The Old Gods Are Dead; New Gods Shall Rise
"No..."
"This is impossible..."
Their teleported figures crossed paths again, and Beckett's power, amplified by his armor, had already exceeded Ego's immunity limit.
The magnificent clothing, formed from divine power, was torn to shreds by the violent energy, yet it was restored to its original state in an instant.
Ego's face darkened, and the confidence he once had vanished.
Spatial teleportation, the first ability he developed after embarking on the path of Eternity, was learned by Beckett.
I copied it right in front of him.
Ego could not accept it.
"Nothing is impossible for me."
"Or rather, turning the impossible into the possible, that's me."
His golden vertical pupils were filled with the innate arrogance of Saiyan, and his golden armor shone brightly against the gray sky.
Beckett raised his right hand, his arrogant and confident smile slowly tearing the sky apart in an instant as the Power Stone flashed!
"My father once said that no one can match my speed of evolution."
He clenched his fist and swung it down suddenly.
The gloomy phantom in the sky was torn in half by Beckett with one hand, like a tattered rag!
The shattered earth was greeted by the long-awaited sunlight, and Beckett, clad in golden armor, floated in the sunlight, proudly looking down at Ego was still in the shadows.
Even you are no exception.
"Pah!" Ego, who was in the dark realm, spat on the ground to express his disdain for Beckett.
"I am God, God who has existed since the birth of the universe!"
"Who are you?"
"Just a monkey adopted by the Titans, a race with a short lifespan, not worthy to be compared to me!"
Enraged, Ego's eyes had turned pure silver, and the energy tentacles behind him, like those of a mad demon, rapidly split and coiled towards Beckett.
"My father once said that times have changed."
"The era that belonged to your old gods has passed."
Beckett's expression remained unchanged, but the killing intent in his eyes grew even stronger. He stretched his arms forward, wielding energy blades about fifty meters in diameter as if they were his own arms, slicing all the silver tentacles down to within ten meters of him.
The old gods are dead, New God shall rise.
He wanted to become Super Saiyan God, the one who would break the existing rules and order of the universe.
Godslayer is necessary.
To ascend the throne of the New God by stepping over the corpses of the old gods—this was Thanos's expectation of Beckett, and also the direction Thanos pointed out for Beckett.
Changes in order and rules have always been accompanied by bloodshed and sacrifice, with no possibility of peaceful compromise.
"Thanos himself couldn't even embark on this path, so what right does he have to say such things?" Ego scoffed, his outstretched fingers spreading Cosmic Rays indiscriminately.
"Because he is my father."
"That's enough." Beckett's figure appeared above Ego's head in an instant, and a powerful whip kick came crashing down!
Because he lacked the foundation to integrate with this cosmic rule, Beckett couldn't immediately apply the Cosmic Rays that Ego used. The only thing he could learn from Ego was the ability to manipulate energy with effortless teleportation.
The only difference is that Ego uses the rules to move through space, while Beckett uses his own energy to teleport after making improvements.
"What if Thanos is lying to you?"
"I have many sons, and they all trusted me completely before giving their lives for me."
The alert Ego flashed, and the mountain he conjured instantly pressed down on Beckett's head!
Boom!!!
The massive mountain, with its twisted rules, pressed Beckett firmly beneath it, only to be shattered by a single punch from a shimmering gem!
"There will never be any conflict between my father and me."
Amidst the flying stone chips, Beckett stood proudly, wagging its tail.
"This is the proof."
Beckett raised his right hand, a sinister grin on his lips mingling with the glittering gems.
Immediately applying what he had learned, the land beneath Ego's feet suddenly transformed into a still, deep lake, and became unusually cold.
The boots beneath Ego's feet, formed from divine power, froze instantly.
If Ego hadn't escaped quickly, it's likely that more than just his boots would have been frozen solid.
Bang!
Seizing the opportunity, Beckett took advantage of Ego's momentary lapse in concentration after teleporting and kicked him in the chest.
Suddenly, the energy clash turned into a brawl, Ego was clearly a little dazed from the beating.
Close combat is not his forte.
"It's no use, you can't escape." Having found an opening, Beckett was not about to give up.
Countless teleportations kept Beckett close to Ego, preventing him from creating distance.
With a flick of his wrist, he delivered a set of three farmer punches.
Thanos, who aspired to be a farmer, created three unique punches for Beckett.
Each punch is stronger than the last.
Unskilled in close combat, Ego could only passively take the beating. Beckett's strength had exceeded his immune limit, and cracks had already appeared on his newly regenerated body.
The cracks continued to widen under Beckett's attacks.
"No, I am God!"
Tormented by both body and mind, Ego roared and burned his own body.
He couldn't accept, absolutely couldn't accept, that he, who had just embarked on the path of advancement, would die at the hands of such a lowly monkey.
Absolutely not.
"I have killed many gods."
The piercing light blades continued to slice through Ego's burning body, while Beckett, with his dashing figure, quickly distanced himself from Ego.
"But... that absolutely does not include me."
Having gained a respite, Ego not only did not extinguish the purple flames burning on his body, but instead took the opportunity to unleash a long-brewing shockwave.
The overwhelming force of the rules enveloped Beckett's entire body the instant the shockwave was unleashed, completely sealing off any escape route Beckett could take.
Boom!
Beckett's body crashed straight into the foot of the highest mountain on Ego's native planet, followed by the silver tentacles behind Ego that seemed to dance like demons.
Bang bang bang bang bang!!!!!
A kilometer away from Beckett, Ego's tentacles subjected the rule-bound Beckett to inhumane Lash.
The mountain peaks shattered, and stone chips flew everywhere.
"I told you, Beckett, I am God!"
Ego has only just begun to grasp the rules. That's why he's only using this technique now.
This is a gift from the universe to him. However, he is not yet proficient and must wait for an opportunity to strike decisively.
And this is the opportunity for Yang to feign anger and self-destruct.
As the smoke cleared, Beckett's figure still stood tall amidst the ruins, though the blood at the corner of his mouth clearly indicated that he was not in his best condition.
"I've said it before, I've killed gods, more than once."
Beckett wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, panting.
The cracked golden armor was restored to its original state with the help of the Reality Stone.
"For example, Odin."
With his fingers curled into claws, Beckett suddenly unleashed an energy shockwave from his palm.
"Useless—???" Ego, who had initially been dismissive, immediately condensed a Cosmic Energy ray after realizing he couldn't make the shockwave disappear.
Ten fingers are connected to the heart, ten threads intertwine and entwine.
Boom!!!!!
The Cosmic Rays, which caused a qualitative change due to mass production, collided with the energy shockwave unleashed by Beckett, and the ground beneath their feet gradually dissipated due to the dissipating energy...
"Your time is over Ego!"
"Disappear completely!!!"
As Beckett roared, veins bulged on his forehead and the back of his hands, and the entire planet was completely reduced to dust in the energy clash between the two!
The explosion, which shook the entire universe, sounded like a clear tolling bell, seemingly telling those powerful beings still hidden throughout the cosmos:
The old gods are dead, New God shall rise.
"Celebrate!"
"The great Son of Titan, His Highness His Highness Beckett, the revered Lord of Chitauri Prime!"