The Stone That Foretold Death

"This is a magical stone. Legend has it that if you hold it, you can see your own death date."

"Of course, this is just a rumor. No one has ever successfully seen it so far. I have tried it myself."

Collector Tivan said, "Perhaps it lacks a certain energy."

After saying that, he stopped explaining the Black Stone that he had specially kept because of the rumors and because he felt it was somewhat special.

At this moment, his gaze was fixed on the White-Clothed Mysterious Man in front of him.

"Sir, may I purchase your body?"

"Of course, you'll only belong to me after you die."

Hearing the Collector Tivan's bizarre remarks, Su Yao's lips twitched, and Star-Lord and the others also felt a chill run down their spines.

Gamora couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Enough with the small talk, Tivan. We've come to see you on important business."

"We have what you need."

As she spoke, Gamora turned to look at the White-Clothed Mysterious Man not far away.

Seeing this, Su Yao naturally understood what he meant.

After glancing at the Collector Tivan, Su Yao pondered for a moment but did not choose to use Chaos Magic.

He took the black backpack from behind him and started rummaging through it.

Amid the surprised and curious gazes of the Collector Tivan, a crisp clinking sound came from the backpack.

"What is that sound? A gemstone, a stone, or something else?"

Out of professional instinct, Star-Lord began to speculate, his curiosity about the backpack not far away growing even stronger.

Besides that sphere, what else is inside, and what kind of treasures are they? Soon, amidst their differing thoughts, Su Yao pulled a silver sphere from his backpack, which was none other than the Orb.

At that moment, Gamora said, "Tivan, we came here to show you this sphere."

"Then let's go take a look at your goods now." Collector Tivan nodded.

As he spoke, he took the silver Orb from Su Yao's hand.

Watching his retreating figure as he walked towards the machine room, Su Yao glanced at the Black Stone in the distance.

To be honest, he was somewhat interested in this black stone.

He felt that the rumors Tivan might not be false, after all, this thing was a divine artifact, and it might really have some divine power.

So, he had a thought in his mind to get his hands on this thing and then study it.

Of course, although he wanted to study it, he didn't ask for it.

Getting something from the Collector Tivan's collection would be very difficult; it's obvious that he wouldn't just give it to him after a few words.

Su Yao remembered that the Power Stone would later riot, and the Collector's collection would be destroyed.

Perhaps we can take this opportunity to get our hands on this black stone.

With that thought in mind, he followed the Collector Tivan into another room.

After some maneuvering, Collector Tivan placed the Orb onto a disassembly instrument.

Then he said, "Oh, my new friends, let me tell you about what happened before all things came into being..."

As he explained the origins of the Orb, he operated the instruments, disassembling the Orb.

With a series of rhythmic twists, the mechanical arm successfully opened the Orb slightly.

In an instant, purple light overflowed.

Meanwhile, something unknown happened by the Collector Tivan, and projections appeared in the room, showing images of the Six Infinity Stones.

The Collector Tivan, began to explain.

"These are the Infinity Stones. These stones seem to be able to be controlled and manipulated only by incredibly powerful and extraordinary forces. Please look..."

In the projected holographic image, a colossal Celestial Group in iron armor appeared—it was none other than the Explorer Ethan.

He held a scepter inlaid with Power Stone, and smashed it to the ground.

The purple energy of the Power Stone surged forth, instantly destroying vast swathes of land and life, turning them all to ashes.

Then, the purple energy of the Power Stone enveloped the entire planet...

"The owner of these raw stones could destroy an entire civilization in an instant, as easily as Maze..."

Although there are no more images after that, it's easy to guess what happened to that planet.

This also means that if it were Earth, Explorer Ethan could still destroy it in an instant.

"I was so scared I almost peed my pants." Star-Lord was stunned.

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he turned to look at the White-Clothed Mysterious Man not far away and exclaimed in shock, "What you told us before was actually true?"

As he spoke, he turned to the Collector and muttered, "What you just said sounds so much like what he told us before. Did you two coordinate this?"

Gamora and the others standing nearby nodded, indicating that the White-Clothed Hero not far away had said the same things before.

"Also, that huge guy just now, could he be some kind of Celestial Group?"

"What did you just say?" Collector Tivan looked at Star-Lord in surprise, feeling incredulous.

"How did you find out about the Celestial Group?" he asked.

Star-Lord's gaze fell upon the White-Clothed Hero not far away.

Knowing the answer, the Collector Tivan was somewhat shocked and stared intently at the White-Clothed Hero not far away.

This person seems to know a lot more than expected.

Even the Celestial Group know about this? Mysterious, so incredibly mysterious...

At this point, things calmed down a bit, Collector Tivan, continued his explanation, "Once upon a time, a group of people tried to absorb this energy into their bodies, but they were instantly reduced to ashes..."

In the projected image, some Man in Black appeared, trying to absorb the power of the Power Stone. Then, a burst of purple energy erupted, instantly annihilating them.

At this moment, the Orb was completely opened! An oval stone emitting a purple glow floated quietly, seemingly unaffected by gravity.

Gazing at the Power Stone radiating a purple glow, Collector Tivan trembled with excitement and exclaimed, "It's magnificent! Unparalleled!"

At this point, Rocket Raccoon got a little impatient and sneered, "Gibberish, you're really good at fooling us, we're so scared, Old Man."

"Compared to all that, we'd much rather see money!"

"How do you want to receive payment?" the Collector Tivan slightly effeminate voice.

Rocket Raccoon said impatiently, "Stop pretending, you sissy, give me cash!"

"No problem." Collector Tivan walked to a cabinet, opened it, and was about to take something out.

However, at this moment, the Collector Tivan seemed to notice something and looked towards the distance where the purple-skinned woman who had led everyone in earlier was slowly approaching the Power Stone.

Collector Tivan warned, "Karina!"

"Get out of my way!"