While Charlotte was carrying out the blessing ritual, a piece of news concerning Earth spread among the major powers of the universe.
The Sorcerer Supreme who protected Earth, Ancient One, was dead, and Earth had lost his shelter.
The other piece of news was rather explosive: the animal gods Panther God, Crocodile God, White Gorilla God, and Tiger God were suspected to have fallen on Earth, slain by the hand of Prime Merlinian, who also held three Infinity Stones—the Space Stone, the Mind Stone, and the Reality Stone.
When they first heard that a full four gods had fallen, all the major powers and gods who received the news froze for a moment. Was a god-slayer about to be born?
After all, it had been far too long since any god had fallen, and this time, four had fallen at once.
But when they heard that the other party possessed three Infinity Stones, everyone suddenly understood. If it was the Infinity Stones being used to slay gods, then it was still possible. Even so, they were amazed by the strength of this Prime Merlinian. Others found even one Infinity Stone difficult to control, yet this man actually had three. Who knew whether he could fully command the power of all three Infinity Stones?
Some marveled at Prime Merlinian's strength, but others began to covet those three Infinity Stones. After all, the six Infinity Stones in the universe were scattered in different places and hidden without a trace, yet this time, three of them had gathered together.
And naturally, this piece of news also reached Thanos, the overlord of the universe.
Thanos held the Power Stone in his hand and murmured as he listened to his subordinate's report:
"Four Infinity Stones have actually gathered on Earth. How interesting..."
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