing in place and letting the other party attack.
Generally speaking, Kryptonite is Superman's weakness.
Kryptonite batarangs can also cause extremely terrifying damage to Superman.
But the problem is...
Arthur is not just Superman.
He is also a Sentinel at the same time.
And most crucially, Arthur does not have the Void personality of the Sentinel.
This leads to the fact that he possesses the abilities of both Superman and Sentinel, but without their weaknesses.
He is even more powerful than Sentinel and Supermancombined!
"You guys are really weak."
Holding Superman with one hand and The Flash with the other, Arthur looked down at these people from above.
"I thought you could make me exert a little effort, but one by one you are as weak as lolis."
Wonder Woman stood in place, tightly gripping the God of War's sword in her hand.
She really wanted to take this opportunity to rush up and save Superman and The Flash.
But even Superman's strength and The Flash's super speed were easily dealt with by the other party.
Rushing up herself would be no different from the Calabash Brothers trying to save their grandfather—
Sending themselves off one by one.
"What do you want to do?" she asked in a deep voice.
"Nothing, I just want to take my younger brother away from here."
As Arthur spoke, he immediately flung Superman and The Flash away.
Immediately grabbing the bewildered Tony beside him, he used the system to open a pathway between multiverses and instantly vanished before everyone's eyes.
"He... just left like that?"
Hal Jordan looked at the empty street and a few homeless people in the alley, feeling somewhat bewildered.
"He should have left." Batwoman put away her Kryptonitebatarang, walked over to Superman, and asked, "Are you badly hurt?"
Superman shook his head, rubbing his fingers which had been squeezed purplish.
"My hand bones didn't break, but they were close. That person's strength..."
Superman's heart was filled with shock; this was the first time he had encountered a guy whose strength was even more formidable than his own.
"What on Earth is his background?" The Flash Barry held his neck, the red marks left by Arthur still lingering on his face.
"I don't know." Superman looked toward the bat signal in the night sky, his expression somewhat complex.
"But one thing is for sure, he is not a person from this Universe."
Batwoman recalled some key information she had heard earlier and spoke:
"That guy who suddenly appeared is named Tony Stark, and the flying one just now is named Arthur Stark. The two of them seem to be a family."
Superman nodded. "The two of them are indeed family."
"And they come from another Universe. The so-called multiverse theory..." Batwoman walked in front of everyone, her voice low.
"I previously saw some residual data records in the Watchtower's database, coming from some destroyed Universe.
That Universe recorded some information about parallel worlds."
"You mean parallel Universes really exist?" Hal Jordanfound it hard to believe. "But we have never encountered them."
"Just because we haven't encountered them doesn't mean they don't exist." Batwoman looked up at him.
"The channel just now tore through space and crossed dimensions, which has already exceeded the scope of all our known technology.
I think... we should establish a defense system to guard against threats from other Universes."
As soon as they returned to the Stark Industries Building, the system panel before Arthur refreshed.
[Ding! Host has completed the task "Retrieve the Missing Tony Stark"]
[Reward obtained: million-sun sentry template progress + 5%, Silver Superman Template fragments * 10]
[Current task refreshed: Prevent the Corps War]
[Task description: The war between the Green Lantern Corps and the Nova Corps is about to affect Earth. Please host prevent the war between them.]
[Task reward: million-sun sentry template progress + 5%, Silver Superman Template fragments * 5, spark lens]
Arthur raised an eyebrow.
spark lens?
Is it the spark lens I think it is?
Chapter 60: The Call of the Green Lantern Corps!
spark lens.
Looking at this reward on the system panel, Arthur could not help raising an eyebrow, feeling quite subtle.
Generally speaking, the Body of Superman can absorb solar radiation and store light energy at the cellular level.
And the spark lens...
This thing can turn a person into Ultraman Tiga, becoming a Giant of Light.
Also using light as an energy source, possessing a huge body and powerful strength.
Then what kind of effect would happen if he transformed into Tiga with the Body of Superman?
Arthur felt full of anticipation.
If the spark lens could truly resonate with his current physique...
Then, Superman Ultraman?
A single beam skill directly destroying the entire Milky Way Galaxy?
"What are you thinking about?" The voice of Tony came from the side.
Arthur returned to his senses and found that Tony was standing in front of him, holding a cup of coffee, looking exhausted but in good spirits.
"It is nothing." Arthur shook his head and withdrew the system panel in front of him. "Just making some conjectures."
"What conjectures?"
"I will tell you later." Arthur waved his hand. "You should go rest first. After tossing around over there for so long and just coming back now, do not let Pepper worry."
Tony rolled his eyes and was about to say something when suddenly...
"Tony!!"
A figure rushed out of the elevator.
Pepper Potts hurried over in high heels, her eyes red-rimmed and her face still stained with tears.
She rushed in front of Tony, grabbed him, and hugged him tightly.
"You scared me to death!" The voice of Pepper was muffled against the shoulder of Tony, carrying a cry.
"You suddenly disappeared, the surveillance could not find you, and Jarvis could not find you either. I thought something happened to you..."
Tony froze for a moment, then reached out and wrapped his arms around her.
"I am fine." He patted the back of Pepper, his tone turning rare and gentle. "I just went to a... um, somewhat distant place."
"What place?"
"Uh..." Tony glanced at Arthur, not knowing whether he should tell the truth.
Arthur shook his head slightly, signaling Tony not to tell Pepper about the multiverse.
After all, with this kind of thing, the less one knew, the less worry and fear there would be.
"It is just a small malfunction in the laboratory." Tonycoughed.
"The energy matrix overloaded and bounced me outside of New York, and my phone broke, so I could not get in touch."
"Really?" Pepper raised her head, staring at him with red-rimmed eyes.
"Of course it is true." Tony nodded with a serious face. "Look, did I not come back safe and sound?"
Pepper stared at him for a few seconds, and finally hugged him tighter again.
"If you do this again next time, I will lock up all your armor."
"Fine, fine, fine, whatever you say is fine."
Tony coaxed Pepper, but in his heart he was thinking about another matter.
Logically speaking, his crossing of the Universe might have been a coincidence.
But how did Arthur cross the Universe to find him?
Furthermore...
Arthur easily crossed back from that Universe.
This left the heart of Tony full of doubts.
After soothing Pepper, he sent her back to her room, and then returned to the side of Arthur.
Tony turned his head to look at Arthur and asked in a low voice:
"Right, I have not asked you yet, how on earth did you cross the Universe?"
Jean was walking over from the end of the corridor, with Wanda following behind her.
After hearing the words of Tony, the two of them stopped in their tracks.
"Cross the Universe?" Jean frowned and looked at Arthurand Tony.
"Literally." Arthur replied. "Just now Tony was inexplicably bounced to another Universe, and I dragged him back."
Wanda and Jean both possessed the potential for multiverse-level combat power, unlike Pepper.
Therefore, Arthur did not need to hide this matter from these two.
After hearing this explanation, Jean could not help looking at Arthur doubtfully.
As a person involved who had crossed the Universe, she clearly knew what crossing the Universe meant.
What is more...
Arthur actually had the ability to cross the Universe?
Wanda on the side also frowned, looking at the few people present with some incomprehension and doubt.
"Can you really cross the Universe?" Jean asked.
"Yes." Arthur nodded. "Just now, in order to bring Tony back, I tore open the barrier between the two Universes."
Jean hurriedly asked. "Then can you send me back?"
"Not for now." Arthur shook his head. Actually, he only relied on the ability of the system to shuttle through the multiverse.
"I can currently only locate Universes that have already been opened by cracks, and cannot yet actively search for targets."
"When conditions are ripe, I might be able to try."
A trace of disappointment flashed in the eyes of Jean, but it was quickly suppressed.
"Alright."
"Wait." Tony interrupted their conversation. "Then how did you do all this?"
He felt that crossing the Universe was simply too incredible.
Although Arthur had already become the Homelander of America, possessing power that surpassed all living beings,
but...
the matter of crossing the Universe was unbelievable just thinking about it!
"Oh, I used the Green Lantern Ring." Arthur spouted nonsense with a straight face.
Tony was slightly stunned. "The Green Lantern Ring?"
"Right." Arthur did not change expression.
"The energy of the Green Lantern Ring can resonate with the Space Stone."
"Through this resonance, I can locate the existence of other Universes and open channels."
Tony lowered his head and glanced at the Green Lantern Ring on the ring finger of his right hand.
"But did you not give it to me? It is wearing right on my hand now."
"I am remote-controlling it." Arthur said. "Your ring is just a receiver, the real core is with me."
Tony felt like he was about to be fooled into lameness. Could it really be as Arthur said?
"Really?"
"Of course it is true." Arthur was deadpan. "When have I ever lied to you?"
The mouth of Tony twitched. "Last time you said you would help me study the Iron Armor, and you directly turned the armor into Elsa."
"That was an accident."
"The time before last you said you were going to Wakandato discuss cooperation, and you directly annexed the whole country."
"That was efficiency."
"The time before the time before last you said..."
"Alright, alright." Arthur interrupted him. "This time is real."
Tony stared at him for a few seconds, finally sighed, lowered his head, and began to carefully study the Green Lantern Ring on his finger.
"This thing can also cross the Universe?"
He looked back and forth at the ring glowing with green light, his eyebrows furrowing deeper and deeper.
"Why do I feel something is not quite right..."
Hum!!
The Green Lantern Ring suddenly burst out with dazzling green light.
Before Tony had time to react, the ring detached from his finger, suspended in mid-air and vibrating violently.
"What is going on?!" Tony widened his eyes.
The green light grew brighter and more dazzling.
Jean instinctively raised her hand, and the Phoenix Forceturned into a translucent red palm, grabbing toward the Green Lantern Ring.
But the green light directly penetrated the barrier of the Phoenix Force, as if that energy did not exist at all to the Green Lantern Ring.
"I cannot stop it!" The expression of Jean changed.
She increased her output, the Phoenix Force erupted with full force, and the red light and green light intertwined and collided in the room.
But the green light of the Green Lantern Ring was not only not suppressed, but instead became stronger and stronger.
It was like a star about to detonate, spinning wildly in the exact center of the room.
"Arthur!" Jean abruptly turned her head and looked at Arthur. "What is going on?!"
Arthur looked at the situation before him, recalling the mission from just now.
"If I guess correctly...
It should be the Green Lantern Corps summoning it."
Chapter 61: Suppressing Both Corps, Who Agrees? Who Opposes?
Meanwhile.
The Moon.
Between the craters on the dark side of the Moon, countless figures crossed, collided, and slaughtered each other in the vacuum.
Countless green lights traced paths in the darkness, resembling a green meteor shower.
Led by the Oan, the members of the Green Lantern Corpsused energy constructs of various forms as weapons.
Lasers, cannons, pistols, shields...
Various weapons were materialized to engage the enemy opposite them.
Opposite them, the Nova Corps, clad in black and gold uniforms, stood ready.
Countless warriors released golden energy Shockwavefrom the palms of their hands, blasting huge craters on the surface of the planet.
The two factions charged at each other among the craters; the explosions were silent, but the flashes were blinding.
Right in the center of the battlefield,
a golden figure stood out particularly.
Captain Marvel Carol Danvers!
In her Binary state, her entire body glowed with dazzling golden light, resembling a small star, rampaging through the center of the battlefield.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Although no sound could travel in the vacuum,
Carol, acting like a hundred-ton heavy truck, shattered the Green Lantern energy constructs and smashed through the defense line of the Green Lantern Corps.
Several Oans stared at her intently, communicating telepathically.
"Kill that woman! She is the greatest threat!"
"Damn woman, go to hell!!"
Just as these Oans were about to rush up, Star-Lord rolled and fired his dual guns in the vacuum.
Rocket Raccoon rode on Groot's shoulders, manning a heavy weapon and firing wildly.
Drax the Destroyer waved his double blades and charged into the enemy ranks, while Mantis used her psychic powers to disrupt approaching enemies.
Further away, the Commander of the Nova Corps was leading the main force in a charge against the flagship of the Green Lantern Corps.
"Hold the line!" the Commander roared in the communication channel, "Shoot down their flagship!"
"Not a chance!"
A rough roar rang out.
A Green Lantern wielded a huge battle axe condensed from green light, colliding head-on with the Commander.
Golden and green energies exploded in the vacuum, and the surrounding meteorites were ground into powder by the Shockwave.
"You Nova Corps are just a bunch of foot soldiers!" the Oan roared, swinging his battle axe down, "The Green Lantern Corps are the Guardians of the Universe!"
"Guardians?" The Commander sneered, catching the battle axe with his fists, "What have you protected? Outsiders, we are the Guardians!!"
The two fought wildly on the lunar surface, every collision cracking the lunar soil beneath their feet.
Right at the edge of the battlefield, a gold-and-red light was flying from the direction of Earth, approaching at an extremely fast speed.
Carol suddenly turned her head.
It was an energy fluctuation too familiar to her.
"No way..." she muttered softly.
If that guy was really coming over, the Green Lantern Corps opposite would probably be in for a rough time.
Just as Captain Marvel was pondering,
that golden pillar of light passed straight through the center of the battlefield.
An Oan reacted first.
"An Earthling? This is not Earth, don't meddle here!"
Without any hesitation, his warhammer wrapped in green light smashed fiercely toward Arthur's back of the head.
In the Oan's cognition, Earth was just an unevolved, low-civilization planet in the Universe.
Earthlings were merely primitive species unable to even leave their star system.
Even if this Earthling could fly, so what?
Clack.
Arthur raised his left hand, catching the warhammer between two fingers.
"What?" The Oan's pupils constricted.
This was a psychic warhammer condensed through his psychokinesis, a weapon specifically designed to attack the mind!
The opponent actually caught it so effortlessly?!
"Little blue man?"
Arthur turned his head slightly, looking at the little blue man in front of him, his eyes gradually flashing with crimson beams.
Swoosh!!
Two heat rays shot out, piercing straight through the Oan's head.
As an Oan, he could have been immortal, ruling the Green Lantern Corps with his formidable abilities.
But unfortunately...
he met Arthur.
"Baro is dead?!"
A Green Lantern warrior exclaimed, the expression on his face changing from shock to terror.
"Baro is an Oan Guardian, possessing power more formidable than the vast majority of Green Lanterns!"
"How could he possibly die?!"
On the other side, Star-Lord Peter Quill was holding his dual guns, completely frozen at the sight.
"Wait, is this guy an Earthling?" Seemingly thinking of something, he turned his head to look at Rocket Raccoon, "Didn't you say before that Earthlings are all primitive species?"
"How the fuck would I know!" Rocket Raccoon carried his heavy weapon, his furry face full of disbelief, "This thing is even more outrageous than Ronan the Accuser!"
"He is much stronger than Ronan," Drax the Destroyer said in a deep voice, "Ronan doesn't have this kind of oppression."
Mantis stood nearby, shivering all over: "The emotions on him... are too terrifying, unsettlingly calm, like a vast ocean."
Star-Lord swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quietly put away his dual guns.
"I think... we'd better not provoke him."
In the center of the battlefield, Arthur looked around.
His gaze swept across everyone present, and then he raised his hand and pointed to the blue planet not far away.
"Earth."
The voice spread across the entire battlefield through energy resonance, clearly entering everyone's ears.
"My planet, if you want to fight, I don't care."
His gaze swept over the Green Lantern Corps and then the Nova Corps.
"But get out of the Solar System, don't fight here!"
The Commander of the Nova Corps opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something.
But when he saw the red light that had not completely dissipated in Arthur's eyes, he swallowed the words back.
Just now, he had fought fiercely with the Oan Baro, not even scratching the opponent's skin.
As a result, the moment Arthur appeared, he instantly killed such a tricky opponent.
If he spoke up again now, he was afraid he would also be killed by Arthur.
"My proposal is very simple, if you want to fight, get the hell out of the Solar System to fight!"
Arthur slowly raised his right hand and clenched his five fingers abruptly.
The power of the virgo gold cloth and the Power of a Million Suns instantly swept across the entire Moon.
Golden light poured out from his body, resembling countless Suns igniting simultaneously.
Every warrior present felt an indescribable, terrifying coercion.
As if the weight of the entire Universe had been compressed onto them.
"I've finished my piece. Who agrees? Who opposes?" Arthurraised his chin, his gaze like a god's.
The Green Lantern warriors looked at each other, their energy weapons flickering, having lost the will to continue fighting.
After all, even the Oan Guardian was killed like a chicken.
How could these Green Lanterns resist this demon god who seemed even more formidable than Darkseid?
The Commander of the Nova Corps also chose to give up.
Star-Lord raised his hands to indicate he had no hostility.
Rocket Raccoon threw his weapon to the ground: "I agree, I fucking strongly agree!"
Groot silently added a sentence next to him: "I am Groot."
"Right, Groot agrees too." rocket patted Groot's shoulder.
Carol stood at the edge of the battlefield, looking at that golden figure, her expression extremely complex.
Back then she was defeated by Arthur, forced to submit, and then conquered by him; that distorted feeling had not dissipated to this day.
But now, she had to admit.
This man indeed had the qualifications to say such words.
"I agree," Carol spoke, her tone calm.
Her statement made the Nova Corps warriors put down their weapons.
The Commander glanced at her and finally nodded as well.
The Green Lantern Corps side was silent for a moment, and an older Green Lantern warrior stepped forward, slightly lowering his head.
"We... will leave the Solar System."
"Very good."
Arthur withdrew his light, and the sense of oppression dissipated with it, as if the terrifying coercion just now was just an illusion.
"Next time I see you guys fighting in the Solar System, I won't be this polite."
He turned his head and looked at Carol.
"Since the Nova Corps matter is over, shouldn't we go back now?"
Carol hesitated for a moment, but finally flew over and followed behind him.
The light of the Space Stone flashed suddenly, and the two disappeared from the spot, leaving behind the devastated battlefield on the dark side of the Moon.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission "Stop the Legion War"]
[Reward obtained: million-sun sentry template progress +5%, Silver Superman Template fragments *5, spark lens]
[million-sun sentry template progress: 90%]
[Silver Superman Template fragments: 20 / 100]
[spark lens has been stored in the system space]
Returning to Earth, Arthur looked at the panel in front of him, a burst of joy rising in his heart.
Power of a Million Suns...
90%.
Distance to 100%, only the final step left!
Chapter 62 Golden Tiga, Galactus destroys Earth?
Wakanda, Homelander Alliance base.
It had been several months since Arthur last came here to deal with Zombie Cyclops and Zombie Wolverine.
Boom!!
A red figure flew backward, and Jean Grey crashed heavily into the energy shield.
Before she could catch her breath, Wanda's Chaos Magichad transformed into tens of millions of dark red threads, entangling the figure in the center of the arena from all directions.
"The two of you at this level are still far from enough!"
Arthur nodded, his eyes continuously releasing red beams to counter Wanda's Chaos Magic.
Normal Superman's 100% Body of Steel, paired with 90% of the power of the Sentry with the Power of a Million Exploding Suns.
At this moment, his body was harder than the stars and more indestructible than most metals in the Universe!
And his Heat Vision...
Was truly capable of destroying stars and annihilating suns!
"I said, use your full strength."
With his hands behind his back, Arthur hovered in mid-air, looking down at the two women in front of him with a nod.
"This is to stimulate the potential of your power. Possessing such powerful abilities, yet the two of you are so weak—this is simply a terrible waste!"
Jean crawled up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, clenched her teeth, and was filled with determination in her heart.
Deep within her black pupils, flames were burning.
Phoenix Force!
"I will use my full strength!"
"I look forward to it."
Whoosh!!
The Phoenix Force erupted fully.
A giant flame Jean Grey soared into the sky from inside Jean.
Its wings spread out, almost filling the entire dome of the training ground.
At the same time.
Wanda pressed her hands together, and the red light of Chaos Magic intertwined with the flames of the Phoenix Force.
An energy storm intertwining chaos and destruction suddenly fused together.
The space within the training ground distorted under this powerful force.
The two powers merged, the space inside the training ground began to distort, and the laws of physics lost their meaning at this moment.
Wanda's Chaos Magic merged with Jean's Phoenix Force, and the terrifying energy, like a nuclear explosion, was enough to destroy the entire Vibranium city.
Arthur watched all this, and only then did a hint of a satisfied smile appear on his face.
"Yes, that's right. Only in this way can your potential be stimulated."
But now...
Arthur felt that he had to try the spark lens he had just obtained.
In his past life when he was a child, he always wanted to transform into Ultraman Tiga, but after being cheated of his light by Tiga, his life became bleak and devoid of light.
And now...
He raised his right hand and took out the spark lens from the system space.
It was a silver-gray rod-shaped device with a crystal emitting a soft glow embedded at the top.
"Arthur, what are you doing?" Jean frowned, looking at Arthurin front of her with some doubt.
She had never seen such a thing before, but the aura emanating from it made Jean Grey instinctively feel uneasy.
"Don't worry, I'm just conducting an experiment!"
After saying that, Arthur gripped the spark lens tightly and raised it high above his head.
"Tiga!!"
Boom!!
Light poured out from the spark lens. This light was more dazzling than the sun and fiercer than a star.
Almost in an instant, the light wrapped around Arthurcompletely.
Both Jean and Wanda narrowed their eyes at the same time, raising their hands to block the blinding light.
And the next moment——
A giant of light standing between heaven and Earthappeared within the training ground.
Ultraman Tiga!
The giant's body was silver, with many red patterns all over it, and the crystal timer on its chest emitted a soft blue light.
However, unlike ordinary Ultraman Tiga, Arthur also put on the virgo gold cloth.
The golden cloth covered his chest, shoulders, and entire body.
Above every piece of armor, ancient runes were engraved, surging with indescribable power.
Ultraman Tiga + virgo gold cloth = Golden Tiga!
"This..."
Jean looked up at the giant of light wearing golden armor ahead, completely dumbfounded.
What was this?
How could Arthur transform into such a weird-looking form?
"What's the situation? Why does it feel like Arthur has gotten stronger again? What on Earth is going on here?!"
Wanda also had a dumbfounded look on her face, completely not expecting Arthur to turn into this appearance.
She could clearly feel that the Arthur in front of her had an aura even more formidable than before.
As if...
What Wanda was facing was an entire galaxy.
Boundless and incomparably terrifying!
"Wanda, don't just stand there, let him taste our power!!"
Jean's shouted voice came over, snapping Wanda back to her senses.
The Phoenix Force erupted instantly, and flames swept out.
Wanda also released her Chaos Magic with all her might, and the red energy storm merged with the Phoenix Forceonce again.
This energy storm was ten or even nine times stronger than before!
The terrifying forces of distorting reality and destroying stars stacked together, fiercely confronting the Ultraman Tiga that Arthur had transformed into.
However.
Arthur slowly raised both hands, gathering the light of the virgo gold cloth and the power of Ultraman in his two arms.
Swish!!
Cosmo Zepellion Ray!
In an instant, terrifying energy burst forth.
A power sufficient to destroy stars or even the Milky Way Galaxy erupted from Arthur's hands, instantly engulfing everything.
Jean Grey flames, Chaos Magic...
Like candlelight blown out by the wind, they dissipated silently.
Seeing that the beam was about to strike Jean and Wanda, Arthur instantly used the Space Stone to teleport the beam outside of Earth.
But even so, Wanda and Jean were blown away by the aftermath.
"What on Earth is going on?" Jean propped up her body, trying to stand up, but her legs were weak.
"You're hundreds of times stronger than an Omega Mutant!"
"Just how strong... is he?" Wanda's voice was also trembling.
Her proud Chaos Magic couldn't even make Arthur sway the slightest bit in front of him.
The light receded.
The giant's body began to shrink, and the golden cloth turned into points of light and dissipated.
Arthur walked out from the light, restoring his human form.
He stretched his neck, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Transforming into Tiga, plus the virgo gold cloth..."
Arthur looked down at his palms and clenched his fists.
He could clearly feel that the power inside his body had expanded to an indescribable degree.
90% power of the Sentry with the Power of a Million Exploding Suns, 100% body of normal Superman, plus the amplification of Tiga's light power and the virgo gold cloth...
Even Galactus or the Celestials were probably no longer his match.
And...
Tiga's form might even help him impersonate the Celestials.
Of course, this was just the beginning.
He vaguely had a premonition in his heart.
When the million-sun sentry template reached 100%, even if the five major gods came, they might not necessarily be able to beat him, right?
Not to mention that the Silver Superman Template was also about to unlock.
"Power of a Million Suns, Silver Superman..."
Arthur's eyes became filled with anticipation.
What kind of power was that exactly?
I'm afraid a single thought could extinguish the stars.
Jean and Wanda crawled up from the ground and walked over to Arthur, both with not very good complexions.
"What was that just now?" Jean asked, her voice still a bit hoarse.
"Ultraman Tiga." Arthur nodded; there was no need to hide this kind of thing from Jean and Wanda, "A giant of light."
"A giant of light?" Wanda frowned, "Isn't that... a tokusatsu show?"
"That's all deceptive; essentially, it's a member of the Celestials." Arthur shrugged and bluffed.
Jean was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "I completely cannot see through your power after transformation."
"Normal."
"No, I mean..."
Jean shook her head, "I am the host of the Phoenix Force, and I can perceive Universe-level energy fluctuations.
But your power... I can't see its boundaries, as if facing a bottomless abyss."
"That is completely normal." Arthur put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.
"My strength has reached the peak, with no room left to increase.
Sigh, speaking of which, I quite envy you two; being so weak, yet having so much potential to grow stronger..."
Jean and Wanda: "..."
Envy us for being weak?
Are you sure you're not humblebragging?
Just at this moment.
Jean's body suddenly stiffened.
Her pupils suddenly dilated, and her body fell backward uncontrollably.
"Jean!" Wanda hurriedly reached out to support her.
Arthur also hurriedly embraced her and asked doubtfully:
"Jean, what's wrong with you?"
Jean's face was pale, her whole body trembled, and cold sweat streamed down her forehead.
Her eyes stared blankly ahead, losing focus, but her face was terrified, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.
"Planet..."
Jean's voice was intermittent, carrying an extreme fear.
"Galactus!"
"What?" Arthur frowned. What did Jean see?
Could it be because of the Phoenix Force?
Or could it be...
"The Earth where I am... they were devoured!"
Jean came back to her senses, her face full of terror and lingering fear.
She grabbed Arthur's right hand tightly, like a frightened little beast.
"I just saw... the Earth where I am, the X-Men, Scott, Professor X, and Magneto and the others...
All of them died, and even Earth was destroyed by Galactus!"
Tears welled up from her eyes. Jean looked up at Arthurbeside her, her face filled with a helpless expression.
"All of this is fake, right, Arthur."
Wanda squatted down beside them, placing her hand on Jean's shoulder, trying to soothe her emotions with Chaos Magic.
But Jean's Phoenix Force was in a chaotic state, repelling all external energy.
Arthur was a bit dumbfounded.
What on Earth was going on here?
Could Jean's original Earth have already been destroyed?
Or could it be...
"Jean, what you saw are just illusions, it's okay." He patted Jean's shoulder and began to comfort the girl.
However.
Just at this moment.
A flash appeared before Arthur's eyes, and the system panel popped up.
[Current quest refreshed: Send Jean back to her Universe]
[Quest description: A devastating disaster is about to occur in the Universe where Jean Grey resides. Please host, send Jean Grey back to her original Universe.]
[Rewards: million-sun sentry template progress + 5%, Silver Superman Template fragments * 5, Rumble-Rumble Fruit]
Rumble-Rumble Fruit?
A Logia-class Devil Fruit from One Piece?