Ben Smiles Again

"The king of Sakaar..."

Adora blankly repeated Caiera's words.

She had originally thought that the volcano-like demon would be the most powerful warrior on Sakaar, but she never imagined that it would actually be the king of Sakaar!

The idea of a world's master personally leading his subordinates to rescue other worlds was something Adora could hardly imagine.

In her gaze, the Heatblast's body seemed to grow taller and taller until it became a truly insurmountable volcano.

And amidst the flames, Ben's battle with Thanos continued.

The two sides have lost count of how many rounds they have fought.

The Eternal Flame is deadly to anyone who touches it, but it caused Thanos negligible damage.

The Tyrant Butcher Blade cleaved through the flames, Ben, wielding a blade formed from condensed flames, clashed with Thanos.

The scorching heat had already melted the ground beneath their feet, but the heat of the lava did not harm them at all. Where they stood, the accumulated lava exploded, and they sank deeper and deeper, as if into a bottomless pit that could never be filled.

The more Thanos fought, the more surprised he became by Ben's strength.

It's hard to imagine that such a powerful being exists in this universe, and that this person lives in such a remote place as Earth, with no reputation in the universe.

Moreover, according to Loki's memory, Ben is still very young.

A mere teenager on Earth now possesses strength comparable to that of God King.

Even he found it difficult to defeat his opponent in the fierce confrontation.

Thanos once again gathered Cosmic Rays, but the powerful Cosmic Rays were instantly intercepted by the Heatblast's laser.

Ben unleashed a powerful burst of energy from his feet, propelling him into the air. The next moment, a vortex of blood-red flames formed between his palms, transforming into Flame Flying Disc Blade, which he hurled towards Thanos.

Thanos swung his sword backhand, shattering the flames.

However, the next moment, the shattered flames exploded!

Boom!!!

A massive pillar of fire surged from the ground, pointing straight to the heavens like a pillar supporting the sky.

"Explosion Flames!"

The original Heatblast already possessed the ability to unleash explosive flames, and after being enhanced by the Eternal Flame, the explosive power of their flames became even greater.

The explosion was powerful enough to cause a slight collapse of space in an instant, and the thermal explosion was followed by even more powerful flames.

From the air, Ben, engulfed in flames, looked down upon all of this.

He was not surprised by the sight, nor did he believe that Thanos could be defeated so easily.

Sure enough, within the pillar of fire, a giant cleaver sliced through the flames horizontally, and Thanos emerged unscathed once more.

However, Thanos was completely unharmed, as he didn't have a single hair on his body.

However, the Tyrant Butcher Blade in his hand did not survive the attack. This blade, which could even cut Steve's alloy shield to shreds, broke completely in the middle and became two pieces in Ben's raging fire.

Just now, Thanos used one half to slice through the flames.

After that, he completely abandoned the weapon that had followed him for many years, leaving only the Power Stone that was originally embedded in the handle between the blades.

Ben was able to break the Tyrant Butcher Blade for two reasons: firstly, the Heatblast's attack was powerful enough to destroy everything; secondly, the blade, as the vessel for the gem, had its structure weakened by the immense energy it contained.

"You are indeed more powerful than I imagined."

Having emerged from the flames, Thanos once again scrutinized Ben.

It can be said that Ben is the most formidable opponent he has ever encountered.

Other figures like Odin, despite Thanos's knowledge of their immense power, he never truly fought against them.

It was precisely because of Ben's power that Thanos was less inclined to kill him.

He would prefer Ben to submit, or rather, he would prefer Ben to agree with his ideals.

"You are powerful, but all things are destined to end," Thanos said softly. He looked up at the Galactic Plumbers Plumbers fighting his army in the sky and said approvingly, "The warriors of the Sakaar Galactic Plumbers are indeed very brave, much stronger than those weak Nova Corps."

"But no matter how many you kill, it will be in vain. Back on Earth, I think you experienced this firsthand: the Chitauri cannot be wiped out, and your warriors will eventually tire, be wounded, and die..."

Thanos seemed to have issued a declaration of victory, and as his words fell, more and more Chitauri swept in from the universe.

It was as if a huge hole had opened in the sky, and someone was constantly dumping all that Chitauri garbage onto it.

"See? You can't win."

"Really?" Ben smiled. "Take another look?"

"Um?"

Thanos raised his head in confusion, his gaze piercing through Xandar's atmosphere and landing on the Chitauri warriors.

The Chitauri suddenly seemed to have lost their life force, falling to the ground like trash.

The same happened to the Chitauri Beast; one by one, they all lost their buoyancy and crashed to the ground.

"The mothership!" After a brief moment of surprise, Thanos immediately realized the problem.

"That's right, I sent men to blow up the Chitauri Mothership," Ben said. "The Chitauri's weaknesses are so obvious, do you really think they can be of any use?"

Thanos remained silent for a moment, then decided to compromise.

He can concede another step.

"All you want is to protect your planet. I can promise you that as long as you hand over the Infinity Stones, neither Earth, nor Sakaar, nor anyone you know, such as those in Asgard, will perish."

Thanos said.

In his view, the only reason Ben wanted to stop him was to protect his own planet, so why not agree?

Ultimately, Thanos wants to kill half of all life, and he doesn't care who dies.

One or two planets wouldn't affect the balance.

"You don't believe me?" Thanos asked when Ben remained silent.

Ben calmly replied, "I believe you, because your daughter says you never lie."

"Nebula? Ah..." Thanos suddenly sighed, a hint of guilt appearing on his face, "Perhaps I was a bit too harsh on her in the past..."

"I know you probably released Gamora on purpose, hoping Nebula would defeat her? But you're in for a disappointment; Nebula has never been a match for Gamora."

"She will lose, and so will you."

Thanos didn't waste any more time on Nebula's matter, but continued to persuade her, "Why do you continue to oppose me?"

"Or is the Galactic Plumbers truly planning to uphold universal justice?" he countered.

"But you have no idea that everything I've done is actually saving the universe."

Ben raised a hand, interrupting what could have been a long and rambling speech.

"I think you might be overthinking it, Purple Potato."

He glanced at Thanos and said, "Upholding so-called justice is just a side effect; what I really want is revenge."

"Revenge?"

Thanos was stunned, never expecting Ben to say such a thing.

He had initially assumed that Ben must also be an enemy filled with conviction, fighting for the justice he envisioned, but to his surprise, the other party directly denied it.

But Ben didn't see anything wrong with it.

He pointed at Thanos's head and said, "I hit you simply because you provoked me first, understand?"

"You think that after attacking Sakaar and Earth, and sending people to deal with Looma, everything will be fine as long as you withdraw your troops? If that's the case, then I can only say, sorry, I hold grudges very much!"

The Galactic Plumbers may indeed be a righteous organization, which was Ben's original intention in creating Galactic Plumbers.

Plumbers can travel the world to help those in need, just like Peter did in New York.

However, if Ben takes action himself, the situation will certainly not be so simple.

Thanos:...

He never dreamed that the reason Galactic Plumbers was at odds with him was for such a trivial matter.

In his view, Earth and Sakaar suffered almost no losses in the last war, but he, on the other hand, lost several generals, his reputation in the universe was questioned to some extent, and most importantly, he lost a gem.

No matter how you look at it, he's the one who's at a disadvantage.

Surprisingly, Ben was still relentless.

But as Ben said, Thanos can decide when the war begins, but he cannot decide when it ends, nor can he decide the cost of the war.

He might have felt that the loss of the gems and the Black Order was already a huge loss, but in Ben's eyes, it wasn't enough!

That's far from enough!

"Since you chose to start a war, you should have expected this day to come," Ben said, leaning down.

"Or are you just used to being arrogant and think everyone is at your mercy?"

Upon hearing this, Thanos chuckled softly, then shook his head.

"I believe that power can rule everything."

He raised his head, and as he looked at Ben, he revealed the Infinity Stones that matched his skin color.

"No matter how powerful you are, this Infinity Stones will absorb your power intact, amplify it, and then release it onto you."

He began to explain.

"The truth of the universe is contained within it; you cannot be my match."

Thanos clenched his fist, the energy of the gems flashing across his body, filling every cell with abundant energy.

"Ugh--"

With a painful groan, Thanos unleashed the full power of the Power Stone!

At that moment, Thanos felt omnipotent.

With a thought, the previously sunken earth suddenly rose up, the hills sank into the valley, and the boiling lava cooled into black volcanic rock in an instant.

The earth tore apart piece by piece, then floated into the sky above the energy of the gemstone.

He reached out and beckoned, and the satellite, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Xandar, seemed to be summoned and instantly hurtled towards the planet.

The approaching satellite grew larger and larger, rapidly disrupting Xandar's gravitational field.

At first, it was the surging of the tide.

What follows will be endless disaster!

Tsunamis, earthquakes... the earth was torn apart, and finally the planets collided, bringing utter destruction to the planet.

"I warned you..."

Thanos showed no emotional reaction to what he had done.

In his view, his actions were an act of kindness, whether towards those who were about to die or survivors from other planets.

"But you're courting death."

"There won't be any more surprises now," Thanos said, shaking his head.

But Ben laughed again.

He stretched out his hand, holding a purple crystal that looked exactly like the Infinity Stones in Thanos's hand.

"I don't think so."