Star-Lord had always been curious about his origins, but the truth was probably known only by his mother. Now that she had long since passed away, he had nowhere to investigate.
When the Dark Aster arrived at Knowhere, it frightened everyone inside senseless. Tivan, however, had already learned through his own channels what had happened on Xandar.
The Guardians of the Galaxy had taken down Ronan!
Facing Star-Lord and the others again, Tivan no longer dared to act arrogantly. He did not dare mention a single word about the Power Stone or his missing vault.
Even Ronan had been taken down by them, and the Dark Aster had become their spoils. He had no desire to see Knowhere taken from him as well.
He absolutely could not give them a reason to make a move!
Thus, Tivan became incomparably courteous toward Chen Mo and the others. No matter what they asked for, he agreed without hesitation. Before long, the Blood Pool aboard the Dark Aster was filled, and Chen Mo was the first to enter it for enhancement.
However, the final result was not very satisfying.
Chen Mo's strength increased only slightly. He estimated that even if they used up all of Knowhere's stockpile of Celestial Spinal Fluid, it would still be difficult to achieve any major improvement.
It seemed that if he wanted to continue increasing his strength, he would still have to rely on Star-Lord's bargain-bin father, Ego!
However, Chen Mo did not let Tivan off so easily.
The effect was limited for him, but it was a different story for everyone else.
Using the Blood Pool and Celestial Spinal Fluid, all the Guardians of the Galaxy underwent enhancement, and their strength improved to some extent. Together with the Super Soldier Serum Chen Mo provided, the Guardians of