The Pantheon

"Maybe I could go meet the Eternals. At this point in time, they should be at the height of their prosperity."

Huang Yun wasted no time and headed to Titan.

Titan at this time was completely different from how it would be in the future.

It had a large population, bustling cities, advanced technology, and powerful individuals.

"Just as I thought. Like Earth, this planet has a Heavenly God Group member at its core."

The planet seemed prosperous, but it had long been rife with danger.

"No wonder Thanos was so determined to wipe out half of all living beings in the future. So this was the real problem."

Within a single universe, the Heavenly God Group was nearly unbeatable.

Even Odin, who was so powerful that he was considered the foremost God King after donning the Destroyer Armor, could only match a member of the Heavenly God Group.

In the end, he was beaten so badly he was left questioning his own existence.

King of Gods Zeus of the Greek Pantheon had submitted to the Heavenly God Group long ago, becoming a High God in the Pantheon.

He managed the pantheons within the single universe on the Heavenly God Group's behalf.

What's more, his daughter Athena had been sacrificed to the Heavenly God Group and transformed into the Eternal Thena.

If Athena had retained her own consciousness, Zeus probably wouldn't have been able to hold on to his throne as king of the gods.

However, the evolution of every universe was different.

In some universes, Athena wasn't sacrificed.

It could only be said that Zeus was far too fickle.

"Sure enough, I still prefer humans to the Eternals."

After looking around, Huang Yun saw that the Eternals were all wearing proud expressions, as if Titan were the center of the universe.

He didn't think much of a race like that.

Just as Huang Yun was about to leave, he suddenly sensed the presence of a dimension.

"Mephisto. He really gets around..."

What Huang Yun had sensed was the aura of Hell.

As the Lord of Hell, Mephisto's favorite pastime was collecting truly good and beautiful souls, as well as rare ones.

It brought him immense satisfaction.

One of the Ancient Gods, this was one of Mephisto's few hobbies.

"A strange Dimensional Demon God? A New God?"

Mephisto had also sensed the aura of the Bright Realm.

He loathed dimensions filled with such light.

But he didn't let it show.

"I didn't expect to meet the Lord of Hell here."

Huang Yun stepped through space and appeared before Mephisto.

The people around them seemed completely unaware of what was happening.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, new Lord of Dimension. Would you be interested in making a deal with me?"

If Mephisto had initially felt disgust toward Huang Yun's aura, now he was coveting it.

Huang Yun had an immortal soul unlike anything he had ever seen.

It was so dazzling and bright, so utterly captivating.

"Oh? You want to die?"

Huang Yun's expression didn't change. He had already seen the greed in Mephisto's eyes.

He had been prepared for this.

Although he didn't know why he had ended up in the Marvel Universe, he was the Emperor Armor—the Heavenly Dao Main Body.

The rank of his soul was no lower than OAA's.

There was no way Mephisto wouldn't covet a soul like that.

What Huang Yun hadn't expected was that Mephisto, who was known for his wisdom and cunning, would be so irrational.

It wasn't that Mephisto was being irrational.

He had simply underestimated how alluring Huang Yun's soul was to him.

As Dimensional Demon Gods, there were few who didn't want to devour a Creator God.

Though Dormammu seemed to be the only one who had ever successfully devoured Eternity.

In the end, he had been forced to return the power to Eternity.

"Sorry. I lost control of myself."

Mephisto suppressed his greed, and his eyes slowly regained their composure.

"But our deal has nothing to do with souls."

Mephisto added.

"Bring up a deal again, and I'll send you to Hell to be reborn."

That old turtle was as cunning as they came.

Ever since the universe had come into being, hardly any living beings who'd entered into contracts with Mephisto had met a good end.

The Ghost Riders might have gained tremendous power, but after they died, their souls were tormented in Hell.

That was the price.

Hell had many rulers, but Mephisto was its only sovereign.

That showed just how powerful Mephisto was.

Huang Yun also suspected that Mephisto was a front put forward by some other powerful being.

"Strange Demon God, we'll meet again."

Mephisto had no intention of clashing with Huang Yun.

Dimensional Demon Gods might not get along, but open warfare between them was rare.

Their power was so immense that any battle would last for years.

That wasn't a good thing for Dimensional Demon Gods.

They could be doing plenty of other things with that time.

Pantheon

"Hmph! I'll tear down your Hell Dimension sooner or later."

Huang Yun looked at the spot where Mephisto had disappeared and spoke calmly.

But the time wasn't right yet.

Though Huang Yun had more or less mastered the Emperor Armor's full power, there was still room for it to grow.

As long as the Bright Realm Dimension grew stronger, so would the Emperor Armor.

In other words,

the Emperor Armor's Heavenly Dao Main Body was now among the top tier of Dimensional Demon Gods, given the Bright Realm Dimension's current strength.

But once Huang Yun controlled the Bright Realm and devoured other Pocket Dimensions, Dimensional Demon Gods, or even universes,

the Bright Realm would grow stronger.

The Emperor Armor's Heavenly Dao Main Body would then surpass the level of Dimensional Demon Gods.

The principle was simple enough.

Putting it into practice, however, was difficult.

There were plenty of Dimensional Demon Gods in the Marvel Universe, and even more who wanted to devour the Real World Dimension and the universe.

But almost none of them had succeeded.

Aside from being inherently evil and therefore denied the favor of fate, they were also limited by their own power.

And that wasn't all. Even the Marvel Universe's original Creator God, the First Firmament, had been stripped of its status. That alone showed how deep these waters ran.

What's more, the Marvel Universe kept giving rise to out-of-scale beings, only to retcon them, reboot everything, and change the setting.

These waters ran deep. Huang Yun could only explore them little by little.