An Unexpected Discovery

The Grandmaster and the Collector are two intelligent beings born simultaneously in the universe. The two brothers have witnessed the birth and destruction of countless races and the development of countless civilizations.

At the dawn of the universe, they guided the development of certain civilizations and were revered as gods by those civilizations.

In the beginning of the universe, there were many very powerful primordial gods, including the owner of the skull in the Knowhere where the Collector resides.

Even an exceptionally powerful Celestial could not escape the fate of falling.

But these two brothers, who had long lifespans but no great abilities, managed to survive hidden among the masses.

One of them is the Collector, Collector all sorts of strange and unusual items from the universe, and even life forms.

The other one is the Grandmaster, who ruled Sakaar and held the Champion Tournament to absorb some powerful races.

Regardless of their identities, the two brothers have only one goal: to decipher a perfect gene to modify themselves.

They have enormous ambitions; they want to create a perfect gene for themselves, ideally one capable of absorbing and containing the power of the Six Infinity Stones.

It's not about using a tool like the Infinity Gauntlet to manipulate it, but about directly manipulating it with a physical body that reaches cosmic-level strength.

Over the years, the two brothers conducted countless cruel experiments, including Topaz, who served as a subject of the Grandmaster.

The Grandmaster completely controls her mind, which is why he trusts her so much.

Over the years, countless powerful gladiators have ultimately succumbed to the fate of being utterly slaughtered by the Grandmaster in order to obtain his genes.

Even so, the two brothers have yet to evolve a gene they consider perfect.

Even if it was extracted from the skull of that Celestials, it would only make one slightly stronger than an ordinary creature.

The two brothers never dared to participate in the experiments themselves, knowing that the more genes added, the more likely it would cause instability and collapse in the end.

Therefore, they have been waiting to evolve a sufficiently powerful genome, or to encounter a relatively perfect gene that they can modify to manipulate the energy of the Infinity Stones.

However, Xia Yu's appearance completely changed the Grandmaster's plans.

Xia Yu's physical strength is not yet sufficient to fully control the energy of the Infinity Stones.

However, it can continuously absorb powerful energy, eventually evolving into an existence akin to the Cosmic Origin.

This was completely beyond the Grandmaster's expectations.

After countless years of anticipation, we have finally seen the direction.

Heaven knows how terrified the two brothers were over the years as they watched powerful races or Celestial perish.

The dream of achieving Eternity in one step fell to Xia Yu.

The Grandmaster even fantasized about fusing Xia Yu's genes with those of the skull, wondering if it could evolve into an absolutely powerful species that wouldn't need to evolve itself continuously, reaching its peak once completed.

Thinking of this, Grandmaster couldn't help but tremble, and passionately kissed and licked Xia Yu's gene sequence on the screen.

Only then did they reluctantly leave the laboratory with Topaz.

The two Grandmasters had just left.

A tiny portal in the corner slowly expanded, and Xia Yu stepped out, rubbing the goosebumps on his body.

"Damn it, you're disgusting! If I hadn't overheard your conversation, I would have thought you were after my looks, you old codger."

Xia Yu's Source contains Space Stone; how could such a vast space below possibly escape Xia Yu perception?

Long before the Grandmaster entered, Xia Yu not only discovered this place, but also opened a portal to let the system confirm that there were no monitoring devices inside.

So after the two of them left, Xia Yu swaggered out.

"Tmall, search this database and analyze it while you're at it."

The system already had built-in artificial intelligence capabilities, but Xia Yu hadn't had much opportunity to use it on Earth because of Tony and the system's existence.

"Yes, Master!"

Tmall acted very quickly, swiftly reviewing all the records here, including not only Grandmaster's research findings over the years but also some detailed processes.

This laboratory contains hundreds of thousands of genes from different races, which have been alternating and modified, and countless more have been created after the experiments.

Most of the gladiators, those not in the database, were not used as test subjects and ultimately died in this laboratory.

Each generation of Champions undergoes a process of blood and genetic sample collection in the arena. Ultimately, countless genes within a computer are used to simulate and calculate a genetic sequence scheme, which is then applied to the powerful Champion.

Failure means death, so there's no need to mention it. After success, we use a new genome, re-incorporate it into the calculations, and strive to find a perfect solution.

Among these countless experimental subjects, Xia Yu saw some familiar races, including Earthlings and Asgard warriors.

No wonder the Valkyrie has remained unharmed in Sakaar for so many years; it turns out her genome has been restored.

As for those experimental subjects, with the continuous experimentation, they ultimately could not escape the fate of complete genetic collapse.

Topaz is the most successful example, but she was originally the Grandmaster's person. It was just that the most recent successful sequences were modified into her, not used as an experimental subject time and time again.

Most of the experiments inside made Xia Yu feel nauseous and his pores stood on end.

This isn't to say the visuals are particularly gory or horrific, but rather that it's similar to the kind of horror that Xia Yu watched in his previous life—a horror that defies human nature.

Although there are countless races in the universe, Xia Yu believes that as long as they are intelligent races, they are all human beings in his eyes. He would never do such a thing, even for his own power or immortality.

Perhaps the Cosmic Will also abhors this rebellious genetic evolution, so this experiment is not yet perfect.

The perfection Xia Yu referred to was not the kind that Grandmaster was referring to, but rather even a successful experiment.

It can make ordinary people extremely powerful, like Topaz, but it's not perfect.

Gene fusion can alter your characteristics, appearance, and even personality to a small extent.

In a sense, the Grandmaster's countless years of experiments were not as successful as Captain America's Super-Soldier Serum.

Although Captain America's success wasn't 100% guaranteed.

This reminds me of a movie, the Human Centipede.

Xia Yu glanced at the information and spoke to Tmall.

Xia Yu originally only wanted to rob the Grandmaster and casually liberate Sakaar.

However, this unexpected discovery changed Xia Yu's mind, not only regarding the Grandmaster.

There's also the Collector; Xia Yu plans to personally go to his door and kill him.