Even though Aaron had put away his little sun, Jean and Storm still took a step back, feeling a lingering fear.
Charles remained in place, and noticing their movement, his eye twitched slightly. Could they have taken him with them when they retreated?
"Alright, I asked a foolish question. You're not afraid of Mutants at all."
Compared to you, Mutants are like docile, cute little white rabbits.
The destructive power of ten thousand Mutants wouldn't even come close to one of your casual strikes.
He thought back to Sebastian Shaw, whom he and Magneto had faced together.
At that time, the fact that Shaw could control and absorb a nuclear bomb was astonishing.
However, compared to Aaron, who could casually conjure a sun at the slightest disagreement, Shaw was practically harmless.
What was even more terrifying was that this man was already the richest person in the world, capable of causing global earthquakes with a single stomp of his foot, practically able to do whatever he pleased.
Now that he had both wealth and displayed invincible power, wouldn't he be completely lawless?
However, with this in mind, Charles was no longer as worried about Aaron using Jean for anything.
If Aaron truly wanted to do something, there would be no need for such trouble. He alone would be enough.
Jean might be safer and more at ease by his side than at the academy.
If anything happened, Aaron could also stop Jean.
Thinking of this, Charles thought seriously for a moment, then looked at Jean. "Jean, what do you think?"
"Me?" Jean was puzzled.
What could she think? Stand and watch?
She still didn't know what was happening.
At this point, Charles communicated with her through his mental power.
Jean's expression shifted slightly, and she nodded discreetly.
Aaron maintained a calm smile, seemingly patiently waiting for the three of them to respond.
In fact, when Charles was communicating telepathically with Jean, he had already sensed it, but he didn't expose them. What they could be discussing was obvious.
It was nothing more than checking if Osborn was conducting Mutant experiments, and if they found anything unusual, they would leave immediately.
Of course, Charles would definitely have to explain about the Phoenix to Jean in advance.
Jean herself was a top student, but she trusted Charles deeply, and considering herself and the Mutants, Jean would absolutely not refuse.
For Aaron, these matters were not important.
Researching Mutant abilities?
Did he need to?
Soon, Jean was convinced and nodded. "Mr. Aaron, I'll be troubling you from now on."
"Pleasure working with you." Aaron reached out and shook Jean's hand.
"Wait a moment."
Jean was about to withdraw her hand when she heard this. While puzzled, she cooperated and didn't move it away.
She felt a sharp bird cry in her mind. Her whole body was heating up, and her body was becoming increasingly abnormal.
"Jean?"
Charles and Storm looked over worriedly.
Aaron frowned slightly. "The resistance is quite strong, as expected of the Phoenix Force."
The Primordial Furnace could absorb everything, but it was best at absorbing things that couldn't resist temporarily. It wasn't that it couldn't absorb the Phoenix Force. Even a complete Phoenix would have no chance of survival after entering its "stomach".
The main issue was that while the Phoenix Force couldn't defeat the Primordial Furnace, it could run away.
The two sides engaged in a struggle within Jean's physical body, and the Phoenix Force collapsed at the first touch. It was repeatedly defeated, retreating steadily.
Upon realizing the terrifying nature of the invader, the Phoenix Force wanted to escape.
However, Aaron suddenly let go at this moment.
Seeing this, the Phoenix observed for a while, then temporarily remained there.
A perfect host like Jean was rare.
Moreover, out of anger towards Charles, this part of the Phoenix's personality held deep resentment, and naturally, it was unwilling to leave easily.
But Aaron had already obtained what he wanted.
[Phoenix Force (Partial): Similar ability detected. Fusion completed. You have gained the Phoenix Force, possessing powerful vitality and mental power, able to easily sense the emotions of all beings (or read minds, etc).]
[Phoenix Judgment (Partial): Similar ability detected (Flame Control, Flame Elementalization). Fusion completed. You can transform into a body constructed of Phoenix Fire, possessing the characteristics of ionized flames, and also existing in a Phoenix state. Even in an anoxic space, you can soar freely, burning eternally. Your rage is enough to incinerate most macroscopic existences, and some microscopic existences.]
[Eternal phoenix core: Similar ability detected (Eternal Solar Core). Fusion completed. The miniature Sun within your physical body has gained the characteristics of all three (Eternal, Solar and Phoenix), burning infinitely while also possessing the terrifying power to incinerate and decompose everything.]
[Telekinesis: Similar ability detected. Fusion completed. Your Telekinesis is further strengthened, synchronized proportionally with your physical body strength.]
[Mental Teleportation: You can teleport to any visible location with mental power (distance is related to the strength of your mental power), and even break through Universal barriers to travel through the Multiverse (requires a large amount of mental energy).]
[Matter Control: Similar ability detected (Matter Manipulation, Particle Stream Control). Fusion completed. You can freely manipulate matter at the subatomic level, changing their composition and properties according to your will, easily turning stone into gold.]
[Warning: The Phoenix Force is a force of emotion, one of the fundamental components of the Marvel Infinite Multiverse. Once generated, it will possess self-awareness. Before you become powerful, do not overuse this power, otherwise there is a risk of losing control (i.e. being contaminated by the mental emotions of all beings and assimilating into the Universe).]
Perhaps due to the deep fusion of the Phoenix and Jean's powers, Aaron not only gained the Phoenix's characteristics but also acquired Jean's energy characteristics.
Aaron closed his eyes, carefully sensing the new eternal phoenix core burning vigorously deep within his cells. Within that round, intangible Sun, it was as if a little Phoenix was hatching.
This was his Phoenix Force and it was the most he could safely control.
This wave brought Aaron a huge improvement.
Even greater than the improvement from absorbing Ego's brain.
Matter Manipulation transformed into Matter Control, elevating from molecular level to subatomic level.
His mental power was strengthened, far exceeding his previous self, and also exceeding the current Charles. Of course, it might not compare to Charles using the Brainwave Enhancer but Aaron could absorb it. That thing was a good item.
Charles's own mental power was limited, but once he used the Brainwave Enhancer, he could control the life on a Planet. Even if it was just ordinary people, it was quite terrifying.
On this level, he could even barely rival a typical fully-formed Celestial. Definitely several grades stronger than Druig of the Eternals.
Besides that, his Telekinesis was proportional to his physical body's strength, so wouldn't that be at least tens of thousands of tons?
What if he continued to grow larger?
Could his mental abilities also continue to strengthen?
Aaron saw the warning.
The Primordial Furnace's status surpassed that of the Phoenix Force, capable of violating the conservation of energy to freely create already recorded data, including even the Phoenix Force.
Theoretically, the Phoenix Force Aaron had now obtained was only a part.
The complete Phoenix power was even more astonishing, with richer abilities, but this power was far beyond what he could currently bear.
The Phoenix represents the emotions and minds of all beings and possesses self-awareness.
If Aaron used the Primordial Furnace to create such a massive Phoenix, perhaps at that instant, he could ascend to an Omniverse-level being.
But subsequently, the power of all beings could make this Phoenix return to the Universe.
Perhaps a casual spit could incinerate Aaron into ashes—no, into less than ashes.
However...
Although I cannot directly control that complete Phoenix Force right now, with my current power and mind…
The Phoenix Force I control definitely surpasses Jean's own capacity, right?
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